>>5619927>>5619927>"Exuse me miss, what are you doing?"There was a glint of recognition behind his glasses, as if this guy felt guilty for doing something. Then again, the girl noticed something weirder - his key didn't fit in the door's lock. An awkward pause followed, both adult and teenager staring at eachother with extreme pokerfaces.
>Perk Artstyle Shift Activated>"Uh... it's not what it looks like."Click, click, click, the key refused to enter its designated lock, his eyes not breaking contact as he still refused the inevitable. He took the wrong street and mistook Lavender for Rose, Shinon's panic must've scrambled his senses - it still didn't help that city K's buildings were mass produced to the point of looking identical.
From Kaede's point of view, this stranger looked a bit cartoonish and had a couple of perfectly timed dots and lines like a moment in a dramatic manga. Then suddenly... his face hardened, what was this sudden wave of confidence?!
https://youtu.be/9yGGNohmAT0>Perk Sensei Activated!>Perk Artstyle Shift Activated!>"My name is Shinon Watanabe, i am 27 years old, what you see here is the result of your test. The actions I've seen do have proven that the Hero Association should consider your application more seriously."Complete bullshit, but Shinon managed to overhear a couple of words between Kaede and the police officer. Plus, a girl her age with an impressive teleport ability, who wouldn't try to become a hero?
"Wh-"
>"You have successfully defeated three ruffians and tracked a potential target without being detected. That in itself adds to your potential, should hit he properly grown with right training, be it physical or mental, may lead to a possible member of the S rank qualifications in your future career."Shinon looked extremely serious, he couldn't drop the act now. If he did, then the girl would laugh or even worse, report him for attempting to break into an apartment - even if it was an honest mistake, his heart couldn't live with the sheer embarrassment! Gossip in Japan was awful, if one random nobody knew, then it may spread and... and...
>Perk Activated - Money?Actually, he didn't really lie, not fully. Shinon remembered doing a side-job for a Hero Association office a couple of months ago, something to do with improving their logistics and PR if they brought in new people. The hero profile documents were extremely daunting for an untrained eye, but at least he didn't need to review that one C-Ranked hero in... what was the city's letter again?
>"Now that the façade is out of the way, what will be your next move?"Menacing symbols kept appearing as an intimidating aura radiated from the salary man. Was it a diguise to throw off monsters, such wit and intellect! He checked the time by pulling a sleeve, revealing a cheap watch.
>"I could treat you with some ramen, or not. You could try attacking me should you doubt your success." 