Chapter 34 - The golden ball and the golden turd

Author's Note: Currently I'm thinking about the future of this novel and might swith out I world I had planned. If you know any good fantasy books that are western oriented (what I mean is no chinese cultivation etc.) then write about it in the comments.

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As they continued to drive closer towards the center of the city Hermann got bored of the long silence and decided to ask:

H: "Hey Allmight, where do you live?"

Allmight who sat next to the drivers seat pointed ahead towards the city center.

Allmight: "As most heroes do, I live within my own agency. That way I don't get stuck in traffic and am always available. Do you see that big skyscr.a.p.er up ahead?"

With a confused expression Hermann looked out the window only to see at least a dozen skyscr.a.p.ers.

H: "Which one?"

Allmight: "The one with the big golden sphere surrounded by two rings. That's were I live."

Mumbling to himself Hermann once again looked at the streets of the city

H: "At least it's not a golden turd"

Once they arrived at the skyscr.a.p.er, parked in it's underground parking lot, climbed up the stairs and entered the giant lobby of the building Mr. Yamamoto and the unknown hero who's name he hadn't even bothered to find out excused themselves and entered an elevator right next to the stairs they had climbed up.

H: "Why did we use the stairs when we could have used the elevator to arrive earlier?"

Allmight: "LESSON ONE AS MY DISCIPLE!! EVERYTHING CAN BE USED TO TRAIN YOUR BODY!!"

H: "Sheesh! Why do you have to shout all of the sudden? You didn't have that problem in the car. Please turn down the volume, I value my sense of hearing."

Ruefully Allmight rubbed the back of his head.

Allmight: "Sorry, it's a habit from hunting villains."

H: "You know that's not good for your vocal cords and I doubt it helps that much."

Suddenly they were interrupted by a group of reporters that jogged towards them. They had heard Allmights loud voice and came to look if anything had happened as the building of Allmights hero agency also housed many departments of the government that had bought apartments here to gain better protection from the hero as well as use his reputation to scare of villains. As they looked around they saw Allmight shouting and being berated by a young boy. When they took a closer look they recognized him as the strong boy that had stopped a speeding truck with his bare hands at the tender age of six. He had great potential for becoming a future hero if his powers grew further. Once they had come close they asked:

Reporter 1: "Excuse our Intrusion but would you mind answering a few questions for us?"

With a slightly annoyed look on his face Hermann turned towards Allmight and asked:

H: "Is this necessary? I still have to unpack all of my boxes and have to go to school."

Allmight: "Don't worry, Mr. Yamamoto already called your school to inform the about your circ.u.mstances and they were willing to give you a day off to settle everything. BUT THAT BRINGS US TO LESSON 2: THE MEDIA IS YOUR FRIEND SO HELP THEM IF THEY NEED SOMETHING!"

H: "Stop shouting! My poor eardrums..."

Allmight: "I'm sorry!"

As the media looked at this comedic pair they tried to ask their questions once more.

Reporter 2: "As my colleague asked before, would you be willing to answer our questions?"

Allmight: "YES!"

H: "No."

Allmight: "Why not? It doesn't hurt you or anything."

H: "I want to unpack my boxes. They are getting heavy."

This was clearly a lie as he has stopped a truck with his bare hands that had weight more than a few tonnes.

Allmight: "Then why don't you put the boxes on the floor?"

H: "Why don't you simply show me my room where I can put my boxes and deal with this stuff yourself?"

Suddenly Allmight had an idea as to why Hermann always refused to be with many people or talk to the reporters. He was an introvert who spent most of his time in his own room. How could he know how to properly talk to others. With a warm smile on his face he promised himself to properly teach him about relationsh.i.p.s and slowly get him used to crowds and open speeches, to give him self confidence. On the outside they simply saw him smile warmly before telling Hermann to take the elevator to the highest floor and enter the biggest door in the back. After Hermann had entered a free elevator and the doors had closed Allmight turned his attention towards the reporters once more.

Allmight: "You have to excuse the boy, he seems to be shy around most people he doesn't know."

Reporter 1: "No worries, he is still young after all. But that brings us to the question of why he is here and why you send him to your personal office?"

Allmight: "Well, as you saw the boy is quite shy. He grew up in a good orphanage but due to his nature he was never noticed and got to experience how it feels to have a real family. When I heard that I asked the ministry if something could be done to place him in a good family that would help him grow up to be a good part of society. As they had no one in mind they asked me to take over this role. After thinking about it I quickly agreed and adopted the boy. Do you have any other questions?"

Reporter 2: "Yes, how was he not noticed until now? Although he is shy they should have all important information about him. He isn't ugly, is strong and seems more reasonable than most, so how is it possible that no one adopted him?"

At that question Allmight averted his eyes and remained silent for a minute. It wasn't his character to lie or misinform someone as he was supposed to be the symbol of piece and justice and a role model for everyone. He was supposed to to show morality, peace and social justice against the immoral, violent and unjust deeds of the villains. With that in mind he answered weakly:

Allmight: "Maybe no one was interested in him until now. If you were to excuse me now, I will see to my son and help him get used to everything."

With that he turned around and entered an open elevator behind him, quickly leaving for his agency. In the lobby the reporters turned to one another and remained silent until one of them decided to speak up.

Reporter 1: "I think he is hiding something. I'm sure that was not a coincidence. For now we should simply report that the boy was adopted by Allmight and might become a great hero in the future but research about his origins and find a true answer to your question."

Reporter 2: "Yes, I think that this is a great idea. I think we might be on to something. I'm sure there are other reasons. It might be a conspiracy."

With that in mind the reporters exited the lobby and made their way towards their office that was just a few blocks away. When they arrived they told a few others that were available to head to Allmight's agency to see if anything new happened while they wrote their article for tomorrows news as well as research about Hermann's origins.