Chapter 403: The Dimensional Chat Group Values Harmony
["Hero for Fun," has joined the Dimensional Chat Group!]
Looking at the newcomer's handle, Ryū's expression shifted into something faintly wry — he had a strong suspicion this was yet another familiar anime character joining the fold.
"Hero for Fun"... he barely needed a second to place exactly who that had to be.
If he wasn't mistaken, the new member had to be Saitama — the bald teacher from One Punch Man, the series' actual protagonist.
Sure, Saitama's screen time in the original One Punch Man might only account for a tenth of the total runtime, but there was no denying the man was, unmistakably, the main character — and, for that matter, the true final boss of the entire One Punch World, effectively.
Countless "heroes" had marched off to challenge this bald overlord over the years, only to be crushed in short order, some of the unluckier ones reduced to little more than paste.
Saitama was strong. Genuinely, absurdly strong — the kind of strong that barely made sense. Even Boros, whose finishing blow could've wiped out human civilization outright, hadn't stood the slightest chance against him.
Of course, personally, Ryū always preferred "Bald Caped Baldy" over titles like "the Bald Overlord" or "Sensei."
He remembered the scene from canon where Saitama kicked off from the moon and landed back on Earth in an instant, nearly cracking the moon clean in half from the recoil alone.
Combat power on that level, dropped into the Dimensional Chat Group... Ryū figured, honestly, he probably couldn't beat him — not currently, anyway.
Not unless he ever managed to break past his own physical-body limiter someday. Betting on that kind of long-shot possibility, though, seemed a lot less reliable than just grinding Points steadily like everyone else.
RawrSoFierce: @Hero for Fun, welcome to the group! throws confetti
Eternally Seventeen: @Hero for Fun, welcome to the group! throws confetti
Kaguya-sama: @Hero for Fun, welcome to the group! throws confetti
Wandering Little Planet: Breaking the chorus here — why does everyone just keep +1-ing the exact same welcome? Zero effort in that. Switch it up, at least!
Wandering Little Planet: Newcomer, please, take a moment to familiarize yourself with the cutest member of the whole Dimensional Chat Group — that's me, by the way. Thank you kindly.
My True Form Is Cola: Eh? Wasn't the cutest member of this group supposed to be me, in my hamster form?
I'm Rolling In It: Well, little Umaru is genuinely adorable, sure — exactly Uncle Tony's type, in fact.
My True Form Is Cola: ???
My True Form Is Cola: No! I'm not cute! Not even a little! I'm easily the ugliest member of this whole group!
Edward Newgate: "Hero for Fun," huh? Sounds like our newcomer might not be an ordinary person...
WolfKingOfQingQingGrasslands: Group Status -1: action failed. System notice: member "WolfKingOfQingQingGrasslands" is already the lowest-ranked member of the Dimensional Chat Group.
RawrSoFierce: Group Status -1: action failed. System notice: member "RawrSoFierce" is already the lowest-ranked member of the Dimensional Chat Group.
Wandering Little Planet: Genuinely alarming — even Admin-sama's reduced to a copy-paste machine now.
RawrSoFierce: No, I wasn't copy-pasting. Look closer, I changed a couple words.
Wandering Little Planet: ...How is that functionally different from copy-pasting?
RawrSoFierce: There's a fundamental difference. Copy-pasting has a +1 button attached. Mine doesn't.
Hero for Fun: Um... is this a dream? Or is this "Dimensional Chat Group" thing actually real? Sounds pretty wild, honestly.
Hero for Fun: Lot of weird names in here. Though I guess mine's a little weird too.
Edward Newgate: Gurararara, our newcomer's not even remotely fazed by any of this, is he!
Hero for Fun: Eh... nothing that shocking about it, really. Plenty of weirdos in the world already, so running into something strange every now and then feels pretty normal to me.
Hero for Fun: So I'm guessing none of you here count as "weirdos," right?
My True Form Is Cola: Weirdos? Little Umaru here is a hundred percent, purely ordinary human, thank you very much!
Kaguya-sama: Weirdos, huh... well, I guess I have to tag someone in particular here. @Terrible Tornado.
Terrible Tornado: Just having breakfast at an inn right now — Kaguya, what's up, why the tag?
Kaguya-sama: Tatsumaki-nee, I have a feeling you might actually know our newcomer.
Terrible Tornado: Huh? Newcomer? Oh, let me check... "Hero for Fun"?
Hero for Fun: "Terrible Tornado"? Huh! That name rings a bell. Can't quite place it, though.
Terrible Tornado: ...I've suddenly got a strong feeling this is genuinely someone from my own world.
Terrible Tornado: @Hero for Fun, newcomer, mind sharing your actual name? I might just know you.
Hero for Fun: Sure, no problem. Name's Saitama!
"..."
Tatsumaki spat out a mouthful of tea on the spot, utterly ignoring the startled looks from everyone else in the inn, her fine features locked in pure bewilderment.
Ryū had told her the whole One Punch Man plot at some point, so the name "Saitama" had left a genuinely deep impression on her.
She hadn't expected the group's newest member to turn out to be Saitama — from her own world, no less. Which meant the Dimensional Chat Group had just gained another certified heavy hitter.
Not that Tatsumaki was particularly thrilled about it, though — she happened to know her own sister had been spending a suspicious amount of time around this particular bald man lately.
No telling whether that was budding romance or just plain friendship.
Either way, whenever Tatsumaki looked at Saitama, she couldn't shake the faint, unshakeable feeling of looking at a future brother-in-law.
Wait — hold on, what exactly was that feeling supposed to mean? Was she just casually marrying her own sister off in her head?
Terrible Tornado: Saitama... got it. Genuinely didn't expect this particular coincidence to happen.
Hero for Fun: Oh! Aren't you the second-ranked hero from the Hero Association?
Hero for Fun: Just asked Genos about you, actually — he says you're the No. 2 S-Class hero. Sounds pretty impressive. We should spar sometime, if you're free!
Terrible Tornado: Sparring... ahem, let's not, actually. The Dimensional Chat Group values keeping the peace.
Kaguya-sama: Tatsumaki-nee's survival instincts really coming through loud and clear there, ahahaha!
Eternally Seventeen: Little Tornado's probably stronger than that Boros guy by now, easily. Even if she couldn't win outright, I'd bet she could hold out for a solid half hour.
RawrSoFierce: I'd guess more like twenty-five minutes, tops — and that's with her working every ounce of her powers just to stall.
Wandering Little Planet: Whoa, that's how strong our newcomer is?!
"..."
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