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chapter 5: hero
The rain pummeled relentlessly against the hero who claimed to be his 'Teacher'.
Genos scoffed. What a laughable idea: That he—a weapon designed to destroy heroes—would have a hero as a Master. Absolutely ridiculous.
So why didn't he feel like laughing?
'Saitama', as the other heroes called him, shifted his grip on the cyborg's torso so Genos was protected from the rain by his white cape. Without his limbs, Genos was at the man's mercy. Yet oddly, he felt no fear. As Saitama calmly trekked through the rainstorm with the mangled pieces of the cyborg tucked safely under his arm, the teen only experienced a misplaced sense of nostalgia.
It was also raining then.
When?
I had let my guard down there too.
Where?
He doesn't know.
"Why did you save me?" He ground out, breaking the tense silence that stretched between them.
Gloved fingers tightened around his sternum.
"…Because I'm a hero."
a/n: throwback to the sea king arc! i wasn't expecting to have another chapter up so quickly but your amazing reviews filled me with determination haha. next chapter will be something a little different...thanks for the love!