Izuku the Vanquisher

Chapter 59: Freedom and Purge

"I thought I told you to never interrupt me at this hour" a man clad in white crusader armor whispered, as he knelt in front of a shrine

"Apologies Young Master, but there are two... individuals that seek an audience with you right now" the servant bowed

"What nobody would ever go so far to seek an audience with me?" the man spat

"I wouldn't be sure if he is a nobody young master..." the servant hesitated to notice the gradual change of mood of his master.

"Who is it then? Speak servant"

"The leaders of Humarise and the American branch of the Meta Liberation Army"

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After a quick greeting from the collective of heroes and heroines, the Winged Hero briefly joined the dinner (though he bemoaned the lack of fried chicken) and after cleaning the tables and doing the dishes, Izuku announced the start of the meeting.

With the help of everyone, all the tables were set around a white screen, as Izuku, Aizawa, and All Might distribute to all the heroes notepads and a small itinerary of what was about to be discussed.

Everybody adopted a more serious visage, even the most casual ones, like Miss Joke and Hawks, their usual joyful smiles completely dissipating from their faces.

"Let's start this shall we?" Slade started, as the room darkened and a projector come to life.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank all of you for joining us tonight at this meeting. For our first topic, let's start with the current situation of the Pro Hero Industry in this country. I am sure that many of you have heard from the Hero Network about me purging the heroes ranks from one prefecture to another" Slade started, as on the wall, the projector showed on the wall a tally of numbers and names.

Before the Battle of Jaku, the estimated number of active pro heroes in the country was about ten thousand.

After the battle and the subsequent chaos, the number dropped to eight thousand.

Following Slade Purges the total number of pro heroes was roughly a little less than four thousand.

Many shuddered as they remembered said purges

Flashback

Slade gazed without emotion as he held Ubawami by her throat, who was trying to free herself from his grip rather unsuccessfully.

"Pathetic, you call yourselves Pro Heroes yet you don't even show an ounce of teamwork amongst yourselves nor decent fighting skills, how you even passed the License Exams is beyond me" he spat at the heroes and heroines who were either cradling a broken limb or clutching their stomach or faces.

Without ceremony, he dropped the Snake Heroine on the floor, who clutched her sore throat where moments before, Slade nearly strangled her.

"I, Slade, in my capacity as the Number One Pro Hero, hereby strip you of your hero licenses. You are denied any retirement bonus or benefits" he coldly stated, shocking all the downed now former pro heroes

"You can't do that to us!" one now ex-hero shouted in outrage

"I can and I will," Slade replied

"What gave you such authority to do that little shit?!" another one added, briefly forgetting of his injuries

"This country's government and the shambles that calls itself the Hero Public Safety Commission, and as I said before, being the Number One gives me the privilege to do so" he replied giving them one cold glare "And for a good reason, for you have tarnished this country for your sole selfishness long enough, and made a mockery of what a hero should be"