Having found King, Josen swept his gaze over the other two people present.
One tall and one short, they were enveloped in blue and green Psychic Power barriers respectively. Sure enough, they were the sisters Tatsumaki and Fubuki, whom he had not seen in a long time.
How exactly had this strange combination of a middle-aged man, a mature beauty, and a little girl come together?
Although he had expected it, actually seeing them still left Josen full of questions.
He immediately landed and walked over, treading on ground that was still scorching hot.
"Hey, you're a local Hero from M City, right?"
Thump, thump, thump, thump!
With the battle over, the roar of the "King Engine" had begun to subside.
King glanced at the curly-haired girl floating nearby, her entire body radiating an intense green light, and recalled the corresponding Hero information.
-The high-ranking S-Class psychic Hero from the Hero Association, "Tornado of Terror." A future colleague? I suppose I should socialize a little...
"Yes, you can call me King, 'Tornado of Terror.'"
After a moment's consideration, he responded with neither servility nor arrogance.
As soon as he drew close, Josen heard that familiar prickly undertone in Tatsumaki's voice. Compared with the psychic queen's presence, even King's aura of strength fell a little short.
"Hmph, you made me come all this way for nothing... Still, your strength is passable."
Faced with what could just about count as praise from Tatsumaki, King nodded, unmoved by praise or humiliation.
In reality, his expressionless face was simply masking his social anxiety.
Then he said in a deep voice, "Is that so? Thank you for the compliment, then."
-Yeah, I'm already starting to want to go home and play games. How should I bring that up tactfully? What a pain...
"Sis, shouldn't the