No, where does this portal come from?

Having said that, Boros paused.

Have you become strong enough?

Maybe.

After all, he has been roaming the universe for so many years, and all the strong men he has seen have surrendered to him.

The resources plundered were countless and more than enough for his consumption.

So...why have I become stronger now?

To fight?

Just for fighting?

What is the point of such a battle?

Is it just because fighting gives you pleasure?

"Perhaps it's to pursue the joy of battle..."

"So as long as it can bring you happiness, that's all that matters?" Lin Yan looked at Boros.

"...I don't know either." Boros shook his head. "Perhaps you would describe my current state as having long since lost myself, becoming a machine that only seeks battle."

"I don't know if what I need is the joy of fighting, or the fighting itself, or if I'm just pursuing becoming stronger."

"Don't you even know what you want?" Lin Yan muttered to himself: "In that case..."

He suddenly stretched out a finger and touched Boros' forehead.

Boros, who was pointed out, was confused at first about what Lin Yan was doing, but soon he understood what Lin Yan was doing.

"Where did you get all my power?!" Boros said in shock and anger.

He found that his strength was fading at an extremely fast rate.

But after just a few breaths, he had returned to the level of an ordinary person...

This level is even weaker than when I first started.

Facing Boros's question, Lin Yan said without hiding anything: "Didn't you say that you don't even know why you pursue fighting?"

"Now you can find out."

"Once you become weak, you will understand the purpose of becoming stronger and pursuing battles."

After saying that, Lin Yan snapped his fingers lightly.

Then, in Boros's vision, Lin Yan's figure seemed to have encountered an eraser and was erased at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The matter concerning Lin Yan was also blocked, and a hint of confusion flashed in Boros' eyes.

I turned and looked at my reflection in the glass across the street.

But he found that his appearance had become that of an ordinary human being.

It looks ordinary, as if it is just one of the countless people.

"..."

"What's wrong with me?"

Boros looked up at the sky and muttered to himself, "I feel like I've forgotten something."

"I've become weak..."

"Not only that, I even forgot who made me look like this."

Boros muttered to himself as he walked along the road.

Suddenly, while crossing the road, he bumped into a bald man...

Boros was knocked over, and the bald man stood there with a confused look on his face.

This guy…

Are you trying to scam me?

It's obvious that he didn't even try hard.

Boros covered his back and looked at the bald man in front of him: "Don't you have eyes when you walk?!"

"...Sorry, sorry, it's my fault." Saitama, holding a plastic bag, apologized to Boros with a sincere expression: "I was rushing to the supermarket to grab discounted eggs, and I apologize for knocking you over."

Saitama brushed the dust off Boros and said, "If you're alright, I'll be leaving first. Bye."

If nothing else, Saitama is quite polite.

Looking at Saitama's back as he rushed towards the supermarket, Boros felt that something was wrong.

What's wrong?

The bald guy was obviously ordinary and the painting style seemed to be in minimalist mode, but he just felt something was wrong.

Is it the aura?

Do not……

This bald man doesn't have any aura.

What is that?

Boros stood in the crowd, staring at Saitama who walked into the supermarket.

Suddenly, Boros' eyes widened!

"I know! I know!!"

"It's the intuition of the strong!"

"Although I don't have the strength I once had, my intuition about the strong still exists!"

"I think something's wrong with him because I feel that bald guy is very strong!"

"That's right! That must be it!"

Thinking of this, Boros followed Saitama all the way to the supermarket to grab eggs, and followed him closely.

"This guy... if he's so strong, why would he go to the supermarket to grab discounted eggs? Can't the strong just plunder the weak's resources?"

Looking at Saitama who was constantly fighting with the old man and the old woman in the supermarket, Boros was full of doubts.

Are all the strong people in this world so unique?

"baffling."

In order to observe this inexplicably powerful man, Boros closely followed Saitama, who was carrying a bag of eggs, into the uninhabited area of ​​City Z.

The uninhabited area of ​​Z City is also where Saitama lives.

The reason why it is called a no-man's land is because strange people are rampant in the vicinity, so it is called a "no-man's land" and also called a "ghost town".

Because monsters appear so frequently, no one dares to live here and the houses are empty, so Saitama stays in those empty houses for free.

He is really a freeloader who loves to get something for nothing.

Of course, Lin Yan believes that taking advantage of others is not a bad thing for Saitama.

When someone becomes as strong as Saitama, his humanity will be lost bit by bit.

In the end, he becomes a machine that doesn't know what emotions are.

Just like Boros, he lost his original goals and emotions in the process of becoming stronger.

His hobbies of loving to get bargains, grabbing eggs from the supermarket, and playing games just prove that Saitama has not lost the emotions that humans have, and he is still a human being.

Boros followed Saitama closely into the no-man's land.

Most of the buildings in the no-man's land have been abandoned, and some have collapsed.

The streets were deserted, littered with broken buildings, fallen utility poles, and police cordons erected by the government to keep people out.

Among these abandoned buildings, Boros saw a very complete building.

Although the building has obvious signs of time and peeling paint, it is in stark contrast to the surrounding buildings.

"Does this bald guy live here?"

"As expected, the strong people in this world all have quirks. They like to live in such shabby places..."

From Boros's perspective, the strong should have the best.

It is definitely not about living in the dilapidated and ruined environment in front of you.

The only reason why Saitama lives here is that Saitama actually has a quirk and doesn't like living in nice places.

Boros thought this as he walked with his head down.

Suddenly——

bump!

He bumped into Saitama again and almost dropped the egg in Saitama's hand. Saitama was so scared that he stabilized the egg in his hand at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

"Huh... Fortunately, fortunately! Otherwise these eggs would be wasted!" Saitama patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

After stabilizing the egg, he looked at Boros who fell to the ground again.

"Why are you following me?" Saitama looked at Boros with his signature silly face.

Saitama: Minimalist style.

“…” Why is this guy’s painting style so simple?

It feels like there are two eyes, a nose and a mouth painted on an egg.

As for the ears...

He almost didn't see it.

In response to Saitama's question, Boros did not hide or dodge anything. He straightened his back and said seriously, "You are very strong, right?"

Before Saitama could speak, Boros said to himself, "I can feel that you are actually very strong, stronger than me!"

"Stronger than you?" Saitama glanced at Boros, then his eyes widened: "Are you also strong?"

"I can't tell at all!"

Poros: "..."

It’s really good that this person can’t speak at all.

Coupled with this silly face, the whole person looks even more like a token.

"I used to be very strong, but now... my power has been sealed by someone, and now I'm just like an ordinary person."

"Oh..." Saitama scratched his hairless head, looking lost.

He thought the other party was really strong, but it turned out to be just a chuunibyou.

Forget it, forget it. He doesn’t look very old, so there’s no need to bother with him.

"It seems like you don't believe what I say?" Boros stopped Saitama who was about to leave and said seriously: "I was really strong before!"

"Even one punch can shatter the planet beneath your feet!"

"Oh - that's really strong~~" Saitama pretended to be surprised without any emotion, stepped over Boros and walked upstairs.

He didn't have time to discuss who was stronger with the middle school boy right now.

Because he has more important things to do now.

That is--

Boil eggs!

He has been craving boiled eggs for a long time! Especially soft-boiled eggs!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken such a huge risk to buy eggs from those 'supermarket-only old men and women' who were a disaster comparable to a dragon level disaster.

Saitama walked past Boros without even glancing at him.

This feeling of being ignored also made Boros want to hit someone.

But when he was weak, he stopped thinking about it.

After all, it is unwise for the weak to challenge the strong.