The situation was extremely complicated. In particular, the Monster Association had appeared, and then there was Garou, who called himself a monster and had dealt a heavy blow to heroes of every rank in the Hero Association. The Association's executives had held meetings in the Steel Eternity Fortress and argued for days, yet they still hadn't reached a conclusion.
The one thing they could feel relieved about, perhaps, was that another little girl who opposed the Hero Association hadn't made things too difficult for them. She'd even helped by burning the Dragon-level disaster Elder Centipede to ashes, sparing the city the indignity of having it rampage through the streets.
After that, the Monster Association and its organized monsters had finally ceased their attacks and gone into hiding again.
However, the Hero Association knew that was only temporary.
Garou was still alive. Silver Fang had failed to capture him, even with the help of the S-Class hero Genos and a martial arts master with S-Class strength. No one knew when Garou might return and cause trouble for the Hero Association again! Though he was still human, the Association had now classified him as a "monster," and he himself continued to call himself one. His disaster level was already high enough to qualify as "Dragon," and the Association had no good way to deal with him for now.
But at this point, the "Hero Hunter"—Garou, who had willingly fallen into depravity and become a monster—could still be considered a minor problem?
After all, Silver Fang had indeed gravely wounded him. He definitely wouldn't be able to cause trouble again anytime soon, which at least gave the Hero Association a favorable opportunity to prepare for its decisive battle with the Monster Association. They felt they could finally breathe a little easier.
The Hero