Go-Toubun No Hero

Ch. 16 - The Hardest Challenge

"You didn't go well in History, Mr. Great Battles Expert! At most I'll offer you a pack of salad from the convenience store!" Fuutarou joked, Y/N was extremely gloomy.

"Don't worry Miku. He'll be with us for a little while longer..." Itsuki cheered up her sister during their walk towards the diner in front of the station.

"And about you, Fuutarou? What is your score?" Yotsuba asked to him.

"It's not important. Forget about this..." The student tried to hide his answer sheet but it was snatched by Ichika.

"Let's see. You got... all 100?!" She was astonished for his result.

"That's really your trade mark!" Y/N laughed.

"It was really good this "Parfait"! But I still prefer salty food!" Y/N claimed while cleaning his mouth with a napkin.

"Pay attention to not gain too much weight Mr. Hero!" Ichika teased him after he finished his third portion.

"No problem... If there is someone who gain weight, for sure it's Its..." He interrupted his speech at the look of the youngest sister, she had a piercing stare pointed at him.

"Whatever... At least that's a good time for some news. Tomorrow after school I'll be out of town for the rest of the day, I can't attend our next study session." Y/N stated, he was planning to meet some friends in the near Z-City.

"Really? Is about some serious matters?" Yotsuba asked, a little worried.

"Nah... It's all fine. Only a meeting with other heroes. We'll discuss about promotions, fighting styles and stuff. Like a reunion among friends..." He explained his programs.

Little they knew about what was going to happen within the next twenty-four hours.

The day after, a desert near Z-City

"Okay, here I go! Prepare yourself Genos!" Y/N charged the cyborg at max speed.

The two exchanged quite some blows, they withstood their respective attacks very well.

"Incineration." Genos unleashed a powerful energy beam, aiming at Y/N.

"Eagle Style – Deflection!" He blocked the beam with his bare hands, using his palms he redirected the attack into the sky, avoiding any damage... except for some burns on his arms.

"Machine Gun Blow!" Exploiting a moment of distraction of his opponent Genos struck him with a powerful series of punches.

"Eagle Style – Heavy Barrage!" Taking some hits Y/N counter-attacked with a chain of searing punches.

After some time the two were again one beside the other.

"Despite my techniques you still looks brand new, Genos... But I won't give up so easily!" Y/N stated with a smile, the match had shown that he was stronger than before.

"You're really sturdy for a normal human. You can withstand my energy beams quite easily... I guess this is a draw. We can proceed with the next phase." Genos claimed while clenching his fist, his opponent was doing the same.

"Rock, paper, scissor. The winner will face Sensei first!" They yelled, starting to play.

After some void attempts ended with draws the battle was decided in a single shot.

"Ah, I won! I'm first!" Y/N cheered, pumped up to face Saitama.

The three heroes were doing a sparring match in a remote area, the main focus was to have a hint about Saitama's true strength.