Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

He looked at the two people in front of him and said this.

"I have something to tell you about the upcoming tests."

Volume 10, One-Punch Man: Chapter 464 Does He Not Qualify to Become a Hero at All?

"The test results are in."

Soon, the association obtained data and information about these individuals.

The information displayed at the top first includes information about Genos, Saitama, and Gates and Woz.

He scored full marks in both the written test and the physical fitness test, a result that leaves no doubt in his mind. Therefore, it is only natural that Genos possesses the strength to be hailed as an S-class hero.

Gates and Woz are the same; their stats easily reach S-rank... Although they used the power of the dial during this time, it was not an exaggeration at all.

When we get to the Saitama section, the problem becomes more serious.

Although I did get a perfect score on the physical fitness test, the written test seems to be going very badly.

The final result only defined him as a C-level 388-bit number.

"Three S-rank... I can't believe something like this actually happened."

"Well, after all, those two are beings who have even defeated Dragon-level disasters."

"That's true, such an outcome is to be expected."

"The other one is called Genos, right? He's so young yet he has S-class strength. It seems like there are really a lot of talented people emerging lately."

The association's officials sat together, all discussing the people who had been tested today.

However, there is still one person left.

"By the way, shouldn't all three of us be testing together?"

"That's right, there should be one person left."

What were his test results?

The young man named Shi Lun Yanming seemed to be the most important person in charge among the trio.

Following this line of thought, it's only natural that the other party should also possess the strongest strength among these three.

However, the test results were unexpected.

"Huh? 40 points on the physical fitness test, and also... 40 points on the written test?!"

"how is this possible?"

"Then how could that kid's strength be so low? If he's only at this level, then he's only at the level of an A-rank hero!"

Yan Ming, whom they had high hopes for, had test results that fell far short of their expectations.

This was something these officials found unacceptable no matter what.

"Could it be that the result is wrong?"

"That's impossible. The data testing team just verified his situation again, and it's definitely this data!"

"That guy... could it be that he's just someone who's there to make up the numbers, and he's not actually that strong?"

That being said, there seems to be no evidence that the other party is necessarily a stronger opponent who matches the other two.

Perhaps the other person only brought them along because of their friendship with those two—that possibility cannot be ruled out…

But even now, the officials in those associations still cannot accept this fact.

After all, the feeling that person named Shilun Yanming gave them was truly extraordinary.

No matter how you look at it, it's unbelievable that someone like this... is actually the weakest among them, only at the lower level of A-rank...

"...I see."

But at that moment, another voice came from inside the room.

That was a different entity from these official administrators.

"If you take a good look at his data and exam paper, I think you will understand why he only got this score."

"What…?"

So everyone in the room turned to look at him.

The handsome young man who hadn't said a word the whole time, but had been sitting on the other side of the room.

"What do you mean by this? Sweet Mask."

A handsome young man with blue hair, he is the number one hero in Class A, and his title is Sweet Mask.

Even when questioned by officials, this A-rank hero simply smiled indifferently at them.

“Take a look at those data yourselves, and you’ll understand immediately.”

"In the end, it's all because you guys are irresponsible. If you had seen it, you would never have reacted so exaggeratedly."

"you…!"

Arrogant, rude, and even somewhat self-important with an excessive sense of self-consciousness.

Even S-class heroes wouldn't speak to them with such arrogance, but Sweet Mask... seems completely oblivious to it.

His arrogant attitude, which showed a strong disdain for others, immediately drew disapproving looks from the officials in the room.

"Huh...? Look at the data here!"

However, at this moment, one of the association members looked at them with a shocked expression after reading Yan Ming's questionnaire.

At the same time, he projected all the information from the questionnaire onto the big screen, and also pulled up Yan Ming's previous physical test data.

Upon seeing this, everyone was immediately shocked.

Whether it's the written test or the physical fitness test, there are many items in these tests where I didn't get full marks, or even where there were mistakes.

The problem lies precisely in these errors.

They... were all very basic mistakes.

In contrast, the more difficult written and physical tests all showed perfect scores on Shi Lun Yanming's data sheet.

The errors were arranged in a regular pattern, like connecting lines, and at first glance, they looked as smooth as a musical staff…

"What, what's going on?"

"That man's test... I see! He wasn't incapable of completing it at all—"

"Or was it intentional... that the grades were limited to this extent?!"

The other party clearly possesses a brain capable of solving all difficult problems, yet they made mistakes on a few extremely naive questions, and even—their errors were presented in a pattern.

The same applies to physical fitness tests. Some obviously simpler exercises were answered incorrectly, while data for extremely difficult exercises were off the charts.

Logically speaking, that's simply impossible.

That's right... Yan Ming was controlling his score, not blindly testing for the highest possible score, but precisely controlling the data level he wanted.

Just looking at this report card is enough to instill fear in those officials.

Because so far, there have been some off-the-charts stats... but there has never been anyone who manipulated scores as outrageously as him.

It's almost like...

"It's like saying, 'I'm capable of getting a perfect score, but I'm deliberately keeping this low score'...is that the idea?"

Sweet Mask chuckled as he stood up and walked straight out the door.

"Hey, where are you going? The evaluation meeting isn't over yet..."

"I'll be very busy for the next few hours, and I have an interview with my idol tonight, so I don't have time to stay any longer. You guys can handle the rest yourselves, right?"

Click—only the sound of the door closing echoed in the room.

"Damn it... that guy is absolutely arrogant!"

"But there's nothing we can do, that guy... what can we do when he's Sweet Mask?"

The number one hero in Rank A... but in reality, everyone here knows one thing.

With Sweet Mask's abilities, he could easily enter the S-class realm.

But he deliberately stayed in Rank A, guarding the first place, which is the gateway to Rank S, and did all these things because of his own ideas.

…They are almost identical.

Looking back at the person named Yan Ming, he clearly had the ability to reach the S-level in one go, but he deliberately controlled his score to such an absurd degree.

Compared to Sweet Mask, these two are... strikingly similar.

"Anyway, let's call him over first."

Faced with this situation, the people in the official association naturally had to seriously question the person involved.

Click—a moment later, a man entered the room.

Under the watchful eyes of countless association members, Yan Ming relaxed and sat down in the chair.

"...You must be Tokiwa-kun?"

"We've reviewed all the data from your test. Now... could you please explain why you deliberately manipulated your score?"

Everyone stared at Yan Ming with somewhat nervous eyes.

This young man… clearly looked very young, and everyone present was a seasoned fox, yet they were no match for this mere brat who looked barely an adult—

Surprisingly, I felt an unusually strange sense of oppression.

The other person simply sat calmly in the chair, brushed the dust off their arm, and looked as relaxed and calm as if watching a movie.

"Raise me to second place in Grade A."

"What, what did you say?"

“That score should be high enough to reach that level. I’ve calculated it according to your algorithm. For two A grades, my score is just right.”

His casual reply shocked everyone once again.

"Why? You clearly had the chance to advance to S-rank in one go..."

"Don't worry about dealing with disasters. I'll help with things like Dragon-level monsters, just like before."

"Before that time...?"

Ah, you're talking about the vaccine guy...?! So it really was him!

Everyone felt a cold sweat trickling down their backs.

These people, who should have been asking questions, were instead being given instructions unilaterally by a young man.

"Before that, Mr. Shichiru... did you know anything about the House of Evolution?"

"They've all been wiped out by me."

"—It really was you... So, what happened to City A, which was supposed to be destroyed, but suddenly returned to its original state...?"

When faced with this question, Yan Ming's answer was extremely simple.

despair.

He raised his right hand and snapped his fingers on the spot.

Then, a sudden hurricane swept through the room.

"Whoa—?!"

"W-what happened?!"

A sudden gust of wind swept up countless papers and books from the tables, startling the officials into a flurry of activity. It was at that moment—

Yan Ming opened his hand towards the mess of papers in mid-air, and everything that had flown up froze in place.

It's as if it's wrapped in a layer of iridescent mosaic.

"this…!"

Time stops.

The word came to everyone's mind without their consent, and they all looked at the young man with trepidation.

As Yan Ming withdrew his hand, the flying papers returned to the table along a completely opposite trajectory... automatically tidying up.