Weiss Reacts to One Punch Man, Part 1!

A/N: Welcome, one and all, to the latest zany chapter of Weiss Reacts! Good Dust was the last chapter's ending heavy. I mean, all that stuff with Jaune not wanting Pyrrha to die, and Yang and Blake-oooh, that part was actually pretty controversial. I thrive on controversy! Okay, I don't thrive on it, like, I don't go around and deliberately piss people off unless they act like fools to me first, but…anyway, let's not get that far, as we all know that that's wrong. Let's get on with the chapter! Oh, and for the interested, we are NOT reacting to the webcomic/manga, but to the anime. Partly because doing the anime is actually more practical for our purposes, given that we have actually watched the anime, and the webcomic has had way more content, which would be very impractical for us to cover. Therefore, I apologise immediately to those of you expecting reactions to those.

DISCLAIMER: RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth, otherwise there would have been more slice-of-life elements. (I'm personally more a fan of those parts than heavy, darker parts, not that I'm saying RWBY's bad for having them.)

One Punch Man belongs to ONE. The anime belongs to ONE and Madhouse. Warning for spoilers.

All mentioned franchises and characters belong to their respective owners.

Oh. Before I forget, because I forgot to thank them: Credit to Resisting the Borg, The Layman and He who is AWESOME for story ideas during the School Play arc!

Weiss calmly browsed the Dustnet on her computer, sighing deeply.

"…is there really nothing good to read today?" The heiress muttered. "I need a good distraction today."

Ruby tilted her head, poking over Weiss' shoulder. "Huh? You alright?"
"….yeah. Just a little worried." The heiress admitted. "…as you know, Pyrrha left earlier this morning to go on that mission she told us about last night."

"Oh, right…." Ruby deflated slightly. "…..yeah, Jaune was pretty sad about that. I mean, he put up a brave face when she got on the Bullhead and all, but…I was pretty sure I saw him trying not to lose it when she was gone…."

Weiss nodded. "I can see why, considering what we all saw about two weeks ago. I can't imagine he'd be too happy seeing her go off on a dangerous mission without someone watching her back after that."

"Yeah…..I hope Pyrrha's okay." Ruby frowned. "I mean, apparently, communications are down in that part of Vale. Will be for a few weeks."
"What, really?" Weiss stared at her. "Why? Who told you?"
"There's a storm due to come in that area." The reaper explained. "I don't think Pyrrha'll be able to call for a few days- we can't even check her Aura. Oh, and Uncle Qrow called me just before the storms started. He said he's coming back in, doesn't want to be out in those conditions."

Weiss cringed. "Oh, Jaune's not going to be too happy about not being able to check up on her, especially when those things are happening… I hope she'll be fine.

Dust knows, if she doesn't come back alive, I'll personally drag her out of the afterlife and kill her myself for not coming back and then drag her out again."

"Awwww…" The reaper giggled, giving her a little peck on the cheek. "That's so sweet!"
"I-It's what any good friend should do!" The heiress snapped, blushing. "A-anyway….do you know where Yang is? She's usually the one who helps me find stuff to do on the Dustnet. She's the expert, of sorts, on this subject."
"Actually, she kinda just…..took off this morning." Ruby frowned. "She took off right after Pyrrha left. Said she wanted some time to think, and that she'd probably be at work. It's weird, though."
"What?" Weiss asked.
"Usually, she's kinda flirty and nice around Blake but….." The reaper looked a little concerned. "Today, she couldn't even look Blake in the eye. She just said 'Good morning' and kinda just….acted all 'distant' to Blake." Ruby shuddered. "I dunno. It was….weird, seeing her like that."

Weiss stopped. "…..distant? …what?"
"…..yeah. It was….weird." Ruby frowned. "She seemed kinda down. You know anything about it?"

"…..yeah." The heiress nodded. "I should talk to Blake. I might know what this is about."
"Huh? You do?" Ruby inquired, tilting her head curiously.
"…I'll tell you later." Weiss promised. "I promised Yang I wouldn't, but…well, you're her sister. Or you can ask her yourself. Probably best."

"Awwww…" The reaper pouted, trying to put on her best impression of a whimpering puppy. "Not even a little-"

Suddenly, the door opened behind them.

"H-hey. You guys….d-do you know where Professor Faust is?"

Both girls turned to face Jaune. Weiss' eyes widened.

"…you were right about him looking like a ghost." The heiress whispered, standing up and approaching him. "Jaune, are you alright?"

The knight, on his best days, was usually unkempt, but this was a new level even for him. It seemed as though he hadn't even bothered changing clothes from the night before, judging by the ruffled state they were in. His eyes were bloodshot, marking that he had stayed awake all night. He looked harrowed, and he was clutching his scroll tightly in his hands, Pyrrha's portrait clearly visible with the bar denoting her Aura marked with a question mark.

"…yeah." The knight nodded, brushing his hair aside as if subconsciously realising how messy he looked. "Have you guys seen Professor Faust?"

Weiss frowned. "You know, Pyrrha's only been gone for three hours. She'll only have at least gotten to the campsite and started trekking out to find those trappers. I thought you were fine?"
"Weiss, she's my gir…..partner. She's my partner." The knight reminded her, blushing slightly. "Of course I'm worried!"
"There's worry, and there's acting like she's been missing at sea for months." The heiress pointed out. "Relax, Jaune. Pyrrha's probably fine."
"W-well, we won't know until she comes back. The storms are blocking everything there." The knight explained. "I-I just want to know if she's okay, you know?"
"She probably hasn't even started fighting yet! Calm down." Weiss warned him. "Good Dust. What happened to you? She said you were all brave last night, saying that you put your trust in her and stuff!"
"Weiss, I saw her die, and die horribly, of course I'm worried! It wasn't that long ago. Look, I'm not going to bother you for long!" Jaune snapped. "Just…can you tell me if you've seen Professor Faust?"

Ruby raised an eyebrow, curious. "Why? What's going on?"
"S-she's got magic, right? M-maybe she can, I dunno, use a crystal ball to see i-if Pyrrha's okay! She has to have something!"

Weiss closed her eyes. "Good grief. There's protective and there's this. Fine, I'll indulge you if you promise you'll stop losing your head over Pyrrha. She'll be fine."
"D-deal." The knight nodded hurriedly. "J-just tell me."

"She's in her office. I saw her going in with that new professor, Cassandra or whatever." The heiress replied. "Speaking of which, she seemed a little worried about Pyrrha too….I saw her heading out to watch Pyrrha leave."

"O-okay, thanks!" Jaune nodded, shutting his scroll and immediately running off to Professor Faust's office. Weiss sighed exasperatedly.

"At this rate, he'll wrap her in clingfilm and stock her in a closet for safekeeping." The heiress calmly slapped her forehead with her palm. Ruby, on the other hand, shook her head.

"Aw, Weiss."
"What?"
"He's just being worried for someone he loves! It's natural! He doesn't want to lose her, right?"

"This is Pyrrha Nikos we're talking about." The heiress snapped her fingers. "Worrying about her is about as logical as worrying about the ability of a wolf to survive in a flock of sheep.

…..and what happened in that show doesn't count, she was facing one of the most skilled fighters in the world with a fourth of the power of a wizard. She still nearly killed a Maiden, a skilled Maiden, while heavily exhausted and emotionally traumatised, and without the same level of experience our Pyrrha has! Worst case scenario, we end up going in after her and berating her for being an idiot for not bringing us with her before anything bad happens."

"…you have a point." Ruby nodded slowly, conceding the argument. "Well, I don't wanna think about that anymore. I just hope Jaune's okay….."
"…..we'll check on him later." The heiress reassured her. "It'll be fine. Now…..help me find something to distract myself-well, ourselves- with."

Ruby thought carefully. "…w-wait. I think I know what we could do! We could watch One Punch Man!"
"….what?"
"…..that superhero anime! The one with the caped baldy!" The reaper declared. "That one!"
"…it looks stupid." The heiress complained. "What kind of person would want to watch a show about a bald guy beating up…never mind. Don't answer that question, I already know the answer. I'm still not watching it."

Ruby pouted. "Oh come on, Weiss! You wanted something to distract you for a bit, right?"
"…tch." The heiress closed her eyes. "It's still stupid."

"Come on?" Ruby whimpered. "For me?"
"…i-idiot." Weiss grumbled, blushing. "…y-you know that stupid trick gets me every time, you know that? You're too cute for your own good! G-get over here, stupid…."

Weiss gave her a peck on the cheek, blushing terribly. Ruby pumped her fist triumphantly.

"Yeesssss! I knew that would work!"
"Y-you manipulative little….." The heiress complained. "…..f-fine. O-Only because you asked nicely!

Now…let's see. One Punch Man, right?"

Episode 1

"Oh, yay, another monster." Weiss squinted. "…how tasteful. Alright…..what in the name of-that girl! He calls himself the vaccine and….wait, where did she go?"
"Saitama! Saitama!" Ruby cheered happily as the aforementioned character appeared to face the monster.

"Vaccine Man. What kind of name is that?" Weiss remarked. "…..what, is he supposed to the-WHAT IN THE NAME OF DUST DID SAITAMA JUST DO TO HIM"

"It's in the name." Ruby cheerily pointed out. "One Punch Man."

"….how is that even interesting?!" The heiress remarked. "That's about as bad as one of those Mary Sues we see all the time in terrible fanfic about us!"
"You'll see." Ruby offered, smiling. "Oh, you'll see."

Weiss tilted her head. "…..so I will. Wait….is that him in the past? What happened to his hair?"
"He loses it by training." The reaper explained. "Oops, spoiler!"
"…..not really, if that's him in the past."

"Oh, right."

The heiress closely watched the screen. "…..wait. Wait! Did he just….did he just rip his eye off?! With his tie?! That's…." She cringed, covering her own eye. "…..good Dust, that's brutal. I mean, he saved a child, but…good Dust."

Ruby nodded. "That's One Punch Man for you, right there."

"…..what kind of city does this guy live in that he's not even bothered by a giant naked man destroying the grocery he's in?" The heiress scratched her head. "That's even worse than Vale….

…did he seriously just get back up from being smashed into the ground by a giant man?! Wait, wait…WHAT?!" Weiss stared at the screen in disbelief. "Of course the giant mutant's an idiot! And…..how. HOW DID HE KILL IT IN ONE PUNCH?!"

Ruby merely smiled. "Like I said."

Weiss was in disbelief. "….good Dust, this looks like that Gurren Lagann thing Blake's so obsessed with…"

"It's great."

"It's stupid." The heiress scoffed. "…..alright. Oh, great. Mole…..what is he, some sort of one man army?! He's just…..he's just obliterating them! A-and-oh, it's just a dream." She sounded disappointed.

Ruby tilted her head. "Yeah. That tends to happen-"
"Oh, what pride! Not even standing up to fight back against him!" The heiress snapped. "These idiot subterranean invaders are even worse invaders than that Squid Girl person, surrendering in two seconds. At least she has the pride to keep on fighting! Even if that Chizuru person can just put her down in two seconds…."

Episode 2

Ruby tilted her head. "You know, I've always wanted to keep a cactus. I always thought they looked cool."
"…all his strength, and he can't kill one mosquito." Weiss remarked, looking at the screen in disbelief. "…meanwhile…..what is that? Some kind of mosquito person? ….oh. Ew."

"Well, she drains blood like a mosquito, I'll give her that." Ruby flinched at the thought. "Still…..being drained by a ton of mosquitoes….not a good way to go."
"…..no wonder the place is abandoned if superheroes do that! Has this cyborg idiot learned the concept of collateral damage?!" Weiss snapped. "….and what, that wasn't enough to kill her? How persistent is she- GOOD DUST IS SAITAMA NAKED?!"

"Fire doesn't tend to do much to him, no." The reaper pointed out. "…..watch this next bit."
Weiss' eyes widened. "Is this cyborg guy going to die in his first-WHAT THE?! D-did Saitama just….h-he just literally turned her into a splatter on the wall!"

"And here begins the Genos-Saitama bromance." Ruby clapped. "Excellent."

"….well, at least this Saitama person has some good sense. Twenty words of a backstory or less….." The heiress mused. "Maybe people should make that a requirement…..

Oh, of course. Let's try to capture the guy who tends to kill everything with one punch, like that will work any better!"

Ruby shrugged. "They really don't know what hit them. Or what's about to."

Weiss clapped. "See? Fools. He couldn't even escape him underground. And Dust that face he made was creepy-GOOD DUST HOW IS HE DODGING SO MANY HITS"

Ruby flinched. "Ewwww, I forgot he did that to his eye…"

Weiss retched at the sight of what Saitama ended up doing to the eye of his unfortunate opponent. "What's wrong with him?! Does he have an obsession with ripping people's eyes out or something?!"

"At least that gorilla was smart enough to apologise…." Ruby chuckled. "The mole was unlucky, though."

"He made a robot voice because he wants to sound cool. Right." The heiress nodded slowly. "Sounds familiar, don't you think?"

"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"…..never mind." Weiss shook her head. "…..let's just keep watching this."

Episode 3

"…..so he knows how to make people immortal and clone himself and he wastes his time being a supervillain." Weiss grumbled, sighing. "I don't understand these kinds of idiots. Why they waste so much time on stuff like this when they can just-

Oh. Seriously?! He cares more about a shop discount than a crazy madman trying to kill him?!"

Ruby shrugged. "Well, it kinda happens when most supervillains and monsters who go after you die to you in one punch. And discounts are nice! They make all the nice food cheap! Like cookies!"
"…..is that all you think about?"

"Hey, I like not spending a lot of money, Weiss. You have loads of money, anyway!"
"N-not loads!" The heiress protested. "I-I will remind you that my father only gives me three hundred Lien of allowance per week!"
"I get fifty." The reaper replied, pouting. "And Yang works for hers."

"…" Weiss looked down, ashamed. "…l-let's keep watching this, a-alright?!

….why they didn't just break out their big guy if they knew Saitama was such a threat, I'll never know. Seriously, supervillains are such idiots…."

"Well, with a name like Carnage Kabuto, you kinda don't want to let it out! You know, like you don't let out a Grimm called a Goliath or a Behemoth…." Ruby pointed out. "And….ooooh, poor Genos. He can't seem to catch a break."

"…good sense seems to be a common trait with these mutated beast things." Weiss noted. "…..wait. Wait. WHAT?! WHAT?!

One hundred push-ups, one hundred sit-ups, one hundred squats and ten kilometres of running. That's what he did to kill things in one punch. Are you kidding me?!" The heiress started heaving. "Pyrrha does more than that in a morning! And last I saw, she wasn't blasting holes in giant monsters with her bare fists! What is this, some sort of joke?! Saitama's either a liar or some sort of lucky scumbag! Is this some sort of sick joke?!"

Ruby suddenly hugged her from behind. "Calm down, calm down, it's only a show….."
"…you're right." The heiress nodded, breathing heavily, comforted from the hugs. "…..you're right. It's just a stupid show. Alright. Al-WHAT?!

IS THAT WHAT MOTIVATES YOU TO FIGHT! A DISCOUNT?! A MARKET DISCOUNT?! YOU CHEAPSKATE!"
Ruby sighed. '…..so much for that working. That works so much better in anime…then again, it's the consequence of having a girlfriend like mine.

Not that I'd ever trade her for anyone else.'

Episode 4

"…tch. He just wants to be lazy." Weiss scoffed, in disbelief about the 'revolutionary' Hammerhead. "…..what a waste of potential. What, because you don't want to do work, you're going to blow up buildings? Has it occurred to you that blowing up buildings and doing all this is more work than just looking for a job like a normal person and just doing it?"
"Err, Weiss, we blow up giant shadow monsters for a living. Or, we learn how to, at least." The reaper pointed out helpfully.

"N-not important!" The heiress snapped, before blanching. "…alright, WHO let that building through city planning?! Seriously?! I swear, these people are trying to live a farce on purpose…."

"You'd think a person who can kill everything with one punch has more things to worry about than playing games…." Ruby pointed out. "…uh oh."

"…..that's what you're worried about. That a bald layabout will make you look bad." The heiress shrugged. "…fair enough. He does have an image to defend, even it isn't much of one.

…good Dust! He just cut all their heads off! This Sonic guy just….good Dust. He picked an effective bodyguard, I'll give him that."

"Yeah, you can tell he's not a nice guy…." Ruby noted, frowning. "…..but it gets better."
"It….oooh." Weiss cringed as Saitama's fist made contact with his opponent's groin. "…..I'm a girl, and I feel sympathy for him getting hit there. That must hurt.

Then again…..the fool had it coming, messing with someone who can outspeed you without even thinking. To think a ten kilometre run will turn you into some sort of inhuman übermensch….."

"Yeaaaah…." The reaper cringed. "He's lucky he didn't get punched at full force….otherwise it'd be more than that that would've been pulped…"

The heiress huffed. "…and it only occurs to you now to sign up to be an actual Hero so you can actually get some respect for doing your job. Well then."

Episode 5

"A physical test." Weiss grumbled. "Well, for Saitama, this ought to be a farce.

…..and what do you know, he quite obviously passes the whole thing! It almost seems like the whole thing was a formality….."

Ruby held a finger up. "Wait for it."

"….what. WHAT?!" The heiress stared at the screen in disbelief. "Are you seriously telling me that these idiots think Genos is stronger than the man who kills literally everything in one punch?! Over some stupid written test?!

Then again, considering that this city has the same kind of people who would approve a literal turd as a building roof, I can't say I'm too surprised."

Ruby frowned. "This Snek guy really annoys me, you know?"
"…..I can see why." The heiress grumbled, pinching the bridge of her nose. "What an idiot…talking down to a person who's literally a higher rank than you, and a person who could simply kill you by flicking you in the forehead.

And what do you know, he did lose! Shocking!"

Ruby smiled. "Awww, this is going to be awesome! Although….Genos does know he can't win this, right? Even a practice bout?"

"Those upgrades of his look like things out of Blake's dreams." The heiress remarked. "And I must say, the battles really are beautifully animated.

….more speed won't help you, you know…and really? You're asking him to take you seriously? If you weren't his friend, he'd have blown you into the afterlife by now! See?! He didn't even punch him and he decimated a mountain range!

At least he lost something. Even if it is an eating contest to a-wait, this Amai Mask guy. What's up with him?"
Ruby nodded. "Yeah…..he's kinda weird, isn't he? I don't like him."
"…neither do-wait, what's Genos doing?! Seriously?! Well….." The heiress grumbled. "Can't fault his dedication to learning how Saitama became….that….."

Episode 6

"…okay. I was wrong." The heiress conceded for once. "That is dedication. Seriously? What does he think he's going to learn from copying his sitting stance?!"
Ruby shrugged. "I dunno, how to dodge attacks more efficiently?"
"…..wonderful And they might fire him. Well….." Weiss blinked. "I'm surprised he cares so much. Considering his reaction to being hunted by a mad scientist, you'd think he'd just find another job…."

Ruby blinked. "Uh oh. That Sonic guy's back. And…oh wow, he just…."
"Yep, Just bit his sword in half." Weiss sighed. "Well, let's add 'teeth as strong as steel' to the list of things Saitama apparently did to himself when he trained less than an average Huntress does in a day for three years straight….

And what do you know! He gets destroyed with one hit! Unsurprising! And this Tanktop Tiger moron is even worse than that Snek idiot! What does he think he's doing?! What a pompous little…."

"Oooh! This is the one Yang said looked like you!" Ruby pointed as Tatsumaki appeared on screen. Weiss looked indignant. "W-what?! That idiot pervert said what?! How dare she! That girl looks nothing like me!

For one, my chest is not that small, and my hair isn't green!"
"Yeah, but she acts like you!" The reaper pointed out, causing Weiss to blanch and sputter.

"H-how dare you?! I-I'll have you know that I am not a completely spoiled brat like that idiot girl seems to be!" Weiss snapped, before crossing her arms and huffing. "Meanie."

'Hmph. How about you have some of your own medi-'

"…kawaaaiiiii!" Ruby squealed, hugging her girlfriend tightly. The heiress was pushed off her chair by the taller, larger girl's weight.

"Agh! Ruby!"
"Cuuuuuuuuuuteeeee!"

"G-get off of me!" The heiress squeaked. "Help! HEEEEEELP!"

To be continued….

A/N: Hmph. Well, that was long! And what IS Jaune up to? Anyway, next chapter, episodes 7-12. So, the really, really awesome parts. Yes, the Boros battle. Yes, the part where Mumen Rider is awesome.

By the way, my favourite OPM character is Mumen Rider, for many, many reasons.

Anyway, so, I hope you enjoyed that, leave your ideas, suggestions, criticisms, comments, reviews and thoughts, and I hope you have a GREAT day! Until next time!