The Transaction

"Yellow-skinned monkey—"

BOOM!

Saitama punched the thugs in front of him, sending them flying.

Seeing this, Skye gave Ye Kai a thumbs-up. "Saitama, you're really amazing. Those guys looked much bigger and stronger than you, but you defeated them so easily."

"That's because I underwent extremely rigorous training."

"Training? To become a superhero?"

"Yeah, I wanted to become a hero out of interest. And to become a hero, I needed enough strength to defeat monsters and protect people. That's why I trained," Saitama nodded.

"..." Listening to Saitama, Skye couldn't help but roll her eyes. She still thought Saitama had some issues. Monsters? If such things really existed, this world would have been in chaos long ago. At the very least, monsters would be known to everyone. But now, the world was at peace. Well, actually, the world wasn't that peaceful, but at least there were no such things as monsters.

Therefore, faced with this reality, if Saitama could vividly talk about monsters and even a peculiar worldview, there could only be one possibility: Saitama had a problem with his head.

"Alright, Saitama, let's go! The appointment time with the sucker is very close. I don't want to be late. Even though that sucker really wants Tony Stark's business card, being late is still bad. I don't want any accidents at this time," Skye considered the client she found a sucker, thinking that it was just a business card. Although she knew Tony Stark's business card had its own value, she couldn't help but feel the other party was a sucker, after all, it was just a small business card.

"Oh, oh, oh."

In front of a very high-class hotel, Skye and Saitama were stopped.

"May I help you two?" The man who stopped Saitama and Skye was wearing a neat suit and a smile. His attitude seemed kind, even good towards Skye and Saitama, but he blocked them just before they could enter the hotel.

"We're here to meet someone. We have an appointment." Although others entered the hotel without being stopped, she was blocked by this man when she tried to enter. However, the man's attitude wasn't hostile, nor was he arrogant. She couldn't even sense any contempt from his demeanor. So, Skye, despite frowning slightly, directly stated her purpose.

"I see. Could you please tell me the name of the person you have an appointment with? I can then provide better service and arrangements for you."

"Norton. Mr. Norton. We agreed to meet here at this time."

"Mr. Norton? Alright, Mr. Norton is indeed in the hotel. Please have a seat here and rest for a moment. I'll inform Mr. Norton right away." The man, appearing very gentlemanly, led Saitama and Skye to a comfortable-looking lounge area.

"Is this steak?" Saitama saw food in the lounge area, especially steak, and king crab.

"Saitama, sit down. Don't embarrass us," Skye pulled Saitama, worried he would start eating right away, which would be embarrassing.

"Huh? Didn't they put this here for us to eat? And it looks very high-class. I've never eaten it before."

"I haven't either, but—wait, you—" Skye hadn't even noticed how Saitama had already walked over to the food.

"Wow! This is delicious. Saitama, do you want some?" Saitama held up a large lobster he was eating.

"No—uh, maybe, maybe I can have some." Looking at Saitama enjoying the delicious food while she sat there dryly, she felt it was unfair. Although Saitama's actions were a bit embarrassing, she was with him. If Saitama's actions were embarrassing, then she would be looked down upon by others as well. In that case, why should she hide it? Besides, she was just a poor person, someone without higher education.

Thinking this, Skye couldn't resist any longer.

When the man contacted Mr. Norton and received his permission, he returned to find Skye and Saitama eating with no regard for their image, their heads buried in food. Even with his composure, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Please, Mr. Norton invites you to come over."

"Uh, cough, cough, okay, okay." Skye blushed, her face still feeling hot. Then, looking at Saitama, who was still eating, she couldn't help but pull him hard. "That's enough, Saitama, let's go!"

"Oh, oh! But I don't feel full yet." Saitama regretfully put down the half-eaten lobster.

Skye's face felt hot. She felt utterly embarrassed, especially in front of others.

"Please follow me." The man led Saitama and Skye in a certain direction.

"Wait, where are we going? Are we going to see Mr. Norton?"

"No, the restroom is this way. I think you two need to clean up."

Skye's face turned red again. She then looked at Saitama. Well, Saitama was thick-skinned, showing no change in expression. In fact, Saitama was casually looking around with those blank eyes.

Although the process might have been a bit embarrassing, when Skye and Saitama met Mr. Norton, their transaction went very smoothly.

"Here is your money, lucky young people. I hope you continue to be as lucky as always." Carefully putting away Tony Stark's business card, Mr. Norton, whom Skye called a sucker, had his female secretary hand a box of cash to Skye.

"Thank you, we will. We'll continue to be lucky," Skye hugged the box, reluctant to let go. A box full of money! How long would it take her to earn this much? Or could she earn this much in her lifetime?

When Skye and Saitama left, Norton sat on the sofa with a full smile, holding a glass of red wine and savoring it.

"Sir, are you just going to let them leave like that?"

"Of course. After all, they brought me Stark's business card. I don't know how they got it, but it can be of great help to me. So, that little bit of money is nothing."

"Yes, sir!"

"Perhaps, I should prepare well. And Stark likes beautiful women. Maybe I should find a beautiful woman. That might be of greater help to me."