Strongest Superhuman System

"Let's play Blur!"

Kelly spoke up excitedly with a smile as she saw the popular racing game in the pile and picked it up happily, but James exclaimed in shock as he heard her.

"No, we have to play Call of Duty! Blur is boring!"

Kelly gasped in horror before pulling her son's ear.

"Shut your mouth, you brat! You don't know anything about games! You're ten years too young to start badmouthing classics that are older than you!"

"Ow, you old hag! Lemme go!"

Greg chopped his son over the head when he insulted his mother and Mark just deadpanned at the weird family dynamics as James glared up at his father with tears in his eyes while trying to get his mother's hand off his ear.

Arit finally decided to intervene and told them that they had to play something everyone could join in on.

"Let's just play Blur, okay?"

Arit smiled at James kindly while saying this and James lost all the fight in his body as he blushed and looked away before nodding. Talia glared at Arit in anger once she saw this and she proudly declared with a flourish!

"I'll defeat you a hundred times in Blur, big-breasted bimbo! Get ready!"

Arit grabbed a controller with a smile and happily accepted the challenge from Talia as the rest of the adults joined in for the split-screen gaming session. Mark grabbed a controller as well and joined in, but it didn't take him long to realize that he was severely outclassed.

[You have been defeated: You placed 5th]

[You have been defeated: You placed 6th]

[You have been defeated: You placed 4th]

[You have been defeated: You placed 6th]

What the fuck?

"Yattaaa!!"

Kelly raised her controller in the air excitedly as she placed first for the fifth time and Mark stared at his sixth-place trophy with a glare. This fucking game was rigged.

Greg patted Mark on the shoulder and Mark turned to see the man shaking his head at him.

"There's no winning against her, trust me. She's a monster at games."

Greg himself had placed fourth and he had been consistently staying above fourth since the game started. Talia was glaring at Arit as she lost for the fourth time. Talia placed third and Arit actually placed second. Arit had a smug smile as she glanced down at Talia and Mark knew that if Talia had laser eyes, she would have burned Arit to ashes already!

"This game is stupid!"

James was about to throw the controller to the floor in anger, but Mark caught his hand before he could do it and sighed while standing up. They needed some air.

He and James had been losing since the game started and he could understand his frustration. But that was no reason for James to break something that didn't belong to him.

"Alright, we'll be back soon. Come on, James, let's go get drinks for everyone."

Mark patted James on the shoulder and told him to come along. James was a little frightened when Mark caught his hand and when Mark patted him, James could feel an unbelievable amount of force behind it.

Normally, James would have never agreed to go anywhere with Mark since James was obviously frightened of him, but at that moment James decided that it would be better to leave than to keep losing here. James grumbled in annoyance as he stood up and followed Mark as they left the room.

"Mark, can you get me a cola!?"

Arit called out to Mark and Mark waved back with a smile while leaving the room.

"Sure thing, babe."

"I won't lose to you again, big-breasted bimbo! I'll blur you to pieces!"

Talia's declaration echoed even from outside the game room and Mark smiled as he heard Arit laughing as a new game started.

…

"Hey… is it true that you're the strongest superhuman?"

Mark was busy paying for the drinks when James suddenly asked this out of nowhere. Mark raised a brow and asked James where he heard that from. James shrugged.

"Talia told me you're the strongest. I was just wondering."

"Why does it matter if I'm the strongest or not?"

James gained a smug look and grinned while looking up at Mark proudly.

"Cause I'm gonna be the strongest hero in the future! I've gotta know who my competition is!"

Mark gave the little boy a coy look before a small smile spread across his face. James reminded Mark a lot of the cartoons that he watched as a kid and the main characters who were always shouting about how they wanted to be a hero. Mark grabbed one of the cans of coke from the cabinet in front of him and put it on James' forehead! The cold immediately made James shriek in shock!

"Eek! What the hell are you doing!?"

Mark laughed as James glared at him.

"I don't know if I'm the strongest yet, but good luck with that, hero."

James blushed in embarrassment when Mark called him a hero and folded his hand with a huff while turning away. Mark smiled while activating his True Sight.

…

Name: James Keith

Race: Human

Rank: B

Potential: S

Description: The enigmatic and brash child of Hades. He possesses the heart of a hero and his dream is to be recognized by the world as the greatest hero to ever live just like KING. He is a superhuman blessed by Thanatos the god of death and ruler of the underworld, and he has the unique ability to make contracts with ghosts and demons to allow them to aid him with their power in battle.

At this point, he does not have any knowledge of his true power, and although he can see ghosts, he has refused to make contracts with them. He is currently hiding his abilities from everyone around him because he thinks his power is not fit for a hero.

Affiliation: True Good

…

Mark was shocked when he read through James' profile. How in the world is this kid in B rank if he has an S rank potential? That was nearly impossible! Having an S-rank potential would be the same as having a cheat in a video game! Even if you're doing the bare minimum, you will still be able to get strong very quickly! James should be at least an A rank already!

Is it because he is hiding his powers? James doesn't like the fact that he can see ghosts, so he is hiding it from his parents and doesn't use it for anything. He is basically wasting his potential.

Mark smiled as he ruffled James' hair. Mark knew that if he had a power like what James had he wouldn't think twice about using it, but he couldn't project his own perspective on others, especially a child like this. To a kid like James, seeing ghosts might be the worst thing that ever happened to him. I wonder how James dealt with his powers the first time he saw a ghost.

He was probably more terrified than he had ever been before.

James reached up and tried to slap Mark's hand away with a pout but Mark easily dodged the swipe before putting his hand back on James' head. James glared in anger and Mark just smiled while speaking.

"You brat. How exactly do you want to become the strongest? There are a lot of strong people around, even your dad is stronger than you."

James huffed and stared down at the floor.

"All Dad does is work at the NSA every day without training. I'm gonna train like crazy and I'll be the strongest in no time! Just you watch, I'll surpass you as the strongest hero before you know it."

"I'm not a hero."

"Doesn't matter! I'll still surpass you!"

Mark laughed and thanked the woman behind the counter for the drinks as he collected them and started walking.