One Punch Simulator

The Metal Bat

Aoi Ryugoku was not having a good day.

First of all, she had a bone to pick with that so-called 'Hero Hunter' Garou. Apparently, he was targeting the entire Association rather than just heroes, including executives and sponsors. Which meant she'd been forced to drop out of the Super Fight Tournament to babysit some dumb rich idiots.

Secondly, there was this annoying little boy tugging on her arm, saying 'Blue Dragon!' 'Blue Dragon!' 'Blue Dragon!' over and over again, like a broken record. Aoi wanted to throw him and his expensive suit through the restaurant's window, but her boss had told her to behave and be patient. This was a rich child who'd she'd been hired to bodyguard, so Garou didn't attack him. He was supposed to be guarded by an S Class hero, but Goddess had recommended Aoi, and the Hero Association trusted her wisdom. The kid's father was here too, keeping an eye on her. Not like she could do anything in front of him, or in front of all these other people hanging about.

Aoi sighed. She wished her boss could've picked someone else from the Student Council, but they were all watching over Akademi. So here she was.

"Why do wear an eyepatch?" the kid asked her. "Are you a pirate?"

"None of your business." Aoi replied, clenching her collar in a tight fist. It was part of the Student Council attire, which didn't exactly match her brash personality. However, it did do a good job of signifying that she was indeed a member of the Guardians. Her short, electric blue hair, and azure eye, however, were much more fitting of her image, and her hero name, Blue Dragon.

"Are you friends with Goddess?" the kid asked. "Can I meet her?"

"Goddess is busy," Aoi snapped. "Stop asking questions."

"Why?" the kid asked.

Aoi nearly throttled the kid, but then she heard a crash from down the street. Smoke trailed into the air. A fairly large, weird-looking monster was sitting on a car, glaring down at some civilians.

"Hail to the Monster Association, humans!" it roared. People screamed and panicked.

"Hold on," Aoi told the kid and his father. "Gotta deal with this."

She raced out of the restaurant, holding out her fists. The monster sensed her approach and glowered at her.

"Oh ho, the A Class hero Blue Dragon dares to challenge me!" it cackled. "Prepare to-"

"DRAGON FURY!"

Aoi rammed her fist through the monster. It exploded into disgusting goop. The civilians stared at her, gasping.

"Take that, bastard!" Aoi yelled, digging her hands into her pockets.

She continued grumbling under her breath as she made her way back to the restaurant.

"No wonder she's called Blue Dragon..." the civilians muttered, keeping away from her line of vision. "She's so fierce!"

When Aoi got back to the restaurant, to her intrigue, she saw someone... familiar in the distance, slinking around the streets.

"Hmm..." she said, scowling at the figure.

It's her, alright, she thought. Definitely up to something suspicious. Meg would want me to check it out.

She turned back to the kid and his father, relieved she got a chance to escape. "I gotta do something important real quick. I'll be back later. You guys should lay low, just in case."

Aoi followed Ayano as the younger girl crept around. Aoi wasn't sure why Ayano was skunking around so much, but she had a bad feeling about it. That's when Aoi spotted another familiar face.