Persuasion

Who is it?

These familiar words came from the mouth of a stranger among the Shie Hassaikai members.

Then, in the next second, this member of the Shie Hassaikai was pulled by Gravity and turned into a painting on the wall.

Hanging from the wall by Gravity just like him were a dozen or so other members of the Shie Hassaikai, who were equally unfamiliar to Uraraka Shige.

"Who are you people? Why are you barging in here?!"

One of the unfamiliar members of the Shie Hassaikai, who was hanging up, spoke with difficulty.

Uraraka Shige completely ignored him, walking right past him as if he didn't exist.

Sakinagi didn't want to waste her breath on these lackeys, so she followed behind Uraraka Shige with ease, letting Uraraka Shige the way.

After walking for a while, Uraraka Shige suddenly stopped. Sakinagi Shushin behind him was not prepared, but still managed to react in time and stop just in time, avoiding a collision with Uraraka Shige.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a fist blasted open the side wall of the corridor, sending shards of stone flying all over the ground. The shards grazed Uraraka Shige's nose, landing in empty space, but the force of the punch made Uraraka Shige's nose sting.

Then the fist retracted, and another fist burst through the wall from a position further forward.

Then a section of wall collapsed, and a group of people walked out of the reception room, including a little girl with horns on her forehead.

"It's you guys again? Where are the other three?"

Wearing gloves, Chisaki Kai scratched his chin with one hand and held the little girl's hand with the other. He looked at Uraraka Shige and the other with a hint of impatience, seemingly very displeased with their arrival.

Beside him, two fists punched through the wall, Rappa Kendo. It seemed that Uraraka Shige was very dissatisfied with Li Rizhong's escape using Gravity in the underground bar last time, and immediately declared war on Uraraka Shige.

"Hey! Don't use those weird abilities, let's have a real fight!"

Uraraka Shige would certainly not pay attention to or accept such a foolish challenge. He simply answered Chisaki Kai's question.

"Our purpose in coming here is the same as last time: to offer you an opportunity for cooperation."

Uraraka Shige simply ignored the latter question, and Chisaki Kai didn't ask it again. Instead, he rejected Uraraka Shige's proposed cooperation once more and began to investigate the matter of Uraraka Shige and his group's intrusion.

"I'm not interested in your so-called 'cooperation.' On the contrary, you broke into our headquarters without permission and injured our people. You deserve some explanation."

Uraraka Shige shook her head with a smile.

"I think you'll be interested in this collaboration. The 'United' recently captured a group of prisoners from the remnants of 'AFO,' who seem to have been forcibly implanted with 'Quirk' that aren't their own, making them prone to 'Quirk' out of control. Therefore, they're willing to exchange some information about the remaining 'AFO' forces for the opportunity to have their 'Quirk' eliminated."

"I just happened to hear somewhere that you seem to be doing some research on the elimination of 'Quirk' lately, and you must need to conduct experiments, right?"

However, Uraraka Shige's words did not achieve his goal.

Because his information was inaccurate.

"I don't know where you heard this news from, but it's alright."

As he said this, Chisaki Kai brought over the little girl, silently took off his gloves, and gently placed his exposed hand on the broken wall beside him.

Having learned from his experience at the underground bar, he decided to take matters into his own hands and eliminate Uraraka Shige and Sakinagi in one fell swoop.

However, he clearly underestimated Uraraka Shige at this moment.

After all, at that time Uraraka Shige's strength had not improved for a long time. However, now, although only a few months have passed, Uraraka Shige's 'Quirk' has awakened, and his strength is now vastly different from before.

Unfortunately, the 'young master' was unaware of this...

Swish swish swish~

A row of 'ground spikes' sprang up from the wall at the 'young master's' thought and spread along the wall toward the position where Uraraka Shige and Sakinagi were standing.

Although there was no glint of cold light, they were still sharp, leaving no doubt that these 'spiky' blades possessed the ability to easily pierce through your heart and mine.

However, at this moment, Uraraka Shige only needed a glance to condense a large amount of Gravity into a cone, and with a needle-to-tear blow, he smashed them all into a pile of rubble.

"This is not how you treat a guest!"

Uraraka Shige smiled nonchalantly and continued:

"Unlike the chance encounter last time, this time I came here specifically. My purpose is simple: I want to establish a cooperation with you. Of course, it would be even better if I could also make contact with 'United,' as they have many members and considerable power, and would be a great asset."

As mentioned before, the 'Young Master' was unaware of Uraraka Shige's awakening of his 'Quirk'. Therefore, he was taken aback when he saw his attack being so easily neutralized by Uraraka Shige.

In that moment of hesitation, Uraraka Shige recited the entire passage.

Given Uraraka Shige's eloquence, it was naturally impossible for him to persuade the members of the Shie Hassaikai with just two short sentences. On the contrary, it had an effect similar to mockery.

Although what he said wasn't actually sarcastic, there was one hot-tempered fellow among the Shie Hassaikai.

Upon seeing his young master launch an attack, Katsukame Rikiya rushed out without saying a word.

Although, given his 'Quirk,' as long as he can touch Uraraka Shige, he can take away a lot of vitality from Uraraka Shige and enlarge his own size, thereby increasing his side's chances of winning.

However, there are significant problems with this approach.

That means that without using 'Quirk' enhancement drugs, he first needs to come into contact with Uraraka Shige.

He had clearly forgotten his experience at the underground bar a few months earlier.

At this time, Uraraka Shige, whose 'Quirk' had awakened, was far more powerful than he had been before.

As Uraraka Shige's gaze narrowed slightly, a large amount of Gravity gathered around him and attached itself to his body, making his weight seem to increase several times over in an instant, pulling him forcefully to the ground, where he was completely unable to move.

"Don't rush into action. I know you've been making moves lately, and given your status as remnants of the old underworld, you're probably under a lot of pressure, right? With the current power of 'United,' they can help you without you having to worry about being swallowed up by them... In short, a suitable partner like this isn't easy to find. You should investigate and consider it carefully."

With that, Uraraka Shige and Sakinagi swaggered away.

Chisaki Kai did not try to stop him again, and Katsukame Rikiya got up from the ground after the Gravity on his body disappeared.