Save the World's Loser

"Years ago, Josh asked me what my superpower was." "My answer at the time was money." A burst of short laughter rang out from all the people in black with compassionate faces. The man in the gray mecha on the high platform lowered his head and continued: "I used to think that superpowers created superheroes, but the most dazzling thing about him is not his superpowers but his insistence on fairness and justice!" "Flesh and blood, heart of steel! My good partner once said: Anyone can be a hero, even if all he does is take off his coat to a child to let him know that the world is not destroyed yet." "And Future Man—he's the mantle for all of our superheroes." "Well, Josh, let's just say this. We will always miss you. Your decent, sincere, and kind soul will always be with us. Through tears, we understand how lucky we are to know and love you, a great and noble person. In grief, we smile and say goodbye." This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.