A Heart Yearning for Home
"I'm telling you, you've already become a hero, how come you have absolutely no ambition..."
One day, during dinner, Oboro came to visit Saitama's house.
The bald man, holding his bowl and chopsticks, looked at Long with a slight frown.
"The public outside has a lot of opinions about Mr. Oboro being an S-class hero."
Wearing an apron, Genos, looking like a housewife, served the new meal and added a voice.
"I only went to the venue to take the exam to keep you two company... I had no intention of being a hero at all. If the Association is not satisfied with me, they can just kick me out." Long rested his chin on his hand with a bit of a rogue's attitude and said without caring at all, "I have already expressed my opinion to Sekingar about this matter, but he just won't listen."
"Hello..."
Saitama's expression darkened further at Oboro's irresponsible attitude.
But he also understood Oboro's personality; persuasion wouldn't work.
Just then, Genos turned on the television, and coincidentally, the program showed a large number of citizens organizing a march, holding banners and taking to the streets.
The leader was also shouting something through a loudspeaker.
"See for yourself..."
Saitama picked up his chopsticks and pointed at the TV.
Leng remained unmoved.
That's right, the television was showing large crowds protesting in the streets against Oboro becoming a member of the Hero Association. During a reporter's interview, a man hurled insults, saying that Oboro had tarnished the image of heroes, and so on.
"However... although people outside are full of complaints about Mr. Oboro, he has been the number one search term online recently. Even among the S-class heroes, his popularity far surpasses others... If we were to rank him by popularity according to the Association's system, Mr. Oboro would undoubtedly be called number one." Genos said, stroking his chin.
"Ah, so that's how it is..."
Saitama suddenly realized, staring at Oboro, "You did this on purpose? How despicable..."
"..."
Long was too lazy to explain.
Clearly, Saitama and Genos have both misunderstood.
"Even if Mr. Oboro wants to use this method to increase his fame, I personally don't recommend it, because it is said that some members within the Association are very dissatisfied with Mr. Oboro's approach, including other S-class heroes."
Genos took off his apron and knelt down beside the dining table, offering his suggestion.
"You went to visit the dojo of the silver-haired, fanged Bang?"
Long changed the subject.
"Um."
"How about it?"
"That is..."
The three of them chatted while eating.
Whenever Saitama tries to steer the conversation back to how irresponsible he is as a hero, Oboro skillfully changes the subject.
"You've already met the other heroes, haven't you?"
After a while, Oboro looked at Genos again.
"All I saw was a silver-haired, fanged creature, Metal Knight, and Puri-Puri Prisoner... and..."
At this point, Genos glanced at Saitama, "And Sweet Mask, the number one A-class hero."
"Actually... after we passed the hero assessment, my teacher and I met him at a noodle shop... he came specifically to find me."
"Oh? How are you feeling?"
Long raised an eyebrow.
"That person seems to be an idol, very famous. Although he's an A-class hero, he seems to have a voice within the Association that other A-class heroes don't possess. He came to me just to warn me about fulfilling my responsibilities as an S-class hero..."
At this point, Genos's expression changed. "Given his personality... he probably hates Mr. Oboro's irresponsible attitude the most."
I think he will come looking for you.
"Hehe."
Long smiled slightly, not taking it to heart.
A moment later, they finished their meal.
Suddenly, Oboro remembered something and called out, "Genos."
"You went to my room today?"
In the afternoon, Oboro, who rarely goes out shopping, was not at home, and the door was unlocked.
When he returned, he found the house spotless.
After thinking about it, it definitely couldn't have been Saitama who did it, so it must have been Genos.
"Yes, I was cleaning the teacher's room this afternoon, and I noticed your room was a bit messy, so I cleaned it as well."
Genos began clearing the dishes and replied.
After finishing his meal, Saitama lay down on the mat and started rubbing his belly.
I have absolutely no desire to tidy up.
Even if Saitama wants to work, Genos won't let him interfere... From this perspective, Saitama's life is really happy, with someone willingly serving him and taking care of him.
Thanks!
Long raised his hand.
"It's alright. You're the teacher's friend and neighbor. The teacher was taken care of by you before I arrived."
"Genos said."
Look at them! They're so good at talking.
Unlike someone else.
Long suddenly felt a sense of childhood, like when her parents looked at other people's children.
He squinted, glancing at Saitama with an ambiguous look in his eyes.
"Genos ...you..."
Saitama was also somewhat speechless.
"It's all what I should do!"
Genos added another sentence.
Saitama sighed.
"They're gone."
After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Oboro left.
However, instead of going home, he took advantage of the darkness to hike and clear his mind in the deserted area.
It's been a month or so since One-Punch Man started airing, and according to the plot, Boros will be making his appearance next.
One-Punch Man is the most relaxed and carefree world Oboro has ever experienced. Here, he doesn't have to think about anything else and can just relax completely.
The only time he gets a bit of fun and tension is when he's teasing Saitama.
However, for someone like him, it's possible to find time to relax amidst a busy schedule, but it's almost impossible to completely slack off like Saitama.
Because his personality isn't like Saitama's.
He would get bored if he stayed in this peaceful time for too long.
In fact, he's already starting to feel less inclined to lie down.
"Judging from the timeline... given my familiarity with the plot, there are at most a few months of progress left. After Boros comes Garou. If I want to stay, I can stay indefinitely... but I just can't suppress this restless heart..." Oboro looked up at the starlight in the night sky and smiled.
He misses home and wants to go back to Hunter x Hunter.
This time, Long is very confident that he can 'accurately' return to the Hunter x Hunter.
They were even impatient.
Thinking about it, he opened the system's inventory.
It contained many cards, all of which were resource cards obtained from One Piece, as well as some scientific research results and data that the Neo Heroes had collected for him recently.
"Of these scientific products, probably not many can be used or 'absorbed' by humans in the Hunter x Hunter, but they can promote the development of human technology on the entire Lake Island... Then there are the resources from the One Piece, which can be used to improve the level of the best Nen user among all humans... Using these people as the spearhead, we can first open the 'Barrier' between the Dark Continent and the human world of Lake Island, making the unknown less frightening... Exploration will take a long time."
"However, in the early stages of planning, before everything is ready, I still have to go there alone... to become the first disruptor."
"One-Punch Man and Saitama inspired me. Before the humans on the Lake Island have sufficient protection, it's not advisable to tear open that 'hole.' Once they have a certain level of self-protection, then let them suffer an impact, thus growing and generating immense willpower in the process... and thereby binding themselves to the 'world,' just like the bald guy."
"Although the plan is good, it will probably be quite difficult to implement, but I am mentally prepared for that."
"Once we succeed... no matter what lies deep within the Dark Continent, as someone standing on the side of humanity, I will be invincible."
"As long as I am here, humanity will exist."
"The Dark Continent will no longer be a mystery; wherever I go, it will be human territory."
As Long thought to himself, his lazy gaze suddenly turned sharp.