Aside from the S-Class and above Heroes, an organization called the [Council of Swordmasters] had also answered Yusaku's request and emerged from seclusion after many years.
This organization could be said to encompass over ninety percent of Planet Terra's master swordsmen.
The former S-Class Rank 4 hero, Atomic Samurai, was also among its ranks.
Several sword-wielding masters from the A-Class Heroes also belonged to this organization.
The current leader was an old man with a face full of wrinkles and skin like decaying wood, named Nichirin.
Rumors said his strength was on par with Atomic Samurai.
"Please, have a seat." Prime Minister Fujiwara gestured with his hand.
"Thank you, Prime Minister." Nichirin nodded slightly in response.
There were quite a few seats in the room.
Besides the absent Demon Cyborg, Silver Fang, and a few other S-Class Heroes, several council member seats were also empty, not yet filled in time.
"Gathering everyone here wasn't my idea," Prime Minister Fujiwara gave Yusaku a look.
Yusaku, understanding the signal, nodded and stepped forward to address the crowd.
"We are here today to discuss a matter of utmost importance, concerning the survival of Planet Terra..." At this point, Yusaku took a deep breath due to nervousness, then said word by word:
"An operation to subdue the Saiyan, Lott!"
The eyes of everyone present widened like copper bells.
S-Class Heroes who had been present at the incident last week, such as Tatsumaki, Child Emperor, and Metal Bat, were so shocked they were speechless.
They thought the Hero Association must have lost its mind.
'After the lesson from last week, they still wanted to oppose Lott?'
"Mr. Yusaku, could it be... the Association has found extraterrestrial reinforcements?" Child Emperor swallowed hard, barely catching his breath as he guessed.
In his view, relying solely on Planet Terra's combat power made it impossible to contend with Lott.
The only chance of victory was to seek help from powerful individuals from other planets in the Universal Chat Group.
If Child Emperor had to choose, he thought assembling Aizen and Yamamoto from the Planet Shinigami, several peak-level Legendary Pokémon from the Planet Pokémon, plus a few Ancestor-level vampires from the Planet Bloodsucking...
Well, with that lineup, they might stand a chance of winning.
"Not exactly." Yusaku shook his head.
Child Emperor immediately wore an expression that said, 'Are you f*cking kidding me?'
'So you're saying you want to fight Lott with just the people here?'
'Damn, don't you believe he could kill you with a single energy blast?'
Even the more even-tempered S-Class Heroes present almost couldn't hold back their curses.
"We have discovered Lott's, no, the Saiyans' weakness. Shinichi." Yusaku didn't waste words, continuing to shock everyone, and motioned for his son to speak.
Although he had been furious at the [Detective Highschool Student's] actions a few hours ago, he was still his own flesh and blood.
Given the opportunity, Yusaku would let his son have more exposure in major settings.
If the operation succeeded, he could even become a hero of Planet Terra.
"Everyone, please look here..." Shinichi straightened his collar and pulled up that screenshot again.
He recounted the content of his recent conversation with Krillin to everyone present.
After he finished, all the heroes looked at each other.
Many of them re-watched the group video several times.
They indeed noticed that when hit by the Tuffles' machine gun fire elsewhere, the Saiyans remained unmoved. Even if their skin was torn and flesh ripped, it didn't stop their actions.
Only when their tails were hit, or even just touched, would they collapse to the ground as if afflicted with polio, crying out in pain.
And the chat log with Krillin also verified this point.
"What's your plan?" The speaker was Metal Knight, Bofoi.
Of course, he hadn't come in person.
Instead, he placed a phone-sized communication robot on the table in front of his seat to participate in the meeting remotely.
"Tomorrow night is the night of the full moon. We find a way to make him see the moon and transform into a Great Ape. Without a doubt, he will lose his reason and go berserk." A confident smile spread across Shinichi's face.
"The main force will be responsible for delaying the transformed Lott's actions, while a small team takes the opportunity to sever his tail."
"According to Krillin, once a Saiyan in Great Ape form has its tail cut, it will fall into a coma, losing the ability to act for at least a short period. At that time, Lott will be at our mercy."
At this point, Shinichi turned his gaze to Flashy Flash and continued, "For the assault team, I can think of no one more suitable than the fastest S-Class Hero, Mr. Flashy Flash."
The room fell into brief silence.
After a moment, Metal Bat was the first to break the silence.
"The plan sounds somewhat reasonable, but did you forget the other thing mentioned in the video..."
"A Saiyan's power increases tenfold after transformation."
"If we fail, this planet will probably be utterly destroyed by that guy, right?"
If they succeeded, it would be fine. But if they failed... considering the combat power Lott had previously displayed, increasing it tenfold would be catastrophic!
Facing Metal Bat's questioning, Shinichi had already prepared his response.
"But if we just stand by and do nothing, can we guarantee he won't decide to destroy Planet Terra someday?"
"Just this morning, I witnessed a student from Shuchi'in Academy being cruelly killed in public just for having a minor argument with him. If we don't bring someone like this to justice soon, do you all think Planet Terra will ever know peace?" Shinichi declared with righteous indignation.
Sonoko, sitting in the corner, watched dumbfounded.
She tugged on her best friend's arm and whispered, "Nothing really happened before Lott's background was exposed, right? I think things were more peaceful when we just acted like he didn't exist."
Ran remained silent.
Having known Shinichi since childhood, she understood that the [Detective Highschool Student] in this state was already too worked up, and no one could talk him down.
The heroes present fell silent again.
Of course, they weren't convinced by Shinichi's empty, high-sounding talk of justice.
They were merely analyzing the odds of success in this battle internally.
"The Council of Swordmasters is willing to lend its strength." The Council of Swordmasters, represented by Nichirin, was the first to state their position.
Everyone's attention instantly shifted to Nichirin and the others.
They completely failed to notice that Prime Minister Fujiwara had secretly opened a private message dialog with his second granddaughter and sent a message:
[Council of Swordmasters: Nichirin, Zanbai, Haragiri, Amahare]
Immediately after, Bofoi's voice came from the small robot on the table:
"If Lott's corpse can be handed over to me for processing afterward, I can also participate."
Bofoi was actually quite interested in the physiological structure of a Saiyan's body.
Anyway, if they failed, it didn't matter.
After all, Lott didn't know his true identity or his location.
However, Prime Minister Fujiwara continued sending messages:
[Metal Knight, Bofoi, Residence: 40 Gochome, M-City. Image transmitting...]