2 Ch-2: The Meeting of Shin

In the mysterious grey foggy space.

A figure wearing an elegant black aristocratic suit came into view.

The figure has blonde hair, and his eyes were blue. He slowly walked towards the hexagonal table and sat elegantly on chair '1'.

"You may be confused, little one." said the blonde man.

Shin looked at the blonde vigilantly and didn't speak a word.

"... Well some things are hard to explain, while they're easily understood by actions." said the man.

Then the man stood up and walked slowly towards him.

Shin backed away as soon as he saw the blonde moving but was stopped by an invisible wall.

The man stretched his hand and patted Shin's head.

*Booom*

As if unlocking something, a new memory (or information) suddenly appeared in his mind.

"..."

"...So that's how it is. No wonder."

Shin stood up and looked at the blonde man in disgust.

"Don't forget you are me."

Shin was annoyed when he realised that he was patted by his clone.

"Hey! That's not how it works. We are not your clone. Rather, it was the main body's soul that broke up into fragments."

"I see."

Shin nodded his head and sat on chair number '3'.

"Let me introduce myself. My current name is Kojima Shin and I am 4 years old."

Shin introduced himself. After a pause, he continued,

"It is unbelievable how my world, my family and my friends are nothing but a fictional character. If weren't for my memories, I would have doubted..."

"No. You are wrong once again. Everything you see is real. Your family and friends are also real. Haven't you heard about parallel world theory?"

[Naruto] Shin was interrupted by the adult Shin.

"Since you have already introduced yourself, now it's my turn."

"My name is Shin Rockefeller. Yes, that rich family. And I am turning 24 this year. I am from the world of [DC], and I feel insecure."

[DC] Shin said calmly.

24 years ago, Shin was born into the Rockefeller family as an only child. His life has become flamboyant since then.

As the heir, his life was carefree and casual. Every night, there's a new woman who accompanies him. He is a well-known playboy in America.

He completed all seven desires of men at the age of 19 and was at peak of his life.

Unlike Shin from [Naruto], Shin from [DC] was born with memories of his previous life. Using this as an advantage, Shin became the richest man in the world at the young age of 20.

But who knew, one day a person named Bruce Wayne came to discuss cooperation with his company.

Since then, [DC] Shin has been living with severe anxiety and insecurity. He increased his number of bodyguards and refrained himself a lot in public.

Since then, the legendary playboy became a legend, and Shin also started his journey to gain supernatural powers.

But due to his kidney deficiency, his body was already worn out and he lost the opportunity to maximise his potential.

So now, his only option left was to rely on superpowers.

It has been a year since then, but [DC] Shin still hasn't found any safe way to gain superpowers.

"So just like that Duke novel, we can also share our abilities?"

[Naruto] Shin remembered something and asked a question.

"No. That would be against the law of conversation."

Instead of [DC] Shin, a new voice sounded in the mysterious grey foggy space, followed by a ripple.

A light bulb came into view, turning the dark space into a bright space.

Just kidding. A bald man walked out of the ripple and answered the question.

The bald man wore a black martial arts uniform and had a bandage covering his arms.

"...You are?"

"I am you." replied the bald man.

[Naruto] Shin was speechless for a moment. He had a feeling that if he continued, something terrifying would have happened.

"He is Shin from One Punch Man world." [DC] Shin said and introduced.

Hearing this, [Naruto] Shin looked at [OPM] Shin in horror.

"You, You...You... You are bald." [Naruto] Shin trembled.

"Hey. Why you suddenly talked about my hair?"

As if something was triggered, [OPM] Shin yelled in annoyance.

"But, But..you are bald."

[Naruto] Shin pointed out.

"So..?" # appeared on [OPM] Shin's face.

"So you...."

Before [Naruto] Shin could continue, his mouth was covered by [DC] Shin.

"Shhh." [DC] Shin silenced [Naruto] Shin.

"Let me tell you."

[DC] Shin removed his hands from [Naruto] Shin's mouth and explained.

"Although he is bald, he is not strong."

"???" Question marks appeared on [Naruto] Shin's face.

"That's impossible. According to logic, every bald guy must be super strong, especially when we talk about the OPM universe."

[Naruto] Shin said as if he was explaining a scientific theory.

"No, that's not what happened..."

"You guys, SHUT UP."

[DC] Shin was interrupted by [OPM] Shin.

"You want to hear the story? Let me tell you."

[OPM] Shin formed a square with his fingers and a holographic screen suddenly appeared in the grey foggy space.

On the screen, [OPM] Shin's life in the last five years appeared as a movie.

Five years ago, [OPM] Shin's memory of his previous life was unlocked. After learning what world he was in, he decided to follow Saitama Sensei's teachings and started his training.

He followed it thoroughly. He ate bananas after his daily training and didn't use the air conditioner.

And after three years, instead of getting bald, his hair grew thicker and silkier.

So, to become strong, he voluntarily shaved his head and turned it into a bald head.

Unlike Saitama, who lost his hair and gained strength, Shin lost his hair and gained nothing.

Just when he was about to give up, he was suddenly pulled into the mysterious grey foggy space and met [DC] Shin.

"That will answer all your questions."

[OPM] Shin said in a dejected voice.

*Silence*

Everyone in the grey foggy space was silent and mourned for [OPM] Shin's black and silky hair.

Because [OPM] Shin not only lost his ambitions but also lost his precious hair.

"Umm, So... Who are you?"

Breaking the silence, [OPM] Shin looked at the newcomer and asked.

"I am..." [Naruto] Shin introduced himself once again.

"*Ahem* Let me continue."

After learning about the newcomer's identity, [OPM] Shin continued from where he left off.

"We can't share our powers, as it would be against the law of conservation."

"But we can bring items from our world to this space when we hold them in our hands."

"We can only exchange an item, but not abilities. I experimented with [DC] Shin and asked him to give his hair to me."

"But unlike our original expectations, Although I gained his hair, [DC] Shin became bald."

"So, we concluded that this space follows the law of conservation of energy."

[DC] Shin nodded in agreement.

Hearing this, [Naruto] Shin was reluctant.

"Didn't the novel say we would be able to share our abilities? Was everything a lie?"

When [DC] Shin heard this sentence, he sat in his chair and took out a glass of wine from under the table.

After taking a sip, he said in a sad voice,

"Yes. Everyone lied. There is no such thing as instant op. There is no such thing as a golden finger. There is no such thing as every transmigrator must be a protagonist."

"It was all a lie from the beginning."

"A lie told by the web novel authors to their innocent readers. A false hope that everything would be good when you transmigrate."

(Says a man who tasted every desire of humanity.)

"So, to stop the spread of the Author's malicious propaganda, we must ensure that every innocent web novel reader in the multiverse is aware of Author-san's evil intentions."

"To make sure that no reader believes in stupid things such as reincarnation and transmigration, and does stupid things in reality..."

"We must become strong. So strong that we could counter the evil influence of the Cthul*ahem* Author-san."

"So, Young Shin, give your best to become strong. No matter what, you must save innocent readers, even if you..."

[DC] Shin paused as if he was about to say something horrifying.

".. Even if you lose your hair."