Chapter 7- The association

"Slurped! One slurp and it was gone! Just… gone!"

The room of S class heroes gathered once more. Sitch called for the meeting to explain about certain… requests of Garou. He was going to run them by the heroes first before giving in to any of his demands. "I swear he could rival Pig God!" Puri Puri explained.

Pig God paused for a moment from his feast, he turned and glared at Puri Puir before going back to his bag of snacks. "He has eaten quite a lot of monsters, and yet he appears no worst for wear after the incident a month ago." Said Genos.

"You were there, weren't you?" asked Atomic Samurai.

"Indeed I was, I witnessed most of what happened. But I didn't see who did it to him; he speaks of the monster named Gyoro Gyoro. She pulled the strings in the monster association. It has come to my attention that she made and manipulated the King of the Monsters Orochi. She was trying to turn Garou into the new king by feeding him parts of the old one."

The room went silent. "That explains his creepy look. Then again, he was creepy to begin with," muttered Metal Bat.

"So, what are we doing with him now? If he has the potential to become the next Orochi, how do we deal with it as a threat?" asked Child Emperor.

"That… is why we are here." Sitch came into the room, followed by Garou of all people.

"You let him in again! Don't you ever learn!?" demanded Tatsumaki.

"This is getting a little old now, Sitch," said Darkshine. "Even I can agree to that."

"Enough, all of you. Garou has given us his word that he will not be seeking out heroes to hunt, he is far more concerned with the monsters and his… ahem, appetite."

"So you are just going to let him eat monsters and get stronger for it? Yeah, good plan," growled Zombieman.

"I got to go with Zombie on this one, what the hell are you thinking?" demanded Atomic.

Garou however, took the floor. "My actions are just that, mine. I am far more aware of your feeling towards me. But you also fail to see me as a potential comrade in a fight." He began pacing around the table, nearly sizing up each of the S heroes. He stared down at the table oddly, in his mind he went over their power, skills and weaknesses. He has memorized them all. "You are aware of my… talents. I know nearly everything about the people in this room. I have conducted and trained in combating them should I have ever come to blows with any of you. But, I also know how to use your skills, with my own for efficient combat."

"So… you want to be a hero?" asked Child Emperor.

Garou laughed. "You can take that title and shove it"

"Then what do you want?" demanded Metal Bat.

Garou paused. "Purpose" he said. "There are conditions I have requested. One, I am considered your equal. Second, Shuriken Star is promoted to S Class. Third, you don't attack me. I don't attack you. Lastly, I get my freedom."

"You can't be serious! You want us to treat you as an equal! You haven't proven yourself to us," said Atomic Samaria.

"And who is this Star person? A nobody Class A hero." Said Tatsumaki.

"His demands are not extravagant, nor are they out of the realm of possibly. We are going to be talking about this in the upcoming week. We are strong considering this option for Garou…"

"Like hell you are!" protested Atomic. "The cocky kid has no right to claim on being on our level, let alone bringing along his little girlfriend with him for a promotion…"

"Shuriken Star has proven time and time again through her own actions that she is capable of handling difficult situations. Consider this, she is constantly keeping at bay a level dragon threat to the population…"

"I can remedy that easy too, five minutes is all I need!" said Tatsumaki.

Garou snorted. "I wouldn't need that long for you."

"You want to take it outside freak boy!"

"Enough!" Sitch scolded. "These are mere options. We will wait the week and see what happens and how to act. In the mean time, we are asking not just the S class, but all class heroes to leave Garou be. No vengeance, or violence."

"Oh sure, take the fun out of that" muttered Garou.

"You want to be attacked?" asked Darkshine.

"I like to keep my skills sharp. Beside, I don't quite know the extent of this… phase I am going through."

"Garou, please," begged Sitch. "We will meet again in one week."

As the room emptied, Atomic Samurai stood up and confronted Garou. He looked him over from head to toe, but gave a defiant snort. "I could end your life here and now if I wanted to." He said.

Garou smirked. "I just ended your when you were talking."

Atomic paused, until he felt something on his neck. With the rub of his hand, he took off black ink. Garou held in his hand a black marker and grinned. "You let your guard down."

"You arrogant…" reaching for his sword, Atomic nearly drew it, but was stopped when Silverfang came between them.

"Enough, both of you!"

Atomic Samurai reluctantly backed down. "I will make an example out of you yet, Silverfang cannot protect you forever."

Garou glared. "I don't need his protection. He's merely protecting you from me."

"We'll see…"