Chapter 5
"OW DAMN IT!"
He cringed to the pain, and it was one he had not felt in years. Snek stubbed his toe. "OW OW OW!" he roared, and yet he laughed. "How come this hurts a lot more than what I remember?"
It wasn't the only thing bothering him, Snek never realized how uncomfortable underwear really was. How annoying socks can be and despite having his legs back, if one were to fall asleep on him, the sensation of pins and needles was one he could do without. "Do I really suck at this now? I've only been a serpent for a few years!" he growled to himself. Nonetheless, he was left to deal with it and struggle at times. He was starting to think what he said was true. Legs are overrated!
In two days, he found the routine he was in was dragging. He would go out, try and find something to do, and yet wasn't the least bit interested in doing it. He would read the paper and watch the news, there was always something on the M Class. Suiryu and Max were headlining the days events. Garou would appear here and there, however he was so fast and furious when it came to a monster take down, one moment he's there, devouring the threat then, he's gone! Hunter had also made the news.
"For the first time in the history of the Heroes Association, The Leviathan Prince, also known as Hunter, son of Garou has become Class A Rank 1. He is the first to over thrown Amai Mask ever since the association was established! The promotion came as Amai Mask was told to take time off, the association saw fit to allow the Leviathan Prince to achieve Rank 1 as a result. No doubt this bright young hero will be in the S Class in due time."
"It's amazing, he's the son of the human monster, technically a monster himself yet he has climbed all the way to A Class Rank 1!" one reporter stated.
"He started out in C Class too didn't he? It's impressive to say the least." Said the co anchor.
"Still, one shouldn't be surprised, especially if it's the son of Garou!"
Snek turned the TV off for the moment, he sighed and felt as if he should do something more. He understood why Melee asked him to hold off on the heroics, after all he isn't a M Class Dragon for the time being. He has no hero rank, so heroic actions weren't necessary for him to do. Yet, if someone needs help, he won't refuse. "Maybe if I walk around enough, something may happen." He muttered to himself.
He did just that. Armed with his Snek Tech suit, he began to do patrols. But in case nothing happened, the coffee bar gift cards certainly came in handy! He did try to keep himself hidden. Snek covered his head with the hood on the sweater and wore sunglasses, although the steps were not necessary to take. People didn't pay too much attention to him, not to mention, they knew him better as the M Class version of himself than his human form!
There was the occasional person who would pause and stare at him oddly. He was stopped a few times and questioned. "Are you Snek?"
He gave a half smile and nod. "Yeah." He said.
Then the look of shock on the faces of the people got him laughing. "Wait… WHAT! You're Snek!? How, you're a serpent!"
He would think of creative ways of explaining himself. "Well, I am on vacation." Was one of his answers. Another was. "Sometimes I just need a break, and another guy took over for a while."
Despite his answers, people were still flustered to see him walking around on two legs. No one quite understood what they were witnessing, others then brushed it off like a bad joke. "You think you're so smart. You're a jackass for pretending to be Snek! Get lost loser!" one woman scolded him.
He laughed about it later. Despite being human again, he had to admit, he missed the looks he would get as the serpent man. Not to mention the admiration of the kids… kids appeared to love him as a monster more than anything. "Oh well, four more months…" he said.