After using "Black Bird Requiem" to erase several Black Sperm cells with the power of "Void Miasma," the last remaining Black Sperm finally surrendered completely. Earlier, a few Black Sperm cells had stubbornly tried to attack Zuke, only to be erased along with the surrounding space by a strange force before they could even get close. Realizing that the current fragments stood no chance against Zuke, the last Black Sperm had no choice but to comply obediently, revealing all the information Zuke wanted.
Despite Black Sperm's usual arrogant demeanor, it knew when to back down—after all, in the original story, it had even attempted to become Saitama's pet.
"I don't know how to contact Great Seer. It's always been the one to reach out to us."
The sole remaining Black Sperm knelt in a dogeza posture before Zuke, forcing an awkward smile amidst the mountain of subterranean corpses.
"But if nothing goes wrong, Great Seer will come here tomorrow to take over the Subterranean Kingdom and turn it into the Monster Association's base."
Though Black Sperm didn't know Great Seer's contact details, this made sense—Great Seer had many secrets and naturally wouldn't leave any traces.
From what Zuke knew, Great Seer's true identity was a human named Psykos, who also possessed psychic powers and was even a classmate of Fubuki. To avoid exposing herself, Psykos would never leave any means for others to track her—she always initiated contact herself.
But since Black Sperm said Great Seer would arrive tomorrow, Zuke could simply return then. There was no way Black Sperm would dare lie to him about this.
"What about Homeless Emperor?" Zuke looked down at Black Sperm and continued questioning.
Though Psykos (Great Seer's true form) was a beautiful woman, Zuke's priority right now was completing his mission. Homeless Emperor was a crucial part of his plan to make Garou encounter the "God" entity earlier, so Zuke needed to locate and capture him as soon as possible.
"I don't know about Homeless Emperor either, but once the Monster Association is established, he'll probably show up on his own..."
Black Sperm's face twisted into an awkward grin—though, given its inherently grotesque appearance, it always looked awkward.
Fearing Zuke might suspect it of hiding information, Black Sperm hastily added:
"We're not actually official members of the Monster Association! We just joined temporarily because we were interested in their plan to attack the Hero Association, so we don't really keep in touch with each other!"
This matched the original story. Zuke nodded in understanding—Black Sperm had explicitly stated in the original that it was only cooperating temporarily out of interest in destroying the Hero Association. Homeless Emperor was the same. Though both were Monster Association executives, they had little connection, so Black Sperm naturally wouldn't know Homeless Emperor's whereabouts.
Probably wandering somewhere, as usual—after all, before gaining his powers, he was just a regular homeless guy.
"...Alright, got it."
After hearing Black Sperm's report, Zuke nodded. Though he hadn't obtained much useful intel, he at least confirmed that Great Seer would arrive tomorrow to transform the Subterranean Kingdom into the Monster Association's base.
"Then... me...?"
Seeing Zuke seemingly satisfied, Black Sperm quickly asked, hoping to leave. It had no desire to stay near Zuke any longer—without a Stand, it couldn't even perceive "Black Bird Requiem" and had no idea how Zuke was attacking.
But the next moment, Black Sperm's body was erased along with the surrounding space.
Zuke had no intention of letting Black Sperm go—now that the subterraneans had been wiped out by Black Sperm, its purpose had been fulfilled. There was no need to keep it around.
If released, it might warn Great Seer, making Psykos overly cautious and possibly preventing her from showing up tomorrow. So, to ensure secrecy, Zuke had to eliminate even this last fragment.
"Guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow."
Zuke glanced at the now-vanished Black Sperm and then sensed the "ki" in the area, confirming no living beings remained in the Subterranean Kingdom.
People in this world didn't know how to suppress their "ki," so Zuke's detection was foolproof.
...
{Transitioning to Shin}
He felt a bit regretful. He had originally considered becoming the new "King" of the Subterranean Kingdom and turning it into territory for his "King's Army,." Now, that was impossible—he'd have to focus on the Hero Association or Monster Association instead.
Opening his eyes, Shin glanced out the window—it was still dark, meaning dawn was still hours away.
Though he had spent some time eating hotpot at Saitama's place in the One-Punch Man world, the entire exploration had taken less than four hours.
Without the previous 8-hour time limit for missions, Shin's exploration time in task worlds had actually decreased.
He reached out, trying to find his phone, only to realize it had vanished from its usual spot by his pillow. After some searching, he found it buried under Tohru's ample bosom, now warm from her body heat.
Checking the time—4:00 AM. Still a few hours until sunrise.
After a moment's thought, Shin set the phone aside, closed his eyes, and activated Army of the King.
Since there was still time before dawn, he might as well use King's Army to enter the Dragon Ball world for training.
He had previously promised to learn the Kaiō-ken and Genki Dama (Spirit Bomb) from North Kaiō but never got the chance. Now that the main story missions in Dragon Ball were complete, Shin had plenty of free time to master these techniques.
The Kaiō-ken's multiplier-based power boost was incredibly useful. Given Shin's current strength, he could likely endure a much higher multiplier than before.
Besides Kaiō-ken and Genki Dama, there was also the matter of the Super Dragon Balls.
Just because the main mission was done didn't mean Shin would ignore them—his strength was already immense, but who would complain about becoming even stronger?
His goal wasn't just surpassing Frieza.
He wanted to challenge even the Gods of Destruction, the Angels, and beings beyond.
To be continued…
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