One Punch Man Chapter 38 – King

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OPM Manga Chapter 38 is quite a long chapter comprising 80 pages. This chapter sets…

…the encounter between Saitama and King and shows how King is weak and scared of monsters.

A hooded man walks into the crowd, and a reptile-like monster with a long tongue appears, attacking women. As chaos ensues, the monster becomes terrified when the hero, King, approaches.

The citizens identify King as the Strongest Man on Earth, and the monster bows down, apologizing.

The people cheer for King, and a moment of pride ensues. However, the focus shifts to King buying a video game called Heartthrob Sisters. Saitama and Genos observe King, the Class S, Rank 7 Hero, walking casually.

Later, a giant robot monster appears and wants to fight the Strongest Man. However, King decides to hide in a toilet, overwhelmed by fear and self-doubt. Meanwhile, Genos battles the robot, showcasing his skills.

Saitama, witnessing Genos’s fight, cheers for him but eventually walks away, leaving Genos to face the monster alone. The story then shifts to King reaching his room and playing the video game he bought.

Saitama mysteriously appears in King’s room, surprising him. While Genos continues the intense battle with the robot, Saitama and King engage in an amusing interaction.

As the giant robot seems defeated, a small robot emerges from within it, leading to a continuation of the fight. Meanwhile, an emergency warning announces a giant bird in City M.

Saitama leaves, and the giant monster bird attacks the building where King and Saitama are. With one arm, Saitama effortlessly stops the monster, urging King to face it.

Genos continues his fight with the robot, employing fire extinguishers and gushes of water to overcome it. The chapter ends with a baby child getting scared of the monster while it continues its attack on King’s room.

A colored image spread of a serious Saitama throwing a game console and King playing with him.
Saitama watches his face on TV and Murata cooking rice while Genos gives him fire.
Serious King shows a Gameboy saying everything here is fiction.
Saitama holds a small TV showing his egghead face and expression.
Saitama, King, Genos, and Bang.
King with his ranking in a computer game.
A hooded man walks in the middle of the crowd.
A monster that looks like a reptile with a long tongue appears in the middle of the crowd.
The monster starts attacking women.
The monster suddenly gets afraid as the hero King approaches him.
King looks ultra-serious, and the monster is terrified
The monster is petrified as the citizens identify the hero as King- the Strongest Man on Earth.
The people cheer for King as the monster stands very afraid.
The monster bows down before King, asking for an apology.
People surround King while praising him.
People start hearing the King Engine- the sound of the world's strongest man in battle mode.
Cut to the scene: King buys a game called Heartthrob Sisters.
Saitama and Genos saw King, the Class S, Rank 7 Hero, walking.
Saitama and Genos are walking with grocery items.
Genos, Saitama, and King hear someone scream a monster.
Genos watches King nearby while he faces a giant monster.
The monster looks like a robot and is bigger than King.
The monster plans on obliterating King, but he stays unfazed as the citizens cheer for him.
The monster draws his sword as he prepares to kill King.
The monster points his sword at King and asks him to fight at full power.
King plans on going to the toilet while the monster waits for him, and Genos and Saitama watch by.
The monster robot waits, and the people flee while King hides in the toilet.
King now looks very nervous, his face sweating hard.
King is terrified while sweating profusely.
King admits with his thought that he's weak and the King Engine is his heartbeat being audible when scared.
King looks like he's about to pass out due to nervousness after recounting how he became S Class despite being weak.
King shivers, thinking his heart is about to burst due to being scared.
King gets more nervous while thinking that the robot is killing ten people every minute.
King remembers the hero who defeats monsters with one punch and then disappears.
King sits on the toilet floor, thinking that many heroes will die due to his weakness and cowardness.
King hears the rampaging robot and thinks of ways to defeat it but still thinks he's hopeless.
King thinks of seriously running away.
King runs while being sorry.
Cut to the scene; Genos is now fighting the robot and breaks his sword.
Genos throws a retractable punch and hits the robot's face.
Genos powers up his retractable punch.
The punch throws off the robot while his fist returns to his arm.
Saitama stands surprised by Genos' rocket punch while the robot returns with a jetpack behind him.
The robot monster attacks Genos with a powerful foot stomp.
Genos breaks through the robot's foot and launches a series of attacks on the body.
Saitama cheers for Genos and starts walking away, leaving him fighting the monster.
Cut to the scene: King reaches his room and starts playing the video game he bought.
King tries to configure his video game character while Saitama suddenly appears behind him.
King wonders about what Saitama is doing in his room.
King was surprised how Saitama got into his room on the 22nd floor while intimidating him of his S-Class rank.
King remembers Saitama in the Class S Meeting and was surprised after Saitama pointed out his video game.
King snatches the video game tape that Saitama is holding.
King shuts down the video game console, but Saitama wants to play with one of his games.
Cut to the scene, Genos continuously fights the monster robot.
Genos jumps and grabs the robot's neck.
Genos incinerates the robot from the inside, burning his body into flames.
The robot explodes, and Genos lands in front of the citizens.
The robot's internal structures melted as it stood up.
The robot collapses, but a small robot appears from within it.
Genos assesses if the small robot walking towards him is its real body or the pilot.
The small robot suddenly attacks with lasers shooting out of his body.
Another robot appears that looks like a Gundam and shoots back lasers.
Saitama and King play video games, and Saitama asks why he ran away, and Genos is now fighting the monster.
King suddenly bursts his drink from his mouth after Saitama asks why he ran away, though he's an S-Class hero.
Saitama seriously asks the nervous King if he's bored fighting real monsters, that's why he plays video games instead.
An emergency warning broadcasts a giant bird appearing in City M.
Saitama starts leaving while a giant monster bird is seen coming at him by the window.
The giant monster bird attacks the massive building of King and Saitama as the citizens watch below.
Saitama stops the monsters with one arm while King stands scared behind him.
Saitama tells King to fight the monster, but he's scared.
Genos and the small robot monster continue the fight.
Genos dodges the lasers being fired by the monster robot.
Genos hides, but the robot spots him and shoots another barrage of lasers.
Genos counters by throwing a CO2 extinguisher at the robot.
The CO2 extinguisher explodes, covering the robot in ice.
Genos opens a nearby hydrant and sends gushing waters to the small robot.
Steam forms near the robot while Genos retracts his fist and binds the monster.
The robot tries to break free, but Genos pulls him close.
Genos and the monster start a hand-to-hand fistfight.
A baby child gets scared of the monster, but her dad calms her down while the monster continues attacking King's room.

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