Boundless darkness stretched endlessly, dotted with a galaxy that filled the sky.
One minute and two seconds.
That was how long Boros's Meteoric Burst lasted against a serious Saitama.
Though it was said to last several minutes, repeatedly repairing his pulverized body consumed an enormous amount of Haki energy.
In the end, the weakened Boros returned to normal and collapsed limply into Saitama's arms.
"I still lost."
"You're already very strong. This is the first time I've enjoyed myself this much."
Hearing Saitama's consolation, Boros gave a bitter smile. "Enjoyed yourself? Heh. Don't lie to me. Your breathing didn't even change."
"Yeah, but I had fun fighting." Saitama smiled. "Come on, I'll take you back."
"Wait."
Boros suddenly stopped him. "Do you remember the first thing I said to you?"
"Yeah... Didn't you say you were from some Star Temple?"
Saitama recalled it, and Boros nodded. "That's right. I came this time under orders to invite you to join us and become a Star God of the World Government."
"What's the World Government?"
The current situation was somewhat strange.
Saitama could speak, and Boros could hear him, but Boros had to communicate through mental thoughts.
Still, that made it easier for him to create mental illusions so the other party could understand.
Over the next ten or so minutes, Boros briefly introduced the World Government, the Star Temple, and Lord Imu.
"I see."
Saitama understood.
The World Government wanted to take over this planet, but it did not want to cause a war or conquer it through violence.
So it had put the Morgan Consortium and the Hero Association at the forefront to take over peacefully.
And that was indeed what was happening right now.
Thus, Saitama did not develop any resistance toward the World Government.
After all, he did