Shinmai Ossan Bouken-sha, Saikyou Party ni Shinu Hodo Kitaerarete Muteki ni Naru.

The narrative begins twelve years after the initial timeline commenced.

Character 4242 takes the E-rank promotion examination

A highly skilled elite fighter faces off against an F-rank middle-aged man

Rick reflects on his past dreams of becoming an adventurer while awaiting test results.

Rick waits for his test results, allowing memories to surface. As a child, he desired to be an adventurer, but the dream faded as he aged. He abandoned this goal to work at a Guild. Later, he encountered a specific S-rank adventurer. These recollections highlight the shift from his youthful aspirations to his current reality, illustrating how his early ambitions were set aside in favor of employment. The narrative focuses on his internal reflection during this waiting period, connecting his past desires with the pivotal meeting that influenced his life path.

An older man trained to death by the most powerful party

The King of Fists Elimination Tournament

The Ossan is the Fastest Preliminaries Qualifier in History

The emotional weight carried by scales within the heart

A prodigy who was born with absolutely everything

The most powerful boxer in recorded history

A battle occurs between equals in a fair and balanced confrontation

The characters give a quarter thumbs-up gesture in this episode