"Let's go."
Makoto said calmly.
The crab-man, still banging his head on the ground, froze, a glimmer of hope lighting up his eyes.
"Hmm? You're not going to kill him?"
Airi blinked in surprise.
In her memory, her man was never soft-hearted.
"I'm in a good mood today. I don't feel like killing."
Makoto smiled faintly.
Monsters in the One Punch Man world could also have normal minds and good natures, but the crab-man was definitely not one of them.
Before meeting Saitama, he had already taken lives.
However, it was the same reason why, when he first crossed into the Naruto World, he didn't go after the old geezers like Hiruzen.
What did the internal strife of the Konoha Elder Council have to do with him?
Genta and Mitsuhiko, those two weirdos, had disgusted him quite a bit in his past life.
Seeing those two get taken out by the crab-man now actually amused Makoto.
Seeing that Makoto had spoken, the others naturally didn't say anything more.
Makoto glanced at the crab-man still kneeling on the ground. "Before I change my mind..."
"Thank you, my lord! Thank you, my lord!"
Before Makoto could finish, the crab-man hurriedly knocked his head a few more times, scrambled to his feet, turned, and fled in panic.
"Not just his strength, but his speed is inhuman too."
Watching the retreating figure, Makoto commented.
"Nishikawa-sama, what exactly is that thing...?"
Ai looked blankly at Makoto, hoping for an answer from him.
"This world is about to get chaotic too."
Makoto didn't answer directly, just smiled faintly, a hint of anticipation in his tone.
Honestly, he was a little excited inside.
Although he had just completed a near-fish-in-a-barrel-style sweep yesterday, as everyone knew, playing a game with cheats was only fun at the start.
After a while, it would become boring.
And now, the real world was about to kick off as well.
Makoto couldn't wait to see what this world would become next.
"This world?!
At these words, Ai and Kaguya exchanged glances, each seeing confusion in the other's eyes.
'What did he mean?'
"Let's go."
Makoto led the girls, ready to leave.
Just as he took a step, he felt something gently tug at his pant leg.
Looking down, he saw Kokoro looking up at him with tear-filled eyes.
"Wow, what a cute child!"
Marina's eyes lit up.
Even the picky Airi couldn't help but nod slightly.
"Big brother... I'm scared..."
Kokoro sniffled.
The sight of the crab-man earlier had truly traumatized her. She was too afraid to go home alone.
Even Kaguya, who usually maintained an icy demeanor, couldn't help but feel a twinge of sympathy.
"So what do you want to do?"
Looking at Kokoro's face, Makoto had a vague idea of who she was.
"Big brother, your school uniform is the same as my sister's... Can you take me to find her?"
Kokoro's parents were abroad, and her sister had gone to school this morning.
If she went home alone, she was terrified the crab-man might come back for her.
After confirming he had fled far enough from Makoto, the crab-man instantly shed his previous fawning, submissive demeanor.
His giant pincer smashed into the wall of a nearby department store as he swaggered inside.
He headed straight for the fresh food section, using his monsterized pincers to scoop up large amounts of fish and shrimp.
"Hahaha! So this is the joy that comes with power? How wonderful!"
The crab-man stuffed his mouth full, shouting excitedly.
He didn't care about the blaring alarm from the department store.
This was Ginza, the country's premier high-end shopping district, so the price of the ingredients went without saying.
Before, he couldn't even afford to walk through the door. Now, he could do whatever he wanted.
"This is great!"
The crab-man gorged himself, muttering to himself, "Later, I'll head over to Okubo Park and find some women to have fun with!"
He felt like the chosen one.
Even though he had turned into a crab, his lower body remained human, and his sexual abilities were still intact.
Wasn't this the best of both worlds?
Even if he couldn't compare to Makoto's terrifying power, it was enough for him to live it up.
However, just as the crab-man was basking in the pleasure that power brought him,
"Inspector Megu... oh, sorry, Officer Sato, I'm at Ginza department store. I've found another superhuman causing trouble. Please bring the special forces from the Metropolitan Police Department..."
Shinichi, hiding behind cover, sent a video to Sato Miwako, reporting in a hushed voice.
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Meanwhile, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
Sato Miwako, who had taken over as the new head of the First Investigative Division, her face changed dramatically upon receiving the news. She immediately alerted everyone.
Within moments, dozens of police cars, sirens wailing, raced towards the Ginza department store.
This time, the police's response was surprisingly fast.
When Sato Miwako arrived with her team, Shinichi was already waiting at the entrance.
"Kudo, where is he?"
Sato Miwako asked urgently.
Shinichi pointed.
Everyone saw a massive hole in the wall, its edges strewn with rubble.
"He made that with his pincer," Shinichi said gravely.
Hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but sweat.
Honestly, compared to the earth-shattering power Makoto had displayed yesterday, this was child's play.
But it all depended on who you compared it to.
Just like Krillin among his god-like teammates, you call him 'little baldy', and he won't take offense. But if you put him in the Infinity Castle... what would you call him then?
"Chief Sato, our firepower... is it going to be enough?"
A special forces soldier next to her swallowed hard, his voice trembling.
After yesterday's incident, the higher-ups had equipped the mobile unit with new gear.
But looking at the nearly five-meter-high hole in the wall, the members of the mobile unit felt that the Barrett rifles in their hands couldn't provide a shred of security.
Just then, a massive figure slowly walked out of the hole.
The moment they saw the crab-man clearly, Sato Miwako and the others caught their breath. He seemed even more terrifying than on the video.
"Oh? The police came that fast?"
The crab-man raised an eyebrow.
In his memory, the Japanese police were always useless. Why were they so quick this time?
"Fire! Fire!"
If it were an ordinary hostage-taker, Sato Miwako might have sent a negotiator.
But after the First Investigative Division was nearly wiped out by Makoto, and witnessing the apocalyptic battle last night, she dared not take any chances with a superhuman. She gave the attack order without hesitation.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The members of the mobile unit didn't hesitate. They raised their Barrett rifles and opened fire.
But the crab-man merely curled his lips into a disdainful smirk.
'I can't beat Nishikawa Makoto, but I can't handle you lot?'
Instantly, his legs, which looked almost normal, just slightly muscular, moved swiftly in a crab-like sidestep, easily dodging the Barrett's bullets.
The mobile unit members frantically tried to adjust their aim.
But although the crab-man's speed was nothing compared to Makoto, or even Utaha and Megumi, it was still far beyond what ordinary humans could achieve.
By the time the shooters finally got their aim corrected, the crab-man's massive figure was already looming over them.
Splat!
One officer after another was instantly turned into bloody pulp.
Sato Miwako, Shinichi, and the others turned deathly pale.
Once again, they keenly felt how insignificant and powerless they, as ordinary people, were against these beings with supernatural power.