Hero Association M City Branch, Operations Room One.
The team leader, who had discovered a treasure, issued his orders methodically.
"Seal the records of this operation and don't report them to Headquarters. Our branch will handle this ourselves! Oh, and we need a resounding hero name for M City's future S-Class hero..."
He frowned and racked his brains for a while before finally tapping a few keys on the keyboard before him. A satisfied smile appeared on his face. "Let's call him 'King'!"
Just then, the image on the big screen shook violently, then went black with a snap.
"..." The team leader's mouth twitched. "Xiao Zhi! What the hell happened?! Did you save that footage?!"
"I saved it, I saved it! But the drone seems to have crashed," the staffer named Xiao Zhi said, pursing his lips. "I told you this thing's reliability in actual combat was a problem."
"...Shut up! You jinx!!"
M City's pedestrian shopping street.
Hmm?
Josen tilted his head up slightly. In his Mantra's field of vision, the drone circling overhead had nowhere to hide.
Who's bored enough to play at surveillance...?
He sent a burst of electromagnetic interference its way. The directed EMP destroyed the drone's electronic components outright, and all four rotors abruptly spun out of control and seized up. It wobbled like a drunk before plunging headfirst into the rubble.
Just then, before the drone hit the ground, the sharp-eyed Josen suddenly spotted the words "Hero Association M City Branch" printed on it.
Oh, so it was one of ours?
Looks like I hit the wrong target...
A certain someone glanced around guiltily. Only after discovering that the nearby surveillance equipment had all been destroyed in the battle did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"Time for us to go, Saitama!"