My avatar is the heroine

“Tornado, ranked second in the S-class by the association,” Shubi laughed. “She’s very cute.”

Tornado clenched her fists until everyone had disappeared from sight.

……

A few minutes later, in the lobby.

At the enormous long table, Hughie calmly observed everyone present.

Apart from Metal Knight, ranked 6th in S-Class, and Blast, ranked 1st in S-Class, almost everyone else who could get there did.

Of course, many people seem to be quite unhappy about Saitama's existence.

As for Shubi's appearance, it didn't cause too much surprise. After all, every now and then, a few more heroes will emerge.

Hugh's gaze fell on one of them.

King.

He had the serious expression of a powerful figure.

Actually, I was cursing inside.

"Hey, the one sitting over there, is that the newest recruit, the one I heard is an incredibly powerful S-rank? Or did he rise from A-rank?"

Metal baseball bat, the man who looked like an older delinquent glanced over.

"Aren't you a man in your true form? Why do you present yourself to others like this?"

Hugh scoffed, "Why do you care about such a trivial matter? I don't care at all. What does it matter if I'm a man or a woman? It doesn't matter at all."

The metal bat made an annoyed cut and shut its mouth.

The personalities of S-class heroes are more or less nasty, and even Tatsumaki gets quite angry with them, so it's best to avoid talking to her.

Before long, the leaders of the Hero Association finally arrived.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. We haven't been able to contact Blast and Metal Knight. Let's get started without waiting for them." He placed his hands on the table and said very seriously, "We are holding an emergency meeting now. I am Sitch from the Hero Association. I have called you all here for no other reason than to ask you to protect the Earth. This situation is extraordinary. Even those of you at the Superman level could lose your lives, so I hope you are prepared."

"From now on, you may choose to leave the scene, because what follows is fraught with danger, and running away will not..."

"Enough, let's get down to business," Tornado said impatiently. "Every time there's a major crisis, you have to spout this nonsense, and the result is always the same."

The man glanced over, took a deep breath, and said, "That's right, the great prophet, Lord Shibabawa, has passed away."

"What? Lord Shibabawa has passed away?"

The heroes looked surprised.

"Six months ago, he predicted the future. Maybe he was having some trouble breathing, so he started coughing. He ate a throat lozenge, and then it got stuck in his throat," an employee explained.

"Shibabawa?"

Hughie murmured the name to herself.

I have no recollection of this character. Has he ever appeared in One-Punch Man?

They can actually predict the future.

The death of such a person may be inevitable, since foreseeing the future means relying on the will of the world in certain areas.

"Looks like I've offended the laws of this time and space," Shubi muttered.

Of course, it's also possible that he genuinely choked to death while eating sugar.

“Shibabawa is a great prophet, capable of accurately predicting crises such as monsters and earthquakes. Six months ago, even with a piece of candy stuck in his throat, he still managed to write down a small note.” Sitch pushed the note in front of him.

Earth is in grave danger!

Everyone saw these three words on it.

"Lady Shibabawa has fulfilled all her prophecies so far, some of which have even claimed countless lives. But until now, she has never said anything like 'something is wrong.' In other words... this is more serious than those major disasters or attacks by Dragon-level monsters. And it will happen within six months."

Glug glug glug—

King's heart began to pound.

Hugh looked at him.

Most normal people would think that he was already highly motivated to fight, after all, he is the strongest man on earth.

However, Hughie knew his background very well.

He's just an ordinary person, a complete shut-in. Every time he inexplicably wanders into scenes where Saitama is killing monsters, and because he has the air of a strong person, everyone assumes that he's the one who defeated the monsters.

The Emperor Engine, this seemingly simple ability that makes your heart race, is ultimately a deception of everyone.

Actually, I'm a very timid person.

Chapter 412 A Strange Idea

"It seems like Shibabawa has no idea about Saitama's existence. Maybe Saitama breaking his limiter is simply unpredictable."

What do you think the world of One-Punch Man would be like without Saitama?

"Hmm, without Saitama, Boros would probably have brought near-annihilation to humanity. And his future opponents might be Blast, Tatsumaki, or a stronger Garou?"

Hughie rested her chin on her hand.

"System, how about... we remove Saitama from this world for a while? I want to see how this world would develop without a protagonist."

【…】

【devil!】

"If we really have to move Saitama away, we might as well be thorough and remove the entire city he lives in. It's impossible for a single person to survive in another dimension."

【Um. 】

But given the current situation, Boros is almost at Earth.

In other words, unless Saitama is sent away now, he will still be the protagonist fighting against those alien invaders later.

A few seconds later…

I do have a plan that can perfectly gauge Saitama's true strength.

"what?"

Send him to the world of A Certain Magical Index.

"..."

[The power of a demon god lies in modifying and controlling the rules of all things. Saitama, however, comes from a different worldview and system; his power represents a kind of invincibility. Although not explicitly stated, the internal rules inevitably prevent him from failing.]

"Rules-based confrontation? Is that beneficial to us?"

Of course, even this system hasn't fully grasped the secrets of this worldview. These experiments, at least, allow us to discover some of these secrets.

"alright."

The system can even manipulate the protagonist's fate at will; it's truly remarkable.

However, just as he thought, once Saitama was sent there, it would be equivalent to a clash between two worldviews.

Even... if necessary, the world's will in One-Punch Man will mobilize the power of the entire timeline to support Saitama, the protagonist.

"But judging from the scale, the level of the A Certain Magical Index world is definitely higher than that of One-Punch Man, right?"

On the surface, that seems to be the case.

The demon god's power has reached the point where he can control space and time at will.

However, this doesn't mean that the One-Punch Man universe can't achieve this.

Perhaps the world's will in One-Punch Man also allows this to happen, but it hasn't given itself an agent. Or rather, it hasn't allowed anyone to use this power. The underlying rules have also closed that omnipotent door.

"I understand. The reason why a demon god can become a demon god is because the worldview allows him to become a god. If the door to godhood itself does not exist, then no matter how talented a genius is, it is impossible to enter the ultimate realm of magic."

The origin of the lunar world is also like this.

[Assuming the world-building doesn't allow it, and only provides an illusion of reaching the source within the background, without any connecting path, then the result is that countless magicians will fall one after another on this path of no return.]

"That depends on the original author, right?"

Not necessarily. While the worldview was born from this, it also evolved according to the rules of a multiverse system. It may not completely follow the original work.

To put it simply, everything has its fundamental laws. Even the highest level cannot act arbitrarily. Ordinary people have their own rules to follow, and at your level, there are also rules you must abide by. Any omnipotence can only be established under the condition that "your background allows you to be omnipotent."

"Ok."

With a silent response, Su Lin turned to look at Saitama.

Just then, the building suddenly shook violently.

"What happened? Was there an earthquake?"

"No, it seems like someone attacked headquarters!"

The heroes and staff stared in astonishment at the sky above.

Then, an unusually loud noise occurred, and the entire building shook violently.

Sensing danger, Saitama, without hesitation, punched the roof off and crawled out.

"Let's begin now, worldview switching."

Su Lin planned to deal with Boros himself first, and if he couldn't beat him, he could send Saitama back.

Sure enough, after Saitama climbed out of the building, he was met with an unfamiliar sky.

"Hmm, where is this?"

He jumped up and touched his bald head.

"Wasn't the Hero Association just attacked? What exactly happened?"

In the distance, a huge city, blocked by walls, came into view.

Academy City!

Of course, at this moment, there are no demon gods in the world of A Certain Magical Index. It's just that the system's control over the world of A Certain Magical Index has reached the level of having all the demon gods combined.

Therefore, it wouldn't be a problem to send those guys back with one eye.

Judging from their appearance, they must be feeling very frustrated right now.

After returning home, you'll face a bug—Saitama.

Yes, Saitama is not only connected to the One-Punch Man world to some extent, but also has a simple system of protection.

……

One-Punch World, City A.

After all the heroes ran out of the building, they found that the surrounding area, spanning dozens of kilometers, had been completely reduced to ruins.

No, it's far more than just tens of kilometers.

Huge warships floated overhead, with the association headquarters standing alone amidst them.

"This is really big, much bigger than X's mini spaceship."

The jet stream from the tail of the spit began to rise rapidly.

Several shells suddenly flew towards her.

It's a regular solid kinetic energy projectile, but its speed isn't very high. Let alone a nuclear bomb, even a conventional intercontinental ballistic missile would be far more powerful than this.

clang--

With both hands firmly grasping one, Hughie casually tossed it back up.

accelerate!

Below, an S-class hero was already engaged in battle with a multi-headed, rapidly regenerating creature. Su Lin left Kihara Tsurugi behind, watching the fight from the rooftop.

"Just like in the original work, the S-class heroes were a little tired at the beginning of the battle."

After all, it's an unkillable monster.

"I'll help if there's an unexpected situation; otherwise, I'll observe."

"Hey, you really aren't helping at all." Tornado flew over at this moment and snorted unhappily.

"Oh, it's you. Well, it's not that I didn't help, one of my bodies has already flown up. Do you want to take a look?"

With the slightest thought, Tornado discovered that the surrounding scenery began to flash rapidly like a photograph, and with each flash, her position would be seven or eight hundred meters higher than before.