Chapter 1, A Fox Who Became the Shiniest Star.
START!
One punch!
(Three! Two! One! Kill shot!)
In the biggest stadium known to men, a boy stood alone on the stage erected in the middle with a proud, yet charming smirk on his face.
Around him, thousand… no… billions of people are roaring and cheering for him.
and thus, he keeps singing.
Appearing! Certain victory! The absolute strongest!
(What're you saying? Frustration! Nobody can stop me)
Very into the song he was singing, the boy looks almost cooky, more so when the back sound sang the 'nobody can stop me' part.
Nobody minds, as passion, is still passion and must be appreciated.
ONE PUNCH! It's over! One victory after another!
(I shout out! I'm always victorious! Totally victory!)
Scream is not enough to give word to what the boy doing, considering if he were to lower his sound just a little bit his sound would be drowned under the cheering people.
Here, his smirk merely widens.
Challenge accepted!
Power! Get the power! Right up to the limit!
Come on people, Sing with me!
The boy clapped twice after he said his words, and within seconds, one of his team already threw a mic in his direction which he accepted with nothing but ease.
Considering he's already wearing a speaker on his mouth anyone could easily guess what's on the boy's mind.
With a large grin that can put anyone at ease, the boy walked to the edge of his stage and raised the mic in his hand…
HERO! I don't want voices praising me or an ovation
HERO! I don't want voices praising me or an ovation
HERO! So I fight against evil in secret
HERO! So I fight against evil in secret
(Nobody knows who he is.)
The whole stadium trembles as billions of people sang together. Though unfearful of any incident, they keep singing with the booming voices of humanity and smile on their faces.
Foes are closing in and covering the sky. I won't turn my back on them
If I am a hero, then I'm prepared with unwavering resolve, unleashing my fist
(Three! Two! One! Fight back!)
The boy pocketed the mic here, not really keen on having the oldest and biggest stadium turn into rumbles. Though then again, he still has some interesting ideas to amuse the people who spent their time coming here just to see him live.
He is a professional after all.
Appearing! Go on! Fair and square!
(What's going on? I can't feel a thing, my opponents are all gone!)
Justice! Enforcement! No point arguing it!
BAM!
The whole stadium trembles once again when the boy stomped his lithe feet against the stage, and as this happens, a pair of rabbit-like ears came out of his head, yellow just like the color of his hair.
At the same time, nine ethereal tails appear from his tailbone, waving hauntingly.
(I'll eradicate! Eradicate evil! Say your prayers!)
Power! Get the power! Adrenaline's overflowing!
Power! Get the power! Strike with the force of my disciplined technique!
The boy's voice changed a little after his transformation, if before his voice was like a normal professional singer, now his voice is akin to that of a devil who can whisper evil yet get away with it because their voice is just that charming.
HERO! Even the strongest guys used to be tiny brats
HERO! I overcome my weakness and become stronger
(Nobody knows who he is.)
I just raise my fists with the gods dwelling in them, and push onward
HERO! Until I taste the dirt of defeat someday, a fighting HERO!
Here, the boy's smile lowered a little bit as the end of the song is coming. Though it was only for a small second as after that his smile returned with vengeance.
Come on everyone! With me once again!
A lonely HERO!/A lonely HERO!
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I wanna be the strongest HERO!/I wanna be the strongest HERO!
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And thus, the concert concluded.
-Time skip-
"Woah, woah… sorry for being late. The press didn't want to let me go… oh, where's Fubuki?"
Wearing a rather oversized hoodie and medical mask to cover his face, the boy who sang in the stadium a few hours ago came into a rather nice-looking restaurant. His words, of course, were pointed to his friend that already sitting in her seat with two empty bottles on top of the table.
And the second she heard his words, her eyes glinted dangerously.
"You were late, and the first question you asked is about her?"
"Hahaha…" As his friend become annoyed, the boy laughed a little and took his own seat beside the woman. Of course, he also 'not so accidentally' bumped his shoulder with hers, something that made the woman gain a tick mark on her forehead "… Don't be angry now~ your freckles might return if you do, you know?"
"… Shut up, Naruto… shut up"
For the answer, the boy named Naruto merely tittered a little for the last time as after that, he leaned his shoulders against his friend while taking out his phone, something that made the woman beside him let out another sigh.
No… they're not going out. The boy was just that affectionate when it comes to his friends, a perk of his that made many presses turn heads in the past.
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"Did she answer…?"
Here, Naruto shook his head a few times with a small frown on his face. But before his friend can say anything about that, he clapped his hands.
Being upset is no use, after all~
"Nope~ let's just start this party with only the two of us then, Psykos! Sir, I want to order something!"
The woman named Psykos hummed here, seemingly happy that at last, they were doing what they intended to do in the first place, a party.
Party about what?
Nothing, really.
They did such a thing so many times in the past that in the end, they no longer need any reason to do their trio party with the other member of theirs, Fubuki.
It's a meeting between three friends, that alone is enough reason to party, right?
Naruto would definitely be the first one to say yes.
Fubuki would probably shutter, but in the end, she would nod, accepting the reason.
As for Psykos, well… she would tell you one thing.
Dumbass.
-Later-
"HERO! I wanna be the strongest HERO!"
With a red face, Naruto was being carried by Psykos that can only close her eyes as she walked toward the direction of Naruto's house.
With a glance alone, anyone could guess that Naruto is in fact… drunk.
Sigh
"… Just what should I do with you, Naruto?"
Psykos whispered to herself, though she received no answer whatsoever as the boy on her back still singing his stupid song that already became his main favorite song for almost three years.
To her, it was so stupid.
A Hero who can defeat any monster with nothing but one punch?
One who fights for victory, yet yearns for defeat?
If that guy were real, Psykos would really love to meet him.
Shivers
"… Umm, Psykos… it's cold"
Naruto muttered from her back after he shivered, probably from the cold wind that keep hitting him. His hands squeezed her neck as he snuggles deeper into her as he did so.
And feeling such a thing, the woman stops her thoughts about Naruto's stupid Hero.
"… You're lucky I care very much about you, Naruto"
Changed the position so she was now carrying Naruto bridal style, Psykos clad him with her psychic power so he won't get cold and pressed his face against her under breasts.
Why the latter…?
So he can stop singing, that's all.
Hero…
"…"
As she walked toward Naruto's house, Psykos eyes glinted dangerously. Though despite such a thing, her hands still embraced the boy in her arms with almost loving gentleness.
"Someday… I'll prove it to you, Naruto. That there is no Hero in this world"
And that's a promise made.
-Time skip-
"Woah… must have drunk myself off last night. And my face feels tingly for some reason"
Naruto woke up with a yawn and a few snuggles to his pillow. His eyes trying and still failing to reboot his sight for a few minutes.
Of course, after a few minutes passed, Naruto sat lazily and rubbed his eyes several times.
"… Uh, where's my phone?"
Looking left and right, Naruto sees that he is in fact in his own bedroom for some reason. A strange thing, considering usually Psykos would've brought him to her house, where he would sleep in the guest room.
But then again, not a problem, not a problem.
Now, nobody would be able to guess it. But Naruto is in fact living alone in a small unnamed district between districts A and B, with his house being just that… a house, with two bedrooms and one bathroom, while the kitchen merged with the dining room.
Not a house people would expect from a superstar like him, but this house has been his long before he became one.
It was also his parent's.
"Oh, there you are…"
Taking the phone from his feet, Naruto lay on his stomach on top of the bed, happy to see there was a message from his two bestest friends, Fubuki and Psykos.
{Where were you two!? I came just like the plan Psykos said and yet by the time I arrive, the owner said you two have finished! What the hell, Naruto! I demand an explanation!}
Pfft… look at that, she was the one who was late, and yet she's trying to find an alibi to cover herself, even pulling a 'Psykos said' card.
Yeah right… like he would fall for that.
{What are you talking about now, Fu? You knew we planned to start at eight, right? Sure, I was late and came around eight and a half, but even then, you still hadn't arrived, so of course, I and Psykos would start first}
And after Naruto finished typing the message, he pressed the enter button and sent it. Then he opened another message, this time from Psykos.
{Naruto, how's your hangover? I left some medicine for you in your fridge just in case your head still hurting… anyway, if you feel unwell, just rest. Though, tell me if you do, I'll come after I finished my work to take care of you}
Aww…
She's so sweet~
Naruto tittered lightly here, his eyes dancing with happiness from the worries his friend was giving for him. Pyskos might look cold, heartless, cold-blooded… and… well…
She's kinda all of those, hahaha.
But toward her friends, Psykos can be as sweet as a chihuahua when the situation demands it.
{Nope~ I'm fine as rain here. Thanks for the worries though, love you Psy~ 3}
Ping!
Oh… would you look at that? Instant reply. He must have messaged her when she was holding her phone… Lucky, lucky~
{Words hold weight, but action weight more than words… translation, shut up}
Pfft…
"Hahahaha~ nerdy as usual Psy, oh well…" Closing his phone, Naruto threw said phone in the direction of his pillow and merely lay there for a few minutes "… Should I take a bath now?"
He doesn't really have work to do today, but that doesn't mean he can just laze around on his bed no matter how comfortable it was.
And yes, it was.
Poor you who has no lazy bones in their body… poor you.
Let's… let's just stay here for a few more hours.
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"Hum, hum~"
Humming a tone that he might or might not use for his new song, Naruto sat on the sofa while drying his hair with a towel and nothing but a boxer covering his private area.
What?
It's his own house.
Now, where is that remote…?
"…"
After he did find the remote, Naruto pressed the power button… and lo to behold, he came face to face with his own face from the press last night.
And no matter how many times he saw this, it just never gets old for some reason.
[Naruto, so many people asked you about this already… but the Hero in your song, was he real?]
Here, Naruto could see his face on the tv twitching a little bit, as if offended by the question asked by the press. Of course, there's also some hint of impatient because he was wasting his time while one of his friends already waiting in their usual and favorite place.
[And I told you, again and again, yes, he is real… he was the one who saved Agoni's grandson three years ago, and my song perfectly depicted that guy's powers]
[… And those powers are?]
Here, Naruto on tv pouted. Angry and annoyed that the question has no importance like… at all. After all, his song was literal, anyone could just look up the lyrics on the internet and read by themselves if they want to know about such things.
Not asking him when he's having a date with friends!
[Ah! You're annoying! I have a date tonight and I definitely don't have time for stupid questions that I answered again and again for three whole years!]
With anger on his face, Naruto on the tv gave a middle finger to the whole tv crew as a pair of bug-like wings appeared on his back, followed by his 'bleh' expression.
[Call me again when you have a better-quality question, dummy! Lucky seven bye and goodbye!]
He then twirled in the air and left the place with a sonic boom and several panicked cameramen that found their cameras got hit by dust.
Nothing's broken though, and even if some did break, Naruto would always buy new cameras for those people to apologize.
"I really looked like a busy man last night, now that I think again"
Naruto muttered to himself as he lay on the sofa's backrest while reading the people's responses to his action last night. And… nope, nobody's angry or feeling annoyed at him.
If nothing else, so many females swooned at him because he cared so much for his date instead of the press while most superstars did the opposite.
One comment caught his attention though.
[Amai mask: I, Amai Mask, as Naruto's friend believe him wholeheartedly, as thorough all the years I knew him, he never lied about anything… plus, we all know that Agoni indeed created the Hero association because one passer-by saved his grandson from a monster attack. I only wish to meet this Hero who has caught my friend's attention so much and wishes to greet him and grant him his rightful title as Hero… and Naruto, do tell me when that man appears]
Here, Naruto tittered…
So full of bloodlust when it comes to monsters, yet nothing but politeness when talking about or to people who he deemed as true Heroes.
So far, Amai Mask only gives such politeness to Blast the second-ranked Hero, and King the eight ranked Hero.
First rank…?
Maybe he will, maybe he won't.
First-ranked Hero, Kurama is yet to be seen for years, after all.
People even began making a hypothesis that Kurama would only appear when the world faces a worldwide problem that no normal humans can face.
Pfft, yeah right.
"I mean… I'm just lazy, that's all"
Naruto said with no weight whatsoever, hands catching the bag of chips that previously was inside his fridge in a small show of telekinesis.
And thus, he relaxes.
It was a usual day off for him.
-Somewhere else-
"Grr… this is so vexing"
Seated on a rather grand-looking chair, Fubuki the blizzard of Hell, a young woman with a curvy figure, chin-length, dark green hair styled into a bob, can only grit her teeth when she accepted a response to her previous message to Naruto.
As this happened, she took off the long white fur coat from her shoulders and began to squeeze it… hard.
So vexing…
So vexing!
And from this feeling, she decided to not answer Naruto's message for now and opened her contact to call another person, the one who fooled her in the first place.
Ring
Ring!
[Yes, is there anything I can help you with, stupid girl who was late to our monthly party?]
"You…!" pouting and glaring at the air, Fubuki slammed her palm toward her table as if to convey her feelings toward the woman she calls "… I know we has rivalries when it comes to Naruto, but I thought we promised each other not to disturb our monthly meeting!"
[Ah… that. You see, it was your fault for not coming early. I was actually planning that you would arrive when I and Naruto almost finished, but alas… oh well, anyway, Naruto drank too much last night and I spent my time carrying him under the moonlight… it was saddening that he was drunk, but I'm still happy to be able to carry him like a princess for a whole night, it was a very romantic image and I even got a few pictures to show for it]
"You… You…!"
[All is fair in love and war, my friend… and in this war, I won't lose against you]
Beep!
Beep!
Beep!
Upset, Fubuki almost threw her phone if not for her quickly realizing she would need to buy a brand-new phone if she did. And considering Fubuki group currently has a low fund in their bank, she can't just waste any money.
But still…
That woman!
With a lot bigger pout on her face and a few tears in her eyes, Fubuki slammed her table several times in annoyance. Where is the friendship, huh…?
She and Psykos have been friends since they were in college and they both are around 23 years old this year.
Naruto… was actually a genius and skipped several classes, and thus he's still around 20 years old this year, a whole three years under them.
Anyway…
How did they become friends?
It was easy, really…
Naruto, despite he's not an official Hero, he is a Hero to Psykos. Back then, Psykos wore a brace in her mouth, and her face had so many freckles and with such things, she was bullied by a lot of other college students.
And Naruto… he ignored what the others said behind his back stretched his hand for Psykos and became her first friend.
From friendship, Psykos feelings for Naruto grew and grew until, in the end, she fell in love with him.
"… I wasn't that different from her"
Fubuki pouted again here, her eyes staring at her phone and keeping watch on Naruto's message, trying to find some good way to apologize to her crush.
Unlike Psykos, she wasn't bullied.
But she was singled out, being the little sister of someone as dangerous as Tatsumaki who was known for her temper even today.
And yep, just like Psykos, Naruto came to her and offered her friendship, thus, the two became three, and the three were never that far away from each other back in college.
"Uh… I guess I can just send Naruto a voice note…"
Opening Naruto's contact, Fubuki the blizzard of terror pressed and holds the voice note button…
"Naruto… um… hey. I'm really sorry about last night. Are you free tonight? If yes, um, can we go out? My treat of course. Please contact me if you're free, I'll pick you up at eight"
Blushing storm, Fubuki let out a large, giddy smile after she released her hold on the button and sent the voice note to Naruto.
The situation might be dire, with her missing last night's party and all, but she successfully asked Naruto on a date!
And knowing him, he would answer i-…
Ping!
[Oh! That's sweet~ of course Fu, I'll wait for you at eight pm then, and don't be late again!]
Happiness burst from Fubuki's chest the moment Naruto answered her invitation with positivity. And with jet-like speed, she typed her answer…
[I Won't!]
After she answered Naruto's message, Fubuki walked out of her office by the veranda, her eyes shining with nothing but seriousness.
It's time to hunt some monsters!
-With Naruto-
Inside a clothing store, Naruto pocketed back his phone and stared at the mirror in front of him while doing some strange and rather childish poses.
And after he did some more poses, he nodded with a small smile.
It's good~
"How do you like the hoodie, Naruto-sama?"
"I like it, please put it on my list"
As a beautiful saleswoman walked in his direction, Naruto said that while unequipping the hoodie he wore and gave it to the smiling woman.
"Of course, Naruto-sama"
The woman walked away with that, leaving Naruto who still standing in front of a full-body mirror.
Naruto… he is twenty years old. You can ask any fans and they would answer you the same thing. But despite being twenty years old, Naruto stood around 5'0 ft or just 155 cm, which leaned toward the short side.
Hell, you could call him pipsqueak and it wouldn't be wrong.
Fortunately, he is not as short as Fubuki's older sister, who stood around 4'8 ft in her 28.
Anyway…
Naruto is a teen about 5'0 ft in height, with a peach white skin color tone that he gains from rarely going out except when he was on tour and small three whisker marks on each cheek.
To anyone who saw him, one thing would cross their mind…
Adorable.
And Nah, he won't fight for the title of the most handsome face in the world, considering Amai Mask would have a field day if he did.
Amai Mask is the handsome prince of superstars.
Naruto is the adorable prince of superstars.
Though of course, most can easily argue they both stood at the same level when actually, Naruto was a lot more popular among the people as not many likes Amai Mask when he does into his killing mode.
Naruto…?
The elderly, parents, and kids all love him… so yeah, he's a lot more popular than Amai Mask.
"Naruto, you're not done yet?"
"Geez, why can't you just wait a little, you dummy… it's not like you have any work to do today"
Naruto huffed and patted his clothes here, a simple, black sleeveless kimono for the top and a pair of black shorts for the bottom.
Behind him, Amai Mask in question twitched his eyebrows at the nonchalant attitude of his friend.
They actually didn't plan to meet or something like that. But when he saw Naruto walking around with his disguise and all, he called the boy, and boom… here they are after Naruto decided that he wanted to buy a new hoodie.
Which he did.
Now, that alone wouldn't be a problem to Amai Mask, but Naruto, in all of his naivety 'forgot' the fact they are celebrities. And even from where he's standing, he can hear the chanting voices of his and Naruto's fans from the outside of the store.
He would love to greet them, but no… not today.
"You're so slow, come on… I'll go first using the backdoor"
"Sure, sure"
-Heroes HQ-
"Smile man and Lightning Max's signals turned off! The threat level is increasing to DRAGON! I repeat, the threat level increasing to DRAGON!"
Panic.
Pandemonium erupted within the Hero Association HQ as a sudden signal of a monster went off followed by several districts of houses being obliterated within seconds.
"Get me the nearest Heroes! Preferably A rank or S rank!"
"None sir! The one closest to the target is Amai Mask!"
Another panic ensued, but the man at the helm still has his calm despite such a thing.
"Tell him to rendezvous to the scene, fight with survivability in mind and wait for ba-…"
Beep
Beep…
Silent… no sound came out from the people there as the red dot in the huge screen suddenly turned black.
Black… means dead.
Ring!
Ring!
Suddenly, one of the operators got a call from Amai Mask in question, and without further ado, she picked up the call, expecting the man to say he was the one who killed the monster.
But no…
If nothing else, his words will drive all of them into another fit of panic.
[Operator! I was with Naruto, but now I'm here in the scene where the dragon-level monster appeared… Naruto said he sensed the Hero from this direction! I want you to check all of the CCTVs for any videos! I have a crying child here that I need to calm down, hopefully, she can be a witness… anyway, I'll send the picture]
The Hero.
Because Naruto was very trustworthy, the HQ decide to put 'The Hero' to call the guy who was the base of Naruto's song just in case a Hero under them randomly meet or gain information about him.
Amai Mask's voice rang across the whole room, and several operators did what was told almost immediately with nothing but professional movements.
Though, all of them stopped once again when the large screen in front of the room showed the picture Amai Mask sent.
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"… Oh, g-god gracious"
One of the operators gulped down in fear.
The picture showed a large, purple monstrous monster that wanted to pounce at someone, its mouth is full of sharp teeth and claws so long and sharp that each could be easily used to shred several normal humans at the same time.
But alas, he cannot do anything as a large, fist-shaped hole can be seen on his chest.
A punch.
A single punch is what did the monster.
No… that alone won't make them shocked.
What made them shocked is actually what was behind the monster.
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The sky has split.
Harem:
Humans: Fubuki, Psykos.
Monsters: Maiko Plasma, Do-S, Mosquito girl.
These will be all for now as no other girls in OPM pulled my interest except for these five. And yes, I did look up and down for all females within OPM verse.
Sorry for the late post guys, I was sick for a week and can only shivered on my bed by my lonesome... I even hurt my eyes just by looking at my phone back then hahaha. fortunately, some of my friends was caring enough to take care of me, I would've know what would happen to me if they did not xD
the sad life of someone who live all alone ig.
anyway!
as usual, love it?
hate it?
tell me in the review section, do put a name for a girl who you wanted to be included in the harem if you wanted to, but I'm not sure about it, considering as I said before, I searched up and down for female in OPM verse and found nothing who pull my interest.
maybe some genderbent for a change...? a voice for my thought please.
that's all for me today guys and gals.
Ciao~z
