Two S's and a C
Oboro examined the information Genos had collected about himself.
Fortunately, he only revealed a portion of his abilities and that was it; there was no mention of the rules of time and space, nor was there any scene of him wearing a suit.
But after this incident, Saitama clearly had a different 'view' of him.
After bringing up the previous topic, the bald man actually suggested that he find a job, or if that didn't work out, he could do odd jobs like he had before.
Doing part-time jobs or something...
Without even thinking, Long refused outright.
This also triggered another series of complaints from Saitama.
However, the Association provides a stipend after you become a hero.
However, to maintain a certain quality of life and income, one must at least reach level A or above.
Therefore, from this perspective, the results of this hero evaluation are quite important.
This concerns Oboro and Saitama's future economic capabilities.
Also, don't be fooled by how easily Saitama makes it sound. Ever since Genos became his apprentice and moved into the apartment... Saitama hasn't taken on any part-time jobs.
In Long's view, the bald man's attempt to educate him was completely unconvincing.
An hour later, their scores came out.
As expected, Genos achieved perfect scores in both the physical fitness test and the written test.
The same goes for Oboro.
They were both rated as S-tier heroes.
Only Saitama is left...
"Heh." A smile appeared on Long's lips.
His expression revealed a hint of schadenfreude.
Saitama asked curiously, "S-class hero? What's S-class?"
"Rankings are meaningless," Genos said nonchalantly, then leaned down to look at the file folder in Saitama's hand. "And you, teacher?"
The bald man also pulled half of the report card out of the bag, revealing the upper part of the "C", which looked exactly the same as the upper part of the "S".
Both the master and apprentice smiled.
It's clear that Saitama is undoubtedly an S-class character.
"Teacher, your's' seems to be bigger than mine..."
"Right? Hahaha."
Saitama was very happy.
"Don't get too excited yet," Oboro said sarcastically from the side. "By the way, Saitama... you didn't have this interview process, did you?"
"Interview? What interview?" Saitama blinked, looking puzzled.
"Genos and I have been interviewed by the Association's senior management."
Genos nodded slightly.
"No."
Saitama suddenly had a bad feeling.
"I see, so... the teacher doesn't need to go through an interview, right?"
Genos's blind worship of Saitama makes his way of thinking quite peculiar.
At that moment, Saitama quietly walked to the window and personally verified his 'achievement'.
"Teacher?"
Genos shouted.
With his back to Genos and Oboro, Saitama seemed to have lost his hearing, and his body became stiff.
"That's right... I really don't need an interview, because... I'm a C-rank hero with a score of 71..." Saitama turned around, showing his report card, his expression so defeated that even the light in his eyes had disappeared.
"Don't be discouraged. As a hero, you have a long road ahead of you... Even though you're only a C-rank hero now, you can improve your rank through the promotion system." Oboro walked over with a smile, patted the bald man's shoulder, and said, seemingly to comfort him, "So what if you're a C-rank hero? Aren't C-rank heroes heroes too? I believe you can definitely become an S-rank hero, Saitama. Don't give up just because you're a C-rank hero right now... That's not like you."
To be honest, Saitama was a little taken aback, but he didn't take it to heart.
He doesn't care about such trivial matters at all.
Unfortunately, Oboro's 'hypocritical' attitude, constantly calling Saitama a C-class hero, has made Saitama's originally Zen-like mindset unstable.
I feel a bit vulnerable.
Every time Oboro mentioned a C-class hero, Saitama's eyes would develop one more bloodshot vein.
As he finished speaking, the veins on his forehead bulged out.
"No, the Association must have made a mistake."
Genos said in a deep voice.
"Let's go, let's go and protest for Saitama, and talk to that leader named Sekingar."
As if jolted awake by Genos's words, Oboro pretended to be angry.
"Please! No... I beg you guys, it's too embarrassing!"
Saitama quickly stopped him.
"Oh."
Long responded and withdrew one of his feet. "It's almost 4 p. m. The Association is holding a briefing for qualified heroes who have passed the evaluation... Don't be late."
"It's okay for Genos and me to be late, we're S-class heroes after all, which sounds like a higher status. But Saitama, you're just a C-class hero, if you're late, you might get scolded by your seniors."
"Let's go quickly."
After saying that, Long took the lead and went out the door.
Only Saitama, standing dumbfounded behind him, his forehead veins bulging, rubbing his Delia as if he wanted to devour Saitama alive, remained.
Saitama wasn't stupid either. Now that things had come to this, how could he not realize that Oboro had been mocking him from beginning to end?
A moment later, the three of them sat in a classroom.
On the podium, a long-haired man in a snakeskin-patterned suit was instructing them on how to become a qualified hero.
Long rested his chin on one hand and dozed off.
Saitama was chewing gum.
Only Genos stood upright, listening attentively.
The person on the stage is Sneck, the 38th ranked A-class hero in the Association.
There were only these three people in the room, which means that in the entire sixth venue, only Oboro and his two companions passed the hero assessment.
Seeing Saitama and Oboro's lazy demeanor, Sneck was constantly trying to hold back.
As time passed, when Saitama finally blew a chewing gum bubble from his mouth, which burst and splattered all over his face... Sneck exploded.
Before arriving, he had already researched the three heroes' information. Just as Oboro had guessed, Sneck, as an A-class hero, dared not provoke Genos and him. Therefore, he could only direct his anger at Saitama, a C-class hero, raising his voice and mocking Saitama as a barely passable weakling who was only lucky.
He even jumped onto the table and performed his 'fist techniques' as a show of force, warning that as an A-rank hero he had the privilege of 'deducting points and demoting' lower-rank heroes.
However, no matter how 'furious' he appeared, the three people in front of him remained calm and went about their own business.
This made Snake extremely angry.
Fifteen minutes later, the three finally finished listening to the rambling "hero briefing" and returned together.
Meanwhile, within the Association...
At this moment, all the senior executives gathered to discuss a matter, and the argument escalated.
"The number one S-class, replacing Blast's position? Sekingar... are you kidding me?"
"Even if we agree, those S-class heroes won't... If you don't give a convincing explanation, you might lose your position."
"Based solely on the videos and materials you provided, plus his performance in the evaluation, we acknowledge that he is qualified to be an S-class hero, but isn't it a bit too arbitrary to replace Blast?"
"I object!"
"I object too!"
Inside the meeting room, Sekingar, sitting in the main seat, looked at his colleagues in the two rows, who all raised their hands in disapproval of his idea.
Some people even thought he was crazy.
Sekingar remained silent throughout.
After everyone has finished speaking.
He took a deep breath. "What I mean is, it's not that he's replacing Blast... Blast is still our Association's number one S-class hero, but because of some missions Blast's been on, his position has been vacant for years... I'm thinking of having Oboro temporarily take his place. If Blast comes back, he'll still be number one... I believe that with Blast's personality, he won't care about such a thing."
"Blast should be very happy to have someone to take his place."
"I still disagree."
"That's right... it feels too childish."
"Besides, none of us know what he's really capable of... He doesn't even have a single noteworthy achievement, just a few videos. We even know that Genos was behind the 'House of Evolution' incident. This Oboro? Heh heh heh..."