Chapter 25
The tall and straight nose of the aircraft was simply lowered.
If other S-class heroes saw this scene, they would probably be very surprised. After all, even they have never seen a delinquent dressed and behaved like a metal bat, or bowed his head to anyone.
Even the metal bat himself never thinks that he will bow to anyone, even when facing dragon-level monsters that can easily destroy the city. He has his own dignity and backbone.
But this time it was different. The other party saved his important sister for him, so it was only natural and right for him to bow his head and say thank you.
He is not exclusive.
It was the first time for Gafan to be thanked so seriously by his peers: "..."
No, why are you two siblings like this?
"Kim, Mr. Metal Bat, I'm too serious. Anyway, please raise your head first, otherwise I will really not get used to it."
Gafan, who finally finished chewing the meat bun, said with a helpless expression: "And you were the one who killed that weird guy who looked like a big rat in the end. I couldn't even hold him off for two minutes, so that's nothing. "
"But your delay is crucial to me, and you helped solve another weirdo who attacked my sister before this. I must thank you both emotionally and rationally."
His habitually fierce eyes were now full of seriousness.
At that time, he was held back by other weirdos who made trouble, and he arrived a lot late. If the other party hadn't been present, he couldn't believe it would have ended differently.
Therefore, the look in his eyes was so serious that Gafan even doubted that if he didn't accept the thank you, the other party would force him to accept the thank you with a bat.
"...I'll accept it after thanking you, but can we talk properly?"
Seeing that Shanzi seemed to be bowing his head, Gafan quickly took the peeled apple, firmly expressed that he had accepted it, thanked him, and tried to change the subject.
"Oh, by the way, Mr. Metal Bat, do you know where it is almost a hundred miles away in that direction?"
This god-like skill of changing the topic also made Metal Bat stunned for a moment. He looked at the direction Gafan pointed in amusement, and after thinking about it, he frowned unexpectedly.
"That's the direction of City Z."
"Oh, it turns out to be City Z...eh?" Gafan was also stunned.
Isn't that the city where Teacher Saitama lives? So the lost man happens to be there too, what a coincidence?
The metal bat, who didn't know what Gafan was thinking, reminded him kindly with a serious expression.
"It is the rumored 'most dangerous city'. Even in the Heroes Association, many related serious disasters have been recorded. The frequency density and disaster level of weirdos have always been high, and even the city has been completely destroyed for this reason. An entire city was abandoned.”
The metal bat carefully recalled some of the information that had been informed by those high-level officials. Although he himself did not care much about such things, after all, it did not matter to him whether he encountered ghost-level or dragon-level monsters.
But he was also willing to provide some relevant understanding to Gafan, who seemed to want to go there.
"I personally don't recommend that you go there, little brother Gafan. Even though you seem to have very special superpowers, you still don't have enough momentum!"
Qi, momentum? What kind of metaphor are these?
Gafan, who listened carefully, was speechless for a moment, but continued to listen.
"But it doesn't matter if you really want to go. After all, even there, monsters above the ghost level will not appear casually. Moreover, even if there have been several disasters like dragon-level monsters, there will be people who will deal with them specifically. ”
oh? It refers to the second S-class hero, "The Trembling Tatsumaki", or the "Bald Caped Man" who has never been truly discovered.
Gafan looked forward to it, hoping that the other party could give him a reassuring answer when he was about to go there.
"That is King, who is known as the 'strongest man on earth' and is the seventh S-class hero."
The metal bat said in a tone of don't worry.
Gafan: "..."
Damn, my mood suddenly became bad!
The metal bat didn't notice that Gafan's expression became very complicated, and continued to explain himself.
"That guy lives in City Z. He is a very low-key man. Even I have met him once before at a meeting at the headquarters. It is difficult to hear specific details about him on weekdays."
"However, it is said that as long as there is a powerful weirdo causing trouble, he will appear and quickly deal with it, and then leave in a low-key manner without seeking any fame or fortune. When the Hero Association took the initiative to invite the other party to become an S-class hero, it also spent a lot of time. Look for."
Finally, the metal bat slapped his thigh hard and concluded.
"Doesn't that sound very powerful and strong? What a manly guy!"
No, no, no, he is just an ordinary person. You are so pursuing him as a guarantee, which makes me panic.
Gafan, who was originally planning to go to Z City, was "persuaded" to hesitate.
But the system in my mind started to buzz with reminders: "What are you afraid of? Aren't the bald bosses there too? And we just want to shake hands with the lost people and go home. After all, this is a modern society, so we won't If you go to another city, that city just explodes on the spot, right?"
Well, this explanation is much more reassuring.
Gafan nodded silently and expressed his agreement. He also felt that he was not unlucky enough.
But to be on the safe side, he thought about it and tried to ask: "Mr. Metal Bat, are there any particularly obvious disasters recently? For example, Attack on Titan, some murlocs coming out of the deep sea, and Meteor hits the earth or something like that.”
What kind of strange questions are these?
"Um...no, the cities are generally quite peaceful these days."
"That's it."
So the timeline he is currently in is quite early. After Gafan lowered his head and thought about it, he finally felt relieved.
It seems that there won't be any trouble before going home this time. After going to Z City, I will first visit Teacher Saitama, say hello, and joke that I am a guest in the other person's world, and then go to the other side's world. Go find that lost person and hold hands for a minute, and if you succeed, everyone will return home.
Perfect.
Although he still feels weird about holding hands with others for a long time.
Well, then, now there's only one question left.
"Mr. Metal Bat, although I'm a little embarrassed, I have a gracious favor."
"Oh? What is it? Just tell me, you saved my sister. As long as I can do it and it has nothing to do with bad things, even if a dragon-level weirdo is targeting you, I will help you solve it."
The metal bat waved and patted his chest. While smiling, his expression was also full of seriousness.
In his opinion, this matter must be repaid, and this is a matter of course.
Moreover, he could also see that Brother Gafan was not a bad person, and there must be something unspeakable about the matter raised at this time, so what reason did he have for not helping?
He is ready to face very difficult events!
"Can you lend me some fare? I don't have any money." Gafan scratched his cheek and said embarrassedly.
"...Is there anything else? Nothing else?"
"Um, then lend me some more food money?"
S-Class Hero Metal Bat: "..."
Is that all you have ambition?
Shanzi on the side was also chewing a freshly peeled apple in his mouth, looking at his idiot brother with a strange expression on his face, a complex expression that he had never seen before.
Chapter 31: Daily destruction always comes suddenly
Today is another peaceful day in Z City.
Whether it is a college student who returns to school with a face full of mom after the vacation, or a humble worker who takes the tram or subway to the company and starts a new day working for the boss as always.
Everyone is doing their own thing as usual, a part of the gear in the operation of this society.
"It's so peaceful. There are no people on the street."
The twentieth A-class hero, Lightning Max, sighed as he patrolled within his jurisdiction.
Although the streets are a little deserted now because it is working time, it is always good if there are no weirdos making trouble on the streets. Even though Lightning Max really hopes to improve his hero ranking and evaluation, the weirdos emerging from places like Z City, In fact, he was not sure that it could be solved.
Rather, if it weren't for the fact that the reward for patrolling the streets of City Z was the most generous among this type of mission, he still hoped to stay in the city where he was born to protect the people.
The person responsible for patrolling with him this time was Smiling Superman, who was good at using kendama. Although he had never seen him smile before, he clearly had such a heroic name.
He waved and smiled politely at the passers-by who greeted him, and Lightning Max headed to the next intersection according to the originally planned patrol route.
At this time, the mobile phone in his pocket rang.
It was a message from the Heroes Association.
"Is there a strange weirdo heading towards City Z?"
Lightning Max frowned slightly. In fact, because of the rumors that City Z is the "most dangerous city", not only the Hero Association has always been vigilant about this place, but even the weirdos from outside rarely come here on their own initiative.
Below the message, there is also a picture that is not very clear.
It was a humanoid weirdo with purple skin and two ridiculous snail tentacles on its head.
"He walked out of the deserted suburbs? So he must be a newly born weirdo. Perhaps he followed his instinctive desire to kill and headed towards the nearest city Z."
Touching his chin, Lightning Max lowered his head and thought.
"At this level, it's probably equivalent to a tiger-level monster. Can I solve it by myself?"
At this time, another message came.
But this time it’s news from Smiling Superman.
"Hey, is that guy who never smiles already heading in that direction? So there are two of them."
Well, that's stable.
Putting his phone back in his pocket, Lightning Max raised his hand with confidence.
"Driver, take a taxi."
"Okay, that place is a bit far away, so... Hey, brother, are you a hero?"
"That's right. I'm still ranked 20th in A-level for now. I look forward to your support."
"Haha, little brother, you are quite humorous, but since you are a hero, I won't charge you this time."
"How about that? I still have to pay the fare."
"It's okay, little brother, you seem to be going to deal with the weirdo, right? Then it's appropriate for me to give you a free ride, so keep up the good work."
"Okay, thank you, brother."
In fact, as a hero, he often encounters this kind of support from the masses. He took out his mobile phone and Lightning Max sent a message to Smiling Superman.
"Where are you now?"
"It's still early, I'm squeezing the subway, how about you?"
"I took a taxi, and the driver was kind enough to waive the fare for me, funny emoticon.jpg"
"Are you polite? Smile emoticon package.jpg"
"hey-hey."
This kind of chat can be regarded as a small joy in the daily life of heroes.
What they didn't know was that at this time, the "tiger-level weirdo" whom they despised suddenly realized that this way of traveling was too inefficient when he was halfway there, and then...
He flew.
"Now that I've gotten used to this powerful force, I'll be the one to eliminate the 'parasites' on behalf of the will of the earth!"
The next moment, the sound barrier was instantly broken.
...
at the same time.
"Unfortunately!"
Looking at the "Sold Out" sign in front of him, Kamijou Touma let out a regular cry.
"Why is poor Mr. Touma so unlucky?"
I obviously got up early in the morning to grab the eggs on sale, but it was even worse than last time, so I simply didn’t buy any.
And just when he was in line, it was sold out.
There was also yesterday's 30% off sale. He obviously arrived in time at the last minute and quickly picked up a bunch of cups with different flavors and went to check out. As a result, Mr. Touma made a tragic discovery...
He lost his wallet at some point.
Kamijou Touma: "..."
And there was also the daily salary he had just received from working part-time jobs.
Obviously after a day of hard work, the deposit has successfully achieved negative growth.