[ The modern version of bards go on about him constantly too, and he has to behave in certain ways all the time. It's genuinely exhausting.

Admittedly, he doesn't really miss the fame. ]

Fukuoka is just one city in our country. Primarily people are responsible for themselves. We have large apartment buildings with mostly tiny apartments that people live in, and they work at a wide variety of jobs. That's not to say there aren't some impoverished people. [ He'd know. ] And getting them help is part of a hero's job I think. It's not as much of a problem in Fukuoka that it used to be.

[ Hawks has done some low key work in that area to try and improve things, within his limitations. He might be limited, but his sidekicks aren't. ]