Ringo was taken by Han Xiao while he searched for Old Lu's workshop. Ringo thought he wouldn't find the old pair playing the Chinese game he couldn't remember the name of, but there they were. But thinking about it, it seemed like the old man from Division 13, whose name he couldn't even remember too, showed up frequently. He also didn't know if he was late or early.
The next operation followed the plot while Ringo watched in amusement. In fact, one of the reasons he turned into a snake was to take a look at those characters from the book. It still felt a little surreal sometimes, so he wanted to "see."
If he hadn't wanted to, he could have simply followed him from a distance and discovered the place, then left.
Lu Qian, Old Lu's granddaughter, was very excited to get cheap help. Old Lu knew something was wrong with Han Xiao. The old man from Division 13 seemed oblivious to everything, his acting skills embarrassing Ringo. After all, he was found out every time he tried to pretend to be brainwashed.
Apparently, acting isn't part of the evolutionary aspect, at least not when he has no basis in it. He can play dead or something, but avoiding micro-expressions is impossible without some understanding of the subject.
But he didn't notice anything wrong with the old man while he was talking to Han Xiao. Even Old Lu seemed clearly uncomfortable with Han Xiao's presence, as he acted as if Han Xiao were just a passerby.
Old Lu asked Han Xiao to make a prosthetic for the old man from Division 13 in 3 hours that would satisfy the old man from... well, he started calling him Old 13 for short, so Han Xiao, who already had a design for it, quickly agreed.
The next period saw Ringo sleep. He only woke up when Old 13 was testing the equipment. He also noticed that sleeping in this form regenerated some of his energy instead of losing it, but the amount was quite small. But at least he knew how to maintain himself in a form like this for longer in the future.
-So, what did you think? - Old Lu was already convinced by Han Xiao's skill, but it wasn't because of his skill that he wanted to get rid of Han Xiao. Instead, he was hoping Old 13 would help him outright lie, winking at him forcefully from behind Han Xiao.
Old 13 adjusted his arm and said. -Well, it's very comfortable and the movement is fluid. I really like this arm, I'm satisfied!
Old Lu's smug face fell and he was shocked while Han Xiao smiled and Lu Qian jumped with excitement.
Old Lu glared at Old 13 angrily, but in the end, he could only say. -Well, you can stay.
Lu Qian became even more excited, talking about the "benefits", 1,000 aquamarine dollars a month, plus free housing and meals. To be blunt, it was a low salary, but from what Ringo remembered, she was a great hostess.
Ringo watched her through Han Xiao's white shirt, which couldn't impede his powerful vision other than making it slightly blurry. He found her cute with that overalls and petite figure, he felt like patting her on the head.
When Han Xiao finally reached the room, Ringo came down and returned to his normal self while Han Xiao stared blankly at the naked muscular man again and pulled his clothes out of his backpack. - Seriously, you have to stop doing this.
It was at this point that he realized he had a naked man wrapped around his arm and he looked at his own arm with disgust and resignation, he couldn't help but think about cutting off his arm and putting in a prosthetic, but quickly gave up on the idea and would just wash it with bleach.
Ringo stopped, looked at Han Xiao, and said. - If you start liking men, I hope you know I'm 100% straight!
Han Xiao took a deep breath, let out a heavy sigh, and turned away, ignoring him as he pulled some parts out of his backpack. - I need to go to the junkyard to get more.
Inside, on the other hand, he wrote Ringo's name in his notebook once again, vowing to get revenge in the future.
Ringo, who had gotten dressed, stood a little further away from Han Xiao as he spoke. - Yeah, get a cell phone and email me. Now that I know this place, I know where to find you.
-I don't have money for that. - Han Xiao waved him away as he began working on his parts. They had also gotten rid of the Germinal tablet, It was clearly manufactured by Germinal.
-It doesn't matter, I know you'll get some quickly. I'm leaving. - Ringo said as he transformed into Han Xiao's appearance. He looked at him in surprise and confusion.
-Where are you going? - he asked curiously.
-I don't know, but I'm not interested in staying with Division 13. In any case, I can change my appearance, so it doesn't matter. - Ringo lied calmly before walking out the front door.
Han Xiao was surprised that Ringo knew about Division 13, which suggested that he had also recognized Old 13, but he didn't bother to ask.
-Don't do anything questionable using my appearance!- Han Xiao commented as he left, making Ringo laugh lightly.
-Of course not, my friend. I'm as trustworthy as you.- Ringo gave a "friendly" smile that made Han Xiao uncomfortable. For a moment, Han Xiao wished Ringo wasn't as trustworthy as himself. After all, Han Xiao knew exactly what kind of person he was, but he was too embarrassed to say it, so he could only watch Ringo leave and hope for the best.
Ringo knew Division 13 hadn't started monitoring yet, but he still circled around several times just in case to lose the trail before entering a clothing store.
He changed his appearance again to a young Chinese man with a plain face and emerged wearing different clothes. He did the same, avoiding the cameras, changing appearances five times before transforming into a large eagle in a secluded spot. He grabbed a change of new clothes with his talons and flew away, swooping down on the junkyard. Paranoid? Maybe.
He landed in a secluded spot before choosing his new appearance, which would be his trademark assassin.
He had already thought about this while in the Germinal Organization, he had a lot of free time after all.
His body changed rapidly as a naked young man appeared. His skin was albino white, his hair was unruly hot pink with shaved sides, his eyes had dark red irises, almost wine-colored. His physique went from that of a 2 meters bodybuilder to that of a 1,85 cm swimmer with hard muscles.
This form sacrificed his stats like kinetic defense and resistance, but in exchange he gained more speed and agility, and due to the compression of his flesh, his strength became more focused and his muscles more resistant to slashing damage.
He grabbed the clothes he brought, the outfit was black pants, a black tank top, black boots, a black belt and a black fingerless gloves.
Yes, he like's the color black.
Plus, a pair of retro round sunglasses, yes, its black.
This was the look he'd adopted. In his previous life, he had albinism, so changing his skin to this color actually made him more familiar. He also didn't have to worry about the sun now, unlike in his previous life, when he had to apply sunscreen to stay indoors.
He'd always wanted to dye his hair a vibrant color like sky blue, radioactive green, or hot pink. this time, he'd succeeded.
His features hadn't changed much, a mix of Ringo and his previous appearance. Now he looked more like Ringo's albino brother, the punk one.
After getting dressed, he took a deep breath, feeling the weight of freedom. He had nothing, just the stolen clothes he was wearing. Strangely, he knew he should feel bad about it, but he felt nothing, light as air.
He sighed, and his eyes over the glasses grew more complicated.
That's actually why he chose to wear sunglasses. He's easily spotted because he can't act, so he decided to wear glasses to minimize his lack of skill.
Of course, retro round sunglasses are still very stylish.
Taking a deep breath, a mad smile spread across his lips as he entered the junkyard. - Well, I need some money.
-Hey, stop right there, you bastard! This is Falcon's territory! - The armed men noticed his approach, one of them shouted angrily.
Ringo chuckled softly and opened his mouth. No one understood what was happening to the crazy man with his mouth open until their vision began to blur. The man in front felt something dripping from his face and put his hand to his nose. Seeing a large smear of blood, his eyes widened.
But the next moment, he passed out, as did everyone around him. Ringo watched as everyone's ears and noses bled continuously and fell like dominoes.
-It still needs to be adjusted. - Ringo commented calmly, looking at his work, unimpressed.
Ringo acquired this ability a long time ago. It came from a mutant bat. According to Lin Wei Xian, the serum's purpose was to enhance hearing. Well, it worked for him, but for others? Hardly. Other than that, he gained the bat's genes.
He soon realized he could modify his throat to the point of emitting harmful sounds by adjusting the frequency. The ability ranged from causing a series of negative effects to launching a direct sound wave attack that could pierce through armor. If he tried hard enough, he could even discover the material's frequency and copy it. What he did now was copy the brain's frequency. He discovered this but hadn't used it before. He tried it on himself and managed to discover the frequency of his internal components. This was the first time he had used it as an attack.
It took a few seconds to adjust the frequency, but they still had their brains torn apart, so he considered it a victory.
He remembers there being a Super A Grade subordinate of Thousand Shadows who fought Han Xiao in the future, but he currently doesn't remember her name.
Thinking he needs to hide after scaping, he was thinking he could use it as cover, act like a Pugilist? But he can't use pugilist energy. Copy the appearance or transform into an animal? Germinal already knows he can do the latter, he prefers to hide the former for as long as possible.
Currently, only Han Xiao knows he can do this.
Using sound waves as an Esper ability can serve as a good cover, aside from his appearance change.
Han Xiao went so long undiscovered because no one thought he could grow so quickly, but for him? His ability basically targeted top-ranked supers, greatly reducing the search pattern. Using sound waves as an Esper gene and a completely different image should prevent him from being found, at least increase the time to the point that by the time he's discovered, it's already too late.
Looking at the camp in the dump, he entered while locating any enemies, turning their brains into mush.
To be honest, he wasn't affected by this because he evolved to not be tortured with high and low frequencies. His head felt like it was going to split, and his eardrums had burst several times back then...
Ringo's eyes were slightly erratic over his sunglasses, but he quickly calmed down.
But aside from the attack he calls "Penetrate" which is basically a targeted sonic air wave, the others have indirect area effects, not a kinetic attack per se.
As he killed everyone in sight, his ability became increasingly fluid, from several seconds to just three seconds. Finally, it took only two seconds to turn brains into jelly. He considered this a major breakthrough.
So when he stopped in front of a middle-aged man in a suit with a panicked face and a smell like shit, clearly having literally shit himself, he spoke calmly. -I need money.
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[Image of the mc in the chapter comments.]