"Welcome, everyone, and thank you for coming today." Shicchi began, "As this meeting was not mandatory we truly appreciate your cooperation"

Looking around the meeting room, anyone could tell this was a bit of an odd situation with an equally odd turnout. The S-class meeting had most of its usual members show up, SuperAlloy Darkshine,Pri Pri Prisoner, Engine Knight, Light Speed Flash, Child Emperor, Atomic Samurai, Zombie Man, Pig god, Tank Top Master, and Watchdog Man were present, but other constant members had seemingly decided to just not show up. Metal Bat and Metal Knight were expected no-shows, and the association didn't even have a way of contacting Blast let alone getting him to show up. What genuinely confused Shicchi was the fact that Silver Fang, King, Demon Cyborg and Tatsumaki hadn't arrived yet, it was no secret that the absentees had strong ties to to the A-class hero Caped Baldy, but Shicchi doubted that they would just ignore the meeting to gather amongst themselves.

Just as the thought crossed his mind, Demon Cyborg, King, and Silver Fang all walked through the door at nearly the same time, conversing amongst themselves.

"Sorry for being late, we were all the way out in Z-city." Silver Fang said casually as he took his seat.

"A-ah, I see, I assume Miss Tornado is close behind you?" Shicchi asked, he was always so nervous talking to these heroes.

"No." Demon Cyborg said in his usual serious tone. "She and sensei are on a date, they both ask for no more distractions for the rest of the day."

"It's no matter," a deep voice emanated from the dark corner of the room. "I will speak with both of them at their earliest convenience."

A man emerged from the shadows with long, straight, bright red hair and wide, dirty, thickly lensed glasses. The man was wide and tall and wore an easy going smile, he had an aura of efficiency and intelligence. He wore a dark black suit with a red dress shirt and a thin, black tie. His hair was messy but it was clear that no brush or comb could tame the wild mane, even if it tried to.

"Ah, yes, forgive me, sir. Everyone, this is the reason you were called here today, say hello to Kana Torimia, one of the highest chairmen in the hero association. He has elected to be the new assignment manager of S-class and high A-class, he is able to respond with three times as much speed and accuracy than the disaster network and is able to more efficiently disperse heroes to tasks."

"Well, I'm not sure how Tatsumaki will feel about that." Atomic Samurai scoffed as he leaned back in his chair.

"I'm not really here to change things that much, honestly, 'manager' is just a title. In reality, I'll be managing very little, I'm only here to help you all respond to disasters more quickly, so as much damage and casualties as possible can be avoided. To be terribly honest with you, I am frighteningly unprofessional, but this is what I'm good at, so I'm here to help." Kana spoke up, dragging a chair over to him before lazily sitting back.

"That's great and all, but how do you plan on alerting us so quickly, do we all get new phones or something?" Child emperor piped.

"Hm? No, phones break and typing or calling would take too long. I'll let you all in on a secret: most of the chairmen have powers that are more useful for business than fighting, mine is telecommunication and extreme spatial awareness. So, it's simple, a disaster pops up anywhere on this continent and I send a quick message to the most suitable hero for the job."

"Dang," Pri Pri prisoner mumbled. "I need a new phone to text my boyfriend."

"Regardless, I'd like to speak with all of you one on one, to get a feeling for situations you might excel in, I also need to set up a mental link with each of you, so…" Kana trailed off as he stood and walked over to a wall which suddenly slid open, revealing a dimly lit office. He gestured to the seat inside.

"Who wants to go first?"