However, this feeling of loss didn’t linger in his heart for long. After all, he was no longer the aimless drifter, beaten down by life’s hardships, just waiting to die. He was now a super with a grand ideal and the power to achieve it.
“I won’t let you down, sir. I will definitely change this unfair world,” he vowed towards the direction where the suit-wearing man had disappeared.
Having completed his inner transformation, the young man, Han Xiaohu, began to ponder in the unfinished building he called home, thinking about how to get his brother’s compensation back.
…
The suit-wearing man, who had left Han Xiaohu’s unfinished building, arrived by evening at the presidential suite of a five-star hotel in the city center, completely unnoticed.
“Oh, you’re back. How did things go today?” asked a black-haired beauty sitting on the sofa. Having just bathed, she wore only a robe that did little to conceal her exceptionally alluring figure. She sipped the hotel’s premium red wine as she spoke.
Hearing her question, the suit-wearing man ignored her striking appearance and answered expressionlessly, “It went fairly well. I successfully turned twelve ordinary people into supers today.”
“Twelve new supers? Well done, Baka. Combined with the others you converted in the first half of the month, I believe it won’t be long before these people you’ve influenced turn Windbreak City upside down. When that happens, it will be much easier for us to do what we need to do here,” the black-haired beauty said with a smile.
“My tasks for today are done. What about the things you needed to accomplish today?” Baka found a seat, sat down, and looked directly at the beauty opposite him.
Knowing what he wanted to hear, she quickly replied, “Of course, I finished my tasks for today. You have no idea how disgusting those rich and powerful old men truly are. Thankfully, my powers allow me to trap them in illusions, or I’d probably have been sickened to death.”
Hearing her answer, and knowing she wouldn’t lie to him about this, Baka thought of their companion, Maka, who had been captured by the Abnormal Incident Bureau a few days prior. He then asked, “Is there any way on your end to get Maka out?”
At this, the black-haired beauty shook her head. “Sorry, Baka. This isn’t our turf, and the official super organization here isn’t lax. So, getting Maka out is definitely impossible.”
“Then can you make sure he stays silent forever?” Baka showed no surprise upon hearing that Maka couldn’t be rescued, and proceeded to ask this next question.
“Baka, your heart is truly ruthless. You can be so merciless even to a comrade who’s been through life and death with you. But I don’t understand; what’s the point of killing Maka now? Given the methods of the Xia Kingdom’s Abnormal Incident Bureau, they’ve probably already extracted part of our plans from him.”
“I know. I just don’t like the idea of him continuing to exist in this world.”
“Reason?”
“He’s the kind of person who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.”
“Is that all?”
“That’s all.”
“Baka, if that’s your only reason, it’s hard for me to finish off Maka.” The black-haired beauty wore a troubled expression as she spoke, seeming rather annoyed.
Seeing this, Baka fell silent for a moment before saying, “He was responsible for my sister’s death. That reason should be sufficient, right?”
Hearing this, the black-haired beauty—who was hearing about Baka’s family for the first time—couldn’t help but look surprised. But she quickly composed herself and, with a hint of curiosity, asked, “That reason certainly warrants me taking Maka out. But may I ask how he was responsible for your sister’s death?”
Baka looked at her and replied in a cold tone, “No comment.”
“Tch, how boring.” Hearing Baka’s refusal, and knowing after all these years that he would never share anything about his sister, the black-haired beauty couldn’t hide her disappointment, pouting and muttering almost instinctively.
She quickly adjusted her demeanor, however, and looked at Baka, who was still staring intently, waiting for her response. “Alright, Baka, stop staring like that. It’s creepy. I’ll make sure Maka stays silent forever.”
Only after receiving her definite confirmation did Baka look away. “I see.”
With that, Baka stood up from the sofa and turned to walk towards the suite’s door.
Seeing this, the black-haired beauty, who had been sharing this presidential suite with him for the past half-month and had never seen him go out at night, immediately called out to stop him, asking, “Baka, where are you going? It’s already night.”
Without stopping or turning back, Baka continued towards the door and replied, “I just want to go out for a walk, get some fresh air. I’ll be back later.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Baka pushed open the suite door and disappeared from the black-haired beauty’s sight.
“Just going for a walk?” Gazing in the direction he had vanished, and thinking of the reason he had given her earlier, the black-haired beauty murmured these words to herself.
…
“I’m so sorry, Auntie Bai, that you have to personally drive me home so late.”
Sitting in the passenger seat, Yan Qi, who had just left the Abnormal Incident Bureau building, spoke these words of gratitude to the driver beside her: Bai Yuling, Bureau Chief of Windbreak City’s Abnormal Incident Bureau and a good friend of her mother’s.
Hearing Yan Qi, Bai Yuling, who was in the driver’s seat preparing to take her home, recalled the events from earlier and still wondered if she was dreaming.
After a moment, confirming to herself that she indeed was not dreaming, Bai Yuling turned to Yan Qi and said, “Xiao Qi, there’s no need to feel sorry. I am your Auntie Bai, after all. It’s just… I truly never imagined that one day you would become a super even more powerful than I am.”