"Just as I thought... you're still not going to let me go."
Garou wasn't surprised at all when Bai Ye called him back. "That's more like it..."
Even though he might die here in a moment, Garou felt little turmoil inside.
If he could survive this ordeal, he would have a better chance of becoming the strongest monster.
Otherwise... it would simply prove he didn't have what it took...
"Don't misunderstand. I'm not trying to kill you. I'm just reminding you that you can train however you like, but if you attack professional heroes indiscriminately, I won't stand by and watch."
There was a hint of menace in Bai Ye's words.
Although the heroes Garou attacked all followed the "heroes never die" rule, their injuries were real. At the very least, they would spend some time in the hospital.
"Ahh-what a pain..."
Garou scratched his head, suddenly feeling a headache coming on.
He had planned to become a "hero hunter" who specifically hunted professional heroes, but the plan had been forced to die before he could even put it into action.
"You attack professional heroes because you want everyone to fear you, right? Wanting to become the strongest monster is just the compromise you settled for..."
Bai Ye said bluntly, "You know you can't become the perfect hero you envision, so you compromised. This might sound harsh, but your ideas really are still too childish."
Garou and Sweet Mask were quite similar. Both had an image of a perfect hero in their hearts, and both were deeply fixated on it.
The difference was that Garou, a human, wanted to become a monster.
Meanwhile, Sweet Mask, who had already become a monster, only wanted to turn back into a human and longed to become a true hero...
"..."
Garou felt as