Recognized Hero

Chapter 15: The Dread of Cleaning

Managing hundreds of reports was hard enough, but nothing was more difficult than dealing with their top hero. Sekingar worked hard, and his motivation was fueled by the thought of elevating his rank and one day going down in the history books as a hero. His obsession knows no wall; he did everything to achieve it.

He took his steps with long strides, impatiently thinking of something. He fumbled through and opened the door to his office; it was a mess, and crumpled paper littered the ground. His eyes darted at every piece of paper lying about, and his hands fumbled through the papers uncaringly. Within a few seconds, he found what he was looking for.

A piece of report not long ago, two A-Class, reported missing. They received a distress signal from one of the A-Class that went missing. Though, when help arrived, the two were nowhere to be found. Traces left by a fierce battle has been identified, but no bodies were found.

Sekingar took a deep breath. The single message left by the A-Class hero was vague. A single word, 'Monster' that left them with no clues didn't help. Whatever that 'Monster' was, it should be a strong one. To make two high-ranked A-Class helpless...

'I have to report this... More and more suspicious activities have been going on inside City-Z... This will bring trouble in the long run.' He didn't have to imagine it... Rumored with monsters infesting the city, it wasn't hard to think that a gathering between monsters would happen. 'But, an assembly between powerful monsters... It would require a hidden power of formidable power to control them. But, Monsters are unpredictable by nature. Them co-existing is unheard of.' He gritted his teeth.

The possibility of monsters with calibers matching their S-Classes still haunts him. A situation where the monster wins, and the hero falls. It will substantially affect their morale to see an S-Class hero fall. He stepped outside his office and headed to report his findings.

...

Sitch waited and waited. He expected Sekingar to come to look for him regarding 'that'. Only a few knew about it for now, but he planned to announce it later. Sitch knew Sekingar's potential, and since he wanted a promotion, this was the perfect situation to prove his worth. He was the one that planted the documents within the pile of papers in Sekingar's office, fully intending to use him.

The reports did happen, and the two A-Classes were indeed missing. This is where Sekingar comes in. With his brilliant mind and cautious personality, Sekingar was the perfect man for this job.

Knock!

The door opened with a knock and comes the man he expected. Sitch invited him to sit, which he did so nervously. He was very concerned and anxious about the recent news. Sekingar prepared himself, though he was stopped by Sitch who raised a hand.

"I know what you're going to say, and let me tell you something, only a handful of executives know of this," Sitch spoke. And continued, "I'm placing a lot of trust in you by revealing such important information." Sekingar breathed sharply. He was experiencing a constant rush of shocking news.

"Then—" Sitch raised another hand, preventing Sekingar from continuing. "Since this is the case, I will be appointing you to this task. Form a strong team of heroes. I permit you to choose from the A-Classes." Sitch sat down on his chair and dismissed the confused executive.

On his way out the door, he heard Sitch say faintly, "Do your best, else our reputation as the Hero Association would collapse. I mean—why would they trust us in protecting them if we can't even save our own heroes?" The door shut closed. Leaving Sekingar to wonder.

He stepped inside his office soon after and tidied the room. 'This is a huge opportunity for me... Though, I am quite skeptical about something... The monster that defeated the two A-Class heroes... Where has it gone? And where did it take them?" No other reports have been made, nor witnesses to leave statements.