Genos turned on his computer, brought up the Hero Association's official website, and gave Saitama a detailed introduction to the Hero Association.
"Alright! Let's go to the assessment with Meikyō tomorrow!"
Saitama clapped his hands excitedly.
He actually really wants to have fans and such.
The next day, early morning.
The 55th Professional Hero Test in Z-City
"Wow, that's True Qi! And there are so many people!"
Saitama, his face full of curiosity, stood in front of the Hero Association branch in Z-City, looking around curiously.
There were at least a thousand people around, many of whom were dressed in strange and unusual ways.
The "Shamate" style, with its tight-fitting clothes, is a common sight. Meikyō even saw one person who had his underwear turned inside out and put it on his head.
"According to the information released on the official website of the Hero Association, as of the registration deadline at midnight last night, more than 10,000 people from six cities participated in this assessment."
Genos stood next to Saitama and said.
"Wow, so many people! The competition must be fierce!"
"With the abilities of myself and my two teachers, the membership exam shouldn't be too difficult."
Genos looked at the crowd queuing ahead and said.
"Number 193, Genos!"
A Hero Association staff member in a suit stood at the door, holding a megaphone and calling out Genos's name.
"Teacher Meikyō, Saitama- sensei, I'll be going now."
Upon hearing his name called, Genos bid farewell to Saitama Meikyō walked forward.
"Number 197, Uchiha Meikyō!"
Not long after, the staff called out Meikyō's name again.
"It seems that Genos and I were assessed in the same batch."
Meikyō also walked to the entrance and greeted Genos.
"The first test is agility! The first test is repeated left and right jumping! Please stand above the equipment to take the test!"
"Number 191, please come forward!"
"Please come forward, number 192!"
Those who dare to participate in the Hero Association's testing must have some skills; at the very least, they must have physical abilities that are relatively good compared to ordinary people.
The first two people to take the test both scored over a hundred jumps within a minute, and the next one to take the stage was Genos.
"Teacher Meikyō, I'll go first then."
Genos ended his conversation with Meikyō and walked to the front of the instrument.
Small turbine nozzles opened on both sides of his shoulders, as well as on his palms and soles. With the thrust of these nozzles, Genos' speed was so fast that he left afterimages.
The crowd of onlookers was greatly surprised.
"One... one thousand and eighty-three! Full marks!"
The staff member sounded somewhat surprised.
If there are a thousand, that would be an absolute perfect score!
Perhaps influenced by Genos, the next few test subjects did not perform very well, until Meikyō stepped onto the instrument.
"Can we begin?"
With crackling arcs of electricity crackling around his body, Meikyō spoke to the staff.
"Yes... yes."
The staff member stammered.
"Whoosh!"
A dazzling burst of light suddenly erupted from above the instrument.
Meikyō's figure was moving so fast that it could not be captured by the naked eye; one could only see streaks of electricity accompanied by a blurry human figure moving rapidly within it.
"So fast! Even my electronic eyes can barely catch a glimpse of Teacher Meikyō! Is this Teacher Meikyō's speed? No... Teacher Meikyō was even faster when he was fighting the Carnage Kabuto! I see, is he worried about breaking the equipment if he moves too fast?"
Genos looked at the scene on the stage and murmured softly.
"Three... three thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight! This score has broken the record!"
The staff were so surprised they were speechless.
"No... no, Mr. Domoto! The instrument can only detect up to four thousand per minute! But in the last few seconds, the numbers on the instrument stopped changing, which means that it had exceeded that number! The instrument malfunctioned at the last moment due to the electrical interference from this gentleman!"
Wearing white coats, the staff responsible for equipment debugging looked at Meikyō as if they had seen a ghost.
In his three years in this line of work, he has never seen anything so perverted!
Oh, maybe those S-Class Hero who excel in speed can compare, but the problem is, they're S-rank!
"Um... the instrument is broken now, how do we proceed with the test?"
The staff member named Domoto looked at the booklet containing statistical data in his hand and exclaimed in alarm.
"There are spare parts in the warehouse, I should be able to fix it. Next, Mr. Domoto, why don't you take them to test other projects first?"
"Then this is the only solution."
Domoto said helplessly.
News about Meikyō and Genos quickly reached the ears of the Hero Association's higher-ups.
It wasn't because their test scores were too good, but because the higher-ups in the Hero Association had already taken notice of these two.
Since undergoing surgery by Dr. Kusuno to transform himself into a cyborg, Genos has been searching for the whereabouts of the murderers from back then for many years. Over the years, he has destroyed many evil organizations, and the Hero Association has been paying attention to him.
As for Meikyō, it dates back to when the Vaccine Man first appeared.
This includes the later Giant Brother, etc.
After all, anyone who isn't blind could easily notice such a massive Susanoo.
It would be unexpected for them if their physical test results were poor.
"This... if we hadn't used a photoelectric gate for the test, he probably would have run a hundred meters before I even had a chance to react!"
Domoto adjusted his Glasses, which were about to fall off, and stared in surprise at the data displayed on the digital watch.
Meikyō ran 100 meters in 0.256 seconds.
Domoto only heard a piercing sonic boom before Meikyō reached the finish line.
"The agility test, explosive power test, speed test, and endurance test are all finished. Is there anything else?"
Meikyō put on her blue-black haori and walked to Domoto's side to ask.
"Next is the strength test, Mr. Meikyō. You need to use all your strength to attack this punch."
"Are you sure you want to use your full strength? You won't have to pay for it if you break it, right? Oh, and what about that other equipment? I shouldn't have to pay for it either, right?"
Meikyō didn't want to owe the Hero Association money before he even started making any.
"No, of course not. We invited Superalloy Darkshine to test the punching machine in the past... Never mind, you should take it easy."
Susanoo arm that had suddenly emerged from Meikyō's body and said decisively.
"Boom!"
The punching machine let out a mournful cry and shook its screen.
Domoto looked at the MAX icon displayed on the punching machine and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Thankfully, it's not broken.
The physical fitness test consists of five parts: agility test, explosive power test, speed test, endurance test, and strength test. Each test has a maximum score of 10 points, for a total of 50 points.
The remaining fifty points are for the written test.
Meikyō is quite confident about these things.
In any case, I came from the Ninja Academy of Konoha Ninja Village, and I have a proper formal education.
Every Konoha Jonin above-average command, battlefield control, and tactical deployment abilities.
The content on this test paper is actually not difficult. Most of it consists of code of conduct for a professional hero, as well as some common intelligence test questions and more challenging math, physics, and psychology questions, designed to assess the test taker's education level and mental health.
Ten minutes later.
The physical and written tests went smoothly, but just as Meikyō and Genos arrived at the examinee's lounge, they received an interview notice.
Z-City, Hero Association Branch, Top Floor.
Three executives of the Hero Association sat behind a table, looking at Meikyō and Genos sitting on the sofa in front of them.
"Mr. Uchiha Meikyō, I would like to ask, are you the one who used this golden-orange giant to fight the monster in these two satellite images?"
A scruffy-bearded Hero Association official took out two pictures and asked Meikyō a question.
The first image is blurry; it's probably a frame taken from a video, showing a battle between Meikyō and Vaccine Man.
The second image shows the scene where Meikyō activates Susanoo and uses the Ama-no-Ohabari to absorb the corpse of the Giant Brother.
"Ah, it's me, but actually, someone else took care of those two weirdos."
Meikyō nodded.
"We know about this."
The bearded man nodded solemnly at Meikyō, then looked at Genos.
"So, the scene in this picture, did you create it?"
The bearded man then produced another comparison photo.
On the left is the original eight-story House of Evolution, and on the right is the pattern after Genos bombed it with a single shot.
"I did it, so what?"
Genos asked the bearded man.
"It's nothing. Anyway, congratulations on passing the test. Here are your report cards."
The bearded man handed the two document bags to Meikyō and Genos respectively.
"If there's nothing else, then Teacher Meikyō and I will take our leave now."
Genos maintained his expressionless face and stood up to speak.
"Let me see you two out."
The bearded man also got up and saw Meikyō and Genos off.
"These two are actually teacher and student? What's the discussion going with the other higher-ups in the Hero Association?"
A Glasses official spoke to the bearded man.
"We have very detailed records about Genos. The Hero Association's higher-ups believe that he can be exceptionally promoted to S-rank. As for Uchiha Meikyō, he has a record of fighting against Dragon-level monsters. Although King ultimately had to take action to resolve both incidents, it undoubtedly demonstrates that he has the strength of S-rank. Sweet Mask, the number one A-rank Sweet Mask, also believes that he is qualified to become S-rank."
Another chubby cadre looked at the text message he had received on his phone and said to the two of them.
"Next, we should be ranking them, right? After all, they both became S-rank at the same time."