Vought International soon announced the venues for each Regional Qualifier on its official website. Since San Andreas was hosting the tournament Finals, California, as a region of its own, gave the right to host its regional Finals to San Francisco, another major metropolis some six hundred kilometers from San Andreas.
San Francisco did not have a large population, but it was one of the Federation's most economically developed areas. Home to one of the world's most famous high-tech hubs and numerous technology giants, it was California's second-strongest metropolis overall. The city was known worldwide for its tech industry and tourism, and the Golden Gate Bridge spanning the Golden Gate Strait was its signature landmark, appearing frequently in films and television.
According to the rough tally of some film bloggers, the Golden Gate Bridge had been destroyed at least a hundred times on screen.
Unable to agree on who should enter the Rising Star Tournament, the group argued fiercely at the Mitarai Residence. Fubuki could not get through to the hopeless lot, so she finally gave in and approved several applications.
Even so, Fubuki laid down strict rules. First, they had to change their appearances and avoid showing their real faces. After all, they had already crossed paths with Homelander, who might recognize them in the Finals.
Second, Fubuki repeatedly stressed that they had to show restraint. These four could clearly reach the regional top eight without trouble, but it was best not to attract too much attention before the Finals.
In the end, Luke, Serizawa, Sugar Baby, and Crash Boy entered the tournament.
Fubuki flatly refused Tatsumaki's repeated requests. She knew her sister's temperament: once Tatsumaki stepped into the arena, she would throw every prior warning out the window. To prevent an irreversible disaster in front of tens of thousands