In life when something becomes such a frequent occurrence we never think to ourselves how much it means to us, the likes of what I mean include the sounds of birds chirping, warmth of the sun's rays on our skin, and even something as simple as the slow consumption of a cooled beverage. Though there are those in life who have such commonplace pleasantries be taken from them whether it be due to their careers or perhaps a change in their lives though in Saitama's instance it was both plus some. Which is exactly why after he took what was supposed to be a regular exam given by the association though it quickly turned into a blown up fiasco he returned back to his abode and proceeded to sleep for the rest of the day. However while he was left in peace by both his fans, friends, and fellow heroes due to the stunned state they had all been put in from witnessing his strongest punch the event had also been televised meaning any person with a television had also seen it.
Which is one of the few luxuries the inmates of the specially designed prison built by Metal Knight himself had, allowing them even from their isolated locale to view the spectacle.
"Holy shit..." One B class criminal muttered as he stared towards the television which hung high above the prison's mess hall.
"Did...did he just...disintegrate that machine?..." Another B class criminal asked only to receive a berating response to his question.
"What are you stupid?! if it were disintegrated there'd be ash! but there's not even that! it's like he just made it disappear completely!" An inmate right beside him said though he was in fact an A class criminal.
Yet even as the run of the mill crooks and criminals began to talk among each other those who were deserving of their status as actual villains watched on from afar and while they were not by any means unaffected by what they had just witnessed the cogs in their minds did begin to turn.
"Incredible...simply incredible..." Fukegao eldest brother of the brain and brawn brothers muttered to himself as he sat atop his brother's shoulder "To think he obtained so much strength through simple training and nothing more..." He continued completely amazed by what he had seen.
"How come I never got that strong?" Marugori youngest brother of the brain and brawn brothers asked aloud "I trained my whole life to be the strongest man and yet even with biceps king I still am nowhere near that powerful." He added.
"What's most puzzling is that he is human." Vaccine Man noted as he closed his eyes "Though there are humans that possess unheard of powers none of which are that equal or in his case surpassing of what most would consider godlike status." He explained.
"Yes that is true!" Fukegao exclaimed as he moved his gaze to the other "No other human throughout history has ever become what One Punch Man has! which brings forth the question as to what he did to reach his current level of power!" He stated.
"It's not like there's any point to thinking on it." Marugori admitted as he looked to his brother "Even if we knew how he became what he is there's no guarantee we could get there ourselves." He argued.
"Vaccine man!" Fukegao called causing the other to look at him "You're the apostle for nature itself! you sure must know something!" He reasoned.
"I am an apostle for the world itself not it's creatures so I know nothing of them." Vaccine Man clarified.
"But if the world made you to kill all human life surely it gave you some insight to them!" Fukegao argued.
"Yes I know all there is to know about regular humans." Vaccine man admitted before he looked back to the television "But he is not a human, even if he looks like one and even has the same components which make a human being what it is, no human as you said has ever become what he is." He explained before looking back to the other "So the true question we need to be asking ourselves is not how he became so strong but how is it he alone in all of the world's history has been the only one to become this strong." He concluded.
And it was with that final statement that Fukegao and Marugori with new thoughts swirling in their minds looked back towards the television as neither they nor anyone else could possibly know the answer to that question.
"Saitama!" Genos called as he stood outside the other's door.
After the events of yesterday everyone without needing to think about it in the slightest went back from whence they came needing to not only recovered from their shock and temporary lack of hearing but also to think on what they'd just seen. For yes while it has been established they were all stunned, amazed, and so on by the display Saitama had put on before them the thing was they'd never truly had a place to put him in the way of comparison. What I mean is dear reader is that while they knew very well Saitama was strong given he could in fact end any fight with a single punch they didn't think of him as something along the lines of a god or even something close to that. But after yesterday as any and all data that they had hoped to gain from the experience was nonexistent due to the fact their machines couldn't keep up with what Saitama was doing in each trial everyone now knew exactly what their hero was which as simply as could be put a god trapped inside of a man's body.
Which as you could figure out had most people on the following day stay within their abodes and contemplate as to what they should think about this newfound revelation but thankfully Genos along with a select few others were not most people causing him specifically to return to Saitama's apartment in hopes of speaking with him.
"Perhaps he's not home?" Genos wondered as he had been standing in front of the door for a few minutes and still there was not even a sound to be heard from inside to confirm the other was there.
But as it turns out the reason for the delay in response was that Saitama had been sleeping as suddenly multiple loud bangs and crashes were heard telling Genos that he was either getting out of bed haphazardly or he was being attack by some kind of monster...he chose to believe the first one.
"Hey!" Saitama greeted as he opened the door and poked his head out "Sorry for the wait I've kinda been asleep since yesterday." He admitted.
"Did the exam leave you that exhausted?" Genos asked a bit of surprise present in his question.
"No nothing like that I just dedicated the rest of my day to me is all and pretty much passed out." Saitama answered with a shrug "So what's up?" He asked semi eager to know why the other stopped by.
"I wanted to know something." Genos answered "And I want you to be honest with me." He added.
"Um okay." Saitama replied as he was unsure as to what the other could possibly want to know.
"Did you really become as strong as you are by simple strength training and nothing more?" Genos asked.
Feeling a bit of relief wash over him as he was worried he was about to be blindsided by a weird or awkward question Saitama simply nodded his head before speaking.
"To be honest with you Genos you aren't the first person to ask that question." He said "I've had reporters, fans, and even other heroes constantly ask me if I have a secret trick or some kind of ancient knowledge which helped me become this strong." He admitted "But like I told them that's really all I did, I wish I could give you and them a better answer but I can't." He stated.
Going silent for a moment or so as to let his words sink in before Genos had a chance to respond another series of loud noises was suddenly heard though this time instead of coming from Saitama's apartment it came from the one next door.
"I didn't know you had neighbors." Genos said as he looked to other door not noticing the look of dread now present on the other's face.
"I don't..." Saitama said as he stepped out of his apartment "But I do have crazy fans that like to try and setup some kind of weird fan cave right next to my apartment." He explained before walking over to the door and knocking.
However the very moment his fist made contact with the door and the sound echoed into the air both inside and out of the apartment the noises from within came to a stop causing his feeling of dread to worsen.
"Yup definitely a crazed fan...or FANS..." He mentally sighed as he brought his hand back to his side "Alright whoever's in there come on out." He instructed.
Only planning to wait a minute or two before punching the door to smithereens and forcing whoever was inside to leave it would thankfully not come to that as the door soon opened and revealed those who were behind the noise.
"..." Both he and Genos remained silent as the sight of Fubuki, Tatsumaki, and Mosquito Girl all with bedhead and in regards the sisters specifically ruffled clothes indicating that they much like Saitama had just woken up entered their vision.
"...Hey...Saitama..." They all greeted in unison though their voices were slightly shaken and their pitch low showing that they found this situation to be awkward.
Silent he still remained as he was trying to process what was happening before him which only took a few seconds of course as he began to pinch the bridge of his nose.
"...Guys..." He spoke closing his eyes as he did "Do you remember the conversation we had yesterday?..." He asked.
"We had a conversation?" Mosquito Girl asked.
"I meant Fubuki and Tatsumaki..." He specified.
"Which one?" Tatsumaki asked though she already had a pretty good idea as to which one he meant.
"The one about how even though you guys are fans of me you never do weird, crazy, or stupid stuff..." He answered.
"...I...vaguely recall it..." Fubuki replied trying to make themselves appear as innocent as possible.
"Then WHY are you guys inside of an apartment right next to mine?" He asked "Let alone in the same BUILDING as mine?" He added.
"..." The sisters both remained silent as they were desperately trying to come up with an excuse.
But luckily before they dug themselves a deeper hole with some lame brained excuse Mosquito Girl stepped out of the apartment and in front of Saitama placing a hand on her chest as she did.
"It's my fault Saitama." She confessed "I came by yesterday to see you and tell you how amazing you were but before I could they showed up and shoved me into this apartment to talk some sense into me." She explained "But because we did a lot more arguing than talking it got really late and we were all tired so we just fell asleep here which is why they're wearing their clothes from yesterday." She added.
Silence came over the air as it had been doing quite frequently up to this point as Saitama seemed to be debating whether or not he should believe her confession. But as we know Saitama while not being an idiot by any means wasn't really one to question anything so after a few more seconds a small smile appeared on his face.
"That makes sense." He decided though EVERYONE Genos included knew very well it didn't "Thanks then you two for keeping her from going all fangirl on me." He said as he looked to the sisters.
"Oh um it was nothing!" They both assured still somewhat stunned by Mosquito Girl's action.
"And as for you." He began as he returned his focus to Mosquito Girl.
"Yes?" She inquired admittedly a bit nervous at what he was going to say.
"Thanks for finally calling me Saitama." He told her as he rubbed the back of his head "Even though I don't hate the name One Punch Man, when you've got people screaming it everyday hearing your actual name be said becomes like a treat or something." He admitted.
Surprised that he wasn't mad or at the very least annoyed at her fake reasons for having been there Mosquito Girl felt a smile come to her face as well.
"You're welcome Saitama." She replied "Though if I'm going to call you by your name could you call me by my name too?" She asked causing his eyes to widen.
"You have a name?" He asked.
"Yeah we gave her one last night." Tatsumaki answered for her gaining his attention "We figured it was going to get annoying just calling her Mosquito Girl all the time." She explained.
"Oh." He sounded before looking to Mosquito Girl "So what is it then?" He asked.
"Mutsuko." She answered.
"Huh." He sounded as he looked her over "That's...actually a pretty fitting name for you." He admitted causing her smile to become a grin.
"Thank you so much!" She exclaimed overjoyed.
"Excuse me." Genos spoke gaining their attentions "I do not mean to interrupt but perhaps we should continue talking inside?" He suggested as he pointed towards the street below "It seems as though a crowd is beginning to form." He pointed out.
Looking past the floor's railing the others did in fact see news vans as well as groups of people beginning to take their place around the building.
"Let's go." Saitama said not even needing to think on it for a moment.
And so with a fairly interesting beginning to the day having been said and done the group followed Saitama back into his abode as to avoid the swarm of fans and reporters.