I, with no quirk, become a hero!

89. The World of Games (V)

It is extremely difficult for humans to survive in this world. The most important issue is the safe place to live. Not only must they hide away from battlefields of conflicts between other races, but they must also have a clean water source to ensure their survival. Finally, they must always be vigilant against the battles of other races that may affect themselves. You must know that those devastating monsters can destroy a mountain without any more trouble than cleaning up dust.

In this world which is worse than hell, it is truly a miracle that humans can survive. Compared with other human tribes who live on the ground like moles, this village tribe is fortunately led by Rick. Not only does it have a relatively comfortable place to live, but there is also clean water source, allowing the humans in the village to live more easily.

And in these endless wars, during the five years that Rick served as the village leader, the tribe's population grew to more than two thousand people. Usually, a village of the same size would have at least a hundred deaths each year, but under Rick's leadership, the number of casualties in the past five years was only 5.

Perhaps in this hellish world, sacrificing a few in exchange for the survival of the majority is an inevitable choice, but every time a victim appears, Rick feels painful and self-blaming in his heart. However, the human beings in this world have no other choice but to sacrifice their compatriots as bait to avoid the threat of death to the majority.

Until now, only such sacrifices can be made to protect the rest of the village from surviving, but if this continues, all Rick can see is despair. The war between the gods and other races has not stopped, and the road to the future is still only hell.

Finally, after meeting the Ex-Machina girl Shuvi, Riku finally saw hope of ending the war. So now this human who is regarded as a tiny ant by other races has made up his mind to end this war no matter what. Maybe in the end, Riku will still succeed, but this time... Luck favors him a little more. A hero who comes to this world out of interest accidentally.

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After waking up, Saitama turned over and got up. Although he came to a strange world where he was unfamiliar with the place, this bald hero had a broad mind and was open-minded. As long as there was a bed, he could sleep comfortably. Besides, there were people here who treated him to free meals.

Walking out of the bedroom carved out of the mountain, the human villagers here greeted Saitama in a friendly manner after seeing him. It was not intentional on Riku's part... but in this cruel and unreasonable world, humans' only companions are humans. Only by holding each other hostage and helping each other can the surviving humans survive in hell.

There was a language barrier at the beginning, but after the Mecha girl Hubie made a small translation device for Saitama, there was no obstacle in the communication between the two sides. Saitama waved and responded to these people as if they were neighbors. Then a little girl with purple hair ran up to Saitama.

"Your clothes are so strange. The bright yellow color is so conspicuous. Are you a human from another village?"

“Are my clothes weird?”

He pulled at his hero costume, because when he was helping Fa Muming with the experimental tests, Saitama was wearing this hero costume, so this overly bright outfit looked very strange in this world.

"Well, Rick said that we must wear clothes that can blend in with the environment and are not easily noticed, so as to facilitate camouflage."

"By the way, where are Rick and the others?"

Since he didn't see Riku after waking up, Saitama directly asked the little girl in front of him.

"Rick is out investigating. Why does he always have to risk his life to run out? Otherwise...otherwise, Dad wouldn't..."

"what happened?"

Looking at the tears that were already flowing from the purple-haired little girl, Saitama scratched the back of his head with some concern, wondering if he had said something wrong.

"The child's name is Ina. Her father is Ivan. He died not long ago when he went out with Rick to obtain intelligence and supplies."

"Uh......"

Saitama didn't know what to say, and the bald hero, who was unable to comfort a child, could only watch from the side. The red-haired woman who answered Saitama's question was constantly stroking Ina's head.

"My name is Chloe, I'm Rick's sister. You are the one Rick brought back from outside. Everyone will believe in you and accept you. Just treat this place as your home."

"Okay....is there anything I can do?"

Saitama felt that the people here lived a very difficult life, and he felt embarrassed to eat their free meals, so he offered to help.

"If we want to do anything... although there are indeed a lot of things that require manpower, they have already been arranged. How about this!"

Pushing the little girl Ina in front of Saitama, Chloro Ni said with a smile:

"Let's spend some time with the child first. After Ivan's death, Ina has been in a bad mood. Let's wait until Rick comes back to plan what to do next."

"Is that so? That's fine."

After taking on this important task, when Chronicle left to busy herself with her work, Saitama squatted down and stared at Ina, which immediately made the little girl furious.

"what do you want to do!"

"I'm thinking about a question."

"Thinking about the problem?"

"Correct!"

Saitama nodded, raised his index finger to Ina and asked:

"Can you play chess?"

"Chess? Ina knows how to play. Rick taught me."

"Really? That's great!"

Saitama had an evil smile on his face. He had been beaten to death by Riku not long ago. The bald hero was obviously still unconvinced and just had this opportunity to ask for advice from others.

So, a bald man who couldn't beat Rick in chess came up with an extremely evil conspiracy to save face from this innocent little loli who was unaware of the dangers of the world. As the saying goes, game competition does not care about age and it is a very fair game.

A certain bald hero swore confidently:

"Let the game begin!"

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"what happened?"

When Rick returned to the village tribe, he was shocked to see a strange scene. Saitama had turned pale and fell to the ground, while Ina actually laughed happily for a rare time. You know, this child has been in a bad mood since Ivan's death.

“How miserable…”

"Chloro, what happened?"

Seeing his sister coming over, Rick asked with concern.

"Just now Mr. Saitama wanted to find something to do, so I asked him to help accompany Ina, so he was playing chess with the child just now."

"Isn't it just a game of chess? It shouldn't turn out like this."

"The problem is that Mr. Saitama and Ina played a total of 20 games, and lost all of them..."

"........."

Rick was quite speechless. He probably understood what was going on. He lost chess to a kid... and he lost all the games. This was enough to hit his self-confidence.

90. The World of Games (VI)

“This game is too hard to play!”

"Well... maybe you, Mr. Saitama, are not good at this game. Compared to us weak humans who are good at calculations and cunning, the way you play chess is just like the power you have. You only consider what to do in a straightforward style and basically don't consider the layout later."

"It's so troublesome... Why think so much? If you see your chess piece in front of you, you must capture it. I won't think so much!"

When Saitama plays chess with Riku, he doesn't even think about how to play in the second round. He just kills any chess piece he sees that he can eat in the current round. It's impossible for him to win with such an aggressive way of playing chess.

"Maybe you are right..."

After hearing Saitama's words, Rick thought about it for a moment, then raised his index finger to Saitama and suggested:

"How about this, let all of your "Soldiers" use the "Queen" action rules."

"Ah... Is this okay? Wouldn't that be very unfair to you?"

After hearing Riku's suggestion, Saitama asked in some surprise. Although the bald hero really wanted to win a game of "chess", it would be completely cheating if he followed such game rules.

"It's just a game, it doesn't matter."

"Okay! Then I'll start."

With such an absolute advantage in hand, how can you be polite? Without saying a word, Saitama started a new game with Rick. This time, all his "soldiers" were counted as "queens". Saitama had a total of 9 "queens" on his chessboard.

There is no doubt that Rick lost the game. With 9 "Queens", Saitama could crush the game to victory even if he didn't use his brain. Saitama, who finally won this time, felt a little better, although it was like he had used a cheat to win.

Riku lost the game in which his opponent had nine Queens. He did not complain about the unfairness of the game, but lowered his head in deep thought.

Perhaps the rules in the game of "Chess" are fair, but the world Rick lives in is not fair at all. Other races have absolute power to crush humans, and they also have gods who can destroy the world, while humans can only hide underground like rats.

Rick, who was born in this world, suddenly realized that he had made a mistake. The bald man in front of him who could kill a dragon spirit with one punch was so powerful that his existence was completely different from that of humans. However, this powerful man had been accepting the weak humans in this world in a friendly manner from the very beginning. This was a completely different attitude from that of other races.

And when Saitama proposed to end the war in the beginning, Riku subconsciously thought that this person's words were too exaggerated. Even if he had the power to kill a dragon spirit with one punch... no, a person with such power has completely surpassed his cognition. As a human being, Riku's understanding of powerful strength is ultimately limited.

In short, at the beginning, Rick thought that although Saitama was very strong, his strength was not enough to end the war. Rick dissuaded the bald man at that time and was ready to use the power of this alien warrior in his later plan. However, as he thought about it while playing chess with Saitama... Rick found that he had never fully understood the man in front of him named "Saitama".

As a human, Rick's knowledge of power comes at most from what he learned from Hubie. Saitama is able to take the "Bengalu" head-on without any damage, and can kill a dragon spirit with one punch. He possesses strength comparable to that of a god.

Although the word "god" is often mentioned by humans, in fact no human has ever really seen a god take action. Perhaps everyone who has seen it has died, and Rick is unable to make a specific judgment.

But now, if they really want to carry out the plan to end the war, no mistakes can be made in any link. At this point, Rick asked:

"Mr. Saitama, how strong are you?"

"Hmm....what does this mean?"

Saitama was confused, but Riku knelt on the ground and begged Saitama:

"I want to end this war. Perhaps it is too ignorant for a mere human to say such a thing, but if we continue like this, the only thing waiting for us is death."

"It's stupid, it's suicide... For us humans, the only thing left is our lives, but even if I have to sacrifice my only life, I want to end the war."

"If you, Mr. Saitama, are really willing to help us humans who have nothing, then I must know how powerful you are, so that I can carry out a plan to truly end the war."

Rick spoke his true feelings directly without any reservation. He learned about the villagers' impressions and evaluations of Saitama. In addition, Rick got to know Saitama's character after playing chess. Knowing that this bald hero was simple and straightforward, Rick simply abandoned all his plans to deceive people.

What right do humans in deep trouble have to deceive the strong? Riku may really be unwilling to let go of Saitama, the life-saving straw, but he thought of the Ex-Machina girl Shuvi... After meeting her for some unknown reason, she was even willing to give up her life for him.

At least now, just like when Hubie trusted him wholeheartedly, Riku also begged Saitama with all his heart.

It doesn't matter whether he is a sinister villain or not. Rick doesn't want to make a choice that he will regret. Since Saitama said at the beginning that he is willing to help humans, then he should give up his dignity and beg him... Rick knelt in front of Saitama. It doesn't matter if he gives up his dignity as a human being. Perhaps for the humans in this world, dignity has been lost for a long time. What dignity can humans who survive like underground rats have?

"Stand up, there's no need to kneel on the ground."

"But......."

"Didn't I say it at the beginning? We need to give these guys who keep fighting and destroying other people's living environment a good beating!"

It was a pleasantly surprised answer. Although Rick analyzed that Saitama at level 9 would basically agree to his request, it was not a % guarantee and he was still very worried.

"Great! Since you agreed, Mr. Saitama, I need to know how strong you are now, so that I can make a reasonable plan."

"How strong... I don't know..."

"what?"

Riku was stunned. He never thought Saitama would say such an answer. He didn't know how strong he was...? What did this mean? He didn't understand it at all!

At this time, Rick saw that the bald hero had a very depressed expression. He put his right hand on his bald forehead and said sadly:

"I don't know how long it has been since then, but every enemy I encounter can be knocked down with just one punch. I'm also very sad..."

"........."

Rick was completely speechless. He now completely couldn't understand.

91. The World of Games (VII)

"Hubby, how's it going?"

"Cannot be observed...cannot be detected..."

Riku wanted the Ex-Machina girl to gather data to determine Saitama's strength, but the result was disappointing. Saitama, a human from another world, did not have any "spirits". He wanted to observe the physical data to determine how powerful Saitama was. However, after Hubie's observation, he came to a general conclusion... Saitama's existence itself could not be observed or constrained by physics at all.

"Is this okay?"

"Never mind....let's just leave it at that."

Rick looked at the dark gray cumulus clouds with holes in the sky. The sun's rays appeared through them and shone on the earth, adding a bit of vitality to this lifeless world. This was the sun's rays that Rick had not seen for many years.

Ever since the gods and races started a war to seize the throne of the only God, no sunlight has been able to shine through the sky. The remains of the elves, "black ash", have accumulated into cumulus clouds that cover the entire world. Although the sun's light can still penetrate the clouds and illuminate the world, the sunshine that brings warmth to people has disappeared from then on.

Just now, Saitama was asked to conduct an experiment to test his strength, because Rick told him to just do something. So Saitama bent down and picked up a small stone in his hand. After tossing it in his hand and thinking for a while, he used some strength to throw it towards the sky above his head.

The black and gray clouds were pierced in an instant, and the dispersed black and gray clouds formed a hole hundreds of miles long. The long-lost sunlight penetrated through it and shone on the earth. At this moment, Rick could probably understand what Saitama said...why he said that all the enemies he had met so far were defeated with one punch, maybe this man was really so powerful that it was unimaginable.

"Okay, let's go back! Thank you for your help, Mr. Saitama."

"No, I should be grateful for your accommodation and food, otherwise it would be a real headache to come to this strange place."

Saitama is easy-going and very talkative. What he hates most are trivial troubles. He came to this place unexpectedly and was unfamiliar with the place. It was great that someone was willing to provide him with food and accommodation for free, so he didn't have to worry about going hunting or anything like that.

"Rick..."

"What's up, Hubie?"

"That Flügel from last time...she's here again..."

"what!?"

Riku is stunned and confused as to what is going on. However, the space above them begins to fluctuate and distort, and the Flügel girl Jibril appears after performing a space jump.

"Oh my, my~~ When I saw such a big hole suddenly appeared in the sky, I guessed that it was Mr. Saitama who did it, so I rushed over to confirm it immediately."

Seeing the sudden appearance of the Flügel, Riku and Hubie both became alert, and at this moment Jibril noticed that there was a human and an Ex-Machina here, and asked in a somewhat curious manner.