Seconds passed, and although the crowd was unwilling, they could only do as Arthur said and let him get arrested.
As regular people, they also knew that despite how angry they were, they couldn’t actually attack the officers.
If that happened, then some of them, if not all of them, might lose their lives in retaliation.
It’s just that, when they saw the young man in front of them still smiling, saying justice would prevail?
Everyone, especially the older ones, couldn’t help but sigh, sighing at the cruelty of the world.
For a moment, they couldn’t help but wish that some god would come down from the sky and save the young hero.
Boom!
"Haha, Justice will always prevail? What a beautiful quote!"
"Indeed it always will, as long as I’m here, injustice has no place under the sun!"
As if to answer their prayers, with a loud boom, a black figure with a golden I on his chest descended from the skies.
Along with his signature laugh, Imperion slowly lowered himself between both sides as he stood there with a smile on his face.
"What’s this about arresting a hero, since when did people other than villains wear handcuffs?"
bzzt
Talking out loud, without waiting for the officers to respond, his eyes turned red as lasers shot through them, snapping off Arthur’s cuffs.
In an instant, everyone was shocked. They couldn’t believe what just happened.
"Sir Imperion is that really you! I’ve been a big fan of you since forever!"
"I have your posters everywhere in my house since I was a child."
"Watching you is what made me happy and want to be a hero!"
"Wait wait, I shouldn’t be talking so much about me, I should ask you how you are instead."
"Oh no... wait sorry Sir Imperion! I think I’m talking too much, I’ll just keep quiet for now."
Tripping over his words, Arthur could hardly contain himself.
It was hard to believe this was the same person who fought unyieldingly against a monster stronger than him without giving up.
The same person who with a smile was ready to be locked up even though all he did was save people.
Now not only did he not care that his cuffs were broken, but he was currently fanboying over another hero without disregard.
And Ethan, seeing the protagonist like this, smiled as this was within his expectations.
’Indeed in the original novel, Arthur was a die-hard fanboy of Imperion.’
’It’s also part of why he was in so much disbelief when he found out the original Imperion’s plans."
’Didn’t he even cry when he stabbed the original Imperion in the story?’
’Talk about never meet your heroes, am I right?’
Chuckling inwardly, Ethan looked at the young hero with a smile on his face.
Then he turned to the citizens and then the police officers.
Looking at each of them, who had all kinds of admiration, envy, fear, and love when they looked at him.
The corners of Imperion’s lips became wider and wider as he more and more felt he liked this attention.
Perhaps this was the reason why celebrities loved the spotlight so much.
"I-I-Imperion! What are you doing here!"
"This is Federation business, or do you plan to go to war with the Federation!?!"
Clenching his fists, a police officer who managed to summon his last bit of courage spoke up.
"I am Officer He from the Federation Bureau of Human Health and Safety."
"By order of the Federation, the hero Justice has been ordered by us to be placed under arrest."
"By that order, I ask you to please not destroy his cuffs again."
Saying this, Officer He took out a new pair of handcuffs ready to cuff the fanboy Arthur again.
However, before he could even move, he felt his hands heating up.
Ack!
Before he could react, Ethan released another laser snap, breaking the cuffs in his hand and heating them in the process.
"Slow down there Mr. Officer, after all I don’t want to accidentally zap your body by accident," he said with a smile on his face.
However, the officers hearing this knew this wasn’t a joke, if they did anything wrong Imperion would most likely kill them with his lasers.
"Relax everyone, I don’t bite, I came here because I felt my promise was about to be broken."
Still smiling, Ethan turned to a nearby camera and began to talk.
"Most of you in the world have already heard my story, and most of you already know my goals and codes."
"One of which was that never turn a blind eye from injustice being carried out, no matter what, where, and when!"
"It is a code I’ve lived with all my life as a hero, and it’s the reason most of you in the world today love me."
"Now I see a hero with a flame no less than mine burning in his heart about to be a victim of injustice? How could I stand down?"
"Especially considering it’s in the city which I protect."
Taking a pause, Imperion closed his eyes, his voice becoming somewhat emotional.
"In this world where all kinds of monsters and villains exist."
"People who use their powers for their own selfish goals, unlike heroes who use theirs for the greater good."
"Now more than ever do we need people with such justice in their hearts lighting the flame for the next generation."
"So in order to protect that fire, not only will I not allow it, but if you even want to, you’ll have to go through me!"
Boom!
Saying this, Ethan released his aura upwards, tearing open the clouds, revealing the clear skies above.
Right now he wasn’t standing just as the symbol of peace, but he was also standing as the protector of tomorrow.
In a trance, everyone stood still.
Even Arthur, who was already shocked by Imperion’s presence, couldn’t help but be stunned again.
’Amazing! Just how big must one’s heart be to be willing to fight the Federation as a whole for some hero he doesn’t even know?’
’Is this what it means to be the world’s strongest hero!’
’Indeed my role model!’
Clenching his fists, Arthur looked at Ethan standing tall with a twinkle in his eyes!