Lack of combat experience

"I see..."

Uraraka Shige had already vaguely sensed something, but hadn't quite grasped it yet. However, after Momotani Hanawa reminded him, he immediately understood.

"... Did I underestimate my opponent and fail to consider this obvious point, thus using my weakness to attack their strength and falling into their trap?"

Uraraka Shige pondered Momotani Hanawa's words carefully and found information in them that he had previously thought would help him grow.

"And also... fighting style..."

He thought about it carefully, and all the battles he had experienced in the past, one after another, seemed to lack any particular style.

The first time, he deliberately got involved in the battle between the group of 'enemies' and the three 'heroes'. The reason he was able to help the three 'heroes' win was largely due to luck. Even so, he still had his left arm broken by an 'enemy' lurking among the crowd. If All Might hadn't happened to be nearby that time, he probably would have died there long ago.

So, if he had a fighting style in this first battle, it would probably be considered luck.

In the second battle... aside from the crushing victory against that 'Quirk' pervert, the second real battle he faced was against the escapee from that 'enemy group'.

In that battle, he didn't engage in any significant combat from the very beginning. He even caused a policewoman to sacrifice herself at the hands of the 'enemy' while trying to buy time for him, Genga, and Ochaco to escape. Later, due to the shock he suffered, Genga was also seriously injured. It was only when Genga was Genga injured and on the verge of death that he had no choice but to abandon all his concerns and fight the already badly wounded 'enemy' with a heart full of revenge.

Even so, in the end, he still paid the price of being severely injured and on the verge of death, relying on his excellent 'Quirk' to successfully defeat the 'enemy' in a mutually destructive manner.

It can be said that in this second battle, he still did not perform well, nor did he demonstrate any particular fighting style.

After the second battle came the third.

This time, his opponents weren't real 'enemies,' but rather a group of 'Quirk' thugs. Even so, he was still relentlessly chased by them, repeatedly resorting to running away. Finally, to protect Ochaco, he abandoned his reservations under the influence of his suppressed anger, resentment, and other negative emotions, and unleashed his full 'Quirk' to attack the thugs.

The result was that he ended up in his current state, yet even so, he still lacked any discernible fighting style in this battle...

As for what came after that, the only one that could barely be considered a battle was the one he fought against Momotani Hanawa.

Needless to say, in this battle, he not only failed to display any fighting style, but was also suppressed by Momotani Hanawa from beginning to end, and was constantly led into her rhythm.

"But..."

Even though Uraraka Shige now understands all of this, and has recalled several events in the past that could truly be called battles, and has confirmed his current extreme deficiencies and the shortcomings that urgently need to be made up for, he still has little clue as to how to make up for them.

"Should we still rely on the experience from previous battles?"

Uraraka Shige subconsciously thought of this approach, because it was something that could be thought of almost without using one's brain.

Strictly speaking, his past battles weren't entirely devoid of any fighting style whatsoever.

For example, he uses his 'Quirk' as a supplementary means, relying more on his physical abilities and some fighting skills to defeat others. At the same time, he can use certain techniques from his 'Quirk' in critical moments, using them as trump cards or as a finishing move.

This is indeed a fighting style, but it's too simple and straightforward. While simplicity and straightforwardness don't necessarily mean they're bad, nor does it mean this style is unsuitable for him—after all, many characters in the original work have similar fighting styles...

However, given his current combat experience and strength, this fighting style is undoubtedly insufficient.

He is too weak right now and desperately needs combat skills to compensate for his weakness to some extent, just like Momotani Hanawa.

Is Momotani Hanawa really stronger than him? Can her true strength really suppress him from beginning to end like before, leaving him unable to break free and only able to endure that suffocating feeling of being unable to struggle, like a fish out of water, until he is defeated?

That's not actually the case.

As Momotani Hanawa mentioned before, Uraraka Shige's 'Quirk' can affect Momotani Hanawa's manipulation of the ropes. The reason why Momotani Hanawa was able to suppress Uraraka Shige from beginning to end in the battle between them was because of the manipulation power that her 'Quirk' brought, which allowed her to control the ropes as if they were her own arms.

Although Uraraka Shige his previous fighting prowess, had repeatedly used his own Quirk to influence Momotani Hanawa's Quirk, his actions were not wrong; they were simply not complete, correct, or thorough enough.

If he could concentrate his 'Quirk' and only affect the ropes that were attacking him and about to attack him, then the influence of his 'Quirk' on Momotani Hanawa's control over the ropes would be much stronger than before. He might even be able to completely ignore most of the ropes that could attack him, and then break through to Momotani Hanawa's side with unstoppable force, forcing Momotani Hanawa to conform to his rhythm, thus gaining control of the battle.

And in fact, he does have the ability to do so; the skill of using the 'Quirk' of the 'Heavy Shackles' he has imposed on himself over the years is enough.

Unfortunately, Uraraka Shige failed to realize this during the previous battle.

Otherwise, the outcome of this battle might have been rewritten.

Of course, it's possible that Momotani Hanawa will have other tricks up his sleeve once he gets close enough, and the final outcome of the battle might still be his defeat, just like it is now.

However, his biggest weakness right now is that he has far too little combat experience, so little that he can't possibly find a way to win in a regular battle through experience.