What kind of reward do you give a hero who saves the world? This is the exact question that filled the minds of the association and the rest of the population as well. Normally in the event of a "good job" the association would just boost their ranking, give them a bonus in their pay for the work, and of course deliver them all of the fan mail that would come from their heroic deed. But this would not do for One Punch Man and not because he was some sort of snobbish person who would demand something from everyone.
The reason or better REASONS this would not do for One Punch Man were plentiful starting with the fan mail. Now most heroes would receive a large container maybe even two of fan mail depending on their fame and overall popularity with the world, so seeing as how One Punch Man was not only the most popular hero in the world but also of course the strongest, it would take countless dump trucks to transport every little thing the people would send in. After that there was the issue of money, true Saitama DID like money but only as much as a normal person, in truth he was more of a penny pincher and bargain hunter than a greedy wealth seeking hound so a large bonus wouldn't have any impact.
So with the obvious choices out of the window and the fact his rank couldn't be boosted any further either, both the association as well as the world had no idea what to do to show their hero how thankful they were he was around to save the day. In truth the ONLY solution to this conundrum that anyone could think of was to just flat out ask him what he would like in return for his service, and the answer well...it was unexpected to say the least.
"Wait...what?" Sitch asked with widened eyes as he stared towards Saitama.
After the alien threat had been dealt with Saitama had been asked to come back to the building so Sitch could personally show his gratitude.
"I said I just want to be left alone." Saitama repeated as he crossed his arms "I know the fans aren't gonna leave me alone, I've gotten used to that, but I don't want some big party or just huge deal made out of it." He explained.
"But One Punch Man you saved the planet! you stopped a god level threat!" Sitch argued.
"So? that's what I'm supposed to do." Saitama replied with a shrug "I'm not a hero because it pays well or because it makes me famous I'm a hero because I want to be one, so I don't want some over top thing." He explained.
In truth while Sitch should've honestly expected this he still couldn't believe that there was nothing that he could possibly want that would serve as a proper thank you.
"Well...I suppose if you're certain then." He replied with a sigh of defeat "But at the very least let us treat you to an all expenses paid vacation, we're doing it for the others as well and it would mean a great deal if you accepted." He offered.
"Hmm..." Saitama hummed as he thought about it "...No reporters right? OR screaming fans?" He asked.
"None at all, we will have our best security detail ensure that no one but association employees as well as the other heroes and anyone they want to bring along are allowed within a hundred feet of the area." Sitch assured.
Upon hearing that response Saitama could not keep a smile though small from appearing on his face as the thought of having a good while without the screaming and chanting of the world sounded fantastic.
"That sounds great." He admitted as he rose from his seat "Guess I'll go home and pack then." He said as he turned around and left.
Feeling another sigh escape him though this one of relief, Sitch was quite happy that he was able to sell their hero on the idea. However the moment Saitama stepped out of the room he was met with the inquisitive faces of King, Kaemon, Genos, and Tatsumaki who had stayed behind so they could all leave together.
"Well?" She asked being the first one to voice the question.
"They wanted to give me some big reward but I said no, so instead they've invited me to go on a vacation with the rest of S class." He explained.
"A vacation? they didn't say anything about that." King said.
"Guess they want it to be a surprise." Saitama suggested with a shrug.
"Then why did they tell you?" Tatsumaki questioned.
"Probably to be sure that I would come and not just stay home." He said before walking away "Anyways I gotta go home and start packing some stuff, you guys should too." He told them.
"Hey wait!" Kaemon exclaimed as they ran up beside him "What about me and Genos? can we come?" They asked.
"He said we could bring anyone we wanted to so ya." Saitama answered causing the other's face to light up in excitement.
"Where is the vacation?" Genos asked as he, King, and Tatsumaki caught up to them.
"It'll probably be at one of their resorts." Tatsumaki answered "Every now then when a hero get's hurt or something big like this happens they always offer the heroes involved a chance to stay at one of their personal resorts to relax and recuperate for a few days." She explained.
"What's a resort?" Kaemon asked.
"It's a place people go to when they want to relax for a while." She answered.
"What do you do there?" They asked.
"I personally just relax in the spa for the most part, maybe get a drink if I feel like it." She answered with a shrug.
"What about you King?" Kaemon asked.
"Hm? Oh uh I've never actually been to one of the resorts, never has really interested me too much." He answered.
"Same." Saitama said as he put his hands behind his head "But this has been a pretty crazy day so it might be worth checking out, even if it's only just this one time." He reasoned.
With the rest of the walk being mostly quiet with only a few other questions from Kaemon the group soon made it to the ground floor and out the front doors where they then went their separate ways. Genos and King left together as they were both heading in the same direction while Kaemon of course went with Saitama as they both lived in the same building, leaving Tatsumaki to take off into the sky and be by herself which she admittedly wanted. But not because she had grown tired of their company or something like that, she just wanted some alone time to herself to think.
"I'll call Fubuki when I get home and tell her about the trip and see if she wants to come." She thought as she flew "She'll probably say yes though the moment I mention Saitama's going too." She believed with an eye roll "Mutsuko might wanna come too, but she might come with her creator if he's invited, even though he didn't do anything." She noted with a slight bit of irritation.
Taking a brief moment from her thoughts to look around at the ground below her she found herself coming to a stop as something caught her eye.
"What the?...is that...an octopus?" She wondered as she began descending.
Swiftly reaching the ground within a few seconds Tatsumaki placed herself just a foot or so away from the creature in case it was still alive. But the moment she was close enough to truly get a good look at it she not only discovered it wasn't an octopus but it was also terribly injured.
"This must be one of the aliens from the attack earlier, how'd it get this far from the ship?" She wondered as she looked it over "It's lost a lot of blood but it's still alive...kinda." She noted as her body was soon coated in it's usual green glow "But I can easily fix that."
However, just as she was about to completely obliterate this creature with nothing but her esp Saitama's face suddenly appeared in her mind causing her to stop. At first she was confused as to why now of ALL times would his face just suddenly pop in her thoughts, but as she continued to ponder about it she would get her answer. Even though he was known as One Punch Man for obvious reasons Saitama still showed mercy whenever it was appropriate, yes a good deal of villains and monsters have met their end by his hand but it was only after they made it clear they weren't going to stop no matter what. So as she looked down at this alien life that was on the brink of death, while every fiber of her being was telling her to simply kill it and keep going back home she admittedly knew that showing mercy was the right thing to do.
Which somewhat infuriated her as it meant that Saitama was right and she never did like admitting that.
"I'm going to regret this..." She muttered to herself as instead of killing it with her powers she began to mend it's wounds "I can't heal you but I can at least keep you from bleeding until we get where we're going." She told it even though she knew it probably couldn't hear her.
Once she was certain it would not bleed out while they traveled she lifted both her and it into the air before proceeding to head back to her home.