"Only Bai Ye? Oh, fine. What an unreliable bunch. I suppose I'll reluctantly accept your invitation."
At that, Tatsumaki changed her mind again.
"Huh...?"
Sitch was stunned.
Miss Tatsumaki had actually accepted?
"What do you mean, huh? Didn't you understand me?"
"Yes, yes! We'll add your name right away, Miss Tatsumaki."
Afraid Tatsumaki might change her mind, Sitch hurried to take care of the paperwork.
The Hero Association Headquarters Fortress.
An executive meeting.
"Only [Kamui] and [Tatsumaki of Terror] accepted the invitation? There may be only two, but neither was someone we expected..."
"Indeed. I thought the heroes near the bottom of the S-Class rankings would be more likely to accept, since it would help them climb the rankings faster. Instead, we got top-ranked heroes like S-Class Rank 2 and Rank 3."
"[Metal Bat] declined because he wanted to take his little sister shopping. [Puri-Puri Prisoner] declined because he wanted to pamper his cellmate babies. [Demon Cyborg] declined because he didn't have time. Most S-Class Heroes turned us down because they didn't have time..."
"Having two S-Class instructors is already quite good. Let's put the plan into action and see how effective it is. If the results are good, we can run a second and third session later. Otherwise, we'll simply abandon the plan."
"..."
The executives discussed the situation.
Then Sitch spoke up. "Aside from the instructors, nearly all the promising newcomers we invited accepted. Only one or two genuinely couldn't make the time."
"Good. That gives us twelve trainees. Send their roster to Bai Ye and Tatsumaki first."
One of the executives gave the instruction.
"I already sent it to them..."
Sitch was left rather speechless.
These people only pretended to care about actual business during meetings. The rest of the time, they were hopelessly lazy and