Mosquito Girl attacks

"Yes, Miss Fubuki. That guy lives in the deserted district of Z City."

"Good. When we have time, we'll go see just how capable he really is."

A hint of arrogance appeared on Fubuki's otherwise calm face.

"We need to give him a proper warning and let him know he's broken the rules of Class B."

"Didn't you want to invite him to join, Miss Fubuki? We should see whether he's willing first."

"It would be an honor for him to have Miss Fubuki personally invite him. No one could refuse an opportunity like that."

"I doubt that kid would dare refuse, unless he doesn't know his own limits."

"..."

Clearly, none of the members of the Blizzard Group thought Bai Ye could make any waves. In the end, he would obediently join the Blizzard Group and realize just how rare an opportunity it was to become part of the group led by Miss Fubuki.

Fubuki said nothing more and went off to attend to her own business.

Meanwhile, Lily, who was in the office, still had no idea that the other members of the Blizzard Group had already tracked down Bai Ye's address that day.

But she knew that even if they hadn't found it yet, they surely would soon.

That only made Lily more anxious.

If Lady Fubuki showed up at his door with her people, all her earlier efforts would have been wasted.

On the other hand, if Bai Ye cooperated with her and came to the Blizzard Group with her, he wouldn't have to face any heavy-handed, hostile threats, and she would earn Lady Fubuki's recognition and praise. It would be a win-win.

At last, Lily couldn't hold back any longer.

She took the initiative and sent Bai Ye a message.

At that moment, Bai Ye was at home playing video games with Saitama.

The phone beside his cushion suddenly buzzed. He casually tapped it and saw a message from Lily.

[Mr. Kamui, have you still not made up your mind?]

Since he was in the middle of a game, Bai Ye had no time to reply. He merely glanced at it before turning his attention back to the TV screen.

Meanwhile, the message showed up as "read" on Lily's end, but no reply came.

It would have been fine if it were still unread, but being left on read made her even more anxious.

It wasn't until two minutes later that Bai Ye easily defeated Saitama once again.

[Not going.]

Bai Ye's reply was brief, but perfectly clear.

He simply didn't want to join the Blizzard Group, so there wasn't much else to say.

Lily had already gone back to her work, but the moment she heard her phone buzz, she picked it up to check.

Only to receive a reply like that.

[You...]

[You're on your own.]

After sending those two messages, Lily turned off her phone, feeling a little annoyed.

If even her kind advice couldn't get through to him, she could only let Bai Ye learn the hard way.

When Lady Fubuki personally came knocking, if Bai Ye still answered like that, she would definitely teach him a lesson.

She had warned him more than once. He was the one who refused to listen.

Lily slumped over her desk, no longer in the mood to get any work done.

"Did someone need you for something? We can play another time if you've got things to do."

Seeing Bai Ye fiddling with his phone, Saitama assumed he had something important to handle.

"No, it's just a little thing. Let's keep playing."

Bai Ye had already casually set his phone down.

"All right! This time, I'll beat you with the new combo I just came up with!"

Brimming with confidence, Saitama started the next match.

But in the end...

Saitama suffered another clean sweep that day, failing to win a single round against Bai Ye. Fitting, considering he was already bald.

Smack!

Just then, Bai Ye suddenly heard the sharp sound of a slap.

He immediately turned to Saitama in bewilderment, unsure why Saitama had slapped himself.

Saitama still had his palm pressed against his face.

"There was a mosquito, but I took care of it."

Saitama offered an explanation under Bai Ye's puzzled gaze.

But the moment he lifted his hand, the mosquito flew out, lively and seemingly completely unharmed.

"?"

Saitama looked incredulous and tried to grab the mosquito again.

It escaped him once more.

After that, no matter how Saitama swatted at it, he couldn't catch and kill the mosquito.

"..."

Bai Ye sat perfectly still, watching the scene unfold.

There it is!

The strongest, god-level mosquito in all of One-Punch Man had appeared. It emerged unscathed from every attack Saitama threw at it-either he couldn't hit it, or he couldn't kill it.

Of course, the only explanation was the utterly illogical divine power the original author had bestowed upon it.

So Bai Ye had no intention of interfering with such logic-defying power. He simply sat there and watched.

Saitama grew increasingly irritated as he swatted away, until the mosquito finally escaped...

"Damn it! I actually let it get away!"

Saitama's face filled with anger.

Bai Ye sat there watching expressionlessly, not at all surprised by the outcome.

What did warrant his attention, however, was that the appearance of this god-level mosquito meant the House of Evolution was about to enter the picture.

The first to appear would be the Demon-level monster [Mosquito Girl], and the place she was about to attack was Z City.

Once Saitama calmed down, he sat down to watch TV.

A program happened to be playing on the television.

Its topic was [Mass chaos! Abnormal mosquito outbreak!]

"This year's massive mosquito outbreak has disrupted citizens' daily lives."

"What exactly caused it? Let's invite mosquito expert Mr. Kafeiqi to explain."

"Uh-well, to get straight to the conclusion, the mosquitoes appearing this year are a new species we've never seen before, so I don't know anything either."

"Get lost!"

The absurd exchange seemed straight out of a comedy show, but the program was immediately interrupted by a breaking news bulletin.

"A massive swarm of mosquitoes is approaching Z City. All citizens, please stay indoors! The preliminary disaster rating is Demon-level!"

The news also showed footage of the swarm.

The mosquitoes massing in the sky resembled a sandstorm, their sheer density chilling to behold.

Every animal in their path was instantly drained into a dried husk.

Watching the report, Saitama broke into a cold sweat.

"Aren't we in Z City? Let's hurry and shut the windows."

A single mosquito had just driven him up the wall. He couldn't handle a whole swarm.

Meanwhile, [Mosquito Girl] was leading countless mosquitoes toward Z City at tremendous speed.

Vaccine Man, who was wandering around the deserted district, also sensed the approaching swarm.

His face abruptly shifted into JoJo's art style as he looked up in a certain direction.

"What the hell is that racket?"

P.S. Fourth update complete...