Level 4 [Action]

[abravelikehero]

[Almaz was a rather dutiful worker, after all it was easy to just do what people ask you to. He didn't rock the boat, and he didn't ask too many questions. He really didn't want to know too much about some of the things here, they gave off that feeling of ask too many questions and something dark and sinister would happen to you. So, instead he

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[b_as_a_criminal]

[this guy WORKS in the comic store!

Well. He's not really working or anything, more like he's sitting behind the counter and eating a cupcake and not giving a damn, but he is also staring. Since this guy has been here for like... four hours...]

[abravelikehero]

[And he has no plans of leaving any time soon. It's almost like he's trying to read everything that's come out.]

I want super powers... would I get something cool if I fell into a vat of radioactive waste?

[b_as_a_criminal]

[well, he can... empathize. If this was a Japanese comic store, he'd be way more into it.]

You'd get cancer.

[abravelikehero]

[Almaz doesn't care what style it is as long as there are heroes.]

That's... that's a bit of a downer.... Then what if aliens came and gave out magic rings?

[b_as_a_criminal]

[yeah... B's into shoujo, that's way harder for him to find.]

Sure.

[abravelikehero]

[Definitely a hard thing to find in such a place.]

That seems a lot more unlikely though. The best way would be to be a millionaire and make a lot of really cool tools and stuff.

[b_as_a_criminal]

You'd think that, but even with the money, you'd need to be skilled enough to make them yourself, or your weapons dealer could sell you out.

[abravelikehero]

So... even with this style it seems really difficult.

[b_as_a_criminal]

Mm. The comics themselves are meant to be wish fulfillment.

...

But if you look at the reality here, even the 'superheroes' don't fare any better than the average person.

[abravelikehero]

B-but even comics can spell out a path! Well, they could back home. Sir Aurum's comics were always very helpful.

[That was true, the heroes he had seen here weren't all that heroic like.]

It must not help that their abilities and levels are taken away.

[b_as_a_criminal]

[he shrugs at that. People do get their abilities back, and it hasn't changed a thing.]

What were those comics like, then?

[abravelikehero]

Sir Aurums? They were filled with his adventures defeating all the different Overlords! Saving villages and kingdoms all over the world!