A Departure That Feels a Bit Like Another Filler Chapter (Wait, Why Is There an "Another"?)
After staying at Granny Songju's apartment for more than a week, and finding no better place for her parents to go, Uraraka Shige left alone.
His father and mother in this life were naturally reluctant to part with him, but Uraraka Shige had something he had to do, and this matter was much more important than their brief reunion as a family.
If we don't deal with those hidden old members of 'AFO', they will come knocking on our door sooner or later, and then things will be far too passive for Uraraka Shige.
Moreover, he and his family in this life will inevitably live in constant fear, worrying about the threat that the old 'AFO' members might come knocking on their door at any time. Even if they get together, they will probably only be able to enjoy a very short time of happiness, and will be in a state of worry and anxiety for most of the time.
Uraraka Shige felt that instead of doing that, it would be better to simply get rid of all the old members of 'AFO' first, so that he and his family would be free from these worries.
Although he was restricted by his identity as an 'enemy' and could no longer live openly with his family as he did when he was a child, he could still be careful and secretly look for opportunities to spend time with his family in this life.
After Uraraka Shige left, he was unaware that his parents in this life had quickly discussed the matter and ultimately decided to move out of Granny Songju's apartment.
Because they didn't want to bring trouble, danger, and burden to the Granny Songju, who had rescued them... or Burden precisely, who had informed them of the dangers ahead and taken them to this apartment building just before they were about to return to their own neighborhood.
Granny Songju tried to persuade them to stay, but her parents were determined to leave, Granny Songju couldn't force them... After all, forcibly preventing them from leaving would be akin to kidnapping or illegal imprisonment...
However, Granny Songju did not let Uraraka Shige's parents leave immediately. Instead, she asked them to wait a while and found Granny Gray through a street thug, asking her to keep an eye out for any suspicious activity and protect Uraraka Shige's parents.
Since he and Uraraka Shige had just reached a verbal agreement a few days ago when he brought Uraraka Shige to the apartment door, he did not refuse Granny Songju's request.
Of course, this was based on the premise that Granny Songju's request wasn't excessive. After all, he himself was a 'Quirk' hoodlum who was gradually becoming an information broker, and news like the slightest disturbance was something he needed to pay attention to every day...
When he was riding in his friend's car and was given a Uraraka Shige to Kyoto, his purpose in going to Kyoto with his friend was to exchange information with some Kyoto 'gangster groups'.
At that time, under the guidance of his friend, he had already begun preparing for what it would take to become an information broker.
Of course, that was only part of the preparation; it was just about establishing some information channels regarding Kyoto.
There are also some news channels that were established before or after that.
Therefore, in reality, Granny Songju's request was simply something he, as a not-yet-perfect 'information broker,' had to do every day...
Although his information channels were mostly built through collaborations with various 'gangster groups,' which meant his information wasn't particularly sophisticated and its accuracy was inconsistent, one thing was undeniable...
That is the flexibility of the message.
So, in fact, getting information about the slightest disturbance is precisely what he excels at as an "information broker."
It is precisely because he barely meets the standard in terms of information flexibility that he cannot be considered a true, qualified 'information broker'.
That's basically it for the story of Granny Gray and Uraraka Shige's parents... at least that's how it appears on the surface. But behind the scenes, are those police officers, those 'Pro Hero,' and certain forces, including the Terumi Family, providing protection or harboring other schemes...?
That's a different matter.
After all, many things are interconnected and have far-reaching consequences...
Aside from these matters, Momotani Hanawa only had a brief exchange with Uraraka Shige about how to use 'Quirk'. Unlike before, this time Uraraka Shige had grown up over the years and had accumulated experience in using 'Quirk'.
Therefore, both sides benefited greatly from this exchange and gained many new ideas, especially regarding Momotani Hanawa.
After all, considering Uraraka Shige's experiences over the past few years, and her life in this city where she lived a mundane existence without needing to have overly complex requirements regarding her 'Quirk', it's clear that improving Uraraka Shige's 'Quirk' would always involve many aspects.
Momotani Hanawa, on the other hand, focuses more on the flexibility of manipulating the rope snake and using it to move more nimbly and quickly, perhaps also including setting up more types of traps...
It can be said that Uraraka Shige's growth over the past few years has been tremendous, while Momotani Hanawa's growth... in terms of 'Quirk' alone, is undoubtedly very limited.
... After all, we rarely use 'Quirk' to begin with...
Furthermore, Uraraka Shige's 'Quirk' is essentially represented by those 'lines' that symbolize Gravity as observed from an abstract perspective... In short, it can be said that both of their 'Quirk' share many similarities.
Therefore, it is both expected and reasonable that the exchange of experiences on 'Quirk' over the past few days has been quite fruitful for both parties.
Then, time continued to fly by like a fleeting moment.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and Uraraka Shige arrived at the new temporary residence that he had agreed upon with Qu Zhi and the others before he left.
After exchanging pleasantries, they learned about each other's experiences of being targeted by 'AFO's' hidden former subordinates for revenge, and reached a consensus on this matter...
In other words, all the remaining and hidden old members of 'AFO' must be eliminated.
However, at the same time, several new problems arose before them, and Uraraka Shige also received some news that was not exactly good.
That is... Qu Zhi, who suddenly disappeared one day while visiting his parents.
Along with his younger siblings who Qu Zhi.
Together...