The top floor conference room at the Hero Association headquarters in City A.
A huge holographic projection screen occupied the entire wall, and dozens of association executives in formal attire sat around a circular conference table.
The air was filled with a faint aroma of coffee and a suppressed sense of tension.
"Everyone, please be quiet."
Sai Jin knocked on the table, and his closed mechanical eye flashed a cold blue light.
As he moved, the holographic projection system on the conference table started up, projecting the report data of each city branch in front of everyone in 3D form.
"According to the latest intelligence sent back by each branch, we will now begin routine reporting."
He tapped the projection, and the surveillance footage of Q City was immediately enlarged.
In the picture, a strange man dressed in a plush dog doll costume is squatting on the signboard in front of the Town Hall Square, lazily basking in the sun.
"First, the report from Q City...the S-class hero Dogman."
Sai Jin's voice was calm: "Nothing unusual."
"Nothing unusual?!" The head of the Armament Department, Gebuqi, slammed the table and stood up, his thick beard almost standing up.
"The disaster rate in Q City last month was three times that of other cities! The average disaster level reached ghost level! How can you accept such a perfunctory report?"
Sai Jin didn't even raise his eyelids: "This is his style. Although the report is brief, the implicit meaning is - 'As long as I am here, no matter what happens, there is no need to worry.'"
"Nonsense!" Gebuqi was so angry that his beard was shaking. "These S-class heroes are more arrogant than each other! Especially that King!"
When this name was mentioned, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became subtle.
"We clearly notified him to come to the headquarters to report yesterday, but what happened?"
Gebuqi waved his fist angrily, "More than a dozen of us waited for him for two hours! In the end, he actually took Tornado directly to the Cloud Restaurant for a feast!"
"It's simply lawless!" Tanaka from the Human Resources Department echoed, "He relies on his strength to do whatever he wants! Yesterday I saw him flirting with a new employee in the lobby of the headquarters!"
Sai Jin's mechanical prosthetic eye moved slightly. As a die-hard fan of King, he silently took in everyone's reactions.
He coughed calmly and said, "Regarding King's issue, the committee has already..."
"Enough!" Chairman Xiqi suddenly interrupted.
The gray-haired old man slowly stood up, his wrinkled face full of majesty.
"Now is not the time to discuss individual heroes. Saijin, what is the situation in City Z?"
The focus of the conference room immediately shifted.
Sai Jin's fingers slid quickly across the projection screen, calling up a set of disturbing data.
The squad leader of the Sixth Operations Room stood up, his voice trembling:
"According to our monitoring, the energy readings in the 'ghost town' area on the outskirts of City Z are abnormal. There is reason to suspect that there may be a fuse that could trigger a major disaster..."
The projection screen switched to a satellite map, showing the edge of City Z covered in a strange red color, like a festering wound.
"We have deployed two A-rank heroes to investigate."
Sai Jin pulled up the data cards of the two heroes. "They are 'Golden Ball' ranked 29th in A-level and 'Spring Beard' ranked 33rd in A-level."
Xiqi stared at the map for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Where is King now?"
"According to the location..." Sai Jin called up another interface, "He is in Z City, at Saitama's residence."
"Saitama?" Xiqi frowned, "Is that the bald guy who was recently rated as a B-level newcomer?"
A new round of condemnation against King suddenly rang out in the conference room. Apparently, they believed that Saitama was rated B because of King's own status.
"Notify King immediately," Xiqi made a prompt decision, "and ask him to pay close attention to the abnormal situation in City Z. As for other issues..."
The old man's sharp eyes swept over everyone present, "We'll discuss this after the crisis is resolved."
At the same time, City Z.
The afterglow of the setting sun poured into Saitama's small apartment through the window, dyeing the entire room a warm orange-red.
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