One-Punch Man Has the Best Reason For Ignoring the Latest Big Battle

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Warning: Contains spoilers for Chapter 154 of One-Punch Man

Saitama is known to fall out of focus in One-Punch Man from time to time, and his most recent absence from the plot lasted over a dozen chapters. But when Saitama returned to the battlefield, he immediately made it clear what he worried about most: his friend.

Previously, Saitama had been passing through the Monster Association's underground base when he came in contact with the S-class hero Flashy Flash and a non-hostile monster named Oculette. They became trapped in the tunnels when Tatsumaki's incredible attack leveled the base and found a mysterious cube that put them in contact with the malicious being Homeless Emperor refers to as God. This drew the attention of the top-ranked S-class hero, Blast, who teleported in to collect the cube and offer the trio a way out of the underground. All of this meant that Saitama missed most of the fighting with the Monster Association's executives above ground, and the other S-class heroes struggled to hold their own against the overwhelming power of monsters like Fuhrer Ugly, Evil Natural Water, and Black (now Platinum) Sperm. Even Garou reappeared from the rubble before them, turning a tense battle into an all-out free-for-all.

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Now that Saitama has arrived on the battlefield, one might expect him to get a bit excited and immediately confront some of these powerful monsters. And, at first, that's what appears to be happening, as Saitama charges forward in Garou's direction--only to pass him by and immediately head towards the badly damaged Genos. For someone who's spent so much of the story lamenting the boredom of being so strong, it's become apparent