Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"when?!"

The speed was imperceptible to anyone, and no one, not even Fubuki, could keep up with the acceleration of time.

In that final moment, the roaring hedgehog monster, as if making a desperate last stand, suddenly charged towards Yan Ming.

But he still maintained his posture with his back to him.

Without any haste, he pressed down on the watch faces at his waist one by one.

"Finish Time! Kabuto!"

With a whoosh, the belt spun completely once, and then a deep blue current extended from inside the belt to the single horn on Yan Ming's forehead.

Just as the strange man was about half a meter away from him, he raised his leg.

Make sure the electric current lands precisely on your right leg—then, in a backflip kick, deliver a powerful blow to the monster's head.

"Clock Time Break!"

At that moment, everyone behind them could no longer see the straight line ahead.

All that could be seen was a series of explosions that covered a small area of ​​the scene.

Boom! Flames and dust billowed up together, but quickly dissipated.

"H-how is it?"

The members of the Fubuki Group immediately looked inside.

A person slowly walked out of the dust from the explosion.

Naturally, it was that same figure from just now.

That's right... it's still completely unharmed, without even a trace of charring from the explosion.

From the start of the battle until now, only a mere ten seconds have passed...

"That's amazing."

Everyone in the Fubuki group couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"They actually defeated that monster in one go! That was a demon... a demon-level monster!"

"That person, he, he couldn't be... an A-rank hero?"

"Could it be an S-class hero? No, that's impossible. I've never heard of an S-class hero dressed like that! Could it be Metal Knight?"

"No, I've seen Metal Knight! His armor is much bigger than this guy's!"

"Then who exactly is he?!"

The members of the Fubuki Group were shocked and their discussions rose up around her, but Fubuki herself gradually ignored them.

Who is this person in front of me?

She knows all the heroes in Class B, and even Class A, and knows them inside and out.

If someone possesses such formidable combat power, it's impossible that they've never heard of them until now.

"Could it be... a hero of freedom?"

It's also possible that they are not yet affiliated with the Hero Association and are not considered official civilian heroes.

If that's really the case...!

Fubuki's gaze towards Yan Ming suddenly changed.

"Ah, here I am, my Demon King."

After slowly emerging from the explosion, two other people followed from the damaged restaurant next to them.

Wozniak and Gates are both fine, of course.

Seeing this, Yan Ming immediately removed the watch face and deactivated the transformation.

How are the people in the restaurant doing?

"I protected the store manager and the waiters well, and Woz also neutralized the aftershocks of the explosion."

"As mentioned above, no one was injured, my Demon King, and the bill has already been paid. However, the silver coins you gave were far too much, so the shopkeeper is struggling to figure out how to give you change..."

"No need, consider it a free tip for them."

Anyway, it's just guild currency from the world of Nazarick. You can have as much as you want if you want, so there's no need to worry about it.

"That, that one!"

At that moment, a lovely voice rang out from in front of me.

It was the girl with the unusual hair and wearing a black suit whom he had just rescued.

She rushed over, and her companions followed her to Yan Ming.

"Thank you so much! You just saved our Fubuki Group, and you even managed to defeat a Demon-level monster like that...!"

"Hey bro, you...you wouldn't happen to be an A-rank hero, would you? Which ranking specifically?"

A-rank hero...? The three of them couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

At this moment, the tall woman in dark green clothes came to them.

She also looked at Yan Ming with a grateful gaze.

"My name is Fubuki. Thank you for your help just now, which saved my subordinates."

"Don't worry about it. More importantly... aren't you heroes of the Hero Association?"

Huh? This sentence immediately startled the members of the Fubuki Group.

"Is that really the case?"

Fubuki, on the contrary, seemed to have suddenly realized something.

"You, no... none of the three of you are heroes of the Hero Association, are you?"

"Huh? Lady Fubuki? What's going on—"

"There's nothing surprising about it, Free Heroes. It's not uncommon for them to be like this. They may have been fighting alone until now without knowing about the Hero Association, or they may not have made any effort to register as official heroes... There are such cases."

Then, the woman named Fubuki suddenly changed the subject.

"However... I feel that it would be a waste to let someone with such great talent and power as yourself go to waste."

Yan Ming simply watched her quietly.

"Do you want to recruit us into your ranks?"

"Oh...Is that so? You really are incredibly intelligent..."

"In that case, I'm sorry, I have no interest in joining you."

Huh? Everyone, including the Fubuki Group, was surprised again.

When I came to my senses, the three people had already gradually disappeared into the distance.

"Huh...? He really just left like that?!"

"Hey! You over there! You'd better think this over carefully! This is Lady Fubuki over here! Lady Fubuki, the number one B-rank hero! Even if you're not an official hero, you should have heard of her, right?!"

Nevertheless, they still ignored it.

Watching the three figures grow ever more distant, Fubuki made an unexpected move.

—Buzz!

"Fubuki-sama?!"

A wave of emerald green light emanated from the woman's body.

Under the astonished gaze of the girl named Lily, the ground around Fubuki began to tremble, and she herself floated up with her eyes slightly wide open.

Crack—On the ground, several pieces of rubble that had just been thrown out during the battle were magically lifted into the air by her telekinetic abilities.

The stones were aimed directly at Yan Ming and his companions, and after a slight acceleration, they shot towards them!

Bang! !

In the next instant, all the rocks shattered.

The person who made the move was not the man who had just transformed.

Instead, there was another man beside him, holding a book and wearing a trench coat.

After he stopped, he simply flicked his scarf, and all of Fubuki's attacks were blown away.

"Varied--?!"

Now it was Fubuki's turn to be shocked once again.

Because she had considered that the man was the strongest hero among the three, possibly reaching A-level strength, while the other two beside him must be weaker, possibly mid-level or lower-level B-level heroes.

He never expected that his attack would be blocked so easily by one of them.

"Regardless of your identity, please leave."

The sound travels directly to your ears.

The man wearing the scarf looked at them all with such nonchalance.

"My Demon King is not one to hold grudges, but... if you continue to be so ungrateful as before, don't blame us for unleashing our power and making you all suffer the consequences."

"After all, he's not some kind-hearted person... he's a pure demon king."

Demon, Demon King?

After he finished speaking, the three people in front of him had completely disappeared on the other side of the street.

Only Fubuki, looking completely bewildered, remained standing there.

"Lady Fubuki! What were you doing just now?"

Upon hearing Lily's question, Fubuki's expression immediately turned serious.

"...You should all be familiar with the essentials of our Fubuki Group."

Immediately, everyone paused.

Could it be...?

"That's right. It's rare to find such talented heroes, especially since they haven't even joined the association yet. If we could recruit them into our Fubuki Group, it would definitely greatly enhance our reputation and strength."

Staring at the traces left by the battle between the opponent and the monster, Fubuki narrowed her eyes secretly.

"If we could meet again, I would do everything in my power to get you to join, even if it meant me doing it myself..."

Volume 10, One-Punch Man: Chapter 454 Is it... a dream?

"…ah."

The bald man stood still.

His feet were still slightly smoking, after all, he had arrived at a speed close to the speed of light.

Even so, it doesn't make any sense.

Because there's nothing he needs to do here.

Because there's nothing left.

"Ahhh! Ahhhhh, what's going on?! Ahhhhhh!!!"

The bald man shouted at the startled onlookers, then grabbed his bald head in a fit of rage.

"Why is it like this again! First, I saw the news this morning and came to look for the weirdo in the neighborhood, but then I heard a riot at a nearby restaurant and came over but still found nothing!!"

"Where's the weirdo? Where did the weirdo go? No... could it be... someone deliberately followed me to try and steal my monster? Is that possible? Is that even possible?!"

You can tell from his clothes that this man is a hero—even though he's bald.

He learned from the news that there was a Dragon-level monster in City A in the morning, but when he arrived in City A, there was nothing there.

Thinking he had simply been dealt with because he arrived too late, he went to a restaurant near City A for a meal. On the way, he heard a violent tremor nearby, and he ran over without finishing his meal.

In the end, nothing came of it.

There were only traces of a battle on the ground, but not a single trace of the strange man's remains. People on the street and nearby were staring at him with astonishment.

"Damn it...who is it?! Stealing weirdos everywhere, is that still fashionable these days?!"