Four days had passed since the bank robbery incident. The story had exploded across the local news, plastered on every channel. The brutality of the fight, the overwhelming power of the hero involved — it all stirred a frenzy.
Paparazzi and reporters rushed to interview him, but his condition had been too severe for words. Even so, the Ashoi City Hero Association rewarded the hero with prize money for his bravery.
"Hehehehehehe~"
And now, that very hero — the mystery, the talk of the town — was trudging up the stairs of his apartment, his goofy laugh echoing through the empty stairwell.
Dempsey had been discharged just today. He told everyone to keep it quiet, to not let anyone see him. But inside, he was over the moon.
Ten thousand ren.
Prize money.
Dempsey had never held this much money in his life.
He'd already paid the landlord, and yet the bills barely made a dent. The money was still there. Still his. It made him feel like the richest man alive.
