Chapter 4193 Captain

Chapter 4193 Captain
Shigeru Suzuya is the captain of the first team of the Special Operations Unit and currently the strongest ability user in the Special Operations Unit.

Given the current extent of the spiritual energy revival, Suzuya Shigeru is a monster among the awakened supernatural beings.

His awakened superpower is called Energy Absorption. The function of this superpower is to absorb most known energy and convert it into his own power. When there is energy in his body, he can enhance his strength, gaining super strength, super endurance, and other bonuses. Of course, he can also release the energy he has absorbed.

That's right, his ability is quite similar to Black King's in the X-Men movies. If Linton knew about the other's abilities, he'd probably also complain that it's blatant plagiarism.

Suzuya Shigeru was a civilian employee in the military and wasn't particularly skilled in combat. Mainly, he was naturally physically weak; passing the physical fitness test to join the military was a matter of someone pulling strings for him, barely meeting the minimum physical standards required.

This is something he has always cared about quite a bit; it's somewhat like a knot in his heart.

However, after the awakening era arrived, he suddenly underwent a dramatic change. Those who were physically stronger than him in the past became his defeated opponents with remarkable ease. The growth potential of his superpowers was so strong that even he himself could hardly believe it.

Gradually, he became the strongest in the entire army. Soon he was noticed by the Special Operations Department and was quickly recruited. He became the captain of the action team with almost no effort. All of this was because he was too strong.

Even though the Otherworld Division had gathered a large number of Awakened, he still rarely found a worthy opponent. Most of the Awakened were not strong enough to force him to use his full power and could be dealt with easily. This made him arrogant in a short period of time, after all... he was a bit too invincible.

Recent events have only fueled his arrogance. This is mainly because many people within the Anti-Corruption Department are extending olive branches to him.

Indeed, since becoming the captain of Team One, his position within the Special Operations Department has become quite important. And in the power struggles within the Special Operations Department, controlling the action team—this armed force—is extremely crucial. Therefore, Suzuya Shigeru obviously became the target of everyone's attempts to win him over.

Many people have already sent him messages and offered him very generous terms, not to mention all sorts of flattery.

Although Suzuya Shigeru was relatively clear-headed and knew these people were trying to curry favor with him, the endless flattery still had some effect on him. These people were just too sweet-talking; they really could make someone feel elated.

However, he is still Aoki Hiroto's man, after all, Aoki Hiroto personally brought him from the army, so he can be considered to have been given a chance. Originally, the two had a pretty good relationship, but recently, he has developed some resentment towards Aoki Hiroto.

The action team consists of more than a dozen squads, all of which are elite squads. Suzuya Shigeru is the captain of the First Action Team, but he is not the overall captain of the action team.

According to the structure arranged by Hiroto Aoki, there is no hierarchical relationship between the various teams, so the team leaders are all equal. Each team leader reports directly to Hiroto Aoki, so if one had to name a commander-in-chief, Hiroto Aoki would be the de facto commander-in-chief of the action team.

Shigeru Suzuya felt that this position of Captain-Commander was clearly necessary, and there was only one suitable candidate: himself. He had also raised this point with Hiroto Aoki, since, objectively speaking, Hiroto Aoki was indeed unsuitable for the position. He had far too many responsibilities, mostly political ones, as the Special Operations Department was now also handling the affairs of the former cabinet, managing the entire country.

The work of the action team is sometimes extremely urgent, after all, anything can happen. When an emergency occurs and the action team needs to be mobilized, we have to ask the "Commander-in-Chief" Hiroto Aoki for his opinion. To be honest, it is quite inefficient and may even delay things.

Shigeru Suzuya felt that this matter needed to be addressed, as continuing like this would only lead to more and more delays. Therefore, he also suggested to Hiroto Aoki that the organizational structure be restructured.

However, to his surprise, it was rejected outright by Hiroto Aoki.

Not only that, Suzuya Shigeru also sensed that Aoki Hiroto seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally wary of him lately because of his suggestion, and clearly didn't trust him as much as before.

Perhaps he felt that someone was trying to take away his power? Or perhaps he felt that he was getting too close to other members of parliament, which aroused his suspicion. Of course, Suzuya Shigeru has indeed been in contact with many other members of parliament recently, but he has not directly agreed to anything. He has only been flattered by them, without any actual cooperation.

However, Aoki Hiroto's wariness annoyed him quite a bit. After all, while everyone else was actively trying to win him over, Aoki Hiroto was actually wary of him. The difference in their attitudes made Suzuya Shigeru feel somewhat uncomfortable.

What's even more unsettling is that Hiroto Aoki has been frequently excluding him from recent operations. For example, in this diplomatic mission, wasn't it Hiroto Aoki who personally appointed the Third Operations Team to be in charge? Their First Operations Team just stayed at headquarters watching the show, and didn't receive any operational orders until the very end.

Although it turned out that if the operation had been carried out at that time, the First Action Team might have also encountered some danger, that was another matter. Suzuya Shigeru's main concern was the issue of trust in Aoki Hiroto.

Having gone through all this, he was already somewhat shaken and no longer a staunch member of the "Aoki faction." Fortunately, the development of this matter had exceeded his expectations, and he no longer needed to consider betraying Aoki Hiroto, because Aoki Hiroto's fate was already clear: either he would be purged by the enraged Inugami clan, or he would be impeached and removed from office.

When the time comes, he will naturally choose to side with the other side, which can't be considered betrayal, right? Thinking about this, it's clear that Suzuya Shigeru and Aoki Hiroto are no longer on the same page.

Besides this matter, Suzuya Shigeru actually had another plan. This plan was related to the impending attack by the Inugami family.

Yes, he's quite arrogant now. His plan is simple: to directly confront the head of the Inugami family and make a move when the opposing team is in the most danger. He'll step in and turn the tide. What glory that would be!

So when he received the intrusion alarm, Suzuya Shigeru was even a little excited. However, when he rushed to the scene, he was stunned when he saw the person standing in front of him.