♪
Man: It's decided.
Mumen rider will remain the top-ranked class-c hero.
Man #2: Understood. I will inform him of our decision.
Man #3: It's baffling. I don't know why
he has no desire to move up to class b.
Man #1: Our next item on the agenda for this meeting,
the 55th hero certification exam
and the circumstances surrounding it.
Currently, the total number of candidates is...
Woman: Over 11,000,
with the exam offered at six different venues.
That's an increase of more than 22% over the previous exam.
( Men gasp )
Man #3: We mustn't be happy with simple quantity.
Even with more candidates,
if the quality of the heroes is reduced,
then the numbers are meaningless.
Therefore, we must be even more critical during evaluations.
Also, it's my understanding
that a certain person of interest
is taking the exam this time.
Man #4: Yes, sir. It hasn't been confirmed yet,
but I'm confident that his participation will indeed occur.
♪
( Singing in Japanese )
♪
( Overlapping chatter )
Worker: Candidates, please form two lines for registration,
each line single file.
Thank you!
( Applicants laugh )
Examiner: Next, side-to-side jumps for 30 seconds!
Ready.
Go!
( Applicants gasp )
Examiner: Next, the 1,500-meter run.
Go!
( All gasp )
Examiner: Next, weight lifting!
( Applicants gasp )
Examiner: Next, shot-put!
( Judge gasps )
Examiner: Vertical jumping!
( Judges gasp )
Examiner: Whac-a-mole!
Punching machine!
( Applicant gasps )
Applicant #2: I'm leaving.
♪
( Overlapping chatter )
( Saitama sighs ) Finally.
I'm done with all the tests.
Now i just wait for the results.
Uh, hey. Are you done, too?
Genos: Yes.
Saitama: Say, uh,
what's the point in you taking fitness tests?
Genos: Huh?
Saitama: Well, i mean, can't you just give them
the data on your specs or something?
Genos: Uh...
Saitama: Never mind.
So, how did it go?
Genos: The challenges were far too simple,
both the written and fitness exams.
Saitama: I know, right? Heh.
Is that really all there is to becoming a hero?
Genos: We should get our results soon.
70 points is a passing grade.
Heh. The written test was so easy,
anyone could get full points on it.
That just leaves the fitness test,
which, for us, poses no problem.
I got 100 points.
Saitama: Seriously?
Genos: Yes. Hmm.
It says that i am now fully certified as a class-s hero.
Saitama: Class s? What's that mean?
Genos: When it comes down to it,
i am sure these rankings mean very little.
So how did you do?
Saitama: Huh? Hmm.
Oh! The letter says I'm also...
Genos: Class s.
I am not surprised.
Saitama: Huh?
Genos: On top of that,
the font size is bigger than mine.
( Saitama chuckles )
Genos: Just as i expected.
By the way, what did they ask you at the interview?
Saitama: The interview?
Genos: Yes.
Interviewer: All right, then,
just one final question, genos.
Does this building look familiar to you?
We've been secretly investigating
a group of troublemakers. These ne'er-do-Wells
call themselves the house of evolution.
Just when we identified their center of operations,
we found the building in question
had been mysteriously destroyed.
Interviewer #2: Obliterated by intense firepower.
Interviewer #1: Are you...
Responsible for this?
Genos: Actually, i am.
( Interviewers gasp )
( Interviewer #3 gasps )
( Grunts )
Genos: Ah, i see.
I suppose that since they found your performance satisfactory,
no interview was needed.
Master?
Saitama: Maybe,
or it's because I'm a class-c hero
with a score of 71 points.
Maybe that?
( Genos gasps ) I see.
Viewing only part of the document, i mistakenly
thought the top half of the "c" was an "s."
Saitama: Stop analyzing it, jerk!
Genos: It must be a mistake.
I will speak to the person in charge about this.
Saitama: No, don't! You'll just embarrass me!
( P.A. Chime rings )
Man: Mr. genos, Mr. saitama, there will be a seminar
for successful candidates at 4:00 P.M.
Please come to lecture hall number three.
Saitama: All right then. Come on.
When you get right down to it,
only thing that really matters is we passed.
Let's get this over with and go home.
Man: We finally found
the cyborg we've been looking for.
Man #2: Yeah? So I've heard.
Man #1: In consideration of his past accomplishments,
we've made an exception and certified him as a class-s hero.
I just wanted to make sure you were notified
of this recent turn of events.
Man #2: Yes, and i approve.
Hmm.
Genos, huh?
Lecturer: Congratulations on passing.
( Saitama chewing gum )
Lecturer: Now, to be honest,
one of you only made it on a fluke,
so unless you want your luck to go to waste,
I'd better see you giving it your all.
And don't get cocky. Got it?
Keep your certified hero status in mind.
From here on, i expect you to act modestly.
After all, your faces'll be placed
on the main page of the hero association website.
( Growls ) Did you hear me?
That goofball head on your shoulders
is gonna be shown to the whole world.
If you don't want to humiliate yourselves...
Hyah! ( Yelling )
...aspire to be a distinguished hero like me.
Genos: Master!
Lecturer: As a class-a hero,
i have influence over the association's decisions,
so those who behave irresponsibly
will lose their points and get demoted!
Have i made myself clear?
( Saitama thinking ) What should i have for dinner tonight?
♪
Genos: Apparently the hero association
was formed about three years ago.
Saitama: Oh. Huh. So they're relatively new.
Genos: A monster attacked the grandchild
of some millionaire named agoni.
The child was saved by someone passing by.
When agoni heard what happened, he created this system
and used his fortune to establish the hero association.
The rest is history.
Saitama: Well, they have some pretty boring seminars.
Genos: In any case, as new heroes,
we will be known around the world.
We will be respected and compensated.
From now on, we can work with our heads held high.
Master.
Saitama: Huh?
Genos: Now i am officially your disciple.
Saitama: Uh...
Genos: Please, continue to teach and guide me as my mentor.
Saitama: Sure.
Genos: All right, then.
Good night, master.
Saitama: Y-yeah. See you later.
Crap.
Maybe i shouldn't have been so quick
to say I'd take someone on as a disciple,
especially this guy.
Lecturer: Those two newcomers today,
did they really pass the exam?
Their attitudes were awful.
I'm class a, rank 38, damn it.
They hadn't the slightest idea who i was.
Plus they have no clue how the world works.
They're a couple of amateurs.
They'll be dead in no time.
- Interviewer: No. - Lecturer: Huh?
Interviewer: Genos got perfect scores
on both the written and physical exams.
He's a phenomenal rookie
who gained a class-s ranking right off the bat.
The other new recruit, saitama,
had terrible scores on the essay,
but got a perfect 50 on the physical.
That score was how he was able to pass at all.
In practically every activity on the fitness exam,
he broke the hero association's test records
by inconceivable margins.
Frankly, it's as if there's a God residing in that body.
Snek, you've already been outranked by genos.
His s-class status reflects that.
And with his physical test score,
saitama might soon catch up to you.
Snek: That jackass?
Saitama: If i get to the top of class c,
then I'll get promoted to class b,
and class a is above that,
with class s being even above that.
I guess genos is actually pretty amazing.
I don't know.
Maybe this isn't the kind of hero i wanted to be.
- ( Running footsteps ) - Huh?
Snek: The newcomer seminar isn't over yet!
In this business, there's a little thing
we like to call rookie crushing.
A lot of us established heroes
hate the prospect of being outranked,
so we crush newbies...
With moves like this!
- ( Groaning ) - ( Bird squawking )
Nd blowing )
Saitama: Hero registry?
Genos: Yes, i am a class-s hero,
and you are a class-c hero, both ranked last in our classes.
Right now, we are still listed
under the designations of genos and saitama,
but as we perform more heroic acts,
we will acquire hero names.
Saitama: Hold on. "Hero names"? What are those?
Genos: Well, i believe they are considered to be
like nicknames based on a hero's characteristics.
For example, i might be the blonde cyborg.
Saitama: Wait. If that's how it works,
i could end up with a really sucky name,
like the caped baldy.
Genos: Huh.
You can be ranked by ability,
but you can also be ranked by popularity.
There are some heroes that have fan clubs.
( Saitama gasps )
Genos: But no one really cares about that stuff.
Saitama: Wha?!
Genos: Master, thank you for agreeing to my odd request.
I appreciate it.
Saitama: No problem.
I mean, i did promise to make you my disciple and all.
Is right here good?
Genos: Perfect!
Saitama: So we're just having a practice bout, right,
not fighting for real?
Genos: That is what i had in mind, yes,
but i want you to go all out.
In return, i, too, will give it everything i have got.
♪
Please, master.
( Saitama gasps )
Oh.
Oh, man.
That was close.
Could've burned my clothes.
( Genos gasps )
Damn.
I need more speed!
Saitama: Hmm?
( Genos grunts )
( Beeping )
There.
Saitama: Oh.
Genos: Incinerate.
I got him this time.
Master will have to take me more seriously now.
What the?!
Saitama: It looks like i win.
Whoa. Nyah.
- Genos: Master. - Saitama: Yeah?
Genos: You still remember the rules of the bout, right?
You are supposed to evade
any attack you are able to dodge.
Take it seriously, and no fooling around.
Do not hold back,
and lastly...
Keep fighting until i am no longer able to fight.
Even master saitama cannot explain it,
the secret to his incredible power.
This fight may finally give me some insight.
You are to show me no mercy.
Now then, again!
( Gasps )
No way.
Saitama: Come on. I'm hungry.
Time for lunch.
Let's grab some udon noodles.
Genos: Unbelievable.
I am fully prepared to do anything
in order to become stronger,
but i cannot picture myself
ever approaching master's power...
Not even close.
He is on a different level.
Saitama: What's the matter?
You don't like udon?
Man: I see.
That's his location?
Thanks. I'll head there now.
No. Don't worry about a thing.
I'm just gonna let him know what the industry's expecting of him.
Saitama: I'm glad you like udon. I love it.
Genos: Yes. Although, i am not a picky eater.
Saitama: Well, to be honest,
I'm also kinda low on funds right now. Oh?
Hey, how 'bout another match, genos?
Genos: Hmm?
Girl: Look at them! That's insane!
Girl #2: No way!
Woman: My goodness, what a handsome man.
( Saitama groans )
I give.
( Genos slurps )
( Gasps )
So, do i win?
( All gasp )
Saitama: Holy crap. You're awesome.
Genos: Hmm?
Owner: Welcome. Sit anywhere--
( diners gasp )
Man: You must be genos.
- Saitama: Huh? - Genos: Hmm?
Amai mask: I'm amai mask, class a, rank one.
I'd like to talk to you.
Saitama: Class a, rank one?
Girl #1: It's amai mask.
- Girl #2: He's so gorgeous. - ( Woman swoons )
Genos: Talk? About what?
Saitama: He might be another rookie crusher.
Be careful, genos.
Genos: I see.
Wait here, master. I shall return.
Very well.
I was considering a walk to digest my food.
( Amai mask chuckles )
Heard you were certified class s by special exception.
Genos: True, and what of it?
Amai mask: Hmm.
( Saitama chewing ice )
Wonder if he's doing all right out there.
- ( Clatter ) - Eh?
Ohh.
So, are you finished already?
Genos: Yes.
Saitama: You really are a class-s,
to have the top-ranked class-a hero
come to personally crush you.
- Genos: No. - Saitama: Hmm?
You're saying he wasn't here to fight?
Then why was he here?
Genos: Well, from the sound of it,
he came to welcome me.
Saitama: Wait. What?
What's that mean?
- Girl #1: Excuse me! - Both: Huh?
Girl #1: Sorry, but you're friends
with amai mask, aren't you?
May i shake your hand?
( Squeals ) Thank you very much!
Girl #2: Shake mine, too!
( Woman swoons )
♪
Saitama: Class-s heroes and class-c heroes
sure get treated differently.
If you think about it, though,
isn't that kind of like fraud money?
I mean, you're a cyborg, right?
Genos: Yes.
Saitama: Never mind.
Anyway, now we have one win and one loss between us.
Starting today, we're certified, professional heroes.
Let's do our very best, okay?
Genos: Right.
Amai mask: Listen to me. A professional hero
must always be a beautiful symbol of justice.
That is my philosophy,
especially if you're class s.
( Genos grunts )
Amai mask: Come on.
There's no need to glare at me.
I came all the way here just to see you.
How was the certification exam?
Genos: It was utter garbage.
Such exams are a waste of time.
( Amai mask gasps )
( Chuckles )
Genos: If you came here to fight, get on with it.
This, too, is a waste of time.
Being hot-blooded is fine,
but if you take it too far...
You get burned.
I'll forget about your criticism of the association.
Thank you for your time.
We expect great things from you.
Welcome to the team...
Genos.
Genos: Master.
Saitama: Huh?
Excuse me. I will be back.
Saitama: Oh.
Sure. Okay.
See you later.
Genos: Yes. Good-bye.
♪
Amai mask: A waste of time, huh?
Humph.
What an interesting fellow you are.
♪
( Singing in Japanese )
Saitama: So, uh, when you said, "back,"
you meant later tonight?
Genos: Yes. I needed some time
to go home and gather up my things.
May i live here with you now?
Saitama: No way. Absolutely not.
Genos: I have rent money.
Saitama: Did you bring a toothbrush?
Genos: Yes!