Predicament

The street, which should have been open to traffic, was now mostly cordoned off by police tape. In the middle of the cordon was an armored truck that had crashed into a guardrail, with wisps of black smoke billowing from under its deformed hood.

This is the same vehicle that escorted Uraraka Shige before.

Uraraka Shige, naturally, took advantage of the moment when the car crashed into the guardrail to knock out a strong police officer and escape.

Right now, he's in the small park that he's been using as his training ground for the past six months. He's climbed to the top of a tree and is using his short stature to hide himself, while he starts thinking about what to do next.

"I guess I'm on the run now... I wonder if I'll be considered an 'enemy'..."

"What I need to do next is first ensure that I don't get caught, and also use my 'free' status to exert a certain degree of deterrence on those guys targeting my family's construction company, making them think twice and not take overly aggressive actions... and might even make them restrain themselves for a short period of time..."

Uraraka Shige her legs, still sitting in the center of the tree canopy, and then suddenly let out a somewhat vexed sigh.

"However, if I run away... it will probably have a huge negative impact on the reputation of my family's construction company... If I'm labeled an 'enemy,' it will be even worse..."

"But let's put that aside for now... I need to find out All Might's whereabouts. Judging by the time, his battle with All For One isn't far off... probably only a few months away... If I want to change the outcome of All Might's serious injury, I must get to the place where they are fighting before then..."

"But the problem is..."

A gentle breeze rustled the leaves together, causing Uraraka Shige to shiver involuntarily and frown.

"... How am I supposed to find out about this... where can I get information from..."

Because of the cold, Uraraka Shige instinctively curled up, trying to keep her body temperature as warm as possible in the treetop, while simultaneously filtering through her mind for anyone she knew who might have information about All Might's itinerary.

"First of all..."

His first thought was of Genga, who had his own powerful family.

"If it's Genga, he'll definitely help me with this, and he has the power of the Genga Family behind him... If I really want to find out, I'm sure I can get the information."

He recalled the scene in the hospital when a group of police officers outside the ward were pinned against the wall by a group of guys in matching black suits who looked like members of a criminal organization. Based on that, he concluded that the Genga Family's influence was certainly capable of finding out All Might's whereabouts.

However, even so, he only knew Genga; that didn't mean he could get the Genga Family's help. Besides, he was the one who caused my serious injury, and he didn't even know where Genga was or how to contact Terumi Genga...

"So, my Genga Family is no good..."

Therefore, his plan to seek help from the Genga Family was decisively and ruthlessly rejected.

"Then who else can do this..."

He kept recalling one vague figure after another, then dismissed them all from his mind. Suddenly, he remembered someone who looked very strange, but was incredibly strong and somewhat mysterious to him, and who was using crutches.

"That strange old woman who walks with a cane..."

Uraraka Shige shook her head again.

"Although that strange old woman seems quite powerful and might have some connection with certain forces, I'm not familiar with her. Although she seems like a good person, I might not get any help from her."

"Besides, if she has any connection with the 'hero' or the police, given my current status, rushing over there would likely not only fail to get me help, but I'd probably just get arrested..."

The relationship is unfamiliar, and the uncertainty is too great, so it's also a no-go.

"So... what about that guy with the Granny Gray hair?"

Uraraka Shige suddenly remembered the guy who had offered to help her "get revenge" at her doorstep. She recalled that the guy had been a minor leader among those thugs, and the strange things he had said to her in the police station detention center were one of the reasons that prompted her to escape...

"But what exactly that Granny Gray's purpose is... it's hard to say..."

Uraraka Shige down on the treetop, shifting her body slightly to avoid feeling too stiff, but her brows furrowed even more, and she grew increasingly agitated.

"But apart from this guy with ulterior motives, I don't seem to have any other way to find out All Might's whereabouts, do I?"

After all, my parents had already made this request, but there had been no news for the past few years. Therefore, it's certain that my parents are unable to obtain information about All Might's upcoming schedule...

"And if you rely solely on yourself to gather random information from TV programs and other people, and then piece it together to find the information you want... you can only learn about things that have already happened, and you still won't know All Might's next plans..."

"Well..."

Uraraka Shige sighed again, feeling completely helpless, and to make matters worse...

"Gurgle~~Gurgle~~"

His stomach was growling in protest, and he had to find something to eat... otherwise, at only nine and a half years old, if he went hungry for too long, he might faint from hunger...

But...

"I can't expose myself, but I also need to fill my stomach... What should I do?"

As noon approached and then dusk fell, Uraraka Shige, who had been starving all day, finally succumbed to unbearable hunger. He broke off two tree branches, put them in his mouth, and chewed them, trying to alleviate his hunger. At the same time, he activated his 'Quirk' from the treetop and jumped to the ground.

At this moment, however, he was filled with conflicting emotions.

"We need to fill our stomachs..."

Moreover, because he didn't want to be an extra Burden on his family, and didn't want them to be stigmatized for harboring a fugitive...

"So I can't go home either..."

But then, what should we do? Steal or rob? Or dine and dash?

"Tch... I would never do such a thing. I wouldn't do such a thing even when I was alone in my previous life, and I would never do something so shameful in this life!"

Clearly, her inherent pride meant that Uraraka Shige would not choose this kind of approach.