Inside the Hero Apartment, Genos was repairing his parts when the door suddenly opened.
"Oh! Genos, you're here."
"Saitama-sensei, you've finally returned!"
Genos's face was filled with joy.
Since the last time Saitama left, he had been missing for a long time.
"Yeah, I ran into a few tricky enemies. After taking care of them, it took a long time to find the way back." Saitama scratched his head.
He didn't know how to use Dimensional Power. If he hadn't encountered a powerhouse from another dimension along the way, he would probably still be wandering through the galaxy right now.
"Did anything happen during this time?"
Along the way, Saitama had noticed signs of battle in every city, as if a major catastrophe had occurred on Earth while he was away.
"During the time you were away, God invaded. Monsters appeared one after another, but fortunately, it's all in the past now." Genos sighed with emotion.
At this moment, his Battle Suit was equipped with countless robotic parts, and with the modifications from Dr. Kuseno, his strength was far beyond what it used to be.
"God? That sounds like the guy I fought."
Saitama recalled that he had been suddenly attacked by a strange human and was then taken to another dimension by them. That human had misjudged Saitama's strength, fled while severely injured, and later, Saitama encountered a God.
"No wonder. So you also encountered a God. This confirms King's information. As expected, Gods exist in other dimensions and galaxies too."
Genos suddenly realized, the only enemy capable of trapping Saitama was probably a God.
"Yeah, it was quite strong. If it actually came to Earth, it would be a huge problem." Saitama nodded in agreement.
Although he wasn't afraid of God, the mere shockwaves of their battle would have been enough to destroy humanity.
"But it was unlucky to have run into you, Saitama-sensei."
Genos had one hundred percent faith in Saitama's strength. Whether it was a monster or a God, they were all insignificant compared to Saitama.
"Saitama-sensei's strength has long transcended all things, even a God-level threat cannot be mentioned in the same breath as him."
"Saitama-sensei has always stood at the pinnacle of power. That is the place I have always strived to reach, and it motivates me to keep moving forward." Genos clenched his fists.
With the help of his Battle Suit, he believed he could become even stronger.
"By the way, who took care of the invading God?" Saitama asked curiously.
He wanted to know who else, besides himself, could take down a God.
"It was King. He took the initiative to head to another dimension to face it, while we guarded the city under the command of the Hero Association." A look of anticipation appeared in Genos's eyes.
Catching up to Saitama was still too difficult, so before that, he had set King as his goal. He had also fantasized about fighting side-by-side with King to confront God, but he knew that while his current power might make dealing with Dragon-level monsters easy, the gap between him and a God was still too great.
"Oh? It was him? I knew it, he is strong." A smile appeared on Saitama's face.
King was someone he had acknowledged a long time ago, he didn't expect that he could actually confront a God.
"By the way, the Association called an emergency meeting today. Since you're back, Saitama-sensei, let's go together." Genos said.
"Is it a meeting about post-war rewards? Will they be handing out high-grade Wagyu beef?" Saitama's eyes lit up.
Although he hadn't participated in the battle to defend Earth, he had indeed fought against a God.
"It's very possible. This result was achieved through everyone's joint efforts, and the greatest contributor was King. It is said that Sitch has something important to announce. I guess the Association will definitely give out rewards." Genos nodded thoughtfully.
The main reason they were able to successfully defend Earth this time was that King had eliminated God in time.
"Alright. It's decided, we're having beef hotpot tonight. Let's go, Genos."
"Yes, sensei."
Saitama was in high spirits and hurried toward the Hero Association headquarters with Genos.
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Inside the conference room, Sitch was sitting in his chair, waiting quietly.
Clatter!
The door opened, and several figures walked in.
"Yo, Sitch, you arrived pretty early today."
Atomic Samurai walked in first and was somewhat surprised to see that Sitch had actually arrived early today.
"Geez, why do we have to have a meeting after every major battle? Do you want us to write a post-war reflection report or something?" Metal Bat's face was filled with dissatisfaction.
At this moment, both of them noticed that someone was sitting in the seat for the S-Class Rank 1 Hero.
"Who are you? Blast!"
Atomic Samurai's voice immediately drew the attention of the other heroes, and everyone turned to look at Blast.
"Yo, long time no see, everyone." A smile appeared on Blast's face.
He had once fought side-by-side with some of the S-Class Heroes, and he had even rescued the S-Class Rank 2 Hero, Tatsumaki, from Tsukuyomi. He still had great affection for the heroes of the Hero Association, this place made him feel very warm.
"It's rare that you've come to participate in today's meeting." Bang was also very surprised, though he had seen Blast more than once before.
After some pleasantries between the S-Class Heroes and Blast, they returned to their seats one after another, while Tatsumaki approached Blast with an excited look on her face.
"You're back."
"Yeah, Tatsumaki, you've grown up." Blast patted Tatsumaki's head affectionately.
Tatsumaki displayed a look of shyness. "Don't look down on me, I'm very strong now."
"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect a brat like you to blush." Metal Bat's mocking voice drifted over.
Tatsumaki instantly looked like a kitten that had had its tail stepped on. "Dead pompadour, try saying that again?"
"Huh? Do you want to get beaten up?!"
"Metal Bat, don't provoke Tornado, people will die."
Seeing the two of them arguing again, Superalloy Darkshine hurriedly came out to intervene.
"It looks like the S-Class Heroes are all gathered today." Zombieman smiled.
Although everyone was an S-Class Hero, he didn't know how long it had been since they were all gathered together.
"By the way, Child Emperor, where is Bofoi? Since he returned to the Association, I haven't seen him even once."
"He has been busy with the restoration work in various cities and doesn't want to attend the meeting." Child Emperor's expression was a bit awkward.
Ever since the robot army invasion, Bofoi had felt that he owed everyone too much, so he was working desperately, wanting to make up for some of his past mistakes.
Crunch, crunch!
Pig God kept eating snacks.
The continuous battles had left him severely injured. Actually, it wasn't just him, the heroes present all had injuries to varying degrees.
Clatter!
The door opened again, and this time, Genos and Saitama arrived.
"Oh! Genos and Saitama are here too." Bang greeted them with a smile.
"Blast is actually here too?" Genos and Saitama were both somewhat surprised.
After they took their seats, Sitch stood up.
"The meeting will now begin. First, on behalf of the Hero Association, I would like to thank everyone for your contributions during the great battle."
Sitch's expression was serious, but at this moment, someone noticed that something was wrong.
"Isn't it a bit too early to say that? It seems like there is still one person who hasn't arrived."
"That's right, where did King go?"