However, although the Hero Association rejected the sponsors' unreasonable demands, it also deeply realized its lack of high-end combat power. Therefore, it attached great importance to this hero test, hoping to recruit some strong people from the public.
There are many strong people in this world, not just those in the Hero Association. Some strong people may not be interested in joining the Hero Association because they don't want to or for various other reasons.
The Hero Association has been intentionally collecting information on these individuals and compiling it into a list, so that when they decide to join the Hero Association, they can take them seriously immediately.
Each branch head of the association has a copy of this special attention list. Now, the head of the Z City branch opened the file handed to him by his subordinate, which contained a photo of Ryougi Shiki and some of the filled-out information.
"It's actually this person?"
Upon seeing the file in front of him, the association's leader's face lit up with ecstasy.
Ryougi Shiki, a mysterious girl who first appeared in City A two months ago, is characterized by her short, spirited hair, wearing a blue kimono and a red jacket. Upon her first appearance, she instantly killed the doujinshi monster who was being chased by Hellfire, the number one B-class monster at the time. A week later, she killed the Dragon-level monster Vaccine Man in City A and disappeared at the scene.
There was no news of him for a month afterward, presumably because he was secretly recuperating. When he reappeared, he was suspected of destroying an evil organization called the House of Evolution. After that, he was seen all over major cities, and was mostly witnessed at the scene of eliminating monsters.
Known battle record: killed one Dragon-level monster, one suspected Dragon-level monster, killed twelve Demon-level monsters, killed forty-eight Tiger-level monsters, killed one hundred and forty-two Wolf-level monsters, and is suspected of annihilating the evil organization House of Evolution.
Without a doubt, this is a powerful individual worthy of being an S-class hero, and even on the special attention list, he is the most valued and top talent by the Hero Association.
In normal times, the addition of such a powerful figure would be enough to delight the Hero Association's higher-ups, let alone in these extraordinary times.
"He cut the testing equipment with a wooden sword during the physical fitness test? No wonder he's a strongman who can kill a Dragon-level monster."
Looking at the results that Ryougi Shiki had just achieved in the physical fitness test, the head of the Z City Association branch nodded without any surprise, and then looked at his subordinates beside him.
"We need to contact the relevant higher-ups. We must take seriously the fact that such a talented person wants to join the Hero Association."
"As ordered!"
Just as the Hero Association's higher-ups began to take action because of her joining, Ryougi Shiki, after a rather long wait, also saw the start of the written test.
Following the staff into the examination room, Ryougi Shiki went to her seat and looked at the exam paper in front of her.
Compared to physical fitness tests that assess whether someone has the ability to become a hero, written tests are more about assessing whether someone has the qualifications to become a hero.
Of course, doing this is not very meaningful, since no one will write down their true thoughts on a test paper. Rather than testing one's character, it is more of a waste of time and formalism.
Generally speaking, as long as there are no bad records in your past resume, you can just pick some nice things to say and you'll basically pass the test.
Of course, Ryougi Shiki is an exception, since Ryougi Shiki is a clone, and clones think differently from normal people.
Question 1: Why do you want to become a hero?
Looking at the question before her, Ryougi Shiki pondered for a moment.
"To kill the monster."
Question 2: What motivates you to face the strange man?
"It is a mission."
As an undercover agent, Ryougi Shiki naturally couldn't reveal that she was hunting monsters on Takahashi Hayao's orders, so she changed her story.
Question 3: If a strange person took a citizen hostage and threatened you not to hurt them, what would you do...?
"Kill the monster."
Question 4: If you could, what would you like the world to be like?
"I wish there were more weirdos."
Ideally, they should be everywhere.
Ryougi Shiki silently added a sentence in her mind.
An hour and a half later, the written test ended, and Ryougi Shiki returned to the rest area to await the results.
The exam paper submitted by Ryougi Shiki was quickly sent to the room where the head of the Forgot Association was located.
Inside the room, in addition to the head of the Z City branch of the association, there were several other high-ranking members of the association.
They were high-ranking officials responsible for hero evaluation and ranking adjustments. After receiving notification from the head of the Z City Association branch, they rushed over by helicopter without stopping.
After all, to be rated as an S-class hero, one must pass their test. Although Ryougi Shiki's demonstrated strength almost certainly makes her an S-class hero as long as she joins the Hero Association, they still have to make a token appearance by coming here.
"Is this the written test paper for the candidates we selected this time?"
After receiving Ryougi Shiki's written test paper from his subordinates, the senior officials in charge of the evaluation originally only intended to open it and glance at it casually, then call the person over, find a reason to praise him, and then stamp it and leave.
To everyone's surprise, the expressions of the high-ranking officials in charge of the evaluation became increasingly interesting as they looked at the exam papers.
"what happened?"
The head of the Z City branch of the association noticed that the expressions of several high-ranking officials in charge of the evaluation were not quite right, so he went over to take a look and was also stunned.
The answer before me was simply... indescribable.
Joining the Hero Association to kill monsters is understandable, since many heroes in the Hero Association hate monsters and are driven by a sense of mission to face them. While it's not the standard answer, it's not too strange either.
Just assume it's some unknown past, and find an inspiring explanation, like witnessing the brutality of monsters as a child and vowing to drive them all out, making it your mission.
But in the latter cases, if the monster takes citizens hostage and threatens them, should the monster be killed directly?
Don't they care about the lives of the citizens?
If this answer only made the high-ranking officials in charge of the evaluation feel that Ryougi Shiki might just be a bit extreme in terms of form and style, then what does the following statement, "I hope there are more weirdos in the world," mean?
Several high-ranking members of the association exchanged glances, and unanimously understood each other's meaning.
There's something wrong with this person.
"Maybe they just enjoy the feeling of killing monsters? That's why they might want more monsters..."
One of the association's senior members tried to offer a forced explanation.
Upon hearing this, the others sighed.
Now that things have come to this, it seems that this is the only way to understand it.
In these extraordinary times, the Hero Association is unlikely to give up on a high-level fighter capable of killing Dragon-level monsters just because of such a small issue.
Moreover, apart from being somewhat fanatical about killing monsters, the other party doesn't seem to have any other problems.
On the contrary, this proactive attitude towards monsters would be considered a clear demonstration of professionalism within the Hero Association.
"Sigh, let's call her over."
Too lazy to think too much, the association's senior executives responsible for the evaluation chose to selectively ignore these minor issues.
Chapter 118: Ryougi Shiki, the Undercover Agent, and Her Plans to Utilize Honkai Energy
Five minutes later, Ryougi Shiki arrived at the ceremony room and was asked a few simple questions by several evaluators.
Strictly speaking, this should be considered an interview.
However, Ryougi Shiki felt that the way these high-ranking personnel in charge of the evaluation were looking at her was a bit strange.
Ryougi Shiki, unaware that she had already been designated as an S-rank, couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"Then one last question."
The group of people in front of them took out two photos. One of them showed the base of the House of Evolution. However, since Dr. Genus had been recruited by Takahashi Yu, this base in the original work had long been abandoned.
The other photo shows what the place looked like after Ryougi Shiki swept through it; there were corpses of monsters everywhere, and the site was severely damaged.
"Miss Ryougi Shiki, do you recognize this building?"
"This is the House of Evolution, an organization we have been secretly observing and considering dangerous."
"We recently discovered their base and thought we would make some progress, but we found that all the monsters there had been wiped out, and they all died from injuries caused by sharp weapons."
The head of the Z City Hero Association branch spoke in a thoughtful tone.
"Did you do this?"
"I did it."
Ryougi Shiki nodded in agreement.
When she was ordered by Takahashi Yu to destroy the House of Evolution, it was Takahashi Yu's way of preparing her to join the Hero Association, so there was no reason for her to deny it now.
Upon hearing this, the appraisers exchanged glances, then gave each other approving looks and stamped the file on Ryougi Shiki's page.
"Congratulations, from today onwards you are an S-class hero of the Hero Association. I hope you will shine brightly in your heroic career and take it as your mission to eliminate monsters and protect the people."
Ryougi Shiki received the list of S-class heroes from the standing assessors, her expression neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
She can certainly eliminate monsters, but protecting the people... she can do it if the situation allows, otherwise, it depends on Takahashi Yu's orders.
Next, the higher-ups of the Hero Association told her about some things that S-class heroes need to be aware of, including the fact that we are currently in a critical period.
In particular, some classified information is only known to the higher-ups of the Hero Association and S-class heroes.
This includes information recorded by the Hero Association about various powerful monsters, such as Elder Centipede, Ainz Ooal Gown, and Sakura Matou.
Ainz Ooal Gown, codename: [The Undead King]
Description: A skeletal monster who calls himself Ainz Ooal Gown. He possesses extremely exaggerated energy attack methods, which are described as resembling magic. He has a high level of intelligence and will cooperate with other monsters.
Record: Defeated S-class hero Metal Bat, defeated S-class hero Tank Top Master, destroyed an area on the outskirts of Z City with a single blow, with a range of several kilometers.
Weakness: Considering its powerful ranged attack capabilities and the fact that it always relies on its companions to protect it from getting close, it is suspected to be weak in close combat.
Matou Sakura, codename: [Ominous Flower]
Introduction: A girl named Matou Sakura, who calls herself a monster, but whether she is actually a monster is undefined. She is suspected to be a normal human who has awakened a special superpower, but no information about her human past has been found. It is possible that her appearance has changed due to her ability. Her characteristics are white hair, wearing a black and red dress, and dark red patterns on her skin. Her ability is to manipulate a special black and red energy, which has the characteristic of affecting the mind and is extremely dangerous.
Record: He used his abilities to drive the S-class hero Metal Bat into a frenzy, causing him to fight Tanktop Master to the death.
Weakness: Apart from its special abilities, it has not exhibited any other extraordinary characteristics, and its physical body may be very fragile.
......
The above is the information the Hero Association has analyzed regarding Ainz Ooal Gown and Matou Sakura.
However, after leaving the Hero Association, Ryougi Shiki immediately relayed this information to Ainz Ooal Gown and Matou Sakura.
As for the Hero Association's special instruction to keep it a secret? She was an undercover agent, so the Hero Association can only blame themselves for not thinking about that.
After all, who would have thought that a hero who kills monsters all over the world would actually be an ally of monsters?
And so, Ryougi Shiki, having sold the Hero Association, began her S-class hero career.
......
Meanwhile, the real world.
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