V2 Chapter 19 - Conditions of Chaos
November, the morning weather in New York City can be chilly. Sometimes the temperature is only 10 degrees Celsius.
That's why the maple trees on the side of the concrete paved road are all yellow.
Lucius began her morning exercise by wrapping himself in a green warm suit and running on the platform.
The reason he is doing this is because Medana, whom he consider to be his teacher, runs around the city every morning. So he accepted it as a form of training and is running like this.
Some big uncles who exercise every day on the street waved at the little frog. They are all familiar with this boy. This guy was on TV when the villains came to New York once before. He is still known as the little frog who was chasing the big snake. And as a student who is about to finish school, he has already started working at a hero agency as an apprentice hero.
Hero agencies are hero groups that have opened up as a company with the permission of the hero association. Although the organization provides financial support to heroes, it certainly cannot provide enough for low-level heroes and new heroes. That's why some businessmen target hero graduates and invest in them to become members of hero agencies.
There are no less than fifteen hero agencies in New York City, and some famous hero agencies have many B rank heroes. Number one is the Metro Center of Hero Guild leader Sonic Speed.
The hero agency where the frog is entering the internship is just an ordinary middle-class group, the Maple Agency. It's not really a high-ranking agency, but it's for people like Frog from the Government Hero School.
There is no choice. Some government hero students are unable to find employment agencies, so the police, Or they go after the Department of National Security.
For a hero student, the points earned during the internship are very important. When they enter the workforce, agencies are more interested in internship records than school grades.
No matter how good your grades are, it's not easy to get a job if you don't perform well during the internship period.
When he arrived at Falay Metro Center, he opened the office door and entered. After that, he took out his temporary employee card from his pants pocket and signed in on the computer at the counter.
"Lucius, my brother is here early."
A girl in her twenties, dressed in a hero costume like Kilo-Man, with a blue adhesive mask covering only both eyes, greeted the frog. Unlike Kilo-Man, his suit has a big B instead of a K.
This is Lucius's senior hero, Boeing Girl. Melly, who went to high school with Min Lwin. Melly is still an ordinary C-rank hero, but she is already more popular than New York City's A-rank Sonic Speed.
Possessing the ability to fly in the air and superior strength, as well as the slightly weaker beauty of Madana, isn't she the owner of the watermelon twins oppai that even Madana is staring at?
Lucius stared at Bing Bing for a long time, then reddened his face and greeted him back.
"Hey...Senior Boeing Girl, I've been thinking about not going to work at once while exercising in the morning."
Of course, Any man would be in awe of such a beautiful girl. Especially true for a newly pubescent frog.
Hearing Lucy's words, Melly came closer, bent over and carefully looked at the little frog.
"Er... haven't you lost a little weight after exercising every day?"
Due to the gravity, the frog was about to fall due to the watermelon-sized twists and turns, and the frog looked away.
"It's... I'm not fat because of fat, it's because of my fat bags."
Meli scratched her forehead with her hand as if taking the frog's words very seriously and straightened her back. Bwin Bwin was shaking slowly and came back up.
"Huh... Isn't the fat bag just fat?"
"....."
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After a while, it was time for the morning patrol, and they were above the streets of Queens.
The frog glanced at Mellie as they walked together on the platform and sighed. In his mind, he was thinking that he was lucky to be apprenticed to such a beautiful senior.
"Lucius, they said you're about to reach Rank B. So you're at the top of C+ right now?
"Well..." Lucius nodded. He's been stuck at this level for a long time. But from the previous week, there were signs that the evolution was about to happen. And his battle power has also increased. Melly punched the frog's shoulder with her fist. But because of the superior strength of the mist, the frog fell to the side.
"It hurts." Melly doesn't seem to listen to the frog.
"My brother is great. If you become a real hero, don't forget your sister. This big sister will always be stuck at C rank."
Mellie doesn't have high potential like a frog. She was a late awakener and her current level was the last level she could reach.
"When I was young, I decided that I would try until I became a hero like Kiloman who could support the entire country. But it was very difficult." Melly sighed as she spoke. The frog immediately changed the direction of the conversation, knowing that Melly was upset.
"Kilo Man, you mean the bounty hunter hero who died in the plane crash? Just like Captain Statesman."
Melly also nodded her head, happy to see that she knew the hero she admired.
"Well, he used to come here a lot when I was young. I used to get his autograph when I was a kid. I thought he was arrogant because he wasn't a high-level hero, but when I went to ask him for an autograph, he said he loved me and showed me off in the air."
As Melly said these words, her eyes were looking away expectantly. It's like reminiscing about those times.
"I wasn't even born when he died, so I've only heard his name. He decided to die to save people instead of running away himself. A true model for heroes."
The frog said. In fact, there are only a few people who remember Kiloman now. It's not just that they say that because they are related to each other.
"Does Brother Lucius have such an ideal hero?" Mellie turned to Lucius and asked. Lucius nodded and stopped his steps. After that, he looked into Melly's eyes with full confidence.
"Yes, his name is Silver Knight."
"Wow...someone who's famous in our Queens right now? But he's missing right now."
As usual, SilverKnight always patrols Queens once in the morning and once in the afternoon. But, without knowing why, after the Princess of Suvarana went back to Suvarana and did not see him again.
Even on Reddit, there are some posts discussing it for fun. Did he follow Suvana as the princess's bodyguard? Of course. Anyway, SilverKnight had saved the white-haired princess from the nobodies, and both of them were the ones who got attention, so these rumors were full.
The frog nodded. "Well, a few months ago, I was depressed because I got out of the group stage at the multi-school hero competition. I almost gave up on being a hero. But a girl beat me and showed me the right way."
"I know that the white-haired witch beat you, but how can you still fall in love with the Rose Strong Silver Hero from there?" Melly asked incomprehensibly. The video of the white-haired witch beating the giant frog is spreading online, and Melly has seen it too.
"That girl pointed out the mistakes that caused me to lose the competition. One day, to rekindle my spirit, the teacher showed me a video. The room where Silver Knight saved the children's hospital."
Melly also nodded. He also knows SilverKnight's debut mission. The frog looked down at the floor and said.
"Compared to him, I'm really embarrassing. He was a C-technique at the time. But he sacrificed his life to save people. I promise, I'll reach B rank soon. But I blamed myself for being weak and tried to give up many times."
Melly was listening to everything the frog said with folded hands. The frog raised his head and said to Mellie.
"After that, I realized, a hero doesn't become a hero because of their power. It's their willingness to sacrifice that makes them a hero. Even someone with no power at all can become a hero if they have a fair perspective and a desire to serve the common good. Even though I always made fun of Muman Rider when I was young, I understood there. Why is Toadius so powerful?
Why would you sit and cry in the dark? I can definitely be a hero."
Because of the frog's words, Melly also changed her view of the boy. He is still young, but you already have a very strong spirit, don't you think? Finally, Melly smiled and said to the frog.
"Brother is right, now let's move on."
So the two of them walked around the streets of the city. Some of Boeing Girl's fans even came up to Melly and asked for autographs. Some of them even asked to take a photo together. Many people don't realize that he is an apprentice hero because he only wears normal warm clothes and always has his hands in his pockets.
The warm clothes have the image of a frog and the name of the hero.
After quite a while, a sound rang from the smart watch on Melly's hand. Melly looked at the number and warned the frog.
"The Hero Association contacted me. When you become an official hero, you will receive a bracelet like this, and you will be able to accept missions and ask for help. For now, get ready."
The frog changed into a half-frog form to run to the scene due to Melly's words. When she picked up the phone, the voice of Harry, the vice dean of the Hero Association, came from the other side.
"All the heroes in Queens, New York, and Brooklyn, please come to New York Crobel Street as soon as possible. There is a Mutant attack, two C ranks have been injured, and the enemy Mutants have B rank strength. We must keep the people safe until the help of headquarters arrives."
Melly's body rose into the air. She looked at the frog and asked.
"Can I help you get there?" The frog does not fly. That's why Melly asked if she could carry him. The frog shook his head.
"Okay, I'm not that slow." As soon as he said that, the frog jumped up on the ground. Melly also flew up to the ground and asked.
"Have you learned Parkour?"
"Well, it imitates SilverKnight's moves." Melly nodded and warned the frog.
"Right now, the vice president of the association himself has ordered the heroes from the three cities to help. Even though the enemy is B rank, it seems like they're looking for quite a problem. When you get there, don't attack the villain directly and check the situation of the seniors before moving. Since we're low-ranked, it's important to help the people stay safe."
The frog also nodded his head to show that he understood. After that, the two of them ran to where the Hero Association told them to go.
....
At Sofia's house in the courtyard of the villa, Margrave and Chilulu are working among the documents. Along with them, all the children who had not committed any crime by the group of devil worshipers were in the house.
Roland, who killed Venus, the daughter of an S rank hero, is in prison because he was arrested himself, and Chi Lulu is helping him with his appeal. And at Madana's request, Sofia herself has given them permission to use the house.
Chilulu said to Magrave. "According to the evidence, it's strong enough that Roland fought back because Venus attacked first. But Sevan Guardian can use her influence to pressure the legal team to claim that he lost a daughter. Then we're going to be in trouble."
S ranks are like autocratic kings who are above the law of the country. In the United States, because the judiciary is strong, it is not possible to do what you want as a S rank, but you can still threaten the judges involved in the trial.
Hearing Chilulu's words, the pale skin in the darkness, A young Asian man with deep eyes stepped forward and told them.
"If he bullies you, I will deal with it myself. Mistress will allow it."
This is Yami, the former S rank villain that Sofia left behind to protect Chilulu. As someone who hates power and bullies from the beginning, she is very eager to go and beat the Silver guardian herself. Hearing these words, Chilulu and Magrave heard and shouted.
"Stop trying to solve it with violence..."
After a while, there was a knock on the door from outside the house, so Yami, who was dressed as a steward, went to open the door.
Outside the house, there were two men properly dressed in western clothing, and they held out a falcon-shaped name plate.
"The National Security Agency, Mutant Division. Isn't this where the people who provide legal aid for a villainous organization called the Devil Worshipers live?"
One side of Yami's lips twitched at the words of the two agents, and he answered as coldly as possible.
"If you're looking for Lawyer Chi Lulu and Hero Butterflies, then yes."
The two agents held out a warrant and said in a firm tone.
"I understand that this group is insured by the hero SilverKnight. However, since SilverKnight himself was involved in the violence that happened this morning and injured some heroes, he is currently considered an unstable hero, and the Hero Association has decided to take him down for a while. Therefore, his insurance is void, and we have decided to cooperate with the members of the demon cult."