Great, we're doomed now!

It's that blond heartthrob!

[Is that the handsome guy who fought off the deep-sea creatures on the coastline, and whose armor shattered, revealing his muscular physique?]

[It really was him... but why is he in two places at the same time?]

[Is that even a question? Of course, it's about fighting while remotely controlling robots, multitasking and managing two battlefields simultaneously!]

【oh oh!】

[Handsome and skilled in combat, this muscular man is practically a god!]

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KING, who was reading the news: "..."

Ah... so this is what it feels like to be impersonated?

That's really something they did to Saitama...

Chapter 334: It's just one punch, come and hit me! (4K)

"How do you build a good relationship with someone?"

"Ask me, old man?"

Today, KING left his humble abode and arrived at Bangu Dojo, where he found the famous Silver Fang with great familiarity.

When Bang first saw Ye Shou bring this "strongest man on earth," he was quite surprised. When Ye Shou said that he also wanted to learn the Water Flow Rock Smash Fist, Bang even felt a sense of unreality.

Although KING is only ranked seventh, his title shows that he is widely recognized within the association as the undisputed top human in terms of strength, and the same goes for S-class heroes, because his achievements are simply too dazzling!

Demon-level monsters are beyond the capabilities of A-class heroes and require S-class heroes to intervene. There is an insurmountable barrier between Dragon-level and Demon-level monsters. Apart from exceptions like Tatsumaki, monsters like Watchdog Man are unfathomable. Generally speaking, it takes multiple S-class heroes working together to suppress and defeat Dragon-level monsters.

What about KING?

Without exception, all those who died at his hands were either Demon-level or even Dragon-level, and all of them were one-on-one battles!

What's even more terrifying is that he didn't leave any combat data, which means that in most cases it was an instant kill, literally "instant," or even shorter—Tornado couldn't do it so cleanly and efficiently; at least everyone could see how she made her move.

Although the association only gave it a seventh place, a closer look reveals that those ranked above KING all have deep ties to the association, either having made significant historical contributions or representing a particular faction.

KING is a lone wolf who doesn't even want to communicate with people, and he climbed up the ranks solely through his combat prowess!

In his youth, Bango also boasted of his destiny and was arrogant and unrestrained, a ruthless person who would slap a dog if he saw it on the street. Although he later reformed, he still has a stubborn streak even in his old age.

(Bang's emphasis on Garou was actually driven by selfish motives; in his eyes, Garou was a reflection of himself who couldn't turn back.)

Even so, he had to admit that even though he had learned Ripple and improved his strength, he still couldn't do the same things as King.

The Emperor Engine is terrifying!

Now tell him that King is acting like an amateur and asking him for martial arts advice?

Anyone would think the other side is there to challenge them...

Then Ye Shou casually said, "Actually, KING is just an ordinary person. He just happened to encounter the corpse of a strange person and was misunderstood."

What can Bangalore do?

All he could reply was, "I don't understand what you're saying at all!"

This matter was indeed too sensational, even challenging the logic of reality. Ye Shou explained it many times, and with KING, the person involved, here to testify, Bang Gu was only beginning to have doubts. Later, even after personally helping out, KING's performance wasn't much better than an ordinary person's, and deep down, Bang Gu still suspected that the two of them were conspiring to play a prank...

When Bang went to King's house and saw the house full of otaku treasures, he finally gave up completely—and his worldview collapsed.

Could my silver fangs be fake too?

Could the weirdo I killed have died suddenly from a heart attack?

My dear Onii-chan, come and punch me twice and tell me it's all true!

...In short, you can encounter all sorts of things when you live a long time.

Of course, Bang didn't have any problem with KING because of this. After all, the "strongest man on earth" is essentially a socially awkward otaku. After missing the initial opportunity, it would take a lot of effort to clarify the facts... It's normal to feel scared.

The Hero Association actually bears a lot of responsibility in this matter!

I guess they didn't even bother to confirm with King before attributing the results to him.

Although the situation is "obvious" and there seems to be no need to verify it, it is still not professional enough!

After that, Bangu spent a great deal of time regaining his composure and eventually treated it as a joke.

However, now that KING has come to him for advice on "love", he has a bad feeling – has this person encountered something strange again?

That expression definitely means he did something wrong to someone, feels guilty but wants to make amends but is too embarrassed to do so... I understand, I was young once too.

"Making good relationships...Do you think I'm the type to be popular with women? Of course, I was quite handsome in my twenties and thirties. If I hadn't been so obsessed with power and hadn't paid enough attention to the people around me, I might have had a more stable marriage—"

"No, I'm not talking about men and women. The person I want to get along with is a man!"

"...Oh, I see."

Bang looked at King, who had a serious, somewhat eager, and a little shy expression, as if he were talking about something secret, and suddenly realized.

He nodded: "This kind of situation isn't uncommon these days, um... it's nothing serious."

Is it common?

King looked surprised, and with his appearance and physique, he really gave off a sense of awe—Bang felt it was a pity that he had such a good physique and should have received formal training from a young age.

"I don't think anyone but me would have encountered such an absurd event."

"Ok?"

Realizing he might have misunderstood something, Bangu raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly and coughed twice.

"I was just trying to comfort you... Now, tell me, what exactly happened?"

"You know that I was promoted to S-class hero because I took credit for someone else's work, and that person was Saitama."

"Hmm." Bang nodded.

With Saitama's strength, he can indeed achieve the "KING" record on the surface, there is no doubt about that.

Actually, when Saitama was at the dojo, Bang realized that Saitama's life energy was much stronger than his own, but he didn't know his exact combat strength. After all, Saitama claimed that he hadn't joined any school of martial arts and was a pure self-taught fighter.

But when Bang saw Saitama's true fighting style during the meteorite fight, he realized that Saitama was the kind of genius who grew up in battle and had actually developed his own unique way of generating power—the so-called "My Style".

Saitama's training methods are generally considered outrageous, and Bang thought so too. After all, when he started learning martial arts, his training intensity was even higher, and it was more reasonable and challenging.

But later he spoke with Ye Shouchang, and after Ye Shouchang pointed out the key to it, he believed it:

Ye Shou could tell that Saitama lacked "common sense"!

In Baldy's mind, he grew up through three years of continuous training, but the problem is that he was not "in seclusion" during those three years, but rather training while fighting monsters.

Starting as an "ordinary person" who single-handedly killed a tiger-level crab monster, without any support or guide, he simply began his heroic activities.

He had no intelligence and could not judge the strength of the opponent. In other words, there was no beginner's village. He was thrown into the chaotic battlefield from the very beginning.

One can imagine that he must have gone through countless life-or-death battles. Given his financial situation, he probably endured his injuries by sheer willpower... Under such circumstances, he never stopped training, which means that even if his body reached its limit, he would force himself to break through that boundary.

The human body is amazing, isn't it?

In Ye Shou's view, Saitama simply didn't realize the true difficulty of his three years of "training," and Bang also accepted this view.

"I really feel bad for him. How about we go and apologize directly? He doesn't seem like the kind of person who holds grudges."

“I originally wanted to apologize directly, but after learning that Saitama’s life was very difficult and that he had been living in a deserted area for many years, I felt that even if I apologized, I would not be able to make up for my mistake.”

KING and Saitama have only just met and are no longer strangers, so it's uncertain how the other will react.

Honestly, if I were in that situation, could I calmly forgive the other person? KING doesn't have that confidence.

"But you can't just leave it alone; you'll have to face this sooner or later."

Bang comforted him gently: "Don't worry too much. Saitama is a hero too. He might be angry, so just treat him to a nice meal."

I've done things that I regret before, but after apologizing sincerely, they forgave me.

"How did you do that?" King's eyes lit up.

"Of course, it's to show sincerity!"

Bang said seriously, "Onii-chan personally took me to their door to apologize, and they immediately accepted it as soon as they saw the two of us—it really shows how important attitude is!"

Specifically, how should one demonstrate their attitude?

"I am a martial artist, so of course I should do things in a way that fits my style and just say I'll take the hits and won't fight back!"

Bang crossed his arms and said with some emotion, "In the end, no one made a move. Looking back now, everyone was really magnanimous... From then on, I rarely competed with anyone."

"I see... So this is how men communicate."

Looking back at the anime I watched in the past, it seems that this is really the case. That guy who was always making dumplings, didn't he only reach a mutual understanding after he had a battle that resulted in the loss of an arm with his best friend?

Fist against fist... um!

"I understand, Mr. Bang!"

"Oh, that's good—"

"I'm going to get Saitama to punch me with all his might right now!"

"………………Um?"

"Thank you for your guidance!"

"No, wait a minute, I didn't hear what you just said..."

"It's all thanks to your guidance that I was able to come up with such a great idea!"

Bang reached out his hand, but it was too late; King had already left in high spirits...

Silver Fang blinked, then picked up the teacup and took a sip:

Ah, today is another peaceful day.

...Anyway, it has nothing to do with me.

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"Mr. Saitama, I've thought about this for a long time, and there's something I must make clear to you!"

KING arrived at the riverbank and found Saitama and Ye Shou fishing. His imposing presence was quite intimidating, like an angry detective in an American movie, full of righteous indignation.

"Huh?" Saitama turned around, almost thinking that his theft of electricity and water had been exposed.