I, without any personality, become a hero!

"Who knows, I might become someone like Saitama in the future, or I might just become a hero out of pure interest."

Thinking about that bald hero who could defeat all enemies with one punch, yet he still lived the life of an ordinary person, worrying about daily necessities. Perhaps this is the transcendent mindset that only a true hero possesses.

The current state of "Saitama" is also the future that Izuku Midoriya envies. Perhaps after he gets married and has children, while living an ordinary life in anonymity, he can still be a hero just out of interest.

"Well... I should focus on the work at hand first."

By analyzing the collected blood cells of the monsters, Midoriya can only do his best to uncover their secrets.

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Three days later, Izuku Midoriya, scratching his green seaweed-like hair, walked out of the research lab. He was yawning and had dark circles under his eyes, looking exhausted. After all, Midoriya had hardly slept during this period except for meals. However, it was precisely because of this that the research made a breakthrough.

"Master, thank you for your hard work!"

The Grim Reaper handed a damp towel to Izuku Midoriya. During this time, it had completely taken on the role of a nanny and servant, taking full responsibility for all of its master's daily needs.

The Plaguebringer remained crouched in the corner as always, seemingly lifeless and stagnant, not moving an inch unless commanded by Green Valley and the Hellbringer.

"I'm exhausted... Has anything else happened lately?"

"No, everything has been perfectly peaceful lately. Master, you'll see."

The Grim Reaper casually turned on the TV. Usually, if anything major happens, the Hero Association will broadcast an emergency report on TV as soon as possible. So, Izuku Midoriya saw this situation.

"Urgent Notice!! J City has been invaded again by a deep-sea monster. The Hero Association has classified it as a 'Demon' level threat. Heroes in the vicinity are requested to proceed to J City immediately!"

"........."

"........."

After a brief silence between Izuku Midoriya and the Grim Reaper, Midoriya finally spoke up, asking quietly:

"You don't have some kind of 'jinx' ability, do you?"

"No! I didn't! I don't know anything!!"

Seeing the Grim Reaper waving his hands hastily, Midoriya sighed and stood up. Since he had seen this, he couldn't just sit idly by. He should go to J City and help deal with the monsters.

"Let's go, to J City!"

Izuku Midoriya, still wearing his white coat, led his two freak henchmen directly to J City.

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J City has truly suffered a series of disasters this time. The invasion of deep-sea monsters a few days ago was quickly stopped by heroes. Apart from one giant octopus monster that made it onto land, most of the other monsters died before they even reached the shore. Just when the citizens of J City thought the disaster was over and they could once again enjoy the beach and sunshine, the city was in a state of chaos.

Disaster strikes again!

The A-ranked hero "Stinger" has fallen. After defeating 10 deep-sea monsters, he was knocked out by a monster called "Deep Sea King" with a single punch.

At this point, a terrifying situation arose: not only was Lightning Max, the 20th ranked A-class hero, defeated, but even the S-class hero "Sexy Prisoner," who had come specifically for the mission, was defeated by this "Deep Sea King."

However, before that, Genos received a call from the Hero Association and came to J City ahead of time. Saitama himself was a little worried about the situation and came along. Although he got lost for a while because he couldn't find his way, fortunately, he was given a ride by the "Mumen Rider" who was also heading to J City.

Meanwhile, in J City, a torrential downpour began. Izuku Midoriya instructed the Grim Reaper and the Plague Reaper to act separately from him, just like last time. They could simply eliminate any monsters they encountered. Acting separately was obviously much more efficient than acting together, hence the current situation.

"Oh! You're that guy from the Midoriya family. I remember you're called... 'Plague Messenger'?"

"........."

Saitama, who was lost in J City and running around like a headless fly, ran into the "Plague Messenger," who had also been ordered by Midoriya to split up. Saitama was scratching his bald head, trying hard to remember the name of the strange man in front of him, while the Plague Messenger remained silent as always.

It might be alright for Izuku Midoriya himself to be by the side of the "Plague Messenger," but as the "Plague Messenger" who is ordered to eliminate hostile targets, it has discovered the final enemy that it has kept in mind since its birth.

"Target... eliminate..."

The deadly plague had already begun, but the "Plague Messenger's" death aura had no effect on Saitama, so the monster wielded its weapon.

A giant scythe of death slashed down into the air, and Saitama seemed to sense it and turned to dodge, while a 100-meter-long slit appeared directly in the ground.

What are you doing?

"Target...kill..."

As the Grim Reaper's scythe slashed down again, Saitama bent down to dodge the attack, which was imperceptible to the naked eye. Behind him, two tall buildings were sliced ​​in half.

Looks like you want to fight!

Saitama, clapping his fists together, declared that he was not one to let others attack him without fighting back.

Regarding the recent One-Punch Man storyline

I've wanted to write a One-Punch Man story for a long time, but I've heard readers say that the plot lacks a main storyline and is rather overly drawn out, which I admit is true.

However, I will still be writing the One-Punch Man storyline for a long time, at least until I finish writing about Garou and the Monster Association. This volume was originally just a transitional work.

I expect the story about the parallel world heroes to take place in volume four, at which point Midoriya's age will be around 18-20 years old.

Readers who don't like the One-Punch Man storyline can hold off on reading the book for now. Readers who prefer a more peaceful and harmonious One-Punch Man storyline are also grateful for your support.

Chapter 21 Unlicensed Rider

"Defeat...Saitama..."

Even though the Plaguebringer is taciturn, it, like its brother "Hellbringer," was born from intense emotions and "monsterized."

The intense emotion residing within it is the desire to defeat the hero before it named "Saitama".

Even though the Plague Messenger would restrain itself and stop when it obeyed Izuku Midoriya's orders, impulsive emotions surged into the monster's heart the moment it met Saitama alone.

"I will definitely defeat you... Saitama!"

The plague messenger, howling terrifyingly, charged toward Saitama wielding a giant scythe of death. It was determined to defeat the man before it; this was a mission that had been ingrained in its soul since the moment it was born.

"Oh? Come on!"

With his fists clenched, Saitama stared intently at the plague messenger charging towards him. He could feel the intense emotion roaring from this strange man, a fighting spirit that saw him as an opponent he had to defeat.

In a split second of contact, the Plague Messenger's Death Scythe unleashed ten consecutive slashes at lightning speed. Saitama dodged them all with exaggerated speed, while behind him, streetlights, cars, buildings... and other such objects were all sliced ​​and cut in half by the invisible blade.

Following the Plague Messenger's attack, Saitama retaliated as always, delivering a normal punch straight to the monster's body.

No matter how monstrous a monster is, it cannot withstand Saitama's punch. Even the Grim Reaper can only fight Saitama by resurrecting. However... this punch passed right through the Plague Reaper's body as if it were piercing through the air.

"Ah?"

Saitama clearly felt like he had punched thin air, and the Plague Messenger wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by. The deadly scythe of death was aimed directly at Saitama's head, but this time the bald hero neither dodged nor evaded and took the fatal blow head-on.

The terrifying slash that could easily slice through skyscrapers was met with a devastating blow when the Grim Reaper's scythe struck Saitama's head, as if it had encountered the most solid alloy. The scythe was instead deflected by the powerful defense.

Upon realizing that the Death Scythe could no longer harm Saitama, the Plague Messenger decisively retreated, widening the distance between them. Although this monster's rational consciousness was somewhat blurred, his fighting instincts were perfectly inherited from his master's experience.

"You're just like those two weirdos before you, you're a real pain!"

With the immortal body of the Hell Messenger, the bubble teleportation of the Hair Growth Potion Monster, and now the ethereal body of the Plague Messenger, Saitama finds that the monsters created by Izuku Midoriya are all more troublesome than the last.

"Body... injured... attack... ineffective..."

The Plague Messenger, speaking intermittently, explained that Saitama's punch earlier wasn't due to immunity to the Plague Messenger. Its body was composed of an external material medium and an internal spiritual body. Although Saitama's punch didn't defeat the Plague Messenger in one blow, it did effectively damage its internal spiritual core.

It should be understood that spirits are immune to physical attacks unless attacked by the same type of psionic energy. However, Saitama's fist was able to break through the laws of physics and injure the Plague Messenger.

The Plague Messenger might break down if it took a few more punches like Saitama's, but it wasn't going to stop; it was a mission it had to accomplish.

"I must...defeat you...."

The Grim Reaper's scythe lay upright on the ground. The Plague Messenger was determined to defeat the man before it with all its might, even at the cost of its own death!

"Plague...death..."

With all its abilities activated, the Plague Messenger unleashed a visible green halo that covered a large area of ​​J City, and all life within the green halo rapidly perished.

Plants, insects, rats... all life within its reach was stripped away and perished. Fortunately, all the citizens of J City have already gone to shelters to avoid the disaster, and no innocent people have been affected by this aura of death.

Ultimately, all the life energy was transferred to the Plaguebringer's body and poured into the Grim Reaper's scythe.

The plague messenger, wielding a death scythe that glowed with a pale green light, attacked the man before it once more...

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"Is everything alright over there?"

Midoriya looked up at the green light on the other side of J City. He felt that it was something his own Plague Messenger had used. Although he was very worried about the situation there, Midoriya Izuku had to rush to the shelter now.

Just now, the broadcast in J City was an urgent call for help. The creature called "Deep Sea King" has invaded the location of the J City shelter, and the heroes who tried to stop it have already been defeated. The Hero Association urgently hopes that any heroes in the vicinity who are on their way to J City will rush to the shelter to provide assistance.

Having no other option but to temporarily ignore the situation on the other end, Izuku Midoriya rushed to the location of the J City shelter at full speed. All he could do now was hope and pray that no one would get hurt.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the shelter, a battered hero wearing a green helmet stood in front of "Deep Sea King." He had been defeated countless times before, but he had struggled and stubbornly gotten back up each time.

Genos lay on the ground, only able to witness the horrific scene before him, unable to offer any help. His own condition was even more miserable; his entire mechanical body had been melted down, leaving only his torso. He was only able to survive because, as a cyborg, his brain was still intact, but he had no ability to reassemble himself.

"Unlicensed Rider..."

Seeing the C-class hero knocked to the ground by another punch, the citizens in the shelter closed their eyes in fear, unable to bear the sight. Even the S-class hero "Demon Cyborg" had been defeated; a C-class hero like him was powerless to stop the monster.

"I'm telling you, you little bug are really annoying!"

Deep Sea King grabbed Mumen Rider's arm and slammed him to the ground, creating a large crater. Mumen Rider also vomited blood.

Just as Deep Sea King, who thought he had dealt with the weak hero, was about to confront Genos, who had just severely injured him, a pair of stubborn yet powerful arms once again pulled him back.

"Justice... grappling..."

The weak and powerless Mumen Rider was slammed to the ground again by Deep Sea King, who waved his arms as if shooing away insects.

He was too weak to get up, and even if he did, he wouldn't have the strength to defeat the monster, but this man, who was a hero, still stood up bravely.

"I know... no one has any expectations of me..."

"I know better than anyone that C-rank heroes are useless..."

"I'm really weak, I can't beat you at all, I know that..."

"But... right now I'm the only one who can fight, so!"

Once again, with his back to the citizens of the shelter, the unlicensed rider, blocking the Deep Sea King's path with his own body, roared:

"So whether I win or not, I must stand here and fight you!!"

Enraged by Mumen Rider's words, Deep Sea King was about to deliver a fatal blow to the weak hero when a deafening roar erupted from behind Mumen Rider.

"Go, Mumen Rider!!"

"You have to win, Mumen Rider!"

"Take it down! Mumen Rider!!"

The hero's words ignited the hearts of the citizens, and everyone placed their last hope on this C-level hero. It was because of his fearless fighting that everyone was willing to believe in him.

"Ughhhhhh!!"

Encouraged by the cheers and encouragement of the citizens, the unlicensed rider felt an immense surge of power within him, and he unleashed his full strength directly at Deep Sea King.

Although its momentum was sufficient, it was still not enough in front of Deep Sea King. Just as it was about to deliver a punch that would instantly kill Mumen Rider, Deep Sea King's punch was stopped.

Mumen Rider's full-force punch landed on Deep Sea King's abdomen, but his strength was indeed insufficient. Not only did the punch fail to harm the monster, but Mumen Rider was also pushed back and fell by the force of the monster's abdominal muscles.

However, the unlicensed rider, who was about to fall while backing up, was supported by a pair of hands that reached out from behind. The hero subconsciously turned his head and saw the boy he had met once before in J City.

"It's you? Quickly, let's get to a safe place! It's dangerous here!!"

"It's okay, I saw what happened just now. You're a really great hero."

Releasing his grip on the unlicensed knight, Izuku Midoriya walked in front of him, facing Deep Sea King directly, and spoke to the heroes behind him.

"Leave the rest to me."

Chapter 22 Heroes and Monsters

What just happened?

Deep Sea King scratched his head in confusion. His fist was about to hit Mumen Rider, but suddenly his arm was restrained and stopped. He looked down and saw that there was nothing in his hand.

"Hey... Genos, are you alright?"

Midoriya asked Genos, who was lying on the ground, in a terrible state, as if he were not still alive.

"I'm fine, but it's so good that you're here, Midoriya-kun."

"After I've dealt with this guy, I'll go back and fix him up for you."