"Sitch, everything's settled, so I'll head off."
"...Uh, yes! Take care, Lord Josen!"
A flash of blue light passed, leaving only a cautious Sitch and Tatsumaki, whose eyes were closed, in the Training Ground.
Nothing was worse than a sudden silence...
"...Honestly, messing up my hair like that!"
Ahem...
Her terrible acting nearly made Sitch lose his composure, and he could only cough violently to cover his embarrassment.
Tatsumaki's little face reddened. She turned in midair to keep Sitch from seeing her expression and planted both hands on her hips.
"Since I'm here anyway, Sitch... are there any missions that need me?"
Sitch hurriedly composed himself and answered, "Uh, not at the moment, Miss Tatsumaki. The world is still quite peaceful right now. No monsters have appeared that require your tremendous power."
"Is that so..."
"In that case, I'll head back too!"
"Ah, all right. Take care!"
Watching the petite figure enveloped in green float out of the Training Ground, Sitch couldn't help letting out a long sigh of relief.
"Phew-thank goodness Lord Josen was here. We finally made it through today's crisis safely!"
"But Miss Tatsumaki really does seem to have become much less temperamental lately?"
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"An exclusive revelation: a leading scientist has reached an agreement with the Hero Association and will send his strongest combat armor to join the Hero Association as an S-Class Hero!"
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