A/N: Before we begin, I wish to apologize for not being able to get this chapter out on the anniversary of when I first started it. My co-author wasn't on a lot due to catching Covid-19. They got better, but now are working towards their Masters Degree.
This chapter will be split into two parts. We did this so that we could give our loyal readers something while we work on the second half.
We hope you enjoy.
"A trip to a hot spring?" Saitama asked as he looked at the invitation sent by the Hero Association.
"Yes. It was handed out to all Class-S heroes, plus Class-A hero Iaian, and yourself, Master." Genos informed, holding his own invitation up. "I believe it is their way of saying 'Thank You' to all heroes who helped fight the aliens."
"Huh? That's pretty sweet." Saitama said with a smile as he reread the invitation, his smile growing slightly at the word 'free' on the invitation.
"It says we must be at the pick up point at 2:00 P.M. today, giving us a few hours to pack for the trip." Genos informed.
"Alright. Better get started." Saitama decided as he stood up. Genos nodded and moved to pack as well before a knock came at the door.
"They come to pick us up or something?" Saitama wondered while Genos answered the door to see Nori standing there looking nervous and fidgeting around.
"Oh! Um...hi, Genos. Is...Is Saitama home?" she asked in a timid voice.
"Master Saitama is indeed home. If you have business with him, please be quick. We must pack and be out of here soon." Genos explained.
"Pack?" Nori repeated before her eyes shot open in horror. "Are you both moving out?!"
"No." Saitama said as he appeared behind Genos. "We got invited by the Hero Association to a hot springs trip, so we're packing for it."
"Oh! Okay...good." Nori said before getting her breathing under control. "So, does that mean...you don't have any free time today?"
"Sorry Nori. We have to be there by 2 today, or we'll be left behind." Saitama answered, much to her disappointment.
"Darn...okay. Well, have fun." she said with a smile before leaving. The moment she heard the door close, her smile fell, her shoulders slumped, and you could almost see a cloud of depression appear over her head. This stayed even as she walked back into her room and flopped onto her stuffed animals. Her sisters, having watched her stagger in, looked at each other before giving her sympathetic looks.
"Turned down the invitation for lunch?" Ki guessed.
"He and Genos are leaving to go to a hot springs resort, courtesy of the Hero Association." Nori informed them, her voice sounding drained of all hope and happiness.
"A hot spring?" Kogane said in surprise.
"Oh yeah! I forgot about that!" Midori suddenly said while slapping the side of her head. "Master Bang explained it to me yesterday! It's why I'm not there today."
"Sounds like it'd be fun. Taking a nice dip in an open air hot spring." Kogane said with a smile.
"I can see it now." Ki sighed, her smile having a dreamy undertone as she imagined herself and Saitama soaking in an outdoor hot spring, enjoying the hot water and each other's company.
"You look lovely, Ki."
"You're looking pretty yourself, Saitama."
"Ki. Ki? KI!"
"Whuh?!" Ki jumped after hearing her name, snapping her out of her daydream.
"You were giggling and looked ready to start kissing the air again." Midori snickered before sighing herself. "Though if you're thinking what I think you were thinking, I don't blame you."
"Yeah, well I don't know if I'll be able to ask Saitama out to lunch again." Nori grumbled. "It took me 20 minutes to finally knock on the door to ask."
"Relax. You'll do it next time." Ki said in an encouraging tone as she laid down next to her and pulled her into a hug, which Nori returned. They were soon joined by Kogane and Midori, making it a big sister hug that helped Nori feel much better than before.
The monsters were all outside the apartment and on the street, each of them saying goodbye to Saitama and Genos as they prepared to leave for the train station.
"Alright everyone. We'll see you all later. Don't wreck the place while we're gone, okay?" Saitama said with a smile.
"Relax. We got this." Midori said with a confident smile.
"Be safe you two." Nori said as she hugged the baldy hero, which he awkwardly returned.
"Have a fun trip!" Vaccine Woman grinned.
"We shall return soon." Genos informed, ever serious.
A few more 'goodbyes' and 'have fun' and the two heroes were off, leaving the monster women alone.
"I wish we could join." Ki moaned in disappointment, sad that Saitama would be gone for a while.
"They'd kill us on sight." Beast Queen chuckled before stretching. "But I agree. It would be nice to go on a trip like that."
"Who says we can't?" the Subterranean Queen suddenly spoke up, a thoughtful look on her face as she rested her chin in one of her hands.
"What do you mean?" the Deep Sea Queen asked her Subterranean friend, earning a small smile.
After a short train ride, which switched to a car ride after arriving at the station, the heroes all arrived at the resort for their weekend getaway.
"I'm glad I brought that manga." Saitama said to himself. "Next time, I'll just run."
Not wanting to wait anymore, everyone soon found themselves inside the hot springs, letting the hot water relax them and relieving them of the stress from the mess with the aliens. The men on the mens side and women on the womens side.
"Ah, this hot water feels great." Bang commented.
"And having an all inclusive stay at the resort must mean the Hero Association's pretty generous." Iaian commented.
"Though it looks like some heroes here are just mooching off of it." Atomic Samurai commented.
"I'll say." Metal Bat growled before turning to the other heroes. "Why are you guys here anyway when you didn't do anything to help?!" he snapped.
Saitama and Genos turned to him, thinking that he was talking to the baldy before another spoke up.
"I had other matters to deal with." Flashy Flash responded.
"Matters more important than stopping an alien invasion?!" Metal Bat snarled.
"I don't have to explain myself to you." Flashy Flash scoffed.
"Now now, let's not be hostile to one another. It was confirmed that they were performing heroic deeds as well and making sure that the situation didn't progress out of control." Bang informed.
"Alright. I guess that makes sense." Atomic Samurai said.
"I was hungry, so I went home." Pig God answered.
"As long as I can protect my town, I'm fine." Watchdog Man commented.
"And I was defeating monsters, as usual. Don't compare me to you lazy types." Flashy Flash said.
"WHAT'D YOU SAY?!" Metal Bat roared as he stood up out of the water. "I had to skip out on my little sister's piano recital for all this shit!"
"Hey, calm down. Let's not fight here." Child Emperor sighed, hoping that they wouldn't wreck the place by fighting.
"Why are you wearing swim trunks in here?" the bat swinging hero suddenly asked.
"Th-That has nothing to do with this conversation!" the youngest hero yelled.
"I could've taken on all those monsters by myself." Tatsumaki muttered to herself as she listened to the noise coming from the mens side. She then took a sniff at the air before bristling at Zombiewoman. "Hey! Don't smoke in here!"
"There wasn't any sign against smoking here. Besides, I'm all the way over here." said Zombiewoman from where she was relaxing on the other side of the hot spring, a lit cigarette between her fingers.
"Well I don't want to smell that while trying to relax! Now put it out before I make you eat it!" Tornado warned, earning a roll of the eyes from her fellow Class-S hero.
"Fine." she huffed before taking one last long drag, the action causing her large tits, which she usually had wrapped up to keep out of the way, to push out a little before letting out a long sigh away from Tornado. The esper twitched while casting a subtle glare at Zombiewoman's breasts while the undying hero grabbed the cancer stick in her hand, extinguishing it. "Happy?" she asked the esper, earning a 'hmph' from the midget as she turned away with a scowl.
"Who was that?" Saitama asked after hearing Tornado's outburst.
"That was the Tornado of Terror, Master Saitama. She is the small esper we met at the meeting." Genos informed.
"Oh yeah." Saitama said after remembering her yelling at him. "She always yell like that?"
"Yes." came a chorus from most of the men relaxing.
"She should relax more." he said before sinking into the water. "This outdoor spring feels a lot better than that indoor one." he sighed, remembering the one he and Genos visited a while back.
"It definitely feels great on the muscles after a workout." Darkshine piped in.
"Or just to have a family outing." Metal Bat added, thinking of the times he'd take his little sister to one.
"Hey."
Everyone turned towards Flashy Flash as he addressed Saitama.
"Who exactly are you anyway?" the ninja asked.
"Oh? I'm Saitama. And you are..." Saitama trailed off, his eyes narrowing as he tried to think of Flash's name. He then smiled and pointed at him, calling him his hero name of...
"You're Forelocks in the Face!"
...snrk
"PFFHAAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!"
Metal Bat lost it at both the ridiculous name and Flash's sudden look of irritation/anger. He was laughing so hard he didn't notice the others stifling their chuckles, nor did he hear cackling coming from the women's side of the bath.
"That is NOT my name! Don't make up names and just ask someone there name!" Flashy Flash snapped, his cool demeanor vanishing at Saitama's idiotic guess.
"Ah come on. He didn't mean any harm, Forelocks!" Metal Bat said, emphasizing the new name with a huge grin.
The Class-S ninja looked ready to kill before calming himself by mentally saying that they're not worth it and glared at Saitama.
"I'm Class-S Rank 13, Flashy Flash." he introduced.
"Flashy Flash? Sounds the same as Speed o' Sound Sonic." Saitama mentioned while looking up in thought, completely missing Flash's expression at the name.
"Redundant names aside, Flash has a point. Who are you again?" Child Emperor asked.
"I'm Saitama. I'm a hero for fun." he answered.
"...huh?" Child Emperor responded as he and the other heroes just stared at Saitama, either wondering if they heard right or giving him 'are you for real' looks.
-Later-
After enjoying a nice soak in the outdoor hot spring, the heroes were all gathered inside the banquet hall to enjoy a nice meal. The men were all dressed in blue kimonos while the women wore pink kimonos. Sitch was there as well to oversee the celebration and to personally congratulate the heroes that fought hard to stop the aliens from destroying their world.
"I and the rest of the Hero Association would like you all to let loose and have fun. And to that, I say cheers!" Sitch finished while holding his glass up.
"Cheers!" everyone yelled before they began to eat, drink, and mingle with each other.
'This stuff's good.' Saitama thought as he enjoyed his meal, with Genos sitting beside him. They both ate quietly while Puri Puri Prisoner, Tank-Top Master, and Superalloy Darkshine began to flex their muscles after a few shots of Dragon Killer Sake. Saitama watched them act like macho men for a moment before looking around the room at the other heroes, which Genos noticed.
"Is something the matter with the other heroes, Master?" asked the disciple as other heroes began to group up and chat with each other.
"Nah. Just wondering about them is all. Can't remember all their names though." he answered.
"I can tell you their hero names and any other information you would inquire about." Genos offered.
"Nah. Just the names are fine." Saitama denied before spotting Zombiewoman. "Who's she? What's with the gray skin?"
"That is Zombiewoman, Class-S Rank 8. I do not know why her skin tone is that color, but it may be connected to the rumors of her immortality." Genos answered.
"Immortality? You mean she can't die?" Saitama asked in mild curiosity.
"That is the rumor, yes. Many citizens claim to have witnessed her being fatally injured many times, only to keep getting up and fighting." Genos explained.
"Huh. That's actually sounds cool." Saitama said before getting up and walking over to sit near her. "Excuse me. Your name's Zombiewoman?"
"That's right. And you are?" she asked after taking another drink of sake.
"I'm Saitama." introduced the bald hero.
"Saitama...oh yeah. I remember listening to you earlier in the outdoor spring. The 'hero for fun', right?" she said, now having a face to put the voice to. "Did you need something?"
"I heard that your supposed to be immortal. Is that true?" Saitama bluntly asked.
"Not really." she answered as she poured herself another cup. "I just have a really high regeneration ability."
"Really? Would you survive if I punched you into pieces?" Saitama asked with a smile.
"Don't know, but I have been shredded to pieces before, so I'd say there's a good posibility." she shrugged before looking him in the eye. "Mind if I ask you some questions?"
"Hm? Sure. Go ahead." Saitama said while pouring himself a cup of sake for himself.
"Who exactly are you?" she asked, making him look her in the eye. "You say you haven't heard about the Hero Association despite the fact that it was maded three years ago. That strikes me as very odd since the Hero Association has a lot of advertisting."
"I only have free channels like the news. Honestly, if it wasn't about monster attacks that looked strong, I usually don't pay attention." Saitama answered before drinking his sake.
"That's seems a little far fetched." said Child Emperor, who was sitting next to Zombiewoman. "After all, the Hero Association is on the news as well, even on the free channels."
Saitama turned to the child hero and stared for a moment before turning back to Zombiewoman.
"Is this kid your little brother?" he asked, earning a glare from the young hero.
"You really have no idea who we are, do you?" Zombiewoman asked the bald hero.
"Nope. Not at all." Saitama answered with a smile.
'Is this guy an idiot?' Child Emperor thought with a neutral look.
'Is he for real?' thought Zombiewoman as she stared at his smiling face before shaking her head and focusing on her next question. "That aside, Child Emperor has a point. You should've heard about the Hero Association at some point in the last three years."
"I did. A few weeks ago." Saitama answered. The two of them just stared at him with dumbfounded looks, almost certain that he was lying, despite that blank face of his.
"Where could you possibly be living that you haven't heard about the Hero Association?!" Child Emperor blurted out.
"In the Abandoned District of City Z." Saitama answered.
"The Ghost Town? That place is crawling with all sorts of monsters! Why would you live there?" Zombiewoman asked, starting to become absolutely perplexed by this strange man.
"None of them are stronger than me. Plus, the rent is super cheap." the bald hero answered. "Speaking of which, I have to make sure to pay when I return home."
"Actually, Master, there's something you should know about the rent of your abode." Genos said after suddenly popping up out of nowhere.
"What do you mean?" Saitama asked before suddenly getting nervous. "Don't tell me that the rent's been raised."
"No. The person that you were paying rent to never owned the building. You have been scammed and have been giving money away to a con man." Genos explained.
It took a moment for that information to register in Saitama's mind, but when it did?
SMASH!
"I think I'll be paying them a visit tomorrow!" Saitama declared, his fists punched together, his eyes bloodshot, and veins throbbing everywhere on his body. The aura of anger and malice was so strong that even Zombiewoman and Child Emperor were starting to get sweat from fear.
"There is no need. I have already tracked them down and handed them over to the Hero Association. The amount you paid will be returned when they are properly incarcerated." said Genos, which instantly calmed the enraged Saitama.
"Seriously? Alright! Nice one, Genos!" Saitama cheered, which went unnoticed since it was background noise of the party going on around him. The smiled faded for a moment as he looked up in thought, his mind going to his home and all the monsters at the apartment.
'I wonder what they're doing right now?'
"This...is...amazing!" Mizuki sighed as she relaxed in the soothing hot water. She, Tank-Top Girl, and all the monsters of the apartments were currently relaxing in an underground hot spring, courtesy of the Subterranean Queen. She was also thankful that they not only brought enough towels for everyone to dry off later, but a nice dry spot to put everyone's clothing.
"Thanks for inviting us." Tank-Top Girl said with a smile. "After all the alien business, I needed this."
"Glad you approve." the Sub Queen said with a smile. "My people discovered this along with many others like it long ago. We've never had a use for it...until now, anyway. The heat comes from underground thermal vents."
"The water's so clean. Not only are they no contaminants, but I can feel the minerals inside the water." Vaccine Woman grinned as she stretched, her bare chest bouncing from the sudden movement. "It's just like a mineral bath."
"Well I'm glad you decided to let us in on this little secret." said the Deep Sea Queen, her enlarged breasts almost looking like they were keeping her afloat in the water.
"I'm just glad you didn't soak up all the water." Newtina said, her and Vaccine Woman sharing a laugh before they jumped and glared at the Kombu sisters.
"Keep your hair to yourselves!" Vaccine Woman snapped as she and the others scooted away from the four of them.
"We are. We're only letting them free float." Ki said with a smile as she turned her gaze towards them, a strand of her hair rising out of the water. "The offer for a massage still stands~"
"No!" cried out all the other women, making her and Midori giggle. Kogane merely rolled her eyes at them while Nori stared at the water, the water reach just below her nose.
"What's with her?" Beast Queen whispered to Kogane.
"She finally worked up the courage to ask Saitama out to lunch, but she didn't even get to ask since they were starting to pack." Kogane whispered back. "She's been bummed since."
"Why not simply ask him to join you down here one day?" Ki suggested. "Imagine it. Just the two of you alone."
"A nice spot away from prying eyes." Midori added.
"A nice meal you both had a hand making." Kogane chipped in.
"Then you two lean in and begin to kiss." Vaccine Woman spoke, her mind starting to wander.
"He begins to caress you and whisper passionate words into your ear." the Subterranean Queen added.
"And then..." Mizuki began before most of their faces flushed red, realizing exactly where they were going with this.
"And then...what?" Deep Sea Queen asked with a grin, making them all go red everywhere.
"I think I've had enough time in the spring for one day!" Tank-Top Girl yelped as she got out of the water, her face still as red as a tomato. Deep Sea Queen merely laughed as the others soon got out as well, leaving her all alone in the water.
"I need to return to my hero duties soon anyway! Thanks for showing us here!" Captain Mizuki quickly said as she and the others began to dry off.
"You're all too easy." DSQ muttered with a grin. "Fawning over that human. So what if he's probably the strongest creature to exist? Or that he's patient and...gives monsters a chance. Plus, he also agrees that just dumping all those monster corpses and other trash into the ocean is just reckless and-"
She stopped when she noticed her reflection had red cheeks and felt her heart start to thump. Her mouth hung open before she sank into the water, with a few bubbles coming up. If you listened closely, you'd have heard her say...
"Curse you, Saitama."
