Chapter 20 (Noisy Night)
The Scout Regiment hurry their preparations for retaking Wall Maria. While Garou and Blast will defend Wall Sina, Saitama, Tatsumaki and Genos will go on this hard mission. There came another... One more thing to shape humanity's fate and Saitama's not so well excitement had been found.
All the heroes including Saitama were inside an office with Hanje, Erwin, Pyxis, Levi and they was waiting Darius to arrive. He entered the room.
"Sorry I'm late." Darius strode toward them. He sat down on the chair and crossed his fingers together.
"Well? Have we discovered what's in the container?" Darius asked curiously whilst Saitama was toying with a small book by flipping the pages repeatedly.
"The thing is... With our technology, I'm afraid we can't dig much deeper. Like we've heared from Eren and Historia, it seems to originate from some sort of human bodify fluid." Hanje resumed her hypothesis seriously.
"However, it vaporizes when exposed to air, making analysis difficult. Whoever made it must have had technology far superior to ours. It turns whoever inject himself with it into a titan so I highly doubt it came from your world."
Hanje pointed and forced Genos to speak in a calm tone.
"Indeed, in our world the monsters was transforming the people into monsters with some purple orbs called 'monster cells' I never saw such method before in our world." The cyborg finished his theory.
"I'm sure about that Genos. Now if it was the Reiss family the ones responsible for that, I can't imagine how..." Hanje shift her gaze back to the injection, everyone was staring at it except Saitama who was half asleep ok the chair.
Pyxis spoke cleverly "In that case, instead of tampering with it, we should use it to achieve our current objective."
"You can use us! Idiots!" Tatsumaki shouted with her egoistical expression towards the commanders, her green aura glow brighter around her body.
"Calm down, Terrible Tornado. It's their decision about the serum to make." Blast holded her hand and calm her down.
"Hmph!" She shook her head away.
"Thanks Blast, well who do we entrust it to? Erwin, to you?" Darius gaze shifted to Erwin who was standing still.
"No... I'm no more than a wounded soldier. This box belongs with one of our elite soldiers or one of the heroes who has the best odds of survi-" Levi cut him off.
"That's the guy right there... Someone wake him up." Levi pointed Saitama, the Caped hero were sleeping on the table.
Genos patted his master and woke him up. "Sensei, Sensei wake up." "Ohh... Awwww Ge-Genos? Are we done?" Saitama asked with neutral expression.
"Saitama, you belong in Levi's squad and possess immense strength and unlimited speed. You must take this burden." Erwin explained to Saitama by placing the small box near him.
"Look Umm, I'm not the guy that keep weird gizmos, I cannot secure the protection of that small thingy." Saitama stated to everyone inside the room.
"I completely understand why you say that Saitama, in that case." Erwin shook his head towards Levi.
"Levi, would you keep it?" "If it's an order, just say so. Why even ask the question?" Levi exclaimed to him.
"We can't predict in what situation we'll have to use this. We'll be relying on you to make a decision on the fly. Judging when and who to use it on will be for you to choose. Can we leave that to you?"
Erwin took a question from Levi instead of an answer. "If this dream of yours comes true, what will you do then?"
"I... don't know. I won't until it happens." Erwin stated to the Captain with a determined expression.
"I see... All right. I'll do it." Levi closed the small box and took it.
"By the way, I'd like to unveil that work of mine soon. Have you given it thought?" Darius shook his gaze to Pyxis.
"You still haven't given up on that? If the public saw that repulsive display, trust in the military would hit rock bottom." Pyxis replied whilst he stare the heroes and then back to Darius.
"You don't know art when you see it." Darius answered.
"Oi, Saitama, Genos, Tatsumaki. With me." Levi walk out of the room with the three heroes obeyed to his order, following him outside.
"Oh? We'll eat now?" "Yes! Captain count of me and my Sensei!" "I'm surrounded by idiots! Hmph!"
Few hours later
After Saitama filled up his stomach and took a well deserved nap. Him, Tatsumaki and Genos followed Levi inside of a room, there were few more random people there, Erwin and Hanje came after with information about Grisha Yeager, Eren's father.
Erwin begun the conversation by placing the paper on the table. "In other words, Eren's father, Grisha Jeager... ...is likely a human who came from outside the Walls."
Hanje spoke next "Just like Annie, Reiner, and Bertholdt, he possessed the power of the titans. But different from those three, he was supportive of humanity within the Walls."
One of the random guys talk back "You are some of the heroes huh? Amazing, humanity is counting on you to destroy those titan bastards! Now Hanje if Grisha was so interested to know about the Scouts and such, we could've used more of that support of his."
"I wonder... From the moment he entered the Walls, he was searching for the royal family all alone, I'm sure." Hanje continued while she shift her gaze to Erwin.
"And that... That's not something you do without incredible resolve. That same father wanted to show his 10 years old son, eager to join the Scouts, the basement of their house. On death's door, he said the truth of it all was... in the basement. What in the world do you think is down there?" She finished and asked Erwin with curiosity.
Before he say anything Saitama raised an arm and asked. "Can I have a cup of tea?" Levi smirked and mumbled "You got taste Saitama."
The Captain gave to Saitama his cup of black tea. "Thanks a lot." The hero retorted while he drink a tiny bit of the tea.
Erwin reply back to Hanje "Things which mustn't be said. No... Things Grisha Jeager couldn't say, even if he wanted to. That which the first Reiss king wiped from our memories... ...memories of our world... ...is what I hope, but... Pondering about it here won't accomplish much." He stare the other men.
"The preparations finished today. The operation to retake Wall Maria starts in two days. Want to know what's in the basement? Let's go see for ourselves. Isn't that what Scouts do?" Erwin stated and encouraged everyone excluding Saitama who was bored to death.
"Let all your squads know, they won't participate in the operation!" Erwin was determined.
"Are you crazy?! Erwin! You can't go by yourself!" One of the random men said "I won't be alone, I'm just clearly saying I won't need more than 10 people to complete this mission."
Erwin gave a slight smile and shifted his fully attention On Saitama, Genos and Tatsumaki. The cyborg answered to them with his orange glowing eyes.
"Yes, don't risk your men's lives for nothing, let us heroes deal with the threats that awaits us out there. Me and my Sensei are more than enough to retake your Wall, we even have Terrible Tornado from here."
Genos extended his arm and pointed Tatsumaki who was floating. "I don't need YOUR help nor egg head's! Plus your well named soldiers are just weakling hindrances for me!" Tatsumaki shouted arrogantly.
"I hope you're not just talk... Heroes." One of them replied nervous and left the room with Hanje leaving the heroes, Levi and Erwin inside.
Levi stand up on the door with his hands in his pockets. "What is it, Levi?" Erwin asked "It's a bit hasty, but... What will you do after we retake Wall Maria thanks to them?" Levi meant the heroes to Erwin.
"I'd guess you will put them defending just like the other two huh? But... After that?" Erwin's eyes widen moderately and speak.
"Eliminating threats. Outside the Walls, there seems to be someone hoping titans will eat us all. Of course, the answer to who is in the basement, I imagine. But fortunately this someone doesn't know we possess immortals on our side called heroes." Erwin's gaze shifted back to the three heroes.
"I'm asking this because you might not live that long. You can't exactly move like you used to. Let Hanje call the shots. You'll just be dead weight. Let the good news come to you. We'll tell the others I argued till you gave in. No... That's actually what I intend. Fine with that?"
Levi waited Erwin's answer with particular interest.
"I'm not. I'm fine being good. Use me as ba-" Saitama cut him off and came in the conversation.
"No dude! No one will be used as bait don't be stupid, I can deal with those titans with Genos and the... Sassy child I guess." "I'M WAY OLDER THAN YOU BALDY!" Tatsumaki shouted furiously.
"Heroes, listen to me." Erwin was sharing his gaze to Levi and the heroes before he continue.
"It's true, this operation will be dangerous cause with your powers... ...Battles at that level... Would be deadly for anyone involved, but... to humanity, it's more important than anything else. That's why I've gone to such lengths. This is all my plan. One Punch Man, Genos, Terrible Tornado. All humanity will counting on you to complete this operation." Erwin finished and placed his hand on his knee.
"Erwin, the operation to retake Wall Maria will proceed with you weeping here. It'll be a bitch to get to the toilet though." Levi retorted.
Erwin released a small laugh "I'd like to avoid that. What you're saying is right. A wounded soldier should stay off the battlefield and let the heroes do the dirty job. However... There will come a moment when we learn the truth of our world... ...and I must be there for it."
Levi took some seconds to process Erwin's words and reply back. "Is it that important to you? More than your legs?" "Yes." Levi ask again "More than humanity's victory?" Erwin gave the same answer.
"Yes." Silence kept in the to for ten seconds, after that Levi stared down and spoke. "I see..." He grab the door's grip and shook his head back. "Erwin... I'll trust your judgment. Saitama, Genos and Tatsumaki with me." The Captain ordered the three heroes.
"Hmph Fine!" "Oh? Okay let's go." "Right behind you Captain Levi." All of them stated with their own answer and followed Levi outside of the room.
One Day Later
"Go see your animal comrades." Levi replied to them. "Hmph! I don't belong with those pigs! I'll go see Blast." She flee away leaving Saitama and Genos with Levi.
"Oh? Why everyone's screaming?" Saitama asked Levi "Because they eating meat that's why, tsk idiots." The Captain left Genos and his master.
"Let's go see the others Genos!" "Yes! Sensei!" Saitama opened the door to see all the tables full of meat, everyone was arguing who will get the big pieces and some others were already devouring huge bites.
"Man... I'm hungry, Oh! Look it's Sasha." Saitama saw Connie holding Sasha and begging her to calm down cause she had a massive piece of meat in her mouth, she was truly eating like a wild animal.
"Sasha Stop! I... I don't wanna have to kill you!" Jean took the piece of meat from Sasha's mouth and shouted. "You can't eat the whole thing alone!" Sasha screamed and bite Jean's fingers.
"You're eating me! Eating me! Eating me!" Connie screamed to her "Sasha! That mean is Jean! Have you lost your mind?!"
"Oi calm down please." Saitama exclaimed, making everyone stare at him for a few seconds before they resume eating. 'Heh! Even One Punch Man is hungry eh?' most of the people thought for Saitama.
Sasha let go of Jean's hand and stared Saitama who was now holding the big piece of meat she was trying to eat earlier.
"Here, eat." Saitama gave it to her and she bite slowly and gentle. "Good Girl." The hero calmed her down in an instant.
"See guys? Don't treat her like animal." Saitama patted slowly her head. "Your hair are so soft, I can feel it even with those gloves on." One Punch Man stated toward Sasha.
After 10 whole minutes Sasha finally devoured the entire piece, she came closer to Saitama who was sitting with Genos next to her.
"Th-thank you... ...Saitama...you do... ...You do care!" She grabbed Saitama's head and kissed his mouth without hesitation.
Everyone around the table except Genos and Mikasa felt disgust and almost puked cause of the fact her breath had the smell of meat.
'It's not worse than the black hair girl's saliva tho.' Saitama thought to himself and stared Mikasa who had a blank expression towards him and Genos.
While Saitama was with Sasha Eren and Connie were talking about their encounter with Bertholdt four months before.
"Four months huh?" Eren mumbled "But to think, in just four months, we're in Squad Levi. And we met those amazing heroes like Saitama and Genos. We climbed the ranks in a flash with them."
Connie replied and gave a smirk to Eren. "It's cuz you're a genius." Eren made a joke with Connie "Damn straight I am. Let's eat before our food gets cold."
Eren and Connie returned back to them table with the others.
"So it's true? What you told us Genos?" Jean questioned the demon cyborg with slightly disbelief befalling him.
"Yes, no men from your Scout regiment will participate and risk their lives in this operation, it will be only me, my Sensei, Terrible Tornado and your squad probably. With Captain Levi and Commander Erwin being with us."
"Then you heroes will have some sort of plan, that's good. Your not like the most useless of all who only knows how to charge in without thinking." Jean grabbed Eren's attention.
"Jean... Who do you mean by that?" Jean reply intimidating "Who else but you? You suicidal maniac." Eren have a big smile and retort.
"Actually, I found something out recently. I'm quite a normal person, you know? So if you're saying that to me, that just makes you a coward, Jean. Oh wait, I got it you can hide behind Saitama who will protect your weak ass."
"TAKE THAT BACK YOU PIG SHIT!" Eren and Jean start arguing and shouted to each other, they delivered some punches but no one interfere to stop them.
"Shouldn't we stop them?" Saitama asked Mikasa whilst Sasha was licking his cheek with her tongue her face was blushed quite a lot and her eyes were closed, Saitama didn't mind about it though.
"No... Sa-Saitama... I think it's fine." Mikasa responded, both her and Saitama had neutral expressions. Plus it was extremely rare she would talk to him without hissing or being angry about his presence.
Levi stepped in and knocked them both down. Jean with a kick and Eren with a punch. "Oi, you're all too damn rowdy. Go to sleep. And clean that up." Everyone shouted in union.
"Yes! Sir!" Levi approached Saitama who hadn't moved an inch thanks to Sasha's licking job. The Captain felt disgust seeing such scene.
"You are fine with this?" Levi asked Saitama with crossed hands while Sasha kept licking and kissing Saitama's cheeks, they were smelling like meat.
"It's not worse than getting spit to the face almost twice or having someone trying to kill you for no reason. She's in love with me and that's the way Sasha showing it, you can say she's my girlfriend."
The Hero wanted to see if he will feel anything by letting Sasha doing this. He felt a little bit funny from this, not much but that feeling was way better than boredom.
"You are as weird as her, tsk nevermind." He walk away.
"Umm Sasha, don't you think this is a bit much? You've been doing this for like 5 minutes, are the couples doing this for so long?" Sasha's tongue returned inside her mouth.
"Totally and I could do this all day with you my love. You can do whatever you want with me. I told you Saitama, my body wants you soooo bad!" Saitama shrugged and ask Levi "Well ok then, it can't be helped it. Hey, Levi guy."
"What is it?" "Can I get that paper towel around your neck so I can clean my face up?" Levi understood what he meant and answer angrily.
"You mean my carvat? You can forget it. Plus you said it's not that bad, she's your responsibility now Saitama." Levi left with a small smirk.
"Okay nevermind." Saitama cleaned his face with his gloves. "Awww I'll go now, Genos you coming?" The young cyborg answered positively.
"Yes! Sensei!" Genos followed his master. Saitama stared Sasha, she was sending him blowing kisses.
"I'll be waiting for you my lovely hero." Her faced had turned brighter red than before.
Saitama and Genos saw Eren, Mikasa and Armin talking while they were sitting on some stairs, they could see the giant Wall from there, the view was truly emotional.
Saitama and Genos approached them and sat down with them.
"What are you guys talking about?" Saitama asked Eren.
"Ah... It's the sea and the things are out of the Walls." The titan shifter explained to Saitama and Genos.
Armin stood up excited and extended his arms. "Right?! Let's start by seeing the sea! Saitama! Genos! Don't you wanna see the sea too?" Armin asked them while shifting his attention on them.
"Why not, instead of doing absolutely nothing we can go at the beach I guess..." Genos nodded to Armin after Saitama finished his phrase.
"See guys?! Even Saitama and Genos know the sea exists! You still doubt that it's real, Eren! You'll see! It does exist!" Armin was really excited about the ocean.
"All right then. Guess we'll have to go see." Eren said making Armin to make a promise with him.
"It's a promise, then! You have to!"
'Why Levi is stalking from the corner?' Saitama thought, he knew Levi was hearing the entire conversation way before him and Genos arrive.
The Next Day Before Sunset
"Just before sunset... It's finally time." Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Saitama, Genos and Tatsumaki were on the Wall staring at the sun and thinking about the mission.
After the Scouts saluted with Darius and the others, Erwin came along with Levi and Hanje.
Only those and a few more like Jean, Connie and Sasha would be with them in this dangerous operation to retake Wall Maria.
People were cheering and encouraging the heroes and the few brave Scouts. "Take back Wall Maria for us!"
Another one shouted to the heroes. "The future of humanity is in your hands heroes!"
Every civilian had something to say "Captain Levi! Thank you for saving our city!"
"One Punch Man! Send the titans back to oblivion there's where they belong!"
"Genos! Burn the giant bastards to ashes!"
The heroes and the few Scouts were hearing and watching from above on the Wall.
"Terrible Tornado! Destroy those monsters for us!" "Scouts and Heroes! Go and reclaim our territory!"
Levi mumble next to Erwin "Someone's got a big mouth."
"Well, with the commotion we made, of course they'd find out." Hanje responded honest.
Connie, Jean, Sasha, and Genos shouted together to the people. "Yeah! You can count on us! You know we will!"
"As far as I'm aware, this is a first." Erwin stated and raised his arm towards the crowd, releasing a battle cry to encourage them even more!
All the citizens screamed with their fisted hands pointing up to them.
Erwin equipped his sword and shouted determined to the small unstoppable team they had made together.
"The final operation to retake Wall Maria... ...will now commence!"
Saitama simply jumped down from the Wall and Tatsumaki levitated everyone else including their horses and placed them on the ground from the other side of the Wall.
Erwin's determination had reached it's climax, he shouted proud.
"Advance!" Him, Levi, Hanje and everyone else were riding their horses excluding the 3 heroes.
Tatsumaki were using her power to follow them whilst Saitama and Genos were running next to their horses.
"Heroes! Give everything you've got!" Erwin exclaimed to them seriously.
"I will unleashed my rage on those titans! Hmph!"
"Yes! Me and my Sensei won't fail you Sir!"
"Oh? I want a challenge but I highly doubt about that." The 3 heroes answered toward Erwin and resumed their journey to Wall Maria.