"There's no way around it. When Arnieg first created the Hero Association, he must have encountered tremendous resistance. After all, it's a violent organization with great power. Although in this era where monsters frequently appear, such an organization that can effectively control monster disasters is very necessary, it's not an easy thing to build one, let alone Arnieg building this behemoth in such a short period of time."
"No matter how great his power is, he still needs the help of other people in this society who hold power, status, and wealth to establish the Hero Association. And those people also need to ensure that the power of the Hero Association will not threaten them, or even be used by them. So Arnieg made this pie and distributed it to other powerful people to ensure that the Hero Association can develop rapidly in just two years and integrate into all aspects of people's lives."
"With the involvement of those powerful and corrupt nobles and capitalists who wield immense power, coupled with the lack of a figure like NEO in society who could rival the Hero Association, the rapid decay of the Hero Association was inevitable. Fortunately, Arnieg has become the world's richest man and accomplished so much, clearly demonstrating his shrewdness. This time, he will most likely use this opportunity to eliminate external threats, eradicate the internal corruption within the Hero Association, and sever the tentacles of powerful capitalists within the Hero Association."
"Of course, these things are things that were destined to exist with the birth of the Hero Association. I think Arnieg should be ready to disband the Hero Association and then build a more complete organization on the original basis."
Genos listened attentively to what Meikyō had to say.
For a young person who is about to turn twenty, it's time to start getting to know these things.
Saitama, on the other hand, was more decisive, continuing to slump over the table, fiddling with his teacup, his eyes vacant.
"So after saying all that, have you decided what you're going to do next?"
Genos also silently turned his gaze to Meikyō.
"Ah, didn't we agree before? Let Genos do whatever he wants. We don't need to do anything for now. In fact, I think someone will come to us asking for help soon."
Meikyō continued to leisurely sip her tea, her gaze fixed on the Hero Association building.
Given Tatsumaki's personality, how could she not be furious if she knew these things?
Once Tatsumaki goes berserk, given her strength and personality, who can control her?
In the eyes of others, especially those who are unaware of Saitama's true strength, only Blast, King, and himself are capable of stopping Tatsumaki.
They definitely won't be able to find it by Blast.
King would definitely not agree to that.
In the end, these people will only come after you.
Genos viewed this incident as a test from his two teachers.
Saitama was bored and had no interest in getting involved in these messy things.
His idea was very simple: it didn't matter what others did; he just needed to continue being a hero and carrying out justice, following his previous course of action.
Anyway, no matter what conspiracies or tricks there are, he has no need to worry about them at all with his strength. If he encounters something like the Light Bicycle Warrior, he can solve it with just one punch.
As for Meikyō, he and his multiple Wood Clone work together to develop Blaze Release techniques, and spend the rest of his time on daily training or doing things he likes with Fubuki.
Aside from that, he might just go out for a stroll or find something else to do when he's bored.
In the hospital.
At the invitation of Child Emperor, Meikyō came here to visit the Light Bicycle Warrior.
"Compound fractures all over the body, with most nerves compressed and damaged, this looks very tricky and not easy to treat."
With his Transparent World, Meikyō immediately saw the condition of the Light Bicycle Warrior.
The eyes of this former B-rank hero of the Hero Association were inexplicably dim.
"So I plan to transform him into a mechanical implant similar to Cybernetic Freaks. Of course, the mechanical coverage won't be as smooth. Metal and I don't actually have the advanced brain-computer interface technology that Dr. Kusuno, so we don't plan to turn him into Cybernetic Freaks with over 99% mechanical coverage like he does."
Instead, his main body and most of his internal organs were preserved, and his body and prosthetics were connected using a neural interface device and manipulated through bioelectric signals.
Child Emperor displayed his treatment plan on the tablet.
Or rather, a human body modification program.
If it is truly completed, and some weapons are then equipped on this Light Bicycle Warrior, it's hard to say whether he can achieve S-rank combat, but he will definitely have strength no less than, or even surpass, that of A-rank mid-to-upper-level hero like Death Gatling.
"So your problem now is that his nerves and flesh are in a mess, and you are good at mechanics rather than biomedicine, so you can't help him straighten out his nerves. You've been stuck from the very first step, right?"
"That's why we came to you. We know you have strong healing abilities, and we also know Dr. Bofoi, the scientist behind you. If he's willing to help, there won't be any problems."
The Child Emperor spoke to the Meikyō.
Meikyō also knew that the scientist Child Emperor was referring to was Genus.
In biology, Genus is probably the first person in the world to do so. While scientists like Dr. Kuseno and Foboi are also prominent figures in the scientific community, they are actually more skilled in mechanical engineering than in biological engineering.
However, Meikyō did not intend to summon Genus.
"Leave this kind of thing to me, there's no need to bother others."
Meikyō calmly waved his hand and said.
"Scarlet Ninja, are you confident?"
The Child Emperor asked Meikyō.
"There's no need to worry about being confident or not, it's a piece of cake. If you have time, just book an operating room and prepare the anesthesia."
Just as Meikyō was being invited by Child Emperor to help heal the Light Bicycle Warrior.
A-City, Hero Association Headquarters.
"What the hell! Didn't I tell you guys a long time ago to clean up the mess you guys made before? It's been so long and you're still the same. You don't take my words seriously at all!"
In the conference room, Tatsumaki floated in mid-air, pointing angrily at the group of the Hero Association executives sitting around the conference table.
"Tatsumaki, even though you're the second- S-rank hero in the Hero Association, this isn't a place for you to run wild!"
A chubby Hero Association executive pointed at Tatsumaki and cursed.
However, the expensive teacup in front of him floated up, pouring the scalding tea and tea leaves over his head.
Tatsumaki extended her finger and used her Psychic Power to smash the expensive teacup to the ground.
The chubby Hero Association leaders could only glare at Tatsumaki with resentment, daring not to make a move.
Because at this moment, he realized that the exquisite, doll-like legal loli in front of him was one of the most powerful individuals on this planet.
Even the Dragon-level monsters, powerful enough to destroy one or more large cities, couldn't last more than a few rounds against Tatsumaki.
"As I said before, I don't want to take action for no reason, but once I feel that taking action is meaningful, then doing anything else is meaningless."
Tatsumaki, her face cold, glanced around the conference room and spoke.
Sitting at the table, Sitch exchanged a glance with a female executive in a smart white suit next to him, signaling her to calm down.
Sitch represents the Hero Association's founder, Arnieg, among the Hero Association's senior executives, while this female executive represents the Hero Association's second-largest shareholder Bōhuāfù.
These two hold extremely important positions and roles in the Hero Association. As long as they join forces, even if the Hero Association is destroyed, they can rebuild it together.
Of course, it will be very strenuous.
"Ahem, Tatsumaki, these things are quite significant and involve many people. If we rush things, it could cause internal turmoil within the Hero Association. It's best to take it slow..."
A senior member of the Hero Association, wearing an eyepatch, coughed twice and spoke in a friendly tone.
As a veteran of the Hero Association, he knew very well that Tatsumaki's personality required coaxing.
This time, however, it didn't work.
Because Tatsumaki and Sitch had planned for her to use this opportunity to cause a huge commotion.
"Does 'take it slow' mean you want me to watch you do nothing for so long?"
Tatsumaki remained expressionless.
"Sitch, look at this..."
One-Eyed Dragon looked at Sitch.
Aside from Blast, only Sitch, who provided a lot of help to Tatsumaki at the beginning of her hero career, could somewhat persuade Tatsumaki.
"Ahem, I think Tatsumaki has a point. After all, when I last raised the issue of eliminating and eradicating malicious gambling incidents like the Light Bicycle Warrior, I found that nothing has changed since then."
Sitch took out a phone and opened a webpage.
"Like right now, it seems like they're still live-streaming the battle between the A-rank 36 Bald Cape and the Wolf-level monster, the Underwear Peeping Tom. Ah, I remember this Underwear Peeping Tom was captured by the A-rank 7 Magic Hand Magician last time. How did he get released? And what's with the Wolf-level? Shouldn't he be Tiger-level monster?"
Sitch had a strange smile on his face.
"You... how do you know about this website! You can't log in to this website without a membership card number and level corresponding to your identity!"
The chubby Hero Association leader, disregarding his disheveled appearance, asked Sitch a question.
As soon as he said this, the Hero Association officials who were originally standing next to him all distanced themselves from him.
Some Hero Association leaders who were originally eager to speak out also decided not to say anything.
That idiot!
Now that I can't protect him, I can only try to protect myself first.
Seeing the Tatsumaki's appearance, she was on the verge of exploding.
However, at this moment, Sitch signaled to Tatsumaki with his eyes to calm down.
The latter, remembering the plans he had made beforehand, had no choice but to suppress his restlessness for the time being.
Just then, the live stream on Sitch's mobile webpage showed Saitama punching a monster to pieces.
"The Underwear Peeping Tom is not weak even among Tiger-level monsters. If he were just a hero ranked outside the top 30 of A-rank, the outcome would be hard to predict. Unfortunately, Caped Baldy is a candidate for S-Class Hero on the Hero Association's list, with the potential to become S-Class Hero. He associates with powerful S-Class Hero like the Cybernetic Freaks, King, and Scarlet Ninja. If you guys had taken the time to look at the Hero Association's important pre-selection files, you wouldn't have made this mistake."
"Unfortunately, what you care about is not these things, but how much money you can make by opening gambling betting, how to siphon money from the disaster reconstruction funds jointly issued by the Hero Association and the government, the struggle for power and profit, and the desires of yourselves, oh, and those of the people behind you."
Sitch sighed, shook his head, and clapped his hands.
Soon, several waiters carried copies of the contract documents and placed them on the tables of everyone present.
"Sitch, what do you mean by this?"
A senior member of the Hero Association glanced at the general contents of the contract and questioned Sitch.
"Gentlemen, we don't really want to have a big fight with you. After all, you and the people you represent have made indelible contributions to the establishment and development of the Hero Association. But today, the Hero Association has reached a point where it has to change."
Sitch glanced at the Hero Association executive, then looked around.
"In consideration of our past friendship, everyone will receive a share of the profits from the Hero Association's hero popularity merchandise and other profitable projects every year. However, everyone's position and authority in the Hero Association will be revoked. Of course, a small number of people will be given the opportunity to be rehired after our screening."
"I hope this matter can be resolved peacefully, and this is the last bit of dignity I can offer you all."
However, among the people present, only a few high-ranking members of the Hero Association readily signed the papers, including the female executive representing Bōhuāfù.
No one else signed their names.
No one would so easily relinquish the power they hold.
"Sitch, I think you understand, and Lord Arnieg understands too. The huge Hero Association can no longer operate normally after losing most of its management. In the past, we could do things, even if they were difficult, but once we are gone, we may not be able to do anything."
The One-Eyed Dragon smoothed his yellow hair, a smile playing on his lips, and spoke to Sitch in a tone that was half persuasion and half threat.
"Of course I know."
Sitch began to speak:
"But I know even better how many people in the Hero Association are actually doing things, and who are dragging things down and doing things they shouldn't be doing. I even know that some of you are trying to extricate yourselves from the events you were involved in, and then use those events as an opportunity to advance your careers and join the NEO Association. I know exactly who they are."
Ignoring the One-Eyed Dragon's drastically changed expression, Sitch continued...