Chapter 221 Blackwater Students (2/2)

"Haha, THAT'S what you do at a proper hero acadeed Eileen's (Portal Girl) ar about how to, like, save people? Most of your exa out how to lift rocks out of the way so randos don't get crushed under them?"

"W-well yeah, that's what heroes do," squeaked out Eileen She was surrounded by Blackwater students curious about what a real hero trainee did

"What the hell? That's like, totally so boring!" said Kat in a valley girl voice She was Blackwater's rank 4 just behind Ace She had lost her beetle insectoid features, now opting for cat ears and eyes Her power let her shi+ft to a variety of ani on what she ate

Presumably, Kat only needed to eat little bits like fur of the animal whose features she wanted, otherwise the implication was that she had literally eaten a cat "Ito save people for AP and stuff, but like, doesn't it get way boring?"

"N-no, it's honestly why I wanted to be a hero…isn't hy all of you wanted to be heroes as well?" said Eileen "You're in a hero acadeht? Blackwater, I think?"

"Pfft I'm just here to kick money and make ass," said Ace

"Uh, it's 'kick ass and take ed at Eileen "And girl, honestly, I don't knoas trained as an assassin from when I was little, so I kinda just do what my parents tell me to do"

"D-did you say assassin?" Eileen looked visibly nervous

"Yeah I had ? Honestly though, it's a drag soo in blasting and punching, you have to be suuuper patient, and that's totally boring," said Kat "I figure if I graduated fro heroes or so"

"A-and you?" Eileen said to Ace She looked visibly distraught, especially at the whole 'hunting heroes' part of Kat's talk, but she held on admirably "Are you also an assassin?"

Ace scratched his head of white hair "Honestly, I dunno I grew up in a lab or some shi+t Parents tossedand sentI don't really knohy

But I didn't co the shi+t out of people, and that's what I did all day there"

"But like, tellto hear how the actual good guys work," said Kat as she playfully punched Eileen's shoulder Eileen jumped a little, scared

Made sense In Eileen's perspective, everyone here was a villain Soainst

"Stop harassing the poor girl and let her breathe" Aldrich spoke up as he strolled into the rooht have see he had some worry about

That was the fact that Aldrich was someone that the Blackwater students knew They had only ever interacted with 'Thanatos', but Aldrich was so a Dud

Granted, like with Eileen, Aldrich had everyone's 'loyalty meter' cranked up so that they coulda liability to Aldrich This h that Fisk did not care at all about his previous boss dying right in front of him

But Aldrich wondered whether it would be just as effective now

The roorew tense as everyone looked back to stare at Aldrich They all stopped what they were doing as recognition filled their eyes The only sound left caround noise the telescreens and speakers blared out

Aldrich clenched a fist, ready to instantly withhold the free will of every Blackwater student here