Aftermath (compensation)

Several days passed in the blink of an eye, and Uraraka Shige had already emerged from the mountains and forests again, meeting up with Qu Zhi and the others at the agreed-upon location.

On this day, the sky was slightly overcast, and in a private guesthouse that resembled a shady inn...

Are you serious?

Qu Zhi Uraraka Shige.

At this time, Uraraka Shige's injuries had not fully healed, but he was already feeling restless.

"Yes, of course I'm serious. Protecting the people we care about isn't something we can achieve by just talking about it; we need at least enough power and deterrence to make those who want to harm those we're protecting think twice."

Uraraka Shige her stance.

As he spoke, Qu Zhi nodded in agreement.

"It's not wrong in itself that you can't do anything without power..."

But the conversation quickly shifted.

"However, there are many ways to pursue power, and your 'Gravity Bomb' is rather unrealistic. With the current level of technology, materials and devices that can capture and completely isolate Gravity have not yet been discovered or developed. Even if you have a 'Quirk' that can manipulate Gravity, if you are conducting research alone... I think you will probably find it difficult to achieve results."

After saying this about Qu Zhi...

"... Okay, I think you're right too."

Uraraka Shige nodded in the same manner as Qu Zhi, then changed the subject in the same way.

"But I figured I still had to try before I was satisfied."

Qu Zhi didn't offer any further opinions on this, since it seemed that Uraraka Shige had already made a decision, and that decision wouldn't be easily changed by a few words.

Forcing them to listen might actually damage their relationship...

Although their relationship wasn't actually that close to begin with, they were, for the time being, part of the same group...

And nobody likes to hear things they don't like to hear... Although it may sound a bit awkward, this is indeed a very rare and easily verifiable fact... in most cases.

So the two fell silent again, one deep in thought, the other equally preoccupied, watching the program playing on the only television in the small room.

"... It is said that the new force that emerged in this 'Battle of Kamino' is an enemy group that calls itself the 'Wandering Protector,' and some of its members..."

"... Next, please watch our interviews with the 'heroes' who were present at the scene after the incident..."

In a room that has appeared many times in this story, Uraraka Shige's father and mother in this life are also watching this news broadcast on this channel.

They had read several news reports about U.A. High School and the 'Battle of Kamino' a few days ago, and learned about their son's current situation from them.

Just as Uraraka Shige had anticipated, not to mention that he hadn't had time to properly disguise himself that day, let alone (huang... I always thought it was Nian [Kuang], but it turns out to be the young imperial uncle's huang...) After the battle, once he crawled out of the ruins, most of the crude disguises he had made had lost their effectiveness.

Therefore, his father and mother in this life had a vague premonition when they first saw him, and after seeing his appearance in the news, they were even more certain of his identity.

It was for this reason that his parents in this life had been watching news reports about the 'Battle of Kamino' for several days in a row, and the news they were watching at this moment was one of the few channels that still broadcast news about the 'Battle of Kamino' even after several days had passed.

"... Have I become an 'enemy'? Shige..."

The mother was still full of worries, but she didn't seem as shocked as she had been when she first discovered that Uraraka Shige appeared in the news as an 'enemy'.

"... They escaped... that's great... they weren't caught... I hope they're still safe..."

My mother, with her arms clasped together against her chest, lowered her head and prayed silently, no longer watching the interviews with those 'heroes' on TV.

... They didn't really care about the interviews with these 'heroes,' and they had actually seen them in a news report yesterday... They were just worried about their son in this life.

"... that brat..."

My father's face was full of anger, but the anger in his tone was clearly not as much as his face showed. The most prominent emotion in his voice was worry and concern, while anger was only a very small part of it.

"... Don't tell Ochaco about this."

Just like a few days ago, Father once again gave these instructions to Mother, who Uraraka Shige beside him.

They clearly hadn't anticipated that the dormitories prepared by U.A. High School actually had internet access via mobile phone...

"... For the sake of our students! We will rethink our educational philosophy and methods..."

Ochaco lay on the bed, holding her phone. She was supposed to be looking at the screen and seeing U.A. High School teacher 'Eraser Head'... also known as Eraser Head, Shota Aizawa.

However, if someone were to get closer and observe carefully, they would notice that while Ochaco's eyes appeared to be focused on her phone, her pupils were actually dilated, indicating that she was not paying attention to the phone screen.

"... Why did we become 'enemies'? We said we'd go to this school together when we were little... I was trying my best to become stronger, with the thought of working hard together with you..."

"... And that disguise... back in the jungle training camp, you were actually my opponent... There were so many strange things back then, were you holding back... I put in double the effort, yet you quietly became so strong all by yourself... Why is that..."

Well...

Ochaco rolled over, turning herself into a lying position on the bed. Her phone continued playing the news next to her head, and she felt inexplicably melancholy and restless.

"It's always been like this since I was little... Even though I'm the older sister..."

Besides, there are certainly more than just a few people reading this news.

In a place few people know, he has undergone a complete transformation since childhood. He no longer constantly activates his 'Quirk' to disguise his Terumi Genga self. He has grown into a man of considerable dignity, sitting quietly in a soft chair watching the news broadcast on the television opposite him.

"... Is it really you? You've become an 'enemy'... Is it really as Father said, that you were just a failed investment...?"