[Title: Today's A-Class GOAT, Baek Yeou Dispatch Shot Collection]
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She really does have a face that defies logic.
How can a person look like this and even have fox ears and a fox tail attached?
And on top of that, her figure is baaaang, lmao.
At this point, isn't this basically a scam?
Her chest is freaking huge, so it's a total turn-on lolololololol.
"Hmm…."
Today as well, I was browsing the community where photos and news of heroes are uploaded.
A place where wannabe paparazzi essentially upload the pictures they take.
Because it was difficult to control every single photo taken, it was a community that saw virtually no interference unless some severely sexually harassing posts went up.
The reason I was looking at the community while slacking off on company time since morning was because of what I'd ended up seeing yesterday while grabbing a bite with Saran at an izakaya.
Not just anyone, but a hero who always maintained top ranks among A-Class.
Moreover, she was immensely popular, and the Gumiho hero who was virtually no different from a celebrity—neither of us could understand why she was there alone, lamenting about how unfair it all was.
I really wanted to ask.
But as Saran said, we had to respect her privacy, and there must have been various reasons for it.
"...She really is pretty."
So I just looked her up once.
While I had sometimes browsed photos of beastman heroes even normally, today it was just her, who was so popular that people gathered every time she deployed despite it being a dangerous scene.
A beastman hero I looked up frequently even normally.
A beauty with snow-white hair along with fox ears and a tail couldn't help but be mysterious.
Furthermore, the image of her exposed to the media basically contained mystery, coolness, and even awesomeness all at once.
Such a person couldn't help but be loved by men and women of all ages, and it was natural that she drew popularity like crazy, and she was someone who always answered the Association's dispatch requests diligently even in such a state.
Thanks to that, even Association people who inevitably met heroes up close always tended to speak only good of Baek Yeou, but....
"...Why was she doing that?"
No matter how much I thought about it, it was a moment where my thoughts deepened.
Because the type of work I basically did happened to be on that side, I couldn't help but be a little worried.
Of course, looking at the dispatch photos of her that I was looking at now... she looked no different from usual, so I could dismiss it as a minor incident again, but.
"Hmm…."
"Charlotte, how long are you going to slack off?"
"Ah."
"You have to submit the report on the kid you're in charge of this time. Hurry up and write that."
"Yes."
For now, since I also had work to do, I minimized the window and inevitably returned to work.
If there had really been a problem, she would have approached the Welfare Bureau privately asking for help like Saran, and besides, she's an A-Class hero.
Thinking that she would resolve it well on her own, I began writing the situation report on Batori.
"...Team leader, when is lunch today?"
"There's more than 2 hours left. Do your work, will you?"
"...Yes."
I was sad.
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"I've been thinking this since before, but... is it really okay for the agent to come out like this every time?"
As always, Batori arrived at the meeting place first after comfortably entering the cafe, and asked me a question.
Unlike me who works at a company, she was just coming out from resting at home, so it was natural that she arrived first, but... I definitely got the feeling that she kept time appointments very well.
"It's okay. Usually, work at the Welfare Bureau consists of writing a few reports on the hero in charge and meeting the hero in charge. Occasionally... I have to help people who visit the Welfare Bureau directly, but? That's something other people can do anyway, so it's not a big problem."
"Aha…."
"And right now, the only hero I'm officially in charge of is you, Batori? So it's absolutely no problem."
"Aha...!"
Of course, there was Saran.
In Saran's case, it hadn't been processed as an official assignment yet.
The team leader said she was working on it separately, but it was a situation where I naturally thought it would take at least a few days.
So the hero I was officially, formally in charge of was only Batori.
"By the way, you've been doing amazingly well these days, haven't you?"
"Ehehe…."
"I think articles about you are starting to come out little by little too."
"...Really?"
"Yes, it's minor outlets, but still, they seem to be appearing little by little. You weren't the main subject, but your name came out in news about E-Class heroes."
"Waaah.... That's... a really amazing feeling.... That my name would be in the news like that...."
"Right?"
"Yes... it's a very amazing feeling...."
It couldn't be helped.
While heroes were becoming social issues, drawing popularity in various ways, and literally moving toward positions close to celebrities.
That was inevitably limited to a minority.
If it were some heroes like A-Class or B-Class, that might be different, but the over 1500 E-Class heroes were essentially in a kind of... special police position.
Of course, even among them, there were those who drew people's attention.
The fact that Batori's name was included in this article together meant that Batori was gradually moving in that direction as well.
"Congratulations. You'll be able to do even better in the future."
"Hehe…."
That's how the conversation started.
Basically, when going out to talk with heroes, it was good to gauge their condition while exchanging simple small talk, but it was also important to talk about daily work.
Especially in Batori's case, it wasn't for any other reason but because she had considerable worries about her ability.
...Because her ability and personality happened to be polar opposites.
I had no choice but to talk about this more.
Was it because I had been continuously praising her through hypnosis?
Batori said she seemed to be getting used to people a little, very little bit by bit, and every time I heard that, a smile formed on my face before I knew it.
"Uh...."
"What's wrong? Did something happen?"
"Th-that, agent. A dispatch request just came in right around here...? S-so... that...."
"Aha."
In the middle of our conversation, Batori's phone suddenly rang, and her expression grew heavy immediately after.
So I wondered if a serious problem had occurred, but it was less serious than I thought.
Receiving dispatch requests was basically just an ordinary thing for heroes, and requests coming to Batori probably weren't that difficult either.
"Then shall we get up for a moment? It's nothing difficult."
"Ah, b-but is it really okay?"
"Of course. I'm someone who came here to help Batori's hero life go well in the first place? How could I oppose you going out to do hero activities?"
I smiled and suggested we go outside.
Like that, Batori accepted the dispatch request that arrived on the app, and immediately began moving along the street.
About 5 minutes... walking at a slightly fast pace, we arrived at the scene.
"Th-that... would the agent stay here, in the back...? Just in case... th-that... you're very weak...?"
As soon as the scene came into view, Batori very, very carefully said that to me.
After all, I'm not in a combat position.
I was literally an office worker, and since hypnosis was really cheat-level, it wasn't something I could do without any preparation, so I was someone who was nothing but a liability in combat.
I had no choice but to nod.
"Yes, I'll hide here. Good luck! Do your best!"
"Y-yes...!"
Hiding my body a little like that, I encouraged Batori.
I sent her a small cheer to do well.
Of course, looking at Batori's recent achievements... even though I knew she would instantly wipe out guys like that who were robbing a small mart.
I thought it would help her even more since she possessed an ability that grew stronger through praise and attention.
"Hey! That girl is trying to go outside!"
"Pack up the goods quietly! Heroes probably aren't here yet anyway!"
"Who would come straight to such a remote corner!"
"Kahaha!!"
Roughly about 10 people...?
I couldn't know the exact number, but it was quite a large number of robbers for robbing a small mart.
Those covering their faces with multicolored masks had no guns, but were wildly threatening people with relatively easily obtainable weapons like knives or pipes while robbing the mart.
And Batori kept approaching that mart.
"Hero...! H-has, h-has, a-arrived...! If you do not sur, surrender right now, I will su, subdue you through vi, violent... acts...!"
"......."
Like that, after arriving—confidently.
More or less.
Really, extremely... words shouted with all her might.
No matter how I looked at it, those words couldn't help but feel like something an immature girl spat out, and because her looks happened to be what they were, everyone began laughing at Batori's words.
...Of course the robbers laughed, and the remaining hostages and pedestrians began making expressions that said they were screwed.
"Please surrender...!"
What can I say.
Really... it was a situation that inevitably felt like it would be hard to get any cheers.
I had heard that an Eoduksini's ability was to grow stronger through cheers and attention, but if it became like that... it would inevitably be a bit difficult.
"Fighting!"
"...Hyak!?"
So rather than just peeking my head out, I outright came out onto the street and shouted like that.
Though I had never exactly seen her fight before.
Since she gains strength through cheers.
I thought if I cheered this loudly, it would definitely help the dokkaebi girl who would turn around with eyes trembling with worry and fear and look at me.
"Do your best!!"
I deliberately exaggerated, letting out my voice loud.
To the point my throat hurt slightly?
"U-uh, I'll do my best...!"
"Do your best!"
"Help her!"
"So cute...!"
"F-fighting!"
Once I did that, people around also began cheering for Batori little by little.
No matter how low-ranked, no matter how rookie a hero, in a society fairly accustomed to the profession of heroes, a kind of culture of cheering for heroes had formed.
Once one or two started cheering, it was natural for quite a lot of people to cheer for the hero.
Therefore....
"...Eh."
"...Isn't that kid getting bigger?"
"......She definitely got bigger, right?"
Batori got bigger.
And, bigger than me.
"......."
So the meaning of getting bigger, bulking up, and stronger... really... was literally that meaning...?
Though I had heard about it from Batori before.
Since I had never actually seen her ability manifest like this before, I couldn't help but be surprised just like the other surrounding pedestrians.
"Hyaaaap...!"
Of course Batori didn't care about that and charged straight into the mart, knocking down robbers one by one and subduing them.
In less than 5 minutes, she subdued all 10 robbers.
Without getting hurt at all.
"......."
So it wasn't for nothing that her rank skyrocketed.
It was a much better ability than I thought.
She got... taller than me....
Though complex emotions crossed my mind dozens of times in a second, I had no choice but to cheer for Batori while holding back tears.
Her adorably petite 135cm stature had before I knew it... exceeded 150.
My cute baby dokkaebi girl grew up....
Of course, I did like that her horns got a bit bigger too, but anyway she got taller than me...!
Moreover, the training jacket that had been so loose until just now that the sleeves remained excessively was swelling up... and similarly, the pants that had been so long they nearly touched the ground....
"This is...."
Hell.
Definitely.