Chapter 24 (Saitama vs Bertholdt) {Final Round}
Saitama spotted his friends and run towards them with his immense speed, Genos saw him and exhaled in relieve.
"Look! My sensei is here!." Everyone placed their gazes on Saitama who just landed atop of the roof with them, Eren's still in his Attack titan form. Whilst everyone else had desperate faces.
"Saitama! We're saved!" Sasha ran and hugged him tightly, the hero patted her head.
"Miss me so much? Sasha?" She didn't answer, potato girl's eyes released tears of joy.
"I... I thought I lost you... ...My love!" Saitama cleared her eyes and encourage her and everyone else, Genos knew his master will say something wise, thus he equipped his small notebook.
"Listen everyone. I will defeat that giant titan, but that doesn't mean you are weak." The hero extended his right red gloved hand and clenched it into a fist.
"We are all trying our best and I know that, you all did well! I truly mean that. And you know why?" Everyone gave question mark expressions toward Saitama.
"The reason is... Human beings are strong because we can change ourselves!" Everyone's eyes widen in determination, Jean raised his right eye brow and ask the hero.
"But how you became so strong to be able to punch titans out of existence?!" Saitama's stare shifted to Jean and reply with his neutral expression.
"If you want to become exactly as me. You gotta train like hell until the point where your hair falls out. That's the only way to become truly strong." Saitama finished and by that Jean placed his hands on his head with fear.
"I'll pass... I don't want to become bald thank you..." Genos wrote everything and put the notebook in his front pocket. "Sensei, you're so wise." Saitama shrugged to his disciple with the neutral expression still on.
"Alright! Now we can do this! Mikasa. You stay here with Armin and Tornado, I, Jean, Connie and Sasha heading back to Commander Erwin to give information about the situation. Eren, you go plug the inner gate! Sensei you go there and defeat the giant titan for us!" Everyone except Saitama and Eren shouted in union. "Yes! Genos!"
"Okay, I'll go to take him out of his nape I guess." Saitama replied while the Attack titan nodded in agreement, Everyone took different paths.
Saitama saw the Colossal titan flatting everything in his path, the Caped hero stand front of the titan's giant feet, Saitama kneeled and grabbed the ground with his fingers.
"This spot, is perfect." He took a serious expression and said. "Killer Move Serious Series:Serious Table Flip." Saitama flipped the entire battlefield into the air, limitless rocks and dust blinded Bertholdt's vision.
'Wha?! I can't see a thing! I bet it's that bastard Saitama's doing!' While Bertholdt were cursing Saitama and trying to find his location, Eren used the hardening ability to plug the inner gate.
Mikasa and everyone else's expressions turned shocked of Saitama's AMAZING display of unlimited power and infinite potential.
"It's him... So he's fighting that monster huh?" Mikasa immediately shifted her head back to see Sonic staring at the Colossal titan.
She tried a lot to make the words leave her mouth. "Ye-Y-Yeah..." Sonic stare at her with a curious expression. "Are you ill? You're all red."
Mikasa noticed her entire face changed colour into a bright red. "N-No I.. I'm not, I just am a bit shy..." Sonic came closer to her and ask. "Shy from what?"
She tried to think a decent excuse. "Because I... Be-" Sonic giggled and cut her off.
"Oh I know!" He stated and stopped front of her. "You hate Saitama as I do! And you want to defeat him too! Is that it?" She took her glance away from his face, her cheeks were now like big tomatoes.
"No-Not exactly... It's becau-because you look similar to a childhood fri-friend of mine and your voice is..." Sonic finished for her "Exactly the same? Yeah a guy named Reiner told me about that too, that friend of yours named Eren?"
"Y-YEAH! You're right..." She exclaimed toward the modern ninja and continue with her hand holding her scarf to cover her blushed cheeks. "Co-Come with us! Sonic!"
He smirked to Mikasa and placed his hands on her shoulders.
"I'm afraid I can't do that, you Scouts are allies with my nemesis, with the man I seek to kill so I can get rid of mentality I feel..." He turned around and prepared to vanish again.
"WAIT!" Mikasa shouted in a desperate voice "Huh?" The ninja stared at her once more without turning his body.
"W-Will I see you again Ere-Sonic?" The ninja placed his gaze on the Colossal titan who was still trying to find Saitama. "As long you are close to Saitama, you will." He disappeared from her sight.
Meanwhile with Genos and the others
"Commander Erwin!" Genos shouted and approached him with Jean, Connie and Sasha behind him.
"Where's Hanje and the others?!" Erwin asked with widen irises.
"Hanje and Moblit must be dead, we don't know their location yet, Eren is plugging the inner gate with his power. Mikasa is protecting Armin and Tornado. They've got fatally injured!" Genos finished and let Erwin respond back.
"One of the heroes are injured?! Dammit... how did this happened!?" He asked them and Jean answered "She was close to Bertholdt when he transformed, both she and Armin!"
"I sended Saitama to fight the Colossal titan, I hope he doesn't have the same luck as these two..." Erwin replied and spaced out.
"My sensei is doing fine, he will never be threated by anything or anyone. Count of him!" Genos stated determined.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey! Is that Captain Levi over there?!" They saw Levi atop of the Wall walking close to them.
His entire outfit was covered with titan blood, it was vaporizing and his eyes went white. This was making him look like a brutal killer."
"Levi. What about the Beast titan?!" Erwin asked with particular interest "The bastard escaped thanks to that four legged titan rat." Levi said while he patted from exhaustion.
With Saitama and Bertholdt
'I'll crash him when I find him... that bald freak!' Bertholdt thought in his mind furiously.
"Alright, that's enough. You caused enough trouble, come out of there." Saitama was on the Colossal titan's nape and knocking gently while the hot steam was making his cape float very wild.
'TCH! THAT BALD BASTARD!' The Colossal titan placed his giant hand slowly on his nape and grabbed Saitama, the Caped baldy had a goofy smile.
"You finally want to talk this out? Cause I'm interested to help you become good, but what will you do after that in your life is your own pro-" The Colossal titan threw the hero and sended him right through several houses.
'If he's not dead from that... he's not human! THERE'S NO WAY A HUMAN CAN LIVE FROM THAT!' Bertholdt screamed from inside his mind again.
"Reiner... You're alive? Good. At least we can retreat and think of a better plan to fight against such strong opponents... damn demons!" Zeke stated and the Cart titan picked up Reiner.
Bertholdt saw his comrade being rescued by Zeke and Pie- the Cart titan. 'Thank god, Reiner is safe. Don't worry buddy I'll destroy those evil pests once and for a-'
Bertholdt was shocked and screamed from the unbelievable thing that just happened to him.
Saitama pulled him out of his nape with no effort, the hero was in a hurry and ripped both of Bertholdt's hands and legs, Saitama didn't had a single scratch nor wound on him.
"NOOOOOOO! HOOOOW!" Bertholdt couldn't believe a person THAT STRONG truly exists.
"Dude... I'm sorry... That wasn't on purpose, I only wanted to pull you out but I pulled too hard and ripped your... uhhh... limbs." Saitama replied with his blank expression.
The hero took Bertholdt back to Mikasa. "Oh. There she is." He placed the Colossal titan shifter down.
"Saitama!" Eren ran to them and took deep breaths. "I'm glad you're okay! And you got Bertholdt! Amazing..." "Oh?" "What the?!" Him, Saitama and Mikasa replied and turned their gazes behind.
They spotted Zeke and Reiner on the Cart titan, they approached them from the rooftops. Eren screamed and pulled out his swords, so did Mikasa. Saitama was picking his nose and gave them a boredom expression.
"Don't come any closer!" Eren screamed "Soni- I mean Eren! Stay back!" Mikasa shouted to him whilst she hissed at Zeke.
'What the? His eyes have those markings from after a titan transformation. Is he the Beast titan?' Eren thought inside his head.
Zeke stared frustrated Saitama and reply to Eren. "Are you... Eren Jeager?" No response from Eren "Stay away from him you fucker!" Mikasa shouted to Zeke but he answer politely.
"I didn't came to fight you... Not now at least... Eren, you don't look anything like your father." Eren mumble curious "What?"
"Please believe me. I understand what you've been through. We are both victims of that man. You've been brainwashed by your father." Saitama yawned and kept listening to the conversation.
"My dad?" Levi interrupted them and showed up from top of the Wall, he still had the 'brutal killer' outfit.
"Tch!" Zeke hissed when he saw Levi and Saitama still being alive.
"Fine, Saitama. Levi. My injuries force me to call this a draw." Zeke shifted his attention to Bertholdt who was laying unconscious next to Saitama.
"Bertholdt, I'm sorry to say it, but this is the end for you. Eren, I'll be back to save you someday. Saitama, I'll be back to kill you the same day!"
Zeke flee with the Cart titan, Levi runned out of gas and landed on the rooftop with them.
"Saitama! Chase him down!" The hero nodded his head negatively "Nah, I wanna see if he gets stronger the next time we'll 'fight' him.
Levi smacked his head but backed down. Everyone else, including Erwin came on the roof too and stared the two injured persons. One hero and One soldier.
"What we do now?" Connie stated, Levi pull out the injection ready to put it on Tornado.
"I'll demonstrate!" He said, making everyone stare at him surpriced. "Wait!" Genos shouted and continued.
"Tornado is still breathing! It seems she will live if we give her medical attention! Armin is way much worst, both of his legs are broken. His head is bleeding too! You should save him cause of the fact Tatsumaki will survive. Plus she doesn't need a titan power! Captain!" Genos finished, Levi changed his mind and nodded at the cyborg.
"Everyone! Leave now! Armin will turn into a titan and eat Bertholdt!" Everyone obeyed, Levi used the serum on Armin and he turned into a brainless titan.
Bertholdt woke up the worst time possible, to witness himself being eaten alive, he screamed with fear.
"All! Help me!" No help from anybody, Saitama had shadows covering his eyes though. Armin put Bertholdt's head on his teeth.
"Annie! Reiner!" Bertholdt's head exploded from the pressure and Armin ate him.
Hanje appeared moderately injured and with a bandage around her left eye. "Hanje! You're alive!" Erwin exclaimed and exhaled in relieve.
"Thanks to Moblit... He sacrificed himself to save me, he always cared about me." She mumbled sad and disappointed at herself.
"Is that?" She was going to ask but Levi respond before she end her question. "Yes, Armin. He ate Bertholdt and inherited the power of the Colossal titan."
"Go take him out of the nape. It's finally time to face the truth of our existence." Erwin stated determined while everyone flew to Armin's titan.
The titan fell down dead and Armin came out of the nape. Everyone except Genos and his master were crying and holding Armin.
From atop of the Wall Sonic was stalking them, his gaze was on Saitama. "I finally found you... Saitama!"
The modern ninja clenched his hands and took his child like smile.
"Sensei? What is it?" Saitama's expression turned into a blank one. "Nothing, I'm just bored and hungry."
"Don't worry sensei! When we return to Wall Sina we'll all eat."
The cyborg calmed down his master's boredom, a little bit.
Several Hours Later
Transforming into a titan, Armin consumed Bertholdt and returned to his human form, alive once again.
Taking refuge atop the Walls, the heroes and the Scouts conducted a search for remaining enemies, but to no avail.
As such, they decided to make their way for Dr. Jeager's cellar.
"Is this the place?" Hanje asked "It is." Eren said.
"All we've been through was to reach that place?" Genos asked and Erwin answer determined. "Yeah, the truth of our people's existence. Let's go!"