LET'S GO GAMBLING! [OPM]

Quick note for the future.

Just because any respective hero is in their assigned class doesn't mean that their strength, speed, or stamina reflects that standing. Darkshine for example wouldn't have an S in Speed, I'd say somewhere along the lines of A or A+, because he specialises in strength. 

Tatsumaki is physically weak, and I'd put her Strength attribute between an F and C, but she has insanely overpowered psychic abilities, so her Ability attribute would be a very strong S+.

By this logic, Kenshin, who can all-around get to S+ or even EX+, can through brute force outclass every S-class hero eventually. Attributes don't take into account technique, just raw output.

LET'S GO GAMBLING!

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Kenshin walked home in a daze, a delirious look in his eyes yet his mouth was frozen in a small smile. The fight, if you could call it that, with the goose monster still fresh on his mind, it happened like, ten minutes ago after all. 

This new Cardcaster ability, despite being a rather unimpressive A+ rarity, was... kind of busted, as far as he was aware though. That Joker card, however rare, just summoned a fucking clown elder god and one-shot that goose monster with no trouble! 

Granted, Kenshin was just rambling at that point, he had no real measure to compare the Joker to, let's say, a Demon-level threat or something like that. He merely assumed it was pretty damn strong, and, for some fucking reason, the description of Cardcaster didn't even mention the special effects of the higher-value cards. Not even a word.

So he wouldn't have it entirely too easy to figure out just how far his acquired abilities could go, the basic description was nice but it didn't talk about the more specialised aspect of his power, therefore, leaving him room to experiment. This could be both to his detriment and benefit. Detriment because he had no guide and could only go off of what he could figure out himself, and benefit because it forced him to think and evolve.

Kenshin was alright with that, it was satisfying to a certain extent.

He was still a newbie, but the prospect of figuring out combos to break the flow of fights in his favour was certainly an interesting thought. He felt like a guy playing a game and wanting the most meta-oriented build he could get. 

In a sense, Kenshin was already that guy. He had the Perfect Self ability, a sort of status screen, and a gacha ability that granted him randomised things from miscellaneous items to extreme power buffs.

It was fun. It was... addicting. And best of all, Kenshin couldn't see a flaw in what he got. Sure, it might put him on the radar of some powerful people, but that's nothing a little bit of luck and excessive gambling can't fix!

"God I love my life..."

Definitely a bit too early to be saying that, he didn't even have a hot big booty girlfriend yet, but hey, a guy can dream and a guy can be happy. Now if he has an ability that does nothing but dig holes? That shit would be peak!

BOOM!

A powerful explosion coming from just two streets over brought Kenshin back into reality. He was so lost in his thoughts he didn't even register that he was walking in circles instead of making it back to his home. Whatever that explosion was though, it was strong, but not strong enough to deter Kenshin's newfound confidence and enthusiasm to test his limits.

He was running straight towards it!

Honestly, past Kenshin would be doing a backflip at current Kenshin's tomfoolery, but then again, confidence is one hell of a drug. 

Rounding the street Kenshin was blasted by the force of another explosion, hot hair making his hair more of a mess than it had already been. After the thunderous roar of the blast, an annoying, multi-layered and almost infinitely numerous buzzing assaulted his ears.

Mosquitoes.

A. Lot. Of. Fucking. Mosquitoes. Billions of them probably, all tightly packed as they formed literal clouds of darkness above the street. Amongst them, their master. A feminine, kind of hot creature that took the form of a monster girl in the body of a mosquito. 

"...I'm both aroused and scared..." Kenshin muttered under his breath.

"INCINERATE."

The call from an obviously male figure made Kenshin look forward instead of up, but he was almost blinded when a bright beam of pure heat shot forth towards the dangerously hot monster. It blasted through the concrete of one building like a hot knife through butter, but the Mosquito Girl—that's what Kenshin decided to call her for now—dodged it without an issue. Having three dimensions and high levels of agility provided her with sufficient speed to easily move out of the narrow attack's range.

ZOOM!

Kenshin had to quickly jump away as the monstrous form of the buzzing menace blurred past him, he just barely managed to dodge, "Jesus!"

"Please leave the area immediately!" 

The same male voice called out to him and looking back, Kenshin was met with the sight of a one-armed... robot? No, that was a cyborg. They wouldn't bother making a robot so humanoid if it was meant to be a combat droid. Dressed in a white tanktop, simple blue jeans and brown shoes, the guy's body looked almost completely cybernetic. With his remained arm being that of a robot and his other arm missing, exposing vital circuitry and machinery. His eyes were also quite striking, being jet-black with glowing orange irises.

HE LOOKS SO COOL!

Is what Kenshin almost yelled, "Nah, I can help, it looks like you need backup anyway."

Manifesting a total of eight cards, each between the fingers of his two hands, Kenshin made his point. The cyborg's eyes momentarily widened when the cards appeared, but he composed himself not even a second later.

"Are you a hero?"

"Not yet."

"I see... very well."

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

And so the two actually fought together, the mysterious Mosquito Girl nowhere to be seen, likely hiding behind the veil of a billion small insects she could evidently control. Kenshin kept throwing volleys of burning magenta cards into the swarm, setting them up to exclusively explode. A rogue ace and queen here and there managed to penetrate deeper into the enemy formation, but it was a slow process. The cyborg appeared to be much more effective with his arm-integrated heat cannon-thing. 

"You got a name?" Kenshin yelled over the sound of the explosions happening in the air.

"Genos," calmly replied the cyborg.

"I'm Kenshin," the male introduced himself, throwing another large volley of cards into the air, "But friends call me Ken!"

This wasn't banter. Just a normal greeting between two strangers who were now caught in a swarm of blood-sucking evil mosquitos and a strangely attractive mosquito monster. That was a woman. Gotta remember that.

The once loose swarm that blanketed the sky suddenly began moving, condensing into a large sphere of annoying buzzing directly above them. No doubt, Mosquito Girl was probably in the centre of that swarm.

Kenshin grunted, two aces luckily appearing between his fingers, "I can pierce through some of it, but you're gonna have to blowtorch the rest!"

"Understood."

Genos' arm began spooling up, charging a powerful incineration beam that would probably finish off the hive of mosquitoes and their master if it hit. Kenshin just needed to give him a little bit of an opening. 

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIT! THIS ISN'T OVER!"

But a man's screaming stopped them dead in the tracks.

Whipping around, the two came face to face with a familiar figure. Well, familiar to Kenshin. It was the friendly neighbourhood baldy!

"...Saitama?" Kenshin spoke like he just witnessed a clown trip and kill himself.

Genos was hardly phased, "You there. Evacuate the area. The swarm is sentient. If it sees you it will attack on sight."

"Seriously?" ironically enough, it was impossible to take Saitama seriously, his egg-shaped head and the muted expressions were simply just that funny.

The shadow cast over them lengthened, and the incessant buzzing of the insects intensified tenfold. No, that was wrong. They didn't get louder. They got closer. Much, much closer. It was like the sky itself was crashing down upon them, but it really was just an insane amount of mosquitoes that wanted to do nothing less than suck them dry of their blood.

"HOOOOLY SHIIIIIT!" Kenshin screamed, and his first instinct as Saitama's friend was to jump on the guy's back and curl into a ball.

"OI, WHAT ARE YOU DO-"

"INCINERATE!"

A loud boom, a crashing tidal wave of sheer heat and the potential to get tinnitus. Genos called forth a massive explosion, burning every bug in the vicinity and everyone unfortunate enough to be caught in the blast. 

Then it dawned on the cyborg that he wasn't alone, "Oh no!"

"Wow that was cool," came Saitama's voice as he emerged from the smoke, unharmed... and nude.

His clothes got destroyed by Genos' incineration beam. Kenshin quickly hopped off of Saitama's back, his clothes largely intact. Burnt, and ruffled, but still mostly in one piece. He probably would've been a goner if he didn't use Saitama as a shield.

"Maybe don't do that next time?" sarcastically remarked Kenshin, dusting off his ruined clothing.

Whatever celebration they so much as thought of having was cut short by a loud, obnoxiously evil laughter.

TEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE~

It was Mosquito Girl, and she looked... different. Her colour scheme changed from shades of brown to bright crimson. Whatever injuries she could've sustained in their fight healed. She was in pristine condition. Hot. And now... much, much stronger.

"I had no more use for them, you idiots!" she yelled out, her tone dripping with confidence and ego, "After all..."

Kenshin blinked and completely missed it.

Genos grunted harshly as his other remaining arm was ripped straight out of its socket, bits of machinery dangling out of the wound.

"Look how strong I've become~!"

She was quick. Very. Very quick. Probably a Demon-level threat at his point if not before. Way out of Kenshin's range. She was so fast he couldn't track her, let alone predict her erratic movements. Despite intelligence and apparent sexual appeal, she still moved like a mosquito. Unpredictable. Fast. And a pain in the ass!

She buzzed around at probably supersonic speed, and she didn't need time to get up to speed. Just like the deer. She could just instantly achieve her maximum velocity, with no build-up or warning. Genos paid dearly because of that. Mosquito Girl was playing with him, that much was evident. She didn't even try taking off Kenshin's head. She wanted him to watch. To tremble in fear of his impending demise after she finished dismantling whatever was left of Genos' rapidly more damaged body. 

"I'LL GO FOR YOUR HEAD NEXT~!"

She separated Genos' torso and legs and was swiftly closing in for the kill. But before she could finish him off, the palm of a naked man smacked her in the face.

A slap.

BOOM!

Followed by a powerful shockwave.

Saitama came in clutch and slapped the Mosquito Girl into orbit with a single move, whatever part of her body hit a neighbouring building left a huge splash of blood on it. And like that, the threat of death was gone. Just like she was never there to begin with.

Genos was shocked, somehow still functioning and alive. Kenshin wasn't as shocked, more... exasperated. Saitama's feats of incredible strength and durability never got old, and it was slowly starting to take an effect on Kenshin's psyche. For better or worse.

"...Damn..." was all the former cashier could say as a bead of sweat travelled down his brow, "She was kind of hot too..."

"You into that or something?" Saitama wasn't amused, and Genos wasn't listening.

"...I need a girlfriend..." shamefully admitted Kenshin under his breath.

"Good luck," the thumbs up from Saitama wasn't as comforting as it would've been, he was still naked!

Balls and cock out, the whole package. Kenshin really didn't need to see that...

Well, at least there's something he has over Saitama...

"Oh yeah, cyborg guy," with the remembrance of Genos actually existing, Kenshin turned to the cyborg, only to see him looking up at Saitama with something akin to desperation, gratitude, and something more.

"WAIT! YOU! WITH THE BALD HEAD! WHAT'S YOUR NAME?!"

Saitama responded nonchalantly, "Eh? Bit rude, no? It's Saitama."

"Take me as your disciple."

"k..."

"-Wait what?!"

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