If only I'd known! If only I'd switched Josen's and Tatsumaki's seats!
With his personality, he probably wouldn't have minded a small gain or loss in the hero rankings anyway.
In the end, I must have lost my mind back then and fallen for Lanny's honey... no, her scheme!
(ಥ_ಥ)
While Sitch, the meeting's moderator, was still overwhelmed by mixed feelings, Josen's gaze had already swept quickly over the S-Class Heroes on both sides of the long table.
The technology-based S-Class Heroes had yet to make their debut, and the rest were all familiar faces.
In seating order, those after Josen were-
"Tornado of Terror," "Silver Fang," "Atomic Samurai," "Superalloy Darkshine," "Watchdog Man," "Flashy Flash," "Metal Bat," "Zombieman," "Tank-Top Master," and "Puri-Puri Prisoner."
Aside from "Blast," who was off playing hide-and-seek in some unknown corner, eleven S-Class Heroes had attended this time.
That was still some way off the seventeen S-Class Heroes of the main storyline, but those present could already be called the strongest fighters the Hero Association could currently find.
"Zombieman," whose destructive power was somewhat lacking and depended on high-powered firearms, had his "immortality" to make up for it. Combined with the many impossible missions he had completed in cooperation with the association, his ranking was actually above those of a number of muscle-bound behemoths.
"Everyone, I'm Sitch, the organizer of this meeting."
After composing himself, Sitch briefly introduced himself, then began carrying out his duties and announced the start of the meeting.
"We still haven't been able to reach Lord 'Blast,' but all the remaining S-Class Heroes are here. On behalf of the Hero Association, I thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend this gathering at headquarters!"
"The main purpose of this gathering is to let everyone get acquainted. After