The Captured Tatsumaki

Dizzy and confused, Tatsumaki slowly opened her eyes, only to see an unfamiliar ceiling.

What's wrong with me? Oh, right, I think I came to the House of Evolution in search of my sister, only to find her being Fubuki...

"Fubuki! Waaaaaaah!"

Tatsumaki shouted loudly, her Psychic Power surging even Psychic Power. Before she could release it, a powerful electric current pierced her body, causing her to scream in agony. She collapsed onto the bed, trembling like a carp that had just been caught.

A moment later, the electric current subsided, and Tatsumaki gasped for breath. Then, feeling the dampness and coolness beneath her, she blushed.

She reached up and touched herself, finding a metal Collar around her neck. It was this same Collar that had electrocuted her so badly when she used her Psychic Power.

Tatsumaki's expression changed slightly. She looked around and realized she was in a prison-like Laboratory, which made her feel uneasy.

Tatsumaki still has some psychological trauma from this situation. When she was young, her parents sold her to a dark Laboratory because of her overly powerful superpowers. Even now, the thought of prison and Laboratory makes her a little scared.

This is precisely why she reacted so strongly when she learned that her younger sister had gone to the House of Evolution to conduct human experiments.

"Damn it... Is this specifically designed to limit my telekinesis? How is Fubuki doing now?!"

Touching the metal ring around her neck, Tatsumaki felt anxious and restless, but she didn't know what to do. Just then, she heard the door open.

Turning her head, Tatsumaki saw a familiar figure and couldn't help but feel a surge of joy:

"Fubuki, are you alright?!"

Fubuki looked at her older sister with a half-smile and said:

"Of course I'm fine... The one who's in trouble right now is you, sister!"

Tatsumaki's smile froze instantly. Given her strong personality, showing such a pathetic state in front of her sister was worse than death for her.

Fortunately, although Fubuki Arlong for being overly protective of her, she still has a sisterly bond with Tatsumaki in the end.

Seeing Tatsumaki's stiff expression, and even a hint of panic in her eyes, Fubuki shook her head directly:

"Don't worry, sister, Dr. Vegapunk isn't that kind of insane mad scientist, he won't do anything to us..."

Tatsumaki snorted coldly, touched the Collar around her neck, and spoke with a dark expression:

"They won't do anything to us? They've already put Collar on me, restricting my superpowers. Do you think they'll let me go?"

"You can rest assured about that... As long as you're willing to compensate for the losses, letting you off the hook isn't a big deal!"

As the doorbell rang, Vegapunk, dressed in a scientist's white lab coat, walked in with his hands in his pockets and a furrowed brow.

Upon seeing Vegapunk, Tatsumaki immediately became wary, instinctively wanting to unleash her Psychic Power, and then...

"Ughhhhhh!"

With a scream, Tatsumaki, whose eyes had rolled back from being electrocuted, collapsed onto the bed again.

Vegapunk spoke with a mocking smile and disdain:

"Give up! The Collar around your neck can perfectly sense your attack intentions and the prelude to the activation of your superpowers, then unleash an electric current that will cause you Kunai, but will not harm you!"

"However, if you don't know what's good for you, no matter how well you control the current within a safe range, it will still cause irreversible damage to you over time."

Tatsumaki gasped for breath before regaining her senses, then gritted her teeth and looked at Vegapunk:

"Hey you... hurry up and untie this thing for me!"

"Can't you understand human language?! Don't even think about letting you out until you compensate me for my losses!"

Vegapunk retorted without hesitation. Tatsumaki clenched Tatsumaki small fists, gritting her teeth, but after losing her superpowers, with her physique, she could probably be easily beaten to a pulp by any ordinary person.

After a brief standoff, Tatsumaki let out a long sigh of relief and gritted her teeth, saying:

"Okay, I'll make it up to you!"

"Very good, it seems we've reached an agreement. The total loss you caused is $3.67823 billion. I'll round it down to $3.6 billion for you. Here's the bill, please take a look!"

Tatsumaki stared wide-eyed, mouth agape, stunned for a moment, before recovering:

"Are you kidding me? How could I possibly have that much money?! You're not falsifying your accounts, are you?!"

As the Hero Association's ace, and nominally the S-Class Rank 2, Tatsumaki essentially does the work of the top hero, Tatsumaki, even though Blast has disappeared. Her income is naturally high; she can easily earn millions of dollars by defeating a single Demon-Level Threat.

Even so, this superpowered individual has at most amassed a fortune of one or two hundred million. To pay 3.6 billion in compensation? Tatsumaki would probably have to work for decades or even centuries!

Vegapunk rolled his eyes and spoke calmly:

"Do you want me to tell you how many advanced instruments you destroyed? How many rooms and precious experimental samples you ruined? An entire Laboratory Building was destroyed, and 3.6 billion is already considered a friendly discount at cost price!"

Tatsumaki's face was a mix of green and white. As an S-Class Hero known for her destructive power, every time she fought a powerful Monsters, she would blow up at least one building, and in severe cases, she could even destroy three or five streets.

Of course, we haven't reached the point where Dragon-level monsters are running rampant in the later stages of the game yet. Otherwise, the destructive range of Tatsumaki would be measured in cities.

However, precisely because she is used to large-scale destruction, Tatsumaki is not very sensitive to the damage she causes. After all, when she fought Monsters in the past, the Hero Association would come and clean up the mess.

The staff of the Hero Association dared not utter a word of complaint against Tatsumaki, the volatile second-ranked S-class hero, which meant that she had no idea of the damage she had caused.

However, Vegapunk wasn't going to tolerate her. Besides, Tatsumaki had come looking for trouble, and the damage she caused was real. If he didn't demand compensation from her, was Vegapunk supposed to just swallow his anger?

Vegapunk handed over the bill. After reading through the detailed bill, Tatsumaki's eyes darted around, and after a long while, she finally murmured:

"I... I don't have that much money..."

"If you don't have money, then work for me here to pay off your debts!"

Vegapunk simply waved his hand:

"You can enjoy the same treatment as Saitama... I will directly buy the Monsters you defeat. In addition, you can sell some of your blood and body tissue to pay off your debts!"

Tatsumaki blinked. She didn't know who Saitama was, but she did understand that Monsters could be traded for money.

As for handing over her blood and body tissues... Tatsumaki frowned slightly, but felt it was negotiable, since her blood and genetic samples were actually scattered around the world.

When Long Jue was a child, he was sold to a dark Laboratory. Later, he joined Psychic Organization to research superpowers and then joined the Hero Association. It can be said that these organizations actually had some blood samples of Tatsumaki, but with the capabilities of these organizations, they did not find anything out.

Compared to the worlds of Hokage and One Piece, where biological research is incredibly advanced, most scientists in this world are skilled in mechanical research, and they have created a wide variety of robots and combat machines that are quite impressive.

Biological research does exist, but it's mostly the domain of villainous scientists. For example, the Monster Association, the House of Evolution, and that scientist who turned his own brother into a giant.

"Okay, I agree! But you have to take off this Collar!"

Hearing that Tatsumaki readily agreed, Vegapunk smiled slightly and casually tapped the Collar around Tatsumaki's neck. With a snap, the Collar immediately split open.

Feeling a sudden relief around her neck, Tatsumaki couldn't help but show a look of surprise. She had only tentatively made a request at first, but she hadn't expected that Vegapunk would actually help her remove the Collar.

Then, Tatsumaki's eyes gradually narrowed, revealing a fierce look, and a slightly sinister smile appeared on her lips:

"You really have guts, you bastard!"

"If you want compensation, I'll pay you right now! Go to hell!"

Just as Tatsumaki raised her hand to activate her power, Vegapunk sighed softly:

"Help me knock him out, and I'll give you a 100,000 yuan reward!"

With a whoosh, a bright light streaked across the room. Fubuki squinted, and after a moment, she opened her eyes to see her older sister, Tatsumaki, with her eyes rolled back, having been knocked unconscious.

And that light... came from a shiny bald head!

"Sai... Saitama!?"

Fubuki opened her mouth, her face filled with shock and astonishment. She really didn't expect that the dead-eyed bald guy who always fought with her for hot pot would actually knock her sister unconscious like that.

Although Fubuki knew that Saitama had some fighting ability, after all, every time he came to the House of Evolution, he would bring a lot of Monsters materials to exchange for money.

But recalling this guy's shameless act of coming to freeload Tenten at mealtimes, his lazy, unskilled demeanor, and his unremarkable appearance—completely different from her own— Fubuki couldn't imagine that Saitama was a true powerhouse.

"Or... perhaps... it's just a coincidence..."

While Fubuki was still questioning her existence, Saitama showed no mercy, walking directly up to Vegapunk and extending his hand:

"Boss, the bonus!"

Vegapunk didn't hesitate; he snapped his fingers, and soon Mosquito Girl came out with a small box, pulled out a few Gold Bars, and handed them to Saitama.

After acquiring the Laboratory, Vegapunk specially created a machine to enhance his Electromagnetic Ability, extracting a significant amount of gold directly from the ocean—his fastest way to make money.

"Your sister's personality goes beyond just being volatile, doesn't it? She was clearly planning to attack me and renege on her debt!"

Vegapunk looked very displeased and said to Fubuki, "Even if Saitama doesn't intervene, I have a way to deal with Tatsumaki."

Given Vegapunk's cautious nature, how could Tatsumaki have fallen into his hands with just a Restraint Collar? Her entire body must have been infused with Nanobots and subjected to various restrictive seals.

Of course, if he does that, he won't be able to stand on the moral high ground and speak out.

Fubuki opened her mouth. How could she not know her older sister's personality at all?

She's a fiery temper freak! She just uses her superpowers to beat people up when she's angry. Considering Vegapunk just put Limiter Collar on her and left her in such a sorry state, it would be strange if Tatsumaki didn't retaliate.

"Well... my sister was just acting rashly, and... I believe she'll pay me back!"

Vegapunk waved his hand, not really caring whether Tatsumaki would pay back the money or not. Getting Tatsumaki to pay back the Tatsumaki was just a prelude, so that it would be easier to get this legal loli to help him with things in the future.

"Alright, let's not worry about that anymore. Your abilities should have been developed quite a bit by now, right? Let's test your current abilities!"

A dozen minutes later, Tatsumaki regained consciousness. As soon as she woke up, she felt a cold sensation on her neck. She touched it and found that she was wearing the ability- Restraint Collar again.

"Damn it, you bastard! That damn Vegapunk! Oh, and that bald jerk who hit me!"

"Just wait, once I recover, I'll definitely..."

"What do you definitely want?!"

Suddenly, a mechanical sound rang out in the room. Tatsumaki paused for a moment, then turned her head and saw an Electronic Screen that lit up automatically.

"You really never learn! Shouldn't the Hero Association start offering some moral education classes? How can someone like you be called a hero?"

"Ha, you bastard who used someone's sister for human experimentation without permission, what right do you have to talk to me like that?!"

"I don't deny that human experimentation exists, but Fubuki did it voluntarily!"

"It's all the same, Fubuki was just fooled by you! What superpower enhancement..."

"Her superpowers have indeed increased! If you don't believe me, you can come and see for yourself!"

Upon hearing Vegapunk's words, Tatsumaki was slightly stunned. Researching superpowers was no simple matter, and she hadn't expected that Vegapunk would actually achieve results.

However, Tatsumaki didn't doubt Vegapunk's words much. This world has a lot of advanced technology. Several of the S-Class Hero are based on advanced technology, which made Tatsumaki somewhat prepared for all kinds of advanced technology.

"Alright, then I'd like to see how much progress Little Fubuki has made!"

Knowing this is one thing, but given Tatsumaki's level of sister-complex, she obviously needs to see her sister's behavior before she can feel at ease.