A Bizarre Adventure Starting with One-Punch Man

If this man shaved off all his sparse hair, he would probably be very strong, right?

—Strange, why would I have such a thought?

Shaking his head to clear the strange thought from his mind, he said firmly, "No matter what, please, Master, accept me as your disciple!"

Genos's tone remained sincere, his gaze fixed on Saitama directly opposite him.

"If Mr. Johnson and Mr. King are really unavailable, Mr. Saitama is also fine!"

Saitama subconsciously glared at Saitama and retorted, "Why do I feel like I've become an unwanted, second-rate product? Wait, that's not what I meant!"

Realizing what was happening, he suddenly realized that Genos had used him as a weak point in the strategy, and he said anxiously, "Hey, hey, hey, don't just call me teacher without my permission!"

Genos thought thoughtfully.

"master!"

Saitama: "..."

"I didn't mean for you to change how I address you!"

The single-minded Xiao Jie and the trouble-averse Saitama successfully connected, while Johnson and King exchanged glances and immediately went into a silent, tea-drinking background state.

Before Saitama could even react, Genos spoke up in a deep voice, "Actually, I have a reason why I have to become an apprentice."

"what?"

Would you like to hear my story?

"No, that's too much trouble..."

"Two years ago, I was 15 years old. Back then, I was just an ordinary human being..."

"Hey, you weren't listening to anything I was saying, were you?"

"..."

Genos recounted his life story as if no one else was around, leaving Saitama completely bewildered, his facial expressions gradually becoming uncontrollable.

—Oh no, I shouldn't have talked to him! I forgot he's such a chatterbox!

What's most infuriating is that the two guys next to them acted like it was none of their business, completely shirking the difficult task of communicating with this "robot kid" onto themselves.

And this robot kid, as if he'd flipped some incredible switch, was still chattering on and on after five minutes...

For Saitama, there is no limit to his limiter, but his patience has definitely reached its limit.

A string representing reason in Saitama's heart snapped in two, and he couldn't help but slam his fist on the table and roar.

"You bastard! Reduce it to 20 words or less and say it again!"

……

During the apprenticeship ceremony, during the intermission.

Annoyed Saitama was calmed down by the kind-hearted King, while Johnson beckoned Genos, who was sitting upright, aside.

"Xiao Jie, come with me for a moment."

Upon hearing this, Genos quickly stood up and followed Johnson to a corner of the courtyard: "Were you calling me, Teacher Johnson?"

"Emmm... You only need one teacher, and that's your Saitama teacher."

Genos hesitated for a moment, recalling the previous battle scenes in his mind.

What shocked him the most was the scene of Saitama facing off against a Dragon-level monster head-on without being at a disadvantage.

As for Johnson and King.

The former mainly acts as a referee and mediator, and does not use physical blows, but rather superpower attacks that Genos does not understand.

His sensory experience was that this person was very strong and could easily suppress Dragon-level monsters, but he didn't have a concrete concept of exactly how strong he was.

We only saw a small part of King's battle later on, after which he physically collapsed due to the effects of the "Emperor Engine." The conclusion was that this blond man was also very strong, strong enough to influence the operation of mechanical components with his aura. We didn't see how he actually defeated the monster.

Thinking of this, Genos unconsciously followed Johnson's line of thought, raising the priority of becoming Saitama's apprentice to the highest level.

"As for Saitama-sensei, his strength shouldn't be a problem, but if all three teachers were willing to teach me..."

Johnson immediately made a shushing gesture and lowered his voice, saying, "Don't rush to refute me. Isn't it just that you want to become an apprentice and learn more powerful abilities?"

Genos obediently lowered his voice and nodded, "Yes."

"That solves everything! I'll teach you how to win Saitama over and get him to take you as his apprentice!"

"Really?"

Genos was somewhat surprised. In his opinion, based on Saitama's performance just now, he should have been a rather difficult person to talk to and win over.

"I lied to you that I was a puppy."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Johnson."

Upon hearing Genos address him as "sir" instead of "teacher," Johnson breathed a sigh of relief.

Genos is a bit stubborn, but his greatest strength is that he listens to advice.

When he moves into the mansion in the deserted area of ​​Saitama, we'll have to take good care of him.

Johnson beckoned, and Genos obediently turned his head over. The two immediately began whispering and plotting.

On the other side of the courtyard.

Saitama stared with deadpan eyes at the two people huddled together not far away, his expression growing increasingly suspicious.

"King, what do you think they're talking about?"

King followed his gaze and smiled, "He's probably advising that kid to give up sooner rather than later."

Saitama glanced sideways: "Really? I always had a feeling that Johnson's back view looked like he was up to no good?"

(?_?)

“You’re overthinking it, Saitama. Mr. Johnson is still very reliable.” King quickly refilled his cup with hot tea. “Come on, have some tea.”

—Good luck, Johnson! This is all I can do to stall for time!

--receive.

"……Eh?!"

"What's wrong, King?"

"It's nothing, it's just that there seem to be mosquitoes."

King was greatly shocked to receive Johnson's voice in his mind from afar.

It took me a while to realize that this was one application of magnetic field power, and I immediately felt I had learned something.

Chapter 175 Genos Joins the Fellowship

A corner of the courtyard.

"Do you remember what Saitama just said about what he's usually busy with?"

Upon hearing Johnson's words, Genos searched his database and immediately found the keyword: "Looking for a job?"

"That's right!"

Genos pondered for a moment, and seeing his enlightened expression, it seemed he had grasped the key point.

"So you mean if I help Saitama solve his work problems, he'll have time to teach me?"

"...Are you stupid?"

Johnson stumbled, wondering why the child was so slow to understand.

"Once I solve his job problem, he'll have to go to work, right? He won't have time to teach you!"

Genos, lacking social experience, looked completely bewildered: "Huh? Is that so...?"

Having no other option, Qiao Sen could only continue to patiently persuade him.

"The purpose of work is to make money. What does it mean that Saitama is always busy looking for work?"

Genos thought of something, hesitated for a moment, and then carefully spoke.

"Does this mean that Saitama-sensei... is living on a tight budget?"

"Well, there's no need to be so subtle. Just say he's poor or has no money."

"...That's incredibly rude!"

"So here's the question: do you have money on you?"

Genos immediately pulled out a stack of 10,000 yuan bills from his pants pocket: "I only have some cash for spending money for now, but I also have Dr. Kuseno's premium gold card with me. If I don't have enough money, I can go to the nearest bank to withdraw more."

Johnson glanced at the stack of banknotes, which was as thick as a brick. Was this really pocket money?

He immediately gained a clear understanding of Xiao Jie's financial resources.

"...Okay, this should be enough for you."

"Ok!"

Seeing Genos take the money and turn to leave, Johnson quickly stopped him: "But you can't just give it to him directly. Given his aloof personality, he definitely won't accept it."