I just want to be a hero
Chapter 21- Li...Liza?
When Madana went inside, she saw a big chameleon crouching on the floor because it was too scared. Still half-stealth. Although the color changed to the color of the white tiles attached to the floor, she don't know if mutant was too excited, but it turned back to the original green, and the ceramic color.
When she looked closely, she realized that it was not a giant chameleon, but a twelve or thirteen year old girl. She was shaking because she was so scared. When she saw Madana, she immediately ran away and stuck to the corner of the room. She was holding a teddy bear in her hand and pointing it neck with her sharp fingernails.
The girl is a half-chameleon half-human because of the transformation mutant. has a tail and her whole body was covered in green scales, but her face was still human. She has light brown hair and eyes that are vertical like a chameleon.
"Don't come any closer, I'll kill my hostage."
"....." Madana looked at the terrified girl. The hostage she said was a teddy bear?
'This girl is so cute.' Madana stretched out her hand and grabbed the girl's head, who had nowhere to run, and tousled her hair.
"Don't worry, this hero won't hurt you." She learned to say these words after spending a week with Larry, Moe, and Mark whose playing otome games. She patrols and goes to Sofia's house when it's time to go to school.
So She learned the words used by Otome princes.
"....." The girl's chameleon eyes widened for a moment and then fell silent. After a while, she started talking.
"Sh... are you a Lolicon?"
"Ahh... you bastards." Madana, who was still in the suit, was blushing. What is this girl talking about? put, She's in a Knight's outfit, so anyone would think she's a man. If you suddenly say these words to a little girl, she must think like that.
"This girl... I'm the superhero Silver Knight. I won't put you in danger."
"Knight...are you a kind of knights of King Arthur's table?"
"Yes, I am such a steadfast and dignified warrior." Medana leaned back and said. The bright silver warrior is full of pride as she shows off his waist.
The girl didn't seem as scared as she was at the beginning. The unstable continuous color change process has also calmed down. The girl looked familiar to her and boldly asked.
"But you don't have a hero's cape either."
"Hmm...that's..."
Madana didn't know how to answer. When she first upgraded the Silver Knight, she even thought about adding a grand velvet cover that would give it a dash from behind. It's a combination of Batman and Superman from the classic superhero movies. But the lessons of history seem to tell us how dangerous it is to put cape that way.
Let's go back to the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. There was a time when the warlord Cao Cao was defeated and fled when he fought the Xilian army. When the enemy commander Matong looked at him from a distance, he realized that he was the one who was wearing a red robed warrior's cloak...
"The guy in the red robe is Cao Cao, brothers! Kill him!"
If the soldiers who came with him were not very powerful, Cao Cao would have died there and would not have become the Prince of Wei.
Ahem! The lesson does not end there. Throughout history, many great people have died because of that cape.
If you don't go back in history and look at today's superheroes, Miza, a second-generation Brazilian hero, stepped on the cape while fighting the villain and show the weakness to his target and was killed.
Another Greek superhero, Pablo, was the one who slipped and fell from the fifty-story buildin because his cape covered his face while running from one floor to another.
Now any types of cape is considered a bad item by superheroes, and few people wear it. One of them is America's S-rank statesman. His cape is bulletproof so he can used as a support. And his cape is not full size but only up to his waist. So there's no more going up and covering the face.
"So... So why are you going into someone else's shop and eating food at night? This is not good behavior."
Madana already knew that this little girl was harmless. So no more harsh treatment.
"That...I'm can't stay hungry."
"If you're hungry, you have to buy food with money. The shopkeeper bought these items after hard work."
"She...I know. But I doesn't have any money."
Madana felt sorry. Like the police say, is this girl really a homeless girl? And transformation type mutant need more energy than normal people. So they eat more. So, it is possible that this girl hungry too much and lost consciousness. Even Madana itself needs some sweetness when it's time to use her brain a lot.
"Your parents..."
The girl shook her head.
"What about the house..."
"I don't know...I woke up on a dump by the harbor."
"Don't you have any memeories?"
"Huh..."
The girl really looks like a rat. Madana's heart couldn't take it anymore. Now the girl's transformation form has completely disappeared. The eyes are no longer vertical, but are now a natural yellow. Just like a normal person except for the tail.
"Alright, then this hero will take care of the girl. Let's go."
"So... but if I goes out, the police will arrest me."
"Don't worry, this hero will bail you out."
In this way Madana can persuade the girl to come out of the shop. When the police found out that the man they had been worried about was a young child, their hearts began to fall.
"If you don't come, we have to use our force to capture this little girl. Then something might happen to her."
The female police officer shook her hand. Madana is still worried about the girl. What if this girl was taken seriously by the law?
"Captain, it's because this little girl can't control her mutant power. Do not to punish her too much."
The captain raised her head at Madana's words. After a while, she looked at the girl wearing a vest and short jeans and nodded. These clothes come with the girl. It looks like a suit specially made for transforming, and it blends with her skin as she transforms. Madana himself has some doubts, but there is still insufficient information to draw any conclusions.
"Normally, this would have to be charged as robbery. However, according to the Law on Underage Mutant Children, which was later revised, there are special laws for cases where the Mutant power cannot be controlled. According to those laws, if a parent guarantees that it will not happen again, there will be no punishment. But she have to attend at the government-owned Superhero School to learn how to control her power."
The government-owned Superheroes School looks like a youth detention center, but it's actually a hero training school opened by the government itself. Private heroes schools are expensive and difficult to get into. So the government was forced to open a heroes school, but the teaching materials were not perfect and there were not enough teachers, but the curriculum was the same. Those who graduate from this school can join the government super military university and serve in the national military force, or they can get a hero's license and become a hero like everyone else. So it's not so different from the real hero schools.
"But this child is an orphan." At Madana's words, the captain pointed at herself.
"I will make this child my daughter. I am of legal age and legally able to adopt her."
According to American law, a child born in their country has the right to citizenship regardless of race. And this kid doesn't look like he's from abroad. So it's much easier to adopt.
"And I..." Madana also pointed to herself.
"You...you have to testify that this case was an accident. You are the superhero who was alone at the scene."
"Hey, hey... it doesn't matter if I testify. I'm worried about the child. What about living in a dormitory at a public school..."
As with public schools, compared to private schools, the care for students is very low. And since this little girl is also an orphan, Madana is worried about being bullied.
"You don't trust me? Don't worry, you think I'm going to adopt a child and throw it away like that? I'll let her live in my house."
'This girl is a real standard.' Madana thought so. According to the police records downloaded by the thief, it appears that this captain is unmarried.
[Linda Diggory.
Age: 23
Blood: B
Mutant Power: Unusual Beauty. (Low grade type.)
Occupation: Police Captain. (Two silver bar levels.) Chief of the Queens police station.]
Married: None.
Address: .... ]
'This... Digory. He's very good with the dog count.' drinking, She never thought that such a beautiful and kind relative would exist for the rich man Timmy Diggory. As usual for Diggory, he also got a strange beauty as a power. Linda's beauty power is not as strong as him. If she don't use it deliberately, it seems like an ordinary beautiful girl.
"Officer Linda, I don't think an unmarried girl suddenly adopting a baby is going to be a fun thing for your family."
"....." Linda's eyes widened and looked at Madana. As for Madana, knowing that it had gone a little too far, she turned her face away.
"How do you know I'm not married yet?" It's not unusual to know the name. The police already have name plates on their chests. But let's not know that Silver Knight is not a fortune teller.
"Ahem...guys' instincts."
At Madana's words, Police Officer Linda took the girl's hand and stepped back a little from the Silver Knight. And her eyes were looking suspiciously from head to toe.
"Die..." Medana cursed her big mouth.
"This...if you have to adopt this child at the same time as me, I won't allow it. You are an unlicensed hero, no one knows what you look like under your uniform. What if you are a person who sell children to black market or a Lolicon?"
"....." Madana had no answer for that. She felt like her whole chest was torn apart.
"Good...good. But can I come and see her soon? I don't have much knowledge. Only if the officer allows it."
The girl below grabbed Officer Linda's sleeve and said.
"Policewoman, the hero is not a bad guy. I felt it from my senses."
"Alright." Linda agreed. Madana didn't think it would be so easy. After going to the police station, she still had to do the paperwork to testify.
As she was about to return, Linda handed her a police radio.
"Sir Silver Knight, you're not registered and won't be able to enter the network of heroes. So I'll give you our police radio so you know if we call for help. If there's an emergency, please help. The police department needs heroes like you to help."
Madana also felt that it was needed, so she took it. Even if you can monitor everything on the internet and hack all the CCTVs in the city, it is impossible to monitor Madana alone and the whole city at the same time. So she need to be in contact with the police. If she had a mind, she could invent a machine to pick up police radio waves, but now she doesn't need it, right? Why waste time and break the law?
"Well, if I'm in a position to help, I'll come and help." From beginning to end, Madana avoided words that might reveal she was a girl.
As soon as Medana finished speaking, she turned and ran away. One thing she was thinking on the way.
"Huh... Running everywhere isn't very stylish. I need a vehicle like the other heroes." Running around the city without a ride is too much for a tech hero. It is not possible with her current experience to install a flying system like Iron Man in the suit. Techno telekinesis and superhuman IQ give her endless abilities, but the original knowledge is useless if not enough. So she still need to study and research a lot. And while it's easy to put a jet on a suit, it's very difficult to match. So she have to try.
Additional Notes:
[Liza (Lizard)
Age: 13
Blood Type: N/A (Green)
Mutant Power: Lizard Transformation (lvl 1)
[Details: Discoloration; ability to heal; Superhuman strength, superhuman speed, temperature sensitivity; high jump Can produce nails Scales that are hard and slightly bulletproof
Level: B (Evolveable)
Appearance[Human Form]: Light brown hair; yellow eyes, A slightly round face with a pointed chin. She is slightly taller than her peers and has long legs. Chameleon tail.
[Lizard Form] Light brown hair, Yellow eyes with vertical gaze; Green hard brass. Sharp nails.