Thinking back to what happened four months ago, Gu Changwen couldn't help but let out a sigh in his heart.
Four months ago, he was just an ordinary office worker, living an ordinary 996 life.
Until one day, after a dinner with his colleagues, he returned to his rented apartment where he lived alone, and fell drunk in bed without taking off his clothes. Then, in the middle of the night, he suffocated to death because of his vomit blocking his trachea due to his supine sleeping position...
Gu Changwen had only seen this kind of ridiculous way of dying in TV dramas and on the news, and had never thought that it would happen to him one day.
Perhaps even God couldn't bear it, and when Gu Changwen opened his eyes again, he came to the world of One Punch Man.
At this time, he is a newcomer to the 'Blizzard Group' faction of the Hero Association, ranked 21st among B-class heroes, codenamed 'Glasses'.
According to the memory of his predecessor, he was originally a corporate slave, but later he saw a recruitment advertisement and changed his job to a hero. After working hard to be promoted to rank B, he was pulled into the Fubuki team. As a result, he found that being in a hero organization was actually no different from surviving in a company.
So, after a monster incident, the predecessor saw through the profession of hero and chose to quit the Fubuki group and continue to train himself.
During that incident, the predecessor encountered an invincible powerful monster. Just when the predecessor thought he was doomed, a bald man who looked no different from an ordinary person appeared.
Not only did he defeat the monster with one punch, but when his predecessor was in confusion and self-doubt, he admonished him, saying "Instead of complaining about yourself here, you should keep moving forward"...
There is no doubt that this bald strong man who speaks all kinds of golden sentences is Saitama, the protagonist of this world.
After receiving Saitama's admonition, his predecessor found a new goal. He quit the Fubuki group and continued to be active as an independent hero, wanting to become a true hero like Saitama.
It’s a pity that the predecessor’s strength was too weak.
Unfortunately, his predecessor died in an operation to defeat monsters alone.
It was at this time that Gu Changwen traveled through time and replaced the B-level hero named "Glasses".
After understanding this world through the memories of his previous life, Gu Changwen couldn't help but sigh.
It would be fine if he was a corporate slave in his previous life, but he is still a corporate slave in this life.
The most outrageous thing is that even after becoming a hero, he still can't escape the fate of being a corporate slave!
Gu Changwen could empathize with his predecessor's experience, and he admired the choices made by his predecessor very much.
After all, with the current atmosphere in the Hero Association, quitting the hero faction 'Blizzard Group' would make it difficult for him to move forward in the Hero Association, especially in the B-class hero circle.
If it were him, he probably wouldn't have the courage to make such a choice.
Of course, although Gu Changwen admired the decision made by his predecessor very much, he really didn't want to waste this second chance.
The prerequisite for maintaining his predecessor's choice and not letting the other party's efforts go to waste is that he must first master the power to protect himself in this world.
In order to become stronger, he once tried to join the Vest Corps of the 15th S-class hero 'Vest Sage' to learn their training methods, but the workplace atmosphere there was even worse than that of the Fubuki Group.
There was no other choice, Gu Changwen could only choose another one.
So he found Atomic Samurai, the fourth S-class hero, and wanted to become his apprentice.
This man is an expert swordsman and has three apprentices under him. The outside world calls them the 'Rurouni Kenshin Squad'. Each of these three is a powerful being that ranks among the top five A-class heroes.
From this we can see that Atomic Samurai is also very good at teaching his apprentices.
But unfortunately, Gu Changwen went through a lot of trouble to meet Atomic Samurai, but was ruthlessly rejected because he had no talent in kendo.
After hitting a wall everywhere, Gu Changwen finally had no choice but to choose Bang Gu's dojo.
The reason why it was a helpless choice was not only because of the threat from the defected disciple Garou, but also because of Bang's boxing skills.
As a Chinese, he really couldn't muster up confidence in the "Flowing Water and Rock-Smashing Fist", a boxing style that sounded like a third-rate martial art.
But now there is no other choice, Gu Changwen can only give it a try.
Unexpectedly, he actually has a talent for martial arts in boxing.
Although Bang was unwilling to accept him as a disciple for some reason, he still introduced him to his brother Bang's gym.
Bangpu naturally accepted everyone who came to him. He not only accepted Gu Changwen, but also taught him everything he knew without reservation.
Gu Changwen was very grateful. He offered to help his master reform the dojo. He used his extensive experience as a social animal to transform the originally slightly financially strapped dojo into the thriving one it is today.
Bump himself didn't really care about this, but his disciples were extremely delighted.
After all, everyone has to eat!
Except for a small number of gifted disciples who are expected to make great strides in the path of martial arts, most of the others are mediocre in talent. They join the dojo just because of their interest or to master a skill.
Now that they can turn this skill into money and jobs, they are naturally very happy.
Because of this, Gu Changwen became one of the most prestigious disciples in the gym.
His own identity also jumped from a new junior fellow apprentice to the general manager of the gym.
Just when he was beginning to come to the fore, the founder of the Blizzard Group, No. 1 B-class hero, Hell Blizzard, suddenly came to him and wanted him to return to the Blizzard Group.
At this time, Gu Changwen had already lived in this world for four months, and he could increasingly empathize with his predecessor's thoughts and decisions, so he rejected the other party without even thinking about it.
This kind of face-to-face rejection made Hell Snow very angry.
The people in the Fubuki group also felt that Gu Changwen was ungrateful and secretly called him a traitor.
There were even a few fans of Hell Blowing Snow who came to him privately, wanting to teach him a lesson.
Unfortunately, Bangpu Dojo is Gu Changwen's home ground. Without Gu Changwen's knowledge, the disciples of the dojo took the initiative to teach the members of the Fubuki group a lesson.
Since then, the relationship between Gu Changwen and the Fubuki group has become increasingly strained.
The Fubuki group thought that Gu Changwen deliberately did not show up in order to embarrass them, but in fact, Gu Changwen really had no idea, and teaching the Fubuki group a lesson was just a spontaneous decision made by the gym disciples.
After Gu Changwen found out, he was at a loss for words.
It is impossible for him to backstab his fellow gym members who unconditionally support him just to ease the conflict with the Fubuki group.
The misunderstanding between the two sides is growing.
The vast majority of the gym's disciples regard the Fubuki Group as the enemy of Senior Brother Gu.
Only a few gentle-tempered brothers or those who are more familiar with Gu Changwen know his true thoughts.
In fact, Gu Changwen has no hostility towards the Fubuki Group, especially Hell Fubuki. He just thinks that Hell Fubuki is not capable enough and cannot manage the atmosphere of the Fubuki Group, so he is unwilling to return.
But this reason is not easy to state openly, as it would seem like an slap in the face to Hell Blowing Snow.
...Forget it, a traitor is a traitor!
Anyway, they are all B-class heroes, and when he was acting as a hero, he often took away the credit of the Fubuki group. From this point of view, he is indeed a traitor of the Fubuki group.
Looking at the indifferent expression on Gu Changwen's face, the senior brother sighed.
"Since you don't want to explain, forget it. However, when you return, you must still try to restrain the fellow disciples in the gym. After all, the Fubuki Group is the heroes of the Hero Association. At most, they are competitors, not mortal enemies."
"...I will."
Gu Changwen nodded, and then said nothing more.
That evening, Gu Changwen and his seven fellow brothers returned to the gym.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw Master Bangpu standing on the flat ground in front of the front desk, showing his most proud Whirlwind Iron Fist to the two people sitting on the bench next to him.
“Huff—”
The whistling air flow passed in front of Bangpu.
Gu Changwen looked surprised, and couldn't help but call over the female receptionist who was watching with great interest at the front desk, and asked in a low voice: "Master, what are you doing?"
"Oh, Mr. Bump wanted to take these two guests as his apprentices, but they were not interested, so Mr. Bump started boxing on the spot to show them..."
As the receptionist explained, she stared at Bump's actions with wide eyes and kept exclaiming in amazement.
"What a quick move!"
"If this punch hits me, it will definitely kill me..."
It's not just about beating you to death, it's easy to grind you into meat paste!
Gu Changwen glanced at the waitress speechlessly, then turned to look at the two guests on the bench.
The faces of these two people were extremely unfamiliar, and Gu Changwen did not recognize them, but this was not surprising. After all, the original work was about paper people, and except for the protagonist Saitama who had a bald head, which was an extremely easy-to-recognize feature, the appearances of other people were somewhat different from what he remembered.
...So, who are they?
Gu Changwen pondered in his heart.
At this moment, the waitress suddenly reacted and said quickly: "Oh, by the way, Manager Gu, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you. These two guests came to our gym to look for you!"
"…Looking for me?"
Gu Changwen was slightly stunned.
At the same time, the two guests on the bench also heard the waitress's words.
The two of them quickly turned their heads and cast their gazes towards Gu Changwen.
The more handsome one among them smiled slightly, stood up and walked towards Gu Changwen.
At this moment, Bangpu, who was just demonstrating boxing skills, suddenly stopped him and sighed, "My friend, I don't want to see the pearl covered in dust, so I acted like this, but your behavior really underestimates me and martial arts..."
It just so happened that Lin Zhongtian was a little annoyed with dealing with this old man, and immediately shook his head.
"Mr. Bump, you misunderstood. I never meant to look down on martial arts."
Bump raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "Are you looking down on me?"
Lin Zhongtian smiled and turned to look at Li Yun sitting on the bench.
Li Yun nodded, stood up calmly, and bowed to Bangpu.
"My name is Li Yun, please give me some advice, Mr. Bump!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding disciples of the gym were suddenly in an uproar.
"Are you guys going to challenge me?"
The several disciples who returned with Gu Changwen were rubbing their hands and looking at Li Yun eagerly.
Bang Pu raised his hand to stop them, and said with a smile: "Why did you say it now, not earlier or later? It seems that you stayed here for the sake of my disciples. I really thought you were interested in my boxing skills..."
"Well, if that's the case, then come on!"
"It's a good opportunity for you to see the power of my Whirlwind Iron Fist!"
As he spoke, Bangpu drew two strange arcs with his hands, bringing up a sharp wind as sharp as a blade.
Lin Zhongtian sighed when he heard this: "Mr. Bump, didn't your brother tell you who we are?"
Bump was slightly startled, then realized something was wrong.
During the phone call, Bang only said that they were two promising young men, and that they came to his gym to look for someone. He did not mention the annihilation of the monsters in D City this morning.
Therefore, Bangpu only thought that they were talented people with outstanding abilities, and he had no idea how strong they were.
At the same time, Li Yun had already taken a stance and was looking at Bangpu calmly.
"Mr. Bump—watch out!"
Before he finished speaking, Li Yun suddenly swung out with his right fist. The nuclear radiation organ in his body started to work frantically, and the speed of his right fist increased again in a nuclear-driven manner.
In an instant, the fist broke through the sound barrier, carrying layers of small sonic boom clouds, and flashed in front of Bang's suddenly shrinking pupils.