Two figures gracefully descended from above, landing on the ground without stirring even a speck of dust. "Oh, it's Johnson!" Saitama relaxe
Two figures gracefully descended from above, landing on the ground without stirring even a speck of dust.
"Oh, it's Johnson!" Saitama relaxed immediately as realization struck.
Though he didn't recognize the lecherous-looking old man beside Johnson, anyone accompanying this Officer had to be trustworthy.
"I caught this guy stealing from an electronics store and chased him here." Saitama explained sheepishly, scratching the back of his head, "Sorry for making a scene."
"What's there to be sorry about?" Johnson shook his head, his expression serious, "All I see is noble character — you're definitely the friend I thought you were!"
As he spoke, he discreetly pocketed a fresh "Limiter Fragment".
Bang nodded with a smile, "Having the courage to face monsters is already a rare quality. Young man, are you a hero too?"
"Haha, you think too highly of me." Saitama replied bashfully, "To be precise, I'm still in training to become a hero — I have a long way to go!"
"Is that so? How modest!" Hearing his words, Bang nodded to himself, his impression of the young man improving further.
Though he wondered why this kid, like Johnson, seemed to have no interest in martial arts... At this thought, the old man's good mood soured as he fell into a gloomy state.
Unlike the old man, Johnson was in high spirits. With a wave of his hand, another "Limiter Fragment" went into his card deck.
Perfect!
"By the way, Saitama, have you had lunch? If not, join us — we're heading to my place for drinks." Johnson said casually, making a drinking gesture.
Growl...
A strange sound echoed through the alley, drawing all three men's attention to its source: Saitama's stomach. Element detected.
Johnson immediately waved to indicate he needn't say more, "Alright, I get it."
"..." ×2
"Um, my clothes got torn again, so I need to stop by a clothing store first." Saitama said, already used to the other's enthusiasm. He tugged at his badly damaged track pants and explained, "I know this shop owner who's really nice, sometimes he doesn't even charge me."
"Uh..."
Johnson considered offering his own clothes but thought better of it — friendship needs to be equal, and constant giving would just become charity.
"Alright then, we'll wait for you at my place. Be quick about it."
"Roger that!"
Watching Saitama dash off, Johnson glanced at the motionless monster on the ground, "Mr. Bang, maybe we should contact Lanie to handle this? We shouldn't just leave a monster lying here."
"Indeed." Bang agreed.
When Johnson called Lanie to explain the situation, he made sure to mention that Saitama had defeated the monster.
However, upon hearing that Saitama wasn't a registered professional hero, she immediately lost interest, merely assuring them she'd send someone to handle the aftermath.
Johnson didn't feel compelled to defend Saitama, since he himself had no interest in empty fame.
(A certain baldy's anxious face: "But the monster bounty does matter!")
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Sizzle—
Cooking smoke wafted through the kitchen, quickly whisked away by the powerful range hood.
Various ingredients floated around Johnson, washing themselves clean before landing on the cutting board. The knife diced them into perfect sizes as they jumped one by one into the pot.
Seasonings and sauces followed in precise portions, the whole process flowing with systematic precision. Johnson only needed to manage the stir-frying — though he could have left even that to his psychic powers.
In the living room, Saitama and Bang held their teacups, watching in fascination as Johnson worked his kitchen magic. Even the young idols singing and dancing on TV couldn't compete for their attention.
"Psychic powers are really just cheating..." Saitama muttered as his gaze met the old man's.
Bang: (ーー゛)
Saitama: ( ﹁ ﹁ )
The Two: ┑(￣Д ￣)┍
"Hey hey hey, chicken soup's ready~" Johnson appeared, carrying a large pot of chicken soup with several plates of hot dishes floating beside him, "For three people, hot pot is the way to go. I made some side dishes for the drinks too — we're not stopping until we're drunk!"
With a clap of his hands, loads of fresh convenience store ingredients materialized from his Fantasy Card, and the electric hot pot began to boil.
Bubble Bubble Bubble...
The aroma of the whole chicken stock wafted through the air, tempting the taste buds of all three men.
Soon the large coffee table was completely filled, and as Johnson brought out several cases of both chilled and room-temperature beer, Bang and Saitama's expressions grew serious. Male intuition told them in this moment of shared understanding—
This would be war!
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Night fell.
After seeing off the drunk Bang and Saitama, Johnson stretched lazily and used his psychic power to clean up the ravaged battlefield.
These two — one a powerful martial artist, the other a soon-to-be bald-headed demon king of the world — he had no concerns for their safety. If anything, Z-City's monsters should be praying, begging the gods not to run into them.
Last month, even with four "10x Summon" including monster drops, he got nothing good, but today he managed to get the "Flowing Water Breathing Technique" from Bang — his third SR since crossing over!
Johnson could barely contain himself, as his physique had grown more robust under the increasingly solid four-dimensional attribute bonuses.
Especially the increase in mental power, which made his use of psychic abilities more natural. He even considered switching careers to become a mage tower at one point. Unfortunately, he still hadn't unlocked the healing spell, so that idea remained shelved.
Today, with another 10x Summon completed and his Stand upgrade finished, someone's card addiction kicked in.
My turn, draw!
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║ Speed (N): Attribute Card, 1 unit of Speed Attribute, description omitted. ║
║ Constitution (N): Attribute Card, 1 unit of Constitution Attribute, description omitted. ║
║ Strength (N): Attribute Card, 1 unit of Strength Attribute, description omitted. ║
║ Constitution (N): Attribute Card, description omitted. ║
║ Strength (N): Attribute Card, description omitted. ║
║ Constitution (N): Attribute Card, description omitted. ║
║ Strength (N): Attribute Card, description omitted. ║
║ Strength (N): Attribute Card, description omitted. ║
║ Spirit (SR): Attribute Card, 100 units of Spirit Attribute, description omitted. ║
║ AT Field (SR): Ability Card, soul matter (spirit power) unique to Evangelion life forms, bounding the ego and sense of self of a person from everyone else, allowing them to exist as an individual, also known as "Absolute Territory". ║
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Divine pull!
Two consecutive flashes of purple light nearly blinded him, forcing Johnson to rub his eyes to make sure he wasn't dreaming.
No drops for a whole month, and now they all come at once? Three SRs in one day!
But hey, you can never have too many of these~