It has been a week since the monster outbreak caused many citizens to move underground in City Z. Life underground is comparable to that above ground, with facilities on a scale that could be called a small country, including lush underground gold veins, fields and orchards nurtured by an artificial sun built in a vast space, farms, and a dam connecting to the surface, and there has not been a single complaint from the citizens.
In addition to Shinra, famous people such as Tatsumaki and Metal Knight had also declared their guarantee that they would be able to return to their normal lives, which was a big factor, and some people even thought that they would not need to return to the convenience of life here.
While the Hero Association headquarters was in a state of panic, surrounded by these monsters, Shinra was training shirtless in his room, which he had built exactly where the House of Evolution was located on the ground, doing handstands on his index finger.
"Yeah. I'm getting used to it. After all, it wasn't the amount of time or quality of training that was needed to remove the limiter, it was a trigger."
By absorbing monsters and superhumans, Shinra's body, which served as a vessel for wielding the power of a god, was strengthened, and he was able to become accustomed to his own power through training. Saitama, who is arguably the strongest human, was able to break through the limiters of living things with only average training. There are probably countless people who have undergone more advanced training than him. However, Shinra thought that there must have been some other factor, some trigger, that caused Saitama to become the strongest.
"I don't know if it's a mental thing, but it's a fact, so there's no point in thinking about it."
Come to think of it, Psychos had said that monsters would grow explosively if they could overcome the hellish experience of death. Phoenix Man's combined monster qualities had led to his extraordinary evolution. If this were to apply to humans as well, then it wouldn't be all that unnatural for him to grow at an astonishing rate after overcoming death itself.
"Oh. Training again? I don't think there's anyone who can beat you."
Shinra returned an ambiguous smile to Psychos' words, and Lily, who had come with Psychos, ran up to him with a towel.
"Shinra-sama. Here's a towel!"
"Yeah. Thank you Lily. You smell like sweat."
"Hehe. It's fine. I like Shinra-sama's smell."
Lily hugged Shinra and offered her lips, not minding the sweat running down her face. Due to the height difference, Shinra lifted Lily up with one hand and pressed his lips against hers.
They kiss each other's lips, then lick their tongues together. Their saliva circulates between them, and they swallow the liquid they've exchanged.
"...Is it okay?"
Psychos said in an exasperated tone, and Shinra nodded gently while stroking the head of Lily, who was snuggled up to Pitori.
"Ah... So, is there something to report?"
"Yes. Most of the remaining heroes, including the recovered S-class heroes, are gathered near the entrance to this shelter. It seems like the Hero Association is very worried."
Upon hearing this report, Shinra shares his vision with the eyeball embedded in the Psychos' flesh doll placed outside and looks at the scenery outside.
Atomic Samurai was accompanied by three disciples. His injuries had not yet fully healed, as he was wearing an eyepatch and bandages could be seen through the gaps in his clothes. Standing next to him were three S-rank heroes: Chogokin Kurobikari, Pig God, and Drive Knight. He was accompanied by many other lower-ranking heroes, and judging by their numbers, they were likely the main force.
"The missing S-classes are Silver Fang, Flash of Light, Demon Cyborg... and King and Blast."
In an instant, the flesh dolls that were sharing the same vision burst into countless eyeballs and began to survey the entire city. Then, the remaining enemies came into view. Watchdog Man was also absent, but he was no longer participating in this battle, so we'll leave him out.
Silver Fang appears to be pursuing his former student, Garou, a hero hunter. Flash is proceeding through the underground passages, just like last time. Genos, the demon cyborg, is again on the roof of an abandoned building in City Z, accompanied by the bald, shining strongest hero.
Shinra suddenly opens his eyes and sees an old man in a white coat, Professor Bofoi, also known as Metal Knight, and a middle-aged man in a tattered tracksuit, the Homeless Emperor.
"The repairs on the GX are finished. I guess we'll do some final cleaning, right?"
"Thanks, Bofoi. It looks like things will be easier now that you've given us false information."
"As a token of my gratitude... could you please give me the Drive Knight? I don't mind if it's a little broken."
"That's fine."
"appreciate"
As Bofoi left with a blank expression and a somewhat amused look on his face, an unblemished robot, "Senkishin GX," suddenly appeared next to him with a crash and straddled his lap as if waiting for orders.
"Homeless Emperor, I would like you to deal with the main enemy force."
"Your will…!"
"Yes. Please."
Leaving the chores to his loyal subordinates, Shinra headed off to deal with a young man who had invaded the underground shelter like a ravenous wolf.
After seeing Shinra off, the Homeless Emperor produced a shining sphere from his palm, illuminating those behind him: a creature with only a gigantic mouth and teeth, a monster with a soft, watery body like an amoeba, a super-creature with a form reminiscent of a rhinoceros beetle, a beautiful female monster with a similar mosquito motif, a pervert dressed in a stylish bird costume, and the strongest dog, over several meters tall.
"Let's go, for our world."
The monsters, all of whom were disaster level "Dragon" including the Homeless Emperor, began to walk.
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Just as the Homeless Emperor's army made contact with the heroes gathered at the entrance to the shelter, Garou was frantically fending off an attack from Shinra, who had suddenly appeared.
The tentacles that grow from Shinra's body can be moved freely and can be activated remotely, and countless tentacles that can even shatter steel are unleashed without any motion to attack Garou.
Garou moves like flowing water, intercepting the tentacles coming at him from all directions with his fists, hand blades, and feet.
"Tch!!"
He handles a fierce attack that would have turned an average hero into mincemeat in a matter of seconds, and his terrifying expression shows a glimpse of him enjoying the adversity. Garou is currently growing stronger, and there is no doubt that he is a genius and someone who belongs in the category of strong people.
If he had continued to grow like this, he might have become the ultimate villain who could crush any hero.
"...Uh...Yeah yeah. I think that's enough."
"Ahhh?! How dare you act so confident...! I'll break that handsome guy down into three pieces!"
"I have a cute apprentice. I just wanted to see how a martial artist moves."
However, Shinra refuses to accept this. He is determined to eradicate any evil that opposes him, no matter what their past or reason.
"Huh?! Gah...!!"
Shinra changes the tentacle movements he had been using in a repetitive manner and takes Garou by surprise, delivering a heavy blow to his stomach.
"Wouldn't it be difficult to use a martial art that is designed to be used against humans?"
The frightened Garou is pursued. Garou has four weapons, one on each hand and one on each foot. However, hundreds of tentacles are coming towards him. Garou manages to protect his vital points, but he has no way to escape, and if he continues like this, he will be tortured to death.
"Tch...! Guaaaah!! ...My eyes!"
Just as he was thinking of taking a gamble and forcing his way through, a small, sharp tentacle shot out from the side of the one that had passed in front of him and pierced his eyeball. One of his eyes was enveloped in darkness with a sharp pain, and he was hit in the cheek from his blind spot on the left side, sending him flying into the wall.
"Gu...Gaaah...!!"
"Rest now. I hope you'll be happy in the next life."
With all his limbs bound by tentacles, Shinra points his finger at Garou's heart, unleashing a lethal ray that combines the power of a god, psychic powers, and the special abilities of a monster.
The light converged with a beep, and at that moment the final blow was delivered.
``Ryusui Rock Breaking Fist''
Whirlwind Iron Slashing Fist
The two shadows crushed or cut Shinra's tentacles and rescued Garou, who had been crucified.
"Yeah. I thought you weren't looking, but even after becoming a villain, your apprentice is still adorable, Silver Fang."
He may look like an ordinary old man, but his spirit is that of a beast that shows no signs of weakening. Standing there was Silver Fang, an S-class hero. Next to him stood another old man with a similar aura. Judging by the similar spirit, it was clear that this man was just as strong as Silver Fang.
"Ji, Jiji... I...!!"
"It's been a while. Garou... I'll give you a lecture later. Just sleep there."
"Is this guy a monster? He has some weird stuff growing on him, but he looks human."
"Don't let your guard down, Onii-chan. I feel a lot more pressure than last time I saw you."
Bang, also known as Silver Fang, and his brother Bomb took stances to face Shinra. At the same time that these two, who could be said to be the pinnacle of martial arts, attacked Shinra, a giant centipede burst out of the ground and took Garou away.
"Garro!"
"You idiot, stop looking around!"
Bang freezes for a moment, but is knocked away by the tentacles and sent flying into an abandoned building. Bomb, impressively, doesn't take his eyes off Shinra, even when Garou is taken away or Bang is blown away.
"Zuryaaa!!"
His martial arts skills, which are surely more skilled than Garou's, rain down on Shinra. Shinra easily dodges the kamaitachi-like succession of attacks, and Bang leaps out from the rubble and launches another fierce attack, but he coolly parries them all.
"...Seriously? I'm losing my confidence..."
It only lasts for a few seconds, but to the master it feels like hours. Bang and Bomb are overwhelmed by Shinra, who easily fends off their onslaught.
"Ahh... It's no good. I have to focus on the present... This feeling of omnipotence that I can't help but struggle with has made my heart grow colder... So this is how he felt too..."
Shinra truly understood Saitama's suffering by breaking his limiter and standing on the same stage as the strongest hero. If you don't have the same insane desire for world peace as Shinra, all of the fighting will seem meaningless.
"What? I don't have time to think about things like that."
"Yeah. Sorry... I want to get this over with quickly... Let's get serious."
Although there was a difference in strength, the difference in technique was the opposite. Shinra retracted his tentacles into his body, took a light stance, and dove into Bang's arms.
"Ngh! It's sweet!!"
"I don't want to, but I'm going to sandwich you!"
Shinra is sandwiched between Bang and Bomb, and receives blow after blow. However, he shows no sign of surviving, observing the movements of the two martial artists and adapting them to his own style. Shinra had mastered martial arts in his previous life, but in this world, it was just a game.
However, Shinra already possesses the foundation to create the strongest martial arts that would make even the world's top-level martial arts look like a joke. Having absorbed countless lives and repeatedly destroyed and regenerated spirits, the current Shinra can copy the martial arts of any master after just a few exchanges and remake them into an even more advanced martial art.
(What a thing to say! He's imitating our martial arts... No! He's absorbed them!!)
Even using his "Bakushin Kaihatsu Fist," which he had sealed away because it was too dangerous, it was ineffective against Shinra.
"Wow... this is amazing. The best moves are constantly being updated in his mind. I'm sure if he really wanted to learn martial arts, he could learn any martial art."
"Pant…! Pant…! …Ugh! Bang!"
Bang and Bomb, both sweating and out of breath, retreat at the same time, preparing to unleash a secret technique combining the two of their martial arts...
"whirlwind…"
"running water…"
"Crossing Fangs... Crossing Fangs Dragon Killing Fist...!?"
Just before, Shinra, with his godlike prediction and imitation, unleashed a secret technique that the two had never seen before. Seeing it, which was more refined and had an incomparable amount of power, the two masters intuitively knew that if they received it, they would be desperate, but it was too late to dodge.
"...Huh?"
Bang and Bomb, who had prepared themselves for death, survived. It wasn't because they avoided or endured the attack, but because a third party intervened and Shinra's attack disappeared from the scene.
"Here he comes. I thought for sure he'd run away."
"...This presence. You've been captivated by it. It's not too late. Let go of that power."
"What do you know about me? Was that a warp gate? I was surprised, but once I saw it, I understood."
Shinra holds out his hand and creates a subspace gate. Not only can Shinra copy martial arts, but even special abilities can now be easily copied.
"'Don't assume that someone will help you in an emergency'...was that it?"
"T-That word..."
"My cute friend told me this... but if what he said is true, why are you a hero? Isn't that a contradiction?"
"...This is the rule of those who wield great power. With great power comes great responsibility."
"How arrogant. Just as you'd expect from a fake top hero. He doesn't care about the strong or the weak. He only thinks about his own convenience."
The man standing in front of Shinra created a warp gate to allow Bang and Bomb to evacuate, but Shinra didn't even glance at him, glaring at the man in front of him as if he wasn't interested. The man in an armored suit, cape, and sunglasses clasped his fists together, and Shinra arched his upper body like a bow and thrust his veined fist towards the man in front of him.
"My world has no need for idols who cannot support the people! If you intend to fulfill your responsibilities... then pay with your very own body! Blast!!"
Sorry there are no sex scenes. Maybe there will be next time.