Before becoming the man he is now, Saitama trained and struggled tirelessly to become a hero. While every skirmish rips his tracksuit outfit, he always has it patched for free due to his neighborhood tailor. The tailor, on the other hand, informs him one day that he must stop his store owing to pressure from a local gang. Saitama chooses to assist him—and earns something priceless in the process.