Hey Guys, Crescent Rider here. And I'm back with another chapter. But as always, It's time to reply to reviews of the previous chapter.
13thRebels: Thank you for the encouragement! But I will let you and everyone who reads this reply know that I've already made different plans should I decided to continue this until I reached the Monster Association Arc. Once again, I thank you for the encouragement as well as your opinion on Nadia and Child Emperor's relationship.
The two will occasionally get closer as the story progressed
Guest 2: This Story doesn't have Chaldea in it since I've already mentioned another group.
Guest 1: Their reactions are rather complicated to describe individually. But I'll see what I can do.
D.N. Works: Yep, Nadia has a good point for stating what the title 'Hero' means. And yeah, Edmond will be careful after joining the Monster Association. For the possibility of Servants getting hurt by the Heavy Hitters of Monster Association. He would have to tread carefully as to not get on their bad side.
But I think Edmond will be fine considering his NP is based on his escape from some inescapable prison.
kerrowe: Yep, Nadia indeed published her Manga for everyone to purchase and read.
SynchroRegis: Considering that both Teach and King are otakus. I guess that can be the case, and once again I thank you for your encouragement with this story.
That is all for the reviews and as always. Enjoy the chapter!
City - Z
Saitama and Genos are seen on the roof with Nadia attempting to bring in a Servant for today's summon.
"Who are you planning on summoning this time, Nadia?" Genos questioned,
"I don't know. Summoning a Specific Servant is quite easy if I've known that person from the very beginning. Summoning a Servant that I haven't met is another story," Nadia said, "That's why I always asked Asako to give me a book about the Servant I've summoned. Like Jack the Ripper, when you decided to hide that book I requested a few days ago,"
The incident where Genos decided to hide the book regarding Jack the Ripper's history had earned him a bit of a dislike from the little magus.
But they buried the hatchet since Nadia told him not to do it again.
After their conversation, Nadia then began her attempt as a large pillar of light appeared before them.
A few moments later, The light dies down and at the center was a new servant.
This servant wore thick armor with red decorations and markings that wraps the body entirely, wore a horned helmet.
Nadia recognized the armor and clarified that the servant in front of her was a knight. But a second later, The servant looks at Nadia in the eyes and growls a bit.
"That doesn't sound too good," Saitama noted,
As the servant stood upstraight, it soon materializes a sword and Nadia took action as she materializes her cane sword.
After a short period of silence, The servant held her sword upward with two hands, charges towards Nadia, and attempted to slash her down.
But Nadia had blocked the upending attack with the flat side of her sword embedded it with most of her mana into her defense. But the power of the servant's attack was so strong that it created a small crater beneath Nadia's feet and she groans in pain due to the sheer impact of the attack.
Genos was alarmed by this and attempted to help, and Saitama was about to follow suit until...
"Stay out of this!" Nadia yelled, "This is my problem. I can handle this,"
"Heh, As if you can try," The Servant stated before backing a few steps away from her,
"Who are you, and why did you attack me all of a sudden?" Nadia interrogated,
The servant remained silent for a moment. But a second later, Nadia hears a click and notices that it came from the servant's helmet as it started detaching itself.
The horns were now attached to the shoulder guards, a few pieces went inside the front of the breast armor and the rest were attached at the back.
Nadia widens her eyes at the sight of the servant underneath the helmet and as soon as the servant's green eyes opened. He held his sword downward and struck the tip into the ground.
"I am Mordred, Knight of Treachery," Mordred introduced, "As for my reason, I heard the other servants that you were good in fighting. So I wished to test you out myself,"
"Mordred... Wait a minute, You're a knight of the Round Table," Nadia pointed,
"Treachery?" Saitama said out loud,
"Does that mean she betrays people?" Genos questioned,
"Not literally, Genos-san. My mother used to tell me the tale of Arthur Pendragon when I was younger. It was said that Mordred is King Arthur's Biological Child. But when Mordred was not recognized as the heir of the throne, he resented his father, started a rebellion, and died by Arthur's hand after dealing a fatal blow to the latter," Nadia explained,
"Arthur? Whose that?" Saitama asked,
"Arthur Pendragon, King of Camelot, Kings of Knights, and a Heroic Spirit. You may know her as Artoria-san," Nadia explained, which Saitama widens his eyes upon recalling the servant for once,
"Artoria? You mean that girl you summoned before?" Genos questioned, "But she's a girl, How could she be king?"
"There's another version of the story where Arthur is actually a woman pretending to be a man. It's complicated since some legends aren't as accurate as you read them," Nadia stated,
Afterward, Nadia then approached Mordred and stretched her hand to the knight, "It's nice to meet you, Mordred. My name is Nadia, and I'm the one that summoned you from the Throne of Heroes,"
Mordred simply smile, and shook her hand, "Likewise, but why does your face look like my father?"
Nadia chuckles and scratches the back of her head a couple of times, "Yeah, I get that question whenever I summon a Servant that,"
"Oh, okay," Mordred said, then dematerializes the armor. Revealing that Mordred had a small female body, and wore red clothing.
"Huh, now that's something," Nadia muttered while tilting her head to the right,
"Indeed, to think that you're Servant's child was a girl is quite-" Before Genos could finish his sentence or react, Mordred somehow lands a right hook on the cyborg's face.
A second later, Mordred sends the cyborg flying into a wall of another building while Saitama and Nadia just watched with widened eyes.
"You damn cybernetic bastard! I'm going to rip your head off and used your throat to sheathe my sword!" Mordred yelled as she was about to march her way towards the Genos,
"Wait! Wait! Wait!" Nadia pleaded as she tried to hold her back,
After Mordred had calmed down under Nadia's order (Not Command Seal), the former told the latter the very reason why she attacked Genos.
"You hate being referred to as a woman, Mordred-san?" Nadia said,
"Yes, and I prefer you keep that in mind. Unless you want to end up like him as well," Mordred threaten with a grin, which made Nadia gulp a bit,
"Okay, I'll keep that in mind," Nadia agreed,
"Anywho, Why did you summon me?" Mordred asked,
"Well, I wanted to do a random summon and see who I get. Guess you're the lucky one for today," Nadia noted,
"Guess I am. In any case," Mordred bends a knee, and bows her head before her Master, "I shall be your sword in the time of need,"
"Thank you, Mordred-san. But you didn't have to bend a knee for me," Nadia said,
After Mordred stood upstraight and smile towards Nadia. Saitama went to the latter's side and tapped onto her shoulder a couple of times.
"So... Are you going to help Genos or what?" Saitama asked,
Saitama's Apartment...
Genos had regained consciousness and sat upstraight. Then he noticed that Saitama is currently playing a videogame with Nadia and Mordred beside him and watched him play.
As Genos laid his eyes on Mordred, He attempted to raise his arm cannon towards her. But Mordred saw this coming, materialized her sword, and points the tip towards the cyborg's face. Causing him to hesitate.
"Oh, You're awake," Nadia said,
"Nadia-san. Is this girl really your servant?" Genos questioned, which earned a growl from Mordred as she was about to poke the cyborg's face with her sword. But was stopped when Nadia placed her hand onto Mordred's shoulder.
"It's alright," Nadia said, and Mordred dematerialized her sword, and clicked her tongue before going back to watch Saitama's game. Afterward, Nadia then turns to Genos, "Mordred is my Servant. The reason why you got yourself punch is that she hates being called a woman. Trust me, you do not want to make that mistake again,"
Genos was uncertain by this, but he had to admit it. After upgrading himself with what he had salvaged from G4's main body, he didn't expect Nadia's Servant to actually deal damage despite his newly reinforced head.
Instead of complaining about it, he decided to use it as a reference in case he needed another upgrade from Dr. Kuseno.
In the meantime, Genos decided to do some chores to pass the time. All while striking a conversation to Saitama and Nadia.
"Sensei, I just remembered," Genos noted,
"Remembered what?" Saitama questioned,
"Your rank increased to Class B Rank 7. I've increased to Class S Rank 14, and Nadia increased to Class S Rank 9," Genos mentioned,
"All I'm doing was pummeling every monster I stumble across. I've gone up that much?" Saitama said as he kept playing,
"Rank?" Mordred noted as she turned to Nadia,
"He's talking about the rankings of the Heroes Association, Mordred-san," Nadia said, "They have this ranking system that determines how powerful you are in the Class. As unfair as it is, Being in the top ten is quite a big deal,"
"Guess you're that strong, Master!" Mordred praised and roughly pats Nadia on the back that caused her to winch in pain,
"Yeah, Thanks," Nadia replied, "But to be honest, Monsters from all shapes and sizes are starting to appear on the daily basis in every city they crawl out of and I fear that the Heroes Association will be understaffed within the week,"
"Indeed," Genos agreed, then he focuses the rest of his discussion directly on Saitama, "But your rank is still increasing as even though you don't report your victories to the Association. So that must mean witnesses are reporting your victories to the association. That means you're becoming more recognized as a hero among the masses. I think you might even have a fan club soon, Saitama-sensei,"
"I doubt that due to Saitama-san's infamy as a hero that steals the credit of others," Nadia doubted, "No offense though,"
"I don't mind," Saitama said,
"Actually, He already has one," Mordred noted,
"Really?" Nadia questioned in surprise,
"Yeah. I heard from Odysseus that this guy shattered a giant meteor with a single punch and some of the guys in the Throne of Heroes acknowledge his feat for it," Mordred enthusiastically explained, "One time I saw Osakabehime making some sort of figurine in honor of this guy,"
"Awww. That's so nice of them," Nadia cooed, while Saitama made a small smile as he mentally told himself that Nadia's Servants aren't half bad to be with. Then Nadia turns to Genos, "What about you, Genos-san. Do you have a fan club?"
"Yes, I actually have one," Genos responded,
"... Seriously?" Saitama asked as he momentarily stopped playing,
But before the cyborg responds again. His sensors detect something entering the vicinity of Saitama's home.
'I detect something approaching,' Genos said, and what he was detecting was fast, 'Humans can't move that fast. Is it a monster?'
"Oh, I found an item," Saitama noted as he continued with his game,
'It seems Sensei is currently busy. So I'll just go and fight it myself,' Genos declared, removes his gloves and apron, and went out the door to confront the intruder.
20 Minutes Later...
"Whoops..." Saitama said as a sweat nervously,
"What's wrong, Saitama-san?" Nadia asked,
"I accidentally save over King's save file... Come to think of it, I totally took this without asking," Saitama said,
"Oh... I think he'll understand when you return it to him," Nadia assured,
A moment later, Series of loud knocks on the door caught the attention of the three, "Class B Hero, Rank 7, Saitama! Come out at once! Class B Hero, Rank 1, Lady Hellish Blizzard would like to speak with you!"
'Hellish Blizzard? Where have I heard that name before...' Nadia questioned,
Saitama then paused the game, places it on the table, and went to open his door.
"Oh, yeah, I don't need the newspaper," Saitama said,
"We're not salesmen! We're heroes who outrank you!" The man outside stated,
"It's a pleasure to meet you, The newbie, Saitama-san. I am Hellish Blizzard... and I'm sure I need no further introduction," Fubuki introduced herself,
"Uh, yeah. I have no idea who you are. Who are you?" Saitama asked, much to their irritation,
"She's Class B Rank 1!" The man beside Fubuki reminded,
"Oh, I see. Good work, I guess," Saitama praised, "So what's up?"
"It appears you're underestimating us, so let me just warn you... It's customary for anyone who makes it to Class B to come to greet Lady Blizzard first," The man sternly stated,
"Greet her?" Saitama muttered, then understood and exits his room. But the tall and muscular man managed to get a glance at Nadia to which he gasps a little but soon kept it to himself as he didn't want to disappoint Fubuki, "Heya, I'm Saitama. Pleasure,"
Nadia and Mordred decided to head to the door and placed their ears against the door as they eavesdrop on the conversation.
"Whatever. Did you know there are several factions within the Heroes Association?" Fubuki questioned,
"Factions?" Mordred whispered directly to Nadia,
"Umu... Apparently, there were factions of heroes that would band together and fight monsters together. If I recall correctly, Fubuki is the leader of the Blizzard Bunch, a group of Class B Heroes," Nadia said, "Also, she just so happens to be related to Class S Rank 2, Tatsumaki,"
After Mordred understood that summary, They continued to eavesdrop on Saitama and Fubuki's conversation, "You're not going to survive in this business unless you join a faction,"
"Uh, what are you talking about?" Saitama asked,
"I'm telling you that you can't climb the ranks on your own," Fubuki stated,
"Why, though?" Saitama asked again,
"Because people will get in your way," Fubuki stated,
"Like who?" Saitama asked,
"Your rivals," Fubuki answered,
"I don't really know what you're talking about, but I'm busy right now, so..." Saitama was about to go back to his apartment room, but was stopped when Fubuki continued, "I'm not through talking to you,"
"Join me, Then I'll let you have a high-ranking position in Class B,"
Saitama processed this for a moment, then he finally gets what she was talking about, "Ah... So that's what's going on. So if I decline, you guys are going to get in my way? Are you threatening all the members of Class B like this? What are you, a gang leader?"
'That's somewhat an accurate description considering they're choice in clothing, Saitama-san,' Nadia said,
"No, I only invite the heroes I see potential in," Fubuki stated,
"Are you scared that I'm going to take Rank 1 from you?" Saitama assumed, "Don't worry. I'll be in Class A in no time. Actually, why don't you go to Class A?"
"Hurry up and give me your answer," Fubuki demanded,
"Of course, I decline. Heroes shouldn't care about hierarchy," Saitama said, which earned a smirk from Nadia and Mordred even though the two were inside the room
As for Fubuki and her men, They didn't take his refusal lightly.
"Eyelashes! Wild Monkey!" Fubuki called out,
"Yes, ma'am!" Eyelashes and Wild Monkey responded as they took up a fighting stance,
"Hurt him so bad that he'll never be able to play hero again!" Fubuki ordered, and her men followed her order as they rushed towards Saitama,
But the two were easily defeated with a single punch from the latter. Wild Monkey landed on a pile of tires and Eyelashes landed onto a tree.
Fubuki was speechless from the Saitama's sudden retaliation, turns to her men for a moment. Then back at Saitama when she heard, "You're not gonna survive like that, Fubuki,"
"So you insist on getting in my way..." Fubuki removes her coat, then her body glows in blue color.
A moment later, Nadia and Mordred started hearing gusts of wind flowing about while Saitama just stood there and watched the surroundings.
"This is... ESP?" Saitama guessed,
"Precisely, You don't seem very surprised," Fubuki admitted as she raises her arms.
As for Nadia, She secretly shrouded her body with magic in case the room gets hit by an Esper Attack.
"You're gonna fight me by making some rocks and pebbles float around?" Saitama assumed, "I wouldn't do that,"
"I can tell you're mocking me," Fubuki noted, "Well, you're going to regret that. I'm gonna kill you so bad, you'll wish you were dead! Hellstorm!"
Mordred's eye twitched all of a sudden, wrapped her arm around Nadia's waist, and pulls her out of the door as some of Esper's pebbles pierced through the door.
Mordred clicks her tongue once, unravels her arm around Nadia, and materializes her sword.
"Mordred, What are you planning?" Nadia questioned, but the Knight of Treachery didn't respond as she marched her way out the door.
A moment later, Mordred kicks that the door open, and looks down below to find the Esper.
Once she had set her sights on her, She decided to wait as Fubuki was engaging in combat with Saitama.
Her attacks did not affect Saitama to the point where she decided to get close to him and tried to cut his head off with a box cutter.
But their fight had come to a complete halt when a large explosion erupts in the area.
Mordred covered her eyes with a single arm then lowers it when the dust finally settles.
There, Genos was spotted as the cyborg conversed with Saitama.
"I apologize, Saitama-sensei. It's gotten rather dusty outside your place," Genos apologized,
"I think this is a little more than just dust!" Saitama noted, and luckily for Fubuki. She survived when Saitama managed to block the attack with his own body and it left some part of the road intact, "I thought I saw Sonic for a split second. What the hell are you doing?"
"You've got connections with Class S Heroes?" Fubuki inquired,
"Huh? You mean Genos?" Saitama noted,
"I'm Saitama-sensei's disciple," Genos revealed,
"D-Disciple? A Class S, a Class B's disciple?" Fubuki muttered,
"You're Class B Rank 1... Hellish Blizzard," Genos recognized, "I see. So you've finally made Sensei a target of your newbie crushing. And now, the tables have turned and you almost died,"
"No... We both just got caught up in your attack just now," Saitama corrected,
"I see. I do apologize about the-" Before Genos could finish his sentence, A projectile was thrown towards the cyborg, "Exploding Shuriken!"
The projectile hits Genos and explodes upon impact.
"A monster?!" Fubuki exclaimed,
"Not exactly, but..." Saitama said as he turns to the direction of the voice, "It's starting to get crowded, so you should go already,"
"Hmph, You could throw a hundred of these at me. They won't do a thing," Genos said as he was unfazed by the explosion,
"You haven't even been able to hit me once, so stop talking big, you stupid puppet," Sonic stated, as he stood on top of a lamppost,
'Ninja?' Mordred noted, then turns back at Fubuki with a frown.
Meanwhile, Sonic jumps down and made a smug look on his face.
"Saitama, make sure you watch closely! After I turn your disciple into scraps, you're next!" Sonic declared,
"Sensei, this guy is an annoying stalker. I'll make sure he disappears so that he can never come back again," Genos declared,
"As if a slowpoke like you could ever erase me. You still intend to fight me with that level of ability?" Sonic questioned,
"When did I ever show you my true abilities?" Genos inquired as he powers up, "You lose, fool,"
In an instant, Genos disappears from the spot and reappears behind Sonic. The latter had enough time to react as the cyborg launched a barrage of punches at him. But his long scarf was decimated from the attack.
Sonic attempted to land on the ground, but even before a tip of his foot could reach the solid ground. Genos suddenly flashes in front of the ninja and attempted to land a punch.
In a split second, Sonic avoids the attack by leaning back while Genos' attack destroyed a wall due to its aftershock.
Sonic then attempted to get some distance from the cyborg, but Genos once again flashes behind him, then followed by a barrage of punches, while Sonic avoids every single one of them.
Eventually, the ninja resorted to drawing his katana and tried to slash Genos in two. But the cyborg avoids this, flashes behind Sonic once again, then followed by another barrage of punches.
'They're both fast...' Mordred noted,
'Why do you keep going behind me. Does this brat think he's actually faster than me?' Sonic angrily noted,
After a while, Sonic managed to jump back from the cyborg. But most of him made it out from the cyborg's previous attacks.
"You had some lint in your hair," Genos commented while dropping some of Sonic's ripped hair on the ground,
"Why, you little-" Sonic wasn't able to say his curses to Genos when the cyborg flashes behind the ninja, "You let your guard down, Speed-o'-Sound Sonic,"
"Machine Gun Blow!" Genos yelled followed by a series of fast punches towards Sonic, 'Got him...'
But he was proven wrong when Sonic decided to reveal yet another ability he had developed in his training.
"Huh? He dodged," Genos exclaimed in surprise, and Sonic somehow managed to create afterimages, 'What?!'
"You pathetic fool. How does it feel to hit nothing but air?" Sonic mocked, while his afterimages caused his voice to echo, "My special footwork and fast movement create an afterimage,"
This had proven quite problematic for the cyborg as he was having a hard time figuring out which is the real Sonic.
"I call it Fourfold Funeral!" Sonic named, then he and his afterimages surrounded Genos, "Die, Scatterflash Slash!"
As soon as Sonic jumped, A mini cyclone was formed around the Genos.
'I can't see his movements. In that case, I'll just blast the whole area,' Genos declared as he powers up his arm cannons while Sonic's attack was closing in, 'Incineration Cannons! Full Power!'
Genos was about to burn the entire area with his attack. But before it could happen, Genos was suddenly interrupted as he fell to the ground.
'Did I win? No... He fell before I could hit him. Then that means," Sonic had already assumed as he turns to Saitama, "Saitama... Saving your pupil? You're too soft!"
"I don't want explosions in front of my house," Saitama said, then he gazes at Genos, "Besides, you have no reason to fight. Genos, are your new parts for a street scuffle?"
Genos tensed up by this and decided to stand down afterward.
"Sonic wants me, right? So watch this," Saitama said, steps forward, and gazes towards Sonic, "You're persistent, So I'll fight you seriously. Bring it on,"
Mordred continued to watch with interest as soon as Sonic prepared his attack on Saitama. She had heard from Li Shuwen that Saitama's serious punch was capable of reforming both heaven and earth.
Some of the Servants dismissed this as hubris since they've never seen nor heard of a human capable of such a feat. But as for Mordred's opinion, She wanted to see it herself rather than listen to the words of an old master.
"I've been waiting for this! I've developed the ultimate technique... Just for you!" Sonic stated, assumed his stance, then charges at Saitama head-on, "Ultimate Technique! Tenfold Funeral!"
Sonic's afterimages were now ten instead of four, and Mordred was quite impressed that a human-like Sonic was capable of such a technique.
"Ten afterimages?! He must have trained like crazy!" Genos commented, "But..."
"His combat skills are Class S! As a Class B Hero, Saitama has no chance," Fubuki commented, "But..."
'I always feel like I can't beat you... But if I don't deal with you now, I'll never move forward!" Sonic said while he watches Saitama buckling his knees.
But was unprepared for what Saitama had in store for the ninja.
"Killer Move: Serious Series..." Saitama pressed his foot against the ground, then started doing ridiculously fast sideways jumps that created twice the number of Sonic's afterimages, "Serious Sideways Jumps!"
Mordred gaped at Saitama's movements, and the same goes for Genos and Fubuki. As for Sonic, He was flabbergasted and literally paled white from witnessing Saitama's serious move.
A moment later, Sonic's attack was dispersed by Saitama's wall of afterimages, and the ninja sent sliding against the ground.
"W-What did you just..." Sonic questioned,
"I did sideways jumps past you," Saitama casually replied,
'Argh... Countless afterimages and a powerful shockwave... He was Faster than me,' Sonic concluded with regret, "I'll beat you next time,"
After sharing those words, Sonic passes out.
"Is he dead?" Genos questioned,
"No, I didn't kill him!" Saitama said,
'This isn't normal...' Fubuki noted towards Saitama's power, 'He's too strong...'
After that conflict with Sonic... Another one came along.
Saitama turns around to say something to Fubuki. It as if time had slowed down when he spotted Mordred was about to land a hit on Fubuki with her two-handed sword.
Saitama had acted immediately and caught the knight's sword with one hand. Which caused a shock wave upon impact.
Fubuki gasped from the sudden attack and stared at the blade as it was a few inches away from reaching her head.
As for the Knight of Treachery, she was shocked as she stared at Saitama's hand holding her sword.
'Even though he's not a Heroic Spirit. He somehow managed to stop my attack bare-handed! Just where did this guy get his strength!' Mordred angrily noted,
Saitama then pushes Mordred's sword away and the knight jumps back a few meters from the two. Mordred could only click her tongue as Saitama was in the way between her and Fubuki.
"Quit it, I've already dealt with one problem. I can't have another one happening," Saitama said,
"Not a chance, Baldy!" Mordred yelled which somehow ticked off Saitama in a way,
The two were about to face off against each other...
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Until...
"That's enough!" Nadia ordered as she flew in between the two, and stretched her hands towards them, "Please..."
"That's! Class S Hero, Nadia!" Fubuki recognized, "What is she doing here, and is she connected to that Class B as well,"
"Master, Aren't you aware that this woman just tried to hurt you with that attack earlier," Mordred pointed out, causing Fubuki to flinch as she soon recalled her previous attack and became worried that she nearly tried to hurt a Class S Hero,
"I am," Nadia replied,
"Then you should know that I'm only doing my part as a Servant," Mordred stated, "So step aside,"
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that. Her attack could indeed have hit me. But her main target was Saitama and I set up my defenses earlier, So stand down," Nadia reasoned, "Unless you'll leave me no choice,"
Mordred took notice that Nadia has revealed her Command Seals and she already knew what this meant. If she doesn't stand down, Nadia will resort to using one of her Command Seals to back down.
With that thought in mind, Mordred clicks her tongue once, dematerialized her sword, and scratched her head with irritation.
"Guess they were right about you being bossy sometimes," Mordred commented,
"I'm not bossy! I just don't want you killing people!" Nadia yelled,
Saitama could only sweatdrop at Nadia's behavior while Fubuki remained surprised.
After a while...
Everyone, excluding Sonic, was now inside Saitama's room and the latter served some tea before going back to his game.
"So... Why did you wish to recruit Saitama-sensei to your group?" Genos interrogated,
"... I could never be one. In Intelligence, Physical Strength, Practical Smarts... And Psychic Ability..." Fubuki listed, "I would have stood at the top... If it weren't for her. My older sister, Tatsumaki, is the Strongest Esper."
"Older sister? I thought she was the younger sister," Nadia noted but was ignored as Fubuki continued, "Because of her, I've never been number one at anything... So I decided to stay at Class B, Rank 1, and bind Heroes ranked lower into a group to surpass her individual exploits"
"But that witch- I mean, Terrible Tornado is Class S," Genos noted, "Why not strive for Class A, Rank 1? You have the skills for it,"
"No. Class A is impossible," Fubuki said, "I could rise high in Class A... I could never reach... number 1,"
Then Fubuki made mention of the Atomic Samurai's disciples who were ranked in the top five of Class A. But she also mentioned the gatekeeper that prevented the disciples from entering Class S, Amai Mask.
"Some monsters... Defy common understanding," Fubuki then points her finger towards Saitama, "You're monstrous, but not like Amai Mask and My Sister! And then there are monsters among monsters! Like King, the strongest man! And Blast, who stands atop the hero world! It's difficult to move up alone! What's wrong with forming a faction?"
"Nothing, But I won't join you," Saitama said,
"Hmph! Refuse my invitation... Just because you're a little strong? You'll never reach the top!" Fubuki noted,
After that, Everyone heard a doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" Nadia said as she makes her way to the door. When she opens the door, It revealed to be King and behind him was Edward Teach, "King-san!"
"Oi, Saitama," King called out,
Fubuki gasped in disbelief and pales a bit while Saitama had nervously sweatdrop when he heard King's voice.
"Did you take my video game?" King questioned,
"Y-Yeah... Sorry," Saitama admitted,
"I thought so. Give it back," King demanded politely,
"I really am sorry," Saitama apologized,
"It's okay. Just give it back," King assured,
"I erased your saved data," Saitama admitted,
"Eh? You what?!" King questioned,
As those converse with one another. Edward Teach decided to converse with Mordred and Nadia.
"Oh, Mo-san. I didn't know Master was able to summon you," Teach commented,
"Teach? I didn't know you were still here in this world. That would explain why I couldn't find you," Mordred said,
"Do you two have something against each other?" Nadia questioned,
"Not really, I usually hang around him and Osaka-san whenever I wanted something from them," Mordred said, then she turns Edward, "By the way, Why are you still here? Shouldn't you be back in the Throne by now?"
"Oh, Master and I talked about that. I wanted to stay a bit longer before going back. I'd say a day or two," Teach said,
"Really? Why?" Mordred questioned,
"Teach-san and King-san share the same roof. Apparently, They've been getting along so well with each other that Teach wanted to prolong his stay whenever he is summoned in the physical world," Nadia explained,
"But wouldn't that drain more your mana. You don't exactly have a lot of it, to begin with," Mordred pointed out,
"I wouldn't worry about it. As long as you or Teach doesn't use too much of your power in combat. I'll be right as rain," Nadia assured,
"Since when did you learn to use that phrase, Master?" Teach questioned,
"I learned it from a book I bought in a store," Nadia answered,
After everything that happened today, Things took a bit of a turn in the following day.
The Heroes Association has finished providing hero names for the trio. Genos' Hero Name was 'Demon Cyborg' due to his aggressive attacks and immense firepower, Saitama's Hero Name is 'Caped Baldy' due to his appearance alone, and Nadia's Hero Name was 'Little Ruler' due to her leadership whenever she summons a Servant in battle.
Genos had no particular reaction to his Hero Name while Saitama and Nadia were displeased by their given hero name.
Saitama felt a bit irritated especially when he imagined a scenario where he would patrol in certain places then people would recognize him as the Caped Blady rather than anything else much to his annoyance.
As for Nadia, She too felt irritated when the Heroes Association decided not to heed her request and based her Hero Name on what she does in the field instead.
The latter was about to make a complaint with Association through her cellphone. But was stopped when Genos approached her with a letter on hand.
"Nadia, It's for you," Genos said, as he handed her a letter,
Nadia puts down her cellphone, takes the letter off of Genos' hands, and opens the envelope.
Once she had pulled the folded letter out of the envelope, she proceeds to unfold it and began to read what was written.
With every sentence, she widened her eyes in complete surprise that caught the attention of everyone in the room. (King and Fubuki left, and Mordred is still present in the room)
"Hey, What's the letter about? Is it some hate mail or something?" Saitama questioned,
"... It's from Bang," Nadia revealed, which perked Saitama and Genos' curiosity, "And not just that..."
Nadia slightly crumpling the sides of the letter as she revealed to all of them the most shocking part of the letter, "And it says here that he's dismissing me from his dojo,"
Saitama and Genos gaped at this piece of information while Nadia felt somewhat conflicted to know why Bang made this decision...
(Bonus) City - Y
Child Emperor was seen finishing the final touches on one of his robots. After he had done that, He proceeds to wipe the sweat off of his forehead and felt somewhat proud of his creation.
But he soon felt somewhat odd... As he slumped down onto his chair and stares at the ceiling.
Apparently, He was feeling a bit... lonely and he didn't know the reason why.
He then proceeds to close his eyes and think for himself as to know why he was feeling this way. But as he focused on his thoughts long and hard...
...
...
...
Nadia was the first thing that came into mind.
With that, Child Emperor immediately snaps back into reality with a flustered look on his face, screams in dismay while waggling around his chair.
Eventually, He accidentally falls off his chair and lands on the hard ground with a loud thud.
He groans in pain as he rubbed the back of his head a couple of times. But a moment later, he tried to divert his thoughts into something else other than Nadia.
Every attempt he made ended up with failure as he couldn't get her out of his mind and frantically scratched his hair several times.
Once he had failed for one last time, He calmed himself down, went to his room, and lie down on his bed.
As he stared at the ceiling, his thoughts were still focused on Nadia after she had left his home. Only this time, He decided to let them be and reminiscence one certain memory...
Flashback
After Nadia had finished packing her stuff, She was standing by the door and Child Emperor was opening the door for her.
There, Nadia would stare at the outside world while Child Emperor walked right beside her.
"So... You're leaving?" Child Emperor asked without giving a glance at her,
"Umu~" Nadia responded with giving a glance to him as well,
"Back to City - Z," Child Emperor said,
"Umu~" Nadia responded again,
"Are you sure you're going to be okay? I heard that monster activity has been increasing lately, and there's a possibility that there'll be more of them appearing in City Z," Child Emperor questioned,
"I'll be fine. With my skills and magic, I'll be alright in the long run," Nadia responded,
After that brief conversation, Nadia finally turns to Child Emperor and smiled at him.
"Well, See you later, Isamu-san," Nadia said,
"Yeah, You too," Child Emperor said back,
Nadia then proceeded to her way out while Child Emperor was about to go back in. But former stops midway as she recalled something important.
"Isamu-san! I just recalled something I needed to say to you," Nadia said,
"What is it?" Child Emperor questioned, and turns towards her
But as soon as he facing her, Nadia leaned close to him, wrapped her arms around him, and gently hugged him much to his surprise.
In fact, Child Emperor's mind went completely blank as this was very new to him. Not only that, He could somehow feel his heart racing and his cheeks brightening as the hug last for a brief moment.
Afterward, Nadia parts away from him and made a gentle smile on her face.
"Thank you, Isamu-san... For everything, you've done for me," Nadia thanked,
Child Emperor's next choice of words came from his heart as he returned the smile to her, "Sure, but if you ever need something from me. You know where to look,"
Nadia nods in response, enables her magic, then departs as she flew to the sky and returned to City - Z.
Child Emperor decided to stay outside as he watched her go. Once she was out of sight, He heads back inside his laboratory and continued with his robots while being unaware of what he had just said earlier.
End of Flashback
After reminiscing that particular memory, Child Emperor didn't panic nor complained about it.
Instead, he somewhat felt confused as he turned to one side of his bed and wore a doubtful look on his face.
'Why...' Child Emperor muttered, as his thoughts focused on Nadia's gentle smile, 'Why do I like this when I'm around her...'
With his mind filled with uncertainty, he couldn't figure out why would he act this way as he had never experienced such a thing throughout his whole life until Nadia came along.
Without any answers to his question, Child Emperor's thought had finally drifted away and gets some rest for today.
So that is it with this chapter. Mordred, Knight of Treachery, has made an appearance and I will be honest with you all. Even though I don't have her in my FGO Account, She is by far my favorite Saber Servant.
Edward Teach is still in the physical world and is hanging out with King for the time being.
And as for the next chapter. Well, Nadia's letter from Bang should give you a clear detail on what's happening by now.
That is all I have to say, Stay safe from the virus, and as always I will see you guys in the next chapter!