The group had started walking down the street after attending the lecture.
"That Snek guy was so weird." Alice commented.

"Weird is an understatement." Youmu said.

"He seemed too arrogant I didn't like it." Sanae said crossing her arms. The fact that heroes put reputation over saving the people because they needed saving didn't sit well with her.

"I agree, but now Sensei. It's time to keep your end of the deal." Genos said turning to Saitama.

"Huh?" He blinked not getting what he was saying.

"Now that we a part of the Association I am now officially your pupil according to your word. I look forward to working with you." Genos said as a matter of factly. Saitama started sweating at the fact that he had no idea what to teach the kid. He's not that much of a teacher.

'Well he seems nervous.' Reimu thought.

"Well that's good for both of you then. A new time to start forming a new bond." Sanae said happily.

"And as always Sanae is the optimistic one da ze." Marisa commented.
They all parted ways, the girls headed to the shrine while the other two males went in their own direction.

"We're back." Reimu said a little fatigued.

"Well you all certainly took a while." Remilia commented sipping on some sake.

"We would've been here earlier, but Sanae wanted to stay there for support." Reimu said putting the emphasis on Sanae's name and support. Sanae huffed while she settled down.

"I don't see what's wrong with that." She said.

"We still need to find a way to Gensokyo, we'd be wasting more time like this." Reimu pointed out making Sanae sigh heavily. Reimu went back into thought about Gensokyo. The more time she spent out of it, the more her anxieties raised. She wondered what's going on with the barrier with Yukari only making her more worried.
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Meanwhile in Gensokyo, Yukari was having a sort of "meeting" with Sakuya, Yuyuko, as well the members from the Lunarians: Princess Kaguya, and her servants Eirin, Reisen, and Tewi.
"So you're saying since the shrine also disappeared there's a more chance for rifts to appear in the barrier?" Sakuya asked her grey eyes boring into Yukari's.

"Yes, although it's a complicated situation. Reimu's shrine was sort of the borderline between Gensokyo and the outside world, now that it's gone it makes the barrier unstable. The barrier is close to collapse, meaning every single Yokai could get to the outside world. And I have no idea why I can't contact Reimu." Yukari explained making the air seem more grave.

"And Youmu's connection seems weaker than ever, and that makes me worried. Especially with the Netherworld getting mixed up into this." Yuyuko said.

"So what are you proposing Yakamo Yukari?" Eirin asked narrowing her eyes.

"I was thinking of paying the outside world a visit. To find Reimu and the others, but the only problem I have is the barrier. It might become worse when I leave. So I was thinking maybe you all watch over the barrier for me when I'm gone." Yukari said.

"Ehhh?! But what happens if it gets worse?!" Kaguya exclaimed.

"I'll have a contingency plan. Ran and Chen will aid you since they are my closest familiars. Plus I promise to bring them all back so we can fix this." Yukari said.

"You promise to bring Remilia-sama and Patchouli-sama back?" Sakuya asked a light of hope brimming in her chest.

"And Youmu too?" Yuyuko added.

"Of course." Yukari said. Sakuya then nodded without hesitation.
"Alright I'll watch over the barrier. Just bring them back." Sakuya said seriously.

"Without fail." Yukari nodded back before she stepped into her portal.
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All to girls have gotten up early to try another attempt. Of course once they did try it failed.

"Damn it!" Reimu exclaimed sitting up.

"It seriously won't open." Marisa said scratching her scalp. All the girls say around thinking to themselves, especially Reimu she was worried of the inevitable. They decided to stop their attempts of opening a way to Gensokyo for now, and went to a certain baldy's apartment for a visit. It was mostly Sanae's idea.

"Hello Saitama-san!" Sanae greeted.

"Oh hey." He greeted stoically, his attention devoted to the television. The girls settled around looking at the screen.
"I need tea." Reimu said still frustrated and went to the kitchen.
Saitama raised a brow, "Why's she so...angry?" He asked watching Reimu make tea while grumbling to herself.

"Well we've been trying to make a sort of portal to pass through the barrier of Gensokyo so we can head back home, and so far it hasn't been successful." Sanae explained getting sad herself.

"Wait I'm confused, you can't head back to Gensokyo because of some barrier?" Saitama asked.

"Don't worry about it." Reimu said plopping back down next to Marisa with a scowl on her face. Saitama stared at her for a few seconds before shrugging and turning back to the T.V. It wasn't really his place to say anything, and the subject confused the hell out of him so he wouldn't pry.

So we have an interesting report yesterday with an encounter between Mumen Rider, Golden Ball, and a little plant monster. It's reported that some mysterious figure had taken care of the monster with some mysterious powers. We don't know who this figure is but we owe them our thanks.

The screen then shows the scene that happened yesterday with the plant bursting into flames. The camera angle vaguely showed a familiar sorceress. When Reimu saw it she nearly choked, and she spit her tea on Marisa staring at the screen in shock.

"Ew da ze." Marisa said disgusted while tea dripped off her face.

"Patchouli?! That was you wasn't it?!" Reimu asked pointing at her.

"Yes, the monster was in the way so I took care of it. Is there a problem?" She asked.

"OF COURSE THERE'S A PROBLEM!!" Reimu screamed making everyone plug there ears.
"We're supposed to lay low. We shouldn't get involved in this world." She argued.

"Remember what Sanae said, we're adapting. And you've been failing to open a way back to Gensokyo." Patchouli said coolly making Reimu more frustrated.
Marisa patted her shoulder, "Maybe you should calm down Reimu." She said. Reimu just sighed heavily and plopped back down.

A knock on the door interrupted the action, and of course Sanae being the polite one she is went up to answer the door. She opened the door and saw a familiar cyborg standing outside.
"Oh hello Genos-san!" Sanae said smiling.

"Sanae-san." Genos acknowledged her with a nod of his head.
"Is Saitama-sensei here?" He asked. She hummed a yes, and lead him inside.

"Sensei I was hoping you would come with me to the outskirts." Genos asked not seeing how Saitama and some of the girls were distracted.

"Wow that looked pretty powerful." Saitama commented watching the image of Patchouli's Royal Flare. He didn't notice the argument either being so invested in the TV.

"Well beings in Gensokyo have this much power and then some. Believe me I've seen it." Youmu said her little ghost part shaking as if agreeing. Genos stared at the TV as it replayed Patchouli's little stunt.

"Why'd you even go outside?" Reimu asked Patchouli.

"I wanted to check out the books of this world, and Remilia got bored." Patchouli explained pointing to a bored looking Remilia.
"It's true, although that monster relieved a little boredom. It was too weak. Oh and I borrowed your parasol." Remilia commented and then showed Reimu the said item.

"Now I know how that feels." Saitama said. He then noticed Genos staring.

"Oh you're here." He said still in his monotoned voice.

"Ah, yes Sensei. I asked if you could come to the mountainside with me. I wish to spar with you." Genos said.

"Spar with me?"

"I want to test your strength." He said persistently. Saitama sighed as he saw no way out of the cyborg's offer.
"I'll go get my suit."

The girls glanced at each other as they became curious. Once Saitama dressed himself he and Genos took off with the girls trailing them.
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"Now that we're officially signed up for the Heroes Association, we have been labeled as C class and S class respectively on the website. Although our names are still the same, I assume we'll get our hero names if we do more work." Genos explained scrolling through his phone. The girls as well as Saitama gave a confused look.

"What are hero names?" Reimu and Saitama asked.

"Names based on characteristics I suppose?" Genos said confused himself.

"So would Saitama be like Caped Baldy or something da ze?" Marisa asked with a teasing grin causing the girls to snicker slightly while Saitama glared at her. She playfully put her hands up in surrender.

"I would assume so." Genos said making the girls snicker louder.
"But names aren't important at the moment, thank you for accepting my request Sensei." He added.

"Well sure, it's just sparring." Saitama said nonchalantly.
"Actually Sensei I'll be going all out in this fight, so I expect you to do so as well." He explained. He then turned to the girls.

"I suggest you all take a step back." He said.
Remilia scoffed, 'What? Does he see us as weak?' She thought bitterly.

"Uh, ok." Sanae said confused. They did as he told and observed the field.

"Now Sensei if I may..." Genos trailed off as he took a battle stance. His right morphed with a few clicks and turned into a multi cannon, impressing all the people in the area.

"Whoooa!" Aya, Sanae, and Marisa exclaimed. Aya started doing her usual thing with her camera. Even Remilia and Patchouli looked a little impressed. Genos shot a large beam to Saitama who just dodged like it was nothing. Genos tried a few more times, but it ended in Saitama dodging them all. So Genos went in for physical punches instead as he rushed towards Saitama. He landed a successful hit making him fly into the cliffs. He bombarded the cliffs with his fists making rocks fly everywhere. He launched a big blast once more at the cliffs. Once he got a clear view he was surprised he didn't see Saitama there. 

Although a huge rock flew towards the girls, it didn't pose a problem as they all used their magic to create shields.
"Watch where you're blasting!" Marisa called, but was ignored.

Genos searched the area for the bald man only to be poked in the cheek.
"Ok I win." Saitama said with a dorky look on his face.

Back to the girls they watched as the fight went on observing. Both Remilia and Reimu were analyzing it in their minds. They could sense the strength Saitama held, and knew that Genos didn't stand a chance.
"Genos moves pretty fast." Aya commented.

"Of course he's a freakin' machine da ze." Marisa commented.

"Saitama-san's not one to look over either." Sanae said.

"She's right, he holds strength we can't even begin to comprehend. How the hell did he get it through training?!" Reimu said, she was a little suspicious when he spilled his secret back at the House of Evolution, but of course she saw honesty as well. She saw Saitama flash away from the field, and all of them saw a huge shockwave created after he went in for a punch. Of course they saw Genos there fine, but they also saw the aftermath. Marisa and Aya's jaws dropped while all of their eyes widened.

'Ok...there are some things that I'll never understand. This being one of them.' Reimu thought. They all went up to the two males.

"Dude, what was that da ze?!" Marisa asked pointing to the aftermath.

"Oh I just went in for a punch like Genos asked." Saitama said shrugging slightly. This made Marisa's jaw drop again. Aya went all out and took a number of photos. Sanae went up to Genos waving a hand in front of his frozen face worriedly.

"Genos-san are you ok?" She asked. He blinked and nodded dazed.
"I'm fine, it's just..." He trailed off looking towards the destruction.
"I don't think I'll ever understand the secret to Sensei's strength." He said.

"I don't think anyone will." Sanae said sighing.

"Oi you two! I'm thinking of getting udon! Are you coming?" Saitama called out. Sanae smiled widely at the offer.
"That sounds like fun!" She called back.

"Come on Genos-san let's all relax and spend some time together. There'll be plenty of time to train later right?" Sanae asked smiling sweetly.

"Right." Genos said being a little thrown off by her bright smile. But then he stopped in his place as he remembered something.
"Wait!" He declared making everyone freeze.

"Actually there was one other thing I wanted to test out. I want to know the power of the beings of Gensokyo." He said giving a serious look.

"Ah...wait EHHH?! What do you mean?!" Sanae asked.

"You want to spar with one of us?" Remilia asked while Genos nodded.

"Seriously da ze?!" Marisa asked.

"Where is this coming from?" Reimu asked raising a brow.

"Once I saw that broadcast with one of you battling that plant monster, as well as Sanae-san battling that gorilla cyborg. I wanted to test this myself." He explained. He then pointed to Reimu, "And according to what I've analyzed you're the strongest." He said.

"So you want to spar with me?"

"That's correct."

"Heh, against Reimu he has no chance." Remilia said quietly while scoffing.

"Uh, is this a good idea Genos-san?" Sanae asked nervously.
"Yes. So are you in?" He asked.

"Reimu-san are you ok with this?!" Sanae asked starting to panic even more. Reimu watched Genos' expression, he looked very serious.

'He really is a persistent one.' She thought. She sighed pulling out her purification rod.

"Fine let's get this over with."

"Thank you." Genos said nodding.

"EHHH?!" All of the girls except Patchouli and Remilia yelled. They were not expecting Reimu to say yes so easily.

"Well this will be interesting." Saitama commented.