Three days after the Sea King's invasion.

The headquarters of the Hero Association officially announced the list of heroes to be promoted.

This would have been a daily routine for the Hero Association, after all, the ranking points of heroes change from moment to moment.

But after the announcement this time, it caused a great sensation.

For no other reason, Makino, who was originally ranked first in the B-rank, jumped directly from the B-level hero to the S-rank.

Became the 18th S-rank hero of the Hero Association!

Directly across an entire rank, this is unique in the Hero Guild.

Although the Hero Association will also grant some heroes special levels, for example, when King is invited to join the Hero Association, he is directly S-rank.

After taking the Hero Association exam, Genos was awarded an S-rank hero because of the full score in the physical fitness test and interview, plus the threat of the Evolution House was solved.

However, this is the first time that Makino has jumped directly from B-rank to S-rank like Makino, so you can imagine the sensation caused by this incident.

Public opinion is in an uproar!

Many people have watched the video of Makino and the King of the Deep Sea fighting, and think that Makino can defeat the King of the Deep Sea, who even a sexy prisoner can't defeat, and it is not unavoidable to be promoted to an S-rank hero.

But more people wonder if such an exceptional promotion will lead to the collapse of the hero association hero point rating system?

Of course, Makino also has a considerable number of fans.

Although Makino has not been engaged in heroic activities for a long time, he has saved a lot of people.

The hero association's hero promotion immediately ushered in the applause of many Makino fan groups.

Not only that, but there are even fans who spontaneously formed a "Hero's Heart Support Group", which can be imagined Makino's popularity.

Furthermore.

Since someone was promoted to an S-rank hero, many S-rank heroes and Sweetheart Kamen, who ranked first in the A-rank, were also specially reminded.

It can also be seen from here that the Hero Association attaches great importance to S-class heroes.

As for the Sweetheart Masquerade, this one is even more special.

Let's not mention the strength, in a sense, the sweetheart masquerade is the spokesperson of the Hero Association, and it is a signboard.

Knowing that there are newly promoted S-class heroes, except for the low-ranking sexy prisoners, metal baseballs, and vest venerables, the top-ranked S-class heroes generally don't care much.

For the sexy prisoner, it was only a matter of time before Makino surpassed him.

The only thing that gave him a headache was that it seemed difficult to have a good relationship with Makino.

The last time Makino defeated the King of the Deep Sea, he was going to strike up a conversation with Makino.

As a result, Makino just glanced at him, which made him feel a chill down his spine.

Through his intuition, he knew that if he dared to speak, he would be cool.

Headache!

As for the Vest Venerable and the metal baseball, they pay a little more attention.

The battle between Makino and the King of the Deep Sea, they also saw it, and it made them feel a strong pressure.

Several of them decided that they would like to do more tasks recently.

Otherwise, if you are surpassed by Makino, it will not be good!

As for the higher-ranked S-class heroes, such as Atomic Samurai, Silver-Faced Fang, Child Emperor, etc., they basically don't care too much.

Even if it's an S-class hero, heroes are different from heroes.

If you want to shake their position, it's too early!

The only exception may be the tornado.

When she learned that Makino had been promoted to an S-rank hero, her face froze at the first time.

What the hell is this guy doing with Makino?

In Tatsumaki's opinion, the fact that he participated in the hero assessment from Makino and was rated as a B-rank hero was not normal in itself.

Exceptionally promoted to S-rank, it's still not normal!

As for the battle between Makino and the King of the Deep Sea...... Joke!

For Tatsumaki, Makino's exceptional upgrade to an S-rank hero is far less shocking than her defeat at Makino's hands.

What surprised Tatsumaki even more was that Makino didn't publicize the fact that she had failed miserably at the hands of Makino.

In Tatsumaki's opinion, the hero who can defeat her, the second rank of the S-rank, will definitely be publicized by anyone.

Tatsumaki was even ready for a raging storm, but to her surprise, it was as if it hadn't happened.

Odd!

Of course, this also made Tatsumaki more curious about Makino.

......

Meanwhile.

A program TV station in City A.

Sweetheart Kamen, who had just finished recording a show, also saw a push message from the headquarters of the Hero Association.

"Exceptionally promoted from B-rank to S-grade?"

Seeing this news, Sweetheart Kamen suddenly frowned.

“...... The Hero Guild guys are really messing around! ”

As the trump card of the Hero Association, S-class heroes are rare combat power, and they must be able to take charge of themselves and play the role of pillars.

In Sweetheart Kamen's opinion, not everyone is eligible to be promoted to an S-rank hero.

Sweetheart Kamen thought about it and immediately called up the information about Makino within the Hero Association.

Not long after, Sweetheart Kamen rushed to the Royal Hotel, where Makino lived.

However, the moment Sweetheart Masquerade walked out of the TV station, he was immediately surrounded by countless people.

"Ahhh

"The sweetheart mask is out, it's really handsome!"

"Sweetheart Kamen-sama, I love you!"

“......”

In this regard, Sweetheart Kamen politely stretched out his hand and greeted everyone with a smile.

As the spokesperson of the Hero Association, Sweetheart Fake has long expected her super popularity.

He's even used to the feeling of living in the spotlight all the time, and the sweetheart mask is even more strange in this kind of scene right now.

......

Just when many heroes received Makino's promotion to S-level heroes, Makino also received the responsibilities, obligations and benefits of S-level heroes for the first time.

Seeing the welfare benefits given by the Hero Association, Makino suddenly felt a sense of amazement.

It's no wonder that every hero desperately wants to be promoted to S-rank hero!

The benefits in this include not only salary, but also a series of publicity and promotion, and various work-related injury insurance.

In Makino's view, with the operation model of the Hero Association, all the registered heroes of the Hero Association are not just heroes, but a kind of ...... Occupation.

The heroes registered under the Hero Association are like heroes who have been specially packaged and promoted by the brokerage company.

Especially S-class heroes, there is even a dedicated propaganda team.

Makino didn't even know what to say about this.

Under this model, the "justice" advocated by the Hero Association is actually not as pure as imagined.

However, this mode of operation of professional heroes can indeed allow heroes to receive a part of their salary and solve their life difficulties while serving justice.

This is undoubtedly very advantageous for heroes who may face high risk at any time.

At the same time, the high salary has further stimulated more and more people to become heroes.

In the end, it is the ordinary citizens who are threatened by the weirdos.

It's a win-win!

Makino even thought of the story of "Zigong ransomes and Zilu receives cattle"-

There is a law in the Lu country, the Lu people are enslaved abroad, and if someone can redeem them, they can go to the treasury to reimburse the ransom after returning to China.

Once, Zigong, a disciple of Confucius, redeemed a Lu nationalist abroad and did not accept state compensation after returning home.

Confucius said: "What you have done wrong, from now on, the people of Lu will no longer be willing to redeem their compatriots abroad." If you accept compensation from the state, it will not prejudice your actions; And if you refuse to get back the money you paid, others will not redeem them. ”

On another occasion, another disciple of Confucius, Zilu, rescued a man who had fallen into the water, and the man gave him a cow to thank him, and Zilu accepted it.

Confucius said: "Now the people of the country of Lu will definitely have the courage to save those who have fallen into the water."

At this time, Makino even had some understanding of why there were so many active heroes in the world of One-Punch Man.

It's not just because there are so many weirdos, but because the heroes themselves are careers that can achieve a great sense of achievement!

At this moment, Makino once again had a deeper understanding of his heroic ways.

Again, being a hero is never a person's business, the essence of being a hero is actually to be a person!

Thinking of this, Makino happily signed his name on the contract.

At the same time, the staff within the Hero Association were also excited.

With Makino's appearance and strength, soon the Hero Association may have a second spokesperson like Sweetheart Kamen.

Of course, as for how to package the publicity, it depends on Makino's performance after being promoted to an S-rank hero.

The better Makino performs, the more resources the association will invest.

......

Time passes.

After being promoted to an S-rank hero, the changes were not as big as Makino imagined.

Perhaps, it will take time for all this to ferment.

Just when Makino successfully defeated a monster and went back to the hotel to eat and rest, he found that the hotel had been surrounded by a sea of people at some point.

With a slight perception, Makino immediately understood the reason for everything...... Sweetheart Masquerade!

And everything here is fans of Sweetheart Masquerade.

Almost every fan is fanatically touting the appearance of the sweetheart mask.

Looking around, fans of sweetheart masks, from the little girl Lori, to the royal sister and aunt, there are almost all types.

Not only that, but you can even see a lot of men, who are also crazy about chasing sweetheart masks.

This made Makino feel a little embarrassed!

This is indeed a world of faces!

In the eyes of everyone's extreme surprise, Sweetheart Kamen walked up to Makino with a smile on his face.

"Makino-kun, I have something I want to tell you, I hope to delay you for a few minutes!"

Sweetheart was smiling and polite, but Makino didn't react yet, and his fans who gathered around him were excited to climax first.

After all, Makino is a new S-class hero, and someone quickly recognizes Makino.

Soon, there was a buzz again, and some reporters even had headlines in mind.

You can imagine the huge influence of Sweetheart Masquerade!

Naturally, Makino will not resist this.

For the sweetheart masquerade, Makino is actually not very good to evaluate.

If you only watch the first season, you will find that Sweetheart Kamen is super hypocritical.

At the time of Poros' invasion of Earth, he was nowhere to be seen.

The S-class heroes fought hard, but this guy jumped out and accused the S-class heroes of being incompetent, so that City A was destroyed like this.

In Makino's opinion, this kind of "mouth strong king" who can only talk about BB is the most annoying.

However, if you understand the past of Sweetheart Masquerade, it will have some changes to Sweetheart Masquerade.

Sweetheart Kamen was originally extremely ugly, so he could only wear a mask to engage in heroic activities.

It can also be seen here that Sweetheart Masquerade is essentially a character similar to Quasimodo in Notre Dame.

He looks extremely ugly on the outside, but he has a very bright heart.

The ability of Sweetheart Masquerade is to have a super regeneration ability.

Strictly speaking, Sweetheart Kamen has become a weirdo, and he even has the ability to transform himself into what he imagined.

For weirdos, Sweetheart Kamen hates it to the extreme, and even believes in "absolute justice".

It's a bit like the Akainu in "One Piece", but if it's a weirdo, it's going to be completely wiped out.

At this point, in fact, the Great Demon King of Saitama did a similar job.

As long as it's an ugly-looking weirdo, the Great Demon King of Saitama is basically one punch.

Lonely alleys.

Because the world of one punch is very dangerous, at this time, there is basically no one in sight on this road.

Sweetheart Kamen looked at Makino with a smile on her face.

"Makino-kun, do you know why I'm looking for you?"

Makino said indifferently, "Probably weigh me, whether I am qualified to be an S-class hero!" ”

Hearing Makino's words, a satisfied smile suddenly appeared on Sweetheart Kamen's face.

"Clever!"

But then, the smile on Sweetheart's face became unusually cloudy again.

"It's a pleasure to deal with smart people, so please do it, if you don't pass my test. I'll do whatever it takes to strip you of your S-rank hero title. Trust me, I have this influence! ”

Makino tilted his head, "Why do you think you have the qualifications to assess whether I am qualified or not?" ”

Sweetheart Kamen: "Of course, it's strength." If you don't even recognize me as an A-class hero, of course you don't deserve it! ”

Makino: "Interesting. So I'm ready, are you ready? ”

Sweetheart Masquerade laughed conceitedly, "Come on." ”

"As you wish."

The next second.

Sweetheart Kamen suddenly saw Makino in front of him, and his figure flickered.

Sweetheart Kamen was suddenly startled, and he was on guard for the first time.

Before Sweetheart Kamen could make any movements, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

Sweetheart Kamen instinctively lowered his head, and then saw that there was a large hole in his chest, and the blood was gurgling.

[This...... This is ......]

The intense pain swept over and over again the sweetheart mask, and even the brain that made the sweetheart mask blank.

[So fast...... How did he do it? ]

Sweetheart Kamen was completely stunned, and his brain was a little down.

Although he is still an A-rank hero, since he dares to weigh whether an S-class hero is qualified, Sweetheart Kamen himself is naturally not weak.

Not only that, but before he came, he actually read Makino's materials carefully.

But what he didn't expect was that he didn't even see how Makino made a move, and he had already suffered fatal injuries on his body.

It was so painful, and it was so important as his heart, that his vision of Makino became a little blurry.

However, Sweetheart Kamen's signature ability is to regenerate quickly.

You can even see that Sweetheart Kamen's chest is squirming and recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Looking at the monster-like resilience of Sweetheart Kamen, Makino once again has a new understanding of the physical fitness of humans in this world.

I have to say that the world is really extremely unfair.

Some people are born with explosive physical fitness, while some people are weak and pitiful.

And there is no doubt that Sweetheart Kamen is also the kind of person who makes God love.

A smile appeared on Makino's face and said, "My strength, I think you have already recognized it, but my shot is your key point, can I still get your approval in terms of character?" ”

"Now, Sweetheart Kamen, do you think I'm still qualified to be an S-rank hero?"

Hearing Makino's words, Sweetheart Kamen's gaze suddenly shrank.

He didn't expect that when he weighed whether Makino was qualified to serve as an S-level hero, he was directly given a general by Makino in turn.

To be honest, this is the first time Sweetheart Kamen has encountered such a situation!