Max Stats in the Apocalypse

After a few minutes, his father offered to bring his mother to their room. And there, only Kyla and he were left in the living room in deafening silence.

"Was it true that you killed people?" Kyla asked while she was sitting still on the couch.

Roger nodded. "Mhm. I killed them."

"Why? Was it because you wanted to or because you needed to?"

Roger didn't reply for a second, then answered, "Because I needed to. Was that acceptable to you?"

Kyla nodded. However, Roger reacted to it by saying, "Even with the fact that I killed someone? You were still okay with it?" 

Kyla smiled and then faced Roger and said, "It was about to happen. In the future, we should kill or be killed. That is its nature, even if it is a monster or a human. If we are threatened, staying still is unneeded."

Roger let out a sigh as he heard how Kyla reacted to it. Roger knew that Kyla would be afraid of him, but still, Kyla pushed herself not to follow her human instinct. 

'Kyla was trying to prove things to herself. I don't like it, but it wasn't wrong in the first place. I was also like that. Fighting between my views of death and killing.' Roger thought.

***

"Are you okay?" Robert asked his wife, but she was just silent.

"You already know how much Roger had changed when he awoke from a coma. You should also try to understand that these were only changes in his maturity. Aren't you happy? He was thinking of our safety before he followed the rules when he recorded himself as an Awaken."

His wife was still silent until the next sob. She then said, "He killed people, Robert. How could I be happy with it?"

Robert let out a sigh and then replied, "They were criminals. If he becomes a civil servant that focuses on using his fighting capabilities, he will eventually kill a human."

With that, his wife became silent again.

"So, let's try to understand your son, huh? He is not on a bad path. I can assure you that."

***

After a few minutes, Roger's parents went back to the living room, where his mother was already calm. He stood up and waited for his mother to react, but she only stopped midway.

"I will respect your decision, but please don't put yourself in danger." His mother said, then went back upstairs.

Roger paused as soon as he heard his mother's affirmation of what he had done. He later bowed down and said, "Thank you, Mom. I promise that I will take care of myself."

The whole day passed with Roger smiling and satisfied that he wasn't hiding any secrets anymore. Well, he still does, but not to the point that he'll leave them unaware of what is happening.

This was a page-turner for him, as he had never wanted to be secret with his family. Back in Kluma, when he was the head of the family, his family would always be open to him killing people. There was no righteous or evil to them. If they were their enemy, it was normal to kill them.

But Roger knew the difference between the people in this world and those in Kluma. People on Earth care more about humanity, unlike in Kluma, where it is only about territory and names.

The next day, Roger was called by the mayor to a meeting with a few important people from the other cities.

So, Roger prepared a mask, as it wasn't yet time to reveal his identity. He would give signs, but not to the point that everyone would already pinpoint his identity. And as he went to the mayor's estate, people were lining up and waiting for him.

There were butlers, mixed up with Awakens and non-Awakens. Also, there were a few slightly stronger people inside the estate. 

Roger assumed that they were the important people that he was about to meet. And as he entered, there was a deal prepared for him.

After the cleaning of gangs in the city, Roger was in charge of handling the previous gangs and also some of the responsibility when it came to jobs that needed manpower.

And so, at the same time, papers and plans for the Demonyo Clan's responsibility were reformed.

The Demonyo Clan now had to handle the factories that other gangs had seized in the past. And using the least trustworthy people, he tasked them with managing the factory with supervision from one of the original 30 Awakens of the Demonyo Clan.

Then, after it, Roger tasked the trustworthy people from the Red Bulls with the security service. With Kaspher's supervision, they had established a security service company with some investors and clients from other cities.

Of course, their reputation wasn't yet established in this industry, but with the Demonyo Clan's supervision of the previous Red Bulls' members, and after a few on-field training sessions, they were good to go.

But still, their training was still ongoing and their reputation in this industry was still being formed.

The next matter that they tackled was the Demonyo Clan's guild. They also held dungeon diving along with the Cold Frost Guild.

After that day, they finally announced it to the public, which spread throughout the other cities. Important people would try to meet with Roger just within that week to form a relationship with him. 

But to keep his identity confidential, he still needed to wear his mask.

***

Checking Kyla's progress, Roger mumbled while Kyla was in front of him.

"The preparation is completed. My worth had already been raised and I didn't think that I could do it within a week."

Kyla was still concentrating on the hand technique that Roger gave her. She then replied, "It is not surprising. You know, you could do it." 

Roger just smirked and then said, "Well, I was only being hysterical about that matter. Also, I don't want those investigators to give me much more of a headache than what I needed to focus on."

"Well, Dad did it to eradicate the gangs, but you did it instead. And thinking about those investigators is not beneficial for us. They won't be a threat, right?"

Roger just took a moment of silence before he answered. He contemplated whether to believe that those investigators were really hard to talk to. From his father's story, the people from District Overdrive were always underestimating the inhabitants of District Wish.

After all, it is not surprising that District Wish, though it may have the widest land, still has the weakest power among the other two districts.

But it is only reasonable as they don't need power. They were safe from major threats, but this is also why District OVerdrive would dismiss and mock them.

"District Wish has less of the appearance of difficult dungeons. When a dungeon appears, a group of D-ranked Awakens could do the job of closing it. Even still, the government wasn't good at handling the discrimination."

Kyla then cut off and said, "Not just discrimination but also opportunities. Now that you are the boss of the Demonyo Clan and the supporter of the mayor, maybe you should give more opportunity to the people of Line City."

"Hm... That is already given. Other cities, even though it had only been days since we announced our partnership with the mayor, were now starting to show their interest in the city." Roger stated.

Then he continued, "Some of them were thinking of building a business in the city since the security of the city had already been proven. It is also not shocking if other mayors offer to have a partnership with the Demonyo Clan."

Kyla scoffed and said, "The mayor of Line City would be afraid of that. Not only did you overpower him, but you also made a name that represents Line City. He would be overshadowed."

Roger shook his head. 

"I won't happen. That mayor's reputation is only second on his list of priorities. He still thinks highly of the city. At least, he wanted what was the best decision he could make for the city."

Kyla didn't reply, but Roger continued talking.

"I might be thinking of expanding the gang's foundation and system. An information committee is already given where the Green Falcons are assigned. I should think about how I will distribute the 30 trustworthy Awakens of the Demonyo Clan to the other departments of the gang."

***

The next day, Roger was in Kaspher's room, looking at him with discerning eyes. It was also making Kaspher nervous for some reason.

Roger smirked, then ordered Kaspher.

"Would you mind if I gave you the job of watching the whole city? I might have a few enemies coming this week." Roger bluntly said that made Kaspher sigh.

'And again, he made another enemy out of nowhere. What a terrifying kid.' Kaspher thought, then smiled.

"How should I do it, Boss?"

"Well, there would be a few investigators from the headquarters of the Information Agency that are coming to our city. They will try to investigate me and try to observe me. I am afraid that they won't approach me and will send their report back to the headquarters. So, before that happens, when they arrive, I want you to pinpoint their location so that I can offer them a deal."

Kaspher only gave Roger a silent gaze and nodded.. "Understood."