Ryoichi Nakamura C rank hero #383.
"Dammit" I thought aloud to myself, staring down at my application.
3/100, it was no wonder I was so low in the pecking order. At this rate I;ll never get anywhere close to my childhood idol metal bat.
Just then sirens start to blare, "THREAT LEVEL TIGER!" is heard throughout the city. Quickly I leave the hero application building and am met with a centipede monster attacking a family.
"PLEASE ANYONE HELP US" the mother cries out. "I DON'T WANNA DIE MOMMY" her daughter screams with tears streaming down her face. Thinking fast I take off my shoe and launch it towards the centipede to try and grab its attention. The centipede slowly turns its attention to me and begins to laugh.
"You really thought something as pitiful as that could hurt me of the almighty centipods!" I begin quickly trying to analyze a way to escape. I need to buy myself some time for heroes to show up, think Nakamura, think.
"The centipod race huh, sounds super…. Almighty!" dammit was that really the best I could do to buy myself some time?
"Glad to hear that there are at least some smart humans around here. Tell you what, once we take over the world I might just have to keep you as my personal slave." I begin to sweat, why hasn't a hero shown up yet. Wait a second I am a hero, if I am able to somehow take this thing out by myself I could try and climb up the ranks.
While I was busy thinking to myself the monster turned back to the family. Without thinking I lunged forward and fired a few punches at the centipedes back. Next thing I know I'm flying through the air before a collision with a brick wall stops me dead in my tracks. I'm starting to black out, am I going to die? Oh good, the family is getting away, at least I won't die for nothing.
"Start the sur-" "WE'RE LOSI-" "Stay with us kid." I spring up in my hospital bed only to feel a searing pain coming from my abdomen. My hand meets my abdomen with a thud. I look down and my eyes grow wide when I notice both my hands and my abdomen are entirely metal. "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME!" I scream in a panic.
"He's awake, get the doctor!" a nurse shouts, noticing the panic in my eyes. "Hey, Ryoichi was it? I know you're probably scared and confused so if you have any questions please ask and I'll answer them all." I begin to control my breathing and calm myself down, "what happened to me?" The doctor pauses for a moment, "your fight with the centipede left you half dead, missing big chunks of your abdomen and your hands in a state of disrepair. Fortunately for you we were able to stabilize you and fix you up." I can barely fathom the events of today, I knew being a hero was dangerous but on my very first day of active duty I barely survived. After more questioning I was eventually released. The sound of rain pattered all around me and my footsteps reverberated through the quiet city. "AH GET AWAY, SOMEBODY STOP HIM!" Upon hearing that adrenaline kicks in and I head towards the scream. "Shut up you bitch just give it to me!" I grit my teeth before calling out, "HEY YO-" before I can get anything out a giant muscular man falls from above and slams the robbers head through the ground. He bends down and picks up the woman's purse. "Here you go beautiful, accept this as a gift from yours truly!" He says while flexing his unreasonably large muscles. She grabs the purse from him and utters, "put on a shirt weirdo" before quickly running away in the opposite direction.
I just continue to stare in disbelief with my jaw wide open. He looks over at me and smirks, "ah I see you have also been enamored by this perfect body!" he says while once again flexing. "Um not quite, and also why don't you have a shirt on, it's raining and below 30 degrees." The man looks offended and disgusted, "shirts are a sign of weakness, when you are as amazing as I am hiding your body should be called a crime. I wouldn't even be wearing these pants if people could handle every inch of me." I begin to chuckle nervously, this guy is a total nutcase. My legs begin to move backwards slowly, "yeah I'm sure that's what it is big guy…." Just then I see the man he previously slammed head first into the ground start to stand up, and pull a knife out of his pocket. "WATCH OUT!" I yell holding out my hand. The big guy looks confused as I toss my hand forward towards him. A sudden gust of water flies out of my hand, through the glove and into the eyes of the robber who screams and drops the knife. The big guy turns around and lands a flurry of punches on the robber's face before throwing him through a building. :YOU'RE AMAZING! With your helpful hands and my alluring muscles we could make an amazing team! Please call me pants." There's no way I am teaming with this nutjob, I need to think of a way to let him down easily. "Now as much as that offer sounds really sweet Pants, I am afraid that someone like me could never handle such a….. Delightful body like yours." I say trying to sound genuine. "Of course you can, you just saved my life and I am indebted to you." I turn around quickly, "Pants I am really exhausted, I must be going home now, forget all about that debt it's completely okay!" I start walking away before the conversation can carry on any longer. I make it to my apartment and after a few minutes drift off into a deep sleep.