One Punch Man World, City Z, Police Station.
Standing in front of the mirror in the police station lobby, Kenji Nakamura adjusted his collar with a serious expression.
The man in the mirror had black hair and blue eyes, possessing incredibly handsome features.
His 1.95-meter tall, muscular physique was the result of rigorous training.
His chiseled jawline looked especially resolute against his dark uniform, and even a casual glance from him carried a powerful sense of intimidation.
Memories merging from his previous life indicated that he was a newly appointed rookie patrol officer, the lowest rank in the police force.
Kenji Nakamura was a transmigrator.
During his transmigration, he awakened a “Stand,” a mental superpower from the JoJo universe.
His Stand was named “Fantasy Cards,” which manifested as a bizarre deck about the size of playing cards.
The back of each card featured a pitch-black cosmos.
The Stand’s ability was to assign the concept of a “card” to objects, transforming them into Fantasy Cards and allowing him to control the power within them.
A month after his transmigration, his soul and body had completely merged, and his Fantasy Cards had awakened a second ability: “Destiny Draw.” He could randomly draw one Fantasy Card every day, and the number of draws could be accumulated.
Obviously, Fantasy Cards was not a humanoid Stand that could directly engage in close combat with a flurry of punches.
Its base stats might be quite weak, but weak stats often masked overpowered abilities.
In Kenji Nakamura’s view, controlling the power of the cards was essentially rewriting reality using the power of fantasy.
He was only one miraculous draw away from becoming incredibly powerful.
On the day his second ability awakened, a notification appeared in his mind, indicating that his draw count had increased by one.
Without hesitation, he used it immediately.
A blank card popped out of the deck, enveloped and burning in brilliant blue flames.
These were the spiritual flames of a Stand User.
As the flames subsided, the card’s border turned a deep purple, and a pattern corresponding to the card’s element appeared on the previously blank surface: a red and blue spider.
[Fantasy Card: Spider Sense] [Card Type: Ability Card] [Rarity: SR] [Introduction: Spider superpower, also known as the “Peter Tingle.”] [Effect 1: Danger Intuition] [Increased adrenaline secretion accompanied by a tingling sensation at the back of the head and hair standing on end, warning the user of impending danger nearby.] [Effect 2: Spider Time] [Significantly enhances reflexes, dynamic vision, and perception, allowing the user to enter a special state similar to “Bullet Time.”] Fantasy Cards varied greatly and were divided into four rarity tiers, each corresponding to a different border color.
N (Normal), White; R (Rare), Blue; SR (Super Rare), Purple; SSR (Superior Super Rare), Orange.
Most objects without supernatural elements turned into N-tier cards.
Kenji Nakamura was lucky; his very first draw yielded an SR.
Following the instinctual knowledge in his mind, he grabbed the floating card and pressed it against his chest.
The moment they made contact, the purple card shattered silently, turning into countless crystalline specks of light.
Like metal powder drawn to a magnet, they swarmed back and sank into his chest.
Instantly, the spider superpower took effect.
Kenji Nakamura’s five senses heightened at an astonishing speed, and the world before him seemed to slow down.
For the first time, Kenji Nakamura experienced the unique charm of supernatural abilities.
More than a week passed.
Through continuous exploration and practice, he became increasingly proficient in using his Stand.
For example, right now.
After clocking in and grabbing his gear, Kenji walked out of the police station and turned into an adjacent alley.
He raised his right hand and spread his fingers.
Fantasy Cards!
Stand ability activated!
From Kenji Nakamura’s perspective, brilliant blue spiritual flames ignited, enveloping his entire body.
A Fantasy Card with a white border materialized and floated in mid-air.
From a bystander’s perspective, a handsome young police officer was pressing down the brim of his cap with one hand while raising the other, palm facing upward.
It was a scene straight out of a teenage fantasy.
[Fantasy Card: Small Police Motorcycle] [Card Type: Item Card] [Rarity: N] [Introduction: A common small vehicle, popularly known as a “scooter.”] [Effect 1: Catapult Start] [Low fuel consumption with a fierce start.
A must-have for tough guys, making you look cool on the road.] [Effect 2: Fuel Display] [Remaining Fuel: 68%] He reached out and plucked the white card from the air.
Accompanied by a flashy, albeit cheap-looking special effect, the scooter was unsealed, materializing into its physical form and parking right in front of Kenji Nakamura.
Vroom!
The engine let out a wild roar.
Kenji Nakamura kicked up the stand and straddled the bike in one smooth motion.
Putt-putt-putt…
The scooter shot forward with a catapult start, carrying Kenji Nakamura toward his patrol zone for the day.
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PS: Some currently disclosable but entirely useless information.
[Fantasy Cards] [Stats] [Destructive Power: E; Speed: E; Precision: C; Developmental Potential: A; Persistence: A; Range: C] [First Ability: Card Mastery] [Assigns the concept of a “card” to objects, transforming them into Fantasy Cards and allowing the user to control the power within them.] [Second Ability: Destiny Draw] [The user can randomly draw one Fantasy Card every day.
The number of draws can be accumulated.] (C-Rank: Equivalent to an ordinary human.) …
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In the One Punch Man world, after surviving multiple global disasters, the remaining humanity formed a comprehensive government, naming cities with letters.
City Z, where Kenji Nakamura resided, was the very city where the Caped Baldy, Saitama, lived.
“Monsters, Heroes…” Riding his scooter, Kenji Nakamura’s thoughts drifted.
“Monsters” were a unique product of this world’s rules.
They were dangerous creatures born from unknown causes that brought devastation to human society.
Based on the level of threat and the difficulty of exterminating them, the government comprehensively classified disaster levels into five tiers.
[Wolf: The appearance of a biological entity or group that constitutes a dangerous factor.] [Tiger: A crisis involving massive casualties across an unspecified range.] [Demon: A crisis that could halt the functioning of, or completely destroy, an entire city.] [Dragon: A crisis that could destroy multiple cities.] [God: A crisis threatening the extinction of humanity.] As for “Heroes,” one had to mention a recently reported news broadcast.
Agoni, a multimillionaire with a cleft chin, announced through the media that he would personally fund the establishment of a civilian organization dedicated to handling such incidents after his own grandson was attacked by a monster.
The organization aimed to eliminate monsters and protect lives, and it was named: “The Hero Association.” Next, the superpower of wealth was set into motion!
In just three months, this emerging civilian organization expanded rapidly through immense financial backing.
Branches were established in major cities, and strong individuals were recruited with the goal of eliminating monsters and neutralizing disasters.
This growing group of powerful people, increasingly discussed by the citizens, were known as: “Heroes.” Through media, the internet, and other channels, it was quite easy to confirm the current timeline of the One Punch Man world.
Simply put, at this moment, a certain bald trainee had not yet officially debuted, while the conflict between the Hero and Monster factions was already brewing.
It was foreseeable that monster incidents across major cities would become more frequent in the future, and the intensity of these disasters would gradually escalate.
Kenji subconsciously pulled down the brim of his cap.
‘Yare yare, what a pain.’ Boom!
Startled by a loud explosion, Kenji snapped back to reality, frowning slightly.
Thick black smoke billowed from the block to his front left, and faint screams of panic could be heard.
“That’s…
the Senmoku Commercial Street!” He twisted the throttle, and the little scooter let out a roar completely unsuited for its appearance, speeding off toward the site of the explosion.
Five minutes later.
With a sharp drift, the scooter stopped by the side of the road.
Kenji dismounted to face a scene of raging flames and thick smoke that blotted out the sun.
The office buildings on both sides of the street were covered in thick, dark soot.
Burning vehicles and broken branches formed a barrier of death, working alongside the intense heat and flames to completely seal off any hope of escape.
Except for those trapped inside the pedestrian street, everyone nearby had long since fled.
Kenji nodded to himself; it saved him the trouble of clearing the area.
He loosened his tie, threw it into the storage box along with his police cap and jacket, rolled up his sleeves, and cracked his neck.
He strode purposefully into the inferno.
Click!
Behind him, a newly arrived reporter instinctively raised his camera and snapped a photo, capturing the scene of a man walking against the flow of escaping people onto film.
The reporter couldn’t see it, but the moment the flames swallowed him, a layer of brilliant blue light ignited around Kenji’s body.
The nearly tangible spiritual fire acted as a barrier, isolating him from the surrounding heat and smoke.
Influenced by the rules of the One Punch Man world, the Stand User’s spiritual power had mutated, evolving into a telekinetic superpower similar to that of the psychic sisters, allowing him to directly interact with reality.