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Ok, so in chapter 168 of One Punch Man manga

> Garou asks Saitama to copy a technique he envisioned and he can't master, so
> Saitama can travel back in time. Why did he do this? Was for Saitama to save
> Tareo? Didnt Garou have the powers of God by then, which would make Tareo
> die from radiation anyways? or was there another reason for him to ask Garou
> to do that?

why did Garou ask Saitama to do that in chapter 168 of the One Punch Man
manga?


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Can someone explain why Garou made Saitama do this in chapter 168 of the manga?


> It's fairly clear at this point that his cosmic radiation has killed
> everyone other than himself, Saitama, and Blast and co. (though possibly
> launching them off to Io had other effects on Blast, as we don't see him
> standing around). Child Emperor's hair fell out within moments, which is
> much faster than would happen with a minimal lethal radiation dose. There
> are a bunch of dead fish washing up on the shore, and water is normally an
> excellent shield against radiation. So we can pretty safely conclude that
> Tareo is, in fact, dead. Garou panics and mourns because he had envisioned
> Tareo as the first of the people he saves through his "absolute evil" plan.
> But instead he has killed him. So he has Saitama time-travel back before he
> had irradiated everyone to death to stop this.

> You're right that he should have already been emitting at least some
> radiation. He was further away shortly before this, and as radiation power
> follows an inverse square law with distance that could be sufficient
> protection. Though given that people were having ruptured blood vessels in
> their nose before this just from the initial exchange with Saitama, it's not
> entirely clear that people haven't already had a lethal radiation dose, or
> at least a dose substantial enough to risk major health problems. Still,
> dramatically speaking, it seems the intent is that he arrives just early
> enough to save everyone from death. Presumably the tech of Child Emperor
> etc. would be enough to deal with the remaining damage, but only future
> chapters will resolve that. (EDIT: Indeed, Metal Knight has since shown up
> and strongly implied he could treat the radiation effects) It's pretty
> consistent with other Saitama feats—such as destroying the meteor—that he
> prevent deaths but not necessarily lesser damages.


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