A Few Days Later...
Nadia is seen training at Bang's Dojo with Kombu Infinity and surprisingly, a motivated Charanko next to her.
Apparently, the two of them had grown to become close friends after she and co. left to attend the Class S Meeting.
In fact, Nadia was expecting a bit more once the two had grown closer than ever.
Bang is present and continues to demonstrate simple lessons until evening. Then Charanko pants heavily as he falls flat on the floor while Nadia and Kombu Infinity pants lightly in their exercise.
"I think that's all for today," Bang said, "Though I must say, all three of you have been improving compared to the other students I've once had. Especially you, Charanko,"
"Eh?" Charanko mouthed, as he raised his head,
"When you first began, you showed no signs of progress whatsoever," Bang pointed out, "But now, I no longer see that as a case in the matter. Strive to master my arts, and you will become a great Martial Artists as I once was,"
"Y-Yes!" Charanko responded,
Bang then turns to Nadia, "As for you, Nadia. You may have learned a lot since you came, though I'm afraid that one day, I will have nothing else to teach you,"
"Even if that day comes, I still come here since hanging out with you can be fun at times," Nadia said, "So don't expect me to forget you, Bang-san,"
"I'm glad," Bang said, "which reminds me, I should tell you that the Sitch has invited me and the other Class S Heroes to attend a glamorous party at some hot spring resort. You should come too since you partook in both the meeting and the battle against the aliens,"
"Well, I don't have anything else to do today. So I don't see why not," Nadia responded, then turns to Kombu Infinity, "Think you'll be okay on your own?"
"I don't mind," Kombu inclined,
"In that case, I accept your invitation, Bang-san," Nadia accepted,
The Following Night...
Upon arriving at the meeting spot, she noticed that almost every Class - S Heroes was present for the party. She even noticed Saitama and Iaian attending the party as well.
After Sitch and his co-workers greeted them, they were all escorted to a large hot spring resort and Nadia was in awe by the interior of the building.
Though she wanted to see more of the resort, they all had to follow a schedule since their meals have yet to be prepared for the event.
Thus, they went to the first area of the resort. The Bathhouses.
With the baths being separated for obvious resorts, Nadia had to go dip her entire body into the entire water with Tatsumaki and a City - Z Branch Operator.
"Ah... This feels so relaxing," Nadia commented,
"Is this your first time being in a bathhouse?" The Operator inquired,
"Umu~ I've never been in a hot spring bath before. So this is a first for me," Nadia said,
"Really? Well maybe you should reconsider becoming a Class - S faster," Tatsumaki said, "Once you've reached the top, you'll get more than a large wager and assignments,"
"I know, Ranks come with benefits, and Class - S reaps most of those benefits than any other Rank of the Association," Nadia said,
"Oh? So you know how the system works," Tatsumaki said,
"Yes, but being completely honest. I find the ranking system a bit unfair," Nadia said,
"Why's that?" The Operator inquired,
"Even though the Association has judged their heroes according to the ranking board. A Lucky few of them have the potential to become something greater," Nadia said, "Though they may be hard to spot, some may have the potential to surpass even the greatest of heroes today,"
"You really think a bunch of small fries will best people like us?" Tatsumaki rudely inquired, "You may be an exception for now, but I don't see what you're seeing. As far as I know, they have always been weak to handle even the simplest of monsters,"
"Not true," Nadia objected, "Some heroes are willing to strive to do their very best and become something greater. Take Blizzard of Hell, Fubuki, for example,"
Tatsumaki perked from the name alone.
"It's true that her powers are far in comparison to yours, Tatsumaki-san. But she strives to do what it takes to become something greater than herself," Nadia explained, "You may not know it yet, but she may one day best you at your power, and take your place as the strongest Esper of the world,"
"She could do that if she didn't have those weaklings around her so much," Tatsumaki said while turning her head away, "No matter how many times I told her to leave that group, she wouldn't listen,"
"That's because she's a leader of her own decision," Nadia said, "You don't get to tell her what she wants or needs. She, alone, must choose and you must respect that even if those people are below your power level,"
"Why are you telling me this?" Tatsumaki questioned, "And more importantly, why should I listen to Class A like you of people,"
"Because you have yet to understand what she really feels," Nadia said, " And I'm saying this because I wanted to let you know. Regardless of whether you'll listen or not, it's a way of letting you know than not at all,"
Tatsumaki stares at her for a brief moment, before scoffing as usual. As time passed, they heard a bit of a commotion in the men's bathroom. Though they ignore it since it's usually Metal Bat making a fuss out on the rest of them.
Nadia even giggled when Saitama questioned Child Emperor when he wore shorts in the bathhouses much to the young Hero's embarrassment.
But a few moments later, Nadia flinched as her mind was being raided by the voices again.
"Is something wrong?" The Operator questioned,
Nadia doesn't respond to her answer, instead, she pressed her fingers against her right temple and closes her eyes while letting out suppressed groans in her mouth.
'What the heck's going on with her,' Tatsumaki inquired and uses Telepathy on her (I checked the Fandom, and she can use Telepathy. You all know the reason why she doesn't use it)
The moment she did, she gasped to herself when she could hear several voices within her mind. All of which were arguing against each other. Normally, she would have expected a single voice.
But multiple clashing voices were something out of the ordinary.
Before this could go any further, Nadia yelled out, "Alright! Fine! You win!"
Silencing the voices and several figures began to materialize just meters above the baths. Upon materialization, they were all revealed to be copies of Nadia and some of them exclaimed in pure joy as they fell into the water.
Causing multiple splashes around them.
"Hey! What's going on in there!" Saitama asked,
"It's nothing!" Nadia yelled back, "I just lost control, that's all!"
Moments later, her copies resurfaced from the water and began relaxing from the warm water around them.
"Ah... This is what I'm talking about," Golden-Eyed Nadia said as she leans against the edge of the water,
"I gotta agree, this is way better than the shower," Purple-Eyed Nadia added, before dipping her entire body into the water,
The other copies in the bath proceeded to relax on the bath of their own accord while Blue-Eyed Nadia and White pupil-eyed Nadia stuck close to the original.
Eventually, Tatsumaki was the first to react to this sight, "W-W-What the heck is all this!"
"Huh? Oh, my apologies, Tatsumaki-san," Nadia apologized, "But these people you see before are me in many ways,"
"I get that, but not in a literal way!" Tatsumaki yelled, "How in the world can you make copies of yourself?! I want an explanation now!"
"Geez, do you have to be loud all the time?" Red-Eyed Nadia commented,
"Why you!" Tatsumaki yelled,
"C-Calm down, Tatsumaki-san," The Operator requested,
Nadia sighs and pinched the bridge of her nose a few times, "I'm terribly sorry, Tatsumaki. Truly, I am. If my apologies aren't enough. I might as well let you in on this secret,"
Tatsumaki turns towards her, and Nadia provides a simple and understandable explanation of her power and where they came from. Eventually, the Esper seemed to understand some of her explanation, but not the magic part.
"You're Magic?" Tatsumaki said, "Is that even a thing?"
"Is Psychic Powers a thing?" Green-Eyed Nadia questioned back,
"Yeah," Tatsumaki responded to said copy,
"Then you should know that Psychic Powers aren't the only things that exist," Nadia stated, "The world is often filled with Mystery, all you've got to do is find it..."
"Now I understand one thing about you," Tatsumaki said, "You are really weird,"
"You're no exception as well, Tatsumaki-san," Nadia said back,
As soon as their time in the bath was up, everyone on both sides left the baths, wore the clothes provided by the hotel, and made their way to the gathering hall.
But as soon as the boys exited their side of the bath, they were all greeted by the sight of Nadia's copies as they remained in physical form for all to see.
Everyone seemed to have widened their eyes and the same can be said for Nadia and her clones. But out of all of the Class S Heroes present, Metal Bat was the first to share his reaction, "What the heck is this! Why are there so many of her!"
"One, Two, Three, Four..." Saitama counted, "There's eight of them..."
"We all can see that, Baldy," Flashy Flash bluntly pointed out, much to Saitama's disdain of the word 'bald',
"More importantly, how is this even possible..." Zombieman inquired,
"That is something I would like to know as well," Child Emperor said,
"Then let enlighten you all," Nadia said as she steps forward, "These copies are the work of my magic and that is all I'm going to say to you all of you,"
"Magic, huh? Here I thought those things are only found in Magical Show Girls and such," Blackluster Superalloy said
"Don't you DARE! Compare us to those things!" Red-Eyed Nadia yelled, much to the muscled hero's surprise,
"Easy..." Nadia said as she held her hand towards her, "Though I must say, you shouldn't compare me to those shows. My power far exceeds there and the methods to attain it are extensive,"
"I-I see," Blackluster Superalloy said,
"But in any case," White pupil-eyed Nadia spoke, "We've outstayed our welcome, and for that. We'll be taking our leave,"
With that, the copies were mentally ordered to return to Nadia and disappeared into her body. As for the White pupil-eyed Nadia, she submerges into the shadows instead of her body.
Though questions were piling up on them, they focused on getting their dinner since they didn't want to leave their food cold.
Once everyone sat down, Sitch would go about making a speech regarding their hard work as well as making a quick mention of the prophecy in a more positive outlook before toasting his drink to everyone.
As soon as this was over, Puri Puri Prisoner, Tanktop Master, and Blastluster Superalloy would go about showcasing their muscles for all to see.
Child Emperor seemed unamused by this while Nadia feels the same as they feast on their meals.
"Are you two having fun?" Zombieman inquired,
"Uh, I guess so," Child Emperor replied,
"Foods great though," Nadia asked as she peeked over Child Emperor,
Though as the party lasted for the entire night, everyone was given a key to designate rooms to sleep in since everyone will be staying overnight.
But one certain arrangement led to a certain scenario...
Nadia's Room...
After Nadia is at the room designated by the room key she receives. It was quite odd when she first entered the room.
Apparently, there were two separate futons on the floor and the space was a bit larger than the other rooms.
Regardless of this, Nadia decided to take it since she assumed that the employees have made a mistake in the arrangement of rooms.
She first went to the closet and opens one side of the door, she finds small blue sleepwear on the left and then found small pink sleepwear on the right. Thus, making Nadia a bit more suspicious than ever.
However, she shrugged her shoulders, grabbed the pink sleepwear, and holds it up as soon as it unfolds itself.
"Huh, not bad," Nadia muttered, "Though pink isn't my type of color,"
She first used magic to hang it up in the air and proceeded to undress her clothes to try this sleepwear out. Though she would soon hear the door slide open and whipped her head towards it.
The one who was entering the room was Child Emperor, but he hesitated when he saw Nadia in the room in her undergarments.
The two simply stared at each other, and not one of them had moved a muscle.
In the passing minutes...
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Child Emperor was the first to react, as his face grew red, "S-S..."
Nadia remained somewhat clueless even when Child Emperor yelled, "Sorry for the intrusion!"
Child Emperor quickly closed the door, and Nadia tilted her head in confusion, "What was that all about?"
Soon afterward, Nadia wore the sleepwear and walked towards the door.
"Child Emperor," Nadia called out, and knocks on the door a couple of times,
When a single response wasn't made, Nadia places her ear against the door and faintly hears Child Emperor panting from the other side.
Nadia sighed once, pulls her head from the door, and slightly opened it. That's when Child Emperor whipped toward her, "What are you doing here?"
"Me? What are you doing in my room?!" Child Emperor questioned, with red cheeks,
"Your room? But..." Nadia pulled out a wooden card labeling the room number, "This is my room?"
"What?" Child Emperor mouthed, then realization sets in, "Wait a minute..."
Child Emperor digs into his pocket and pulls out the wooden card. Apparently, it was the same number as Nadia's. Nadia peeks into Child Emperor's number, and a revelation came into her mind as well.
"Oh... So that's why there were two futons here," Nadia realized,
"W-We're sharing the same room," Child Emperor muttered, "How in the world did it come to this!"
"You asked yourself that question, yet you don't see the answer in front," Nadia said, as she went to the right futon,
"What do you mean by that?" Child Emperor inquired,
As soon as Nadia sat down on her futon with legs crossed together, that's when she revealed the answer to his question, "We're minors, not adults. And to ensure that there's enough space for everyone, the staff arranged this room just for the two of us,"
"E-EH!" Child Emperor exclaimed,
"Geez, can't you get any louder?" Nadia inquired,
After Child Emperor had calmed down, He sat on his knees on the left futon and avoid eye contact while Nadia reads her book. The latter didn't mind the silence, but it was quite uncomfortable after their supposed encounter.
"Is there a problem, Child Emperor?" Nadia asked,
"N-No... It's just..." Child Emperor stuttered,
"Look, I get that we didn't know much about our arrangement. But there's no reason to stay quiet about it," Nadia said, and Child Emperor finally turns to her, "What's done is done. So don't make it too much of a big deal,"
"But..." Child Emperor muttered,
"Believe me, I'm just as surprised as you are," Nadia said, closing her book, and lying on her futon, "And I've learned that prodigies can still make mistakes,"
Child Emperor's mouth had slightly opened, though he remained silent as her words did make some valid points about his current mistake.
Before he could talk to her again, he notices her sleeping peacefully and decided not to disturb her. Eventually, he too went to sleep but the mistake he made was still fresh in his mind.
Troubling him from getting any decent sleep every once in a while.
Then the following morning came a gruesome event...
Apparently, Zombieman was found lying on the floor with a sword stuck on his back. He didn't seem to move whatsoever, and Child Emperor deducted that the murderer was one of them.
What came next was the question regarding the Murder Weapon, which was one of Atomic Samurai's Katana. Though, the Class S Swordsman had an alibi during the party and was supported by Bang and Tanktop Master.
What followed was Blackluster Superalloy pointing his finger at Puri Puri Prisoner for acting somewhat suspicious when eyed on Zombieman last night.
Though Puri Puri Prisoner holds some level of desire towards Zombieman, he swore that he would never kill him for he deemed it to be a waste to kill such a fine man.
However, his words weren't good enough as Puri Puri Prisoner is still a convicted felon much to his disdain. But he would bring up an alibi to shift the attention away, "Well I do have an alibi. that guy had a peculiar conversation with Zombieman while Nadia muttered something after Zombieman replied to the question,"
"Him, and Nadia?" Child Emperor questioned, getting a bit defensive towards Nadia,
"Yes, He asked 'Is it true that you really can't die if you get stabbed?'" Puri Puri Prisoner recited Saitama's words, "After Zombieman replied, she muttered 'Interesting'"
"I see that the party has now shifted towards me," Nadia said, "Guess I own you all some explanation for what I've said,"
"Care to explain?" Bang inquired,
"If you all recall the rumors about me. Then I will confirm to you all that I loved to study biology and a friend of mine once told me that Zombieman has an incredible healing factor," Nadia explained, "However, I wouldn't resort to such things just to pique my curiosity,"
"How are we certain of your claim?" Atomic Samurai questioned,
"Because I have an alibi," Nadia revealed, "After I tasted the food, I decided to go to my room to read and sleep for the night. If you want someone to confirm my alibi,"
She then specifically turns to Child Emperor, "You can ask our young detective to prove my point,"
When the attention was shifted towards him, he felt somewhat nervous compared to his previous demeanor. In fact, he was unlike him since he's been averting his eyes from most of them.
Then a question came right from Metal Bat's mouth, "What does he have to do with your alibi?"
"While I was in my designated room, I took the liberty of checking the room as well as tried out the resort's sleepwear they've kindly provided in the closet," Nadia explained, and what came next made Child Prodigy flinched entire, "As I was about to wear it, Child Emperor suddenly came in and saw me in the middle of the night,"
"Hey!" Child Emperor exclaimed, then came the direct stares of the disapproving adults,
"You entered her room while she was in the middle of a wardrobe change?" Metal Bat interrogated with a look of disapproval, "That's quite a nerve you've got,"
"And to think that you would do it at your young age. Surely you know such acts are shameful to commit," Bang scolded, though his disapproval was more tamed than the rest of them,
"You'd better have a say in the matter," Atomic Samurai pressed,
These stares had become somewhat uncomfortable for him. as if he was being towered by large figures before him. But before this could go on, someone had to come to his defense.
"It's not his fault," Nadia said out loud, and everyone turns to her instead of Child Emperor, "Neither of us didn't know we were going to share the same room that night since both of us are minors. So there's no point in scolding him about some mistake,"
"But still," Metal Bat tried to object but gets cut off
"He didn't know I was there, nor did I," Nadia continued, "Besides, no one saw me leave during the party right?"
"She does have point," Iaian said, "Before past midnight, I didn't see her,"
"Guess that explains it," Bang understood, as he didn't see her leave that time as well
Child Emperor had been relieved of his problem, then focuses on the case when the attention was shifted towards Saitama. As Nadia expected, Genos is the only one who came to his defense.
What followed was Child Emperor's deduction toward other heroes such as Flashy Flash, Pig God, Watchdog Man, and Metal Bat. Though the latter would admit that he had nothing to do with it especially when his alibi was drinking milk during the party.
An argument stirs with Metal Bat, though Child Emperor calmed him down before asking who was the first suspect of the crime. The employee in question revealed that someone else had reported the corpse to the front desk,
And that person was King, who stood just meters away from the heroes.
Child Emperor would question on where he was, and King complied by giving his testimony of the scene. When Child Emperor asked what he did last night, King shared his alibi though people would suspect him for obvious reasons.
As King continued to explain himself, his rumored 'King Engine' begins as the loud beating heart was audible to everyone. Child Emperor seemed worried, though that would wash away as Tatsumaki came in and planned to restrain everyone to make things easier.
Though she wouldn't get the chance as Zombieman had somehow regained his consciousness and politely asked to have the sword removed from his back.
As he lay against the pillar, Child Emperor asked what had happened. Although, Zombieman's lack of tolerance had gotten him too drunk to remember the specific details. Though he did mention that the sword went towards him with a green glow.
Similarity to Tatsumaki's Psychic Power. Child Emperor asked what she was doing, and she has no recollection of what happened as well as stated that if she wanted him dead, she would have killed him with no problem instead of hurling a sword at him.
Regardless, they dismissed the case as Zombieman was alive and well and everyone went on about their day at the resort as if nothing had happened.
Child Emperor and Nadia stayed behind, though Sitch called for the former to look at something while the latter simply follow him.
Sitch then showed the footage, and it revealed Tatsumaki deliberately thrusting Atomic Samurai's sword through Zombieman's chest via telekinesis. From another angle, it also revealed that Tatsumaki was drunk as she laughed with a flushed look on her face and stomped onto the hilt of the sword.
This gives Child Emperor a revelation on how Tatsumaki doesn't recall the night of Zombieman's supposed murder. But the real question is how she had gotten so drunk in the first place.
But that question was never answered as they have no clue about what she drank in the first place. By the end of the day, everyone left the resorts, said their goodbyes, and returned to their respective cities.
Later that night...
As soon as Saitama, Genos, and Nadia arrived at the Apartment in City - Z. They went to their respective rooms and told each other a quick 'Goodnight' before going into their rooms.
Nadia then went further into the room and finds Kombu Infinity drinking some homemade tea.
The former remained silent for the time being.
Then...
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She dropped her usual demeanor...
Nadia rushed towards her bed, shoved her face against the pillow, and let out a muffled scream much to Kombu Infinity's confusion.
As soon as she stopped, Kombu Infinity asked the following question, "A-Are you alright,"
Nadia raised her head against the pillow, and reveal a pair of pink eyes, "No... Not for one bit..."
Apparently, she had been hiding her true emotions after the incident between her and Child Emperor. Once she was alone, she had to let it all out and hides her face against the pillow.
Kombu Infinity was still confused about why she was acting this way. But she decided not to ask about it and the night goes on without further incident...
That is it for this Season 1, you guys! What comes next is the revision of a few chapters here, and it's back to Child of Nazarick.
But about that story, I've decided to make one little change...
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I'm starting it over from scratch!
I know I said that I will delete some chapters in the previous update. But after putting in some thought and reconsideration, I wanted to add some originality instead of sticking with the plotline of the story!
Though rest assured that the only things that I will not delete are the Omake Series, keep things interesting, and I won't keep Momonga out of the spotlight too much.
Also, I will not do the chapters in parts! Since that won't do any good for that story. That I can promise!
That is all I have to say, stay safe from the virus, and I will see you all in the next season!