Re:Zero: One Punch Knight

Reply to most readers: I'll make Saitama less of a man child for now on. I had too much fun writing last chapter that I ignored some details about Saitama's character. I wanted the maids and Beatrice to hate Saitama in the beginning but then learn to trust him.

I think I should have make this chapter longer. Maybe I should make chapter 4 at least 6,000 words.

Many things will happen differently without ignoring the story of Re:Zero

Saitama wandered the mansion. He saw Ram walk to his direction but then she turned the other direction to avoid Saitama. He didn't know what her problem was. Why was she trying to avoid Saitama?

Saitama- "Wait. Where is Genos?"

Ram stopped then glared daggers at the baldy with disgust. Saitama was very confused to why she's acting this way.

Ram- "He is busy. Now that both of you are under Roswaal's roof, you no longer have authority over Genos. Do not disturb him."

Ram then walked away from the baldy. Saitama's expression was bland and still confused.

Some time later (With Genos)

The Blond Cyborg performed the chores very excellently. For five days Genos worked at the Mansion while Saitama had to tolerate massive boredom. Rem and Ram just stared at the blond Cyborg because of his speed and precision in doing chores. Caring for the front yard and Garden, helping to prepare lunch, polishing the silver, airing the futons, laundry, bathroom cleaning, and the mansions monthly soot cleaning all were done before sundown. (Probably 6:30 PM I don't know) Any rookie would have been tired in a few days. However Genos is a Cyborg and is already familiar with doing chores and thanks to his help, the maids have less work to do. Only one optional task remains. The three of them went to the nearby village to buy groceries. Genos was very serious and didn't waste time with the children. His glare would scare them off. While Ram and Genos were choosing foods from a salesman, Rem stayed with the children. A kid offered Rem to touch the puppy but then it bit Rem's fingers. Her bite mark was healed so she didn't think much of it. However, she doesn't know that she now has a curse.

The bald hero had plenty of time to explore Mathers Domain while Genos was busy. Later that day he came across the nearby village immediately after Genos had already returned with the maids to the Mansion. Saitama's bad habit of being late still remained. He walked casually through the village while his Hero outfit caught the attention of people.

Saitama- "Oh great... Everyone thinks my outfit is lame."

Elder- "Excuse me young man."

Saitama- "Hm? Who said that?

An elder man shorter than Saitama's waist was poking him with a stick.

Saitama- "Oh, can I help you?"

Elder- "What's with your outfit? You look like a messed up candle."

Saitama- Huh? You're probably blind. I don't look like a candle."

Elder- " Let me put on my glasses... Woah! You look worse than I imagined!"

Saitama- "Yeah, yeah, laugh it up."

Saitama continued his walking until he saw children playing with a puppy close to the forest barrier. The kids looked at Saitama who was approaching them. They laughed innocently at Saitama's head.

Saitama- "Go ahead and laugh. I'm not going to be bothered by this anymore."

The kids circled around the caped baldy. They were observing his outfit.

Petra- "That's so cool!"

Saitama- "Huh?"

The kids poked at his outfit and pulled on his cape.

Saitama- "Stop that! It's my only set of clothes!"

Chuby kid- "What's your name mister?"

Saitama- "Huh?"

Petra- "What's your name?"

The kids were chanting "What's your name?" Repeatedly. This annoyed Saitama a bit.

Saitama- "Shut up!"

The kids were silenced.

Saitam- "Oh, sorry. My name is Saitama."

Petra- "That's a weird name."

Shirtless kid- "Where are you from?"

Chubby kid- "Is this a hero costume?"

Petra- "It looks so cool!"

Saitama's thoughts: "It took children to understand my outfit? Why?!"

Saitama- "Uh.. Yeah! You must have keen eyes for noticing."

Another Girl- "Do you want to pet the puppy?"

Saitama then looked at the kid holding the puppy.

Saitama- "Why is it missing hair on it's head?"

Other kid- "But you're bald too."

Saitama- "I know that!"

The caped baldy pat the dog's head. At first it was enjoying Saitama's presence. Then it became hostile and bit Saitama's hand. If anyone got hurt it was the dog because it's jaw and teeth broke.

Saitama- "Oops."

The dog whimpered away from the child into the forest.

Saitama- "It bit me."

Petra- "That's odd, the puppy doesn't bite anyone."

Chubby kid- "But it did bite the blue haired maid from the mansion."

Saitama- "Oh, that's not good, should I look for your dog?"

All the kids at the same time shouted "NO!"

Shirtless kid- "Beyond the forest barrier are MaBeasts. It's too dangerous to enter."

Saitama- "I'll be fine. I'll bring back the the dog or whatever you named it."

With Genos

The maids were in the front yard dismissing Genos. The groceries were inside a barrel Genos placed on the ground.

Ram- "You're done with today's chores, you are dismissed."

Genos- "Understood."

Genos thought's: "Now I can check on master."

Rem was dizzy. She had trouble standing up and had a headache. Ram had to hold her to stop Rem from falling.

Ram -"Sister!"

Rem- "I... Need some sleep."

Genos- "Her heart rate is decreasing!"

Genos wanted to help Rem but Ram wouldn't let Genos come close to her.

Ram- "Don't touch Rem!"

Genos backed away from the maids.

Genos- "I will find master Saitama. Find your sister a place to rest."

Some time later

Genos searched for Saitama's energy Signature. He wasn't in his room, he wasn't in the bathroom, he wasn't at the dining room. The caped baldy wasn't inside of the Mansion. Emilia saw Genos and approached him.

Emilia- "Are you looking for someone?"

Genos- "I am unable to find Master Saitama. Perhaps you're aware of his current location?"

Emilia- "Your Master went outside, said he wanted fresh air."

Genos- "Thank you master Emilia."

Emilia- "Uh, just call me Emilia."

Genos- "Yes, Miss Emilia."

Emilia- "What's happening?"

Genos- "One of the maids are hurt go check on them please."

Emilia- "Huh! Why?"

Genos- "Ram will give you the details."

Genos exited the Mansion in search of his Sensei. He searched everywhere for Saitama's energy signature. He detected Saitama's presence in the forest. So he ran swiftly towards Saitama's location.

Genos- "Why is Sensei there of all places?"

With Saitama (Past the forest barrier)

The caped baldy was surrounded by wolf like MaBeasts.

Saitama- "Damn it. Where is the puppy?"

He punched a Mabeast that pounced at him. Then the Caped Blady saw the puppy.

Saitama- "There it is!"

The small puppy transformed into a massive beast.

Saitama- "Ok..."

The smaller beasts all pounced at Saitama but they exploded into a million pieces at being punched.

Saitama- "How am I suppose to return the puppy now? It just transformed into a dinosaur."

The giant creature charged toward the Caped Baldy. Saitama was ready to punch it but out of nowhere Genos flew at the MaBeast and kicked it's head. The beast fell hard against a boulder.

Genos- "Master! What are you doing?"

Saitama- "I'm trying to return the puppy but it doesn't want to come with me, so I'm going to punch it now."

Genos- "Sensei? That isn't a puppy."

The huge MaBeast got back up and charged at Genos. The Cyborg popped out of existence and reappeared under the Beast.

Genos- "10% power!"

The Mabeast was erased in the bright explosion. The golden beam of energy stretched far into the sky almost reaching space. The blast was heard from many miles away. Even the residents of the Capital felt a hard thump from the ground and a strong sudden wind.

Saitama- "Good job Genos!"

Genos- "What was that creature?"

Saitama- "I dunno. I think it's called a MaBeast."

Genos- "MaBeast? No matter. We must Return to the mansion with haste."

Saitama- "Why what happened?"

Genos- "One of the maids are hurt. I still have not discovered the cause of this emergency."

Saitama- "That sounds bad. We should go check it out."

Genos became cautious as he sensed the presence of other MaBeasts.

Genos- "Incoming wave of enemies. I calculate we will finish fighting after sun down."

Saitama- "Oh. Okay."

Rem's Bedroom (Night Time)

Both heroes went to Rem's room immediately after making an entire species of MaBeast go extinct. Rem was awake on her bed but very weak. Ram was seated next to her sister to watch over her.

Genos- "Has your sister recovered?"

Ram- "She is fine. Leave us alone. She only needs to rest."

Saitama- "The blue one doesn't look too good."

Ram didn't like Saitama pointing out the obvious.

Ram- "Get out of here!"

Saitama- "Okay."

Genos- "Sorry for disturbing you."

Genos bowed respectfully and both heroes left the room.

Saitama- "What's with them? I thought this was an emergency. What's going on Genos?"

Genos- "I thought it would be important to notify you, Master."

Saitama- "I guess that was a fine thing to do Genos, but I can't do anything to help the blue maid."

Genos- "I understand."

Saitama- "Let's wake up early and then go check on them. Maybe the pink one wont be so grumpy, and maybe the blue one will feel better. How about it Genos?"

Genos- "Yes, it would be wise to check on them tomorrow."

Saitama- "Cool, g'night then."

Tomorrow

In the morning both the Cyborg and Caped Baldy went to check on Rem. Emilia was outside of the room and urged them to enter. Ram's crying could be heard echoing in the hallway. Rem was half dead on her bed. Ram was crying next to her. Roswaal and Beatrice stood aside. Genos and Saitama then stood next to Roswaal.

Genos- "Her heart rate! It's gone!"

Roswaal- "It was as if she fell asleep. The method was more of a curse than a spell."

Saitama- "So this is what Genos meant?"

Roswaal- "My dear guest, have you any idea of what might have occurred? After this has happened to a dear member of my staff, I seem to be a little bit angry."

Emilia pulled Saitama's cape and released him once she got his attention.

Emilia- "Saitama, if you know anything, tell us."

Saitama- "I dunno."

A wind attack from Ram's direction cut off Saitama's cape. The baldy didn't expect this from her.

Ram- "If you know anything, spill it all!"

Ram shot another wind blade at Saitama but Genos got in the way. He fell into Saitama's arms. Genos had a few cracks but nothing too damaged.

Ram- "Genos? He protected you even though you're trash?!"

Genos mumbled a few words "Yesterday, Master Saitama was in the forest, surely he had nothing to do with..."

Roswaal- "He was in the forest?! Don't you think that's suspicious?"

The Lord of the Manor generated several colorful magic spheres in his hands. The Mansion shook mildly because of this.

Roswaal- "However Genos, to guard him with your life, you must be loyal to this man."

Saitama- "Can somebody tell me why everyone is mad all of the sudden?"

Genos- "Master, tell him everything you know."

Roswaal- "You're better off listening to your student, that is, if you want to live with only a few broken limbs."

Saitama- "Uh, but what do you want me to say?"

Ram stared at the baldy with hatred, she felt the urge to kill the bald man. He showed up a few days ago and now something bad happens to her sister. She will get to the bottom of this.

Ram- "None of that even matters! Get out of the way. Let me through. I must avenge Rem. If you know anything, tell me. Help me. Help Rem!"

Saitama's expression was bland and confused. He had no idea why he's being targeted by Roswaal and Ram in the first place.

Saitama- "How did I get in this mess?"

Ram was ready to throw another wind blast at Saitama but Emilia stood in the way.

Emilia- "Sorry, but I chose to trust Saitama."

The half elf looked Saitama in the eye.

Emilia- "Please, if you can help Ram, if you save Rem, please do it."

Saitama- "Uhh..."

All eyes were on the caped baldy. He had no idea what to do. He wasn't in any danger but he didn't want to fight anyone. But he would obviously win. Then, as if on cue, Rem opened her eyes and coughed several times. Everyone turned their attention to Rem who was alive and healthy but still very dizzy.

Ram- "Rem! You are okay?"

The pink haired maid jumped onto her sister to hug her. Rem was confused. Roswaal's magic orbs vanished. He then focused his attention to the very much alive Rem.

Genos thoughts: "Wasn't she dead? No... She was in a state of coma."

Roswaal- "How?"

Beatrice- "What an interesting development, I suppose."

For a few moments everyone was thinking about what could have happened to allow Rem to be okay.

Emilia- "Oh! I know!"

Roswaal- "Excuse me?"

Emilia- "There must have been a reason why Saitama was in the forest. He must have known Rem was cursed so he went there to destroy the MaBeast that cursed her."

Ram looked at Emilia with disbelief. It felt like she heard nonsense.

Ram- "But Sister wasn't attacked by any MaBeasts. How did she become cursed?"

Rem- "I, I was bit by a dog."

Ram- "WHAT? Why didn't you tell me?"

Rem- "I thought... I thought it didn't need attention."

Beatrice- "She was cursed on her hand, I suppose. I couldn't deactivate it because it had already taken effect. If she would have told us sooner then I could have removed the curse. But I still don't know how this bald idiot figured it out."

Saitama- "I may be an idiot, but I'm not bald! Wait, I meant that in reverse!"

Genos- "Master, if you knew what happened, why didn't you tell us?"

Emilia- "Yes, why didn't you tell us?"

All was silent, everyone was waiting for a response from Saitama. The bald man had his serious face for a few moments but then had a bland and simple expression.

Saitama- "It's because I didn't know. I went to looking for some lost puppy but then me and Genos killed it. It tried biting me."

Everyone was in disbelief. Roswaal began to laugh!

Roswaal- "Hahhahaha! I almost killed you because you didn't know a thing! Hahaha!"

Emilia- "It's just like what Roswaal said that other day, Saitama unintentionally helps people."

Saitama- "I guess you could say that."

Roswaal obviously can't harm Saitama, not even the unseen hands of the Jealous witch could harm Saitama's heart. The hand only managed to tickle him. The drama that escalated quickly sank down the drain. There was no longer any tension toward the caped baldy. The rest of the day turned out to be a happy one for Ram and her Sister Rem. However, Saitama was still bored as always. He did receive some kind of money reward from Roswaal but Saitama was incomplete without some anime to watch. If Ram had any hatred left toward Saitama, it has diminished to less than 30%. Even if it was unintentional, he kind of saved Rem. Technically Genos killed the Giant MaBeast, but Saitama finally took some credit for once.

Saitama's Bedroom

The caped baldy was only wearing a pajama shirt and underwear while seated uncomfortably on his bed.

Saitama- "Aw man, I had hope Reinhard would show up today, I want to start with my Imperial Knight training already. Genos said it was pretty close to being like a hero job so maybe it wont be boring."

Saitama began to imagine random scenarios. He could do anything in a fantasy world. Maybe he would be sent on a quest to kill a monster or find treasure. He knows any threat would die with once punch but maybe trying out a sword would be very cool. He doesn't need a sword but he could try out how it feels to be like those anime characters with swords he saw in a show that aired weekly episodes.

Saitama- "Nah, I don't think I need a sword. Hopefully I could just use my fists. It would be better that way."

"Knock, knock, knock" Ram was outside of his room.

Ram- "May I come in?"

Saitama remembered he wasn't wearing any pants.

Saitama- "Not yet! Let me find some pants!"

He found his hero pants on the floor so he put it on as quickly as he could.

Saitama- "Done, come in."

Ram entered his room. She bowed respectfully then took a seat on his bed.

Saitama- "Uh, can I help you?"

Ram- "I want to apologize to you."

Saitama- "Okay."

Ram- "I wasn't very polite to you. I broke your cape too. I'm sorry."

Saitama- "I suppose your reaction was natural. Your sister could have died. But I think you should apologize to Genos, we can't repair him if he's ever broken."

Ram- "I apologized to him too. I feel bad. I tried to kill you despite your effort in saving Rem. You could have died in the forest."

Saitama- "I told you I didn't know anything. I was searching for some lost puppy. Then it turned out to be the monster that has bitten your sister."

Ram giggled at his response. It wasn't funny but she remembered his confused face from earlier that day.

Saitama- "Well... Aren't you suppose to be mentoring Genos?"

Ram- "He can handle himself as a butler. The real reason why I'm here is to teach you how to read and write."

Saitama- "Aw man, that's boring."

Ram- "Roswaal said it is urgent that you learn to read and write. I am not obligated to teach you so you better consider this a gift from him."

Saitama- "Oh. I guess I could try."

After several minutes of studying Saitama was already bored. His very unenthusiastic attitude had Ram wishing she didn't offer to teach Saitama anything.

Ram- "You should have at least learned the basics. Were you even listening?"

Saitama- "Yeah, I was."

Ram- "We'll leave reading for later. You should try to practice your hand writing. You wont be able to screw that up."

Saitama- "Okay."

After a few minutes, Saitama was getting the hang of it. His enthusiasm went high.

Saitama- "Yo, I'm actually doing it."

Ram was asleep on his bed. This killed his motivation.

Saitama- "Seriously? Now I'll have to sleep on the floor."

Roswaal's office

The Lord of the manor had to think of what to do with Saitama and Genos.

Roswaal- "It was too convenient, perhaps Rem was cursed so that we may trust them for saving her life. However, they had no clue of what was happening or they may be good at playing the fool. But there remains the possibility, that Saitama and Genos are spies. If they aren't, I'll need to make sure Rem doesn't do anything regrettable.

Re:Zero: One Punch Knight

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