Recognized Hero

Chapter 11: Progress

AN:

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. Had to go for a few days without wifi on my computer, so I had no choice but to write on my phone. Oh, how disastrous that was.

Anyways, here's a 2000+ words chapter.

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Whoosh!

The wind blew past Saitama as he relaxed on his balcony. His gaze passed the buildings in the vicinity, all but his apartment was occupied. This was the usual occurrence, never had he seen another soul live in this part of the city since that incident. Only now did he notice, but monsters appeared more frequently around his flat. This did not bother him though, more monsters meant work to do.

His stomach growled, demanding attention. He rubbed it bitterly and thought, 'Damn, I don't even have anything in my wallet...' It was unfortunate, but registering in the Hero Association should come with many benefits. This includes those sweet hard cash, and because he was placed in the highest rank, money would soon flow into his pockets. He wouldn't have to worry about missing a sale or two in the near future.

"Sensei, the HA has contacted me regarding our mission and some information about our salary," Genos said as he slid the balcony door open. He raised an arm to Saitama's eye level and showed his phone with the information inside. "...Since we did not capture nor kill our target, I fabricated some information with the help of Dr Kuseno," The cyborg told his master.

"It would be quite the blow  to our reputation once words came out that two S-Class heroes failed to kill a single monster." He continued, "Hence why I believe that such action is a must." Genos did not want his master to be humiliated out in the public. Saitama stared at his disciple blankly, he did not expect Genos to act so drastically. 'Though, I think with Metal Knight around it would be hard to fabricate such lies... But I want what is best for my master, in the case the truth does come out, I shall take all blame and protect my master.'

'It is the least I could do.' He thought bitterly and clenched the phone in his grasp tightly. Genos did not want to stoop so low, but he truly wants the best for his master.

"So... What about our salary?" Saitama asked, most interested in that topic. "Well, they have shipped us a credit card each. It was specially made for S-Class heroes, our pay should be automatically added inside." Saitama's ears perked, this was much better than he thought.

"Regarding our yearly salary, I have learned that S-Class heroes should get around 250,000 to 1,000,000. The Association have given us 50,000 each for our first 'successful' mission—" Genos didn't have the chance to finish his words when a strong gust of wind blew past him and grabbed one card off his hand. He smirked at his master's antics and stared at the wide-open door.

[AN: Those numbers are in dollars.]

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Saitama was splendidly surprised, he did not expect such great news from his disciple. 'Though it would've been nice if he told that sooner...' He secretly thought. Right now, Saitama searched for somewhere to eat. He couldn't be bothered to find something cheap, with this thing in his hands, it wouldn't matter to him if he bought something expensive.

All he has to do is keep doing his hobby and kill monsters and money would keep flowing. This was the type of job he dreamed of, getting paid to do what you like. Though in his case, it wasn't something as shallow as 'like'. What he sought was excitement, different from the vast majority of heroes.

Right in the corner of his eye, Saitama saw a restaurant that got his interest. It was a luxurious restaurant that he couldn't only dream of entering if he was the Saitama from a month ago. He drooled and imagined the lobsters he could eat, those things were more expensive than his apartment's monthly rent, though, there isn't much to say about how expensive his rent was...