Chapter 7: Captain America's Fans (Ask for Favorite Tickets)
Late at night, Saitama sat on the couch in the living room looking at the ceiling, halfway through the sandwich in his hand, and a cup of hot coffee that Rogers had made him before bed on the table next to him.
And now, through the bedroom door, Saitama can hear the famous Captain America Rogers' snoring.
It was Saitama's fourth night at Rogers, but he wasn't used to it.
Saitama has insomnia, especially tonight, tossing and turning and can't sleep, not only because of Captain Rogers' earth-shattering snoring, but also because of the nervous sensitivity to this completely unfamiliar environment, insecurity and inexplicable irritability and anxiety, to put it simply, is to recognize the bed.
He misses the tatami mats in his bedroom even more, the feeling of being able to sleep anywhere in the room, the bed here is too soft, and Saitama doesn't like it a little.
After eating the sandwich in three bites and two bites, Saitama took another sip of his coffee, and after drinking it, he felt that he couldn't sleep anymore.
Standing by the window and looking out, the street lights were dim in the middle of the night, and there were few people, but Saitama always felt that there were some strange people snooping in the dark, which made him very uncomfortable.
The lifestyle in New York is not the kind that Saitama likes, the pace here is fast, everyone is busy with their own things every day, as long as you go out, the rush on the street can be seen everywhere, for Saitama in the past, eating is the happiest time of the day, but there are only fast food and meat on the street, Saitama feels boring just by looking at it.
"Hey, when can I go back, I'm so irritable."
During the day today, Saitama also complained to Captain Rogers that he was mentally anxious and had poor sleep because he was not used to all aspects and had nothing to do here.
Rogers advised him to relax, too much irritability would make people lose their hair, and staying up late would also lose their hair, Saitama felt good now, at least there was no hair to fall out, he didn't have to worry about that.
In just a few days of getting along, Saitama also learned about Captain Rogers' complete set of health and hair maintenance methods - go to bed early and get up early to exercise.
To sum up, Saitama's current state of mind is like when he didn't join the Hero Association, he has no ability, and he works diligently every day to eliminate weirdos and terrorist organizations, but he has been a nobody for three years, and because he has been in this situation for three years, there is no fixed job and income, and there is no recognition from others, he will always have a sense of hesitation in his heart, almost depressed.
"It's not good!" Saitama was grumbling.
Just then, his phone rang, and in order to facilitate contact, Nick Fury specially equipped him with a mobile phone.
"Ah, who's calling so late?"
Saitama picked up the phone, and it showed a string of unfamiliar numbers, Saitama pressed it to connect to Jian, and a man's voice immediately came from the other side: "Saitama, report to my location immediately, there is a situation here that needs to be dealt with by our S.H.I.E.L.D." ”
"Uh, who are you?"
"I'm Phil Coulson, Chief Nick Fury's most capable subordinate, and now your boss, okay, hurry up and assemble, you can arrive in twenty minutes."
After hanging up the phone, Saitama remembered that he had mentioned to Nick Fury before that he could join S.H.I.E.L.D. and play a heroic role in maintaining law and order, and Saitama had always believed that the work of S.H.I.E.L.D. was the same as the nature of professional heroes in the Hero Association, so joining S.H.I.E.L.D. was a return to his old business.
"It looks like an emergency! Haha, it's finally time for me to play! Enforce justice! Saitama happily took out his tights from the room, tied his cloak like a bag, and then picked up his mobile phone to confirm the meeting place, because Coulson limited him to arrive within twenty minutes, Saitama didn't leave, just opened the window and wanted to jump down from the stairs.
"Saitama! Don't think about it! ”
Half of Saitama's body flew out, but her ankle was suddenly grabbed by a strong hand, and when she looked back, it was Rogers.
"Rogers, let it go! I'm in a hurry! ”
Before Saitama could finish speaking, Rogers' strong arm pulled back, and immediately pulled Saitama back from the window.
"What time are you in a hurry? Rushing to jump off a building to be reincarnated? What can't you think of to talk to my brother, even if you are bald at a young age, then you should live well, how can you jump off the building? ”
After pulling Saitama back into the room, Rogers persuaded bitterly, after all, this was the twelfth floor, and he felt that Saitama didn't have a super physique like himself, and he would fall into a meatloaf if he fell from here.
"I'm ready to go out on a mission, and I'm in a hurry."
Immediately, Saitama told him about the call he had just received from Coulson, and Rogers was a little uneasy, so he called back to confirm it again and then believed Saitama's words.
"Take my motorcycle, I'll take you there."
"Well, okay......" Saitama actually wanted to say, if I used to run, it should not take me five minutes to get there, but in order to avoid getting lost halfway, it would be better to have this centenarian lead the way.
Captain Rogers' motorcycle sped away from New York City and into a desolate area in the suburbs.
In the distance, you can see a number of S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicles parked in the wilderness not far away, as well as hundreds of workers who are setting up makeshift camps.
Rogers was carrying Saitama and was about to pull his motorcycle into the camp when two security guards came up and stopped the car.
"This place has been taken over by S.H.I.E.L.D., and idlers and others are not allowed to enter."
"Oh, I've been summoned by Coulson to gather here." Saitama jumped out of the car and explained the situation to the security guard in front of him.
"Wait a minute." The two security guards looked at each other, and one of them walked to the camp to report the situation.
The remaining security guard accidentally saw Rogers sitting on a motorcycle, and the more he looked at it, the more familiar he felt this person: "Excuse me, are you Captain America?" ”
"Oh yes, I'm Stephen Rogers, and they've always called me Captain America." At this time, Rogers, taking off his helmet, shook hands with the security guard with a smile on his face.
"Oh my God! Oh, God! I actually shook hands with the famous Captain America himself! It's hard to believe, but I grew up listening to your legends, and it's not just me, it's almost everyone here who ......" The security guard couldn't contain his excitement.
Saitama was ignored by the security guards and he was left to hang out, while Rogers was surrounded by a group of fans asking for autographs, and if Coulson hadn't come over at this time, Rogers' fans would have only gathered more and more.
Saitama felt that the situation in front of her was similar, and it seemed that every time she and Genos walked down the street, a group of hero fans asking for autographs and photos would ignore their presence.
For a moment, Saitama felt his heart pull out the cold......
Rogers is gone, and S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury has another task for him to complete.
Now, only Coulson and Saitama are left.
"Is there something serious about calling me urgently? Could it be that there is something like a dragon-level monster? "Saitama hasn't beaten a weirdo lately, and her hands are itchy.
"Dragon-level weirdos? What is that? Coulson didn't understand Saitama's words, he took out a card from his file bag and handed it to Saitama: "This is your S.H.I.E.L.D. identification card, take it with you in the future." ”
"Oh? This kind of ID card should be similar to the list registration of the Hero Association! Don't I even need an assessment? I'm looking forward to what kind of ranking I have among the heroes of S.H.I.E.L.D., after all, I haven't had any missions before, so I should be ranked very low, right? ”
Saitama hadn't taken the S.H.I.E.L.D. ID card from Coulson's hand, and he had already made up countless situations in his mind.
Accepting the identity card with apprehension and anticipation, Saitama widened his eyes and saw that there was no description of the hero ranking on the identity card, only a few simple lines of job titles, which were roughly as follows:
"Saitama, special security personnel of the Logistics Support Department."
"So I'm just here to do chores......"
Saitama changed into the uniform of the logistics staff of S.H.I.E.L.D. with a resentful expression, hanging the ID card on his chest, and had a salted egg expression on his face.
At this time, Coulson mysteriously approached.
"Saitama ......"
Seeing Coulson suddenly like this, Saitama was suddenly stunned: "Could it be that the chores are just superficial work, and in fact, they are going to assign me a very confidential task?" Sure enough, it's time to come! Saitama was instantly full of energy.
"Say it! Coulson, if there is any important confidential task entrusted to me, don't worry, I will definitely complete it successfully! ”
Hearing Saitama's words, Coulson was slightly stunned, nodded knowingly, and took out a stack of cards from his jacket pocket.
"Are the people in these pictures the villains I need to defeat? It seems that this time the mission goal is not one, no wonder ......"
Saitama took the stack of cards in Coulson's hand very solemnly, and looked down carefully: "This, aren't these all Rogers?" ”
"yes, hehe, Saitama, I know you have a good relationship with Captain Rogers, so, help me get some autographs with him......"
At this moment, Saitama not only felt that her heart was cold, but the top of her head was also a little cold.