My avatar is the heroine

……

[As expected, I don't know if I've deceived Yog-Sothoth, but He's now granting your every wish. He's at least a god on a world-building level, isn't he?]

After using her Noble Phantasm, Abigail saw the already dead Boros and shook her head helplessly.

"So, won't it be dangerous if I use my Noble Phantasm like this?"

It's okay, you won't feel it if you drop it yourself; only someone else can clearly tell.

To use an imperfect analogy, in reality, everyone feels ashamed to strip naked and dance like an anglerfish in the street, but in a dream, you might find it perfectly normal, or even be unaware that there's anything wrong with it.

"System, have I been disconnected?"

【without!】

"really?"

【real!!!!!】

Why did you add so many exclamation marks?

It really didn't fall.

"Ok."

Having survived the battle with Boros, the spaceship was in dire straits and had finally lost power, beginning to slowly sink.

Finally, with a loud bang, the spaceship crashed to the ground.

Of course, because it was already very close to the ground, the impact did not cause any significant damage.

After the three clones merged, only the injured Shubi remained, slowly falling to the ground.

As a robot, Genos naturally paid special attention to his colleague. What intrigued him was that Shubi seemed to be different from ordinary robots.

As the name suggests, the machine species is a species.

Regardless of its internal structure, it is certainly different from a regular robot.

"Don't ask, the answer is... I'm not a robot."

Just as Genos was about to speak, Shubi interrupted him.

"Uh……"

"I'm not like you, a being that can survive by replacing a part as long as the core brain is preserved."

Think about No Game No Life Zero. The damage Shubi suffered in the end didn't seem as severe as Genos's injuries, yet she still had to say goodbye in the end.

Genos... his entire body is gone; you could say he only has his head left.

"I just want to know, did you and the teacher kill the intruders on the spaceship?"

"No, your teacher went somewhere, um, to outer space, to deal with the enemy's home base. As for that invader, I dealt with him using two other, stronger bodies. Shubi's strength is too weak to fight against a god-level powerhouse."

"God level?"

Genos was genuinely surprised at this point.

"Well, it doesn't matter anymore, it's resolved anyway."

Hughie raised her broken arm and shook her head.

It's a bit uncomfortable. The senses of the machine race are not like those of humans; it's just very uncomfortable.

However, this is a form of self-preservation for life. Pain is fundamentally for the survival of organisms and is an indispensable element in evolution and competition among species.

"So be it."

Hughie sighed, turned around, and realized that City A had been completely reduced to ruins.

Countless lives have been lost in it.

Beneath this battle, which focuses on heroes, lie countless lives. For ordinary people, the outcome of the battle is meaningless; what truly affects them is the loss of loved ones and the destruction of their homes.

Chapter 416 Shubi's Little Arrogance

A few minutes later, as a group of heroes stood amidst the ruins, gazing up at the shattered spaceship in the distance, a figure with sky-blue hair appeared on the edge of the city.

"What happened? How was City A destroyed?"

Sweet Mask, the number one hero in Class A, holds a pivotal position in the entire association. He also plays the role of the bad cop, being the only one who dares to treat an S-class hero badly.

Perhaps his true nature is to despise evil and hope that all S-class heroes will become competent individuals, but Shubi still doesn't like him.

At the very least, she won't give a pleasant look to irrelevant people who point fingers at her and look down on her.

Hmm, maybe the system is right. Once you become stronger, you'll become arrogant.

But even ordinary people wouldn't like being lectured by someone like Sweet Mask.

About a minute later, Sweet Mask appeared in front of us.

"Hey guys, tell me what happened? Metal Bat, tell me why City A was destroyed?"

Sweet Mask crouched atop the rock, his face icy cold.

"Sweet Mask, where have you been? Why are you only showing up now?"

"I heard a tremor and felt something was wrong, so I rushed over, only to find that City A was gone."

"Oh." Metal Bat still had that delinquent look on his face and casually said, "A huge spaceship came overhead and bombarded City A, which caused this. But it's all over now. The battle is over, and everything is resolved."

"You say it's all resolved?" Sweet Mask sneered. "Destroyed like this, you still have the nerve to call it a victory? How stupid! I'm truly disappointed in you."

"Hey, you haven't even arrived yet, and you're criticizing us?"

"Yes, I wasn't there at the time, but that's no excuse for your dereliction of duty. If you can't even protect a mere city, you should all go back to school and start over."

Atomic Samurai, who was not far away, scoffed: "We were having a meeting in the house when we suddenly heard a tremor. When we went outside, we found that City A had been destroyed. But we acted immediately and dealt with the intruders."

"I've said it before, this is not an excuse for you. Failing to protect the city is your incompetence. Do you think the media will let this go?"

Sweet Mask's gaze fell on Shubi, who was standing on high: "I am really disappointed in you."

Hughie raised the cannon muzzle, focused her energy, and aimed it at Sweet Mask.

"Yan Long Xiao!"

"Hey, hey, hey, stop! Holy crap!"

The old man, Bangalore, even swore as he grabbed Hugh's arm, but the scalding heat made a hissing sound, forcing him to let go.

Why bother arguing with someone like that?

"No, it's not about common sense, but... everything in this world must be built on the foundation of strength. Heroes or monsters... instead of just talking the talk, let's wait until we actually do it. Hmm, putting everything else aside, my attack just now also had the power to instantly destroy half of City A. Sweet Mask, if I were a monster, could you stop me?"

This question left Sweet Mask stunned for a few seconds.

Then he suddenly chuckled: "Hey, you're that strong? If you're that strong, why did you get injured and cause the city to turn into this? A hero, if you can't even protect your own image, how can you earn the people's trust?"

"So, Sweet Mask, can you guarantee you won't get hurt?"

Shubi was silent for a moment, then suddenly summoned Misaki Shokuhou from the side.

"Your weakness is more obvious than anyone else's. You dislike ugly things, so... if you encounter something like this, would you still dare to fight?"

The Queen's powerful abilities took effect, directly causing Sweet Mask to experience terrifying hallucinations.

Those ugly, powerful, and terrifying monsters that made him tremble.

"Sulin, what did you do? Wait, is this a new body?" Genos stared at the Queen in disbelief.

Yes, another lovely girl.

However, at this moment, everyone noticed that Sweet Mask's expression had become extremely horrified, and his legs were trembling.

"Sweet Mask has a weakness: he's afraid of ugly and disgusting things. He's ruthless and merciless when it comes to monsters, making him a true champion of justice. But... this guy also has an extremely high appreciation for beauty. When he encounters something disgusting that he can't accept, he gets so scared that he can't even move his legs."

In the future, Sweet Mask will change his mind because of Saitama.

He now hates evil and believes that a noble appearance is also very important in the image of a hero.

Powerful, beautiful, and quick to defeat all monsters—only those who perfectly meet these requirements deserve to be called true heroes.

However, after witnessing Saitama's immense power in the future, he fully understood that strength is the key to defeating evil.

but……

What does this have to do with Hugh?

Regardless of whether one's views are right or wrong, forcibly imposing them on others is an act that creates enemies for oneself.

"Well, I became a hero purely out of interest. If joining the Hero Association means having to listen to people like you bossing me around, then I might as well not be a hero at all. Sweet Mask, just keep being a good gatekeeper. Because you probably don't know, with your meager strength, if you encountered the leader of this invading aliens, Boros, you'd be instantly killed without even taking a breath."

Misaki Shokuhou had already deactivated her powers, and at that moment, the man heard the Queen's voice.

He was extremely angry at that moment.

This man has a touch of madness in his bones. In his mind, anyone who is associated with weirdos, no matter who they are, must be slaughtered.

Even the innocent are the same.

This existence inevitably reminded her of Seryu from the past, and of Kiritsugu Emiya.

The line between a masked man and a crazy guy like Seryu is really very thin.

……

boom!

At that moment, a loud bang suddenly rang out.

Visibly, a small lump of iron fell from the sky and crashed into the ground.

Soon, the metal door opened, and a silver robot stepped out.

"Metal Knight? There's a gathering, why are you only arriving now?"

The silver robot ignored the questions from the people present and walked step by step toward the spaceship in front of it.

"This is the wreckage, Spalashi!"

"You want to reclaim this pile of alien metal?"

Hughie turned to look at the other person.

"Yes, these can be used to make more powerful weapons. Oh, and the ones you have seem pretty good too."

"You want the machinery on my body?"

A strange smile appeared on Shubi's face.

boom--

In an instant, Metal Knight vanished.

"what?"

"Don't worry about it, everyone. Metal Knight's true form is an old man, and he can mass-produce robots like this. I just don't like his cheapskate tactics. Well, I have no interest in fighting him for this pile of junk."

It seems that Metal Knight and Genos will have a battle in the future, according to the original work?

I don't know, but I'll just consider it a small favor.

Hughie can now do whatever she wants, and the reason... is, of course, her power.

"So this is the benefit of having strength."

If someone with a weaker personality, like Schwi, said something like that, they might get a beating from Sweet Mask.

So it's very realistic.

--split line--

P.S.: The later worlds might be Naruto (you know, the Eight Gates technique) and Arknights (I still need to catch up on the plot; I've only read up to chapter five, and haven't seen any of the event stories). I actually wanted to write a slice-of-life anime like Oregairu, but I have absolutely no experience writing pure slice-of-life stories, so I feel completely lost right now.

Chapter 417 Managing Order

Everything is over.

Su Lin had no habit of getting involved in things that had come to an end.

She reverted to her original form and left City A with Kihara Awaki beside her.

For the world of One-Punch Man, everything is just beginning.

However, for Su Lin, this monotonous world, lacking much entertainment and constantly plagued by crises, was truly boring.