28 Chapter 28: The Watcher

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[Ding! You are now being watched by The Watcher.]

I let that notification replay a second time in my mind, making sure what I read just now was actually what I had just read. And sure enough, that name was presented before me.

The Watcher.

Not your everyday MCU-verse character. He wasn't human like I was. He was a bonafide celestial entity, and many celestial entities existed in the MCU. Thanos was just a baby wishing his candy got stolen to the likes of them. They nerfed Thanos so hard in the MCU it was ridiculous. Recalling Thanos's comic version, he could go head to toe with these celestial entities, and even come out on top against a few. MCU Thanos, unfortunately could not.

That was the plain reality that many didn't like to accept.

I would not put The Watcher in the same ranks as those celestials, however. The Watcher was his own entity. Celestials consisted of beings like Ego, Eternity, and Arishem. I'd consider Ego the most favorable out of them, as he played an active role in the MCU, whereas Eternity and Arishem were just shown in mere glimpses. Ego, in return, was the main villain of the Guardians of the Galaxy. And quite powerful at that. He wanted to assimilate himself to the entire freaking universe, becoming one with it. Talking about a crazy concept.

I did not know if the entities beyond the celestials existed in the MCU-verse, such as the One Above All, and the Beyonder, whose strength outmatches none.

If they didn't, in terms of power rankings, He Who Remains was likely the most powerful in the current MCU, followed by the Scarlet Witch. Captain Marvel was pretty high up there too.

All of these figures now exist in the world I am in...

I could only shudder thinking of these existences that are lurking out there. And that wasn't the worst of it. Divine beings from the DBZ-verse existed out there too, just like the God of Destruction Beerus. And even for that matter, did my current location reside in Universe 7? Most likely, considering that Doctor Briefs was mentioned on that newscast. I don't think he existed in other universes.

At least MCU-wise, I wouldn't have to worry about the events of the MCU happening for a good while. Considering the war of new york wouldn't take place until 2012. It was 2008 right now, and Tony Stark was currently in the middle of building his first Iron Man suit, even if I would call that a suit. It was just a heaving lump of scrap metal that was welded by the hands of a philanthropist genius.

Going back on the existence of The Watcher though...

I wouldn't call this bad by any means. He was an oddity of those divine beings. He watched over the entire Multiverse, having little to no interaction at all. The only time I remember The Watcher intervening was when the Multiverse's existence got threatened.

Out of those weird divine beings, however, this guy probably had the most boring 'job' out of them all. He didn't have reign over a law or an element, all he did was watch and observe every known reality no matter what it was. Pretty boring if you ask me.

Thinking that, I stood still for a moment and observed my room. Nothing appeared out of place, so I guess The Watcher was likely observing from afar. He didn't like to interact with individuals all that much.

A shame, I was hoping I could hold a conversation with The Watcher, even if it was for a moment or two.

At this time, I heard a knock coming from my door, and I soon saw a pink-haired girl standing in front of an open door. Her bare skin could now be seen hidden away, and what replaced it was a light pink tank top with a huge heart in its center, and some black pants.

"You work fast, Lala-chan.", I mused seeing Lala-chan now dressed.

"Thank you for giving such a suggestion, Baki. It won't be long until I can get a good rest.", Peke's voice called out to me. I'm guessing Peke changed into Lala's current outfit. I could see Peke's button on Lala's tank top. That's how one could tell if Lala was using Peke or not.

"It is no problem, you'll be under the same care as Lala is while staying in this house, so it's the least I can do. I'm guessing you've already acquired a few designs?", I asked Lala. She nodded her head, which caused her breasts to jiggle up and down. With Lala just in a loose tank top, it made it even more daring...

"Yep! That internet thing is really handy. It's almost like the galactic web back home, but that's mostly used to announce boring events. The humans here really have a good sense of taste!", Lala happily replied.

I looked over at the clock, and saw that it was 6:40 AM already. Several moments seemed to have passed while I was lost in thought thanks to all of those notifications. Turns out Lala used the computer in her spare time, likely looking at outfits to choose from. I don't think Peke has any limitations as to what outfit he can turn into, but Lala was currently wearing him. We haven't gone shopping yet so it has been since.

I was placed in a weird situation as far as the internet went. Facebook was created four years ago. Youtube was created three years ago. Twitter was created two years ago and Twitch hasn't even been around yet. Twitch won't get released until 2011.

Of the several popular internet companies out there, should I try to snag one of them while they're still in their infancy?

The first one that came to mind was actually Twitter. The domain was claimed two years ago but it isn't set to go public unto July of this year, I could get a head start on that and not only set up a public domain for myself, but try to acquire it in the long run, and prevent a certain individual from taking it over in the coming years.

It was but a fleeting thought for the moment, I am not sure if I'll invest my money in such a way.

Right now, I was more concerned about Lala's situation and how she'll adapt to a lifestyle, living how humans would here. In my case, it was special, considering I was Baki Hanma. My present world was surrounded by martial artists, and I was currently going through a training regime. Lala's body was likely that of a superhuman, but probably wasn't as powerful like Captain America was.

And I wanted to test that firsthand.

"Glad you were able to get some outfits that you like, Lala-chan. You remember how I was in the middle of a training period, right? For now, why don't you start stretching? I'm going to go soak in the shower for a bit and join you in stretching after. I'm curious to see if you can match my running.", I said with a smile.

"Stretching huh? Got it!", Lala responded, doing a pumping motion of her arm.

I waved my hand at her and went into the hallway. It didn't take long to reach my large bathroom. Inside of it was a large bathtub, a wide space to freely walk around, and a shower head off to the side. In another corner of the bathroom were a few faucets to sit down and wash one's body. As for how the Japanese went, one always needed to wash one's body before stepping into the bath, but taking a shower was an exception to that.

Back inside my room, Lala could be seen alone now, moving parts of her arm as she began to stretch her body. She saw a plain bed off to the left, and a small drawer next to it. A TV was off in a corner, equipped with a few gaming consoles, and a desk off to the side. A computer could be seen on it, but she knew Baki had a laptop as well.

"Are you sure you're fine doing all of this, Lala-sama? That Baki seems like a pretty dangerous individual. Didn't he say he was the son of this planet's strongest human?", Peke's voice called out to Lala, obviously worried. Hearing that only caused Lala to smile.

"Don't spout such nonsense, Peke. Baki is a kindhearted person. I am quite good at judging others you know.", Lala responded, proceeding to stretch her body downward. That caused her tank top to slide down a bit, revealing the bottom side of her breasts.

"So His Majesty has mentioned. I just can't shake the feeling that you're currently in the den of a lion.", Peke's worried voice continued.

"Hmm.", Lala began to say, pausing her stretching, recalling how yesterday went. "He did appear ferocious, but it only lasted for a brief moment. But how do you think Baki would fare against Papa after seeing his strength last night, Peke? Do you think he could stand a chance?", Lala wondered.

"Your father is a warmonger, Lala-sama. It's good Sephie-sama has calmed his urges to battle down some notches, but even if Baki's strength was outrageous as from what we saw last night, I don't think he would stand much of a chance. I'm more worried for you. He seems to like training, and at large frequencies. Do you think you'll be able to hold up?", Peke continued to ask, bringing a smile to Lala's face.

"Just simple running shouldn't be a problem!", Lala happily responded. As she said that, she shifted her legs downward, and continued her stretching...

Meanwhile, as Lala was currently stretching her body inside Baki's room while Baki was taking a shower..

Further outside, a sole bicycle strutted through the street, fast pedaling as always. Momo could be seen riding her bike, passing through the street to make it on time at Sainan High.

Gojo-sensei just stood there in place seeing Momo pedal past him. Baki's house was silent during this exchange. Momo took a moment to look toward Baki's house, only to spot a figure standing in the windowsill of one of the rooms on the second floor. She quickly spotted a pink-haired girl wearing a casual outfit, enjoying the rays of the sun again after having gone through some stretching.

It only lasted for a moment, but Momo waved her hand, seeing Lala, and in return Lala waved back at Momo. Momo continued her pedaling, heading deeper into the street to start school for the day at Sainin High. Lala hasn't been enrolled yet, but Baki had plans to get her enrolled, possibly even later today.

Yet as this exchange happened, even further up into the sky, the sky began to distort in a particular area. No one seemed to have noticed this distortion, not even Gojo-sensei did as he went onward to Sainan High

It didn't take long for a sole figure to emerge, but perhaps it was easier to call it a giant head over a figure? This head was dark-skinned, and very bald at that. It had eyes, but they were constantly glowing blue.

"How fascinating.", The head said, looking downward at the street Baki's House resided on, taking a moment to observe humans he hadn't seen before.

"None of this should exist, and yet it does. And all of this chaotic energy leads to one point.", The bald head said with interest, shifting his eyes to the house that Baki had.

"Is this enough cause to intervene? There is currently peace, but there is a force unknown that is preventing me from going into this reality any further. None of these humans exist in any other reality that I have seen. Just where in the world did these entities come from?", The bald head mused to himself.

Thinking that, the bald head shook his head, quickly shaking that thought away.

"I can't. I am currently under oath. I can only observe what is happening, even if I can't see what is going to happen. Everything present not only in this earth, but in that of the beyond I have not encountered anywhere else. Truly fascinating.", The bald figure mused to himself again, rubbing his chin as he did.

This figure was in fact The Watcher, and as he had sworn an oath, he watches over all present realities, and cannot directly interfere with them.

The Watcher could only 'observe' the humans down below that he hadn't an inkling of what or who they were. Interest began to swell in that giant head of his as he watched on, even if his arrival only lasted for a few moments.