♪
( Man gasps )
( Man #2 gasps ) This is bad.
Astronaut: Initiating docking procedures.
Operator: Roger.
( Astronaut gasps )
( Overlapping chatter )
Man #3: Elevating from six to nine on the Torino scale!
( Overlapping chatter )
( Beeping )
Supervisor: So the course suddenly shifted?
I see.
Then we'll discuss how best to deal with the situation.
Genos: Should i go right now, then?
Understood.
Master, for some reason,
the hero association wants me to come in.
I will be back later.
Saitama: Okay. Maybe you're getting fired.
( Laughs )
♪
( Singing in Japanese )
Hero: Ah, you must be genos.
It's very nice to make your acquaintance.
I'm bang.
( Genos thinking ) Class s, rank 3, a.K.A. Silverfang.
He possesses true skill.
( Aloud ) The association called me in.
Bang: Everyone else is over at headquarters.
This branch office is empty now.
Every class-s hero got the call to come here,
but you and i are the only ones who showed up.
Genos: And why is that?
Bang: Maybe this branch is too far away,
or perhaps they're busy.
Of course, some of the more coldblooded ones
simply don't bother.
Then again, it's hard to blame them.
We're only called
when there's an impossible problem to take care of,
and today's dilemma is no exception.
The threat level is dragon,
meaning it's a worst-case scenario.
35 minutes from now,
a huge meteor will strike city z.
They're asking if nearby class-s heroes
can do anything about it.
( Genos gasps ) Meteor?
Bang: Apparently it suddenly changed paths.
That new trajectory means the end for us.
The impact will wipe out city z.
I'm afraid there's nothing we can do this time.
You should think about evacuating with your loved ones,
as the others have.
Genos: Do the citizens know?
Bang: I was told the powers-that-be
would issue evacuation orders 30 minutes before it hits.
( Siren blaring )
Announcer: Attention! This is an important announcement
from the hero association.
( Bang chuckles )
People are surely going to panic.
Genos: And you, old fellow?
Bang: "Old fellow," is it?
I told you. Call me bang.
Genos: You are not evacuating?
Bang: There's a dojo for martial arts here
that's been in my family for generations.
I cannot abandon it.
Fist of flowing water crushing rock.
Ever heard of it?
Huh. He left.
♪
Announcer: Emergency evacuation warning.
- The threat level is dragon. - ( Horns honking )
Evacuate immediately to a safe distance.
T-minus 21 minutes until meteor impact.
City z will be completely destroyed.
Man: It's huge.
Man #2: No way we can escape that thing.
Announcer: ...Leave as quickly as possible.
Genos: So many people have given up hope
of surviving this tragedy.
It is not just city z that is in danger.
The neighboring cities will also sustain damage.
It is too late to evacuate.
I did not expect
to be testing this prototype so soon.
( Beep )
♪
Let me see if an attack from my incineration Cannon
at full power will do the trick.
Master saitama lives here, too.
I cannot possibly evacuate without him.
What is that?
You are bofoi, correct?
Bofoi: And you are the new boy, genos.
Have you come to stop the meteor?
Genos: Yes.
( Thinking ) Class s, rank 7.
Uses intense firepower to obliterate opponents
along with everything in their vicinity.
Does he also live in city z,
or did he rush here putting his life at risk?
Bofoi, i am in need of your assistance.
Bofoi: I refuse.
Genos: Why is that?
Bofoi: I only answered the call to field-test my new weapon.
The meteor is a perfect target.
Genos: A field test?
If that meteor hits, you will die, too.
- Bofoi: Fortunately i won't. - Genos: How so?
Bofoi: What you are talking to is a remote-controlled drone.
I am a good distance away.
Terribly sorry to disappoint you,
but my life's not at stake here.
Also, i am not bofoi.
I am metal knight.
Heroes call each other by their hero names,
not their real names. Everyone knows that.
Looks like it's time.
Sorry to cut off our little chat.
( Genos scoffs )
All right.
Bofoi: Launch missiles!
( Genos thinking ) Metal knight?
I cannot fire with his missiles in the way.
Amazing. Such destructive power.
This hero is dangerous.
I must be careful around him.
( Gasps )
Bofoi: Unfortunate.
Not quite potent enough.
♪
Genos: 33 seconds remain until impact.
To fire my incineration Cannon at full power,
i need five seconds to charge it,
but the target is already dangerously close.
Additionally, if i do happen to take it out,
what then?
The meteor may break apart and still cause a disaster.
Will my weapon be powerful enough to stop it?
Even metal knight's countless missiles had no effect.
( Gasps )
Bang: First off, be calm.
I see you've lost composure.
Put your mind at rest.
You're far too young to be worried about failure.
When your back's up against the wall, you must take action.
Overthinking won't change things.
The best course is to muddle through.
Genos: Muddling through is the best course?
Bang: Hmm?
Genos: He is right.
If the outcome will not change either way,
then how can i just die without giving it my all?
- Bang, get down! - Bang: Ohh!
Genos: I will no longer think about failure or repercussions.
I will just pour everything i have...
Into one shot!
( Yells )
Damn, it is not working.
Bang: Hold on!
I think i see the meteor being pushed back!
Genos: Really?
Bang: Nope. It was just my imagination.
Genos: You old fool!
So this--this will be my grave.
( Groans )
( Powering down )
Only nine more seconds.
Leave now, bang, or you will die.
Saitama: Old man, take care of genos.
Bang: Hmm?
♪
W-who are you? Who sent you?
Saitama: I'm just a guy who's a hero for the fun of it.
♪
Genos: Master?!
Saitama: You're not...
Gonna fall...
On my town!
Bang: He shattered it!
Unbelievable!
Oh, no.
Genos: It is falling!
Bang: It's not just this building.
The destruction from the splintered meteor
is spreading throughout the entire city.
Saitama: I guess that takes care of that.
Reporter: Although city z was able to avoid
total destruction from the meteor,
the city was still relentlessly devastated,
with the destructive effects
of the giant fireball's fragments visible everywhere.
- According to... - Genos: Look at this.
If only the hero association
had called you to help instead of me, master.
If you had been assigned to work with metal knight,
all the damage caused could have easily been minimized.
Saitama: But you said that metal knight guy
wasn't interested in helping at all, didn't you?
So stop worrying about it.
I think we kept the damage to a minimum.
Since no one died, we should just call it a win.
( Genos thinking ) He is right.
Master's punch greatly lessened
the meteor's momentum and destructive power.
Theoretically, the shockwaves from the meteor
would have annihilated everything for Miles around.
Stopping it was nothing short of a miracle.
I would not be surprised
if people talk about master for years to come,
praising him as a man of courage.
But master himself has no idea.
Some are even making him out to be the bad guy
for causing the partial destruction of city z,
despite saving it as a whole.
No, i should not mention it to him.
Saitama: By the way,
do you think what happened moved us up in the ranking?
Genos: Yes, in fact, it did.
I progressed from rank 17 to 16.
Metal knight moved up from rank seven to six.
Master, you shot from class c, rank 342, up to rank five.
Saitama: Number five?!
- From 342 to five? - ( Birds squawking )
Whoa, what the hell?! That's crazy!
Genos: Well, honestly,
your performance was worthy of class a or even class s.
I mean, the threat level to this event was dragon.
Saitama: Yeah?
Genos: If there had been no damage,
i am sure you would be at class s, rank 5.
Saitama: Huh?
Genos: Smashing the meteor alone
would earn a jump from class c to class a,
but i think the hero association must have assumed
that metal knight and i played a big role
in the tide of events that occurred.
Saitama: By the way, they always report threat levels
as demon or tiger or whatever.
Does all that really mean anything?
( Genos gasps ) It does.
Tiger--a crisis threatening massive loss of life.
Demon--a crisis threatening to halt the functioning
of an entire city or its destruction.
Dragon--a crisis threatening
the destruction of multiple cities.
God--a crisis threatening human extinction.
Saitama: Wow. I had no idea.
Genos: I believe that heroes
normally take these threat levels into consideration
when deciding whether or not to respond to a call.
But i guess such things do not matter to you.
Saitama: Well, of course they don't.
- Genos: Hmm? - Saitama: If heroes run away,
who's left to help?
Um, what are you doing?
Genos: I must record your words of wisdom.
Saitama: Well, anyway, it wasn't much
for such a huge jump in rankings.
Right.
I'll be out for a bit.
Genos: You are going out, master?
Hold on. I will come with you.
Saitama: You stay here.
If something heroic happens,
you'll get all the credit again.
This place is a total wreck.
Oh.
My favorite supermarket got smashed,
and the crappy apartment building
i got kicked out of is...
Just fine.
Damn.
- Tank-top tiger: Hey. - Saitama: Huh?
Tank-top tiger: You no-good cheating bastard.
Saitama: Uh, who might you be?
( Tank-top tiger sputters )
You know damn well who i am! Tank-top tiger!
Hey, brother!
It's that guy i told you about!
( Saitama thinking ) Seriously, who is this guy?
Hero: Did i hear you call me, little bro?
Tank-top tiger: Brother!
Hero: The hero known as tank-top blackhole is here!
So it's you, the fraud who takes credit
for work done by class-s heroes to jump the rankings!
Saitama: What the--
tank-top tiger: Nobody could move up the ranks
to number five so quickly without cheating, you cheater!
Saitama: Huh?
So what do you guys want?
Tank-top tiger: What? Don't you know?
We came here to beat you up so bad you'll never be able to--
tank-top blackhole: Hang on, little bro.
Tank-top tiger: Hmm?
Tank-top blackhole: That plan's not gonna work.
The bastard won't learn from thakind of lesson.
Let's make him really pay for this
by using the most brutal method there is.
( Deep breath )
Was it you?!
Are you the jerk-off responsible for destroying this city?!
Saitama: Huh?
( Tank-top tiger thinking ) I get it!
There are tons of people in this city
who are totally pissed at him.
Tank-top blackhole: You're unbelievable!
How can you even show your face around here?!
Woman: Hmm?
Tank-top tiger: Smart play, brother.
He's gonna use their anger...
Tank-top blackhole: Do you feel nothing
at the sight of this devastation?
( Onlookers murmuring )
Tank-top tiger: ...To completely break his spirit.
Tank-top blackhole: Look at you gloating,
thinking you've actually saved these people!
Why else would you be walking around here so shamelessly?
Thanks to your screw-up,
these citizens have nowhere to go!
Their homes have been destroyed!
If you were gonna fail this hard,
why'd you even butt in?!
The other heroes would have done a way better job
without your help!
And yet you still wanna play hero,
even after causing such a disaster?
Look at this place!
All this destruction is your doing, you jerk!
Man: Yeah, that's right.
You, all this is your fault!
( Tank-top blackhole chuckles )
( Thinking ) They took the bait.
Hey, do you hear that?
The heart-wrenching cry of someone who lost his home!
Look at them all,
victims of your thoughtless actions!
You should be ashamed of yourself!
Man #2: That's right!
Man #3: Yeah, you tell him!
Tank-top blackhole: Haven't you even thought
- to take responsibility? - Woman: Yeah, creep!
Man #4: You're inhuman!
Tank-top blackhole: You're no hero!
Give it up!
Give it up! Give it up!
Give it up!
( Together ) Give it up!
Give it up! Give it up!
Crowd: Give it up! Give it up!
Give it up!
- Tank-top tiger: We got him. - ( Chanting continues )
His pride should be shattered to pieces by now.
That's what he gets for cheating, the idiot.
( Genos gasps )
Crowd: Give it up! Give it up!
Give it up! Give it up!
Give it up!
Tank-top tiger: So this is mob mentality, huh?
I'd sure hate to be on the wrong side of this.
Crowd: Give it up! Give it up!
Give it up! Give it up!
- Bang: Saitama. - ( Chanting continues )
Without a shadow of a doubt, you saved this city.
Yet look how the city treats you.
Reality can be so ugly.
You're strong,
the strongest man I've ever seen.
That's why i refrain from saying anything.
I don't want to influence you.
I'd hate to see you rotting away into oblivion in this industry.
Unfortunately, resigning may be your best option.
Tank-top blackhole: Time to finish him off!
Hey! Look, you guys! He's getting ready to fight!
Saitama: Huh? What are you talking--
tank-top blackhole: No way! Seriously?!
You're gonna take out your frustration
on these people here,
just like you destroyed their city?!
Do you just kill everyone you don't like?
I won't let you do that!
We, the tank-top brothers,
won't stand by while you resort to violence!
If you're the hero you say you are,
then fight us both fair and square!
Bang: So they're out to crush a rookie
and perform a publicity stunt at the same time, are they?
( Sighs ) I'd say they've gotten a little greedy.
No wonder they can't rise above class b.
( Crowd murmuring, jeering )
Tank-top tiger: I, tank-top tiger,
who fights like a true tiger, and...
Tank-top blackhole: Tank-top blackhole,
who can crush them all with a grip strength of 2,800 p.S.I!
Tank-top tiger: We will punish all who stray
from the path of a hero! Now prepare for pain!
( Yells )
- ( Yelps ) - Tank-top blackhole: Hmm?
- ( Crash ) - Damn it!
You're dead!
( Screams )
Ow! Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!
I give up! I give up!
You're crushing my hand!
Saitama: Wait. Really?
You're kidding, right?
Tank-top blackhole: Please let go!
I give up for real! I'm sorry!
I'm so sorry for lying about you!
Saitama: Nope, you weren't lying.
I'm the one who smashed that big meteor!
Anyone with a complaint, let's hear it!
Speak up!
( Man #5 gasps )
Man #6: Because of what you did,
my brand-new car was--
saitama: You shut your damn mouth!
Why would i give a crap about how you're put out?
Tell it to the meteor, not me, jackass!
Listen up! I don't do this hero thing
for admiration or approval or anything like that!
I do it because i want to, understand?!
So if you wanna blame me, go ahead, you baldies!
Man #7: But you're the one who's bald.
Saitama: What did you say?!
Genos: Master.
Saitama: Oh, hey, genos. What's going on?
Give me just a minute. These guys are saying I'm--
genos: We must go home, master.
Saitama: Hmm?
♪
Saitama: Oh. You think we should?
Damn it. That guy's face is burned into my brain.
I'll never be able to forget him.
- Genos: Master. - Saitama: Hmm?
Genos: Listen. I want you to know
i have never met anyone as amazing as you.
Saitama: What brought that on?
You're creeping me out.
Genos: Even if the public does not appreciate you
or what you have done, i will still follow you.
Saitama: You don't have to butter me up like that.
♪
( Singing in Japanese )
♪
Man: I hear there's some amazing hero
in class c right now.
Man #2: Wait. Class c?
Man #3: The guy who says he smashed the meteor, right?
Woman: That's just a rumor.
Man #4: Going after weak guys
and then calling yourself a hero?
Man #5: Heh. Guess it just goes to show
you can't really count on any of 'em.