Was Testing the Waters and Fighting Necessary? No! It Wasn't!

Uraraka Shige was unable to answer Chisaki Kai's question.

How can we ensure that?

He can't guarantee that.

Moreover, he didn't necessarily guarantee their successful collaboration; he only offered an opportunity.

But Chisaki Kai has already asked, can he simply say, "No, I can't guarantee that. I can only offer you an opportunity"?

Does he still want to realize his bold idea?

There's no doubt he did want to.

But while he was thinking, he also wanted to speak up and correct Chisaki Kai might have intentionally misunderstood.

"I'm sorry, it seems you've misunderstood something. I never promised to guarantee a successful collaboration between you; I only said I could help you make contact and provide an opportunity for you to connect."

Uraraka Shige said this.

Upon hearing Chisaki Kai Uraraka Shige's words, Uraraka Shige instantly grasped the core idea behind them.

Then Chisaki Kai said:

"So you just want to use a vague promise to get us to do things for you?"

Chisaki Kai couldn't help but feel disgusted, but his expression remained as calm as ever.

His eyes were fixed intently on Uraraka Shige, looking so serious and focused that one could even see their own reflection in his eyes. Anyone would naturally feel a fondness for someone treated with such seriousness.

Uraraka Shige was no exception; after all, Chisaki Kai's attitude, at least in appearance, had always been quite peaceful.

Therefore, he genuinely did not harbor any ill will towards this young master.

... But faced with Chisaki Kai's words, he was momentarily at a loss for how to respond.

The atmosphere naturally became stagnant and silent.

In the silence, Chisaki Kai slowly stood up, his hands supporting him on the table. His face, hidden behind the mask, remained expressionless.

His eyes remained calm, but as he slowly rose, the increasingly intense aura he exuded revealed that his mood was far from pleasant.

At that moment, Uraraka Shige suddenly spoke up.

"That's not quite true. After all, it's something that benefits us all, and simply keeping an eye on news about the remnants of 'AFO' won't pose any risk to you."

However, this statement is clearly weak and powerless, and cannot convince anyone at all.

"Phew... So it turns out he was just an idiot?"

Chisaki Kai straightened up completely and sighed.

"I thought the members of the organization who participated in the battle between All Might and 'AFO' would be some kind of special individuals. Turns out, there are such scumbags among them?"

As Chisaki Kai spoke, several more masked men pushed open the door and entered the two underground bars.

These were the few members of the Hassaikai's Eight Bullets had returned to the Shie Hassaikai earlier, as instructed by Chisaki Kai.

Of course, it now seems that these guys probably didn't actually go back, but were secretly following them... they just didn't get caught by Uraraka Shige.

Uraraka Shige glanced back, not seeming to care much, and then spoke again:

"Well, I didn't expect to run into you like this... This idea just came to me on a whim after I saw you... Shouldn't we discuss the specifics of how things should go?"

After a slight pause, Uraraka Shige:

"In short, I do have a strong interest in collaborating with you. However, I haven't yet developed a detailed cooperation plan... Perhaps I should contact my partners and then discuss it with you?"

Finally, Uraraka Shige summarized her words and offered an apology.

"Hmm... how should I put it? I guess I was too abrupt. Sorry, sorry~"

It seems to lack any sincerity whatsoever.

Naturally, this apology was not accepted by Chisaki Kai.

"Grab him."

Then Chisaki Kai gave instructions to the masked men.

The members of the Hassaikai's Eight Bullets all agreed.

Among them, a guy with rather disheveled hair rushed the fastest, raising his arms to unleash a merciless Chain Barrage.

Uraraka Shige took two steps back, feeling a bit resentful.

"So, this kind of thing really isn't my forte..."

As he complained, the guy in the bird-beak mask took two steps and rushed up to Uraraka Shige, his fist already halfway down.

The cramped space of this underground bar was not conducive to Uraraka Shige display of his skills, but rather an ideal place for him to activate his 'Quirk' and try to control the group of Shie Hassaikai members through chaos.

That's exactly what Uraraka Shige did.

"Chaos!"

With Uraraka Shige controlling it using his 'Quirk', the Gravity of the surrounding environment suddenly became chaotic.

The members of the Shie Hassaikai, including Chisaki Kai, who were in this chaotic Gravity environment, almost all of them became unsteady and their bodies became unstable due to the instability of Gravity. At the same time, their brains also became dizzy because they could not adapt to the changes in Gravity.

The reason I say "almost" is because not everyone is like that.

One guy, who crawled on all fours and immediately climbed onto the bar's wooden roof upon entering, seemed completely unaffected and was still able to continue attacking Uraraka Shige.

He actually succeeded when Uraraka Shige was almost completely off guard.

Although the injury wasn't in a vital spot, it was undeniable that the guy's attack hit Uraraka Shige, causing him to be injured even after activating his Quirk 'Uraraka Shige and using the 'Chaos' technique.

What surprised him most was that this guy, who was crawling on the ceiling like a spider using all four limbs, hadn't taken any drugs or used any other methods.

Rather, even with the Gravity within this space truly disrupted into a state of disorder, they still managed to launch an accurate attack on him by throwing a dagger.

"It's actually immune to the effects of my 'Quirk'?!"

Uraraka Shige couldn't help but think this. If that were really the case, then this guy was practically his nemesis!

But he quickly rejected the idea.

Because he noticed that the guy who was using both hands and feet to climb the ceiling like a spider was actually in a wobbly state the whole time.

In other words, his 'Quirk' has actually influenced this guy.

Given this, the fact that this guy could still launch a relatively accurate attack under such circumstances is definitely not because he's immune to some kind of nonsense about his 'Quirk'.

Guess.

Instead, it seems more like...

"I see, so you've already gotten used to this situation?"

Uraraka Shige couldn't help but make a new guess.

Then, in the next second, as the guy climbing on the ceiling entered a certain spot, he suddenly felt dizzy and the world around him began to spin.

"How could this be... Could it be that the knife was poisoned!"