"Have you heard of the Ansai Waist Drum?!"
Jupiter looked at the green-haired fake loli Tatsumaki before him and asked.
"Ansai Waist Drum?"
"I've heard of waist drums, at least."
Tatsumaki raised an eyebrow. She didn't understand why Jupiter was asking whether she knew about something called the Ansai Waist Drum, but she did know about waist drums. They were drums strapped around the waist and beaten back and forth.
"Great!"
Jupiter nodded lightly. The next second, he was behind Tatsumaki.
"So fast!"
Tatsumaki hadn't expected Jupiter to move so quickly. He had already exceeded the limits of her ability to track movement.
"Good. At least you know about the Ansai Waist Drum."
As he spoke, Jupiter raised his hand and lightly tapped the back of Tatsumaki's neck.
"Ugh..."
In an instant, Tatsumaki's eyes rolled back, and she lost consciousness...
In the last moment before her consciousness faded, Tatsumaki thought she saw the newly promoted S-Class Hero in the white bodysuit smiling cheerfully at her.
An unknown amount of time passed...
"My head hurts so much..."
Tatsumaki opened her eyes groggily. Her head was spinning, and she felt as if she'd stayed up all night binge-watching a show, only to wake up in the morning and realize it wasn't the weekend. She was like an exhausted office worker who'd pulled an all-nighter and still had to get up early for work. Along with the dizziness came a dull ache, and her eyes were so tired she could barely keep them open...
"It's so warm... It feels like I'm wrapped in a quilt~ I want to go back to sleep..."
Tatsumaki felt the warmth enveloping her. Her eyes kept closing, and her eyelids grew heavier and heavier.
"Isn't that Tatsumaki?"
"It really is! The second-ranked S-Class Hero, Tremor Tatsumaki?"
"Why is