That Blue Guy Who Drives the Plot Forward

Being stared at with a cold, indifferent gaze is never a pleasant experience, Uraraka Shige suddenly turns around...

But the person he turned to look at didn't seem to feel even the slightest bit uncomfortable.

"Whoa~ You really startled me... Your expression and eyes are terrifying, kid."

The guy with a full Granny Gray hair had an indifferent expression, but he spoke in an exaggerated tone to express his surprise.

This Uraraka Shige feel as if she had been mocked.

So Uraraka Shige slightly loosened her right hand and began to activate her 'Quirk'.

He wouldn't mind using his 'Quirk' here, venting his anger on this Granny Gray... especially since he didn't feel he needed this guy's help with anything right now.

Unfortunately, nobody needs his opinion, especially not for Granny Gray... he only needs 'I think'.

"Come on, calm down. I think you might be very worried about your parents' safety."

Granny Gray seemed to notice a small detail on Uraraka Shige's right hand... God knows how a 'Quirk' guy could notice such a detail in such a dimly lit corner with poor visibility... Anyway, having noticed the detail, Granny Gray immediately waved his hands and shook his head, seemingly without any tension, and gave Uraraka Shige this advice.

Drawn to the information revealed in his words, Uraraka Shige indeed stopped activating his 'Quirk'... or rather, became more vigilant, ceasing the unconscious, habitual movements that occurred when using his 'Quirk'.

"... Do you know where my parents are?"

Granny Gray shrugged easily and smiled, looking noncommittal.

Tell me their current situation! And where they are!

Uraraka Shige threatened.

Even when he was young in this life, he was never afraid of this 'Quirk' guy. Now that he has a certain amount of power, he is naturally even less afraid or wary of him. Therefore, it can be said that he poses no Burden to him.

However, Granny Gray didn't care about Uraraka Shige's attitude at all. Instead, she looked past Uraraka Shige gestured towards the ruins behind him (he had turned around earlier).

"Here? This doesn't seem like a good place to talk... Come with me."

With that, Granny Gray turned and left, not caring whether Uraraka Shige would follow or how Uraraka Shige would react to his actions. It seemed that for some reason, he was completely fearless at this moment.

His completely undisguised and fearless demeanor naturally caught the eye of Uraraka Shige, who, in a strangely calm state, decided after some deliberation to obediently follow him without asking any questions, using his 'Quirk' to stop him, or doing anything else.

Granny Gray didn't say much more along the way, until she led Uraraka Shige to a place that felt very familiar to him... Granny Songju's apartment.

"... To be honest, even now I still find it very... unbelievable."

This place seemed to be considered a 'safe zone' by Granny Gray, and he suddenly spoke up after arriving here.

"You actually managed to escape from 'that person's' grasp... and even counterattacked and 'bite' 'that person' to death..."

Granny Gray looked at Uraraka Shige, and the relaxed expression on her face finally revealed a hint of surprise.

Uraraka Shige also looked at him, her eyes revealing certain emotions.

"... What do you mean? Where are my parents?"

It's probably a question and a doubt, isn't it? I want to ask these two questions.

Granny Gray ignored him and continued talking to herself at the apartment door... seemingly trying to express something... but under Uraraka Shige's observation in this state, he always felt that she was testing him.

"... After hearing about it, I inquired about it. Although I still don't understand many things, I did find out some details..."

Granny Gray stared intently at Uraraka Shige, seemingly unwilling to miss even the slightest flaw that Uraraka Shige inadvertently revealed on his face or body.

"... Although I still don't quite understand, there's no doubt that you possess some information channels that I haven't been able to find out... and that you have a lot of hidden 'power' and unknown secrets."

"... I must admit I misjudged him."

"So, that's your problem, what does it have to do with me?"

Uraraka Shige was getting impatient, and looking at the Granny Gray, her tone of voice became rather unpleasant.

"All I want to know right now is where my parents are. I don't have the patience to waste any more time here with you!"

"..."

Granny Gray fell silent. After a moment, she shrugged slightly, spread her hands, and showed a helpless expression on her face.

"... Alright, alright, I don't think you'd want to listen to any more of this preamble, so... let's cooperate. I misjudged you before, so now, I'm going to put all my eggs in one basket."

"Cooperate?"

"That's right... Although you have many secrets I don't know, I don't think anyone would consider having too many information channels."

This time, it was Uraraka Shige.

"... So... if I cooperate in the same way, you'll let me meet my parents?"

Granny Gray nodded in confirmation.

"Yes, and they are alive, healthy, and unharmed... your parents."

"Okay, I agree."

Having already given it some thought during her previous silence, Uraraka Shige agreed decisively and readily, so readily that even Granny Gray was slightly taken aback before she realized what was happening.

"Ah... um... okay, that's good... then... please, your parents have been brought here by Granny Songju and are safe now."

Granny Gray gestured towards Granny Songju's apartment, indicating that Uraraka Shige go in by himself.

Aren't you going in?

Uraraka Shige understood the gesture, and then, suppressing her anxiety and excitement, she still asked the question that had suddenly arisen in her mind.

Granny Gray also responded quickly.

"Well, the old lady wasn't very welcoming, so..."

With an awkward yet polite smile on her face, Granny Gray repeated the gesture, then turned and walked past Uraraka Shige towards the alley not far away... She remembered that it was in this alley that Uraraka Shige escaped the pursuit of the 'Gray Rat Society' thugs, then climbed over the wall into the courtyard of this apartment building, where she met Granny Songju.

Uraraka Shige ignored Granny Gray and rang the doorbell of the apartment building.