Sweet Mask used to aspire to be a flawless hero.
Unfortunately, although his looks and popularity met the requirements, his abilities were ultimately lacking.
Among S-Class Hero, Sweet Mask's strength is only considered mid-range. His powerful physique and super self-healing ability allow him to easily defeat most Demon-level monsters in the most stylish way. Even when encountering Dragon-level monsters, as long as they are not like Phoenix Man or Centipede Elder, who are at the upper or peak of the Dragon-level, he has the power to fight them.
However, this level of power is still far from Sweet Mask's goal.
To be considered qualified, one needs at least the strength of a dragon, like Tatsumaki.
In Sweet Mask's mind, Saitama's strength is the most suitable, followed by Meikyō, Blast, King, and Tatsumaki.
But Saitama looks too plain, like a nobody; Blast is rarely seen; and King looks too fierce, so that leaves only Meikyō and Tatsumaki.
Coincidentally, both of them are also very good-looking.
Using a film to portray the two as having outstanding looks and great abilities is the perfect way to do so.
Filming did not last very long; in fact, it took no more than a day.
The director in charge of filming was a big-name director with a full beard.
At first, this person called "cut" a few times because he was not satisfied with some scenes, which almost made Tatsumaki lose her temper on the spot. After that, he stopped using the standards of professional actors to judge these heroes.
Anyway, with AI, if your acting isn't good, as long as you can make a rough expression, you can get minor adjustments. That's what all the young heartthrobs do these days. They don't even need to memorize their lines; they just need to lip-sync and a voice actor will do the dubbing.
What's truly important are the battle scenes recorded by Genos's electronic eye.
"Making movies is really tiring. Please don't call me again next time there's any promotional work."
In the square under the setting sun, Tatsumaki stretched and yawned, showing off her figure.
Although it has a slight curve, it looks quite different compared to the Fubuki next to it.
"I actually think it's quite interesting, especially the way the older sister looks when she's angry. I wonder how it will be shown in the movie theater. I'm really looking forward to it!"
Fubuki looked at the 1.5-meter- Tatsumaki beside her with a smile, as if she were the older sister.
"Alright, didn't you and Uchiha Meikyō say you needed my help with something? It's been so long, why hasn't he come yet?"
Tatsumaki took a large cup of milk tea from the shop owner and sipped it in big gulps.
Fubuki paid the clerk, took the bag containing two cups of milk tea, shook her head, and said:
"I'm not sure. He was just summoned by the Blast, apparently to learn some method of traveling to other dimensions. I don't know how long it will take."
"Then why did you buy him milk tea? What if he's going to be gone for a long time?"
Tatsumaki pouted, feeling like her little sister had been taken away.
Fubuki smiled but didn't answer.
What if it doesn't take long?
The two sisters were chatting when suddenly, a Teleportation Circle appeared behind Fubuki.
Fubuki blushed instantly.
The Meikyō opened the Teleportation Circle by locating the Flying Thunder God Mark on Fubuki, and its appearance behind her actually means that the Meikyō stamped the Flying Thunder God Mark on Fubuki's buttocks.
Although it looks like a small mole.
Fortunately, Tatsumaki and Fubuki had reached a relatively secluded place with few pedestrians on the street; otherwise, the Teleportation Circle would have attracted a lot of attention.
While we were on the road, quite a few passersby had already asked Tatsumaki and Fubuki for autographs.
"You've finally arrived! It's rare that you didn't keep us waiting for so long."
Tatsumaki, unaware of Fubuki's unusual behavior, tilted her little head and spoke to Meikyō.
The height difference between the two, who are over 1.8 meters and 1.5 meters, plus the fact that Tatsumaki didn't use her Psychic Power to levitate in order to experience shopping with her sister, meant that she had to tilt her head up to talk to Meikyō.
"I have a certain foundation in spatial reasoning, so I don't learn very slowly."
Meikyō stepped out of the Teleportation Circle and smiled.
He learned the Blast technique of traversing different dimensions with just a glance using his Mirror God Eye.
Garou, who had already joined Blast's team, had been studying for a little longer.
After reverting to his freakish form, his learning ability seemed to decline somewhat.
Or rather, by breaking through his limits, he gained the ability to learn and evolve, and the ability to copy the enemy's abilities is Garou's own power as a monster.
After retiring from his monster form, Garou's strength was still above that of a Dragon, but he was half a level weaker in every aspect compared to his Demon Garou form, including his learning ability.
This is probably what they mean by being ten times stronger when corrupted and three times weaker when redeemed.
Of course, even so, Garou's learning ability is still very strong. According to Blast's estimate, he could probably learn this move in an hour.
"By the way, you guys said you needed my help with something, what exactly is it?"
Tatsumaki took another big gulp of milk tea, then asked.
"There is nothing on the entire planet that no one else can do except you."
As Meikyō spoke, she reached out and activated a new Teleportation Circle leading to Genus's laboratory in Q City.
"Sister, come with me. I messaged the owner of the place when I left the film set to say I wanted to bring you here for a visit."
Fubuki took Tatsumaki's arm and they went inside together.
The Evolution Group of Genus continues to grow and expand.
Recently, he even connected with Arnieg and Blake, two extremely Bōhuāfù and influential figures in society, through Meikyō and Sitch, becoming one of the Hero Association's investors. Genus himself serves as the Hero Association's senior technology advisor, providing necessary scientific support.
As a result, Genus's net worth has nearly doubled compared to the past, and he is also venturing into more fields.
Now, many of the devices in his laboratory have gone from being world-class to being unavailable elsewhere. Many of them are custom-made, and some are still just concept models in the public eye.
"You've upgraded from a slingshot to a cannon, Genus."
Meikyō smiled merrily at Genus was wearing a white lab coat.
"That's unlikely. My previous equipment was hardly a shotgun. Perhaps the equipment in the earliest laboratory was."
Genus shook his head and then laughed.
He is very happy now.
The clones have been bred and implanted with most of Genus's memories, enabling Genus to handle most of the day-to-day company management. Now, he only needs to oversee the overall situation and periodically replace his clones.
As for the main body, it can use a huge amount of funds to conduct any experiments it wants.
"What's going on? Why are there strange people here?"
Tatsumaki used her Psychic Power to grab the Psychic Slug No. 2 and the Armored Gorilla, and asked with a doubtful expression.
The Psychic Slug No. 2 has reached the peak of the Demon-level, and the Armored Gorilla now has the strength of the Dragon-level, but it is powerless against Tatsumaki and was immediately controlled.
"They were my experimental subjects in the past. Now, they're like security guards in my lab."
Genus snapped his fingers, and a small robot immediately rolled over on its wheels, using its two mechanical arms to place the plate on the table.
"Coffee or tea? We also have Karaku and juice."
"Meikyō and I are having tea. As for you, sister... do you have any milk? Preferably the Grow-Tall Brand."
Fubuki skillfully placed the teacup on the table and said.
"Never mind, juice will do. You must be the scientist who helped Uchiha Meikyō and Fubuki improve their strength, right?"
Tatsumaki put down the trembling Armored Gorilla and Psychic Slug No. 2, and floated in front of Genus.
"Let me introduce myself. I am Genus, a current shareholder of the Hero Association, founder and chairman of Evolution Group, senior scientific advisor of the Hero Association, and Genus. I usually help Uchiha Meikyō and Ms. Fubuki develop scientific training plans and undertake some logistical work."
Genus placed his left hand on his chest and bowed slightly to Tatsumaki.
"Ahem, well then I should thank you. Fubuki finally has the strength to barely protect herself, which puts my mind at ease. Consider this my way of thanking you."
Tatsumaki raised her fist to her mouth and coughed lightly twice, trying her best to look like an adult.
"So, are you all planning to take a short break, or get straight to the point and have some tea or something? Miss Tatsumaki's juice will be ready in about a minute."
"Let's get down to business first. Anyway, Fubuki and I just had milk tea."
Upon hearing Tatsumaki's request, Genus nodded, got up, and led everyone to the Gravity Training Room.
"In just a few days, this place has changed again."
In the spacious underground space, Fubuki stood on the white tiles, looking around at the surroundings, where more than half of the equipment had been replaced except for the Gravity Training Room, and curiously surveyed her surroundings.
"I spent two days modifying the top-of-the-line equipment I could buy, and also customized many parts from Dr. Kuseno. I upgraded everything that could be upgraded, such as the Psychic Power Directional Brainwave Amplifier, which increased efficiency by about 20% and increased the upper limit of Psychic Power output it could withstand by more than 35%."
"The technology in the Gravity Training Room is too advanced. The technological level in it is even more advanced than that of Earth today and during the steam revolution. I have no way to modify it."
"Genus pushed up his Glasses and said."
"Doctor, our energy storage capacity is now close to its limit. The company's super-large power plant has accumulated nearly one billion kilowatt-hours of energy in one month."
The Armored Gorilla looked at the large screen and reported to Genus.
"That's enough for one test. Every second it takes to start up the Black Hole Class Gravity Training Room requires 300,000 kilowatt-hours of energy, and nearly one billion kilowatt-hours can sustain it for more than half an hour."
Meikyō was somewhat astonished by the power consumption.
Nearly one billion kilowatt-hours of energy in one month?
That Genus super-large power plant is really impressive, with a generating capacity of about one or two million kilowatts.
It's already quite impressive that a privately owned power station can generate nearly one-tenth the power of the Three Gorges Dam.
However, such a power plant could only generate enough electricity for Black Hole Class for a little over half an hour in a month.
With Fubuki's help, Tatsumaki awkwardly put on the directional Psychic Power brainwave amplifier that was a size larger than her small head.
"After a while, all I need to do is channel my Psychic Power into this helmet, right? Won't it break?"
Tatsumaki looked curiously at the strange thing above her head and asked.
"It shouldn't be a problem, as long as you follow my instructions, restrain your Psychic Power and direct them in the direction guided by this helmet, without deliberately causing damage."
Fubuki stood gracefully to the side and winked at Tatsumaki.
"We can begin."
Genus saw on the camera footage that Meikyō was standing in the Gravity Training Room, making an OK sign and pressing a button as a reminder.
Upon hearing this, Tatsumaki immediately began to do as Fubuki had instructed.
"A familiar feeling."
Meikyō reached out and took out the Ama-no-Ohabari, and began to practice swordsmanship, hoping to infuse and temper every muscle with the surging blood energy pouring out from the Ama-no-Ohabari.
Some of the blood energy he had accumulated was still left, but not much. Fortunately, when he dealt with the Centipede Sage, his final move, the Void Flame Annihilation Slash, absorbed about a third of the Centipede Sage's blood energy.
As a terrifying being whose strength surpasses even the Meikyō Realm, even if it is only one-third of the original, it contains more blood energy than the previous Orochi.
Not to mention that wasn't all of Meikyō's gains in that battle.
In the early stages of his struggle against the Demon Garou, Meikyō relied on his predictions through the Destiny Reading, as well as his spatial abilities and the unexpected attacks from the Water World to inflict some damage on him and steal a considerable amount of blood energy from Garou.
For Garou, who had already reached the limit of his monster transformation at that time, the blood energy he lost could be quickly restored, but it was still a considerable amount of blood energy.
This means that Meikyō now has a sufficient amount of vital energy to use.
Gravity Training Room, Fubuki blushed slightly as she watched Meikyō's shirtless appearance on the monitor.
Although they had seen each other many times, this was the first time she had ever seen Uchiha Meikyō like this.
The surface of his full, muscular body was glistening with sweat under the light, and his skin was slightly red from the rush of blood. If it weren't for the overwhelming gravity, there should have been red steam rising from his body like the Gate of Death of the Eight Gates Formation.
More than forty minutes later.
As the meter needle returned to zero, the gravity Gravity Training Room vanished instantly.
Tatsumaki took off her helmet, and her eyes gleamed.
Meikyō, unusually, was also panting heavily as she emerged from the Gravity Training Room.
At this moment, the lingering red aura still emanated from his body.
How are you feeling?
Genus sat in his armchair and asked the two men with a smile.
"Very good! Excellent!"
Meikyō and Tatsumaki immediately spoke in unison.