The man before them had long black hair tied in a braid. With his delicate features and proportions that hardly seemed possible for a man, he could easily be mistaken for a woman.
Sonic wasn't wearing his ninja outfit today. The only thing about him that looked remotely ninja-like was the purple camouflage paint beneath his eyes.
"Are you sure you want to fight me?"
Bai Ye posed the question to the aggressive-looking Sonic before him.
"If you're scared, you can just hide off to the side. Saitama is my only target."
Sonic wasn't intent on giving Bai Ye a hard time. Clearly, he already considered Bai Ye a weakling.
Saitama was his sole target. He had to defeat that bald man.
"..."
Bai Ye said nothing, taking the kunai from Saitama's hand instead.
"Oh? You want it? Then it's yours."
Saitama spoke with a guileless expression.
"Don't just give away other people's stuff without asking!"
Sonic immediately protested.
But his expression quickly regained its composure, murderous intent lurking in his piercing gaze. "Saitama, today I'm going to kill..."
Before Sonic could finish, however, the red-eyed young man beside Saitama suddenly returned his kunai.
Except... he didn't exactly "return" it by leisurely handing it over...
"!!"
Sonic's pupils abruptly contracted as he watched his kunai hurtle toward him.
But speed was his greatest pride. That kind of speed was still child's play to him...
The corners of Sonic's mouth lifted slightly, and he caught the kunai just as easily as Saitama had.
Little did he know, Bai Ye had merely tossed it casually, barely using any strength.
"...Hmm?"
Only then did Sonic notice that, for some reason, a symbol had appeared on his kunai's handle.
The moment Sonic caught that kunai, his fate was already sealed...
Bai Ye used the