"We need to figure out a way to helpfully inform other monsters about our findings." Phoenix Man said. "We don't need any more of our allies dying needlessly. Even if we sent all of our strongest at him, I am worried it would simply be a waste of life. Fighting him is much less helpful to us than staying out of his way. We also need to tell the other beings in a way that will not make them rush in to test themselves. Nobody will simply believe us that a dragon-level threat could be taken out by some human."

"How do we go about getting any mysterious beings to listen to us on this?" Venus Mantrap asked. "Like you said, nobody will believe us. The only thing any groups know about him at all is as a mysterious being that has been attracting and destroying other monsters. Even mentioning that he was the better of Elder Centipede will only enrage or excite most monsters. Nobody will understand how dire this situation is."

What had started as a mission to investigate the source of the mysterious being who was destroying mysterious beings that came to it had turned into an ultimatum for them; either they find out how to get monsters to back off of this human in particular, or the excitement of the unknown will lead to the destruction of many more careless monsters who go there looking for a challenge. Monsters were not particularly well-known as level-headed creatures that would assess the risk level of a situation based on the tales of their allies dying to the same threat; most believed themselves to be the strongest monster there was. Otherwise, why would they still be alive? From their viewpoint, they were invincible beings, capable of no loss. Almost all monsters who ever had reason to learn humbleness had only done so by dying, when it was too late to save themselves.

Humans learned about humbleness as children; they grew up in a society that encouraged it, were taught how to be socially friendly and politically apt through their abilities to bring up the self-worth of other individuals. Monsters, on the other hand, had no need for humbleness; it was seen as a sign of weakness, a sign that would surely get them killed more often than being aggressive. They used intimidation to defeat many opponents, and knew a sign of weakness only led to them losing one of their greatest assets against opponents who might pose a challenge. They had existed, then, as entities devoid of caution, for the only ones who had need to be cautious in their eyes were ones who were facing their own death anyway.

"…If no monster will follow our advice, then," Maiko Plasma said, "How will we ever get them to back off of this one human in particular? If we tell them this human poses a threat, no matter how much we build him up in their eyes, that will only incentivize them to charge to their deaths for glory. Even just ending our investigation won't stop other monsters from going there to find out what this is all about; monsters still died there. We can't underplay the situation and let monsters attempt to just roam there, only to die; and we can't over-sell the danger, or they'll kill themselves going for the challenge. What could we possibly do?"

All of them could only sit and think. What could possibly drive these monsters to get out of the way of this bald terror? The monsters wouldn't listen, clearly, so talking to them wasn't an option to save them. So they would have to have some external force come and get this situation under control. The four of them sat there, deciding how they were going to attempt to save the lives of countless allies that they would need alive. The powerful nature of the situation was not lost on them; they all feared the loss of life if they failed.

An external force was needed that could interact with this in a way so as to get monsters to stay away from the man. No monster had any reason to think anything of attacking this man when they met, so perhaps making him appear as threatening as he actually was would make him appear threatening. What did monsters seem to listen to at all when determining if a threat was worth fighting, however? The only thing monsters seemed to recognize at all was a hero's rank in the association. Demon-level threats almost never went after S-Class heroes that they didn't have a physical advantage against, and Dragon-level threats seemed at least wary of attacking the hero named King for his reputation as one of the strongest men on the planet. So maybe, if they could give a reputation to this guy…

"Hey! I think I have an idea!" Electric Catfish Man said. "If they won't listen to us, maybe they'll listen a little to the Hero Association. If we can get them to give him a reputation as powerful as the hero King has, perhaps they'll think twice before attacking him? You said he was listed as a B-Class hero, right, Maiko? What if there was a situation that led to him getting a reputation as a powerful S-Class hero? Then, maybe, his power will get more widely known, and our allies will actually fear him? If King can bring fear to monsters through the Hero Association, maybe the Hero Association can do the same thing to this threat, as well?"

"That's clever and all," Venus Mantrap said, "But how do you plan to get the Hero Association to call him out on how powerful he is?"

"Simple," Electric Catfish Man said. "We just need to create a situation where he has to come save the day. We need to drag him out of his abandoned city and into a public center to get him noticed. We need to push the threat enough that he needs to be the one to save everyone."

"I will get an offense force started, then." Maiko Plasma said. "If this is our shot at this, we need powerful beings capable of at least taking fire from the Hero Association enough to get this man to come out."

"So our target is a human named Saitama?" Gouketsu asked. "What kind of human is this? A hero, a salary man, where should we find it?"

"Apparently the Hero Association in A-City has a connection to him." Gyoro Gyoro said. "Maiko Plasma said that he has strong reason to believe that taking this human hostage will be of great benefit to our cause. The reason the three of us were told to go in particular is because we have to enter the most guarded city in order to find and capture this human."

Overgrown Rover just walked alongside them, on guard for anything that might come to attack them.

"So how are we gonna find it?" Gouketsu asked. "Just call out for it until it comes to us, or what kind of place it might be hiding in?"

"Actually, calling out to it was the recommended way to bring it out." Gyoro Gyoro. "Perhaps it is a hero working for the association? I am not sure why else it would come when called. Maiko Plasma also said that, if he won't come out, just knock down some humans until it does. So, I suppose if you want to do the honor of calling out to it, we'll see if it comes running immediately. If not, it'll be time to bash some heads, if you'd like."

Preparing himself, Gouketsu roared, "SAITAMA! Come out and fight me, you worthless human!"

Now, A-City itself seemed to be paying attention to the three monsters on its edge. After a human did not approach them for a minute, the three of them started marching into the city.

"Why don't you stop where you are." A human stood in front of the three monsters. "If you try and come closer, then you're just stepping to your demise."

"Ah, Hero Atomic Samurai, S-Class Rank 4." Gyoro Gyoro said. "You are not the human Saitama, and so you are worthless to us. Gouketsu, seems like you've got something to hit."

"What are those monsters after?" Sitch asked the other committee members seated around the table. "These monsters are in our city, the doorstep of the Hero Association. They've already taken down Atomic Samurai and Drive Knight. Are they here to take down the Association itself?"

In the middle of the table, they could all see a projector showing the live video feed of the three powerful monsters fighting off Child Emperor and his backpack of gadgets, Superalloy Darkshine and his incredible physical strength, and Metal Bat with his metal bat. The battle was clearly going in the monster's favor, and reinforcements were slow to come. They had called out to all S-Class heroes to come take down a threat near the headquarters, and they were still waiting for Demon Cyborg, King, and Metal Knight to reply to calls. Then, they heard the four-eyed monster shout in the middle of battle.

"Come out, Saitama! All this violence could end if you showed up! Now come to us!"