Judging by the time, if Saitama had made it before the supermarket sale ended, he should have been out by now.
Josen pressed down the brim of his cap and activated Instant Transmission, vanishing on the spot.
"Were my eyes playing tricks on me? That boy disappeared!"
Inside the shop, the old woman craned her head toward the door in amazement.
The young man supported his grandmother beside him. "That guy must be a Hero!"
After returning to the pedestrian street with Instant Transmission, Josen ran straight into a crowd of panicked citizens.
Huh, had a Monster appeared?
Josen stood like an iron tower in the middle of the street, splitting the tide of people in two.
Even those who glanced at him a few extra times in their panic failed to recognize him.
Through Mantra, he took in every thought of the citizens around him-
Wow, this guy was tall!
He looked so familiar. Was he some Hero? Couldn't recognize him. Better run for my life first!
Did this guy just bump into me? Forget it, he looked like trouble...
The baseball cap unleashed its move: a one-click transformation.
It was super effective!
Good.
The corners of Josen's mouth lifted slightly as he pressed down his cap's brim.
Now he wouldn't have to worry about going out in private anymore.
"Emergency disaster alert! A giant octopus Monster has appeared in M City. Disaster level: Tiger-level! All nearby Heroes, please proceed to eliminate it immediately!"
"Emergency disaster alert..."
Faint explosions came from up ahead, followed by the Hero Association's disaster announcements.
Mantra spread toward the source of the explosions, where Saitama's biomagnetic field appeared.
Sure enough, Saitama had already headed over.
Then everything was fine.
Saitama could have easily taken down a mere Tiger-level Monster before he even