Air Hero

Fixing Costume

Max didn’t do any hero activity for a month as his body needed to recover. Meanwhile, his costume also sent to a repair place as it was severely damaged after the battle with Crawley. He also talked about the outfit to Kalina when he got the chance.

“So, big sis. You’re saying that my costume has damage reduction properties?”

“Of course, don’t you know how expensive your costume is? It cost around $500,000. Good thing that it comes with a free repair service for three years.”

“What? That’s expensive?”

“Your gear isn’t even the top-class lineup, so that price is reasonable. For A-rank heroes, their costumes usually cost around $5,000,000-$10,000,000. There is a reason for everything, as an attack below B-rank will hardly do anything to them. Yours doesn’t have an amazing defense, but it could reduce the effect of abnormal state like stunned or paralyze.”

“I didn’t know you cared so much to me.”

“Haha. Quit your poor acting. Why are you suddenly talking about it?”

“Oh, right! I have a question that I want to ask you while explaining my battle with Crawley.”

“I almost forgot about that. Unfortunately, I haven’t got you to tell me the battle in detail.”

“So, it’s like this.”

Max then recounted all of the details about his battle with Crawley. Finally, he managed to ask Kalina’s the question that has been on my mind.

“So, you’re saying that at the point of life and death, the ability that saves you from Bonio three years ago manifested again?”

“Yes. I’m wondering whether I have a second ability that I don’t know of, or was it something else?”

“Although having a second ability is one in a million case, we couldn’t deny that possibility. However, there’s also a possibility that your ability right now isn’t the real one. What if what you could control isn’t the wind but something that made up winds?”

“I don’t know. Is there a way to find out?”

“Let’s do this another day. I’ll try to think of something.”

“Okay, big sis.”

“By the way, your costume will be done with the repairs tomorrow. So you should pick it up so you can resume your hero’s work the day after.”

“No problem! I’ve been itching for some action.”

“Itching to get beaten up again, you mean?”

“Big sis, stop teasing me! Just send me the address of the costume shop, and I will pick my costume tomorrow.”

“Okay, let’s finish up our training for today then.”

As he is adjusting his body, Max is utilizing the time to learn more about the news of the current heroes world and broaden his horizon. All this time, he is just like a frog in a well that doesn’t know how big is the world.

He learned about Pyrogen and Yuna, how they are dubbed as the rising star of the heroes world, and the achievement that they have made. Other than them, there are also the world's current leading heroes, which hold S-rank and high A-rank. Max used this time to get familiar with them so he won’t look stupid in front of others.

When talking with Yuna’s team, Rika mocked him several times for having shallow knowledge and his brain as big as a peanut. Of course, Kalina also taught him other things than battle and training but compared to those that come from the United Heroes school, Max is still far off in terms of knowledge about the heroes world, so his homework is still a lot even though he has gotten his hero license.

The next day, Max headed towards the costume shop which he got the address from Kalina. At first, Max expecting to found a big building with all kinds of high technology gadgets. But, contrary to his expectation, the address pointed him to a small shop that is only 6x8 meters big.

“Wright gears and costume. This seemed to be the correct place. Well, whatever. Who cares if it doesn’t meet my expectation?”

*Kling Kling*

The sound of the door chimes can be heard as Max entered the shop. Entering the shop, it is quiet and peaceful. The bustling road couldn’t even be noticed anymore as it was very serene.

“Welcome to wright gears and costume. How may I help you?”

The person who greeted Max is a lovely girl in her twenties. Her looks are simple but attractive at the same time.

“Ah, I am here to pick up my costume.”

“Oh, are you here picking up the costume for someone else?”

“No, it was mine. It was sent here for some repairs.”

“Ah, pardon my impoliteness. Since you looked so young, I never imagine that you could be a hero.”

“It’s okay. I don’t mind.”

“Can I have the receipt or the costume’s number?”

“Wait a minute.”

Max then sends a text to Kalina, and she replied not long after with a series of numbers.

“78572912.”

Max told the number to the store attendant, and she exclaimed in surprise after inputting the number.

“Oh. You’re actually here to pick up this costume. I’m very curious about the person who managed to cause so much damage after wearing out the costume for two days. It was very fortunate that our shop reputation isn’t affected because of this.”

Max can only awkwardly scratched his head because of embarrassment.

“I’m sorry. I’ll try to be more careful next time.”

“Ah! Pardon me once more. I am not saying that it is a bad thing. I am just curious, you know. Okay, please follow me.”

The store attendant then walked towards one of the shelves, and she picks up the clothes one by one. Next, she moved the clothes to another shelf, and suddenly, a small opening can be seen on a wall that is not seen from the outside. She gestured for Max to follow after her, so he did exactly that after the store attendant entered the openings. It was all dark for a few seconds, but then Max can see the light at the end of the corridor.

What greeted him this time isn’t a humble storefront anymore. Instead, it was a gigantic modern tailoring factory. Big machinery can be seen operating in the far end. Nearby, clothes hangers are lined up with costumes neatly displayed. There are various tailoring machines, but it wasn’t a normal one as many monitors are situated beside them, showing multiple parameters as the costume is being made.

“Once again, let me give you another welcome. Welcome to the wright gears and costume. We won’t claim we’re the best costume maker out there, but we’re definitely one of the strictest with our quality assurance.”

Different from the quiet storefront, this place is bustling with life and people. Rows of sewing machines with people working on them show how big are the business of this place. Materials being brought in and checked by the errand runner also opened Max’s eye. He thought that a costume would be made from fabric or at least enhanced fabric, but he might be wrong as he saw stones, minerals, and even animal bones carried by the errand-runner.

Max is speechless as he looked around the area. His mouth still opens wide when the store attendant talked to him.