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Numbers is a bonus chapter bundled with Volume 10 of One-Punch Man. Fubuki tries to draft Saitama into the Blizzard Group by staking a contest on the outcome, only for the whole gambit to hinge on a video game and, in the end, on her own bruised pride.

Kanji: 数字
Pages: Online release: 33; Volume release: 35
Volume: 10
Webcomic: None
Chapter Type: Bonus Chapter
Release Date: September 28, 2015
Previous Chapter: Sense
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Summary

Set on recruiting Saitama, Fubuki has Eyelashes sell the Blizzard Group as the biggest and most effective branch of the Hero Association. When Saitama declines yet again, she proposes a contest where the losing side must obey whatever the winners demand. The following day Saitama turns up with Genos, Bang, and King, and puts his name to Fubuki's contract without bothering to read a single condition.

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Key Events

Bang, assuming the challenge is a sparring match, wagers that the losers will join his dojo, but the event is actually a video game, and the Blizzard Group's representative Piko happens to be a former professional player who trounces him. Genos falls next, unable to hold a controller without crushing it, and Saitama loses as well. With King the last one standing, Fubuki gloats that a win is now guaranteed, then watches King flip on his so-called King Engine and clean sweep the match. Over in Y-City, Child Emperor unveils Okame-Chan, a device that gauges a body's strength by weighing muscle, nerve growth, and mass. A monster alarm sends him and several heroes against Jumping Spider, who levels everyone except the boy inventor until Bang shields Red Muffler, Genos tears into the creature, and Saitama lands the killing blow.

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Notes

Scanning the newcomers afterward, Okame-Chan cracks and reads Saitama's strength as undefined, which Child Emperor misreads as him being pitifully weak; King's reading comes back undefined too. Still crushed by her earlier loss, Fubuki finally rallies and wipes out the monster's scattered spiderlings with telekinesis. The chapter ends with King, Genos, Saitama, and Fubuki eating together at Restaurant Mammoth, the bill settled by Fubuki as her forfeit.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the One Punch Man bonus chapter Numbers about?

Numbers is a bonus chapter in which Fubuki tries to recruit Saitama into the Blizzard Group by staking a contest on the outcome. The contest turns out to be a video game rather than a fight, and it ends up hinging on her own bruised pride.

Who wins the video game contest in Numbers?

In Numbers, Bang, Genos, and Saitama all lose the video game contest against the Blizzard Group, with Genos even crushing his controller. King is the last one standing, and he sweeps the match after activating his so-called King Engine.

What is Okame-Chan in One Punch Man's Numbers chapter?

Okame-Chan is a device unveiled by Child Emperor in Numbers that gauges a body's strength by weighing muscle, nerve growth, and mass. He uses it to scan several heroes, including Saitama, during the chapter.

What happens when Okame-Chan scans Saitama in Numbers?

When Okame-Chan scans Saitama in Numbers, the device cracks and reads his strength as undefined, which Child Emperor mistakenly interprets as Saitama being pitifully weak. King's reading also comes back undefined.

How does the Numbers chapter end?

Numbers ends with King, Genos, Saitama, and Fubuki eating together at Restaurant Mammoth. Fubuki settles the bill as her forfeit for losing the earlier contest.

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