"Honestly, why do they make us do this? Shouldn't patrolling the streets be the police's job?" On a bustling street, a yellow-haired boy dressed somewhat flamboyantly complained to the two girls beside him.
"I don't think patrolling here is so bad." One of the girls, who had a black ponytail, didn't seem to mind. "After all, we've only just graduated. The Association wouldn't let us get involved in anything too dangerous anyway."
"But how can we grow if they don't let us participate in real combat? Are we just supposed to spend every day loitering around like this?" the yellow-haired boy said with great dissatisfaction.
The other girl in the team didn't join their conversation. Instead, she kept her head down, looking at her phone, acting as if everything had nothing to do with her.
"Leticia, don't you have any opinion on this?" the yellow-haired boy asked her.
Leticia looked up helplessly. "What opinion could I have? I'd rather stay at home every day playing games."
"Asking Leticia a question like that... something is really wrong with your head," the black-haired girl said mercilessly.
They had been partners for three years; did this guy still not understand Leticia's personality?
The yellow-haired boy sighed. He knew Leticia's personality, but at a time like this, who else could he ask but her?
"Momo, would you say our strength is considered pretty good?"
"Getting an A-rank evaluation right after joining the Association should be considered quite good," the black-haired girl nodded.
"Then why do the three of us A-rank heroes have to do things that only C-rank heroes do? Even standing guard at a bank or something would be better than wandering around aimlessly like this, right?"
"Maybe they're afraid we'll mess things up," Leticia said with her head down.
"But we're all top graduates from the Central Ability Academy. Surely we're more reliable than those self-taught types."
"That's hard to say." Leticia looked up, not a single glint of light visible in her gray eyes. "The Senior Sword Saint never received any professional training, and most heroes nowadays are like that too."
She stuffed her phone back into her pocket and tidied her short gray hair, which had been ruffled by the wind. "I have a premonition that something is about to happen."
Hearing Leticia's words, the yellow-haired boy's expression immediately became serious. His hand was already on the taser at his waist, ready to draw and fire at any moment. "Something big or something small?"
"Hard to say, the future is very blurry..." Leticia's brow furrowed. This was the first time she had encountered such a situation.
Her ability was Precognition. As an A-rank, she could usually predict upcoming events around her with fair accuracy, and the images she received before had always been quite clear.
But this time, the images were blurry and indistinct. She could only see a black and a white figure flashing before her eyes; everything else was invisible.
"I feel like something major is going to happen," Leticia said worriedly.
Her worry didn't affect the hot-blooded yellow-haired gorilla beside her. "Then if we solve this, won't that prove our ability?"
"Don't think things are so simple. If even Leticia can't see through the future, can we really handle it?" Momo said coldly. After all, they were still just recent graduates and lacked a lot compared to those battle-hardened professional heroes.
"Anyway... let's report to the Association first." Leticia took out the communicator clipped to her waist. "This is Kamanato of Team A5. There may be a major incident occurring at the coordinates for Plot H564. Requesting reinforcements."
"Received, Team A5. Please do your best to control the situation before reinforcements arrive."
"Understood."
..."This young lady isn't bad; at least she knows to report to superiors when something happens." In a massive room, several kind-looking elderly people sat before a large screen, watching the three teenagers on the display.
Hearing his old colleague say this, an old woman with a red rose pinned to her chest smiled. "Leticia is indeed a talented child, but unfortunately, she lacks motivation."
"Momo's personality is a bit too cold, somewhat similar to York Rose... By the way, who did Cyclops arrange on that side?"
"...The York Rose you just mentioned."
"Good heavens, I thought he'd send Golden Swallow or Fierce Tiger, but it turns out Cyclops actually called York Rose out." The old man who asked had a look of joy on his face. "Good, good. Let those little ones feel some of their senior's 'love'."
"Old Sun, I think you're just dying to see these kids make fools of themselves," another old man on the side teased the one who had just spoken.
"I'm just happy to hear news of York Rose," Old Sun replied, waving his hand quickly.
Ring ring ring... a telephone rang.
"A message from the Special Action Group: the 'Bait' Plan has begun." An operator picked up the phone and, after a few brief responses, reported to the elderly group.
"Good, good. Let's see how much those kids can achieve."