The apartment can be seen as Saito sits on his couch watching TV, just your typical comedy show.
With this system I should probably start thinking more about what my future will be like now. I don't want to be a hero particularly but I'm not going to be able to hide this thing forever.
People already got recordings of me fighting against Vespera and I didn't even think it would be that noticeable. He didn't get to do anything special so I didn't think I would have to worry.
Gahhhh. Why does this all have to be such a pain in the ass? I'm probably going to be bothered by all these other organizations soon enough too.
There is an abundance of heroes but we haven't had any new ones in a long time, not that I've heard about anyway. Could they be dying out instead?
I never once thought about it until recently— the events that happened with the number one hero, the fight against that Vespera guy, and even the building that blew up.
I'm starting to think that it wasn't some natural causes and that it was part of something bigger. Everything keeps lining up lately and I can't find a good reason to explain it all.
Fumiko has also been present each time something has happened so is that because she's a hero or because my luck is making it possible?
Chime! He looks down to see a notification on his phone, a text from Fumiko.
Fumiko > Hey maybe I could come hangout for a bit, kind of exhausted from all this corporate talk :o.
Saito > Yeah that would be great.
He sends his address shortly after that and within the hour he hears someone knocking at his door. Knock! Knock!
I forget that she has some crazy speed to her but I guess that'll make it easier with seeing each other. I am curious about what else she can do though since she is a pretty high ranked hero.
Saito opens up the door to see Fumiko standing there in her usual casual clothes, a nice blue shirt with a few floral designs to it and a pair of white shorts to go with it.
"I forgot you still have to get use to how fast I can get here." Fumiko says before letting out a small chuckle.
He holds the door open for her. "Even if I forgot, it's nice. Come on in." Saito replies with a smile across his face.
She really is leagues above me in lots of ways but I'm not going to complain or give the gods a reason to take her away. My luck has held true with a lot of things lately so I won't let this slip away.
I just have to keep being myself with everything and I'm sure it'll work out, or that's the best possible outcome I could hope for.
Click. He locks the door back after closing it and they both take a seat on the couch together while the show continues. "Huh, I haven't watched much TV recently so it's kind of nice to see a show on for once." Fumiko says with a bit of relief in her voice.
Being a hero is kind of a full time job isn't it? I'm sure she doesn't really relax all that much, especially with her being part of one of those organizations.
I'm still baffled that they found out where I lived so quickly but I guess it's not hard for them to acquire information. Something that makes everything annoying to deal with.
"Is it that busy for you?" Saito asks with a bit of curiosity in his voice.
Her eyes are definitely my favorite thing about her so far, the green is just so captivating. Am I really getting distracted like this right now...?
Fumiko continues to keep her eyes on the screen. "Yeah, everyone is kind of in a panic after Warden's death. He was quite a powerful hero so they are trying to find others to fill in the blanks." Fumiko responds with a bit of sadness in her voice.
"Were you close with him?" Saito questions.
Maybe I shouldn't have asked that but sometimes my curiosity gets the best of me.
Fumiko doesn't seem to be bothered by the question but she does take a few moments before answering. "We weren't close outside of hero work. I did have to work with him for a few different occasions." Fumiko answers.
Not much to gather from that but I can't tell what her tone is right now, maybe a mix of sadness and anxiety? I'm not the best at reading people, not lately.
Maybe it was a bit insensitive of me to ask her that when it was basically a comrade of hers. At least that's how I would see it if I was hero in the ranks like they are.
Will I really be able to avoid the hero life with the kind of power my system has? That's something I've thought about a few times now since it isn't easy to hide.
People will catch on that its a system at some point or another, it's just a matter of how long it'll take for them to find out. A system in this era of heroes will only make them jealous of me.
Systems are basically gone and no one is known to have them anymore. A lot of them were deemed as too powerful back then and got forcefully removed before they could evolve.
That's the fear I have with anyone finding out about my system. It wouldn't be possible if I got strong enough before then though.
"Anyway, why aren't you a hero Saito? I've seen traits of one within you." Fumiko speaks with a bit of excitement in her voice.
Quite a good change of topic on her part but I don't even know how to answer that. I keep wanting to say it's because I don't want to be a hero but it's not going to be a good enough answer for her.
I can say that confidently since she's not really wrong about that. I do have traits of a hero but it's just not what I want to do in my life. I've never been the hero type period.