Escape

The weather remained sunny and bright, making people feel warm and cheerful.

But Uraraka Shige didn't feel any of these things today, although he didn't feel cold or uncomfortable.

At this moment, he simply waited quietly to hear his verdict, while silently pondering in his mind.

"OECD Juvenile Court... the suspect was under 14 years old... but... the circumstances were serious... he was sentenced to... and 18 years imprisonment..."

As the group of people gradually left, he was escorted into a car by two burly police officers, one on each side, and taken to the juvenile prison where he would spend the next eighteen years.

In fact, according to Article 41 of the Japanese Penal Code, those under the age of 14 are considered to lack criminal responsibility and should not be sent to juvenile prisons. However, he himself did not care about this outcome; he was just constantly thinking about what Granny Gray had said to him late last night.

It wasn't that he was actively thinking about it; it just came to mind subconsciously, especially the things about those people targeting his family, and the things that made him think he would become their weakness. These thoughts made him constantly ask himself, "Would I really become my family's weakness?"

He felt somewhat lost again.

"It's All Might!"

Just then, a very childish the Scream came from outside the car. Judging from the childishness alone, the owner of the voice could not be older than him in this life.

Besides the obvious childishness in her voice, it also contained a very clear expression of her longing, admiration, and yearning for All Might.

It was this sentence that inadvertently attracted the attention of Uraraka Shige, who was lost in thought and feeling confused at the moment.

"Oh... Matt..."

Uraraka Shige her head to look in the direction of the sound coming from outside the car, and her thoughts were inadvertently diverted by the sound.

"All Might... has he come to this city again?"

Uraraka Shige seemed to be muttering to himself, or perhaps he was asking his questions in a low voice to the two burly police officers guarding him on the left and right.

However, neither of the two officers responded to his words, and he naturally did not get the answer he wanted.

But it doesn't really matter anymore.

"Speaking of which... I still have a debt to repay..."

Uraraka Shige murmur rang out again, a lingering effect of his previous forced roars despite the condition of his throat and vocal cords.

This time, his murmured voice finally attracted the attention of the two burly police officers.

They turned around and scanned Uraraka Shige, then instead of speaking to him, they began talking to each other.

"Did you hear that? This little thing says he wants to repay a debt of gratitude?" "Maybe he's lost his mind, or maybe he's joking? How could he possibly repay a debt of gratitude? By finding a chance to kill the other person?"

Clearly, these two burly police officers had a very bad impression of Uraraka Shige. As for the reason, perhaps it was because they knew someone among the dead thugs? Or perhaps that Fat Penguin was someone they had a past relationship with? Of course, it's also possible that the young male officer said something to them, after all, when he was being interrogated with the middle-aged male officer in the interrogation room, the young male officer expressed his strong dislike for him.

However, these things are unimportant, at least for Uraraka Shige. They are all trivial matters and do nothing to help him get out of his inner confusion.

So Uraraka Shige simply ignored the two burly police officers' words, and instead lowered his murmured voice even further while continuing to think.

"It's now a confirmed fact that Mr. Fat Penguin isn't the only one targeting the family's construction company. And those thugs are just a bunch of small fry; they couldn't possibly be the mastermind behind it all. In other words, there are many more people targeting the family's construction company right now..."

"Hey!"

"Furthermore, they may not know about my Genga, so even after I'm actually in prison, they might not stop targeting the family's construction company... In fact, from a purely financial perspective, if the family's construction company quits, it could allow them to get a larger share of the profits..."

Hey! Kid!

The burly police officer to Uraraka Shige's left stretched out his hand, waved it in front of Uraraka Shige's eyes, and then questioned him with a serious expression.

"What are you muttering about? Don't even think about running away! With us here, you can't escape!"

Uraraka Shige still ignored them, staring straight ahead, only stopping her murmurs and keeping them to herself.

"From this perspective, it's a foregone conclusion that they will continue to target the family's construction company. And given their actions, such as having thugs kidnap people, it's hard to guarantee they won't do other things. The family, fighting alone against what might be a combined attack from many similarly sized construction companies, is likely no match..."

"And I also need to repay All Might's kindness... but I'm a 'criminal' now... do I really deserve to repay All Might...?"

"Tsk, why is this kid so quiet all of a sudden?" "Who cares? As long as he behaves himself and doesn't cause trouble, he'll be fine."

The two burly police officers engaged in a brief exchange across Uraraka Shige, but this did not interrupt Uraraka Shige's thoughts.

"But can I really just stand by and watch All Might get seriously injured like in the original story, ultimately having to pass on his 'Quirk' and retire?"

Uraraka Shige suddenly took a deep breath, trembling all over, which made the two burly police officers beside him slightly alert. However, since it was just a deep breath and he did nothing or say anything, the two burly police officers did not give Uraraka Shige any warning.

"The answer is obvious. Even the thought of wasting this one and only chance to repay All Might for saving my life makes me feel terrible... I've already lost one chance to repay a debt of gratitude... to the policewoman who bought me time to escape... so I can't lose a second one."

Uraraka Shige's attention gradually began to focus.

"Furthermore, although I don't know what that guy with the full Granny Gray hair is up to, if I really go to prison, there will be one less person at home. My busy father and mother are already under pressure from the family's construction company, and if they have to spare someone to pick up and drop off Ochaco, then the situation at home will undoubtedly become even worse..."

Uraraka Shige breath and then suddenly activated her 'Quirk'.

"So, at the very least, I need to find a way to protect Ochaco and my family before I can go to prison in peace by following the law... Besides, I have absolutely no idea where All Might is right now, so I need time to find out his schedule, and even..."

"If I successfully repay All Might's kindness, I can ask him to protect my family!"

Taking advantage of the moment when the people in the car were briefly dizzy due to his 'Quirk,' Uraraka Shige suddenly stood up and knocked unconscious the police officer who was driving, while silently apologizing in his heart.

"For this... at all costs... even if it means breaking the law, even if it means becoming an 'enemy'!"