Pain.

That was all Kogane felt at the moment as she lay on the ground, her eyes screwed shut as she hugged her bleeding side. She would've noticed that some of her hair was now gone, but she had other things to worry about.

"Quiet the quick reflexes."

Namely the fact that whoever had attacked her was slowly approaching.

"You managed to push the other monster out of the way of my attack." Bang said as he stared down at her. "Guess my age is starting to catch up to me."

The moment she saw him, her body tremble more from fear than pain. Her eyes widened, her breathing stopped, and sweat began to pour out of her.

"Y-You're...the Class-S Hero!" she heard Mizuki say. "Silverfang!"

"Indeed. My apologies for interfering with your fight, Captain Mizuki." the old hero apologized. "I thought you could use a hand."

'What's this guy doing here?!' Beast Queen thought as she stared at the scene in horror. So much was happening that she didn't know what was the worst. In the front was one of her friends lying on the ground bleeding, a Class-S Hero standing over her. Behind her was another friend, a hero as well, who was standing and sweating in terror as well. She couldn't blame her for her reaction. If Mizuki does nothing, then Kogane and I are dead. And if she does something, it may lead to her being seen as an enemy to humanity, and Kogane and I still die!'

Thinking quickly, she slowly backed away in fear before bumping into a still shocked Mizuki. Her eyes widened as an idea came to mind. A very bad one, but it was better than nothing. While Bang prepared to finish Kogane off, she turned around, scooped Mizuki up into her arms, and now had the Class-B Hero by the throat

"BACK OFF!" she roared as Mizuki struggled under her grasp. "OTHERWISE, I'LL BREAK HER NECK!"

Bang stopped and looked up at them, his eyes hardening at the lionness monster.

"Grk!" Mizuki gasped out. "W-What are you-"

"Shut up and play along!"

Mizuki stopped her struggling when she realized that not only did Beast Queen sound scared, but she wasn't even squeezing her neck really hard.

"Here's the deal!" she growled at Bang. "You've got my friend. I've got a fellow hero. I'd rather she didn't get killed, and I'm betting you feel the same about her."

"You wish for a trade?" Bang asked.

"That's right." Beast Queen grinned. "So, how about-"

SPLURT!

Beast Queen's eyes widened in shock as Bang disappeared. Mizuki did as well before Beast Queen's arms suddenly started to slack before releasing her. The Class-B Hero looked up at her friend in confusion before a slow dripping sound caused her to look down. Her eyes grew wide as a puddle of blood began to form under Beast Queen's feet.

"My apologies." Bang said as he removed his hand from Beast Queen's back, letting the monster women collapse to the ground, his hand covered in blood and bits of bone. "But I'm afraid you're not in a position to make demands."

That was it. That was all she could take before the dam burst.

"BEAST QUEEN!" Mizuki yelled, tears in her eyes and she knelt down to her friend. Bang blinked at the action, confusion written all over his face as he watched the Class-B hero cry and scream the monster's name over and over, with the other monster using the remainder of her hair to join them. "Say something! Please don't be dead!"

"...I...I..." Beast Queen muttered, agony clear in her voice. She stopped when a shadow fell over the three, causing them all to look up at a thoroughly confused Bang.

"Pardon me, but why exactly are you crying over this monster?" the old hero asked.

Mizuki tensed as she realized the secret was exposed.

"I...that's..."she said, her mind unable to come up with any kind of excuse, too engrossed in the thought of what was to happen to her friends.

"They're friends."

Everyone turned to see who had spoke, causing the three women to smile, despite two being in pain, and Bang to blink as his confusion at the situation increased.

"Saitama/Master!" the women cried as Saitama and Genos approached.

"Friends?" Bang asked as he looked between the two groups.

"Master. I believe it would be best to start at the beginning." Genos informed as he scanned Beast Queen. "But we should do so at home. The Beast Queen is in need of medical attention."

"Oh?" Saitama asked before his eyes finally drifted to the bleeding hole in her back. "Oh! Crap! How'd that happen?!"

"He did it!" Kogane growled while pointing a bloodied finger at Bang, drawing Saitama's attention to her and her wounded side.

"He did?" asked the bald hero before looking at Bang. "Why'd you attack? Hey, wait a minute? Aren't you the old man I saw during the meteor incident?"

"You are correct, Master." Genos spoke up. "He is Bang, otherwise known as Silverfang, Class-S Rank 3."

"Oh. So you're a hero." Saitama nodded.

"Indeed." Bang confirmed before looking back down at Beast Queen and Kogane, a question running through his mind.

'Why are they acting like friends with these monsters?'


"I see." Bang mused after sipping the tea that Saitama offered. The group decided to move everyone back to the apartments, with Midori and Nori carrying Beast Queen back with a makeshift stretcher made from their hair, and Saitama carrying Kogane back bridal style. No one saw her blushing at how gentle he was, or said anything if they did. The two monsters were in their own rooms being examined by Genos and the others, leaving Saitama and Bang to talk. "So you've defeated each of these monsters, who have then, for one reason or another, decided to stay with you inside the abandoned district with a strict rule to never attempt to harm humanity again. Correct?"

"That's it." Saitama answered. "And you attacked them because you saw Mizuki running from them and screaming?"

"Indeed." Bang answered, causing Saitama to sigh.

"A lot of misunderstandings led to this." he groaned as he pinched the bridge of his nose before looking back at Bang. "Still, none of us can blame you since it's normal for heroes to fight monsters."

"Even so, I mean to apologize later." Bang said before the door opened, revealing Genos walking in.

"Hey, Genos. How are they?" Saitama asked.

"Kogane's injuries will heal over time." Genos answered. "It seems that, as a plant monster, her body can speed up the healing process with more liquid fertilizer." His eyes sharpened as he continued. "However, the Beast Queen's injuries are too severe. She's been-"

"Paralyzed."

Genos turned to see Mizuki standing behind him, her bangs shadowing her eyes as she approached Bang.

"Her spine's been severed. She can't feel anything from the waist down." the athletic hero explained, her tone neutral. Her hands were clenched into shaky fists as a tear slid down her cheek. "The Subterranean Queen said she'd have her subjects sneak her to her creator through an underground tunnel. She...s-she said that he should be able to...to..." She finally looked up, tears flowing from eyes that were locked onto Bang, who didn't flinch under her harsh glare. "Why? Why her spine? You could've hit her arm, or broken a leg! So why?!"

"In his defense, Bang is a hero. It's his duty to stop monsters when they see someone attacking, and-"

That was all Genos got out before Mizuki turned on her heel and ran out the door.

"Captain Mizuki!" Genos yelled as he started to get up.

"Hold on, Genos." Saitama spoke up, stopping the young cyborg in his tracks.

"Master?" Genos asked, confused that Saitama would stop him.

"She's upset. It's best to leave her be for the moment." said the bald hero before turning to Bang. "By the way, why were you out here again?"

"I did come for a reason, but it would be highly inappropriate at this time." Bang answered as he stood up and headed for the door. "Perhaps another day."

"Oh, okay." Saitama said before Bang said his goodbyes and left. The old hero walked on before looking over his shoulder, his eyes catching sight of many other eyes looking at him from the windows. Eyes full of fear and hate towards him, causing him to turn away and sigh.

"Seems I need to apologize to them later." he said as he walked on. As he walked, he repeated his conversation with Saitama in his head, truly baffled at the thought of monsters giving up on destroying humanity.

"Hmhm." he chuckled. "A group of monsters gathering together. Sounds almost like they're building their own little Monster Association."

He stopped when he felt earth move, followed by what sounded like a mass multitude of muffled sneezing all at once.

"An earthquake?" the old hero asked while looking around before shrugging. "Must be my imagination again."

-Meanwhile-

"What in the world was that?!" Gyoro Gyoro asked, his big eye looking around in surprise while his drones swiftly flew through the tunnels of the Monster Association in hopes of finding the source of everyone's sudden sneezing. "Have we been discovered by the Hero Association? Was that an attack?" After five minutes of searching, he relaxed back in his chair with a sigh. "What am I doing? Even if they found out, they wouldn't win." He stopped his self-reassurance as his drones showed the damage caused by some of the more...volatile members. Several explosions, three acid attacks, five rooms that need to be rebuilt, a dozen or so monsters incinerated, and Great Food Tub's 'lunch' being splattered against the wall, which did not, in any way, deter her from devouring the remains.

"It's gonna be a busy few days." Gyoro Gyoro sighed.

-Bang-

The old hero was slowly approaching the fence leading out of the abandonded area before suddenly stopping.

"Have you come to get revenge for my actions?" he asked, his back still towards them.

"I'm brash, but I'm not stupid. I know I'd get slaughtered if I attacked you."

Bang turned to see Midori glaring at him from a ways away.

"Well, I highly doubt you came out here to see me off." he said as he turned to face her. "Is there something I can help you with?"

"An apology for my sister and the Beast Queen, for starters. Along with this." she demanded while using one of her strands of kombu to bring a tiny note to the hero, who took it and read it before blinking at her, silently asking if what he was reading was correct. "Your eyes aren't going. That'll speed up Kogane's recovery. And Ki needs her hair back as well. When Beast Queen recovers, and she better recover, we'll leave what she'll want later." And with that, she turned and sped off back towards the apartment.

-Next Day-

Captain Mizuki sighed as she stared up at her alarm clock. It had been three hours since her alarm woke her up, yet all she did was shut it off and just laid there in bed. She didn't feel like training. She didn't feel like getting out of bed. She didn't feel like doing anything. All she could think of was her friends being attacked by Silverfang.

"Why'd he have to do that?" she groaned, her pillow over her face, muffling her voice. "I mean, I know it looked like they were attacking since I was running and screaming, but..." She released another sigh after her stomach growled, causing her to groan and get out of bed to get some breakfast. "Just a quick bite, then back to bed." she told herself as she walked into her kitchen. After a quick look, she decided to make herself a homemade high-protein smoothie. "Fruit...oats...milk...Nori's kombu...blend." she monotoned as the blender liquifed the food into a creamy drink. A quick chug and rinse of her glass later, and she was back in her bed.

KNOCK KNOCK!

Or she would've been back in her bed if she hadn't heard someone knocking at her door.

'I'm not in the mood for visitors.' she mentally groaned before peeking through the peephole of the front door, only to blink in confusion. She couldn't tell who there were on account of their face being hidden by the hood of their large blue hoodie, but she could tell it was a tall woman.

"Who is it?" she asked.

"Why are you late?" the person asked. She blinked again at the sound of their voice. It sounded...familiar.

'Is...is that? No, it couldn't be!...but...' Mizuki thought, her mind spinning at the thought of who it could be. After all, she'd seen them get attacked. Seen her get impaled. So she couldn't be standing outside her door. Or at all!

...And yet...

"Saitama's gonna be mad if you skip out on training." said the woman as they leaned close to the peephole, their smile being present for a moment. A smile coming from a certain animal monster she knew. "And it's no fun to run with just Kogane."

That was all she needed to hear to dispell her doubts. Without hesitation, she flung the door open and leapt at the Beast Queen, tears running down her eyes as she hugged the overgrown cat.

"YOU'RE OKAY! I THOUGHT YOU'D BE STUCK IN A WHEELCHAIR!" Mizuki blubbered as she cried into her friends shoulder.

"If that were the case, I'd have killed myself." Beast Queen chuckled as she set Mizuki down. "Now get dressed before someone sees you."

"Huh?" Mizuki sniffled before looking down at herself. She shrieked when she realized that she was standing outside her home in nothing but her underwear before running back inside. Moments later, she burst out of her home, locked her door, and raced for the train station, a smiling Beast Queen running after her.

-Later-

"..."

"..."

"...So...Kogane and Ki got their hair back?" Mizuki finally asked.

"Looks like it." Beast Queen answered, her eyes glued on the multitude of seaweed hanging down the side of the building.

Which was also the reason why the two of them were standing far, far, far away from the building in question. Along with the other residents besides Saitama, Genos, a visiting Bang, which caused everyone to cloth themselves, and the two monsters in question.

"How did this happen?" Mizuki asked.

"Her fault." Vaccine Woman deadpanned as she pointed at Midori.

"Only half of it." Midori huffed. "I didn't tell them to chug the bottles."

"Whose fault is the other half?" Mizuki asked.

"I believe she may be referring to me." said Bang as he approached them, causing Beast Queen to stiffen in fear and Mizuki to frown.

"Before you two start, I told him that can he start his apology by getting Kogane and Ki some more liquid fertilizer to help with Kogane's injury and Ki's lack of hair." Midori quickly explained. The group looked between the smallest of the kombu sisters and Bang, then back up at the long strands of hair being cleared by Saitama and Genos.

"You do remember what happened the last time you were given fertilizer, right?" Sub Queen asked.

"We were one being that guzzled too much for our body to handle! How were we supposed to know what would happen?!" Midori yelled in defense.

"You used to be one being?" Bang asked.

"Saitama ripped our hair out when we first met." Nori explained. "Genos got us a bunch of different brands of liquid fertilizer. We drank it all and...well, here the four of us are."

"Let's just hope that it's still only four." Beast Queen groaned. "We don't need anymore perverted plant monsters running around."

"Don't ask." the women all said in unison to Bang's bemused look. They all then turned when Genos walked up to them, a few bags stuffed to bursting with kombu in his hands.

"Where's Saitama?" Vaccine Woman asked.

"With Ki and Kogane." the cyborg answered.

-Saitama-

After removing all the kombu from the outside for Genos to collect, since the kombu had somehow grown strong enough to the point that it took Genos a considerable amount of effort to tear, the bald hero now moved to remove the excess from the source. With ease, he moved through the flooded room of kombu in his search for Kogane and Ki.

"Hey! You two in here somewhere?" he called out.

"Here I am~" Ki answered, the kombu parting to reveal her form leaning agaist the wall, her arms raking through her newly restored hair as she posed for him. Saitama blinked at Ki, but not her new hair. It seems that her body had become even more developed since he'd last seen her.

"I'm...up here." Kogane answered as she revealed herself. Saitama looked up in confusion before following her body from head to toe, then back at her face.

"Did you get taller?" he asked her.

"Considering the fact that I'm standing at an almost 90 degree angle?" she asked as she revealed the rest of her long body. "Yes."

"Wow." was all he could monotone.

"How do we look?" Ki asked with a smirk. Saitama looked at her, then at Kogane, then back at Ki with a tiny smile.

"You both look nice."

The smirk morphed into a look of surprise as Saitama walked out the door, but not before asking them to put some clothes on since they have a guest. She didn't take her eyes off the door as she blunk once, twice, three times...

"N-N-N-N-Nice?!"

Before looking up at Kogane's stuttering form, her hands covering her blushing face as she trembled where she stood. And yes, she was blushing. Hard not to when you turn so red it cuts through her black skin. All she could do was look back at the door, a wide and giddy grin threatening to rip her cheeks to shreds.

"It's working~"

-Bang's Dojo-

Charanko, Bang's star, and only, pupil, was busy double checking a list of items his master asked him to get.

"This sure is a lot of food." he mumbled to himself as he made sure everything was here. "I wonder who Master is having come over? The rest of Class-S? Or maybe a couple of new students?" He looked up when he heard the door open to reveal Bang taking his shoes off before walking in.

"Ah, Charanko!" the old martial arts master smiled. "Have you gotten what I asked for?"

"I got it all, Master." Charanko confirmed. "But I have to ask. What is all this for?"

"It's an apology for my hasty actions." he answered as he walked back towards the door, but stopped and looked over his shoulder at Charanko. "Brace yourself, Charanko."

The young white belt merely looked at his master in confusion as Bang ushered his guests inside. He immediately noticed that one was the new Class-S hero that joined recently, followed by a bald man in a tacky hero outfit. He saw more slowly come in...and dropped his list and jaw simultaneously.

"M-M-M-M-Mo-Mo-Mo-Mo-Mo-M-M-M-M-M-" the poor man stuttered, his mind unable to cope at what he was seeing. It devolved into a type of wheezing squeaky noise as Beast Queen stepped in front of him.

"What's wrong?" she grinned as she leaned down to his eye level. "Cat got your tongue?"

His mouth hung open as his eyes swiftly looked her over before shifting to the others, who were all looking at the place with mild interest. By the time he'd seen the last one, he was trembling like a leaf in a wind storm.

"M-M-Master?! Wh-Wh-What's going on?!" the poor man squeaked out, a shaky finger pointed at the monsters.

"It may sound quiet strange, but these monsters have no desire to attack humans." Bang explained.

Charanko didn't know if he'd either heard wrong, or if his master had gone senile. However, all that came out was...

"HUUUH?!"

"I was quite surprised as well, but what they're saying is genuine." Bang informed his student.

"Wh-Bu-Wh-" Charanko babbled before vigorously shaking his head. "But I thought all monsters were mindless creatures of destruction! How could any monster be nice?!"

"Blame him." the monster women said as they all pointed at Saitama.

"Could you not make it sound like I'm the bad guy here?" Saitama asked.

"But...how..." Charanko asked.

"We all fought him. He kicked our asses. He let us live if we don't attack humans. The end." Midori explained with a shrug.

"Now we all live in the abandoned district of City-Z." Sub Queen said.

Charanko could only look at them all in befuddlement as he soaked in the information.

"So...they're nice?" he finally said.

"Well, we we're allowed to defend ourselves if attacked as long as we don't kill, but yes. We're nice." Nori answered.

"Now then, I believe I owe you all that apology meal." Bang spoke up. "Charanko."

"Uh, yes Master!" Charanko nodded before joining Bang in cooking the meal.

"Would you like some help?" Ki offered.

"You can cook?" Charanko bluntly asked.

"Yes. Yes I can." Ki answered with a smile. "Yes, I know it's an apology meal, but the apology isn't to me. Also, I'll go bored if I don't have anything to do."

"But don't we-mmphmphm!"

"Ignore her." Midori said with a grin as she covered Nori's mouth.

"Uh...right." Charanko said before he and Ki followed Bang to make the meal.

-Later-

Everyone ate and enjoyed the meal Bang, Charanko, and Ki made, especially Saitama. After all, the dishes made included many different foods that he could only dream would go on sale. A few of them got a little rambunctious at times, but each time was quelled when Saitama simply told them to stop, which helped Charanko finally understand believe their story. Beast Queen, Kogane, and Ki were all silent as they ate. The former two because they ate as far away from Bang while keeping an eye on him. And the latter because she kept observing Saitama eating, a smirk hidden as a smile for enjoying the food.

"Psst. Hey, Ki." Midori whispered from where she sat next to Ki, gaining her attention. "Did you slip some you-know-what into you-know-who's food?"

"Yep! And I think it's finally starting to kick in." Ki whispered back with a grin.

"Um."

Everyone looked at Nori, who had risen her hand and was looking at Bang.

"Mr. Bang. I know this is a dojo for your martial arts, but do you and your students do anything else?" she asked.

Band smiled at the question that had unknowingly allowed him to set his plan into action.

"Actually, we do have a few games here that are not only fun, but also help hone their minds." answered Bang before looking at Charanko. "Charanko."

"Yes Master!" the pupil nodded before running off somewhere. A moment later had Charanko coming back in with cards, two helmets, and two hammers.

"What kind of games are we playing?" Sub Queen asked as Charanko arranged all the cards face down on the floor before Bang.

"This is a sort of memory game." Bang explained before asking Charanko to call out the first character.

"Nu-"

SWISH!

Without warning, Bang grabbed the right card and presented it to the rest of them, shocking them all at his speed and reflexes.

"What just happened?!" Mizuki gaped.

"My years of training have allowed me hone my skills to such a degree." Bang said with a smirk. "Now, who would like to go first?"

"I don't understand much of the rules, but I can learn." Sub Queen spoke up as she sat next to the cards.

"First one to find the next card wins!" Midori chuckled.

"You're on!" Mizuki grinned before all the women began to eye the cards, their bodies tensing as Bang ordered his pupil to pick up the next card.

-Charanko P.O.V.-

The pupil may not be trembling like a leaf anymore, but that didn't mean that he wasn't scared out of his mind at the sight of all these monsters. Monsters who were sitting mere feet away from him!

'Calmdowncalmdowncalmdowncalmdowncalmdown! HOW CAN I CALM DOWN?! MONSTERS ARE IN THE DOJO! But Master Bang is here! He's a Class-S Hero! And so is that cyborg there! I don't know about that bald guy, but he's someone who caught Master Bang's attention, so he must have potential! They can handle whatever these monsters do! But why do they keep saying that these monsters are good? How can a monster be good in the first place?! I don't understand any-why are they all looking at me?'

"Charanko!"

"What?! Huh? Oh! Master Bang?" Charanko sputtered.

"Please pick the next card." Bang instructed.

"Card?" he asked in confusion before looking down at the cards and remembered what was going on. "Oh right! Cards!" he said before shaking his head, taking a deep breath, and drawing the next card.

"Ro-"

Charanko didn't know what happened in the next few moments. One moment, there was calm and order. The next?

"MINE!"

CRASH!

"GIMME!"

SMACK!

ROOOAR!

"I GOT IT!"

"NO! ME!"

A dust cloud had actually kicked up as the women all jumped at the cards spread out on the floor in their attempt to find the right card first. The brawl was short, but ended after a few moments later to reveal...

"Uhhh..." was Charanko's intelligent response to what he was seeing. And boy, was he seeing something.

The women had all ended up in a massive dogpile between the four men in the room, their bodies squishing up against each other.

Beast Queen was on the bottom, her own muzzle being pressed into her cleavage by the Sub Queen's own breasts squishing up against hers from where she lay on top of her, the weight of the others on top of them smooshing them together. The only reason they weren't practically kissing was due to the Subterranean Queen using her four arms to push her body up, keeping their faces away from each other.

Next came Kogane, who's long limbs were splayed out and wiggling in an attempt to get free, with Captain Mizuki laying perpedicular on her, her tight shorts-covered bottom angled in Charanko's direction, giving him an unobstructed view of her squirming ass.

Keeping her pinned were Ki, Vaccine Woman, and Nori, the first and last blushing up a storm on account of how Vaccine Woman's head was trashing about between the two sets of breasts squishing up against her head.

And finally, we have Midori grinning on top of the pile, the correct card in her hand.

"Got it, suckers!" she called out gleefully as the rest of them squirmed under her. The rest of them could only squirm and groan under her as they tried to separate. Unfortunately, they weren't making much progress on account of all the kombu keeping them all tied to each other and wrapped around various limbs.

-3rd P.O.V.-

The four males in the room had various reactions to the current situation. Genos was impassively watching, Bang had a bead of sweat run down the side of his face, Saitama sighed in frustration as he pinched the bridge of his nose, and poor Charanko's dobak was stained red from the blood dripping from his nose.

"Get your tits outta my face!" came Vaccine Woman's muffled growl.

"Get your face out of my tits!" Nori countered weakly as she moaned from Vaccine Woman's rubbing, leaving Ki to merely giggle and moan in delight. She laughed as Mizuki's hair kept rubbing against her back as she tried to get out from under her.

"That's it! GET OFF!" Beast Queen roared as she put her hands onto Sub Queen's shoulders and pushed, shoving the pile of women off of her. Sadly, she'd forgetten the kombu keeping them together, and was dragged up with them all from the force.

"LOOK OUT, SAITAMA!" Midori shouted from above.

"Huh?" Saitama said as he looked up before being squished under the combined weight of the women present.

"MASTER/SAITAMA!" Bang and Genos called out, which also served to snap Charanko out of his daze and finally clamp his nose shut.

"What just happened?" Saitama blandly asked as he laid under the massive pile of women.

"Long story short?" Vaccine Woman said, her head still squishing between Ki and Nori's breasts. "I think we need to play a different game."

-Later-

After the little fiasco with the cards, everyone, and that included the untied women, were now gathered around two hammers and two helmets. Bang tried to explain that it was an ancient game-

"Isn't it just Jan Ken Pon with weapons?" Saitama interrupted.

"Well, yes." Bang answered, his eyebrow twitching in annoyance at being interupted..

"So the winner has to try and hit the loser with the hammer before the loser puts the helmet on?" Midori laughed, his eyes twinkling at the thought of hitting the others and not getting hit by Saitama.

"Yes. But only two people can play at a time." Bang explained. "Who would like to go first?"

"I DO!" the women all shouted before glaring at each other. They were about to argue-

"Don't fight."

-before sitting back down after two calm words from Saitama.

Charanko blinked at their sudden shift in demeanor. One second they looked like they were about to explode. The next, they were sitting and, if you looked closely at some of them, they were trembling.

'Did he tame these monsters?' thought the pupil before noticing Bang and Genos sitting across from each other.

"Tataitte, Kabutte, Jan Ken PON!"

Conk!

The women all laughed after seeing Genos get bonked with the hammer before he could grab the helmet.

"Nice hairdo!" Midori giggled as she pointed at the hammer print left on Genos' head.

"And that's how you play." Bang said as he and Genos swapped with Beast Queen and Mizuki.

"Get ready to lose!" Mizuki grinned.

"You can't beat me in a race. You won't beat me at this!" Beast Queen smirked.

"Tataitte, Kabutte, Jan Ken PON!" they said in sync, with Beast Queen throwing out rock to combat Mizuki's scissors. The athlete panicked as she reacted, but sighed in relief as she placed the helmet on her head.

CONK!

BONK!

Sadly, she realized that, with enough force, the helmet was pretty useless. Especially when the attack is strong enough to smack your head against the ground.

"Whoops!" Beast Queen yelped as Mizuki fell over, causing the others to run up to her. "Mizuki! Say something!"

"I don't wanna take ballet, mommy! I like track and field!" slurred the athletic hero.

"Eh, she'll be fine." Vaccine Woman shrugged.

"In the meantime, let's get back to hitting each other!" Midori giggled sadistically.

-Vaccine Woman Vs. Nori-

"PON!"

"YEEP!" Nori shrieked when she realized she'd lost. She didn't bother to grab the helmet in favor of surrounding herself in a big ball of her own hair. Vaccine Woman merely snickered at her reaction.

"I win." she said with a shrug.

-Kogane Vs. Midori-

"Cut it out! I already have the helmet on! Stop aiming for my legs!" Kogane yelled as she ran from a hammer-swinging Midori, who was cackling while chasing her.

-Sub Queen Vs. Saitama-

Conk!

"Ow! No fair! The helmet's too small for my head!" Sub Queen whined.

"My apologies. We don't usually have monsters here. At least, not to play these games." said Bang.

"Other monsters have come here before?" Beast Queen asked.

"Those who think that I'm too old to still be a hero." Bang explained.

And so it went after that. The group all kept changing and hitting each other, many of them laughing at the thought of hitting each other in a way that Saitama wouldn't get angry about. Charanko, who had been taken out after a round against Genos, merely stayed on the sidelines as everyone else enjoyed themselves with the game. Still, it wasn't a bad thing. After all, when the ones playing were slim, fit, and very endowed women, monsters or not, the view was very...pleasant.

'They keep...jiggling.' thought the white belt, his eyes not leaving the women.

"Come on, Master! Give it a try!" Mizuki urged at Saitama. "It's actually fun...when some of us aren't aiming to kill."

"You're never gonna let that go, are you?" Beast Queen grumbled with a blush.

"Hmm." Saitama hummed in a dull tone, clearly not interested in participating. This did not go unnoticed by the women. They all huddled up a bit away from the others. None of the men could figure out what they were talking about, but they could hear them giggle and nod before walking back towards them.

"What were you talking about?" Saitama asked them.

"Well..." Captain Mizuki began before leaning down and whispering something in his ear. Saitama didn't react at first before turning to Bang, a confident smile on his lips.

"Feel up for a round, Old Man?" he asked.

-Saitama Vs. Bang, Round 1-

Both heroes were sitting across from each other while the rest watched in anticipation. No one said anything as they waited for the two to face off against the other. Finally...

"Tataitte, Kabutte, Jan Ken PON!"

Conk!

Saitama blinked as he felt the hammer hit his bald head before an annoyed groan escaped his throat.

"You can do it, Master!" Mizuki shouted, leaving the others to give their own show of support. Sub Queen bowed her head, Ki and the others were waving their hair in the the shape of fans, Beast Queen gave him a thumbs up, Vaccine Woman smiled, and Genos simply waved a tiny flag with the words 'Go Master Saitama!' on it back and forth.

"One more time." said the bald hero.

"Of course." Bang replied, his calm never broken as he awaited the next round.

-Round 2-

"Jan Ken PON!"

Conk!

"One more time!" Saitama groaned.

-Round 3-

"PON!"

Conk!

-Round 26-

"ONE MORE TIME!" Saitama growled as he took heavy breaths. His head was read and smoking, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked a few seconds away from frothing at the mouth.

"Of course." Bang replied, his calm still there.

"TATAITTE, KABUTTE, JAN KEN PON!" they said in sync. To Saitama's immense delight, he'd finally thrown the winning hand. He fumbled in his attempts to grab the hammer, giving Bang plenty of time to place the helmet upon his head.

'Such a nostalgic feeling.' the old hero thought with a smile, his mind going back to the days when his dojo was full of young students. How he missed those days. Sure, Charanko was still here, but the young man looked like he didn't have any potential. Well, with any luck, he'd have two other students to train right beside him. He opened his eyes when he felt something was off before widening them in utter fear.

"Wait! He's going to-"

GGGGGGRRRROOOOOAAAA!

The old hero had finally come to realize exactly why these monsters had given up on trying to destroy humanity as he stared down a pissed off Saitama.

A pissed Saitama who was also about to knock his head into pastewithahammerSHIT-

CO-BLAAAAAAM!

The force of the strike not only shattered the helmet to pieces, but the gust of wind had sent the rest of the dojo's occupants flying. Bang would've died if not for his everything telling him to run.

"S-Such incredible power!" Bang gaped from where he'd smashed his fingers into the ceiling.

"HEY! YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DODGE, OLD MAN!" Saitama yelled up at Bang.

"He is right! You're supposed to let the hammer hit you, helmet or not!" Genos agreed.

"I don't want to sound like I'm going against you Master Saitama, but Bang would be dead if he stayed still!" Mizuki protested.

"The look on his fa-a-a-ace!" Midori cackled along with the other monsters. "He looked like he was about to piss himself!"

"B-Be nice, Midori!" Ki snickered.

"Hey, show some respect!" Charanko yelled while Bang jumped back down from the ceiling.

"Come on! One more time!" Saitama demanded.

"No need." Beast Queen chuckled, causing him to turn towards her. "Even if you didn't hit him, you still won, so we'll hold up our end of the deal."

"What deal?" Genos asked.

"We said that if Saitama won even one match, we'd make him a nice victory dinner." Nori explained with a smile.

"Well, after that lovely meal and those fun games, I can't think of anything to say except apology accepted." Kogane stated.

"Yeah. I forgive you for breaking my spine." Beast Queen said with a shrug.

"I am glad you all had fun." Bang said with a smile as they all prepared to leave. "If you want to come again, the door's always open." He watched as the group all got their shoes on before sighing.

'Best to let them leave happy then upset them with a chance to recruit.' thought the Class-S Hero as the others made to leave.

At least, until Mizuki suddenly stopped just before exiting the door.

"Captain Mizuki?" said Genos, gaining everyone's attention. The athletic hero didn't respond as she stared at the ground, her brows furrowed in thought before suddenly spinning around and staring straight at Bang, her usual cheer gone.

"Why were you in the City-Z abandoned district?" she asked. The others were surprised at her sudden question before becoming curious as well. "Were you sent by the Hero Association on business? Or were you looking for a specific monster that you were chasing before running into us?"

Bang said nothing, the tension rising at his silence, before he sighed again.

"The truth is, I didn't come for any of those reasons." the old hero answered before looking at Saitama. "I came because I had heard that Saitama lived there and wanted to meet him."

"Me?" Saitama asked. "Why?"

"Because I've been curious ever since you destroyed that meteor." he explained.

"You mean that big one that was gonna destroy City-Z?" Vaccine Woman asked.

"Indeed." Bang nodded.

"Um...why?" Nori asked in a quiet voice.

"I was hoping to recruit him into my dojo." Bang said, shocking the others.

"You want him to learn martial arts?" Ki asked with a raised eyebrow before blinking and looking up at nothing, images of Saitama in a dobak coming to mind. "Hmm." she hummed, her eyes taking on a dreamy glimmer.

"Earth to Ki. Wake up!" Sub Queen called out while snapping two sets of fingers in front of her face, breaking her out of her trance in time to see Bang demonstrate his art. He moved in a way that looked like water was flowing behind them before ending in a martial art stance.

"Fist of Flowing Water, Crushing Rock!" Bang explained before relaxing. "I've been looking for some new students. Would you like to learn?"

"No thanks." Saitama turned down immediately.

"...I see." was all Bang said. He waved them goodbye before they all left, his impassive mask hiding his disappointment.

"Are you alright, Master?" Charanko asked.

"Do not worry. I'm not going to give up so easily." said the martial arts master before turning to walk away. He stopped when he heard the paper door open, causing him and Charanko to turn and see Saitama at the door. "Did you forget something Saitama?"

"No." he said before moving out of the way, allowing Midori to step forward while fiddling with her fingers. "She wanted to ask you something?"

"Oh?" said Bang as he approached her. What she asked shocked, confused, and delighted him.

"Can I join?"