Midtown High School Was a Complete Mess

Those Who Put a Price Tag on Their Own Heads, That's All!

Honestly, Nova's setup was not bad at all. Though his origin was copied from Green Lantern, and his abilities were the standard bargain-bin Superman package—superhuman physical abilities, flight, energy projection—purely in terms of stats, the Nova helmet really was an extremely powerful piece of equipment.

And precisely because of that, its user was all the more dangerous.

Peter did not want to act like some seasoned veteran and lecture Richard Rider about his abilities or lack of experience. He knew perfectly well that not everyone, like Spider-Man, fought through hell-level dungeons every day and grinded their experience that high. Besides, everyone started out as a rookie. Hadn't there been a whole mess of problems when he fought Scarecrow back then?

But that did not mean Peter had no intention of doing anything. On one hand, these young heroes truly lacked experience, and their battles could easily hurt innocent bystanders. On the other hand, quite a few so-called heroes—especially those who appeared later—shared the same problem.

They did not even know why they wanted to be superheroes.

As superpowered people continued to multiply around the world, and superheroes increased along with them, a kind of celebrity effect had formed. Huge numbers of superpowered people chose to become superheroes, but if you asked them why, they could not answer.

Or rather, they became superheroes simply because they discovered they had superpowers. It was like someone discovering they were suited for sports or acting, then becoming an athlete or actor. It had already become a mindless trend, something people blindly chased.

But the problem was that superheroes were vigilantes by nature, not celebrities. In fact, many people who entered the field would soon realize something: they would get nothing out of