Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 85: A Grand Gathering of S-Class Heroes!

City A, Hero Association Headquarters Building.

This is Bane's first time here, even though he has been an S-class hero for so long.

Bang and King, clearly having been here many times, navigated the building with ease, leading Bane, Fubuki, and Saitama towards the large conference room upstairs.

"To gather all the S-class heroes all at once, I wonder what big thing has happened?" Bang remarked as he walked ahead with his hands behind his back.

"I don't know," KING replied with a serious expression.

Actually, he was panicking inside, but he was able to suppress his emotions and not show it.

Bane probably guessed that the great prophet had died and said something about the Earth being in trouble, and then the cosmic overlord Boros descended upon City A, was hit hard by Saitama, and ended his legendary life.

This was an S-class recruitment, so naturally Saitama and Fubuki weren't notified. However, they happened to be there, and Saitama, having nothing better to do, decided to join in the fun. Seeing this, Fubuki also came along. Since they were all friends, Bang and King naturally had no reason to refuse. So, apart from Bomb staying at the dojo, everyone else came.

As soon as Bane stepped out of the elevator, he saw three figures waiting at the door.

"Hahaha, Bang, King, long time no see!" A hearty voice rang out first, and it was none other than Atomic Samurai.

Beside Atomic Samurai stood Genos and Zoro, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. Upon seeing Bane and the others, Genos immediately rushed forward excitedly, saying, "Bane-sensei, Saitama-sensei, it's been so long!"

"Thank you for taking care of Zoro these past few days, Genos," Bane greeted him with a smile.

"No, I've learned a lot from following Zoro-senpai," Genos said earnestly.

It's clear that Zoro ultimately didn't accept Genos's title like Bane and Saitama did. Now Genos calls him "senpai" instead of "teacher."

Bane didn't know what Genos, this cyborg, had learned from Zoro, but he wisely refrained from asking. After exchanging a few words with Zoro, he quickly became acquainted with Atomic Samurai as well.

Without lingering at the elevator, the group chatted as they walked towards the conference room.

"How have you been lately?" Bane asked casually as he walked beside Zoro.

"I've learned a lot." Zoro smiled with satisfaction, then asked, "And you? Have you improved your boxing skills from Bang-senpai?"

"Just kidding, to use Bang's words, I'm a martial arts genius!" Bane laughed.

The time spent learning from Bang has indeed been very effective. Putting aside everything else, even Bane's Haki has improved a lot. This is the result of his integration with the martial arts system. At the very least, Bane's control over Haki has become more refined, especially his Observation Haki, which has made leaps and bounds.

Just as Bane and Zoro were chatting, a little girl's voice suddenly came from the conference room door: "Fubuki, what are you doing hanging out with these guys?"

"Sister." Upon hearing the voice, Fubuki greeted her with a somewhat complicated tone.

That's right, standing in front of the conference room door right now is none other than Tatsumaki, the second S-class hero!

With a head of green curly hair, an arrogant expression, and eyes that reveal a disdain for everyone, she wore a black dress. Although she was Fubuki's older sister, she was the complete opposite of Fubuki. Fubuki had a mature and charming figure and appearance, while this girl looked like a little loli.

"Who is it?" Saitama asked curiously.

"Teacher, she is Tornado, the second-ranked S-class esper. She is a very powerful esper and is known by the association as the 'Ultimate Weapon'!" Genos introduced from the side.

Because the hero ranked first, Demolition, rarely appears in the public eye and is not controlled by the Association, Tornado, ranked second, is considered the strongest by the Association!

Seemingly having overheard Saitama and Genos's conversation, Tatsumaki said with some displeasure, "How come there's a bald guy sneaking in here? And you, Fubuki, this is a meeting of S-class heroes, what are you doing here? What happens next is not something you can get involved in. Wait for me downstairs, I want to have a serious talk with you after the meeting!"

Tornado has an almost twisted protective instinct towards her younger sister, but she doesn't know how to get along with her. As a result, the two sisters' conversations are quite impolite, giving the impression that Tornado is bullying Fubuki.

Perhaps it was this attitude that made Fubuki have such complicated feelings about her older sister. On the one hand, she was proud of her, but on the other hand, she was unwilling to see her.

"That brat is so rude!" Saitama said, somewhat annoyed.

He hates it when people call him bald!

"Kid!?" Tornado hated being treated like a child, and she got angry immediately. She exuded a powerful telekinetic aura, as if she was about to attack at the slightest provocation.

"Enough!" Fubuki stepped forward, her tone somewhat forceful. "They're all my friends, and I don't want to listen to your lecture!"

"This is the association headquarters. You're not planning to make a move here, are you?" Bang stepped forward and looked at Tornado.

It was clear that Tornado still had a certain degree of respect for Bang, who was ranked third. After glancing at Bang, she didn't get angry again, but instead gave a disgruntled snort and walked into the conference room.

Bane stroked his chin and said to Fubuki, "Having such a strong-willed older sister must be tough for you."

Fubuki replied helplessly, "She's actually very good to me, but that's just her personality."

Upon entering the conference room, apart from Blast and Metal Knight, all the other S-class heroes were already present. Moreover, with the addition of Zoro, Saitama, and Fubuki, there weren't enough seats available.

Saitama was really impolite, and he took another chair from the wall. Fubuki and Zoro followed suit.

"Fubuki, sit here with me," Tornado commanded forcefully.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Fubuki frowned upon hearing this. She had originally intended to sit next to her sister, but she changed her mind and placed the chair next to Bane, sitting down without saying a word.

This made Tornado even more annoyed, but instead of blaming her sister, she looked at Bane with a somewhat hostile gaze and said, "Are you the guy who also has superpowers?"

Bane wasn't actually interested in Tornado. Although the guy was strong, he was too assertive and completely out of Bane's strike zone. He preferred beauties like Fubuki.

So Bane completely ignored Tornado, which angered Tornado so much that she slightly broke the table.

Seeing this, Zoro, who originally wanted to sit next to Bane, shook his head with amusement and sat down next to Genos with Saitama.

"I'm sorry, my sister..." Fubuki seemed to want to say something and whispered to Bane.

However, Bane interrupted her directly, saying, "There's no need to apologize. You are you, she is she, and I am your friend. It doesn't matter what she does."

Hearing this, Fubuki couldn't help but smile. It seemed Bane's words had given her some courage. After a brief pause, Fubuki continued, "Actually, when I first approached you, I wanted to learn how to enhance my superpowers. I wanted to become stronger and let my sister know that I'm amazing too."

"That's normal. Having a heart that yearns for the strong is a good thing in my opinion, and there's nothing to be ashamed of. When I first met Bang, I also had the idea of ​​learning something from him. Now we're good friends, aren't we?" Bane comforted him.

After a slight pause, Bane smiled and said, "As for superpowers, to be honest, I do have a way to help you master even stronger superpowers."

"Really?" Fubuki suddenly became excited, looking at Bane with shining eyes.

"Of course," Bane nodded, but then added, "However, you'll definitely have to pay a price for it."

Fubuki paused for a moment, then immediately looked at Bane with a wary gaze and said, "I consider you a friend. You don't have any strange feelings for me, do you? Although I know I'm beautiful and charming, and you might fall hopelessly in love with me, well, I'm sorry, please allow me to refuse!"

"Hey, hey, that's really hurtful!" Bane said, his face twitching.

Just then, some of the leaders of the Hero Association entered the venue. Seeing this, Bane stopped talking to Fubuki.

(End of this chapter)