Chapter 16

 is the sixteenth chapter of the OnePunch-Man manga series.

Summary
At the National Superhero Registry exam, Saitama is passing the physical exams without any trouble, amazing the other contestants by his immeasurable speed, endurance and arm and leg strength, breaking every superhero record in the process. In the locker room, Saitama meets up with Genos. They agree that the test were a walk in the park and Genos adds that the written test was especially easy and so that the fitness test would be deciding. One hour later, they get their results, with Genos scoring perfectly everything, 100 points, and being ranked an S-Class Superhero. Saitama however, only got 71 points, ranking as a C-Class. He aced the fitness test, but flunked the written test, the nobhead that he is. They are both summoned to a seminar for the passing candidates.

At the meeting hall, they are greeted by Sneck, who congratulates them and gives them a lecture about being a superhero. He is irritated by Saitama's nonchalance and yells that they should learn from him as to being a fine superhero. Still being annoyed by Saitama's annoyance (and probably also jealous of Saitam's epic OPPAI sweater), Sneck implies that he can make sure that Saitama loses his rank. Saitama is completely and utterly uninterested. Like always. On their way home, Genos seems happy about them attaining a superhero rank, figuring that this makes him Saitama's official disciple. Saitama is worried about this, and he should damn well be.

Back at the office of the Heroes Association, Sneck complains about the two new superheroes to a fellow colleague. He says that they'll probably both quit their jobs soon, but his partner denies, saying that Genos is already S-Class, above Sneck, and that both recruits got full points on the fitness test. He presses that Saitama broke every fitness record and that they'll both surpass Sneck in no time, implying that he's a noob. Meanwhile, walking on the riverside, Saitama is thinking about the Superhero ranks and revises his opinion about Genos, reasoning that he's actually pretty damn impressive. However, he thinks by himself that Genos is not the kind of superhero Saitama wants to be. Suddenly, he is cut off by Sneck, who takes a fighting position in front of Saitama. He declares that he will fight Saitama because he is a newbie, a thing common in the industry. He initiates his hand-to-hand combat technique and connects with Saitama's face, though after an unseen, but brief, conflict, Sneck's torso is buried in the ground, with his legs sticking out and Saitama walking away like a boss.

Characters in order of appearance

 * 1) Saitama
 * 2) Genos
 * 3) Sneck