S-Class Hero Meeting

A few days later, Genos, an S-class hero, received a notification from the Association.

We need to convene a meeting of all S-class heroes.

It looks like something big has happened.

Saitama followed.

Meanwhile, Oboro, who is also an S-class hero, also set off, which is quite unusual.

This is his first official appearance since joining the Hero Association.

His willingness to intervene stemmed from his calculation that Sekingar was preparing to inform all the S-class heroes of Granny Shibabawa's prophecy, which also meant that Boros's spaceship was about to land in City A. Although Boros was a 'disaster,' he wasn't a monster... so Oboro didn't want to miss out on this resource point.

This is one of the few 'harmless resources' that he can take a liking to in One-Punch Man.

Long felt that his time in One-Punch Man was running out, mainly because his desire to return to Hunter x Hunter was becoming increasingly urgent.

For him, enjoying this kind of "lying flat" life for a while is enough.

City A, Hero Association Headquarters.

The three of them, including Long, entered the building and took the elevator to the top floor.

Saitama was wearing the hero battle suit made for him by the owner of the kimono shop, while Oboro was wearing his 'unchanging' suit... Now that his identity had been discovered, he no longer bothered to pretend.

Genos's black metal body looked even more advanced after he upgraded and replaced his machine's equipment.

"How can someone so irresponsible be so popular..."

In the elevator, Saitama couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

He meant that on their journey from Z-City to City A, they were almost constantly being stared at by others.

The reason it has attracted so much attention is because of Oboro.

Even Genos's popularity doesn't seem to match Oboro's.

Even upon arriving at the Association's headquarters, the staff reacted strongly upon discovering the 'Heartless Hero,' constantly whispering among themselves.

To be fair, the negative rumors surrounding him have spread to the point where he's become incredibly famous.

They became a negative example of what heroes should be.

"Are you envious?" Oboro teased.

Little did he know that ever since Saitama became a C-class hero, he had been secretly monitoring his evaluation and ranking on the official website.

"Someone like you... forget it." Saitama waved his hand dismissively.

"Oh right, I forgot to congratulate you on reaching B-rank."

Long smiled.

That's right, the bald guy has been promoted from C to B.

Although it was meant as a congratulatory message, Saitama felt there was a hint of sarcasm in the way Oboro said it.

"Let's find some time tomorrow and try again."

Saitama perked up at the mention of sparring.

"I don't have as much free time as you."

Long politely declined.

These past few days, whenever he had a spare moment, Saitama would challenge him to a duel, and judging from his expectant little expression, it seemed he had found a way to deal with Saitama's abilities.

Oboro naturally wouldn't give him that chance.

"No way... an S-class hero is afraid of a B-class hero like me, hey... Genos." Saitama had somehow learned to be sarcastic, and as he spoke, he patted Genos on the back, trying to get the latter to help criticize Oboro.

"The victor never engages in a second, meaningless battle; only the loser tries again and again to regain face." When it comes to verbal sparring, Long Ke has never been afraid.

"Huh? Failure? Genos, look here, someone's lying through their teeth... It was clearly a draw."

"Hit me again! Hit me again!"

A moment later, Genos walked out of the elevator, followed by Oboro and Saitama bickering behind him.

After scanning the three people, a device in front of them opened a huge gate.

After the gate opened, the bickering between Oboro and the bald man attracted the attention of several other S-class heroes.

Clearly, these three had just arrived.

It was clearly Silver Fang and Atomic Samurai, and... Tatsumaki.

"Yo, Genos, Saitama."

Bang, with his silver Bang, waved with a smile.

"Oh? The cyborg Genos... and two unfamiliar faces..." Atomic Samurai, with a skewer in his mouth, also looked over.

"One of them is not a stranger... Take another look."

Bang's gaze also fell on Oboro, and he reminded his friend.

Genos and Saitama had both been to his dojo, and the three of them knew each other before. This was the first time Silver Fang had seen Oboro in person... He had also heard Genos and Saitama mention Oboro before, and knew that they were friends.

Currently, among the S-class heroes of this Association, besides Genos and Oboro, Bang is probably the only one who knows the bald man's strength.

In Bang's eyes, as Saitama's friend and Genos's elder... this Heartless Hero, Oboro, whose scandals are rampant, must not be an ordinary character.

It's worth mentioning that, due to Oboro's butterfly effect, Genos and Saitama did not come with Bang to this gathering of S-class heroes; their trip to the Silver Fang Dojo was prior to that.

"Oh... it's him."

Upon hearing the old man's words, Atomic Samurai suddenly realized who the man in the suit was.

However, his tone and expression were somewhat cold.

Because, regardless of who they are, as S-class heroes, they all despise Oboro's irresponsible attitude.

Some radicals even felt that Oboro was not worthy of being called a hero at all.

I heard that Tatsumaki had previously stepped in to 'coordinate' this matter... I guess it was Tatsumaki's influence that Oboro came this time.

"Oh."

Atomic Samurai gave a cold laugh; he knew Tatsumaki's temper well.

This Long has probably suffered a lot.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Bang, being an acquaintance, took the initiative to approach and introduce Saitama to Atomic Samurai, saying, "This is a B-class hero, Saitama."

"A B-rank hero... why is he here too?"

Atomic Samurai was somewhat surprised.

But out of Bang, he still shook hands with Saitama in a 'friendly' manner.

However, judging from his eyes, he still looked down on him quite a bit.

Moreover, the few words he said were clearly aimed at Saitama, which left the bald man feeling somewhat confused.

After getting to know Saitama, Atomic Samurai prepared to talk to Oboro, mainly to express his stance as an S-class member that he did not acknowledge Oboro's identity... He wanted this guy to know that Tatsumaki wasn't the only one with a problem with him.

As a senior among the S-class heroes, he felt it necessary to give Oboro a taste of her power.

"Well... this is our first meeting, Heartless Hero, aren't you going to be friends with me?" Atomic Samurai Kanon said with a flat expression, not at all enthusiastic, and then extended his hand.

"Hahaha... The meeting is about to start, and the others should be arriving soon. Let's go over there first."

Bang sensed Atomic Samurai's intention to defuse the potential conflict and laughed knowingly.

This also serves as a reminder to Atomic Samurai not to go too far.

This is the Association headquarters.

Moreover, everyone is here today for serious business.

To everyone's surprise, Atomic Samurai remained motionless, simply staring at Oboro, waiting to shake hands with him.

But the next second, Atomic Samurai froze on the spot.

Because Oboro, who joined the ranks of S-class heroes later, didn't give him any face at all and walked right past him... while calling out, "Saitama, stop standing there... hurry up and finish this long-winded meeting and go back."

"..."

This caused a chill to appear in Atomic Samurai's eyes.