Coulson brought up the vampires again. Those sewer rats were creating unrest to pressure the mutants, S.H.I.E.L.D., and other organizations.
It was their usual trick, and it often worked.
There were vampire supporters among the government's upper ranks. As soon as chaos broke out, they could make all sorts of demands in the name of stabilizing the situation.
A multiparty power struggle was currently underway.
The Vampire Council had also demanded that the culprit who had openly tortured and slaughtered vampires in Corona Park be handed over. And, sure enough, some people thought that was exactly what should be done. After all, torture and slaughter were far too inhumane.
Some politicians' brains seemed to be permanently offline, yet people like them could still get the votes they wanted. Hayato wondered what those voters who had cast their ballots for them, only to be eaten by vampires afterward, had thought in their final moments.
In the end, the proposal was naturally suppressed. There were mountains of official reasons for doing so, enough to bind into a book and publish. But the real reason was both ridiculous and tragic.
They believed Hayato was too powerful. It might take the Avengers or an entire military unit to deal with him. And according to the psychological evaluation, Hayato had been classified as evil-aligned—the sort of person who did whatever he wanted, and if you pissed him off, he would wipe out your whole family.
So—did they have the Avengers or an entire military unit guarding them?
Most of them did not.
So most of them chickened out.
Some senators loved targeting superheroes for criticism to gain attention, putting on a righteous act while they did it, because they knew superheroes would not sneak into their homes in the middle of the night to play