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chapter 3: insurmountable
"Why do you insist on getting in my way?!"
Every time he was on the cusp of tasting the sweet rush of death and destruction, this man is there. He places himself in front of every life form Genos is about to incinerate. He takes every blow Genos throws at him. Takes all the insults and pent-up rage that the Demon Cyborg hurls and endures them without complaint.
But he never strikes back.
Genos has seen the hero level buildings and defeat other monsters with a single punch—he could easily reduce the cyborg to pieces with a simple sweep of his hand.
Yet he does nothing.
He's just there.
Immovable.
Indestructible.
Infuriating.
"Who are you?!" Genos demands, desperation coloring his voice.
The caped man stares blankly at him but there is an uncharacteristic slouch in his shoulders that suggests this is the one question that may have hurt most of all.
"A friend."
a/n: i imagine saitama can't bring himself to hurt genos but he also can't just stand by and watch him hurt people...what's a hero to do?