The Megumi Manifesto

Chapter 1: Debate

Today during class Principal Yaga announced we were having ourselves a little class debate. Principal Yaga was very smart so when it came to classes like economics and history; he was the one teaching it. You were confident in your ability to successfully prove your point. That was until you saw Megumi Fushiguro walk into the class. You remembered how absolutely obnoxious he was during these debates. He always acted like he was better than the rest of you, even though you were both second grade sorcerers, soon to be promoted. He'd never smile, never say hi to you, and would always roll his eyes when you'd speak up in class. And of course, today he decided to sit directly across from you.

You sat in your desk which was moved along with the other desks to make a circle. You say hi to Itadori, he always hated class debates because he felt they were unnecessary and overall hated arguing with people. Nobara sits right next to you and says hi. She loved debates but didn't ever really prepare for them. She would just get mad easily whenever someone would shoot her argument down.

"you ready for another debate?" Nobara says.

"yeah, if you're ready to lose again" you laughed.

She huffed, "I did not lose!! There's no winner or loser during these." It was so easy making her mad and you just laughed.

You look across from you and there he is, Megumi with that bitch frown on his face. He can't ever enjoy anything . But you do admit, classes would be boring without him seeing as the two of you are the only ones that come prepared to debate.

He catches you staring, "what the fuck are you looking at?" 

"that ugly frown on your face.. are you capable of any emotion other than disdain?" you quip back.

"Only when your annoying ass isn't around", he said while rolling his eyes at you. All you could do was throw a sarcastic smile back at him.

Principal Yaga coughs, "Alright, as you guys know, today's class will be dedicated to debating over whether or not the industrial revolution was enlightening or detrimental to society." these debates weren't formal but we were expected to come prepared for our arguments. No matter what, you could always count on Megumi to have the opposite opinion as you."Alright so who is for the industrial revolution?", Yaga says.

Nobara raises her hand eagerly. She smiles at you as she begins to stand up from her seat.

"The industrial revolution was extremely helpful to society thanks to the progress made in machines like the steam engine and the mechanical loom. Allowing products to be made at a faster rate and shared across the nation for all to use! Thus also creating the factory system, giving more people jobs!" Nobara says.

You were slightly impressed she made an actual point rather than saying something about how important malls are to society. Megumi however was not impressed, still having a disinterested look on his face.

"Uhm alright, anyone against the industrial revolution?"Just as you were about to stand, Megumi coughs, standing before you could.

You couldn't believe it. He and you were actually on the same side for once.

Yuuji noticed it too and laughed. "Oh my god Nobara we're gonna lose. Broooo how can we go against the two of them?!" he continued to laugh in his seat.

When Megumi heard his comment, he stiffened and looked at you. You didn't really know what to say so you nodded at him, telling him to continue.

He straightened up and began his opening statement, "The industrial revolution was detrimental to society in that it changed the relationship between commodities and workers, placing the value of labor into the hands of wealthy capitalists. The revolutionary machinery that Nobara mentioned, could only be bought out by big capitalists, forcing workers and craftsmen to sell their labor in order to survive. Creating a further divide between wealthy and the working class."