A Bizarre Adventure Starting with One-Punch Man

"Johnson, dinner's ready!"

Saitama's urging came from inside the room, and Johnson immediately took off his sunglasses and threw them on the recliner.

"Oh ho, here it comes!"

Chapter 76 The New Order (Part 1)

Gurgling, gurgling, gurgling...

The coffee table, which served as a dining table, was piled high with hot pot ingredients. Saitama, wearing an apron, was adding plates of sliced ​​meat, meatballs, and fresh cabbage and mushrooms to the boiling hot pot.

Before long, an enticing aroma filled the room.

Next—(sound of air leaking)

Bang! ×2

They opened two cans of ice-cold beer, and the two hungry men clinked glasses and took a big gulp, while their chopsticks were almost simultaneously plunged into the pot.

"This piece of meat is mine!"

"What a joke! I saw it first!"

"..."

For a moment, the sounds of arguing echoed over the no-man's-land.

A strange figure that had just peeked out from the sewer suddenly shivered, quickly retreated, and slammed the manhole cover shut.

In conclusion, today was another peaceful day in Z City.

……

City A, Hero Association Headquarters Building.

A group of senior association officials gathered for their weekly meeting.

However, today's meeting agenda is somewhat special, which will directly change the current situation of the association's unchecked growth and give the public a more intuitive understanding of the Hero Association or "heroes".

"Since the board has already agreed, let's proceed with the plan and announce it to the public in today's ranking update section!"

Sitch gathered the documents in front of him and began to speak.

"Some die-hard fans must be really excited, right?"

Someone joked below.

"It might also trigger a large-scale war of words and arguments? Or maybe even an offline fight."

"Haha, very likely! After all, there are only so many spots available, and even the most popular heroes can't just get in whenever they want."

"..."

“Alright, you can discuss these matters privately after the meeting,” Sitch tapped the table, silencing the whispers among the officials, and asked, “Any more questions? If not…”

“I have a problem here.” A bespectacled association officer raised his hand, flipping through the documents in front of him. “The super-popular idol who recently rose to the top of the popularity charts, ‘Sweet Mask’—the one whose hero was previously called ‘Mysterious Mask’—has still not agreed to our proposal.”

"He also said that if any unworthy person is selected for that position, he will personally remove him."

After the cadre finished speaking, mimicking the mannerisms and tone of "Sweet Mask," the meeting room erupted in chaos.

"Wow, that's way too arrogant!"

"Yeah, even if he's really handsome... whatever, my husband is always right!"

The officials present were clearly divided into two factions, with the voices of support and opposition growing louder and louder, and the situation became quite chaotic at one point.

Sitch: "..."

He was a little dumbfounded. Had the popularity of "Sweet Mask" already spread to within the Daoist Association?

Could this be the power of idols?!

Sicchi himself would never be a fan of celebrities, and even if he were, he would be a die-hard supporter of "Blast".

It took him a lot of effort to quiet everyone in the conference room down.

"Then let's stick to the previous plan and officially promote 'Sweet Mask' to the top of the A-rank hero rankings. With his popularity and strength, it doesn't matter if the others are unhappy. As for what he said..." Powerful heroes all have unique personalities, which is exactly what Sitch is struggling with. "What he said makes sense. Didn't someone suggest hiring him as an advisor? Let's do that. Besides the first batch personally certified by the association, all subsequent promotions involving that rank should be reported to 'Sweet Mask'."

"Let him determine whether the new hero is strong enough or not; it's a matter of professionals doing professional work."

At this point, Sich stood up, his honest face showing a particularly firm gaze: "Gentlemen, let's begin!"

"Yes!"×N

……

early morning.

After a heavy rain, the air in Z City was exceptionally fresh.

Johnson Apartments.

Snapped!

The rapidly spinning chakra sphere shattered instantly, and the materialized chakra dissipated into the air like leaking air.

(ー`?ー)

The veins on his forehead throbbed twice, his expression contorted, and he uttered a sentence in German.

I'm so mad!

Damn it, I've already mastered "Immortal Mode," and you can't even learn a simple pill-making technique?

F-chan, an elementary school student, raises his hand: "Sage Mode" was learned through Stand abilities.

"You brat, that's all thanks to my own talent and hard work!"

F-Cub Bear shrugs.

(￢_￢)

Jingle Bell……

The phone on the living room table rang. In an instant, the call connected, and a familiar mature female voice came from the amplifier.

"Hello, this is Johnson."

"Good morning, this is Lanny! I have something important that I need your permission for. Do you have time now?"

“Of course,” Johnson glanced at the wall clock in the living room and realized it was only 6:30. More than three months of training had completely changed his habit of sleeping in. “Is it important that we need to meet in person to talk?”

Lani on the other end of the phone paused, seemingly remembering the ability information that Johnson had recently updated, and immediately replied, "It would be best to talk in person! How about this, you can go to the VIP reception room on the first floor of the association, and I'll come down to find you right away!"

"No problem, see you in a bit."

After hanging up the phone, Johnson calculated the elevator time from Lanny's office to the first floor, then went into the bathroom to take a shower before heading over.

One minute later.

Good morning, Mr. Johnson!

A familiar blonde, busty beauty walked into the meeting room carrying a folder and gave Johnson a sweet smile.

Johnson was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, watching the ever-growing line of heroes registering. He turned around at the sound of the voice, nodded to the businesswoman who had just closed the door, and said, "Good morning, Miss Lani."

“As expected, you are faster,” Lani said with a smile, placing the folder on the coffee table. “Would you like something to drink or eat? We have coffee, tea, and various breakfast options available.”

"Then I'll have a coffee, a cappuccino, with a sugar, please."

"Okay, wait a minute."

A moment later, the two sat down.

The aroma of coffee wafted through the air, and Lani smiled and said, "Mr. Johnson, please have some coffee. We can talk about our business later."

"Then I won't be polite."

Johnson picked up his coffee and took a sip. It was smooth and silky, with a rich milky aroma lingering in his mouth. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and give a thumbs up in approval.

"It tastes great!"

"As long as you like it."

After exchanging pleasantries and chatting for a while, the two quickly got down to business.

Lani brushed her loose hair aside, opened the folder on the table, straightened her legs into an elegant sitting posture, and looked at Qiao Sen with a gentle smile.

Chapter 77 The New Order (Part 2)

"Mr. Johnson, this is a project that the association has been planning for a long time. Because it involves your vital interests, that's why I'm disturbing your rest so early in the morning. Please take a look."

"You said it's an important matter, so of course it's not a problem."

Johnson nodded, put down his coffee cup, picked up the document, and his eyes quickly locked onto the most eye-catching words.

"S-level?"

"Yes, due to the escalating strange events, the association's operations officers have identified many existing problems and decided to create a special sequence in addition to the existing A, B, and C classes..."

Listening to Lani's explanation of the plan, Johnson knew exactly what was going on.

It turned out to be this.