I am so thankful for all of your support! This story has the most favorites and follows compare to my other stories, I'm really amazed because of that, to think that people would actually like reading this, to be honest when I first published the first chapter of this story, I would just go on a whim and keep posting chapters even if not many people favor this.
But every day I wake up in the morning, it keeps me motivated to take the writing in this story seriously yet carefree because of the messages popping up in my phone about either a follower, favorite, or even a review is made for this story.
It's very important to me that I get reviews so that people would point out the mistakes I made so that I would go back and fix them, I want to write with just enough accuracy that readers won't be so put off reading this.
But it's been amazing to read all the nice reviews! So I thank you for it.
Sorry if I got a little sappy, I'm watching Gintama now and a heart warming moment just came up, but this isn't about Gintama, this is about a crossover adventure between Watamote and One Punch Man! So without further ado, on with the story!
Chapter 4: What it's like to be on the sidelines.
Step by step does the cyborg make as he goes directly to where Saitama is currently at, a little hunched over he is, because on his back, he carries the strange girl who has sprained her ankle.
He recalled her name to be Kuroki, and a very strange girl she is to the cyborg. The first time he met her he actually believed her to be someone who was lost, but then after hearing her proudly saying her 'story' he thought of her as a mysterious girl.
That is until she fell through the wooden floor, and as Genos ran to her to see if she was alright, he picked up Kuroki's confession, which he didn't react to it with anger, just confusion, for what reason would she have to make up such a story? He tried asking her but all that confidence the girl feigned for a moment vanishes once the truth is revealed and now she only stutters and speaks in a quiet tone.
Well whatever her reason may be, Genos could not leave the girl alone who could barely walk, and she knew Saitama, so he might as well assist Kuroki as he makes his way to Saitama.
Tomoko for the most part could die. Not because the truth of her is revealed, but a cute guy is giving her a piggyback ride. This is Tomoko's wish whenever she saw moments like this in Anime, if she died right there, she would be fine with it, having a goofy smile on her, half closed eyes and blushed cheeks.
Tomoko would die happy with one thing crossed out of her Christmas list.
Her moment of bliss ended when she felt a pain in her ankle, returning to reality, she thought back the moment when she first saw Genos.
He was scary at first, but being a cyborg makes him look cool, when Tomoko saw Genos she thought she could never say a word, until the thought of being able to look cool in front of a character in this Manga came.
What a fool she is, she's been talking to a real person just like with Saitama, they're not characters here, they're real like Tomoko, even if they are something that isn't exactly 'normal' in her world, they sure do look and sound like real people now that Tomoko is closer to them.
And it was by this realization that she lost her nerve and now spoke like her socially awkward self.
'I guess it's for the best,' Tomoko thought to herself, 'I wouldn't last long in keeping myself in character, I probably would have forgotten my 'backstory' anyway.'
It all ended well though, a cute and cool guy is carrying her to her home-Saitama's home that is, she would call that as a win.
Tomoko nearly gasped when a thought came to her.
'Wait a minute, is this guy...' Her eyes widen and her cheeks went pink, 'Could this be the guy, that I'll have a romantic relation with?!'
In most fanfictions, OC's are commonly created to either be born or fall into their favorite Anime and be the 'perfect match' for the writers favorite character-usually because of their sexual interest with the characters despite being a drawing but Tomoko isn't one to judge, she occasionally writes down her own fantasy with Rin Okumura in Blue Exorcist.
Besides, Fanfic writers do end up writing a pretty good chemistry between the OC and the selected character, maybe, this might be the case with Tomoko!
She could already see it now, with a goofy smile, she imagines herself with Genos in a drama between Revenge and Love.
In Tomoko's head...
It was a cold evening, endless drops of rain water cascades down from the cloudy sky and bounces off from an umbrella which a beautiful, wise, and also strong-though she does not show it physically-woman carries in one hand.
The woman's name is Tomoko, her long, kind of messy yet pulling off that eccentric style black hair, her green eyes that shows experiences and yet beams like the innocence of a child, her figure so thin, and her chest not as unrealistically big as most woman-who are complete sluts in her view-shows off their big breasts and bosom while she hides it with her flower pattern kimono as if to say "My body should not be what you should notice, but my eyes and personality", and though this gloomy weather would bring down anybody, Tomoko is an emotionally strong woman, a woman who would help others in need.
Yet, though her kindness had gain her many friends all around the world thus making herself the most popular woman alive, she still feels rather lonely.
That is until her life suddenly made a drastic turn, when she comes across HIM.
She just turned a corner on her way home when 'GASP' a young man sitting down with his back against the wall came in view, but that wasn't what shocked Tomoko, what was shocking was that the young man had a missing arm, but THAT wasn't the shocking part.
It was the fact that this guy is a cyborg! With one robotic arm and hand holding on to his shoulder which use to be connected with his other robotic arm, he was beaten badly yet this did not damaged the attractiveness the young man showed with his piercing shining yellow robotic eyes.
But now is not the time to admire, Tomoko must help him.
She helped the cyborg all the way to her house and lay him on her bed. The cyborg thanked Tomoko and he explained his quest for revenge, Tomoko was at awe in hearing his passion yet is concern that it was his passion that led him to this state.
The cyborg ask if Tomoko would take him to the nearest mechanic but Tomoko insisted he stay in her house for it is too stormy outside, so she took it upon herself to repair the cyborg.
Tomoko ought to mention that not only is she beautiful and popular, she's very talented too.
Within a day, she fixes up the cyborg, and during that day, she chatted with him, she expresses how much she offers kindness to those who needs it the most yet despite being the most popular girl in the world, she should also take the most loneliest girl in the world.
It was at that moment, the cyborg fell in love with a certain lovely black hair woman.
But it was by this new emotion that he became conflicted, between his passion for Tomoko and his passion for revenge, which path will he choose? Risk his life? Or be at Tomoko's side?
The day has come when the cyborg is fully repaired, and his decision is made.
"Will you still resume your quest for vengeance?" Tomoko questioned the cyborg.
"I will do whatever it takes to be stronger."
Tomoko lowered her head, and a smile of understanding took place.
"Then I wish for your safety, cyborg-san," Tomoko isn't one of those annoying clingy girls, she is much cooler than that.
"Thank you but.." Tomoko raises her head and her eyes widen when she sees the normally calm eyes of the cyborg suddenly look longing, and even...lusting.
"I may not come back alive, so..." He threw an arm around Tomoko's waist and pulled her towards him, her chest against his.
"I will have to show my gratitude to you right now." They were at nose touch and their lips a centimeter close to each other.
"Sexually."
Back to Reality...
Tomoko is laughing and huffing like a pervert, her cheeks pink and her eyes shines in thinking the possibility of getting into a relationship, she wouldn't mind if it would be a hot one at that.
"Are you alright?"
Tomoko flinched when Genos spoke up, lowering her shaking head, she meekly responded "I-I'm f-fine." She then perked up when they were near Saitama's building.
"Uh...um...ano..." Tomoko raises one finger nervously in an attempt to direct the cyborg where Saitama is.
Genos looks back to see what Tomoko was trying to do and the girl gulped when she met his eyes which were so cool to see up front, Tomoko would bet every girl to be jealous of her position.
"I know where Saitama is, perhaps he will provide you medical treatment as you claim for him to know you," Genos stated, he is still questioning what this girl's relation is with Saitama, are they relatives after all?
Tomoko had a look that asks how Genos would know where Saitama is and the cyborg explains.
"I am able to detect any life source from a certain distant so long as I remain aware."
Tomoko is amazed, to hear such an incredible technology be done-let alone done by a cyborg-makes her feel like the luckiest girl ever to be suddenly transferred to this world.
She has to say something, she has to compliment the cyborg, or at least thank him for carrying her back to Saitama's apartment, anything just so she won't be known by this guy as some clumsy girl who told a story in desperation for attention.
"Y-y...y-you're."
'Come on say it!' Tomoko commands herself, 'Just go 'Wow! You are so cool!' I have to say something just to fix my act earlier, compliment the guy!'
She wants to say something to the cyborg, so she did.
"Y-Your hair smells nice."
The cyborg stopped for a moment, his expression Tomoko could not see, and then he proceeded up to the stairs of the apartment building.
"...Thank you."
Yep, Tomoko would not mind dying right about now. What in the world is wrong with her? If this keeps up she might as well be known around the new world as a pervert.
'God, kill me now,' Tomoko begged to the heavens with a tear in her eye.
Genos goes up and up the stairs until he stopped, Tomoko snapped out of her shame over what she said and noticed that she and Genos were in front of Saitama's door, but the cyborg has yet to make any attempt to knock.
It might be because he's still carrying Tomoko.
"U-Um, h-he's in there right now, r-right?" Tomoko asked.
"Yes," Genos answered.
"So...shouldn't you start calling him out then?" Tomoko suggested.
"...Yes," Genos agreed, he was actually anything else but confident, would Saitama take him in? Perhaps he could try to convince him by doing what Kuroki said about letting Saitama hear the cyborg's story, an idea he has already thought up, but now with the girl suggesting that, then his chances have increased.
So with a deep breath, he called out to Saitama.
"Get ready for Bargains Sale Day!"
The TV spoke loudly before Saitama turns it off, he was already aware of the Sales, he even has a flyer that tells of the Sales happening on Saturday, which is 'tomorrow'.
Yet as normally excited-which is only a few things Saitama CAN feel when it comes to saving money-he is, he can't seem to feel it now. It hasn't been long since Tomoko left, the girl was bored so Saitama suggested she would go out, so she did.
On her own.
Yes she does SEEM like she can take care of herself, better than to stay in the house all day, and yet...
"Maybe I should have gone with her," Saitama said. Just to be sure Tomoko would eb alright, she has been taken under his care now, even if it is bizarre.
He was out of his thoughts when he hears someone outside his door.
"Sensei!"
Saitama swore he heard that voice from somewhere, thinking hard, he tries to remember where he heard that voice from as he goes to the front door, and that's when it hit him.
'Don't tell me...is it THAT guy?'
Saitama recalled the cyborg-with a name he forgot to ask-saying that he would come and find Saitama so that he would be the Hobbyist's disciple. Saitama didn't really think the cyborg was serious about that, but when the bald man opens the door and saw the cyborg himself standing there, he was...weirded out to say the least.
Also, how in the world does this guy know Saitama's address?
"You really came," Saitama said, the look he gave to Genos changed when he saw Tomoko.
"To-Tomoko?" He said in surprised, "Oi, what happened to you?"
Tomoko suppressed her embarrassed laugh, no way is she going into detail about THAT, too embarrassing.
"I...fell, I think I broke my foot," Tomoko said.
Saitama sighed, he knew he should have gone with Tomoko, well at least nothing worse happened, he opens the door all the way and moved for the cyborg to come in with Tomoko.
"Come in, thanks for bringing Tomoko, uh..." Saitama thanked the cyborg whose name he still doesn't know.
"It's Genos, Sensei," Genos said, coming in with Tomoko on his back.
"Can you not call me Sensei?" Saitama asked.
"Master!" Genos said loudly as if to add in respect with that title but that didn't make it better for Saitama.
"Not Master either!"
Tomoko huffed at Saitama still trying to turn down Genos, 'If I were in his place, I be happy to have a follower, but nooo, it has to go to a guy with a head cleaner than the Buddha!'
Tomoko is placed upon her mattress and muttered a thank you to the cyborg while blushing, looking away so that her long bangs would hide her red face.
The cyborg simply nodded and moved aside for Saitama to sit in front of her with the med-kit in hand.
"How did you end up hurting your foot anyway?" Saitama asks, he's already guessing that it has something to do in relation from last week.
"I was...role playing," Tomoko answered, "I end up falling through the wooden floor, I wasn't that high up but I landed wrong, and now this freaken hurts, luckily Genos found me and he helped me get back here," she was afraid that Genos would say everything that happened, she doesn't think she could take the embarrassment, but thankfully he remained quiet.
Saitama hummed in receiving this information, thinking to serve the cyborg a cup of tea as a thanks for helping Tomoko, but first he has to deal with the girl's injury.
"Okay, I'm gonna take your shoe off, that okay?"
Tomoko nodded, "Yeah, just be careful."
Saitama nodded and with one hand behind Tomoko's heel and the other holding the shoe, he began to pull it off.
But just as he did, Tomoko hissed and made an "Ita ita ita!" Noises as Saitama completely removed the shoe.
Genos just sat by and watches as his Master takes care of the messy hair girl, they don't really share that much resemblance for him to call them relatives but what else could they be if they're living under the same roof? Plus, his Master does seem to really care for the girl just by how he's acting around her now.
Saitama took the sock off and now held the foot with both hands and moved it slightly to have a better look, but apparently this action surprised Tomoko and as a reaction she yells out a series of "Taw taw taw!"
"Hey hey! Careful with that, I'm pretty sure I broke it, I should go to the hospital or something," Tomoko wanted to smack the guy in his bald head.
Saitama shook his head, "Nah, it's nothing that serious, there's no purple coloring so it's definitely not broken, you probably just sprained it."
"Really?" Tomoko blinks in hearing that her foot's not broken.
"Yeah, I saw it on TV once so you should be good."
Tomoko stared Saitama with expressionless eyes, getting his knowledge rather from a doctor but from TV? That's probably just some excuse just cause Saitama is too lazy to get her to a hospital just to be sure, at least that's what Tomoko believes. Well it's not like she's one to talk, she sometimes gets her information from the Internet all the time.
Saitama takes the bandaged tape from the med-kit and he barely got a centimeter to Tomoko's foot before the girl started panicking that it's going to hurt.
"Calm down, I'll go slow okay?"
Tomoko nodded in appreciation and closes an eye as Saitama begins wrapping her ankle around. Surprisingly, the guy is pretty gentle and he even wraps Tomoko's ankle around like a true professional, he could fit the part as a calm and collected doctor just for those expressionless yet focused look he has.
"I'll make some tea for you guys, and after that, go on home Genos," Saitama told the cyborg, "I'm not looking for disciples."
The hobbyist suddenly perked his head up as if realizing something.
"Wait," he looks at Genos, "You're back in one piece?"
His statement confused Tomoko, "Huh?"
"A while ago, when I was fighting off those mosquitoes, this guy was there and he got damaged," Saitama explains.
Tomoko...had no idea how to respond to that, what, like this cool looking cyborg got beat up by little mosquitoes? Saitama is just messing with her, right?
Well she sure as hell can't tell with him not looking anything amused.
"Yes, my body is mostly mechanical, as long as there are parts, repair is quick," Genos explained.
'Did he say mostly?' Tomoko thought, 'So would that also include the...damn, this relationship might be harder than I thought.'
Well, love has no boundaries, as Tomoko hears so many times that it makes her want to throw up.
"You're an odd one," Saitama says.
'It's not odd, it's awesome! Damn it if only I could just say it but I'm scared something will slip up again!' Tomoko mentally says.
"What kind of parts do you use Master?" Genos asked.
"Don't use any," Saitama answered simply.
"Then what about the skin-colored armor on your head?"
Tomoko held back a chortle, snickering instead when Genos pointed at Saitama's head.
"Yeah, that's my skin."
Genos was stunned by this information, "But that would mean you're bald despite being so young," he thought he was being quiet but obviously both Tomoko and Saitama heard it as the girl was chuckling and the guy having a tick mark on his bald head.
"I know right, sometimes it's better to call him Potato Head just so you know which bald guy we're talking about," Tomoko said.
"Really?" Genos said, "That would certainly make him stand out more."
"OKAY, I GET IT, I'M BALD!" Saitama was fuming, "What's your problem?! And YOU!"
Saitama points at the smiling Tomoko, "Why Potato Head?! I look nothing like that!"
Tomoko just looks away with a smirk, she may not always have fun with Saitama doing nothing much, but if there is one thing she can have fun with is that she can take advantage in pointing fun of his self-consciousness about his lack of hair.
"You'll hear my problems?" Genos misinterpreted what Saitama is saying, and the hobbyist just gave a "I am so done with this guy" look.
"No thanks, I'm good."
Tomoko's amusement changed with a bitter frown in hearing Saitama about to turn down the cyborg again, after hearing Genos's story, she genuinely felt bad for the guy, sure the seeking for revenge character like Sasuke from Naruto, Kurapika from HunterxHunter and all other characters are something girls swoon over(Even if Sasuke turned out to be a dick at one point), but it's a serious thing, and she wants Saitama to hear Genos out.
So she gained Saitama's attention by picking up the foot Saitama held in his hand and jamming her toes into his nose, earning herself a pretty good reaction from him.
"Hey come on, just hear him out will you?"
Saitama pushes Tomoko's foot off and looked at her in annoyance, "Oi, didn't you say that your foot hurt?"
"It's a miracle," Tomoko stated, though she sounded calm, inside she was in disbelief 'Whoa, I totally sounded like a badass! Guess my work to be a cool character paid off after all.' It might of been because of how much Tomoko's life have suddenly been so exciting that she's gaining a small bit of courage, that or she's now use to being around the Potato Head name Saitama who could give less of a crap of anything.
"Four years ago, when I was fifteen, I was actually a real human being before I became what I am now," Genos began his story.
"Did you hear what I just said?" Saitama felt Tomoko's toe poke his cheek and he pushes her foot away again, "Okay, okay, I'll listen."
Tomoko smiled victoriously as Genos began his story, it was kind of the same way Genos told his story to Tomoko when they first met, but now that he's talking to the person he wanted to speak with in the first place, he goes into deeper details.
"Although we had to pinch pennies my family and I lived a peaceful and fairly happy life. But one day, a crazy cyborg went out of control attacked our town. The insane cyborg...Most likely, a failed body modification generated an irregularity in his brain. He destroyed everything in sight. Parks, schools, buildings, my house..."
Here comes the heart ache.
"He even took my family's lives."
That was a much greater hit to Tomoko than the first time she heard him say this, it just sucks, everyone knows that.
"Miraculously, I survived, but being only a weak fifteen year old, I was alone and at the end of my strength in a ruined town. That's when Doctor Kuseno happened to pass through. Doctor Kuseno, a scientist for justice, was on a mission to stop the destruction cause by the rampaging cyborg. I asked Doctor Kuseno to perform body modification surgery on me, that's how I was reborn as a cyborg who fights for justice. I promised Doctor Kuseno that one day I would terminate the evil cyborg."
It was just as sad to hear as the first time Tomoko heard Genos's story, but during his story telling, Saitama remained neutral, which led the girl to wonder, does he feel any kind of feelings for Genos's loss-sorry, angered over this injustice, does he feel any of those? Well from what Tomoko has learned in her time around Saitama, is that he has become the number one in strength, which led to his constant boredom.
Tomoko rarely sees Saitama with any other emotions, even if her actions has gain a reaction from Saitama now and then, he stills seems chill-which let Tomoko to feel more comfortable around him without the fear of being judged, she suppose that's what she kind of likes about the guy, even if without a lot of expression, it's like no matter what she does Saitama will just react with an "Ok, just give me the heads up next time", yet she wouldn't mind seeing him make more of a reaction.
Because really, just seeing him be bored all day just makes him look like he's living a sad life, sadder than Tomoko's life, though that could be up for debate.
At the end of Genos story, Tomoko looks up to see Saitama who's been listening to Genos which Tomoko thought it was the least bit of a decent action Saitama could have done, and she actually appreciated it.
Saitama closed his eyes and nodded, "I see-"
"It's been four years since that day."
Oh, looks like Genos isn't done yet.
"I'm now nineteen, I've bee wandering from town to town eliminating evil."
Okay.
"The number of monsters and criminal organizations I have destroyed are too many to count."
Good job then, but don't get carried away or it'll be like bragging.
"But I have been unable to find any clues about the insane cyborg and have become increasingly frustrated and restless."
Well he sure isn't the only one. Good God Tomoko didn't expect this guy's story to be THIS long! Didn't he say that he's here to ask Saitama to train him or something? Just get to the point already! Hell Saitama's getting just as impatient as Tomoko, don't get her wrong, she feels bad for the guy, but just hurry up and say what needs to be said, not write out an entire essay!
"I find myself chasing a virtual image of that cyborg whenever I square off against enemies."
'No one asked to hear your psychological problems, this isn't therapy!' Tomoko groaned and reaches for her phone to go online, she's not trying to be rude, she just knows what Genos is trying to get at, which he's taking forever!
"Then last week, when that Mosquito Monster appeared-" wait, there was a monster that's a mosquito, is that what Saitama was talking about? Why didn't the Potato Head said so! "-I let my concentration slip, I was convinced I could not lose to anything but the rampaging cyborg, so I neglected to even analyze the data on my opponent and rushed to confront her."
Oh hey, there's a Bargain Sales Day coming soon, Tomoko found this out by looking up the daily news in her phone.
"The results, as you know, was that an opponent with immense strength bested me."
Saitama glances at Tomoko who was on her phone, his eyebrows twitching at how Tomoko is basically leaving him to listen to this long story on his own, it's rude beyond levels.
"If you, Master Saitama, had not been in the area, I would have undoubtedly been destroyed," Genos is talking all fast now, guess he took notice how much he's dragging this out, but he has so much more to say.
"Master, you saved my life. My life that was once saved by Doctor Kuseno has now been saved by you, Master Saitama."
Yeah, Tomoko got that part and so did Saitama, boy, if she's planning to get in a relationship with this cyborg then she really needs to teach the guy the meaning of GET TO THE POINT.
"I feel the weight of that responsibility. I must not die before destroying that cyborg. And to do that, I must continue fighting evil as a righteous cyborg until he appears before me one day."
By now, a beetle that fell onto its back would have successfully turned over by itself, that's how long Genos is talking.
"I need to get stronger. Last week-"
'OH GOOOOOD!' Tomoko fell her back upon the mattress, mentally sighing in exasperation. Please for all that is holy or unholy, don't let this guy go in detail in what he had for breakfast in the last few days!
"When I saw your punch, I knew I had to study under you as your disciple. If only I could be as strong as you, Master Saitama. I have an old enemy to defeat, and the battle is not for me only."
Saitama basically had it up to the roof in bearing with Genos's story, he looks like he's going to loose his mind, and he's not the only one, Tomoko is already thinking of convincing the cyborg to buy her a burger just for being nice enough in convincing Saitama to hear the cyborg's story.
"It's for my hometown, and for Doctor Kuseno too. I realize I am still inexperienced. But right now, I need enormous power so I can eradicate the greatest of evils!"
Is he done? Please tell Tomoko that he's done. She'll offer the guy her entire Manga Collection if he stops right now.
"Doctor Kuseno-"
Just when Tomoko was about to feel like screaming at the cyborg to shut up, Saitama beats her to it, and it can be said simply that she-out of gratitude-will have to buy the Potato Head a drink, chocolate milkshake sounds good.
"Enough you idiot! Shorten it to twenty words or less!"
Tomoko sighed, thank God that someone spoke in her place, though there is something she will have to remember about Saitama, and that would be that Saitama's is definitely the type of guy you don't invite to watch Naruto with.
Genos took in Saitama's words not out of offense, he's just now aware that he will have to be quick about this, "Master, here's the short version: Please teach me the way to be strong like you."
That would of saved more than a minute.
It was startling for Tomoko to see Saitama suddenly looking so serious now, so what would his answer be? 'I think I know where this is going,' Tomoko believes. After all, seeing enough movies, TV shows, and games, Tomoko can already guess a high chance of Saitama saying yes, and if he says no then something will have to happen which will end up him saying yes.
Wait, Tomoko just realize something big, Genos wants to be strong as Saitama, to study under the guy who basically has OP in his Manga title. Now that Tomoko thought about it, how the hell did Saitama got this strong? The creator of this Manga has to have some reason which, Tomoko wouldn't mind for it to be ridiculous, for Saitama to be this strong. So what kind of a training did Saitama had to endure to get this strong?
Can it only be done by him?
"Genos..." Saitama began.
Genos straightens up in being called, "Yes!"
"How old are you?"
"Nineteen."
'Nineteen?! That's four years ahead of me, I might have a chance with him after all so long as he waits for me!' Tomoko beamed at the thought and then stares at the cyborg dreamily, forgetting about his long as hell explanation.
"So young..." Saitama comments, "I'm sure you'll surpass me in no time."
Tomoko and Genos looks at Saitama in disbelief. "Huh?! Are you serious?!" Tomoko asks.
"Do you really mean that?" Genos also questions the same thing.
Saitama nodded, "I'm twenty-five now, but I was twenty-two when I started training in the summer."
While Genos was taken aback in hearing how Saitama became this strong in such a short amount of time, Tomoko remembered reading the Manga about Saitama's back story and how he was a loser before becoming a hero.
"Sure, I'll teach you," Saitama says to Genos, "But it won't be easy." It's a first for Tomoko to see Saitama look so seriously, but she was happy to hear him take in Genos as a student, that would only mean that she's going to be seeing the cyborg more often now.
"Can you handle it?" Saitama questions the cyborg's willingness to train hard.
With unwavering determination in his eyes-so sexy to Tomoko by the way-he nodded with a fierce "Yes!"
Tomoko couldn't help but smile, looks like this cyborg is another character of this story, this should be interesting. While Tomoko thought about what events will occur now that the cyborg as join the party of Saitama, she's starting to realize how much she's getting use to being in another world. She hasn't been thrown into any danger as she had fear, she didn't have to go to school where she is sure to meet this world's versions of teens, she's living in a okay home too.
Tomoko actually doesn't mind getting back to her home any time soon.
Genos's eyes suddenly lit up and with amazing speed, he was suddenly out of the living room and into the hallway of this tenant, though Tomoko was wondering and also amazed by the cyborg's speed, Saitama was just looking at the cyborg with a look that's just wondering what Genos is doing.
"Objects approaching at high speed."
Huh?
Genos raises his head in alert, "It's here!"
"Huh?"
What happened next made Tomoko scream. The ceiling was suddenly broken through, and a human-size mantis landed in the center of the Living Room, with a brain that can be seen on it's head and with claws looking ready to slice anything in its way.
"My name is...huh?" The mantis man didn't get a chance to introduce himself as Saitama just punched his face, his head and brains hitting the wall.
"Pay for my ceiling," Saitama demanded the mantis angrily, even though the mantis guy is dead.
Tomoko was at a lost for words, she nearly threw up in seeing the gruesome simple death of the mantis guy.
"There are two more outside," Genos says but Tomoko wasn't paying attention to him as she continues to watch Saitama with a stunned expression, he goes out to the balcony and jumps down to the street.
"Master, leave them to me," Genos didn't see Saitama already leaving, probably going to take care of the other two intruders, and the cyborg goes out to where Saitama left.
Tomoko remained where she is in shock before shaking her head to bring herself back to the real world-or at least the manga world-and forces herself to crawl through the open see since her ankle is still injured, she crawls through doors and into the balcony, with shaking hands, she grabs onto the edge of the balcony wall and forces herself to see what was happening there.
Tomoko missed her chance to see Saitama taking down two other monsters, one a frog and the other a slug, both head's were smashed into the ground done by Saitama.
"Oh, nevermind." she heard Genos say.
"Can't you guy just come through the door?" Saitama said in annoyance that he has to get his ceiling fixed. Things like that cost money you know?
Tomoko is just too down right terrified to say a word. She can only watch as the next event unfolds when animals-like hands suddenly sprouts out from the ground below Saitama and pulling the unsuspecting guy by his ankles into the ground up to his neck.
"M-Master!" Genos was about to run to Saitama and aid him but Saitama stopped him by saying that he's fine.
"I kinda feel like a..." Saitama rested his head back with his eyes close like he's relaxing, "Bamboo shoot."
Tomoko made a noise over Saitama's dumb response but she forces herself to be silent when she heard someone say "Elevated energy levels detected." An explosion of rubbles is made behind Genos and the cyborg spun around just as Tomoko snaps her head to the explosion.
In amazement, she stares at another monster who wears a metal armor up and down, a robot, a cyborg? Whatever it is Tomoko is begging that it doesn't notice her.
"You are not the target," the metal man says to Genos.
"What's going on? I can't see?" Saitama tries to look behind him but he can only go as far as moving his head back.
"You..." the metal man's blue eyes lit up, "Are in the way!" He raises his large fist and brought it down to hit Genos but the blonde cyborg dodged it by jumping over it, the metal man ends up smashing to the ground, creating a vibration that Tomoko can feel thus making her jump and yelp.
Genos in mid-air kicks the metal man in the face and is forced back, creating a distance between him and the metal man before Genos quickly closes it by running towards his opponent. The metal man quickly raises his other fist to hit Genos but the blonde cyborg stops his attack and stood his ground.
"I have a few questions for you." Tomoko hears Genos say, but her sight of Genos fighting against the metal man was diverted when she looks back at Saitama, and her breath was taken away when she saw a monster approaching the grounded Saitama.
"It would appear that you're in what they call a "tight spot"," the monster, a lion man with muscles and fur, spoke in mockery in seeing Saitama's position, "Well done, Ground Dragon!"
At the call of that name, a ground hog dug up from the earth with literally the name "Ground Dragon" on it's chest.
"It complicates things if they put up a fight," Ground Dragon says.
What the hell is going on? What do these...Tomoko doesn't know what to call them. People? Monsters? Both? But by the look of it, they want Saitama and Genos for some reason.
DAMMIT! IF ONLY SHE HAS THE SECOND VOLUME OF THIS MANGA! THEN SHE WOULDN'T BE SO DAMN CONFUSED!
"Master!" Genos looks away from his opponent to see Saitama 'looks' to be in a troubling state.
"You dare look away," the metal man had Genos look back at him, "Quite courageous!"
The metal man made another swing with his fist but Genos dodges it and in coming closer to the metal man, he raises his hand where a warm energy appears and fires it at his opponent, coating the metal man with a large blast of flames.
Tomoko witness this with her jaw dropped, as scared as she was, this was awesome to look at. But it seem to have little damage to the metal man as he jumps out of the flames and land in an attempt to crush Genos but the blonde cyborg swiftly dodges, it was then that Tomoko actually sees the metal man looking closerto that of a gorilla.
"I am the pinnacle of the House of Evolution's science," the metal gorilla says, "I am Armored Gorilla," Oh sorry, Armored Gorilla says.
"Your attacks have no effect."
Genos caught on to the name "House of Evolution, "What does it want with my Master?"
"It is none of your business," the Armored Gorilla says, "And it is our rule that any who oppose us be eliminated without fail." The Armored Gorilla comes closer to Genos, towering the blonde cyborg.
"I must destroy you."
Genos looks back at Saitama, wondering if he would be okay on his own, he briefly glances at Tomoko who was shaking like leaf before turning his attention back at the Armored Gorilla.
Tomoko knows that Saitama would be okay, or at least, that's what she's guessing, he is titled One Punch Man after all, so he would be alright, right? Tomoko, with a fearful heart over Saitama turns her attention from Genos and look to see how the hobbyist is doing.
And right now, he looks like he's doing okay.
"Hey jerk-off!" the lion man yelled at Saitama who looks tired, "What's with that look?"
To the Lion man's surprise, Saitama yawned, "Being underground keeps you cool, but at the same time it's nice and warm. I'm sleepy, could you go away?"
Spoken like a guy who doesn't give a shit in the world, he's definitely going to be fine Tomoko concluded.
But then what about Genos? As much as Tomoko would like to see Saitama just one-punch those two guys, it'll probably just get boring, so she turns her attention to Genos, and boy is it a sight to see which Tomoko won't be forgetting any time soon.
It sure was a fast heart pacing battle, with Genos competing against the Armored Gorillas strength with his own plus speed, with his fire power said to be unaffected against his opponent, Genos is left with fighting against the animal cyborg by kicking and punching, which looks a lot cooler in person if you were in Tomoko's position.
The Armored Gorilla brought down fist after fist but Genos either dodges them or hold them off with his own strength, but the tides suddenly changes when the Armored Gorilla raises one fist but what Genos thought to be an attack turns out to be a fake-out, and he was caught off guard and ends taking a punch to the face, knocking him all the way back to the building the opposite of Saitama's apartment.
'Crap! Is he gonna lose?!' Tomoko gasped, and she will come to regret it making a sound.
Her eyes wander back to the Armored Gorilla and she froze, her heart stopped, her breathing still, her dull green eyes widen when she is met with blue ones staring right back at her.
"A human?" The Armored Gorilla now takes notice of Tomoko, "Well, I doubt you can put up much of a fight, however..."
The girl's legs started to shake violently when the animal cyborg began to make his way towards her.
"Should you proven to get in the way, I will have to eliminate you."
Even if Tomoko is on the balcony, she has a feeling that the Armored Gorilla would reach her somehow, with that thought in her head, absolute fear shot through every vital nerves in Tomoko, she couldn't move, she couldn't scream, and even if she could move a step back which should be considered a miracle, she fears that the animal cyborg will just come after her.
"He-Hel...Help..." Her voice cracked and it was too quiet for anyone to hear, yet somehow, Saitama, who was currently dodging every attack the lion man name the Beast King is giving, looks back, and he felt...something within him when he saw the Armored Gorilla coming to approach Tomoko.
Something like, pretty much he wants to go over there and punch that Armored Gorilla to the moon so that he won't get Tomoko.
But it looks like he doesn't have to do anything, Genos came back and punched the Armored Gorilla in the face so hard that it knocked off the helmet, revealing a gorilla face with a bloody nose underneath that helmet.
"Kuroki, take cover!"
Genos call to Tomoko had her move again and she ducked, unable to see the rest of the fight, she did however hear the sounds of battle going on.
There were sounds of punching, metal clashing, fire burning, it goes on for at least a minute before only silence insured after. With enough courage, Tomoko slowly peak her head over the edge of the wall, and to her relief, Genos stands victoriously in front of the Armored Gorilla who lay beside the broken through wall.
"Answer the question or be eliminated," Genos said to the Armored Gorilla, looking very intimidating to Tomoko even if his words weren't directed at her, "Your choice."
"You fool," the Armored Gorilla says, "I am the third most powerful fighter in the House of Evolution. At your power level, you will never beat the Beast King, the second most powerful. You will be destroyed."
"Is this who you mean?" Saitama comes in, walking beside Genos, and in his hand he held the eyeball that use to belong to his opponent.
At the sight of it, Tomoko threw up on the balcony.
"Apparently so," Genos says.
The Armored Gorilla stares at the eyeball that belonged to the Beast King until he completely breaks his robot character, "Look I'm really sorry. I'll tell you everything, just don't kill me!"
"What the? What happened to your robot voice?" Saitama questioned.
"Sorry, I was just trying to sound cool," the animal cyborg answered.
The Armored Gorilla then begins to tell a story about some super genius and how he was seen as a psycho and that human should evolve and whatever, Tomoko didn't pay much attention to it as she was still staring at the floor of the balcony, looking at her own vomit, and shock to see how she has witness a battle with her own eyes, and even feeling fear like never before when that animal cyborg started coming for her.
She knew, what was scary about all this, is that she knew that if she were to face off either of these monsters, she would have no doubt be killed. Tomoko ends up vomiting again when she comes to this realization.
"This is taking too long!" Saitama yells at the Armored Gorilla who was confused to the bald man's comment.
"What's this got to do with me? You're just trying to act cool again," he had enough listening to Genos's long ass story, he's not going to hear it again from this gorilla, "Just get to the point already, okay?"
"My Master is a busy man," Genos spoke in support to Saitama, "Summarize it in twenty words or less."
Would you look at that, Genos is learning.
"...I-I'm sorry."
Tomoko gets to her feet, wiping the saliva off her mouth and looks over to the duo talking to the fallen metal monkey.
"So, in other words, my boss has become very curious about your body."
Well, that's sound sexual Tomoko noted.
"I'm not interested in dudes."
See, even Saitama thought the same way.
"I think you misunderstood, Master," Genos says, "He plans to use your body, which surpasses normal human limitations, for his research on evolution. If we don't do something, I'm sure he will try again" Genos look went even more serious than before, "We cannot allow him a free hand. Our move should be to attack him."
Saitama also looked serious, and in hearing Genos suggestion, he answered, "Sure, let's go."
"Okay."
...
...
...
"Huh? Now?!"
Genos was actually surprise to see Saitama willing to go right now, sure the sooner the better, but he still couldn't help but be surprise.
"Yeah, there's a sale on tomorrow," Saitama pulls out a flyer out of his pants and waves it around, "Can't do it then."
"Master!" Genos ran after Saitama but then he stops and goes back to the Armored Gorilla to ask him more question.
Tomoko didn't get to hear what Genos is asking the Armored Gorilla as Saitama spoke to her up the balcony.
"Oi, Tomoko, we're going to head this "House of Evolving", you stay right there okay? Oh, and be careful with the mess, when we come back we'll clean it up, okay?"
Tomoko looks down at the bald man with an expression that shows she has not recovered from her experience of a battle, it actually pissed her off when Saitama just blinks at her reaction.
"Oh, you okay?"
And that just pisses her even more.
"NO I AM NOT OKAY! I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK!"
Saitama inserted his ears with his fingers so that he wouldn't go deaf over Tomoko's sudden outburst.
"YOU MAY HAVE COME OUT OF THIS JUST FINE, BUT I SWEAR I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA DIE JUST BY LOOKING AT THAT METAL MONKEY!"
"U-uh, it's actually "Armored Gorilla"," the metal monkey corrected.
Tomoko just sighed dramatically, expressing that she is done with this nonchalant guy, "You know what, forget it, go do your hero work and whatever, I'm going to bed."
And it's in the middle of the afternoon.
"...Okay," Saitama honestly didn't get why Tomoko had to scream her lungs out like that, but as long as she's okay then he could always ask her later so long as he doesn't forget, "You still have my phone number right? Call me if you need anything."
"Kay..." Tomoko unenthusiastically says, and she watches as Saitama and Genos head for House of Evolution, but then...
"Wait, you're just going to leave that monkey here?! WITH ME ALONE?!" Tomoko couldn't believe it! What are these two idiots thinking?!
Genos and Saitama stops and considers Tomoko's worries.
"I suppose I can move him somewhere else," Genos said.
"You think?!" Tomoko gritted her teeth, 'What the hell, are those guys retarded, are they actually brain damage? Genos is a cyborg right? Isn't he suppose to be smarter than that Lazy-ass Potato Head?!'
Tomoko felt her heart beating thunderously and quickly, her breathing harsh and she could not stop shaking, and it's not due to her frustration over the cyborg and caped baldy over here, but for what sane person would be compose to see an Anime fight be done with one's own eyes. Behind the screen, it may be awesome, but to see it for herself, Tomoko could feel her heart was about to explode because of how close she was to see this action.
It was too much to bear, and not only that, but it reminded Tomoko just how small she really is in this world of Manga, which brought tears to her eyes and she sighed sadly.
"I want to go home now," were Tomoko's words as she watches Saitama and Genos-dragging the ape cyborg along-head for the House of Evolution.
Thank you for reading! Just to make it clear, this won't be a GenosxTomoko thing, but that will be what Tomoko will intent to make in the later chapters! I would love to hear your guys suggestion on how she intends to get in relation with Genos, he'll probably never get a clue! :D