To understand how Louis managed to kill the monster with just one punch, we need to go back in time—
to the moment when he chose his skill and support item from the system.
[ Player L.K, are you sure about your choice? You cannot undo this once confirmed. ]
"I'm sure," Louis replied.
[ Skill obtained: Teleportation (Limited)
Can only be used three times a day.
Each use consumes a portion of your spiritual energy. ]
[ Item obtained: Power Stone (Limited) from the Marvel World
Contains a fragment of divine energy.
Can only be held for six seconds at a time.
Must rest for six minutes after each use. ]
[ Warning: Revealing system information to world inhabitants is forbidden. Violators will be erased. ]
Louis smirked slightly.
"Perfect. Even with these limits, it's exactly what I need for my plan."
Present Time
After grabbing the Power Stone, Louis immediately activated Teleportation.
He appeared right in front of the cockroach monster, and with one powerful punch—
BOOM!!!
The monster exploded into pieces.
For a few seconds, the whole street went silent.
Then a small voice trembled nearby.
"Onii-san… thank you for saving me!"
Louis quickly stored the Power Stone back into the system inventory and turned around.
The young boy he had just saved was looking up at him with tears and snot covering his face.
Louis's expression twitched in disgust.
"Damn it… this is my reward for saving someone? Why couldn't it be a cute girl instead…"
Around them, the nearby citizens finally realized they were safe.
"We're saved! Amazing!"
"Who is he? Do any of you know this hero?"
"He must be a high-ranking hero! He killed that thing with a single punch!"
"But… I've never seen him before."
Before anyone could say more, two figures in strange uniforms came running down the street.
"Out of the way! Don't block us!"
"We're heroes!"
The crowd quickly parted to make room.
"We received a monster alert for this area," one of the heroes said. "Where's the threat?"
Someone pointed toward the shredded remains of the cockroach monster.
"Over there!"
The heroes stopped and stared. The creature's body was completely destroyed, only its head remained intact.
"It's already dead? Who took it down?" one hero asked, shocked.
Everyone turned their eyes toward Louis.
"It was him!"
"That guy killed it with a single punch!"
The two heroes exchanged uncertain glances.
They had received reports about this particular monster—it was huge, had insane physical defense, and possessed tremendous power.
To kill such a beast with one strike… this man's strength was far beyond normal.
They quickly changed their tone to one of respect.
"Excuse us," one of them said politely. "We're heroes from the Association. I'm xxx xxx, and this is xxx xxx, both of us Class-C heroes."
Louis nodded lightly.
' No wonder I didn't recognize them,' he thought.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Emperor."
"Emperor-san, are you registered with the Hero Association?"
"No," Louis shook his head.
"I see," the other hero said. "No wonder we haven't heard of you."
Louis crossed his arms.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be on my way."
The two C-rank heroes looked at each other, then one of them spoke hesitantly:
"Actually, Emperor-san, your power is incredible. Would you… be interested in becoming a hero?"
Louis raised an eyebrow, a faint smile forming.
"Become a hero?" he repeated. Of course, he was interested.
The hero quickly continued:
"Yes! Once you're registered, you'll receive a monthly salary—better than most office jobs! And you'll have a flexible schedule. You only need to protect your assigned area."
He conveniently left out the danger that came with the job.
The other hero added eagerly:
"Tomorrow is the Hero Evaluation Test! If we recommend you, you won't even have to stand in line!"
Louis chuckled softly.
If I were another player, that might sound tempting.
He shook his head with a calm smile.
"Sorry, but with my strength… unless Blast himself is the examiner, I doubt anyone in your Association is qualified to test me."
"But… Emperor-san—"
Louis interrupted with a gentle but firm tone.
"Don't worry. I have no intention of becoming enemies with the Hero Association. I'll keep fighting monsters on my own. Who knows—we might meet again someday."
"That's… but…"
Before the heroes could even finish their sentence, Louis used Teleportation again—his second use of the day—and vanished without a trace.
The two heroes stood frozen, mouths open.
"What do we do now?" one muttered.
"What else? We report this." the other replied.
After leaving them behind, Louis walked through the city streets.
He soon noticed billboards everywhere displaying the same message:
[ Hero Evaluation Exam! ]
[ Registration period: July 1st – September 1st. ]
It turned out that today was the final day of registration.
Louis smirked slightly.
"The Tower's timing really is perfect—it gives every player who chose the hero faction a direct opportunity to take the test."
After wandering a bit, he found a luxury hotel and checked in.
As for money, he simply converted 10 world points into local currency—
1 million yen per point.
"Getting late," he murmured, stretching. "Tomorrow, I'll start looking for that unlucky… I mean, lucky person."
*** *** ***
City A — Hero Association Headquarters
"So, he said that unless it's Blast himself, no one is qualified to test his strength?"
"Yes, that's what he told us."
"Hmm… alright, you can go."
After the C-class hero left the room, a senior officer of the Hero Association leaned back in his chair, deep in thought.
"Emperor, huh… A man like that won't stay unknown for long. If he's truly that powerful…"
He smiled faintly.
"Then we'll be hearing his name again very soon..."