Chapter 18

The group had all moved into Saitama's apartment, where Saitama explained exactly who they were and why they were there. Needless to say, Mizuki was floored.

"So...they're not trying to kill humans or do anything bad?" Mizuki asked after Saitama finished his explanation.

"Not anymore." Saitama confirmed. Mizuki stared at him again before grinning again.

"You can even tame monsters to obey you?!" she whispered in awe.

"He didn't tame us." Beast Queen denied indignantly. "He made us realized we're not as invincible as we thought we were."

"Kinda hard not to see that when you're nearly destroyed by a single punch." said Vaccine Girl.

"Or when your invasion is ended before it could even begin." sighed the Subterranean Queen. A smile came to her lips as she thought of all that's happened between then and now. "Still, it's not like I'm actually complaining. After all, it's been fun being up here with everyone here."

"Speak for yourself." Beast Queen growled while turning her head away. The harsh words would've had more effect to them if she wasn't smiling while she said it.

"This is strange, but pretty cool at the same time." Mizuki smiled before looking at Vaccine Girl. "Do I know you?"

"Never met you." Vaccine Girl denied.

"I know we've never met." Mizuki agreed, her chin resting in her hand in thought as she stared at the little monster girl. "But I feel like I've seen you somewhere before. I just can't seem to place it."

KNOCK KNOCK!

"Master Saitama! May I speak with you?" came Genos' voice.

"The metal moron's here." Vaccine Girl huffed.

"Come on in." Saitama answered, prompting the blonde cyborg to enter.

"Heya, Genos Senior!" Mizuki greeted with a wave.

"Captain Mizuki." Genos nodded before turning to Saitama. "Master. I know this is sudden, but I have a request."

-Far off in an empty field-

After hearing Genos' request for a duel, Saitama and all the others present came along, thanks to a few quick disguises they threw together, to a spot far from civilization to have their little spar. Genos and Saitama were in the middle while the rest were watching from a safe distance. A very, very, very far distance.

"I can't believe I'm about to see my Master and fellow desciple duke it out! This is such a major event!" Captain Mizuki gushed in excitement.

"I couldn't agree more!" Vaccine Girl chuckled, her grin borderline sadistic. "We get to see Saitama smack the cyborg around."

"How long do you think it'll take Genos to realize he's in over his head?" Sub Queen asked.

"I don't know. Maybe when Saitama punches it off his shoulders?" Beast Queen laughed, earning incredulous looks from the other three women present. "What? He can just reattach it later."

Mizuki still looked at her like she was crazy while the other two monsters looked at one another, the thought never crossing their minds. Now they were grinning like a couple of psychos as they waited for the two to start fighting.

"By the way, was Master Saitama serious about that training regime?" Mizuki suddenly asked. "I mean, I've trained a lot myself, so it seems a little..."

"Farfetched?" Sub Queen asked.

"Impossible?" Beast Queen added.

"A steaming pile of shit?" Vaccine Girl finished.

"...A little bit of all three?" Mizuki answered, her thumb and forefinger almost touching each other for emphasis.

"Sounds about right." all three monsters deadpanned before the sound of rockets drew their attention to the battlefield.

"It looks like Genos is taking the initiative!" Sub Queen narrated as Genos flew towards Saitama, who bent a perfect 90 degrees backwards at the waist a split second before the kick connected. "And the poor cyborg misses!"

"Not surprising." Beast Queen chuckled as Genos used the thrusters in his palms to hit the brakes and fly back towards the baldy. "It looks like the cyborg's going for another attack!"

"He's using the thrusters in his palms to spin around and...miss another attack!" Vaccine Girl yelled as Saitama bent forward to dodge. She then looked up from her binoculars at the Sub Queen with a curious expression. "By the way, where'd you get the binoculars?"

"My people are avid collectors of surface trinkets." she explained, her third eye looking down while her other eyes stayed glued to the fight. "Thought they might come in handy."

"They do! I can see everything!" said Mizuki as she followed cyborg's movements. They watched him fly around before dropping from the air and kicking at the earth where Saitama was. The dust that was kicked up from the impact blocked their view of him until it was blown away by him firing his incineration cannon at an airborn Saitama, who somehow dodged the shot in midair before landing a fair distance away. "I lost him for a moment! He's fast!"

"I bet it's a snail's pace compared to whatever his real speed is." Sub Queen stated with confidence. It was soon proven right when both combatants blurred out of sight, the only indication of them fighting coming from the various craters appearing on the battlefield.

"Where'd they go?" Vaccine Girl asked before a string of craters began forming up the cliffside. "Never mind. I found them."

"This is so exciting!" Mizuki squealed as she vibrated in place, her eyes never leaving the trail of destruction before it suddenly stopped. "I see Genos...but where's Master Saitama?" They all looked to realize that she was right. Saitama wasn't there at all.

"Did Genos get lucky and pummel him into the cliffside?" Beast Queen wondered as all four women began looking around.

"Nope! There he is!" said the Subterranean Queen, one of her fingers pointing at a running Saitama. "Must've slipped away at some point."

"Is he running away?!" Mizuki asked, shocked at the mere thought that Saitama would retreat.

"More like he's trying to get some distance from the tin man." Vaccine Girl surmized just as Genos flew through the air and landed on the ground, blocking Saitama's path. They saw him link his arms together and...