Great, we're doomed now!

"Really?" Chalan blinked and looked around. "I don't think so."

"You've built up great muscles!"

Bomb affirmed Chalan's progress as a master, even though the disciple's talent was not very high. However, she was a close figure to his younger brother, so Bomb was happy to see Chalan's progress.

—That's right, this old man is the elder brother of [Silver Fang] Bang, and is the founder and head of another school of martial arts, "Whirlwind Iron Fist".

Unlike Bangu, Bomb has many disciples and is not short of successors. His economic situation is also much better.

His martial arts skills are comparable to Bang's, or even slightly stronger. If he were to join the Hero Association, his ranking would be equally high.

In fact, when the association ranks the heroes, it takes into account a variety of factors, including not only their personal strength but also their social influence and the connections they have.

After all, relying on random wild heroes to spawn in the crowd is too unreliable. The association desperately needs a channel that can reliably provide high-end combat power.

For example, Metal Knight can create a large number of combat robots and is truly always preparing for "war".

For example, the Tank Top Master, who has many admirers and imitators, led the Tank Top Group with his personal charisma and achieved many outstanding results.

A major pillar of the association is the support from the "martial arts world," with Bang being one representative, and Atomic Samurai and his disciples representing another group.

They are not individual heroes; in fact, they can involve many powerful figures, and therefore their contributions are greater than those of ordinary S-class heroes.

"What did Bangu teach you? The shape of these muscles doesn't seem to match the key points of generating power in the Flowing Rock Crushing Fist..."

He may seem a bit aloof, but he actually cares a lot about his younger brother's life and has a keen eye, immediately recognizing that Chalanzi must have practiced martial arts other than the Flowing Water Rock-Smashing Fist.

Of course, there's no longer any prejudice against outsiders in this era.

"But other than that, something's still a bit strange...you don't seem very excited."

Bump frowned: "In the past, the expression on his face when he saw a crab would have been more vivid."

"Ah, I'm quite happy, it's just that lately I've been a bit... how should I put it, I've been through a lot of shocks."

Chalanzi scratched her head: "These past few days, either wild boars have run out of the mountains or a big fish has jumped out of the waterfall... It's incredible, but Saitama, who is so frugal, still brought seafood over."

"Saitama? Who's that?" Bomb was taken aback. "Senior brother? My little brother has taken on a new disciple?"

"If I had to say something, it's not... it's a bit special."

Cha Lanzi pondered for a moment, seemingly organizing her thoughts: "Although I am learning the Flowing Water Rock-Shattering Fist, I am also learning the Ripple Qi Gong. My master and they are of the same generation and exchange martial arts insights with each other. There is no distinction between master and disciple."

I can participate in the discussions, so I call them "senior brother," but I'm the only one who also has to call them "master"... But recently a handsome guy came and also started calling Mr. Kuze "master"... Anyway, that's how it is.

What does it look like? I don't understand!

Who is Saitama? And who is this handsome guy? Kuze? Never heard of him!

"Your dojo has only had two people for so many years, and suddenly it's become lively after just a short time since you last came."

Bump looked puzzled, then suddenly frowned: "Strange, something strange must have happened!"

Bang! My silly little brother, where are you?!

Bump barged in as if he were at home, searching everywhere for his dear brother—he was genuinely worried.

While Bang's abilities should prevent any problems, as the saying goes, concern can cloud judgment.

"Who is it? Oh, my onii-chan... cough cough, welcome, you've finally arrived."

"It's good that he's still alive."

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Bump breathed a sigh of relief and turned around: "Hey, since so many people came to the dojo, you should have told me beforehand so I could have a heads-up—what the hell!"

"Huh? What's wrong? Why do you look like you've seen a rare and exotic beast?"

"It's truly rare! I'm even tempted to ask you what kind of demon or monster you are!"

Bomb's finger trembled slightly as he pointed at Bang, who was walking out of the room: "Little brother... what happened to you? Why didn't you tell your brother if you had any troubles? How did you turn into this..."

"Brother, what you're saying is confusing. Is there something on me?"

As you can see, he has all his limbs and is perfectly healthy; he's still your adorable little brother.

"It's certainly very healthy... but too much!"

Bump looked at the burly man who was almost two meters tall, with Bang's face but a body shape that resembled a character from an old fighting manga, and couldn't help but gasp.

My brother can't possibly have that many muscles!

Even in his youth, Bang didn't have this physique. In reality, martial arts training doesn't require constant "expansion," and the older Bang was even more...

"You monster!"

"That's too much!"

"If you're not a monster, explain what's with those tire-thick shoulders?"

Bump gritted his teeth: "Your arms are thicker than my thighs, and your neck is as thick as your head. The floor was shaking when you walked out!"

"Oh, is that it? Sorry." Bang slowly exhaled, put his hands together in front of his chest, and then you could clearly feel a huge amount of heat emanating from his body. A lot of water in his body began to evaporate, and even visible steam appeared.

"I've just gotten the hang of this, and I'm not very proficient yet."

"..."

Bump stared dumbfounded at his younger brother, who had emerged from the mist and returned to his normal appearance, completely unable to comprehend what had happened.

Can boxing techniques control the size of the body?

...I'm already in my seventies or eighties, why didn't you tell me when I was young and girls still liked me? What's the use now!

But he was, after all, a master-level expert, and he quickly calmed down and began to seriously analyze the situation: "It's not the kind of mutated monster, but rather the release of muscles and qi... But how did you accumulate so much 'qi'?"

“It’s the power of ‘Ripple’.” Bang smiled slightly—he had actually deliberately maintained his muscular form to tease his older brother.

"Ripple... I just heard it. It seems to be another martial arts style. Is its profound meaning really that amazing?"

"It's hard for me to explain to you verbally, but you'll understand once you experience it for yourself."

Bang rubbed his aching lower back: "We've gone a bit too far... The reason I invited you here is to discuss the possibility of taking it a step further. My Flowing Rock Shattering Fist alone is far from enough. We must incorporate more martial arts theory into it in order to create the ideal 'Ripple Explosion Fist'."

"Ripple Burst Fist?"

"Anyway, just come with me. Ye Shou is already waiting for you. Be nice and friendly... Who is he?"

"Hmm... just a hero who happened to be passing by."

-

"Thank you, you are truly my best friend, Ye Shou!"

At Saitama's home, the bald, caped hero was gripping Ye Shou's hands tightly, shaking them vigorously up and down, almost making him appear double.

"I am so grateful~ I really don't know what I would do without you."

"It's nothing, no big deal." Ye Shou casually withdrew his hand, subconsciously glancing at his palm.

The arrow is still not moving... I don't know if it can't pierce Saitama's skin at all, or if it's afraid of Saitama himself.

Ye Shou also thought about it seriously and suspected that the "Arrow" was avoiding contact with Saitama.

According to the setting of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure," although the theory of "animism" is not explicitly described, there are subtle traces of it. And some special items possess a certain degree of "will."

For example, Mother Earth who turned Kars into a star, and Arrow, which allows users to choose their Stand.

The arrow itself is an ancient meteorite that fell to Earth, carrying a special virus, and it seems destined to come to Earth as well.

The key must lie in these viruses!

In fact, after so many years, and with Ye Shou's substitute blurring it out, what's inside is probably no longer a virus in the ordinary sense, but some kind of spiritual entity. However, it's speculated that it still retains its original characteristics.

[Arrow] The essence of awakening a Stand is to infect the other person with a virus, and those with the aptitude will awaken a mental ability.

And its reluctance to come into contact with Saitama is mostly due to its fear of Saitama's immune system, and its fear of being killed!

Upon closer examination, whether it's Ye Shou or Liu Li and the others, they were all normal humans when they awakened their Stands. Ye Shou was stronger, but not to the point of being "inhuman." As for the human hosts, the three of them didn't have any special physical constitutions; they would still get sick and tired.

Saitama was the only exception; he was already at max level when we met him. His physical health was outrageous. He had eaten monster flesh for three years and was perfectly fine. His immune system could probably take down viruses and bacteria with a single punch!

Seeing that Ye Shou seemed lost in thought, Saitama couldn't help but ask curiously, "What are you thinking about?"

“It’s nothing,” Ye Shou shook his head and smiled. “I’m just a little surprised that a hero as ‘famous’ as you would be struggling with rent, to the point that you have to hide from others and pretend that no one lives in the room.”

"There's nothing I can do. After all, I became a hero out of interest. It doesn't pay much as a job, although I have gained a little fame recently...hehe!"

Thank you anyway for getting everyone away.

Saitama asked, "By the way, how did you manage to pull all the investigators from this area away?"

"It's very simple."

Ye Shou revealed a low-key and reserved smile: "I'll buy this building."

"…………Um?"

"They were surveying the building to package it up and find an opportunity to sell it, but since it had already been bought, and I, the sucker, refused them entry, the workers were naturally happy to finish their work early."

Ye Shou sat down and poured himself a glass of water: "How was it? Easy, right?"

"No!"

Saitama's eyes widened: "You bought this whole building? All the rooms? No... at worst, you can just pay the rent, are you sure you're okay with that? Do you have enough money?"

He seemed unaware that he himself was penniless, and actually started to care about Ye Shou's financial situation.

"By the way, you often help out at the dojo, and you also subsidize the food for the two new people who came... Are you sure you're doing okay with your household expenses? I haven't seen you working any part-time jobs."

"Hmm... it should be fine."

Ye Shou didn't seem to care much: "Although we don't have enough funds right now, the handover hasn't happened yet, and there's no official contract."

"That's bound to happen sooner or later... Besides, since you're the one who wants to buy it, he'll definitely take the opportunity to raise the price!"

"We'll see when the time comes, there definitely won't be any problems." Ye Shou smiled confidently, which inspired Saitama's admiration.

He feels the pinch just from buying groceries, yet this person is so confident despite owing an entire building!

-

"Hahaha, those buildings in that area have finally been sold! What a kind-hearted sucker!"

In a luxurious room, the big boss was talking on the phone with his subordinates, his face beaming with joy.

"Price increase? Of course, prices must increase! They're raising prices all over the area; there must be some special reason why they've set their sights on this place... I'm going to squeeze them dry!"

【warn!warn! 】