Chapter 4: Something to repair

(Three weeks before)

The sun sneaks through the distant mountains. Little by little, its light slides through the treetops and bathes the earth with its warmth, illuminating the landscape. In the morning, everything comes to life in a show of light and color. The beauty of the place is undeniable, but he can only think one thing ..

I shouldn´t be here..

The routine is simple. He gets up at dawn, has breakfast, performs fluency and coordination exercises, lunch, meditation and contemplation exercises, helps with dojo´s maintenance tasks, dinner and everything starts again.

Sometimes, if he is lucky, some task demands enough effort to get him tired at night. In the worst cases, the most, he gets bored. The days pass in a soporific succession and it does not help in anything that a good part of the time, he must contemplate stones, trees or animals. He doesn´t understand the value of all that. Nor does he understand what he is supposed to learn with Bang. He doesn´t want Bang. Despite being a very capable hero within his range, he can not be compared to his Sensei.

Saitama Sensei ..

Every time he thinks about him, he has mixed feelings. He misses him. But, deep down, he understands. For that reason, he didn´t fight against him, he didn´t rebel against his decision. After all, it was his fault.

Is it because of something I did?

Saitama didn´t say it, he didn´t answer his question ... but he didn´t need a verbal response to understand.

Saitama had discovered his secret. A secret that he sought to keep reserved for himself, hidden behind barriers of denial and resistance. What happened to him was not convenient, it did not serve his purposes. He had a goal, a revenge to carry out before thinking about himself. Any deviation was an insult, not only for himself, but for the memory of his deceased family. And yet ...

He loved him.

He loved Saitama and there was nothing he could do to prevent it. The revelation of that truth had left him paralyzed. What to do? He wanted to be by his side, admire him, eliminate anyone who doubted his greatness ... because Saitama was a great man and deserved to be loved. He wanted to be part of his life, give him everything he deserved, but at the same time ..

He was his sensei and he had a mission. His feelings would only delay him and he could not afford it.

For that reason, he had had to hide his love. Relegate it to a dark place, where it could not be found. He needed a teacher to defeat the cyborg that had destroyed his life. He needed to make himself strong to collect his revenge, to eliminate that threat from the world. Then, only then ..

But no..

Because despite his efforts, Saitama had discovered him and no longer wanted him as his disciple. He didn´t want him in his life. He didn´t want him ... and he understood.

What kind of disciple falls in love with his Sensei?

He had failed.

Bang's attack takes him by surprise. He has saw his technique before, has seen the magnitude of its strength and the scope of its impact. He knew what to expect. Despite that, the kick has been about to knock him out.

Although Bang is at the top of S-rank heroes, he is still a human, with no special powers or cybernetic components in his anatomy.

Saitama sensei is also a normal human.. He thinks, and reproaches himself because it is not the time to evoke his old sensei.

Genos dodges the attacks. They are outdoors, so he can use his propellants and his incinerators at will. Part of the landscape is destroyed by his attacks. They remain rooted in a fierce struggle until, suddenly, Bang immobilizes him. His strength is incredible for someone his age. His metal arms are trapped against his back. How is it that he has let him come so close? He has been too fast. He can not attack him. He will lose ..

No.

He can not lose. He has to fight, he has to free himself in some way, no matter the cost, he has to ..

An explosion shakes the trees in the area and numerous flocks of birds flee in fright. Bang's body has hit the wall of a nearby mountain and falls heavily against the ground. Genos feels satisfied with himself. Finally, he has achieved it.

"You've lost"

The old hero's voice feels muffled from the shock. Beyond that, he shows no signs of being seriously injured.

"Excuse me?"Genos does not understand. He has got rid of his grip. How could he has lost?

Bang approaches slowly as he shows the cyborg´s arms in his hands. The circuits still sparkling due to the brutal amputation. The young man observes himself.

Oh, it's true..

"I suppose you had not noticed." The old man says with a strange tone in his voice.

"It happens often." The cyborg defends. "But I can still fight ..!"

"No, you can´t.." The serious face, the penetrating look. "And even if you could, it would not make sense. Every part of you is important, you can not afford to be deprived of any. Since we began to fight I have destroyed a large part of your body, but you have not noticed until now ..

The wires giving off electricity, the holes in his chest, the absence of one of his eyes, his whole body is the living evidence of what he has been told. An intense anger stirred inside him at his own carelessness.

"This ... This doesn´t matter, Dr. Kuseno ..!"

"Dr. Kuseno, has deprived you of pain sensors. Considering your history and your intentions, it is evident that he has done it as an act of compassion, but he made a mistake in doing it."

Genos feels the anger rising up his chest.

" How dare you say that about him? You don´t know anything about me, you are not Saitama Sensei ..!

"No, I am not." Bang admits calmly.

"But I know one thing, I know how he will feel when you lose so much of you, that there will be nothing left to repair." And with that, he throws the useless arms in front of him and goes up on the way to his dojo.

To be continue..