Ayano Aishi has never been able to feel emotions. She has always been... empty. Then her entire life changes when she witnesses Saitama defeat a monster with one punch. For the first time, she feels something. And now she knows what she wants: to be...
As a Class S Hero, Flashy Flash had high expectations for himself (and others). He refused to let himself die at the hands of a silly little girl.
These strings won't get the best of me, he thought. I am better than this!
He sliced them away, holding up his sword. The girl stared at him with dead, doll-like eyes. Flashy Flash scowled.
"I see now," he said. "So, you're this 'Hero Killer'. It wasn't a monster at all. It was a human." He sighed. "How disgusting."
He stared at Taro, whose face was shadowed over. The poor boy looked as dead in the eyes as Ayano.
"It was foolish of you to fight a Class S hero directly," Flashy Flash told Ayano. "But I shouldn't have expected much from someone as low as you. I will dispose of you quickly."
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He dashed towards Ayano, who moved as fast as she could. He still managed to slice her arm off.
"I see you just managed to dodge that," he told her. "Imagine what would happen if you weren't so lucky."
Ayano grabbed her bloody arm socket, eyes red. She dashed towards him, her katana in her remaining hand. She and Flashy Flash made battle, slashing furiously at each other. But Flashy Flash was too fast for her. He forced her backwards, returning her to the room with the abyss.
"How pathetic," he said. "Time for this nonsense to end."
"Senpai," Ayano called.
A wave of strings wrapped around Flashy Flash's body. This time, they were twice as bad. The Class S hero fell to his knees, digging his hands through his long, blonde hair. He saw himself killing all the other ninjas in his class, him being rejected and mistreated, being called weak...
I'm not weak, he thought. That's the past, you fool!
He stared up at Ayano, keeping his expression stoic.
"Idiot," he uttered. "Coward."
He jumped backwards, holding up his sword.
"You will not defeat me," he declared, raising his sword.
Then, his sword shattered. The pieces fell all around him, like a shiny rain.
"You..." he breathed.
Ayano stared at him, a sadistic smile on her face.
Flashy Flash tch-ed. "Pathetic. You really think you've won?"
He leaped onto the wall, much like a spider. Ayano flinched.
She underestimated me, he thought. Of course. She does not realise all my attacks rely on my sword.
If Goddess had been right about one thing, it was that you couldn't always rely on your weapon to save your skin.
Flashy Flash launched towards her, using a kick to send her towards the abyss. Blood dribbling down her uniform, she stopped her fall at the last second.
