Chapter 19 (Bystander)
2 Months Later
"Hey! You wait right there!" Historia shouted at 2 orphans and run after them.
"Isn't this...? Jean was about to say but Armin answer for him. "Yeah... Not quite the Queen I was expecting."
"And it's only been two months since she was crowned. Seems like she's better suited to run an orphanage." Jean retorted to Armin.
"She's been here almost everyday, do you know what the people are calling her? The Cattle Farming Goddess, in a good way, of course. Saitama will gain a title name too today." Armin stated.
"Interesting, so we've finally got a goddess that is being protecting by an invincible bald man and 4 other superhumans huh?" Jean gave a goofy smile and said mockingly to Eren and Armin.
"At this rate, no one will remember the chump who plugged up Trost, yeah?" "One of the reasons Historia decided to become queen was... ...to do all this." Eren replied calmly.
"This, meaning?" Armin asked "Taking care of the orphans and needy from the underground to the edge of the Walls. Since he was raised underground, the Captain supported her, too. When people need help, she said she'll come with Saitama to their rescue, no matter who or where. That's... what Historia wants to do." Eren finished and Historia approached them.
"Oh? You're slacking again!"
With Saitama and Genos
Commanders with Levi, including Saitama, Genos, Garou and the S class heroes were gathered inside of a big office. They were figuring out a hero title name for Saitama, since he could defeat anyone in one punch. Everyone had documents of Saitama's powers and battles.
"You fought the Colossal and the Armored titan?!" Pyxis asked quite surpriced while he was scratching his moustache. "Yeah, they were very weak if you ask me." Saitama responded honestly. In these 2 months the scouts informed Garou and the S class heroes about the titans, the shifters and their enemies, Reiner and Bertholdt.
"Hmph! They won't last a minute against me!" Tatsumaki exclaimed whilst she buffed her cheeks and crossed her arms together.
"We know Terrible Tornado. We just doesn't know their location yet, they hiding well... for now." Erwin retorted to the ESper.
"I will break their bones when we'll find them!" Garou rescripted with a smirk "You can't come with us in an expedition Killer Wolf, Queen Historia had decide, you and Blast to stay and defend the people in Wall Sina, don't you remember 2 months ago when she crowned?" Levi stated with his calm expression towards Garou.
"Tsk! It's boring as hell, I hope I'll find a chance to break some bad guys." Blast placed the documents on the table and reply, making everyone to shift their gazes on him.
"Like Saitama said before, these titans are very weak against us heroes, You don't need to send soldiers in expeditions risking their lives, You can simply sending 3 or even 4 of us and the job will be a success!" The #1 hero exclaimed with his heroic smile planted on his face.
"That's correct, Blast. However we're not here for that." Hanje answered to Blast "Oi, Four Eyes. He's right, Erwin why we have to sacrifice our men since we possess immortals?" Levi's gaze shifted towards Erwin who was holding his chin.
"Blast and Garou will be occupied with the protection of the citizens, we can only count on Saitama, Genos and Terrible Tornado." Erwin explained, making everyone to stay silent in the room for a few seconds.
"Me and Sensei can handle whatever they thrown at us!" Genos stated determined "Hmph! Because I'll be with you that doesn't mean I'll need your help!" Tatsumaki replied angry.
"I found it!" Darius shouted and smacked the documents on the table. "Since Saitama can defeat everything in one punch, his title will be... One Punch Man!" The regiment Commaders thought about it and agreed.
"It's perfect." Erwin replied and resumed with a serious expression. "You 3 will be with us, Terrible Tornado, Genos and One Punch Man." Saitama raised an eyebrow and ask.
"We'll go outside of the Walls?" Levi smacked his forehead and shook his head left and right.
"Yes, Saitama we will retake Wall Maria and uncover the titans origins." Erwin answered to the Caped baldy.
"One Punch Man it is then huh! I would like to see if you have a strong opponent against you, will you take him out in one punch? Let's spar someday, you and me Saitama." Blast stated to the Caped hero.
"Yeah, okay. But now that's done, I'll go see the others." Saitama stood up from his chair and left the room.
"Sensei! I'm coming with you!" Genos ran right after his master. Erwin gave a smirk and stared at the door. "What is it?" Pyxis asked.
"Humanity will be free someday... I know, thanks to them and you too." He pointed Blast, Garou and Tatsumaki.
"We will not stop till humanity in this world is saved!" Blast smiled again with cocky eyebrows.
Saitama and Genos walk into the tavern to see Eren and the others, they heared Eren talking about something.
"A nightmare, huh?" Saitama and Genos greeted them and sat down. Genos next to Mikasa and Saitama next to Sasha who she immediately gave him a blow kiss.
"Hi, Saitama. Genos." Armin said whilst everybody except Sasha and Mikasa waved at them. Mikasa's face was blank and cold, Sasha was busy kissing Saitama's cheek.
"Ok, ok Sasha. Give me a lunchbreak." Saitama's words made her stop and retort. "Oops... Sorry my love..." She didn't separated from next to him though.
"Saitama Sensei finally got his worthy hero title name!" Genos exclaimed towards everyone on the table. "And that is?" Jean asked with a raised eyebrow. "One Punch Man."
"That's satisfying, I guess..." Saitama rebutter and continued "So what you was talking about guys?" He grabbed Eren's attention and he continue talking.
"Listen, Saitama and Genos. With all that's happened, it's been so vague... But who exactly are we fighting against? We doesn't know." Everyone's gazes was on Eren.
"That is, are titans just... ...people being tormented by some nightmare? For a time, I was... one of those titans." He remembered the time he ate his father.
"Eren! You still have bread and soup left. Save talking for after you've eaten." Mikasa stated with a serious expression. "Right. Sorry, Mikasa." Eren shook his head down and stare at the food.
Saitama was picking his nose and yawned. "Awwww, Boriiiiing! Come on man, you can't be serious even an idiot could understand from the beginning, these titans were actually humans from the first place!" Saitama said whilst Genos was writing his words of wisedom in his notebook.
"Shut up Baldy! Eren can say whatever he wants! And if you got a problem with that, you and I can settle it right now! I don't care if Captain and everyone else is trusting you, I still don't!"
Mikasa clenched her fist and glared daggers towards Saitama. Genos stood up and aimed Mikasa with his right hand cannon, he had a killing intense expression.
"Listen, spoiled brat. Shut up and get lost, or get beat down." Saitama cheered for Genos with his left clenched hand moving up and down. "That's it! Yeah!"
"Tch! Go... ...back to your... ...own freak world!" She shouted and hit her hand on the table. Jean interfere and prevented Genos from killing Mikasa inside the tavern.
"Oi, calm down. We're all in the same team. And hey Eren. I swear that's all you do lately... mumbling shit to yourself. When you should be trying to remember that one guy. You saw, right? In the cavern when those memories came back... That guy in the Scouts who you think met your dad."
Eren spoke after Jean surpriced "Yeah... That day, I'm pretty sure he was with my dad." Eren drink from his beer and resumed. "He's gotta know something. The thing is, though, I feel like I've met the guy somewhere."
"You mean not Dr. Jeager, but you, yourself?" Armin asked Eren "I think so..."
"Smack your head and see if you can remember." Saitama said while he was resting on his right hand, Sasha kissed his cheek and say. "I'm was about to say that!"
"Saitama's right twerp. You might remember if you stopped holding hands with Historia for once. Get a head butt from the commandant." Jean declared making Eren to hold his head and remember something important.
"If that helped me remember, I'd- Huh?" Suddenly Eren stoop up from the table and took everyone's gazes. "The Cadet Corps commandant... Keith Sadies!"
They went back to where they started, before Saitama arrive in their world
Everyone were riding horses excluding Saitama, Genos and Tatsumaki, matching with the horses was a routine for the heroes now.
"Before Erwin, he was the 12th Commander of the Scout Regiment. It's been a long while since I've seen him." Hanje explained. "Hmph! I ain't got all day!" Tatsumaki stated furiously.
They arrived to the open area where all the cadets were training to become soldiers. Eren approached Sadies from behind.
"Commandant Sadies." Sadies turned his head to face them all, he saw Levi, Hanje, Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Jean, Sasha who was hiding behind Saitama, Genos and a floating green curved hair woman. Eren saluted him by placing his right hand on his heart.
They sat on a table, Sasha, Saitama and Genos were standing. "I'm seeing some of the heroes but... what's wrong, Braus? Not sitting?" Sasha shouted behind Saitama's back.
"No! I am quite fine standing behind here!" Sadies continued staring at Sasha, she was being behind Saitama for protection.
"If I recall... Back in the day, I always used to call you in here to chew you out. And it's only been a handful of months. I hardly recognize you all anymore. Except for those 3, in the previous 2 months I heared rumours about some supernatural humans that can go head on against titans."
Saitama was ready to reply but Hanje came first. "Commander Sadies... Rather, Commandant... With preparations to retake Wall Maria underway, perhaps you can guess what brings us here today." Sadies and Eren made eye contact, then he said.
"Eren. You resemble your mother so much. However, the fangs lurking deep in your eyes are surely your father's." Eren stoop up from the chair and demand "Tell me about him! Everything you know!"
Sadies spoke with a low voice "I know nothing... in the grand scheme of things. However, I can tell you a story utterly useless to humanity. The story of my past... as a mere bystander. Twenty years ago. Wall Maria. In front of the gates of Shiganshina, he was there."
He begun telling them the tale of his younger days and about Grisha Jeager, how he became a doctor, how he married Carla and made Eren, and how Sadies found Eren inside the forest after he ate his father.
In Wall Maria Shiganshina District
Sonic was staring the sky on a roof. "Hey! Sonic, come join us!" Reiner shifted his head up and stated to Sonic. "I'm not interested, leave me alone." Reiner retort nervous towards Sonic.
"H-hey... It's been 2 months since we met and fought. I know you doesn't care about us but... ...Come don't be like that!" The Armored titan shifter extended his hand, grabbing Sonic's attention.
"I'm not interested in joining forces with weak shells like you, the only thing I know except for wanting Saitama, is that the weak spot of the titans are their napes and about 9 humans that can turn into titans, each other with different power, you have the 'Armored titan' power, the black hair man has the 'Colossal titan' and the blond beard old man has the controlling power huh?"
Reiner cleared his throat and said "That's correct and don't you remember what I promised to you after our fight?!" "Hmm..." Sonic mumbled.
Flashback 2 months before
"Who is that?! Reiner!" Bertholdt shouted, pointing Sonic who was front of Eren Jeager's house.
"Hoooh? He doesn't seem from around here, Reiner try to learn where he's from and how he ended up here. I want to see if he says the truth..."
The shirtless man declaired while him and Bertholdt were watching from the other side.
Reiner stand behind him but Sonic instantly turned around and faced him.
"Hey! Identify yourself!" Reiner shouted, he saw a slim young man with an androgynous appearance.
His long black hair was normally tied up in a topknot, and bangs fall over his face. Reiner saw a noticeable feature on that stranger, it was his purple marks underneath his large gray eyes.
The man was wearing a tight black bodysuit highlighted by metal plating on his shins, arms, shoulders, chest and waist, as well as a long purple scarf that falls to his legs.
"Who the hell are you?! Where's Saitama!" Sonic pull out his blade, Reiner got confused and shocked.
"Wait a second! You and Saitama are allies!?" "Not even in the slightest, I'm his biggest enemy! Speed-O-Sound Sonic!" Sonic holded his sword grip tighter.
"We are his enemies too! We can combine our power to deal with him! He is protecting someone we want... we... want... Wait a second... ...you look similar to him and your voice is exactly the same! Please help us and we'll make you one of our proud warriors!",
Sonic gave his child like smile and reply. "I ain't working with weaklings as you! Get lost!"
Reiner walk closer and answered with a threateningly tone. "I'm afraid I can't do that... How we know you're not a spy then? You must die, another reason for that is because you look similar and sound EXACTLY like Eren!"
Reiner bite himself and turned into the Armored titan. "Heeeee... heeh!" Sonic unleashed a creepy giggle and attacked the Armored titan.
In a couple of attoseconds Sonic was standing on top of Reiner's shoulder, ready to stab him with his sword.
"Armor?! Hmm!" The Armored titan attempted to grab him but he was very slow compared to Sonic. He saw the ninja standing front of him again.
"You're too slow big man, you can't keep up with my superhuman speed and agility!"
The modern ninja exclaimed with an insane smile planted on his face. No response from the Armored titan.
"If you are too confident in your fight but lose... the result will always be the same." Sonic retorted to Reiner before he attacks again.
"Exploding Shuriken!" Sonic shouted and throwed a shuriken on the Armored titan, it exploded on Reiner's body and broke some of his armor.
Reiner shouted inside his mind. 'GRRR! What kind of ultra weapon is that, that can break my armor so EASILY?! That man is the second one that can destroy my armor after Saitama!'
"Found your weakness huh?! How about this! Hail of Carnage!" Sonic throwed a hail of exploding shuriken, causing destruction to their surroundings. It destroyed completely the armor around Reiner's body and made him fall down to the ground.
Bertholdt flew and intervened. He stand front of the Armored titan and reply towards the ninja.
"Stop! Please! Don't kill Reiner, we don't have the time to deal with a powerful foe like you! We already have problem with Saitama!"
"Tsk! Fucking weaklings... Stay away and don't even try to attack me again, or else you will find your body missing it's head."
Sonic walk away from them and lowered his sword, placing it back to it's case.
"Don't you want to know about this world?!" Sonic turned back again and stared the mysterious man.
"Who are you? What you want?!" Sonic said, the man cleaned his glasses and answer calmly. "Oh me? Nothing I'm just trying to give you information about this world."
"W-What you mean? How you know I'm not from this world?!" Sonic asked quite surpriced "I saw somekind of a green portal opening and you came from inside it. It's obvious you are not from here." The man declaired.
"Zeke-San?! You saw such thing?!" Bertholdt asked with utter shock, the man nodded.
"What I need to know old man?" Sonic questioned him again.
"There are creatures in this world called titans, they eat humans like you and us, they can be killed if you cut off their nape. And there are 9 people that can turn into a titan with a unique power each one of them, you seeing 3 of them front of you." The man explained to the modern ninja.
"You 3 can turn into a titan eh? Like that guy I just fought?" Sonic asked and pointed Reiner who came out of the nape exhausted.
"Yes, I possess the power to control the titans, Reiner from here can transform into the Armored titan and Bertholdt into the Colossal one." He pointed both of his warriors.
"H-Hey! Sonic... I promise you, if you stay with us here. Saitama will come along with our enemies!" Reiner said in a miserable tone towards Sonic.
"I'll wait as long as it takes to fight him again!" Sonic turned around and walked away.
The mysterious man's gaze shifted upon Bertholdt. "He is not with our enemies, he's just confused..."
Bertholdt ask the man nervously "Isn't he going to cause us trouble?!"
The shirtless man's gaze shifted towards Sonic and stated relaxed.
"Nah... ...He might take out this Saitama for us, don't let this chance go to waste, we can't fully trust him but he's the best choice we have right now." He touched his glasses.
End of Flashback
"Yeah... I remember what you promised to me... ...Saitama will come here but when!" Sonic shouted furiously towards Reiner.
"Him and the pityful Scouts will try to reclaim the Wall. There are 3 Walls, this is Wall Maria we're inside right now but got destroyed by the titans, the second one is Wall Rose, and the third one Wall Sina." Reiner explained to Sonic.
"Alright. I'll keep my eyes open for these... ...Scouts." Sonic ended the conversation and disappeared from Reiner's sight.