Chapter 23: Justice Under Siege

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King's Apartment No POV

Saitama: you really think you're hot stuff, don't you? But today, I end you.

Saitama's video game character, which was a buff demon character named Baldogre, kept consecutively low kicking King's character, a sexy female in a playboy bunny costume named Lovit Rabbit.

Saitama: consecutively low kicks! It's a cheese attack combo I discovered!

King: good grief, man. You just don't get it, do you? Here. Let me show you... real cheese power.

Using just two fingers on his controller, King managed to get out of the low kick span and decimate Saitama's character in a few quick moves.

Saitama: I demand a rematch.

King won like 5 more times after that.

Saitama: crap game! What a crap-ass game!

Saitama fell on his back as he saw a phone looking device.

Saitama: huh? What's this thing?

King: oh, that? They gave those out to a bunch of heroes recently. It's still a prototype or something. It requests backup and sends your location at the touch of a button.

Saitama: why didn't I get one?

King: huh? I don't know. Maybe their figured you'd have trouble using it, you know, since it's got buttons and everything.

Saitama: what? <puts it down> we're going again. This time, my low kicks will be so fast, I'll beat you for sure!

Hero HQ

A man mutated into a monster.

Destrochloridium: I said we've received a message from the Monster Association.

Man 2: he's been taken over by something!

Man 3: call in the heroes on security!

Man 4: <on the phone> emergency! This is West Building, conference room seven!

Man 5: <pulls out a gun> should I fire?

Man 3: shoot it! Shoot it!

Sitch: wait! Let's hear the message.

The sphere the Monster was holding was one of Gyoro-Gyoro's drones.

Gyoro: <drone> ladies and gentlemen of the Hero Association, greetings. I am Director Gyoro-Gyoro of the Monster Association. As I'm sure you're aware, we have the son of one of your high-ranking executives with us.

Sitch: what is it that you want?

Gyoro: <drone> we have but two demands. We are sick and tired of being oppressed because we are monsters. From this day on, we wish to be left alone. Right now, we eke out a meager existence, hiding in an abandoned area of City Z. We seek nothing audacious. We don't expect to lead lives in the outside world. Our offer is simply to halt our conflict with heroes and ordinary humans and to cease entering areas where they live. In exchange for this gesture, we want you to guarantee us a safe place to live out our lives. All we hope for is the birth of a society where humans and monsters can coexist in harmony.

Sitch; then, why instigate this destructive rampage?

Gyoro: <drone> a tragic, but necessary decision, by demonstrating our strength, we hoped you'd understand the merit behind our proposal. I'm sure we'd both like to avoid any further losses.

Man 5: a cease-fire, huh? That's about what we expected. <puts the gun down> very well. We pledge that henceforth the Monster Association will not be targeted. Now release the hostage immediately. <thought> enjoy this brief moment of security, you bloodsucking vermin. As soon as that boy is safe, you will all be extermin- <gets shot in the head>

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