Kaguya's True Form

Time rewound to before Saitama set out.

Beneath the God Tree, Flashy Flash struggled to his feet. Beside him, Tatsumaki, who had been knocked unconscious, slowly came to.

Metal Bat, who had remained neutral for the moment, had also been caught in Kaguya's powerful attack. He looked toward Hane and the others with a strained expression.

He had never imagined that, besides the sword-wielding girl he had fought, the tiny creature perched on the mysterious man's shoulder like an ornament could be so terrifying.

"Tatsumaki, are you all right?"

Flashy Flash's voice was weak.

Tatsumaki shook her head grimly. As one of the Hero Association's top two S-Class Heroes, she had never imagined she would feel this powerless.

Her whole body was weak, and several bones were broken. She could barely stand, let alone face the battle ahead.

As the three fell into a silent standoff, a heavily muscled man suddenly dropped from the sky.

His weight struck the ground with a boom, blasting out a deep crater. Dust billowed up, then gradually cleared.

A dark-skinned figure appeared before them.

But before the man could speak, a delighted voice rang out.

"Darkshine! I knew it was you!"

Superalloy Darkshine turned to see a man in a prison uniform jogging out of the forest, his body rippling with sexy muscles.

It was Puri-Puri Prisoner, the sixteenth-ranked S-Class Hero.

Superalloy Darkshine nodded, then looked around. "Things don't look good. Tatsumaki, even you can't fight anymore?"

Tatsumaki, who had been trying to recover from her injuries, scowled. "Bastard! Who says I, Tatsumaki, can't fight?"

She tried to force herself up, but the movement aggravated her injuries, and she broke into a violent coughing fit.

Flashy Flash struggled over to her and gently patted her back.

"Enough. Tatsumaki, don't push yourself. We'll leave the