Pro Hero Rankings
Jilan was inexplicably angry and had no idea what she was upset about.
Alice slammed the bathroom door shut, startling the flight attendant who was also drowsy from the long journey.
Seeing Jilan looking at her, the flight attendant quickly stood up. "Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"
"No problem, we do have some." Jilan stopped mid-sentence, then smiled and asked, "Excuse me, could you please provide me with some juice?"
The flight attendant thought that Jilan would take the opportunity to make trouble because she hadn't been given juice before, threatening to report her to her superiors for being lazy. But to her surprise, Jilan, with her friendly smile, seemed to be saying not to be nervous, and simply made a simple request.
"Certainly!"
The flight attendant thought this was Jilan's way of making amends, so she nodded quickly and ran to pour Jilan a glass of juice.
When Alice returned from the bathroom, she saw Jilan leisurely sipping her juice.
Alice snorted, seemingly genuinely angry. Instead of sitting next to Jilan, she sat down across the aisle and took out several research documents from her briefcase to begin reading.
"Sir, here you go."
The flight attendant seemed to be quite impressed with Jilan's courteous demeanor, and at that moment she walked over with a smile and handed Jilan a tablet computer.
Jilan didn't refuse, after all, he also lacked a way to pass the time, so he smiled, thanked him, and accepted it.
There was no further communication between the two. Five hours passed, and the plane landed smoothly at Tokyo Haneda International Airport.
Alice had someone waiting to pick her up at the airport. As soon as she got her luggage, Jilan saw someone holding a sign that said "Alice." The person seemed to have seen Alice as well and waved vigorously in their direction.
"Looks like your pick-up person has arrived. See you next time."
As they parted in the airport terminal, Jilan smiled and said to Alice.
Alice glanced at Jilan briefly before looking away, coldly scoffing, "Remember, I've already repaid your favor for helping me with the experiment. I don't owe you anything, so I hope I never see you again!"
Jilan shrugged helplessly. "Are you that unwilling to see me? However, there's something else I'd like to get your answer to."
"What is it? Tell me now." Alice reached out and grabbed Jilan's wrist, glanced at the time on his watch, then tossed it back, crossing her arms. "You have one minute."
"Thirty seconds is enough. I want to know where your sister Erina lives, or rather, do you have her contact information?"
Alice immediately became wary. "Why are you asking this? We don't welcome you!"
"Hmm," Jilan tilted her head and thought for a moment, "I still owe her money, is that reason enough?"
When Jilan was on I-Island, he was penniless. He borrowed money from Erina's secretary Hisako, to go out and look up information online. Hisako also bought him that expensive-looking suit.
"That's all? I don't believe it." Alice scoffed, but still gave Jilan an address, adding, "This is my grandfather's house. Erina usually goes there during her holidays, and this time she's brought little Fran along, so she'll definitely be staying there. However, my grandfather is very strict; he would never let someone like you in!"
Jilan nodded silently, memorizing the address. As expected, it was indeed Setagaya Ward, a traditional gathering place for the wealthy.
Watching Alice's departing figure, Jilan also walked towards the airport exit. Looking at the sky outside, which had already turned to twilight, it was time to go home.
On her way back Jilan used her "Yaoyorozu" phone to send a group message to several of her close friends that she had returned to Tokyo. Soon after, she received a series of replies from them. Inasa Yoarashi, who lived not far from Jilan's house, was waiting at the door of Jilan's house after receiving the message. As soon as she saw Jilan return, she greeted her with a big smile.
"Jilan, we went to I-Island together, but I haven't seen you at all. It's all that Camie Utsushimi's fault for deliberately making me hide information for you inside the island. Otherwise, with me here, we would definitely have defeated that strongest guy, and you wouldn't have been forced to drink the banned drug!"
That night, Inasa Yoarashi poured out his grievances at Jilan's house, expressing his deep disgust for Camie Utsushimi's deception of him, and loudly denounced her while drinking.
Jilan bought some prepared food at the supermarket and ate dinner with Inasa Yoarashi while watching a variety show.
Because of her Quirk, and because there are no longer any rules in society prohibiting minors from drinking alcohol, Yoarashi has a special fondness for vodka. She often drinks it until her face turns red and she shouts "Hurrah!"
As for Jilan, he was sipping his tea, ostensibly listening silently to Inasa Yoarashi's complaints, but in reality, he was watching the television broadcast.
After all, NHK had forcibly taken a television fee from Jilan, and Jilan would occasionally glance at this national television station, because the monthly ranking of Pro Hero was calculated and announced to the public by this variety show called "Professional Herofull Disclosure," or "PHFD" for short.
Just now, the show released its latest Pro Hero rankings for July. As usual, All Might leads by a wide margin with first place, more than double the support of second-place Endeavor. Although Hawks remains in third place, his support has increased significantly compared to last month, and he is surging forward with tremendous momentum.
"Hawks, that Pro Hero, seems to be quite popular with girls," Inasa Yoarashi casually remarked, taking a swig of vodka before continuing, "The girls in my class make sure to vote for him on the NHK website every month, and they even encourage us guys to vote for him too."
Hawks's Quirk is "Fierce Wings," and he has a pair of angel-like wings and a handsome face. He is not yet twenty years old but already possesses great strength. He is very popular among young women. The voting is one person, one vote, and his high ranking on the leaderboard is due to these girls mobilizing their families to vote for him.
Inasa Yoarashi laughed loudly, "How could that be? Of course I voted for All Might! Who would vote for such an irresponsible guy?! Even if I voted for Endeavor, I wouldn't vote for him!"
Hawks is a Pro Hero, but in public he always says he wishes he could take a vacation and relax. Perhaps it is this unique style that makes Hawks so popular with his "fangirls".
Many "straight men" like Inasa Yoarashi are disgusted by his declaration. Even if they're too lazy to vote normally, they'll subconsciously reach for their phones when they see girls around them chattering about Hawks, open the NHK website, and cast a vote for All Might or Endeavor. In their eyes, only their kind of visceral, hand-to-hand combat style is the romance of men. Of course, many guys also express their liking for the cool and stylish fighting styles of characters like the Best Jeanist" and the Edgeshot."
Incidentally, the ninth-ranked Pro Hero "Wash" is quite popular among housewives because he looks like a washing machine. Even though he is not a combat-oriented Pro Hero, he has maintained his position in the top ten thanks to these consistent votes.
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