Bits of gore that once composed a terrible beast fell to the ground a few yards from the caped bald man, his expression unchanged and lacking emotion. Now that the monster had been shut up permanently there was only the sound of the leftover pieces hitting the concrete rubble. Eventually even the sound of the fallen falling ceased and Saitama was left alone in the silence. He looked around him, the ruins of Z city echoed nothing within him. Not the thought of his old apartment, or the outfitters, or the fights that he fought on his way to become strong, could awaken any emotion in him. Maybe he was selfish, most people would have some sort of sentiment towards a place like this, but Saitama felt nothing. Was he not trying hard enough? Was this somehow his fault? In his greed to become strong had he lost what it meant to be human? None of these questions were his own, of course, he spent little time questioning morality, but the whispers of the people who saw him, the real him, could not be escaped. Now a few blocks away there was his old apartment building, at least What was left. Vicious battles involving monsters and other heroes had more or less eliminated any trace that had been left after his fight with Garou. The thought of it crumbled and shattered and gone… nothing.

He let out a sigh, it wasn't for lack of trying, something had simply been lost. He started walking away: bored out of his mind and a plain frown on his face. He caught the occasional glimpse of what was in front of him, staring mostly at the ground beneath him. The spikes of concrete all around him seemed less like a fortress brought about from a great battle and more like an onslaught of dullness onto the sky, shattered pillars of gray still reaching and trying, but never quite reaching the bright blue sky and it's blinding golden sun.

Two familiar faces descended from the sky in front of Saitama, one a tiny and grumpy looking woman with an easy green aura and the other a young man riding on flames from his hands. Upon seeing Genos and Tatsumaki his frown lightened into a small smile and his eyes managed to open a bit more.

"Oh, you two are done as well?" Saitama asked.

"Yes, sensei, the number of monsters in our areas seem to be decreasing." Genos said in his usual serious tone.

"Well, duh, of course they are! They have us out here at least three times a week! Why the hell are they even trying to save this place, it's a complete mess, no can live here anyway!" Tatsumaki said frustratedly.

"Huh, I thought I ran into more today than I usually do, the numbers seem to keep growing, but at least it means we finish at the same time." Saitama respond, scratching behind his ear.

"Well. that's probably why he assigned you to this part of this crap hole to begin with. Honestly, just being here is a drag, let's go already!" Tatsumaki demanded already beginning to float off.

"Sensei, our job here is done for the day, what should we do now?" Genos took the time to ask Saitama.

"Honestly, let's just follow Tats, She probably wants some sweets or to complain about something."

"I heard that, Baldy!" Tatsumaki screamed in the distance, ushering in a slightly larger smile on Saitama's face.

The two walked after the grumpy psychic, who did, in fact, start complaining about multiple things ranging from how much work she had now to how her sister never seemed to call. Genos was calm and offered solutions to most of the problems which were either shot down immediately or completely ignored by Tatsumaki in favor of talking some more. Eventually the two got into an argument which Saitama had to break up, and despite the fact that eventually they would return to the annoyed blabber, Saitama couldn't help but feel more at ease. As the trio left, Saitama couldn't help but look around him and see the shattered cement pillars as a bit more endearing, no matter how long it took, they would keep on reaching to the sky.

After the three of them had grabbed Udon they started back towards home, surprised to see what awaited them there. When they arrived to an insanely crowded part of town filled with confused citizens. A man in a suit and a thin black tie ran towards them.

"Mister Caped Baldy, You've been requested at the association at once!" He said, sweating and clearly in a panic.

"Hm, but I just got here. Tats, can you sense what's there right now?" Saitama asked tiredly.

Tatsumaki nodded her head and closed her eyes, shortly afterwards she floated softly to the ground. She opened her eyes, pointed to the man and shouted.

"HEY, WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA, THERE'S NOTHING THERE!"

"M-m-miss Tornado of Terror, we've been ordered to evacuate on the count of a special case approaching! Please, I beg you, mister Caped Baldy, you've been asked for specifically!" He got down on his knees and begged at Saitama's feet.

"Hm, fine, I'll head up there right away." Saitama said decidedly.

"Bab- Baldy! Why?! I just told you there's no reason!" Tatsumaki cried.

"Not yet there isn't, but if there's a chance someone down there can entertain me a little I should go."

"Sensei," Genos interjected after wandering through the crowd. "I've spoken to a few park guards, they say that they spotted the Speed of Sound Sonic (lol) headed towards the association with an accomplice. We should head there now, if you're not busy."

"Sonic, huh? Let's hope the person with him is a bit more of a fight. Tats are you coming with us?"

Tatsumaki was hesitant, looking like she could blow up at any moment, but she did nod 'yes' eventually. She picked Saitama up with telekinesis and the three flew off towards the Association, arriving there very quickly. It seemed they had still arrived a tad too late, however, as two figures sped through the association doors before them. The trio followed suit only to see the doors of the elevator closing with Sonic and a red haired girl inside. Saitama was distracted by the female as Tatsumaki forcefully pulled Sonic out of the elevator with her powers. She seemed very familiar, but it was more than that. What had caused Saitama to take interest was that she was bending down with a key in hand to the same place in the elevator that Kana had after their interview. The girl didn't seem phased by the removal of Sonic, as if it was planned to happen, however she did seem panicked from the start, as though she was rushing as fast as she could especially after the three had entered the building. Finally, she looked up as the elevator doors closed shut and the mechanism could be heard descending.

Tatsumaki had already begun violently shaking Sonic and hollering questions at him. Amidst the noise Sonic struggled to get a word out, but when he could it was to pathetically challenge Saitama as he fought the nausea brought about by the counterproductive shaking.

"Sai.. Tama… I… ch-ch-ch-"

"Tats, stop it for a second." Saitama said, making Tatsumaki drop Sonic to the ground as she grumbled. "Sonic, who was that girl in the elevator?" He asked.

Sonic looked up at the bald man with a frustrated face before pushing himself up off the floor.

"A fellow assassin. Will you fight me or not?"

"You're always so persistent, later." Saitama responded. "What's her name?"

"Why does that matter?!" Tatsumaki asked, suddenly irritated again.

"Tats, don't worry about it. Sonic, what's her full name."

Sonic looked around the room, suddenly sensing a darker tension.

"Tanaka Torimia." After Sonic had spoken the last name Saitama looked straight back to the elevator. He walked over to the doors and pried them open, looking first into the deep pit that the elevator had already gone so far down. He looked back to Genos and Tatsumaki.

"I'm going after her, stay here and watch after Sonic, make sure he doesn't get away or do… whatever he does."

"I assure you, I'll be right here when you-" Before Sonic could finish, Saitama had taken another look into the pit, and taken a leap.