The next morning…
"So… I'll see you soon?" Hayley asked, looking up at Ethan with a warm smile.
Ethan nodded. "Yeah."
She smiled back before turning around and making her way out of the house. She was returning home to check on Phoebe, tell Percival and finally, issue that challenge to her Uncle.
Ethan watched her for a brief moment before heading back himself.
He settled onto one of the living room couches.
Spread across the table before him were several documents, reports, and diagrams he had been going through earlier.
However, his attention had drifted to the TV screen mounted across the room, which was broadcasting the morning news.
"Following yesterday's arrival, the No. 1 Hero has already begun clamping down on crime throughout the city."
Images flashed across the screen, showing crowds gathered around locations where several wanted criminals had already been apprehended.
The broadcast went on to show public opinion.
