"My eyes were born this way. There's nothing surprising about it."
Bai Ye explained calmly.
He intended to gloss over the matter.
"I once suspected that your eyes had undergone mechanical modification, Master. It seems I was overthinking it."
Genos said.
"Are you... an Esper too?"
Hearing the words "born this way" and recalling the strange abilities Bai Ye had displayed earlier, Fubuki immediately asked.
"Maybe..."
Bang had asked him the same question before, so Bai Ye could only explain himself as an "Esper."
Spatial Espers did exist, though, such as [Blast], the number one S-Class hero.
"No wonder your abilities are so strange. You really are an Esper."
Fubuki couldn't help feeling a little surprised.
"I see. No wonder you kept emphasizing that you couldn't teach me anything, Master."
Genos finally understood. "But you just established a direction for my training. Seeking your guidance was indeed the right decision."
"I'm glad you finally understand."
Bai Ye felt somewhat relieved.
After a good while, Fubuki seemed to have something to attend to and was ready to leave.
"Thank you for the refreshments."
Before leaving, Fubuki made sure to thank him.
Naturally, she meant the tea and snacks at Bai Ye's home.
"Why should we have to work to earn money?! Why should we have to pay to eat?! What freedom is there left in this world?!"
"The rich gorge themselves while the poor suffer their whole lives! The poor work to make money for the rich! The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer!"
"That's why we refuse to work! I, Hammerhead, will change this world! We, the [Paradise Group], will make utopia a reality!"
A group of bald men in battle suits stood in the street.
The towering bald man leading them, who stood a full 2.15 meters tall, was the leader of the [Paradise Group] and a B-Class wanted criminal, [Hammerhead].
They championed the freedom not to work and wanted everyone to join their army of nonworkers.
Yet Hammerhead shouted in the street for ages without a single person paying him any attention...
"What a bunch of ignorant fools!"
Hammerhead said furiously, "Come on! Let's smash up the home of Zenier, the richest man in the city, and show everyone we aren't joking!"
Soon, Hammerhead led the bald men to a skyscraper.
"So this is Zenier's home?"
Hammerhead looked up at the impossibly tall skyscraper before him, immediately irritated. "Damn him! This entire skyscraper is his home? How many illegal schemes did he pull to make that much money?!"
"Smash it!"
Hammerhead immediately ordered the underling beside him.
"Yes!"
Hammerhead wasn't the only one wearing a battle suit. All the underlings he led wore similar suits.
The armor around that underling's hand instantly swelled to several times its size, and he slammed it into the skyscraper before him.
Thud!!
Rumble-!!
The skyscraper collapsed with a thunderous crash under that single punch, demonstrating just how extraordinary the battle suits were.
"Heh heh, these new battle suits developed by that organization really are something. Risking our lives to steal them paid off big-time!"
Seeing their terrifying power, Hammerhead gave a sinister grin.
After a while, however, they realized they had the wrong target. This skyscraper wasn't Zenier's home; his was farther ahead.
They didn't care, though, and continued toward Zenier's home.
Meanwhile, Zenier, the richest man in the city, had also received the news.
As Zenier hesitated over whether to flee as his servant suggested, a slender figure suddenly appeared by the window.
"Count yourself lucky that this happened just before my contract with you expired."
The man had his long hair tied back, wore a ninja outfit, and carried a sword on his back.
"Oh! Sonic!"
Zenier exclaimed in delight.
But his expression soon turned worried again. "But he's a B-Class wanted criminal, and he has so many underlings..."
"So what? What you should be worrying about is how to dispose of a mountain of corpses."
Sonic said calmly.
A mob of bald thugs in strange battle suits... and their leader is a major B-Class wanted criminal. They should be able to take a beating...
I just hope those guys can give me a little fun...
"This isn't good. A bunch of bald guys are running wild in the streets."
Saitama had just finished playing a few rounds of games with Bai Ye and saw a news report about the [Paradise Group] on TV during their break.
When he heard that every member of the Paradise Group had shaved his head, and that citizens were being warned to watch out for bald men, he completely lost his composure.
He was bald too, and this could cause people to mistake him for one of them. He didn't want those guys ruining his reputation.
"Then shouldn't you hurry up and deal with them?"
Bai Ye said beside him.
"Exactly. I'll go crush them right now!"
Saitama hurried back to his room to change into his combat outfit, then immediately headed for the place where the bald men were wreaking havoc.
Bai Ye didn't go with Saitama this time. Saitama could deal with those bald men effortlessly, and Bai Ye also wanted to avoid getting pestered by [Speed-o'-Sound Sonic].
That guy would relentlessly hound anyone who defeated him...
Elsewhere, Hammerhead and the Paradise Group had reached a spot not far from Zenier's "Golden Turd Tower."
They only needed to cross this stretch of wooded hills to reach the Golden Turd Tower.
However, Sonic intercepted them halfway there.
Even with their special battle suits, the bald men were easily defeated by Sonic.
The sole survivor, Hammerhead, then ran into Saitama as he arrived, and Saitama destroyed his battle suit with a casual punch.
But Sonic, who came chasing after him moments later, mistook Saitama for another member of the [Paradise Group], and the result...
In short, it was a real ball-aching story...
Over the past few days, Bai Ye had been earning points here and there.
Before he knew it, the system suddenly sent him a notification.
[Ding! The host has now earned a total of 1,000 points. The points shop has upgraded to Lv2!]
Curious, Bai Ye immediately opened the points shop to see what new items Lv2 offered.
The items on the first page were unchanged, but a second page had appeared.
Bai Ye immediately flipped to the second page with a thought.
[Points shop Lv2] [① Tiger-Striped Mask (Red Night Obito)] [② Three-Tomoe Sharingan] [③ Uchiha Gunbai] [④ Rinnegan]
P.S. Thanks to "Tianlanzi of the Mystic Heaven Workshop" for the "Mass update celebration" gift! Thanks to "Search Yingmi and you'll find me" for the "Show-off" gift! Thanks to "Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance" for the "Inspiration Capsule" gift! Thanks to all the generous readers who sent gifts...
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