Saitama and Tatsumaki headed to a cafe for lunch. The ESPer said it would be convenient to continue her day with her younger sister and simultaneously introduce her to the bald hero, which surprised said baldy since not once had Tatsumaki mentioned anything about a sibling in the few days they knew each other.
They were escorted into the cafe by a waitress towards a table, where a curvaceous woman with a fur coat draped over her shoulders, and a dark green dress that matched her eyes and chin length hair sat.
"Egghead, meet Fubuki, my younger sister. Fubuki, meet the idiot that has been pissing me off these few days." Tatsumaki seemed to emphasise the word 'younger'. The woman extended her hand towards Saitama which he took.
"Nice to meet you, Saitama."
"Uh, you too." Saitama picked up his menu, causing his jaw to drop when he saw the sky high prices.
"Ignore the price you melon. I'll be paying." Tatsumaki easily took notice of the hero's expression. He wasn't exactly very subtle about it. The three of them settled for pancakes and tea and returned to their conversation.
"How did you do it, Saitama?" The more defined of the two asked the baldy, earning herself a confused egg.
"How did you manage to befriend Onee-chan? She always talked about how relationships were useless and yet, here you are, having the fortune of being the Tornado of Terror's first friend! How did you do it?"
"Imouto, I already told you. Unlike the group of 'friends' you have, the cue ball is actually useful, in terms of strength anyway. His intelligence is lacking." The petite ESPer answered, ticking off Saitama.
"Oi! I'm just bad at remembering things, so what?" The younger sister giggled at Saitama's reply. He has a very comical face when he's angry.
"I'm still curious. How exactly did you two meet? She didn't give me any details,"
"Oh, I helped her with a monster, then she helped me become an official hero and I guess we just became friends after that."
"Really?" Fubuki's eyes widened in amazement.
"What is it Imouto?" Tatsumaki swore she could see stars forming in her sister's eyes.
"Onee-chan" Fubuki moved herself closer to the ESPer and whispered.
"Do you like the man?"
"WHAT?" Tatsumaki exclaimed, a little louder than she wanted.
"I mean, for you and a stranger to suddenly get along, I can't help but th-"
"Fubuki! How dare you think so low of me!"
"Onee-chan, I'm sorry, I just-" Fubuki snickered. Oh, her sister was never riled about this question before. Something was definitely going on.
"Eh? What's going on?" Saitama was even more confused now. Thankfully, the waitress returned to put him out of his misery, and he took in the pleasant aroma of tea and pancakes.
"Shut up, octopus. Fubuki, I'm going to have a word with you about this."
"Oh, you may not realise it, Onee-chan. But I do." Fubuki grinned as they tucked in.
"So uh... you two are... sisters, right?"
"Were you not listening the entire time, egghead?" Tatsumaki resisted the urge to smack the hero's chromedome. His stupidity is just getting ridiculous.
"I was! It's just that... you two look so different, that's all."
"Well, if you doubt it, I have ESP too!" Fubuki lifted her knife and fork into the air to support her statement.
"Oh, cool. Man, I wish I had powers like that."f
"What ARE your powers, Saitama?" asked the younger ESPer
"He just has strength beyond any human, Imouto. Too bad there's no brain to go with the brawn." Tatsumaki deadpanned as she ate her pancakes.
"Hey! Some friend you are, Tats."
"Tats? Oh, my god. You gave Onee-chan a nickname?" Fubuki once again had those starry eyes.
"Huh? Uh, I just got tired of saying the whole name is all." Saitama scratched the back of his neck. Man, Tatsumaki's sister is weird.
"And she didn't kill you the first time you said it?"
"Imouto, please. You make me sound like a lunatic." The older ESPer groaned. Her sister could be a little melodramatic sometimes.
"Eh, enough about me. Why don't you tell me about yourself? Tats never mentioned anything about a sibling before so I'm kinda in the dark here."
"Oh, of course. As you already know, I'm Tatsumaki's younger sister, 23 by the way, and, like her, I'm an ESPer, though she is far more powerful in comparison. I too am a hero, and am the leader of the Blizzard Bunch."
"The Blizzard what?"
"The Blizzard Bunch. A faction composed of more than 30 B classes." Tatsumaki answered with a mouth of pancake.
"Huh? Why would you have a faction?"
"Oh, you're new so I'm not surprised you don't know, but due to everyone fighting for their ranks, it is difficult to maintain your rank on your own, which is why many heroes form factions."
"That's ridiculous. What hero would give a damn about their ranks? A hero's job is to help people, not to be number one!"
"Well, considering how the system works, with higher rankings meaning better rewards, can you really blame them?"
"Of course! You can't call yourself a hero if you're only in it for the rewards! A true hero does what they do because it's the right thing to do."
"This again? Haigh, what world do you live in, egghead." Tatsumaki silently scolded Saitama. Everything he said might be true, but this is just how society is. Real life is cruel, she had learned that at a young age.
"And besides, what if a monster stronger than all of you came along? What then? You won't last long like this." Saitama chided Fubuki who rested her head in her hands, eyes looking away in sadness.
"See? Someone else agrees with my point." Tatsumaki drank her tea after cleaning up the pancakes. Finally, someone could see where she was coming from.
"I keep telling you, Imouto, those friends of yours are pulling you down. We both know you have the skills to go high in A class, so just get promoted already. At least I made friends who aren't weak."
"Tats, come on, that's not what friends are supposed to be."
Both the ESPers looked at the bald man in shock.
"Huh? What the hell are you yapping about, cue ball?"
"You don't make friends with people just because they're strong, you do it because friends help get you through tough times, they make you happy. They're like a second family, you know?"
"What the hell? Didn't you just say being in a group is bad for you?"
"No, I meant that relying too much on numbers instead of your own self is bad. It's the reason why I don't like the idea of being a part of a group." Saitama turned his head back to face Fubuki.
"If you consider them your friends, who am I to stop you, but you have to start relying on yourself more. Ranks don't matter, you should remember that." Fubuki stared at the bald man, who had returned to his blank look.
"Ah crap, my food's getting cold!"
"No wonder you made friends with Onee-chan..." Fubuki smiled and tucked into her own plate whilst Tatsumaki had her tea refilled. The table was silent until Saitama's phone buzzed.
"Oh, Genos! You okay dude?"
"Yes Sensei, I am alright." Genos' voice could be heard over the speaker.
"Genos? S class Rank 14? Did he just call Saitama Sensei?" Fubuki couldn't believe her ears. Rank 14 is the disciple of Rank 15? There must be a mistake.
"Doctor Kuseno is nearly done repairing me, and I should be back in time to prepare dinner."
"Cool, see ya later, dude." Saitama ended the call and saw Fubuki's surprised expression.
"Uh, is something wrong?"
"You're... S class Rank 14's Sensei?"
"You mean Genos? Uh, yea I guess."
"It's more like he was forced to be after he saved the cyborg's life." Tatsumaki could still remember his face when he... begged Saitama to take him as a student.
"Maybe if I could get the two of them acquainted with the Blizzard Bunch, we'd have more power over B class." Fubuki started to come up with a plan.
"Saitama, would you like to come to the Blizzard Bunch's HQ tomorrow?"
"Huh? Why?"
"Well, I figured I should get to know my sister's first friend more. You should bring Genos too. we could talk over a meal!" Well that did it. Free food? Count Saitama in.
"Oh, I guess I can spare some time. It's kind of boring when there's no monsters to take on." Tatsumaki resisted facepalming. She already figured out her sister's plan.
Fubuki and Tatsumaki were in a mall shopping. Saitama had left after thanking them for the meal, leaving the two completely free.
"Imouto, what was that about?"
"What do you mean, Onee-chan?"
"Don't think I don't know what you're trying to do, Imouto. Honestly, why don't you just try for A class? It's certainly better than staying in B class forever."
"I... you don't understand, Onee-chan."
"Haigh, you're right. I don't." A moment of silence occurred, before the older ESPer broke it.
"Now then, care to explain to me why you thought I liked that bald idiot?" Fubuki stifled a giggle.
"Well, you've never let any male get within 10 feet of you, much less befriend them. And for you to go out of your way to get him into S class-"
"It's because unlike every other idiot, the egghead doesn't brag about how tough he is. Also unlike those idiots, he can back up such a claim if he makes one."
"Ohhhh..." Fubuki looked away from her sister, making said sister even more suspicious.
"Fubuki, please get your mind out of the gutter. I want to enjoy our SISTER time." The petite ESPer rolled her eyes, emphasising her annoyance.
"Pfft, sis, I'm just teasing you! My Onee-chan would never like someone whose head is shinier than her glow."
"Imouto, please."
Saitama was reading manga in his apartment, waiting for dinner. Genos had returned an hour ago and was busy preparing some ramen. The cyborg looked as if he was brand new and lacked any sort of damage. As the bald hero read his manga, he thought about that weird sister of Tatsumaki.
"I wonder if she doubts herself... How am I supposed to help her with that? I guess there are some problems heroes can't fix..." Saitama had guessed from their small interaction that the woman had some kind of an inferiority complex. Yes, he may look dumb, but when it comes to reading a person, he's almost never wrong. As he contemplated what he could do, his disciple popped into the room with two piping hot bowls of ramen.
"Sensei, dinner is ready." Genos noticed his Sensei was deep in thought. So deep that even the smell of ramen couldn't pull him out. Strange, what could be occupying that mans mind?
"Sensei!" The cyborg raised his voice, finally getting the bald hero's attention.
"Oh, Genos, whassup?"
"Dinner is ready, Sensei!" The smell finally hit Saitama.
"Whoa, it smells great Genos! Thanks!" As Saitama ate his noodles, Genos formulated a question that wouldn't exceed his Sensei's limit.
"Sensei, can I ask you something?"
"Oh, sure dude." The bald hero said with a mouth of noodles.
"Can I help you with what was troubling you earlier?"
"Eh? What was troubling me earlier?"
"Sensei, you were thinking of something important enough that food didn't distract you."
"Hm? Oh right, I was thinking about Tats' sister."
"Ah, you must be referring to Blizzard of Hell, Fubuki."
"Oh, you know her, Genos?"
"No, Sensei, but I do have the Hero Association's database to refer to." Genos' robotic eyes suddenly widened, as if he had just found the secret to the universe.
"Is Sensei attracted to Blizzard of Hell?" Saitama almost choked when he heard the cyborg's inquiry.
"What the hell Genos? What makes you think that?"
"She has the body type that makes men's primal instinct react, Sensei. If that is the case, I will assist you in cour-"
"Dude, no! That wasn't what I was thinking of!"
"Then what was it, Sensei?"
"I... Okay, I think she doubts herself or something." Saitama proceeded to tell Genos of his lunch with the two sisters and how weird Fubuki was acting.
"I see. Sensei, you are a very wise man, for my analysis of the situation seems to agree with you."
"Haigh, it doesn't matter Genos. I can't do shit when it comes to that specific problem."
"Sensei, there is one way."
"Huh? You have an idea? Dude, tell me!"
"If you and Fubuki were to enter a relationship, you-"
"No!"
"Why not, Sensei? If you showered her with love, it can help her with her inferiority complex."
"Dude, no. I just... I can't do that."
"Sensei, are you asex-"
"No dude, I just... I don't feel that way."
"Elaborate, Sensei."
"Okay, look. Ever since I gained my strength, I started to... lose my emotions or something. I don't feel the stuff everyone else does, okay? If I went into a relationship, I might end up hurting her more than I helped." There was a few seconds of silence before Genos stood up with fiery determination in his eyes.
"I will help Sensei regain his emotions! I will assist you in your decisions during a relationship, and ensure that your lover helps you to-"
"Genos, stop. If anything, it would be better if you were in a rela..." Genos sat down again, having already finished his Sensei's sentence in his mind.
"Sensei, are you sure?"
"... Dude, you should totally court Fubuki. Tomorrow, when we go to her headquarters, do whatever you can to make her fall for you! Oi, as your Sensei, I task you to help get rid of her doubts!" Well, that was all it took to put that determined look on the cyborg's face again.
"Yes Sensei! I will complete this task, no matter what it takes!"
"Eh, maybe try not to be a creep about it. Now, eat. It's getting cold."
"Yes Sensei!"
Okay, I would first like to apologise for this shitty chapter. It's so goddamn short, but I wanted to get an update out.
Basically, the Dark matter pirates arc is going to take a while because I'm still trying to figure out how to incorporate Tats in there so until I get there, I'm gonna try and develop the characters more, so expect more of Bang and his disciples, Fubuki and the Cyborg and some more Egg and Tsundere.
Again, I'm so sorry for this short as fuck chapter. Brain does not want to cooperate right now. Next up, awkward cyborg tries to get with very smug and amused blizzard.
Shiroraven: Well, I had to get majority of people's "Best Girl" in here somehow. So sorry she and her sister are OOC, this corner I wrote myself into is starting to piss me off.
Hektols: Thanks, I originally planned on Tats pummeling the shit out of him and while that may have been more fun to write, it would be more troublesome in the future. Uh... as to Lord Boros and goons... That will have to wait. Sorry. (o_o')
Ander Arias: "not very fond" is an understatement, heh. Yea, that fish lipped douche deserved worse, but it would be a pain to write my original idea. Unfortunately, Lord Boros comes later. I gotta fill in the few days gap of the canon somehow. Welp, back to figuring out how that arc is gonna work. Thanks again for pointing out my mistake the previous chapter.
Red the Pokemon Master: That was a mistake in chapter 1, fixed already.
My inspirations:
The Bald and The Esper: s/11725053/1/The-Bald-and-The-Esper
The Strongest Hero: s/12494528/1/The-Strongest-Hero
Icebreaker: s/11943574/1/Icebreaker
There is definitely more to the list, please let me know if you read anything similar!
The names given to the HoE's creations belong to "The Lone Lobster".
