One Punch Man: Double Godly Start Chapter 019

Bai Ye completed the initial practice.

That’s right, this was only the initial practice. Next, he was going to increase the intensity for himself.

As Bai Ye once again used the Flying Thunder God Technique, the kunai inserted into the side of the spire disappeared along with him.

He returned to City W, kunai in hand.

There were several cities left to unlock. He was going to use the Body Flicker Technique to traverse through these cities in one go, leaving at least one kunai at a certain target in each city along the way.

If the kunai failed to precisely hit all targets, Bai Ye would have to start all over again.

Giving himself almost no time to rest, Bai Ye continued his practice.

[Ding! Host has arrived in City V for the first time, gaining reward: 2 points!]

[Ding! Host has arrived in City U for the first time, gaining reward: 2 points!]

[…]

Bai Ye completed this round of high-intensity practice. All twenty-six cities had been unlocked by him, but there were still some areas he wasn’t entirely satisfied with.

That was, by the time he reached the last city, he was already very fatigued, which caused the last kunai to be less precise.

Although it still hit the target, it was almost off.

Bai Ye was quite strict with himself and did not tolerate even a hint of error.

He decided to do another round of equally intense training tomorrow. Today, since he was already close to exhaustion, he needed to go back and rest first.

As for the eleven kunai scattered across various cities, Bai Ye was in no hurry to retrieve them for now. He would retrieve them one by one before training began tomorrow.

Anyway, the Flying Thunder God formula he left on those kunai would never disappear. The only precedent for the Flying Thunder God formula being dispelled was by Six Paths Obito.

…………

Returning to his doorstep, Bai Ye saw Saitama sitting in his living room watching TV the moment he entered.

Saitama’s TV was out of order, and repairing it would cost money, so Saitama was temporarily watching TV at Bai Ye’s house.

“Oh, you’re back.”

Seeing the lingering sweat on Bai Ye’s face, Saitama immediately asked, “Did you go training? You look so tired.”

“Yes, I just traversed through a few cities.”

Bai Ye said casually.

“Is that so? Sounds like fun. Can you take me with you tomorrow?”

At this moment, Saitama’s art style became simple (strong person) and he looked completely clueless.

Staying at home all day was too boring. Although his habit was to stay at home reading manga and watching TV, his only interest was hero activities, but there would always be times when he got tired of it.

Moreover, Saitama usually found monsters through news on TV, which often left him with nothing to do for long periods, as news wouldn’t report low-level monsters…

“……”

Bai Ye immediately felt awkward.

He realized he had been a bit careless. He should have known not to tell Saitama what he had done. Tomorrow, Saitama-sensei would probably want to “battle” him.

“Alright, you’ll probably beat me so badly I won’t know which way is up.”

Bai Ye smiled awkwardly.

“No, no, I won’t.”

Saitama waved his hand.

…………

Early the next morning.

Bai Ye first retrieved the eleven kunai he had left in various cities.

Then, he brought Saitama to the rooftop of their building, using it as a starting point.

Saitama could be seen dressed in his battle suit: a yellow superhero costume plus a white cape.

Although it might look a bit plain, it was specially made by a certain tailor who supported Saitama’s grand ideals, so it held deep meaning for Saitama, becoming his unchanging battle attire for years.

“The starting point is here, so where’s the finish line?”

Saitama asked.

“The finish line will be in City P, specifically on the rooftop of the Hoshino Kai Hotel.”

Bai Ye replied.

“Okay.”

Saitama immediately began to stretch, doing some simple morning exercises that elementary school students often did.

A moment later, Saitama, with a blank expression, said, “I’m ready. We can go.”

“Three…”

“Two…”

“One!”

Bai Ye counted down.

As the countdown ended, Bai Ye and Saitama simultaneously shot forward.

Bai Ye at least used the Body Flicker Technique, while Saitama purely relied on his physical strength to achieve incredible feats.

In a classic superhero flying pose, which looked like flying but was actually Saitama’s jumping ability, he could reach the speed of light with just a slightly serious jump. Saitama instantly left Bai Ye far behind.

Bai Ye could actually instantly surpass Saitama by using the Flying Thunder God mark he had left in City P, but doing so would be meaningless.

He didn’t have such an extreme desire to win. He was here to practice Flying Thunder God and Body Flicker Technique, not for anything else, and losing to Saitama-sensei was not shameful at all.

Even though Saitama was far ahead, Bai Ye was not in a hurry and continued to practice at his own pace.

Just like yesterday, he left one or two kunai in each city he passed through, focusing on hitting the targets precisely.

This time, Bai Ye was much more skilled than yesterday.

When he reached the last city, City P, he still had energy left, unlike yesterday when he was almost exhausted.

Of course, this wasn’t due to a sudden increase in his physical and mental strength, but rather that his techniques, action sequences, and traversing various terrains had become smoother, naturally reducing the overall consumption.

However, when Bai Ye arrived at his destination, the rooftop of the Hoshino Kai Hotel, he didn’t see Saitama.

Saitama-sensei wasn’t here yet? That’s impossible, right?

Aside from the very beginning, Bai Ye hadn’t seen Saitama at all during the entire journey. Logically, Saitama-sensei should have been waiting for him at the finish line already.

Or did Saitama-sensei get impatient and go back?

[Ding! Host has defeated Saitama in the speed competition, gaining reward: 100 points!]

Hearing this system prompt, Bai Ye was stunned.

How did he win so inexplicably?

Where was Saitama-sensei?!

…………

Meanwhile, Saitama, who had been jumping between several cities, could only say: I don’t know!

As mentioned before, Saitama-sensei had no sense of direction.

Originally, Bai Ye set the finish line in City P, but Saitama accidentally used a little too much force and jumped directly from City Z to the farthest City A, so he didn’t know which direction the finish line was in anymore…

“This is bad. I seem to have lost my way, and I don’t even know how to get back…”

At this moment, Saitama had already jumped from City A to another city, but he didn’t know where this was, and awkwardly scratched his head.

On the other side, Bai Ye quickly realized that the only possibility for Saitama-sensei to lose to him was that he got lost…

He almost forgot that Saitama-sensei had the “no sense of direction” trait.

But now he didn’t know where to find Saitama. He should have marked Saitama with a Flying Thunder God formula.

Now he could only call Saitama.

Saitama was fretting over what to do when his phone vibrated in his pocket. He took it out, saw it was Bai Ye calling, and immediately answered.

Saitama said somewhat sheepishly, “Bai Ye, um… I think I’m lost.”