Bang calmly sipped tea as Charanko scrubbed the Dojo floor, he found it odd that the mail hadn't arrived yet, he found it even stranger that his friends had made it there first. Bang reached the dojo's entrance just before Saitama reached the base of the steps, quickly accompanied by Tatsumaki who flew in and landed to his left, Genos did the same but landed to Saitama's right. With the God-rays emanating from the mid-day sun, the group looked intimidatingly heroic, at least until Saitama broke his stoic stance.

"Hey, old man, we wanna talk to you about stuff." With that, Saitama started slowly walking up the steps.

"I expected as much, come inside, I've made us some tea."

Once inside the dojo the four began to chatter, Saitama got friendlier every time he visited, and Bang enjoyed the company. This time, however, there was a heaviness in the air, and it felt as though secrecy suffocated everyone. Tatsumaki was visibly annoyed, the longer the chit chat persisted the worse she got. Eventually Tatsumaki seemed like she was about to burst, and predictably, she did.

"OH MY GOD WHO CARES?! SILVER FANG, YOU KNOW THAT FREAK, THAT WEIRDO, DON'T YOU?! WHO IS HE, WHAT'S HE DOING HERE? WHAT DOES HE WANT? AND DON'T BEAT AROUND THE BUSH, EITHER!"

Silver Fang didn't seem surprised at all, he let out a sigh and closed his eyes.

"Fine I'll tell you everything."

"OH!... WELL OKAY THEN HURRY UP!" Tatsumaki continued to yell as she sat back down, surprised by Bangs cooperation.

"Twenty-two years ago, a man named Tamoka Torimia came to me and begged to be trained." Bang spoke as he stood up and approached the front window. "At that time the only use I had for someone as inexperienced as him was scrubbing the floors, but I already had a disciple for that, so I refused him. Then he told me his story, he told me that a man had killed his wife and that his son and daughter were next."

There was palpable shock in the group, no one had guessed that Kana had a sister, they hadn't thought of him like that. No one had expected him to have a family, let alone a sibling, he just didn't seem like the type.

"Where is she now?" Tatsumaki asked, suddenly solemn.

Silver Fang hesitated for a moment before continuing. "I'm not the right person to ask, I'll continue with the things I can say comfortably. Kana was only ten at the time, but he was a genius who showed great potential, after a year of training his father I realized that Kana had not only memorized all of the base stances of my style, but he could dodge and perform the more complicated moves as well. It wasn't just martial arts he showed promise in, however, as he advanced in school he began to show just how quickly he could understand concepts. He rose to the top of his class, he skipped grades and graduated at fifteen, he got his masters degree at twenty, then he signed on with the government. Tamoka used to brag to me about Kana's rank, he was well known for his intellect, but also his insane ability to manipulate everyone and anyone he met."

"It sounds like he was up to something from the start." Genos said. "Silver Fang, where is 's father now? Perhaps he can give us more information."

The mention of Kana's father seemed physically painful to Bang, as though someone just broke all of his ribs at the same time, he looked down from the window solemnly, his hands reaching to grasp the window sill for support.

"Tamoka… six years ago he was killed, Kana disappeared after that, I didn't see him at the funeral. Soon after his sister came to me looking for him, neither of us ever saw him again until now. They were all like family to me, and I have… Forgive me, I cannot-"

Saitama suddenly clasped his hand on Bang's shoulders, an unusually understanding smile on his face, he gestured back to where the other two sat with tea in their hands, looking up at them.

"Don't worry about it, Old man. come on, let's have some tea."

Bang smiled gratefully before sitting back down with his friends to enjoy some tea and chit chat. Tatsumaki remained quiet for the rest of the meeting, thinking about her little sister.


Peering from behind the rock, Kana could see Bang say goodbye to his friends before walking back into the dojo. He steadily removed himself from his hiding spot and stared out at the waves. Kana reached into his suit pocket and pulled out a cigarette before lighting it up. His eyes were tired and sad, he could afford to show his true colors when he was alone, as he stared out at the ocean he would do one more scan of the horizon, only to find nothing at all. The sun was almost completely gone now, only enough light was left to appreciate the cool, easy, dark blue sky and deep gray clouds. His attention floated slowly towards the moon, and a small smirk spread across his face.

"Looks like I was a little late, old man, I'll visit some other time."

And with that, Kana walked back to the Heroes association.


Next chapter: The Mother