City Z, the famous no-man's-land.

The streets have been in disrepair for many years, with potholes full of water on the ground. The bricks on the sidewalks on both sides are broken, and some are even crushed into powder. There are holes of various sizes at regular intervals.

In the surrounding uninhabited areas, there are collapsed and abandoned high-rise buildings everywhere.

Looking at the traces of collapsed high-rise buildings, it is obvious that they were not caused by disrepair or shoddy construction, but more like the result of a battle between some powerful people.

It is no wonder that outsiders regard this place as a gathering place for powerful monsters and a death restricted zone that no one can enter.

But today, this no-man's land, which is famous in City Z for stopping children's night cries, seems particularly lively.

"teacher!"

In an intact high-rise building in an uninhabited area, a mechanical cyborg wearing a black vest stood in the corridor, looking at the door in front of him with a serious expression.

He has a head of golden hair, a tall stature, a handsome face, and modified mechanical prosthetic eyes. The black whites of his eyes and the golden pupils match each other, giving him a sense of being a cyber elf prince.

The reason why he is called the Prince of Cyber ​​is mainly because of his outrageous level of mechanical transformation.

From the head down, including the neck, the entire body is almost made of metal and machinery.

To put it bluntly, if you cut off all the meat from this guy, it would only be enough to stir-fry a plate of brains.

With this level of nearly 99% mechanical transformation, only V, the protagonist of "Cyberpunk 2077" can surpass it.

After all, that guy is an incredible existence who can achieve a body transformation rate of over 100%. Even his consciousness has been uploaded to the chip, making him an artificially transformed Cybertronian.

Back to the topic, after hearing the serious words of the blond cyborg, the door in front of him slowly opened.

A shiny bald head poked out from the crack of the door, looking at the man at the door with a frown.

"…You really came?"

"Yes, Mr. Saitama!" Genos nodded seriously and said, "Ever since I was defeated by that mosquito girl monster yesterday and was saved by a teacher passing by, I swore that I must worship you as my master and learn the secret of becoming stronger from you."

"By the way, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Genos, and as you can see, I'm a cyborg!"

“…”

Saitama looked at Genos who was standing outside the door with a serious expression with a twitching mouth. After thinking for a while, he sighed.

"Forget it, now that you're here, come in and have a cup of tea. But...can you please not call me teacher?"

"Yes, Master!"

"Not even Master!"

Saitama retorted unhappily as he took the freshly brewed hot tea and sat down in front of the tea table.

Genos also sat opposite Saitama and took the hot tea handed to him by Saitama.

"After drinking this cup of tea, go back. I have no intention of accepting any disciples."

Saitama said as he looked at Genos opposite him: "Hey, I remember you were beaten badly by that mosquito yesterday, how come you are intact today?"

"Because I'm a cyborg, most of my body is made of machinery. As long as there are spare parts, I can repair it immediately. But teacher, what parts did you use?"

Genos humbly asked Saitama for advice.

Saitama was surprised and said: "I don't use any accessories!"

Genos asked in confusion: "Then what is the flesh-colored armor on your head..."

The veins on Saitama's forehead were exposed. He resisted the urge to beat the other person up and said through gritted teeth: "That's skin!"

Genos was horrified, then lowered his head and muttered, "Doesn't that mean that the teacher is bald at such a young age..."

“…”

Saitama could no longer bear it, and angrily slammed the table and said, "I am bald, so what? What do you want to do?"

"And who are you anyway? Why do you want to be my disciple for no apparent reason? I..."

Genos said seriously: "So, teacher, you want to hear my story?"

Saitama realized that something was wrong and quickly refused: "No, I don't want to listen!"

But unfortunately, it was too late for him to refuse.

Genos seemed not to hear Saitama's words and continued telling his own story.

Saitama sighed and sat back in his seat with a helpless look on his face: "I've already told you, I don't want to listen..."

"I'd really like to hear it!"

A sudden voice came from the window, causing Genos, who was telling a story, to stop talking.

The next second, Genos turned his head sharply, raised his right arm, and the 'incineration cannon' on his palm lit up with a golden-red light, aiming at the two humanoid creatures floating outside the window.

“Who is it?!”

Genos snapped coldly, but he couldn't help but be shocked.

He has a biological sensing system installed in his body that can sense all life within a few miles.

But the two people standing outside the window avoided his perception and approached here quietly...

The person who came was stronger than the mosquito girl from yesterday!

Genos made a quick judgment in his mind.

Just as he was hesitating whether to strike first, Saitama who was sitting behind the tea table suddenly stood up.

"Ah, it's you!"

Saitama looked at Li Yun floating outside the window with excitement on his face. He couldn't help but bump his fists together and asked impatiently, "Are you here to fight me again?"

Genos was stunned when he heard this.

"So he's an acquaintance of the teacher?"

"Well, not really. We just had a fight before."

Saitama said something perfunctorily to Genos, and then looked at Li Yun with anticipation.

Li Yun's mouth twitched, he hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said frankly: "I am not your opponent now. I will come back to seek revenge on you after a while."

"Oh..." Saitama dropped his arms in disappointment, sat back in his original position, and sighed, "Since you are not here to fight, let's sit down and have a cup of tea together!"

Genos had lowered his arms at this point, and said thoughtfully, "Is it the kind of relationship where we are both enemies and friends?"

Saitama looked at him with a frown on his face and said, "Hey, stop imagining weird things. It was just a fight, and he was disguised as a weirdo at the time..."

Saitama paused, glanced at the silent Li Yun outside the window and said, "I saw the news about you defeating the monster that day."

"You're not a weirdo, are you?"

"I guess not. You've probably been invincible for too long and are a little bored, so you want to find someone to be your opponent. I can understand this idea, so I have no ill will towards you..."

It seemed that Saitama was talking about Li Yun, but to Zuo Yu and Li Yun outside the window, every word he said came from the heart.

This guy has been invincible in this world for too long, and many of his human feelings are gradually disappearing...

This is the price that power brings, and it is also the consequence of the mismatch between the world and one's own realm.

The same goes for the so-called eternal curse in other works.

Li Yun and Zuo Yu looked at each other, the latter smiled, waved his hand and opened the window.

"In that case, we won't be polite!"

"etc!"

Saitama suddenly stopped them and looked at Zuoyu with a frown: "Who are you and when did you come?"

Zuo Yu twitched his lips and couldn't help but said, "I was floating here just now, didn't you notice?"

"No."

Saitama shook his head honestly.

The muscles on Zuo Yu's cheeks twitched, and an extremely hot aura suddenly spread throughout his body.

Genos sensed the terrifying energy fluctuations from the other party and was immediately horrified.

"Oh no, there's danger!"

Genos suddenly stood up and aimed the palm incinerator at Zuo Yu outside the window.

But because his movements were too large, the tea table behind him was overturned, the boiling hot teapot flew up, and the hot water splashed all over Saitama's face.

Veins bulged on Saitama's forehead. With tea leaves on his head and dripping down his cheeks, he finally couldn't stand it anymore and angrily smashed the tea table in front of him to pieces.

"J-NO-S!"

After the daily farce, Zuo Yu and Li Yun still entered Saitama's room.

Genos put on an apron and started sweeping the floor with a mop.

Saitama sat in front of the newly replaced coffee table and said with a smile: "Li Yun, if you had told me earlier that Zuo Yu was your companion, then Genos wouldn't have reacted so strongly..."

Said, Saitama blinked, pointed to the brand new marble coffee table in front of him, and asked in a low voice with some uncertainty: "Zuoyu, are you sure you want to give this coffee table to me?"

“…”

Zuo Yu glanced at him and corrected him, "It's compensation to you."

Saitama said cheerfully, "Yes, yes, compensate me!"

Anyway, the previous coffee table was also dragged out by him from an abandoned house, and it was a cheap item from the furniture store. How could it compare to the high-end marble coffee table in front of him!

Thinking of this, Saitama couldn't help but glance at other objects in the house, wondering whether he should let Genos break a few more pieces of furniture.

That computer chair is pretty good, but after so many years of use, many parts have become rusty, and it squeaks when I sit on it. I might as well take this opportunity to replace it with a better chair...

Looking at Saitama with shifty eyes opposite him, Zuo Yu couldn't help but frown.

He could see Saitama's intention, but he also knew that Saitama was just thinking about it and would not really do it.

This petty-bourgeois mentality of greed for small profits is one of the few remaining human qualities in Saitama. But if anyone really thinks that Saitama will do something just for the sake of greed, then they are underestimating Saitama, a hero who acts out of interest.

"In fact, there are more than two of us here."

Zuo Yu suddenly smiled and said, "There is another companion of ours outside the door."

"besides?"

Saitama was slightly startled and quickly tried to get up.

But before he stood up, Genos, who thought he had become Saitama's disciple, came to the door in an instant and opened it.

He had long sensed that there was a high-energy creature standing outside the door, but because of what had just happened, he was worried and felt that he could no longer act rashly as before, so he pretended not to notice the person outside the door.

Now it seems that his decision was right!

"It's only the first day of my apprenticeship, and I've already learned so much."

"The teacher is indeed worthy of being a teacher!"

While Genos was sighing in his heart, he politely invited Gu Changwen who was outside the door in.

Gu Changwen walked into the room, looked at Genos, Zuo Yu and others with a strange expression, and finally turned his gaze to the smiling Saitama.

"Mr. Saitama, do you still remember me?"

“…Huh?”