"Huh... I finally caught up with the supermarket sale. The vegetables are so cheap today..."
evening.
When Saitama came home carrying two large bags of special-priced vegetables and meat, he found a small figure holding food bags at the door of his house.
ah…
His face is a little ugly, this kid...
He found the key, opened the door to the apartment, walked in, and closed the door without any gaps.
There was a "bang" sound.
Kai, the King of Time and God, was outside the door and wanted to follow him, but he bumped into the door.
Hearing the sound, Saitama turned around, opened the door again, and looked out.
Just then, he saw Kai covering his forehead and squatting on the ground, crying out in pain.
"asshole!!!"
The little Loli raised her head angrily and shouted at Saitama: "Why did you close the door!? Don't ignore me! Hey!!!"
"Well… "
Saitama looked at the little girl with a confused look on his face: "...Who are you?"
…
this…
This bald man actually forgot about himself!
Suddenly, a bolt from the blue struck Kai. He was greatly shocked. He found a corner and squatted down slowly with a depressed look on his face.
As the only unique god in this world, Kai felt that he should be very special. Even if he was not superior to others, he should still have some cards to play as a Kaiōshin.
It turned out that it had only been ten years, and this bald man actually didn’t remember who he was...
"It's me! Me!"
Kai pointed at himself and shouted angrily at Saitama: "Kai no Kami! Do you remember? Even if you don't remember, if you see someone standing at the door of your house, you should at least invite the guests to come in and sit down. Right!?"
"...Ah, that's it."
Saitama scratched his head and said with emptied eyes: "...I still haven't remembered it, but you said so, so come in and have a cup of tea."
Although he still wanted to say something, after thinking about it for a long time, Kai finally sighed.
"excuse me."
After handing the food bag in his hand to Saitama, Kai put his hands behind his back and said very politely: "This is a gift for the first visit. I bought it at the intersection."
"Ah, it's chestnut."
After receiving the gift, Saitama's attitude became obviously enthusiastic, and even the dead fish eyes that seemed to have never woken up became much brighter.
After taking Kai to sit down in the house, Saitama even poured her a cup of newly bought black tea.
"Thank you."
Kai took the black tea, took a small sip, and then raised his head and said, "It's a little abrupt to visit you hastily, but I have something to ask of you. A certain God of Destruction from the seventh universe hopes that I can come and invite you to attend the King of Quan event." The Tournament of Power hosted by Your Excellency..."
"What is the Tournament of Power?"
Saitama drank some black tea, grabbed a few chestnuts and peeled them open: "Is it something similar to a thank you offering?"
"It is a martial arts melee organized by King Quan and involving a total of twelve masters from the universe."
Kai's face looked a little heavy for some reason: "Because every universe has to select ten people to sign up, the God of Destruction Beerus thought of you who once defeated Hit with one blow..."
"Isn't that troublesome?"
Saitama threw two chestnuts into his mouth, chewing them while blinking his dead eyes: "I don't want to go at all."
I originally thought that Kai would continue to persuade, but unexpectedly, Kai nodded.
"It's okay not to go."
After a moment of silence, Kai finished the black tea, stood up and was about to leave: "It was a game about the destruction and survival of the universe. If you lose, the universe you belong to will be wiped out by Lord Quan Wang, along with the God of Destruction. ... No matter how strong you are, you will never be able to resist Mr. Quan Wang. You are not from that world. There is really no need to participate in such a martial arts meeting where you risk your life... "
"I will destroy the universe just out of interest..."
"It's really ridiculous..."
"What kind of god do you think you are if you do such a thing..."
…
After saying that, Kai was about to leave.
But at this moment...
"...Ah, please wait a moment."
Saitama suddenly asked: "Can you tell me in detail what's going on?"
Kai turned around in surprise.
In her sight, a bald man with a serious face who had even changed his painting style was sitting there, and his whole temperament became completely different!
"Okay, okay..."
Kai stopped in a daze, turned around and sat down again.
It took about ten minutes for Kai to tell Saitama all about the origins and dangers of this martial arts meet.
Someday.
Quan Wang felt that there were too many universes, so he had the idea of destroying some of them.
It happened that Sun Wukong came to visit and asked to hold a martial arts meeting within the scope of the twelve universes.
King Quan thought that the martial arts tournament might be interesting, so he notified the God of Destruction of the twelve universes to hold a tournament of power, and gave the winning universe a special reward of "not being destroyed".
…
Saitama looked disgusted: "Hey... what kind of reward is this..."
"It's really bad."
Kai sighed: "But the gods dare not say anything, because if they offend the king, they may be wiped out immediately. Now at least there is hope of survival. Everyone is working hard to recruit warriors and want to win the game. The victory…”
Saitama nodded thoughtfully: "Then the situation is really bad."
"yes."
Kai lowered his head, his mood obviously depressed: "No matter who wins, eleven universes will eventually be wiped out. In order to survive, everyone will become enemies."
"I see… "
Saitama said, stood up, and took out the long-lost yellow tights and red plastic gloves from the closet behind him: "I will participate in this competition."
"well?"
Kai, who originally just wanted to find someone to complain to, didn't expect Saitama to suddenly change his mind, and was at a loss for a moment.
"Hey, that's a competition where you'll be eliminated if you fail!"
Kai felt that he might not have made it clear, so he quickly reminded him again: "And you don't belong to that parallel universe. Even if that universe is wiped out, it will not affect you. You don't need to take such a risk..."
"I am a hero."
"When something goes wrong, there's no reason to let it go, right?"
While changing clothes, Saitama said casually in the simplest style: "You can't act when you are asked to do it. This is true whether you are a hero or a navy. There are so many people who may die, and you want me to sit here and eat chestnuts..." Having said this, he tightened his last red gloves, turned around, waved his cape, and clenched his fists:
"I can't swallow it."
In a daze, Kai seemed to see a sun rising!
Plain and ordinary tone.
There is an indescribable sense of security and trustworthiness!
now.
Hero, come.
Justice is enforced!
(End of chapter)