CITY A - HERO ASSOCIATION HQ
Then it is decided that Unlicensed Rider will remain the top-ranked C-class hero.
Understood.
I will let him know.
I simply cannot understand why he has ...no motivation to advance to B-class status...
Our next agenda item is the 55th Hero Certification Exam.
For this exam, we have...
11,684 candidates, with the exam being offered at six different venues.
That is an increase of more than 22% over the previous exam.
We mustn't be happy with simple quantity.
Even with more candidates, if the quality of the heroes is reduced,
the numbers are meaningless.
Therefore, we ought to be even more critical during evaluations.
Also, word has it that a certain person of interest is taking the exam this time.
Yes, it hasn't been confirmed yet,
but it seems very likely that he will.
One punch
Three, two, one, kill shot
Veni, vidi, vici!
I can't stand it
But I won't stop
One punch, one victory, rinse and repeat
I win, all the time, no exceptions
Power, get power
Until it isn't possible anymore
Hero
I don't want applause
or people singing my praises
Hero
That's why I fight evil away from prying eyes
Nobody knows who he is
Enemies darken the skies
But I won't turn and flee
Hero
I fight because I decided
I would never back down
A solitary hero
I wanna be a superhero
HERO TEST SITE 6
Candidates, please form two lines for registration.
Next, side-to-side jumps for 30 seconds!
Ready...
Go!
Next, the 1500-meter run. Go!
Next, weightlifting!
Next, shot put!
Vertical jumping!
Whack-a-Mole!
Punching machine!
I'm going home...
THE ULTIMATE MASTER
Finally done with all the tests.
Now I just wait for the results.
Oh, you done, too?
Yes.
Hey, is there a point in you taking fitness tests?
Huh?
I mean, can't you just give them the data on your specs?
Well, whatever.
So how was it?
Both the written and fitness tests were far too simple.
Right? Is that really all there is to becoming a hero?
We should get our results soon.
Scoring 70 or higher means you pass.
The written test was so easy anyone could get full points on it.
That just leaves the fitness test,
which should be fine for us.
ONE HOUR LATER
I got 100 points.
Seriously?
Yes.
It says I'm certified as an S-class hero.
S-class? What's that?
I am sure these rankings mean little.
How did you do, Master?
Huh?
Oh! The letter says I'm also...
S-class.
No surprise there.
On top of that, the font size is bigger than mine.
I expected nothing less, Master.
By the way, what did they ask you at the interview?
Interview?
Yes.
Just one final question, Genos.
Does this building look familiar to you?
We had been secretly investigating a group of troublemakers
that called themselves the "House of Evolution."
Just when we had identified the group's center of operations,
we found the building had been mysteriously destroyed.
And with overwhelmingly intense firepower.
Are you responsible for this?
I am.
Why?
I see...
I suppose it must be that they felt no need to go through the trouble of interviewing you.
Master?
Yeah, after all...
I'm just a C-class hero who scored only 71 points.
I see.
So I mistakenly thought the top half of the "C" was part of an "S."
Stop analyzing it!
It must be a mistake.
I will talk to the person in charge.
No, please don't!
You'll just embarrass me!
Mr. Genos, Mr. Saitama, there will be a seminar for successful candidates at 4:00 PM.
Please come to lecture hall #3.
All right, let's go.
All that really matters is we passed.
Let's get it over with and go home.
We finally found the cyborg we've been looking for.
So I've heard.
In consideration of his past accomplishments, we made an exception and certified him as a S-class hero.
I just wanted to make sure you were notified of this.
Yes, I approve.
Genos, huh?
LECTURE HALL #3
First, congratulations on passing.
Now one of you only made it on a fluke,
so unless you want your luck to go to waste, I better see you giving it your all.
And keep your ego in check!
From here on out, keep your hero status in mind and act modestly!
After all, your faces will be placed on the Hero Association website.
Did you hear me?
That goofball face of yours is gonna be shown to the whole world.
If you don't want to humiliate yourselves...
Aspire to be a fine hero like me!
Master!
As an A-class hero, I have some influence over the Association.
I'll make sure those who behave irresponsibly...
lose points and get demoted.
Don't you forget it!
What should I have for dinner?
Apparently, the Hero Association was formed about three years ago.
So it's only been three years?
It was after the grandchild of a millionaire called Agoni was attacked by a monster.
The child was saved by a passerby.
When Agoni heard what had happened,
he came up with this system and used his fortune to establish the Hero Association.
Well, they put on some pretty boring seminars.
In any case, as freshly certified heroes, we'll be known around the world.
Now we can work with our heads held high.
Master...
I guess I'm now officially your disciple.
Please continue to guide me as my mentor.
Yeah...
All right, Master. Good night.
Yeah, see you.
Crap...
Maybe I shouldn't have been so quick to say I'd take a disciple.
Especially this guy...
Those two newcomers today...
Did they really pass the exam?
Their attitudes were awful!
I'm the 38th ranked A-class hero, and they had no idea who I was.
Plus they have no idea how harsh the world can be.
Damn amateurs!
They'll be dirt-napping in no time.
No.
Genos got perfect scores on both the written and physical exams.
He's a phenomenal rookie who was granted S-class status right off the bat.
The other one, Saitama, had terrible scores on the essay,
but scored a perfect 50 on the physical portion.
That's the only reason he passed at all.
But in practically every activity on the fitness exam,
he broke the Hero Association's test records by inconceivable margins.
It's as if there's a god residing in that body.
Snek, you've already been outranked by Genos.
And Saitama may catch up with you soon enough.
That jackass?
If I become the highest ranked C-class hero, then I'll get promoted to B-class status...
Then comes A-class status, and S-class status after that...
I guess Genos is actually pretty amazing.
I don't know...
but maybe this isn't the kind of hero I wanted to be.
The newcomer seminar isn't over yet!
In this business, there's a thing called rookie crushing.
A lot of us heroes hate to be outranked.
So we crush newbies early on...
Like this!
Hero Registry?
Yes, I am an S-class hero and you are a C-class hero.
We are both ranked last in our classes.
Right now, we are still listed as Genos and Saitama,
but as we perform more heroic acts, we will acquire hero names.
Hero names?
What are those?
I believe they are like nicknames that capture a hero's characteristics.
For example, I might be the "Blond Cyborg."
Wait, if that's how it works, won't I be the "Caped Baldy?"
Aside from being ranked by ability,
you can also be ranked by popularity.
Some heroes have fan clubs.
Well, no one cares about that.
Wha—
Thank you for agreeing to my unreasonable request today.
Yeah, well I did promise to make you my disciple...
Is right here good?
Yes...
So we're just having a practice bout, right?
Not fighting for real?
Yes, that's what I have in mind.
But I want you to go all out, so I too will give it my all.
Please grant my request.
That was close...
My clothes could have got burnt up again.
I need to go faster!
He's gone?
Have I been chasing his afterimage this whole time?
There!
Incinerate!
I got him this time.
Master will have to take ...me more seriously now...
Behind—
Okay, I win.
Master...
Yeah?
Have you forgotten the rules of the bout?
Dodge any attack you are able to dodge.
Take it seriously and no fooling around.
Do not hold back.
And...
keep fighting until I can no longer go on.
Even Master Saitama himself cannot explain the secret to his power...
This fight may give me some insight into it.
Show me no mercy.
Those were the rules, Mast—
What the—
DEATH
I'm starving.
Time for lunch.
Let's grab some udon noodles.
Okay...
I am prepared to do anything in order to become stronger.
But...
I can't picture myself even approaching Master's power.
Not at all...
He's on a different level.
What's the matter? You don't like udon?
I see. That's where he is?
Thanks, I'll head there now.
No, don't worry.
I'm just going to let him know what the industry expects of him.
I'm glad you like udon.
Yes, I'm not very picky.
Well, I'm also kinda low on funds right now...
Hey, how about another match, Genos?
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That's insane!
No way!
I give up...
Is that it?
Man, you're awesome!
Welcome?!
You must be Genos.
I'm Sweet Mask, the top ranked A-class hero.
I'd like to talk to you.
The top ranked A-class hero?
It's Sweet Mask!
He's so gorgeous!
Talk?
He might be a rookie crusher...
Be careful, Genos!
I see.
Please wait here, Master.
Very well.
I was just thinking about taking a walk to digest my lunch.
I hear an exception was made to grant you S-class status.
What of it?
I wonder if he's all right...
Done already?
Yes.
You really are S-class material.
To have the top-ranked A-class hero come to personally crush you...
That wasn't it.
So he wasn't here to fight?
Then what gives?
In short...
He came to welcome me.
Huh? What's that mean?
Excuse me!
You're friends with Sweet Mask, right?
May I shake your hand?
Thank you very much!
Shake mine too!
S-class and C-class heroes sure get treated differently.
If you think about it, though, isn't that like fraud money?
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I mean, you're a cyborg, right?
Welcome Gift
Yes...
Welcome Gift
Never mind. In any case, now we're even with a win and a loss apiece.
Starting today we're professional heroes.
Let's do our best, okay?
Yes.
A professional hero must always be a beautiful symbol of justice.
That is my philosophy.
It's especially true if you're an S-class hero.
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?
It was nothing but rubbish. An exam like that is a waste of time.
If you came 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'll get burnt.
I'll forget your criticism of the Association.
Thank you for your time.
I welcome you to the team.
We expect great things from you...
Genos.
Master...
I'll be back later.
Oh, okay...
I'll see you.
Yes, goodbye.
A waste of time?
Such an interesting fellow...
Come home to me
When my worries keep me awake by the crescent moon
all I can do is think of you with my eyes closed
I want to see you, want to cry, feel the romance
I hope you realize my feelings
I know so well
how hard you work
My beloved, you are so strong, and still I worry
Only I ever see your weakness
I will find you before the stars do
Come to me now
Come home to me
Uh...
So when you said, "I'll be back..."
This is what you meant?
Yes.
I went home to gather my things.
May I live here?
Yeah, definitely not.
I have rent money.
Did you bring a toothbrush?
Yes!
Next Time
The Terrifying City
I am Snek, the 38th ranked A-class hero!
A lot of guys think my name is "Snake,"
but it's Snek, so don't forget it!
Next time on One-Punch Man episode six,
"The Terrifying City."
There's time left? Well, I'm fully aware of that.
That's right! In this industry,
there's such a thing as killing time with episode previews!