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Volu 1 – Chapter 1: Dark History
At the start of the year 2093, unknown monstrous beasts started appearing all around the world, harassing the populace. At the sa ti, the cri rate also grew at an unprecedented rate. The governnt's answer to all of this was to blockade any and all information.
In 2095, the situation rapidly started deteriorating. Monsters, as well as criminals with superpowers, started unceasingly appearing in front of humanity. The governnt's information blockade was also unable to hold under this sort of situation and was broken. The average army's weapons were only able to do very minimal damage to the monsters and criminals with superpowers. The would often appear in places where the population was very dense; by doing so every ti, they prevented the military from using their more powerful, destructive weapons.
Starting April of 2095, large numbers of godly militant groups with supre power began erging, ushering in the beginnings of a new age. The governnt was unable to deal with the predicant before them and as a result, the whole world was in one fell swoop, plunged into pandemonium.
In October of 2095, a man appeared covered with a black robe, his facial features hidden behind his billowing cape. He brought hope to the world that was falling deeper into panic and pandemonium every day.
He was history's first genuine superhero and the people all called him [Zero]. He started constantly fighting the monsters that would appear at the sa ti, he would relentlessly fight the forces hidden in the dark.
At first, it seed as if he was also going to be defeated like the governnt and other people who had challenged the dark forces before him, because the monsters and powerful dark forces flocked to him, trying to defeat him.
However, one by one, he crushed powerful evil organizations, slaughtered monsters, and arrested criminals with superpowers. Mankind began worshipping Zero with fanatical enthusiasm and so even called Zero their God and Savior. However, at that ti, Zero only said one sentence to the whole of mankind, "I am not God, I am just a human who wants to eradicate evil people."
While Zero was constantly winning battles, information and data about the monsters and criminals with superpowers were being brought right into the people's line of sight.
In 2098, by depending on the information Zero gave them, mankind soon discovered the origin of the strange creatures that had been appearing. About 80% of the monsters were created by humans themselves, as a result of inhumane experints and secret weapons research. The remaining 20% ca from outer space and other worlds.
Relying on the information that Zero gave them, mankind began to truly understand the world that they lived in.
In May of 2098, because people worshiped and praised Zero's every action, from within the vast earth appeared three superheroes who began to battle the monsters and criminals with superpowers that Zero did not have the ti to fight with.
In June of the sa year, again another ten heroes appeared all over the world.
In July, tens more superheroes appeared as well.
An effect of [Zero]'s legendary tale began to show itself; nurous amounts of superheroes started popping up everywhere and the global cri rate began to drop very quickly.
The year 2100, The beginning of the 22nd century arrived marked by many major changes and events. This century was a special one.
In March, the Superhero Registration Act was established. Because of this act, superheroes had to go register with the governnt before going to fight off enemies of mankind. Otherwise, if they did not register, they would be considered the sa as criminals, whatever they did would be considered a cri in the eyes of the law. For this reason, from amongst the heroes appeared two factions: the supporters and the opposers.
The whole world wished for Zero to intervene and say sothing about the situation. However, the man who created innurable miraculous acts 5 years ago was nowhere to be seen. The governnt went looking for him, but all that was left to be found was his black cape.
The year 2105, standing in a loud, noisy hubbub of a street, Lin Jie blankly stared out at the big screen in front of him broadcasting the latest movie advertisent.
He only saw a beautiful female host say: “I invite everyone to co watch this new movie:《Zero: I am not God》. This ti, famous superhero Zero will be portrayed by famous actor Mr. He Qi. At the sa ti, because this is the fifth movie of the series, we have invited the active A-Level Hero: [God's Hand] to act as himself in this installnt of the series, After all, he was there that day as a witness of Zero's actions. "
At this ti, a man wearing a mask appeared in front of everyone.
"Hello everyone, I am the active superhero known as God's Hand." The man said to the screen.
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"I didn't think that what I did during Chuunibyou period would earn a reward of five full film movies! Ah… the sha of it all… ah… It was obviously a dark ti for , yet they actually had to film it and turn it into a movie for the whole world to see… What kind of sha play is this?!?! Ah…" Lin Jie scread out internally. Zero has already disappeared for five years.
The reason why the whole world could not find him was because during those five years, he was a huge otaku.
When he went through his Chuunibyou period, he had wanted to beco a hero. However, he kept on getting stronger and stronger and when he finally realized it, his life had already beco totally ssed up. So on the day of his high school graduation, he decided to give up continuing his identity as a superhero and beca an otaku.
Truthfully, Lin Jie didn't want to beco an otaku. However, when he finally ca to his senses, he lost all his good friends, his school work was a ss, and he couldn't even test into a third rate college. Following the downward spiral his life ca to be, no companies would hire a high school graduate and so, he began to live as an otaku.
What Lin Jie would often do was think back to his mories of junior high and high school life.
During his junior high school years, the other boys would be playing gas where heroes fought monster whilst he would be fighting actual monsters…
When his classmates were cutting down monsters in computer gas, he would go out and cut down real monsters…
When his classmates had spare ti, they would go out and play but he would go out to cut down monsters…
After graduating, when others were sharing contact information, he would still be cutting down monsters…
At the very end of school, when graduation had arrived, he had discovered he never managed to make any friends. All the ti others spent making friends, he spent cutting down monsters.
When he arrived at high school, it was the ti for boys and girls to fall in love.
When others made plans in the classrooms after school, he would be in the classrooms cutting down people after school.
When others dated in the forest, he would be cutting down people in the forest.
When others dated by the side of a small stream of water, he would be by the stream cutting down people.
When others dated in a park, he would be in the park cutting down people.
Lin Jie carefully thought about his performance during his three years of high school. The places people socialized at, he had used them all for cutting down people. Places where people hooked up for one night stands, he would really be bombarded with enemy attacks.[1]
This made Lin Jie feel like he had put all of his ti and effort into the wrong skill. Why does it seem like all superheroes do is: first save beauties from danger and then go skirt-chasing or vice versa?
Lin Jie kept reflecting over his own experiences… monsters, heavy artillery, brawny n, aliens… there wasn't even one female… Ah!
So, after figuring out the unfairness of it all, Lin Jie decided to wholeheartedly heal his Chuunibyou Syndro.
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"I've heard that you were one of the victims of the evil cult at the ti, Mr. God's Hand?" The female hostess asked.
"It's true, at that ti I was a zealot in the evil cult, but thanks to Zero, I could break away from the cult and beco a hero." God's Hand replied.
"Then, are you going to display your true colors this ti? After all, you are acting as yourself this ti." Queried the female hostess.
"Obviously, this movie is not only going to recount Zero's story, but also the juncture at which I beca a superhero. It ans a lot to . I will forever rember the one sentence he said to the people praising and worshipping him after defeating the evil god: I am not God; I am just a person who wants to eradicate evil people." God's Hand replied.
"Yes, we originally thought Zero wanted to tell us, rather than worship those things, why not rebel and resist them?"
"Yes, it was after receiving Zero's influence that I beca a superhero. In fact, most of the first superheroes beca superheroes because of that one sentence's effect."
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"Your Mom![2]
That ti, I felt like saying it like that would be very cool, and that's all. After all, at the ti, there were many beautiful girls there…" Lin Jie roared in his heart: "When I was trying to act all cool and handso, people actually took what I said and started researching the aning behind the words. This feeling is just way too shaful…."
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"Then Mr. God's Hand, do you believe that Zero is still alive?"
"I don't believe that he would die, because I have personally witnessed his battle and that kind of powerful existence could never be killed."
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"Hey hey hey? Am I very strong? But all I know is how to chop people! And that demonic-wannabe thing was obviously super shitty."
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"Is that so? In that case, Mr. God's Hand and the earliest heroes all had the sa beliefs. We are grateful that you would let us interview you; this ti the audience will get to see the most authentic adaptation of the heroes series. Alright then, we have also invited Ms. Qin Yanran who is playing the part of the Holy Maiden of the evil cult. She will be acting as the antagonist to Mr. He Qi in this movie."
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"Authentic your sister! Originally, I cut down the tentacle monster boss in seconds, but in the fourth movie, they portrayed getting devastated by the tentacle monster for 15 minutes! …Just thinking about it makes feel sick… The director actually lets a strange octopus tentacle ravage a big man…" Looking at the screen Lin Jie rembered: "At the very end, it was the captain's daughter that saved and together we eliminated the tentacle monster; ending with a love story… In truth, the captain's daughter had been holding her head crying in the ship's cabin the whole ti…"
Lin Jie could not help but sigh: "I reckon when they shoot this movie, they probably will make and the Holy Maiden hook up. When I said that sentence, I really wanted her to put all of her focus on ; sadly, she fainted… If things really went like how it did when they shoot the movies… How great would that be!!!! …Even now, I'm still a single dog![3]
You people portray as soone who constantly talks to others about love; this is just too unbearable for ! Too fucking unbearable! Plus, I never gave my permission for others to use my image like that; since when did that company get the exclusive rights to use my image…"
Lin Jie madly criticized internally for a while before rembering what he was doing today; his younger sister had forced him out of the house and told him to find a job.
"Co to speak of it, fortunately, I didn't let my younger sister figure out I was Zero, otherwise I wouldn't be able to stay in the house anymore because of my dark history with movies and ani. When others got afflicted with chuunibyou they just made a small fuss, but when I got afflicted by chuunibyou it was witnessed by the entire world… Luckily, I concealed my identity at the ti, otherwise, I'd really have no courage to face soone now."
Footnotes:
[1] Lost in translation. In Chinese, it goes like yuepao-paoji. Yuepao is apparently a one-night stand (slang), and paoji is like a large artillery bombardnt… So basically while others are getting to "pound" each other, Lin Jie is the one getting the pounding… yea.
[2] Standardized cursing, your run-of-the-mill curses you hear in China/Taiwan. (and apparently all around the world as well)
[3]狗糧 [gǒu liáng] n. Dog food. This neologism refers to the self-pity of single people (humorously dubbed 「「). (Copy pasted from Haha China )
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