An emerald orb streaked through Deep Space. Hal, the Green Lantern who had once again gone to Oa to report in with nothing better to do, grew steadily happier as he drew closer to home.
From a certain perspective, Hal was undoubtedly the model of a gifted high achiever. He had already been an elite pilot when a gravely wounded alien fell from the sky and entrusted him with a miraculous power ring. From then on, Hal became one of the Superpowered People springing up like mushrooms on Earth in the new century.
After training with the Green Lantern Legion and getting some practical experience himself, Hal discovered that his Green Lantern ring was incredibly powerful. Even on Earth, where exceptional individuals abounded, it could certainly hold its own.
After solving cosmic-scale problems several times through his incredible willpower, Hal had briefly believed himself unrivaled. In fact, he did not even think all that highly of Superman.
He believed that with the Green Lantern ring on his hand, he could easily defeat Superman.
Still, there was no denying that Superman was powerful. That was one reason Hal could feel comfortable leaving Earth every so often.
Besides, Coast City, the city he protected on Earth, not only had beautiful scenery but was also much safer than Metropolis or Gotham. Hal, who frequently followed Earth's news through the semiautomatic computer core in his Green Lantern ring, was clearly very proud of that.
He did not have to work overtime dealing with an endless stream of Supercriminals, and Hal naturally believed that was because Green Lantern was there to protect the city.
He knew people in the newspapers often compared him with Superman and Batman, but Hal confidently believed he ought to be the strongest of the three.
As for Central City's Flash,