- Genos Pov -
It seems that the previous incident, in which animals in the forest died from blood loss, was caused by this swarm of mosquitoes.
But despite that, I can't shake the feeling that something fishy is going on. This swarm of mosquitoes can't do all this without being ordered by someone, and for the past few days, I've been trying to track down that person or creature all the way to this Z city. I'm not sure if it's a human or some other kind of creature.
Even though earlier sensed a powerful presence that was entering city Z and that it was likely that the presence was the creature that commanded this swarm of mosquitoes, it appears that the unknown creature is not present at this time.
I said it with a serious expression on my face while looking up at the sky and commented that "judging from their movements, the mosquito swarm looks like it's about to counterattack."
In the air above city Z at this very moment, innumerable swarms of mosquitoes could be seen covering the sky. There were so many mosquitoes that the sun's rays obscured, making city Z appear somewhat less bright.
After saying, "They save me a lot of time because they have gathered in one place," I immediately prepared to release a fire beam at a very high temperature capable of melting various metals.
From my cyborg's arms, several mechanics that bore holes like the muzzle of a rifle to release fire in high concentration emerged.
Before I could even begin, I was startled by a man's voice shouting not too far from where I was standing.
When I turned to look in the direction of the voice, I saw a bald man dressed in short casual pants and a yellow short-sleeved shirt.
The bald man with the bug spray in his hand appears to be chasing something, and it is clear from the look on his face that he is irritated. After conducting some research into the situation, I determined that the bald man was, in fact, chasing a mosquito.
"Stop you, mosquito..."
"Where are you going..."
Even as the bald man walked around me while spraying bug spray in his hands, I couldn't help but stare at his behavior without being able to say anything because I couldn't help but be fascinated by it.
"Pehh... peh... bad, the mosquito got into my mouth..."
"huek..."
Until the bald man finally stopped while smacking something with a disgusted expression, but after that, the clouds seemed to be getting ready to release their swarms of mosquitoes.
"What are you doing here? Shouldn't there be no residents roaming outside the house," I said in surprise.
After finally noticing my presence, the bald man looked at me with a neutral expression while pointing to the sky and asking.
"Are they all mosquitoes?"
"Yes, therefore you must get out of here immediately!"
"uhh..."
However, the bald man appeared unconcerned as he merely frowned while standing there. Even as the swarms of mosquitoes in the sky charged toward the two of us.
I found myself suddenly directing my cyborg hand toward the swarm of mosquitoes, and while doing so, I said while maintaining a solemn expression.
"Incineration Cannon."
At that precise instant, the swarm of mosquitoes swept toward me and encircled me. At the same time, a flash of light flickered in the midst of the density of the mosquitoes, and all of a sudden, an explosion was heard.
My fire rays spread quickly and easily through the entire swarm of mosquitoes, resulting in an extremely hot area that smelled strongly of charred meat. They were similar to fireworks in this regard.
After that, my cyborg body let out a bit of smoke, and a warning popped up in my head, telling me that my energy source had been depleted quite a bit and that it was anticipated that it would need to recharge.
"I forgot, what happened to the bald man earlier? Did he catch fire too?"
"wow, you managed to hit all of those mosquitoes so easily," the surprise comment came unexpectedly from a puff of smoke not far from me, and the bald man appeared to be in good condition.
It was just that his clothes had caught fire, and he was standing there completely naked, but the bald man didn't seem to mind all that much.
"How come you still okay?" This time I was taken aback because, according to my research, the bald man I was looking at should have been reduced to ashes by my Incineration Cannon, which is capable of melting various metals.
However, the bald man did not wish to respond to my inquiry and instead complimented me on my excellent job in getting rid of the mosquitoes.
The bald man acknowledged my presence by giving me a thumbs-up before turning around and leaving without further comment.
"hold on just a second."
"hah?" The bald man turned his head in my direction and stared at me without breaking his expression.
"May I know your name?"
"Saitama."
After that, the mysterious bald man got up and walked away, this time doing so in a relaxed manner, as if he didn't give a damn about anything.
"Saitama, huh."
"what a strange person."
I mumbled something under my breath as I watched the bald man walk off into the distance, but suddenly, I had the distinct impression that someone was watching me from a location not too far away.
Because I was so cautious, the first thing I did was look up at the roof of a tall building that was only a few meters away from me, but unfortunately, I didn't see anyone there.
I even flew to the top of the building just to be sure, but in the end, I could not locate anyone there.
"I have no doubt that someone in this place has been keeping an eye on my fight from earlier."
If that person had only recently left, I ought to have been able to pick up on his presence directly. However, he could slip under my radar without leaving any traces behind.
"Who could it be?"
I have many questions that make me even more curious about the person watching me, but I still can't seem to find the answer.