This is an ordinary society.

An 'ordinary'... society and a 'peaceful' daily life?

No!

This is a hero-villain society where heroes and villains coexist.

My daily life, barely managing to live normally in such a society, collapsed with a single incident.

I didn't know either. That I would become a hero.

On that peaceful day...

The incident that changed my fate.

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One ordinary afternoon, while I was returning home from a convenience store with a drink, I witnessed a villain attack.

Can I save them even though I'm not a hero...

I thought, but since someone was in danger, I used just enough of my power to help one citizen...

The next day, I appeared on the news.

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[ Breaking News! NBS ] Mysterious superpowered individual appears... National Hero Administration conducting emergency investigation & visits regarding 'unregistered heroes who possess abilities but have not registered.'

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This is total bullshit... It's a dream, for God's sake.

And....

'Possess abilities'?!

Does having a power mean you absolutely have to be a hero? No, there's no such system. This headline is so clickbaity, damn it.

Plus, an emergency investigation and visit from the Hero Administration. I'll be seeing the faces of government agents soon, much as I'd hate to.

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Actually, in a society like this, I hated making a scene. Even though I knew I had powers and people around me said, "You should really try being a hero!" I never did it.

That was the kind of person I was.

But... I was too ignorant.

To think I'd just use my power right in the middle of the street without thinking..!

I'm such an idiot!

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Oh, and this society didn't necessarily like or worship heroes, yet they wanted the protection of heroes.

It's a society where you get sued for damages if you break a building while suppressing a villain, get publicly shamed on social media if you make a mistake while rescuing a citizen, and get malicious comments if people don't like the way the rescue looked.

If you want to know about this society...

Having collected information about this shitty society in the past, I went to the shelf and pulled out that notebook again.

I will explain the contents inside.

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[ Basic Terminology ]

-> Ability: A special superpower of unknown origin. It appears only in a small number of people, and whether they become heroes or villains... is their freedom, but the price that follows is their own responsibility. Nevertheless, everyone becomes a hero out of justice or a sense of duty, or becomes a villain consumed by hatred, greed, and anger, and thus society is maintained. Those with abilities who do neither and remain neutral are rare.

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-> Hero: Refers to someone with an ability who arrests villains or performs various social services using their power. They can fall to the bottom or rise to the top depending on public opinion; in reality, they are no different from idols under the pretext of being heroes... but becoming a hero brings a lot of money and high fame.

ERROR!

-> Villain: The opposite of a hero, referring to someone who commits bad deeds and causes harm to civilians. There are villains with notorious reputations, but most are people who suddenly turned into villains while consumed by their own anger.

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[ Ability Ranks ]

☆ ( EX-Class: Immeasurable or extremely powerful abilities )

☆ ( SS-Class: Overwhelming power capable of intervening in major incidents )

( S-Class: Powerful abilities on par with professional heroes )

( A-Class: Highly practical abilities for actual combat )

( B-Class: Abilities with significant utility )

( C-Class: Useful abilities suitable for daily life and small-scale missions )

( D-Class: Abilities with limited range of use )

( E-Class: Abilities with very weak effects )

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[ Major Institutions ]

-> National Hero Administration (NHA): A state agency responsible for issuing hero licenses, measuring ability ranks, responding to villains, and supervising activities. All heroes begin walking the path of fate as a hero from the moment they encounter this institution. It seems the government has no intention of letting talented individuals who ought to be heroes just pass by.

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-> HERO LINK: A private hero agency. Manages hero deployment schedules, advertisements, contracts, promotions, and legal support. It is likely the place that takes the most damage if heroes are caught up in negative public opinion.

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-> NBS: A famous news broadcaster. Possesses the power to sway public opinion. Since it's a news program watched by countless people every day, it naturally only covers large and hot-issue incidents and doesn't even look at small, trivial ones. Due to very strict security reasons, photography of the broadcasting station building or inside the building is prohibited, so no files exist.

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While I was looking at the notebook like that...

Ding-dong!

The doorbell rang, so I went to the front door and looked outside..

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"Hello, we are from the National Hero Administration. Do you have a moment to talk?"

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Ah... what was bound to happen has happened.

And so, I ended up talking to an agent from the National Hero Administration. But wasn't this person being way too direct from the very start?

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"We saw on the news that you are an ability user, and since that power seems very strong, the Hero Administration suggests an evaluation, hero registration, and that you join 'Eclipse'."

"....Excuse me?"

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Out of nowhere, they're telling me... what? Join 'Eclipse'?!

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'Eclipse' is a group of famous heroes known for their good character these days. They're almost like idols... I saw them on TV often, but I never once thought I wanted to be like them.

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This... what should I do? Accept, or not?

[ Depending on the decision, my life will change completely. ]