Chapter 111
Once they were done on resuming their current forms, Alex and his Companions slowly walked out of the alley as they approached their apartment .
"This… doesn't look like a place for the heroes…" The sobbing woman said as she looked at the place that they arrived at . "Is it really fine that your place is like this?"
" . …" The sobbing woman's words were somewhat right, as the apartment in front of them looked nothing like the ideal place for any Hero Team .
"Of course it is fine . " Alex replied with a straight face . "This place is perfect you know . This is far from the main portion of the Grand Portion City, and very few people pass by here . That just means that very few will disturb us here!
" . …" Alina, Queen Mother, and the sobbing woman did not say anything as they stared at Alex .
Only Asteria had the gall to talk, and what she said grated on Alex's nerves .
"You just bought this apartment because you could not afford anything else . "
"Shut up…" Alex muttered as he opened the door to their apartment .
For the sake of his pride, Alex did not try to observe the state of his apartment, although there really are some questionable things in the apartment that he bought .
"Don't look around like you are in a haunted house . " Alex said as he saw the sobbing woman looking around her warily . "This place is safe, so there is no need to worry . Oh, and there's internet here too, so you can browse anything while you are here . "
"Is that so? Well thank you then…" The sobbing woman wanted to continue talking, but her speech stopped as she fell asleep on the spot .
"What the hell?" Alex looked at Queen Mother, who looked back at Alex quizically . "Queen Mother, why did you force this woman to fall asleep? I need to talk with her yet Hell, we do not even know her name yet . "
Queen Mother, who was caught in act the act injecting the sobbing woman with the sleep-inducing chemical, only tilted her head as she and Alina gave Alex looks of scorn .
"Didn't you see her condition?" Queen Mother said as Alina led the woman to one of the beds . "She clearly was rattled by what had happened to her! Staying up for any longer will just be detrimental to her . Just . . let her sleep now, ok? If you want to talk to her, then just do it tomorrow . "
" . . . Fine . " Alex replied as he let out a yawn . "Maybe it is time for me to sleep too . " Alex stood up as he approached his room, only for him to perk up as he remembered something .
"Oh right, I need to do some grocery first . " Alex said as he placed a palm on his forehead . He then washed his face with some cold water as he approached the door . "Hey, I will go out for a bit first . Expect me to bring back some snacks later . "
Alex then proceeded to leave the apartment while WEARING HIS HERO COSTUME .
"Alex, why are you going out in your costume?" Alina inquired as she saw what Alex was doing . "Do you want to patrol again?"
"Hey, its nothing like that!" Alex replied as he wilted under Alina's intense gaze . "I… just want to go to the grocery while wearing my costume… Doing that feels cool, you know . "
"Hmph, boys . " Asteria and Alina muttered at the same time as they shook her head .
"Just… don't do anything weird, ok?" Alina said as she went to the kitchen .
Rumbling sounds could be heard there as the gluttonous swordswoman started to cook up something . "Come back fast, or I might finish up this dish that I will cook . "
"Well, you always eat up everything that you cook by yourself . " Alex muttered before dodging the cooking spatula thrown by Alina . "Ok! I am sorry! Its not my fault that your 'Nom nom nom' abilities are too god-like!"
Alex then proceeded to run to the grocery as fast as he could .
A few minutes later .
" . …"
The cashier who price scanned Alex's goods stared at Alex intently as he handed the goods back to him .
"You a new Hero?" The cashier asked as Alex was about to leave the door .
"Uh, yes I am . " Alex said as he closed the door . "Watch the news tomorrow morning . You will see me there . "
" . . . Ok . "
Alex then proceeded to leave the store with a smug expression on his face, as if he just succeeded on doing something important .
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When Alex went back to the apartment, he immediately went to sleep .
He slept for approximately 5 hours before he was woken up by a primal shout of rage .
"You dumbasses! Don't you dare mock my love for Honey! I swear, I will beat you two up!"
Even if he was feeling sleepy now, Alex was sure that the voice came from Asteria herself .
Alex stood up as he rubbed his bleary eyes .
He then gritted his teeth as he decided to give Asteria some good ol' smacking once he catches her .
"Asteria, what the hell are you doing?" Alex said as he approached Asteria's location .
"Why are you shouti-" Alex then froze on his tracks as he saw Asteria doing something unfathomable to him .
The fairy queen, the very manifestation of nature itself, one of the main proponents of anything natural, was currently using a computer .
To say that the sight of Asteria using a computer at the middle of the night with everyone asleep was an understatement by itself .
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Both Alex and Asteria stared at each other, as they tried to ascertain the current situation .
Asteria's cornered expression somehow satisfied Alex, as he was sure that he just caught her her doing something mischievous .
"Now, now, now . " Alex said as he dashed towards the computer . "What could be someone like you browsing at this time of the night?"
"Was Asteria looking a some kind of fairy p**n? Wait, does something like that even exist?" Alex thought to himself as he looked at Asteria .
(Author's note: Rule 34 my bois . )
To Alex's surprise, Asteria did nothing to prevent Alex from approaching the computer .
Alex naturally took it as his chance to take a peek .
" . . . Ok . " This was Alex's only word as he looked at the computer screen .
He then deftly manipulated the computer mouse as he browsed through what Asteria reading .
After 5 minutes of looking, Alex shouted out too, as his face wore an expression of pure rage .
"They named me Squidhard and Humboldt? What the f**k are these guys from SHA are smoking? They all suck!"
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It took Alex some minutes to calm down, with Asteria laughing behind him .
"Hmph, don't laugh . You just got temp banned, right?" Alex said as he read the remaining comments on the Superhumans Online Discussion Thread(SODT) .
"Well, that is just temporary . " Asteria replied as she bobbed Alex on his head . "What you should worry now is the attention that you guys got . "
" . . . You're right . " Alex said as his eyes narrowed .
If what the people said as the SOBD was right, then Alex's actions were already known by many .
For Alex and his Companions, this might be a good thing, but right now, Alex had the feeling that the arrest that they made will complicate matters in the Grand Point City .
"But before you get worried about your newfound publicity, you should get worried about your Hero Names first!" Asteria said as she started to giggle again . "If you don't fix it quickly, you will surely be remembered as Humboldt forever!"
"Ugh . " Alex shook his head as he realized that he must not waste any time now .
"Go, and chat with this Kingfisher guy . " Alex said as he glanced at Asteria . "Tell him that we want our names changed, and that we want it now . "
" . . . Ok . " Asteria replied as she flew towards the keyboard .
Alex then watched in fascination as Asteria skipped all over the keyboard, as it seemed like she was using her body to type .
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Welcome to the Superhumans Online Discussion Thread .
You are currently logged in, Asteria
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[SENDER]: Asteria (The most extravagant one!)
[RECIPIENT]: Kingfisher(SHA Agent]
►Asteria (The most extravagant one!)
Hey, the names that you gave my Heroes all suck! Give us better names!
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
Oh, I apologize for the bad names… People at the SHA are really not good on things like naming Heroes . . If you want the name of the members of the Travelers changed, do you already have the names that you want to use?"
►Asteria (The most extravagant one!)
Yes! So, ummm… Are the names Goddess, Sucker, and Spatial already taken?
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
Dryad is already taken by a Hero in Chicago, while Sucker was taken by a small-time villain that was brutally murdered . As for Spatial, it was taken by a member of the SHA .
►Asteria (The most extravagant one!)
In that case, please change Katana to Nom-nom-nom, then change Sprout to Queen Milf . As for Humboldt, please make it stay as it is…239rufnncsljfwpiejfjdcdvewt4352452tewqjfoqw3u50329hfoiqll23985y22gbfiwqjkdbscksanjfsdvapoh038or
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
Umm, are you ok?
►Asteria (The most extravagant one!)
Yes, I am ok . Some pesky pest just interrupted my typing .
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
So I take it that the names that you said earlier will be their real names already?
►Asteria (The most extravagant one!)
Nope…I am joking about those names .
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
…So, what names do you want so that I can already blot out the ones that we have right now?
►Asteria (The most extravagant one!)
Well, what names do you think would be cool?
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
If you are not sure, just try using random name search on the net . Who knows, maybe you can find it there .
►Asteria (The most extravagant one!)
Ok, I am doing it now!
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
Tell me once you get it .
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
Hello? Are you done now?
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
Hello?
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
I swear its, already an hour since you started the random name search . Were you still unable to find anything?
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
Hello?
►Asteria (The most extravagant one!)
Oh, sorry for the delay! Here is the final line up of the names!
For our swordswoman: Since Spatial won't work, just use Khora .
For our green woman: Use the name Dryad
And for our weird tentacle guy: The best that I can find was Eldritch .
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
I'll update the SHA database then . Thank you for talking to me .
►Asteria (The most extravagant one!)
Hmph, just do your job better next time!
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
If you are talking about our jobs, would you like to pay a visit to the SHA Headquarters here in Grand Point City? Don't worry, we will not invite you to join the SHA . We just want to talk with you all, and if you allow it, test your powers here .
►Asteria (The most extravagant one!)
We'll think about it .
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
If you come, we will give you some Royal-Grade Honey that we collected from Siberia .
►Asteria (The most extravagant one!)
You should have said that earlier! Okay, we will go now 203tu3209tu09 y50rvfioc409udke8udj09cweujr0dwe9us
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
Are you ok?
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
Hello?
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
You are not replying for an hour already . Are you sure that you are ok?
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
Hello?
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
Hello?
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
Its been 4 hours already… . Will you still reply?
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
Ok, if you and your group want to go, just go to our Headquarters, we will wait for you there…
►Kingfisher (SHA Agent)
Still no reply?
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