A Man Who Sells His Head for a Marker!

Honestly, Nova's loadout was not bad at all. Although his origins copied Green Lantern, and his abilities were basically a standard budget Superman package—super strength, flight, energy projection—the Nova helmet was genuinely an extremely powerful piece of equipment in terms of raw stats.

But precisely because of that, its user was even more dangerous.

Peter did not want to lecture Richard Rider about his abilities or lack of experience just because he was a veteran. He understood that not everyone, like Spider-Man, fought through hell-level dungeons every day and farmed their experience to such absurd heights. Everyone had started out as a rookie. Hadn't there been plenty of disasters back when he fought Scarecrow?

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

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

As superpowered individuals continued to increase across the world, along with the number of superheroes, a kind of celebrity effect had taken shape. Large numbers of superpowered people chose to become superheroes, but if asked why, they could not answer.

Or rather, they became superheroes simply because they discovered they had powers, just as someone who discovered they were suited for sports or acting might become an athlete or actor. It had become a mindless trend, something people chased after.

But the problem was that superheroes were fundamentally vigilantes, not celebrities. In fact, many people involved would soon realize one thing: they got nothing out of it.

What they received might even be nothing but people's condemnation and abuse, regardless of the reason. Being a superhero was truly a