Saitama's expression froze slightly, seemingly recalling the previous incident. Regarding Kaguya's power, he had acknowledged it.
Although if judged by absolute strength, Kaguya was no match for Saitama, the variety of Kaguya's powers far surpassed and was unmatched. If not for the First Place on the Golden List who suddenly appeared, Saitama might already be dead now.
"I don't know what happened either. Suddenly I appeared in a place thousands of miles away. If I'm not mistaken, 'That Person' must have intervened, but I don't know the exact reason."
Saitama shook his head slightly.
'That Person'?
Everyone's hearts jolted.
Who else could Saitama mean by "That Person" other than the mysterious First Place on the Golden List who had never shown his face?
However, not a single person present had witnessed the appearance of that First Place, except for Saitama and Kaguya themselves. This concealment ability alone was already at a level incomparable and unimaginable to anyone there.
"Where did that crazy woman go?" King asked.
The others were also quite concerned about that crazy woman's whereabouts, because she was too powerful, even capable of matching Saitama who was Third Place on the Golden List.
Saitama shook his head; he himself didn't know where Kaguya had gone. This matter might only be known by Kaiser.
At this moment, Saitama felt an urgent need to increase his strength. Because he realized that in this world, he wasn't an invincible being; there were still many people stronger than him.
"What's that?" Saitama's gaze fixed on the pool of thick darkness not far away.
Bang answered: "That should be someone from the One Piece World. It seems he has an old grudge with the Shirohige group. Now he has swallowed Imu, and it seems an uncontrollable transformation is occurring."
Swallowed Imu? Saitama frowned.
Imu was someone he had brought out. How dare someone touch Imu without his permission? This was something he couldn't tolerate. The dog he brought himself, he could beat, but others couldn't touch it.
In a flash of movement, Saitama disappeared from his spot. When he reappeared, he was already above the dark pool and threw a heavy punch downward.
*BOOM!*
A terrifying shockwave spread downward like layered water ripples. The dark pool that had been shrinking and unmovable instantly exploded from that punch. Endless darkness scattered in all directions.
"What's happening?!!" A head emerged from within the dark pool with a shocked and angry expression.
However, as soon as he saw Saitama, his angry expression immediately froze. He quickly dove back into the dark pool, trying to enter it.
(Why is this baldy here?! Wasn't he already dead?) Teach's mind screamed hysterically.
However, he had only gotten halfway in when a large hand grabbed his hair and pulled him up roughly.
"Get out!" Saitama shouted loudly.
The extraordinarily tremendous force made the entire earth tremble. That terrifying power struck Teach's body and directly dragged him out of the dark pool. As soon as his body separated from the pool, the entire dark pool immediately collapsed completely.
A large amount of darkness shrank and re-entered Teach's body.
Teach's face was filled with fear. Previously he had only watched from afar, only now did he experience how terrifying Saitama's power was. He realized that the gap between himself and this baldy was truly immeasurable.
The Yami Yami no Mi, as one of the best in the Logia type, had grown to its current level, moreover with bonuses from the Golden List. Even Shirohige and the others couldn't do anything to him. But now, he was forcibly pulled out with pure physical strength by Saitama, making him feel extremely horrified.
"What kind of monster is this really?! Is he even human?" Teach raged helplessly.
As the dark pool disappeared, a large body fell from within it. It was Imu who had already been half-swallowed.
Imu's current condition was truly pitiful; his demonic form had suffered heavy damage. However, the loss of Teach's darkness power caused the power that had been swallowed to be "vomited" back, crawling into Imu's body.
Saitama stared coldly at Teach. Without any clear reason, he felt extremely disgusted by this person.
"Looking at you, you don't seem like a good person. In that case, let you end here!" Saitama said flatly.
Teach turned deathly pale with fear. He suddenly knelt on the ground and begged Saitama for mercy repeatedly.
"Lord Saitama, I meant no offense! You and I have no grudge whatsoever, please spare my life!"
In his heart Teach roared angrily; at this moment he was a figure equal to Shirohige, with power no less than the top 20 of the Golden List. But now he had to kneel like a dog begging for mercy, truly humiliating.
Saitama narrowed his eyes, his raised fist not coming down. He hesitated; after all, Teach was human, not a monster. His principle was not to kill fellow humans. Drawing a weapon against his own kind was something he found hard to accept.
As Teach said, they had no personal grudge, which made it difficult for him to take his life just over Imu's matter.
"Kill him, Lord Saitama!" Marco and the others became anxious seeing Saitama hesitate.
Teach was too terrifying a figure. He had calculatingly hidden within the Shirohige Pirates for years before showing his fangs. If allowed to grow, he would most likely become a major threat to the Three Worlds in the future.
Shirohige remained silent, but his expression was very complex. Teach had once been his "son", but now had grown equal to him to the point where he couldn't do anything. Having to borrow someone else's hand to kill him made his heart feel uncomfortable.
Just as Saitama was still hesitating, a change occurred in the Golden List in the sky. Three names that hadn't been announced before finally appeared now.
[Third Place: Phoenix Man]
[Dimension Origin: One Punch World]
[Description: An existence between monster and human. Walking between darkness and light. Possesses extremely strong vitality, nearly immortal. Even if severely injured, can use Phoenix fire to be reborn, although the process takes a very long time.]
[Growth Value: Nine Stars]
[Taming Value: Two Stars]
[Golden List Reward: Hell Prison (Jigoku Yuukago) — Forms its own world (domain), can draw enemies into it. However, the opponent's power must be weaker than the user. Under this world, the user can control the life and death of the opponent's soul, or purify the opponent's soul for their own use.]