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Chapter 7 (Part 1/3) : Tales of Saitama : The Lonesome Hero
The sunlight greeted Saitama's face as he walked out from his apartment holding a watering can, filled with water. He then squatted in front of a little cactus then proceeded to bent the pot lightly that it rained down droplets of water into it. It made Saitama wonder, how come plants do not drown from water? He stared blankly.
"Gee, I really didn't take this hero business through, did I?" He then stood up and came back inside. He turned on the TV while he washed his clothing.
"This is Channel 2, We're live from City T to show how much of a catastrophe the monster had done! Many people are left homeless, many were injured and killed in the certain event. The Hero's Association is now up against this terrifying monster." The newswoman said as she explained her background.
"We're on this case, that monster may seem intelligent enough to flee from the scene it just produced, and well, it's not just a normal monster anymore. We are raising the level from Tiger to Demon. If anyone encounters it, flee immediately to a far place where it cannot find and reach you. Although this doesn't mean that everyone outside from City T should panic. We're currently sending A Class Heroes to take care of the monster." Shicchi spoke as many microphones filled him inside a convention.
"I sure hope that terrifying monster is cool, wouldn't be cool if it can't take a single punch from me. That'd be great." Saitama thought, hoping for his expectations.
"There you have it folks, local residences is believed to take evidence that the monster is now in the areas roaming around. This is 24-Hour News reporting live." The screen then turned into a commercial of a car.
"Huh, well, it's time for me I guess." The bald-headed guy smiled.
"Time for me to exercise. I really should get masculine by now..." He thought as he wore his jogging outfit.
The street was filled with silence as Saitama was standing on a pole, staring at the air with a blank face. He pondered over the areas to find no people at all.
"They really took it seriously. J City is far from City T... What gives?" He thought as he walked further to reveal some heroes walk past him.
"Hey, a civilian." Golden Ball spoke. Walking towards Saitama as he chewed his gum.
"Good Morning Sir, but we do not want to interrupt your daily routine, it's just a concern of some kind." Spring Mustache said as he fiddled with his mustache.
"Oh, it's you guys." Saitama said, pausing from his walk.
"Yeah, and we do not want you walking around since this city is under lockdown from the monster. Until we find it, you can get to your working stuff." Vegetarian replied.
"Oh, no worries. I can handle it. Though where's everybody?" Baldy asked, giving the three a curious look.
"Ey', stop the brag, cut the bag. You can't handle the monster on ya' own!." Golden Ball exclaimed.
"Yes, you shouldn't. Also we already said the City is under lockdown." Mustache said.
"But It's true..." Baldy replied, suddenly a large entity struck down a building behind them. A tall monster engulfed the sunlight's rays as the three heroes try to see clearly.
"*gasp* A MONSTER!" Mustache exclaimed.
"Yeah! It's show time!" Golden Ball shouted as he readies his slingshot.
"YES! Finally it showed up!" Vegetarian added.
As the three shouted a warcry, the light reached them again.
"WHAT!?" The three exclaimed, their jaws stretched to a great length.
"What?" Saitama spoke as he landed on the floor, giving a nice smoke. The figure below him appeared to be inside out. Or it's just its remnants of what appears to be a large skeleton, smoking as its lower half is a gigantic hole.
"H-hh-h-HOW!?" Golden Ball asked.
"I told you, I'm fine with it. Now please will you leave me alone?" Baldy replied.
"Excuse me, but who are you?" Mustache asked, a sweat running on his forehead.
"Oh, name's Saitama. Don't you guys recognize me?" Saitama replied, scratching his head.
"Well, no. But I think I remember you, you're that guy who has been rumored to punch monsters in one punch." Vegetarian spoke.
"Yeah, turns out it isn't." Golden Ball smiled, giving Saitama a pat on the shoulder. "Though, how did you get this powerful?" He asked.
"Uhhmm... Well, all I did was to do a hundred push-ups, sit-ups, squats, and a ten-kilometer run every single day... In three years." Baldy replied, staring at the three's shaking posture.
"Wait, whu-" Golden Ball was interrupted when Vegetarian placed a hand on his back.
"It's true, so don't argue no more. I bet he's more powerful than me. Anyways, Bang was right as always. Hey, wanna come with us Saitama?" The masculine man offered.
"Uhmm, Sure, it's not like I got anything to do anyways..." The bald-headed guy followed the three on the sidewalks as they proceeded to go inside a bar.
"Do you want anything Saitama?" Mustache asked the bald-headed guy as he stood infront of the cashier.
"Uhmm, udon noodles please." Saitama replied.
"The usual Miss, and also udon for our new guest here." Mustache spoke.
"Sure thing, also who's this baldy?" The female cashier asked.
"This is Caped Baldy. Class A Rank 39th." Mustache replied, much for the cashier's disgust.
"Heh, that cheating bastard. Quit being a hero! You!" The cashier exclaimed, pointing at Saitama.
"Me?" The egg-shaped man pointed at himself with a curious face.
"YES! You! Just quit already." The cashier smirked.
"Woah, woah, quit fightin'. He didn't do nothin'." Golden Ball added in, prompting the cashier to pace back at her work.
"Geesh, Saitama, you okay with this man?" Vegetarian asked.
"It's fine..." Saitama replied. The three proceeded to go into their seats.
"Must be hard for you Saitama. It's seriously unconvincing that you can punch anything in one punch. Even for me when I first heard of you." Vegetarian added.
"Indeed, it truly is." Mustache spoke as he placed his hands over his mustache.
"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I only do the hero thing whenever I feel like it. I don't take these very seriously." Saitama replied.
"Woah, talk about confidence. Man, you have got a high amount of 'em." Golden Ball spoke, drinking a glass of iced-tea.
"How about you tell us your story?" Vegetarian asked.
"Well, do you want to?" Saitama asked, much to his surprise, the three nodded.
"Well, here goes..."
As a lonely 6-year old Saitama is walking on the sidewalk, he spotted a green-haired tall woman walking before him. The woman greeted the boy politely.
"Saitama-kun! Good morning dear, is your mother home?" The woman knelt before him.
"Uhh, no. She is working on something..." The 6-year old said as a bubble in his nose started to expand as he breathed.
"Oh, geesh, you should really be careful not getting sick. Here, take this." The woman handed him a medicine.
"Your cold should be relieved in a few days with that. Be sure to drink enough water okay?" The woman smiled.
"Okay... though, I'm not your kid. Why are you acting like my mom?" Saitama asked.
"Well, I have a child... But it seems she can handle herself now..." The green-haired woman stood up.
"How old is she?" Young Saitama asked.
"She's now 9. Hey, you seem interested in her. Wanna know her? I'm heading there myself..." The woman offered.
"Yeah, sure!" Saitama replied.
"Wow, where are we?" The little boy asked, fiddling with his nose.
"We're in a laboratory..." The woman spoke softly as they headed on an elevator.
"Why are we inside one? Isn't this for all those sciencey stuff? I'm not really interested in sci- ACHOOO!" Saitama sneezed as he covered his nose.
"Oh, poor you..." The woman gave Saitama a napkin.
"Thanks Auntie." Saitama smiled happily as he wiped his mucus off his nose.
As the elevator stopped, they arrived in a dark wide room filled with columns and electric devices. In the center is a gigantic glowing cylindrical-shaped tube, filled with 6 different hoses that connected into a part of the ceiling. The floor lit up as they walked in front of the big machine.
"Hey, who's that?" Saitama asked, pointing a figure of what appears to be a floating green-haired girl, crossing her arms while her hair is flying upwards.
"She's my daughter, Saitama-kun. Meet Tatsumaki, an esper." The woman replied.
"What's an esper?" Young Saitama asked.
"An esper is a magical being that can control things, like telekinesis." The woman spoke, stopping in front of the tube.
"You're here, and I see you brought a "guest" with you, mother." Tatsumaki flared her hair, glowing a hue of yellow as her surroundings floated.
"Yes, and please stop this tantrum of yours. This is Saitama. He's the son of a friend of mine..."
"Hi!" Saitama happily exclaimed.
"Whatever, loser." Tatsumaki glared at the being below him.
"Aww, why so harsh?" Young Saitama asked, frowning.
"Because you suck!" Tatsumaki smirked, crossing her arms.
"Tatsumaki! That's enough! Don't do that in other kids!" Her mother exclaimed.
"Hmph!" The young Tatsumaki turned around, crossing her arms.
"Why is she so mad?" Saitama asked the woman.
"Well, she is certainly not like this before... Maybe I gave her too much lonely times..." The woman answered, frowning as she touched the glass tube.
"Hey, I'm alone all the time too. It's not that bad..." Saitama replied, causing Tatsumaki to flare up.
"HEY! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS LIKE TO BE STUCK IN A CAGE!" The green-haired girl exclaimed.
"Hey, I feel you. It's just that way I guess... but yeah, you're right. I don't know what it feels like in that thing you're in right now." Young Saitama replied.
"Hmph! Whatever loser!" Tatsumaki turned around and sat on the ground.
"Hey, why is she even on that thing? I mean, can't she go out?" Saitama asked the woman beside him.
"No, she can't. She'll lose control if she does..." The woman replied, giving a discerning look.
"Isn't she your daughter? Why don't you trust her getting out of that thing?" Saitama pointed at the tube.
"Because she'll destroy everything!" The woman exclaimed, turning into Saitama.
"She won't..."
"Yes she will!"
"SHE WOULDN'T. I PROMISE!" The young Saitama turned behind to see a big red button with a few switches.
"It would be for the better good if she does..." The boy pressed the large button to let the pistons move up from the tube, causing it to be open. Tatsumaki stood up from her place, glaring at Saitama.
"What do you want!?" The esper yelled.
"It's not good to be trapped in there by yourself. Have fun in the open air..." Saitama spoke.
"You released me... you know you just did something horrible right?" Tatsumaki levitated in front of Saitama.
"It's more horrible than being trapped there... it sucks dude." The young Saitama smiled, but angering the girl infront of him more.
"I am NOT a DUDE!" The esper flicked her arms as she levitated Saitama above the ground.
"Hey now, I don't get this power thing. But it's kinda fun..." Young Saitama said, causing Tatsumaki to drop him down. The esper's glare faded away as she stepped back in her cage. Saitama followed her steps.
"Mother, leave us alone." Tatsumaki crossed her arms.
"Sure Tatsumaki. Saitama, let's g-" She was interrupted by a sudden exclaim.
"No. He stays here." The esper commanded.
"Okay, you two have fun here. Also you Tatsumaki, while you're outside of the tube." The woman replied, going out of the chamber.
"Uhmm, do you wanna talk about something?" Saitama asked.
"What's your name?" Young Tatsumaki spoke.
"Saitama... yours?"
"Tatsumaki. It's a pleasure to meet you." The young esper rose a reddish cheek after.
"How come you're innocent now?" Saitama asked.
"Look, I need your help. They're imprisoning me since they are using me as a way to discover more things. I don't wanna be trapped forever in here." The esper pleaded.
"Well, I can't. I'm just a kid..." The young Saitama said as he toyed with his nose.
"You're my only hope here. They will use me until I'm gone." The green-haired girl begged.
"How come your mother doesn't help you on her own?" Saitama asked.
"They're giving her money from the research they're getting from me. I really need your help! In exchange, I'll help you too on your things..." Tatsumaki spoke in a clear manner, giving Saitama a confused look.
"Okay, okay. I'm gonna try to get you out..."
"Thank you!" The young esper hugged Saitama. Atleast, not until she shrugged it off a second later.
"Uhmm, pretend that never happened." Tatsumaki blushed a glowing red, as her hue turned to green.
"I'll just hope I can get you out of here soon." Young Saitama spoke, giving the esper a smile.
Within the past few days, Saitama would go out of his house finding Tatsumaki's mother. In which he always comes with and spends more time with Tatsumaki, learning her power and where did it come from, and making plans to free her from the laboratory. He was only allowed for three hours in each day, and in each hour he comes up with different plans.
I AM SO SORRY FOR THE LATE UPLOAD! I had just checked the previous chapter that my note is was missing something, or that it didn't update. SO... just in case you didn't know, I will now be releasing chapters on weekends ONLY. Since SCHOOL is eating my time so much, like projects and stuff. Not to mention that I play a great role in my classroom... yeah. You get the point.
Anyways, Chapter 7, 8 and 9 will be all backstories and flashbacks on the childhood of Saitama. Not mentioning that he already met Tatsumaki when he was younger, and then the mind-boggling thing happened so that he wouldn't remember her anymore. I guess?
Chapter 8 : Tales of Saitama : Raindrops of Terror
FatherPHD : I like this story lots keep going!
Fireguy0922 : Too much cliche, but it's ok...
AnimeWatcher : So Tatsumaki is captured and Saitama needs to rescure her. I don't know if Saitama is going to end up mad, but if he does and one punches while still mad, we can just say good bye to Australia
themisticmist2000 : Nice! Man im excited the reason it could probably be is that where you gonig to make angry siatiama when he finds about what Mcoy did to her.
xionrabbit : Why did you pick this setting? ._.
Lightningblade49 : well that was certainly not what I was expecting at all but it'd kind of cool in a way. It kind reflects the 1st episode of One punch man where he he's fighting those subterranean's, you couldn't tell it was dream till he woke up. So she is trapped in the end but that 'bond' she has with Saitama can be exploited, with this guy getting one Punched will the hypnosis on the other heroes disappear.