"All of the doors are locked," Kamiko said when she approached with Kianna. "We didn't open them until you wanted to give the signal."
"Siren is able to pick locks," Saitama said. "Get her."
"I let Inichi know," Kianna said. "I saw what Genos was burning. King has no idea what to think. To know that…it's just…"
"You weren't here on our first trip. This is all new to you," Mitsumi nodded. "It's…tough to take in."
"Why didn't you tell us, Lady Mitsumi?! We could have helped!" Kamiko said and pulled her close to hug her.
"And the rest of the world would have seen it as a bunch of monsters attacking a wealthy family! I couldn't do that to my family! I couldn't…" Mitsumi grimaced and shed tears with her. "I had to keep this secret…"
"No need for that now," Saitama said and rested a comforting hand on Mitsumi's back. She leaned into him and sighed hard.
"Saitama, I want Genos to be able to record each servant room we go in if we find something nasty," Mitsumi said now and looked at him. "I want him to broadcast the state of each horrific room to any rehire. On a television screen. If there is no rehire for that room, then we can destroy the video clip. But if a rehire comes in…and we find something…I want them to see it. To show that I remember what they did. I want them to remember what they left behind for me to find. I know who lived in each room. I can signal them out."
"I get it. Fine," Saitama nodded.
"Inichi will, of course, keep an eye on their thoughts," Mitsumi said and looked over to see Fubuki rushing over to pull her into a tight hug.
"I've never seen something so…outrageous!" Fubuki hissed and looked at Mitsumi with intense sadness. "I told everything to my group. They're all very upset. Some are even demanding to be here, but I told them that there are so many S class heroes here now. Even Sweet Mask. They know. Also, Tanktop Master, Flashy Flash and Child Emperor are helping set up the interviewing area."
"I'm here to help clean!" Tacki said. "I took care of the nasty treasure room. What do I do now?"
"Tacki, if we see something bad, Genos needs to get a good picture recording to show off to the ones that lived in the room first. After he records, you can clean," Saitama said. "You might want your guy here to help keep you calm. I don't know what is in any of these rooms. We might find anything."
"Oh…" Tacki frowned and grimaced at the thought.
"I'm here," Kamikaze said when he strode over. "I was on my way, anyways. Tacki, this is rough on everyone. I know. Just wait with me. Maybe we can just wait here while they go through each room first. Then you can run through in one sweep instead of waiting. Will that work?"
"No. The moment a room is inspected, I go in. I can't just sit and wait. You know how I am!" Tacki said and blushed at his knowing squeeze. "I need to see the setup of each room, too, to see how they need to be fixed up."
"Okay," Kamikaze nodded and continued to hold her.
"Let me open the rooms!" Siren said and was quick to fly over to the first one. She pressed her finger into the lock and carefully twisted to unlock it.
"You turn your fingers into keys?!" Kianna gaped.
"Yeah…" Siren giggled. "For the mechanical ones, Metal Knight is able to hack them. These are all basic locks."
"Okay," Kamikaze nodded and continued to hold Tacki close until the room was safe to inspect.
"Let me open the rooms!" Siren said and was quick to fly over to the first one. She pressed her finger into the lock and carefully twisted to unlock it.
"You turn your fingers into keys?!" Kianna gaped.
"Yeah…" Siren giggled. "For the mechanical ones, Metal Knight is able to hack them. These are all basic locks."
"She is a very formidable opponent!" Metal Knight chuckled with adoration to her from the ring. "I may need to upgrade a few of my basic locks now."
"Hah! Sure! I still want to see you again," Siren sighed.
"I know, my dear. Worry not. We'll make arrangements soon," Metal Knight promised her. Saitama charged forward with Mitsumi against his side to open the first room up. Satisfied that it was just a basic bedroom setup, he nodded and gestured to the next room.
"There are twenty rooms on this side alone. It's built a bit like an apartment complex. More rooms are on the opposite side," Mitsumi said. "You notice the narrow hallway separating the room sides from the main walls? It's the same thing at the end of the hall, and in the middle of the floor to make easy access. It's like a honeycomb design for basic bedroom needs. Showering facilities are a bit further back, too, with a small kitchen for basic needs."
"Very clever. And efficient," Kamikaze mused.
"Just say the word on what you want me to do," Zenchu asked and flicked his tail. "I can even shadow phase into the rooms."
"That may save time," Saitama said. "Start on the other side, then. Hop in, see if the room is safe, and leave the door wide open from unlocking it from the inside. If it isn't safe, open the door slightly from the inside and not all the way open to shock us on what we may see. If it's really bad, shout to get our attention."
"Ah! I can do that!" Zenchu said and was quick to do just that on the opposite side to get to work.
"Not sure if I can do that," Garou frowned. "I could bust the doors down, but we need to salvage. I'll check the showering facilities."
"That's good," Saitama nodded.
"FUCK!" Zenchu shouted from the other side. Saitama was quick to scoop up Mitsumi and bolt over to the second room Zenchu opened up. Saitama stared with rage at the sight of a mangled, stuffed animal in a hanging cage with a sign that said 'Pet Euthanasia Process' on it. The room was filled with marks like an animal ran claws all over the walls, floor and ceiling.
All of the furniture was destroyed, too, with broken mirrors and glass everywhere. Fabric and bedding was shredded and completely hurled around the room. It was almost done in haste before the occupant left to cause any further hurt and harm behind them. On a closer inspection of the stuffed animal, Saitama noticed that Mitsumi's name was carved into it. He let out a steady breath of air for control, but he knew it was done to cause anger and sadness.
"I know who was here. It was one of the men that…" Mitsumi grimaced.
"I bet it was a Secret Skins, too," Garou said on glaring into the room. "Those marks couldn't be done by a basic person. It had to be a monster."
"That one also attacked me on this floor, too. In the hallway between the room sections in the middle of the floor…" Mitsumi swallowed. Tacki now shoved them all away and took out a pocket saw that she flicked open.
"I'm tearing out this room right now!" Tacki growled. "I'll need Inichi's help! Wait! What?!"
"I need to video the room first," Genos said when he pulled Tacki back. He focused off the anger when he saw the room to let his eyes flare out yellow to record. "Done. You may proceed, Tacki. This is incredibly disrespectful!"
"Right?!" Tacki scowled and was quick to get to work.
"I'm here to transport out everything," Inichi said and hissed his disgust at the room when he saw it. Fubuki was soon there with Richoo to help clean out the room. Richoo was making his way to them on learning that rooms had to be cleaned out, and he was outraged that someone had the gall to do such damage. When he saw the mangled stuffed animal, he could only hiss with disgust at it until Inichi tore it down from the ceiling to take it away to get destroyed in full.
"I'm slapping whoever did that to the room. Secret Skins or not," Saitama grounded out before leading Mitsumi back to where they were before. For the next thirty minutes, each room was carefully inspected and left open for Tacki to run through. Mitsumi's fans didn't detect any of her internal parts, thankfully. As they got to the middle section with the hallway between the room segments, Mitsumi shuddered with fear and horror before turning to press into Saitama with a hard whimper of complete protest.
"She was attacked here!" Inichi said to explain when he caught the vile memory. "The sight of this area hit her hard."
"Okay. Everyone else. Stay here," Saitama said and carried Mitsumi gently into the middle of the connecting hallway. He noticed it was dark in here with no lights. It was hard to be heard, too, in the middle of this hallway from what he examined. He also saw no cameras. Inichi was going to ensure all of that was remedied with specific instructions to Lightning Max and Child Emperor.
"Saitama…" she whispered and pressed into him.
"I'm right here. How did it happen? Can you tell me?" he asked and gave her a loving kiss. "Give me your thoughts. We'll fight this off together."
"I was…delivering something to the kitchen here. A bit of restocking. I figured I would cut back through the main area from here. I didn't know that I was watched…" she swallowed. "When I got into this middle area, I was grabbed from behind. Shoved against the wall. My top was…torn off…"
"Keep going," he said.
"My legs…pried open…from the skirt I had on…but I kicked…landed true…and I ran…" she shivered and got squeezed by him in complete comfort.
"How old were you?" he asked and pressed a loving kiss to her mouth.
"I was twenty…I think…" she murmured and gasped when his mouth moved over her neck.
"Time to make a new memory where your husband had you here instead, eh?" he smiled and let the fans wall off everything for complete privacy. "A bit dark, but you like it when I find my way…"
"But…well…" she faltered and gasped at another heavy kiss.
"I want you to blush when you come down this hallway with me," he grinned now and ravaged her mouth with his again. "And with all the stress we just had…I think we need a way to remedy that…"
"Saitama!" she gasped and let him lay her on the floor gently. Clothing was shifted aside, but he treated her with the same love and care that he always held for her. After ten blissful minutes of resting, he chuckled and pulled her close.
"I feel better," he grinned softly.
"I figured you would…" she giggled and let him kiss her again before hearing him grunt slightly to pull away. Clothing was now fixed up, and he gathered her in his arms to carry her away with the fans obediently closing back up and hovering after them.
"I love you," Saitama muttered in her ear.
"I love you, too," Mitsumi sighed and let him kiss her again before finally meeting up with the others where they were patiently waiting.
"Everything okay?" Fubuki asked.
"I would say so. Unless you want to go back down the hallway?" Saitama asked Mitsumi to see her blush a beat red. "Good. That's the reaction I want now. When we come up here…hmm. Let's leave that middle area alone with a small light. Don't need anyone to see too much if we make a trip back."
"Saitama! Stop it!" Mitsumi said with embarrassment to get the others there laughing at it.
"This is our house! We can have fun in any room or hallway that we want," Saitama grinned at her intense blushing again. "And you know what? If Tacki cleaned out the master bedroom, we should break it in tonight. We can head home to City Z in the morning."
"Seriously?!" Mitsumi blinked at him.
"Yes. We need to live in this house on occasion. Hmm. Maybe every other day off. We can do that. I also want to secure that room so that only myself and you can access it. Only when we are in the room will others be allowed in. No other times from what's in there," Saitama said. "Anyways, let's finish off the rest of the rooms here and take care of the recruiting of new staff. And the death of some old staff. We'll see what happens."
"Okay," she sighed and snuggled into him.
"Good. I want these memories. We'll make a lot of new memories here," he smiled and kissed her softly. "I only want happy memories now."
"I can issue a special key code lock for the master bedroom," Metal Knight said from Siren's ring.
"That's fine. Oh, Inichi, please make sure that the treasure section is empty of others there and that the wall safe is locked back up. Including the master bedroom door. I don't want anything to go wrong," Mitsumi said. Inichi paused at this before turning to head off quickly to check into it right away. "If there are any Secret Skins, we don't want them to think they have access to anything."
"Ah. Right. Makes sense," Saitama agreed. As they continued to go through the rooms, Inichi was swift in heading back up to the fourth floor and paused at the sight of the door being opened. He scanned around quickly and bubbled the intruder. It appears that Lady Mitsumi was on to something…
"What?!" the man shrieked.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here? What are you doing in this room, hmm?" Inichi asked and glared at the short, thin human male. "I don't recognize you at all. You don't belong in here. You were…ah. You heard this was the fabled Takashi Mansion and looking for a keepsake? You're not here to be hired for work. Are you?"
"I don't need to tell you anything!" the man panicked.
"You're right. You're already telling me everything by thinking about it," Inichi grinned. "Good thing Sweet Mask is here. As well as other heroes…"
"What?! No! Don't turn me in! Please!" the man begged.
"You did enough," Inichi muttered and was swift to secure all the locks, hide the newly cleaned refrigerator again and lock the bedroom door behind him. He set the bubbled man in front of him to rush him down the main elevator to go straight to the first floor room where most business meetings were held in a luxurious study hall.
"What's this?" Sweet Mask asked from where he was setting up an interviewing area at the main desk.
"An intruder from the master bedroom," Inichi said and dropped him in front of the massive oak desk. There was a basic chair for one to sit in front of it, but he was dropped on the floor.
"Is that so," Sweet Mask frowned.
"No one else knew of him. I was asked by Fan Dancer to check the master bedroom," Inichi said. :Stick with hero names to hide Lady Mitsumi's name for now, please. No need to spoil the surprise.:
"Ah. He shall be detained and fully questioned," Sweet Mask nodded. Tanktop Master was sitting nearby along a stately bookshelf and was quick to get up to approach the cowering man. Flashy Flash was leaning back in a luxurious, black leather armchair when he looked over to sigh with a form of disdain.
"Maybe Puri-Puri Prisoner would have a better way to show this one the error of his ways," Flashy Flash mused.
"No," Tanktop Master said and shook his head. "That's just cruel and unusual punishment. However, he did break in by hiding with the other possible staffing for this place. At least, you would think. We have a group of them in the main entry hall waiting for interviews."
"Wait…" Inichi said and now swerved around to stare at the man. "You're a spy?! Sent in by…how interesting…!"
"What?!" Sweet Mask asked now.
"I…well…" the man cowered.
"You were hoping to become a monster?!" Inichi said with intense disdain.
"Ah!" the man cringed.
"Wait. He wants to be a monster?!" Tanktop Master blinked. Inichi was calmly gleaning everything that was coming up now, and he sighed with complete regret and pity for the man.
"You are aware that we hunt down and kill monsters. Right?" Sweet Mask asked calmly. "And we also have monsters that hunt other monsters now. The one that caught you is a monster that we are allied with."
"I could ally with you!" the man said out of desperation.
"A lie," Inichi said. "Ah! But thank you for letting me know who you report to. This is…very educational…"
"No! You can't! He'll kill me!" the man panicked in full now.
"Sweet Mask, it was said that there is a benefactor of the Hero Association that appears to be a Secret Skins. Here is the name…" Inichi muttered and mentally sent it over. Sweet Mask's eyes widened at this.
"He's…a rather major benefactor…" Sweet Mask swallowed.
"You forget," Inichi chuckled. "Fan Dancer can easily replace and triple…"
"Oh! Well, then. We don't need that one anymore. Do we?" Sweet Mask mused with a form of interest. "Let me make a phone call…"
"Of course," Inichi agreed and watched Tanktop Master move to apprehend and tie down the faulty man.
"I should get a few of my army here," Tanktop Master sighed.
"Too many here will cause confusion and suspicion," Inichi warned. "However, I can let you choose two that you can work with. I can bring them here and notify them."
"Thank you. Can you get Tanktop Black Hole and Tanktop Tiger? They can help," Tanktop Master nodded.
"Isn't Tanktop Tiger a C class?" Flashy Flash frowned.
"He is trying to improve himself. This may help," Tanktop Master smiled slightly. "I want to give all of them a chance."
"Oh. Did that one rogue become a hero?" Inichi asked.
"He just barely passed the fitness exams. He's a very low rank C class. No, he's not part of my team until he knows what being a hero is all about," Tanktop Master grunted with distaste. "He likes to fight with his own rules. He still comes up to me to beg me to take him in! He has no hero qualities at all."
"True. Of course, if he does no good deeds in a week and reports them in, he gets dropped," Inichi mused. Then he blinked. "Did he really give himself a hero name of Punch Out Pete?! That's disturbing…"
"Tanktop Master!" Tanktop Tiger said when he was lightly guided in to where they were. He was another body builder wearing a tiger-striped tank top and even his blond hair was striped with light and blond segments. "What do you need me to do?! I'll help! No one else needs to worry!"
"You're sure you want him here?" Inichi asked. "I don't recall him being with you in other areas before."
"He's trying," Tanktop Master said and regarded the army member. "Listen up. And listen good. You need to do as I say for now. The situation is pretty intense. And it's grim. You will need to work with others equally."
"Tanktop Master, are you seriously working with monsters now?!" Tanktop Tiger grimaced. "I mean…I know some are okay now…"
"Don't question it," Tanktop Black Hole said when he was able to appear and heard the conversation. "As heroes, we need to help."
"May I deposit him to the bottom of the ocean instead?" Inichi asked and got Sweet Mask coughing with laughter when he finished his phone call.
"We're here," Saitama said and carried in Mitsumi. "Only one servant room was bad. The rest were fine. A bit dirty, but Tacki is cleaning them out."
"What was in the room?" Flashy Flash asked.
"I can reveal," Genos said when he approached with Kamiko. He looked over at a television screen that was able to accept wireless transmissions and displayed the video clip. Sweet Mask's jaw dropped. Flashy Flash sat up with a look of outrage at what he saw on the screen.
"What…am I looking at…?!" Tanktop Master gaped.
"A last attempt to show a way to hurt me…" Mitsumi frowned and got squeezed by Saitama. "The room has been torn out and being remodeled."
"Who…?" Tanktop Tiger asked on looking at Mitsumi in her stunning Wind Crane Clan attire. She looked at him and nodded slightly.
"I am also known as the hero 'Fan Dancer'. I am, actually, the last known Wind Crane Clan assassin. As this is my family home, I am here for personal matters. Not Hero Association matters. My husband is Saitama. He's holding me right now. You may know him as Caped Baldy. As he is my husband, he is in matching Wind Crane Clan attire for me," Mitsumi said lightly. The fans levitating around her suddenly vibrated and flicked out the deadly blades at the bound down man. "Oh. My fans don't like you. I wonder why…"
"He's in contact with Secret Skins…" Inichi muttered out.
"Can I kill him?" Zenchu asked and flicked his tail.
"Wanna play 'wishbone'?" Garou grinned at his brother.
"Oh! That's not a bad idea…" Zenchu grinned back.
"You know, I wonder if you can have a tail to match Zenchu. If you're brothers, you should have something in common," Saitama said with a blank look. Zenchu looked at Garou with a small shrug.
"I'll think about it," Garou nodded.
"You said this place was your home?" the man asked curiously.
"Yes. I am also known as…Mitsumi Takashi," she said with a small smile.
"Ah! You…no! You were reported as dead! Run off and killed!" the man said now. Inichi was quick to pay close attention and cleared his throat.
"Miu Takashi told your organization this. Miu is dead now. Died just last week by a single punch from Mr. Saitama," Inichi said to get the man gaping at her. "As for why you were in the master bedroom…"
"He was in my bedroom?!" Mitsumi gaped with shock. "Saitama! Slap him! Then we'll get more information!"
"As you wish," Saitama nodded and set her down.
"This is gonna hurt…" Zenchu cringed.
"Yeah…" Garou easily agreed. Before the faulty man could protest, Saitama was right in front of him and slapped him across the face to face-plant him right into the ground. Saitama was back at Mitsumi's side to pull her close and press a kiss on her mouth.
"Thank you," she smiled.
"I can slap Zenchu next," Saitama said.
"Fuck you," Zenchu scowled at him to get grinned at in reply. Now the others in the room winced and coughed out laughter.
"Did someone sneeze again?" Garou thought aloud.
"Garou. Fuck you, too," Zenchu said to get his brother grinning widely. Mitsumi died laughing at it now.
"Sneeze?" Tanktop Master asked.
"Don't you even explain it!" Zenchu spat out at Garou.
"His name sounds like a sneeze," Saitama said. Zenchu growled at him and could only pout when Mitsumi kept laughing hard at it all.
"This isn't fair!" Zenchu hissed out.
"Come here," Mitsumi said with a soft chuckle. Zenchu sighed and moved to crouch down low enough near her to enjoy the feel of her hand in his hair. "It's okay, big brother. It makes me laugh. With all this crap happening…you know? I kinda need to laugh now."
"Yeah, yeah…" he sighed and enjoyed the comforting feelings he got. When Garou grumbled a bit, Mitsumi looked at him.
"He's making me jealous," Garou huffed.
"Aww," Mitsumi chuckled. "Saitama, sit in a chair for me?"
"Oh?" he asked and moved to do just that. Kamiko brought over a plush chair for him, and Mitsumi sat in his lap easily.
"Two floor cushions, please?" Mitsumi smiled softly.
"Of course," Inichi chuckled and was able to bring them over to her. Once the cushions were set down, she had both Garou and Zenchu sit on them to be on either side of her. Now she gently rested her hands on each of them to pet and move through their hair.
"That's creepy," Tanktop Master said.
"What? They're my big brothers and want their little sister to dote on them," she shrugged. "I'm fine with it."
"I'm waiting for them to start purring," Saitama said neutrally.
"Hmm…" Garou mused at the thought. He focused a bit to make an internal change to let a rumbling purr come out.
"What?!" Zenchu gaped at him.
"I'm a shape shifter. This works," Garou grinned at him.
"Oh! Can you become a giant, fluffy kitty?!" Mitsumi gasped with delight.
"Ah…I think Saitama might get mad," Garou said.
"He's right. I'd slap him," Saitama nodded. "You should only be cuddling me. He can get basic hair pets. Your hugs and cuddles are mine."
"Really?" Mitsumi giggled and got a loving kiss pressed to her mouth to get a nuzzling cuddle in return.
"Try it with Lily," Zenchu grinned.
"Ah…hmm…" Garou blinked at the idea now. "I'll try when I know she and I can get closer. Right now, we're still kinda…talking."
"Good idea," King said when he walked in with Kianna against his side. "Where do we sit to help out?"
"How many are here now?" Saitama asked and rested a hand over Mitsumi's belly protectively. "And we should have Daiki and Himiko here."
"True," Inichi muttered and sent a mental summons for them.
"I want these people to see them first before Mitsumi. But…how do we hide you…?" Saitama frowned. A fan set came down and became the circular set to hide their faces perfectly. "Ah! Yes! This!"
"We can move you both off to a corner where a light can be shut off separately," Genos said. "I have studied the lighting in this room. It can even be dimmed and come into view for revealing you in full. When you know an original worker is here, Inichi can prompt me. I can work the lighting easily with a remote control. You will have the full benefit of surprise."
"Good," Mitsumi nodded and saw Daiki walk in to move and sit behind the large desk. Sweet Mask moved to sit off to one side. Himiko was carried in by Zombieman, and they sat off to another side to show they were ready to approve or turn away. Mitsumi and Saitama sat off to the far right near a back corner with both Garou and Zenchu to settle close to her. They would be hidden by the lighting this way and easily passed over until it was time to reveal them all.
"We got more chairs!" Tacki said and helped carry them in until Inichi bubbled them all to set around the room for monsters and heroes to settle on.
"I'm here!" Child Emperor said and claimed a chair. "I was helping Lightning Max with the security room. He's staying down there to watch things."
"I have new contracts," Rendor said and walked in as his human form to keep to the theme. He set them on the massive desk with a pen nearby for signing. "I'll hold them all for safety after they are signed."
"Good," Daiki nodded.
"Himiko. One of the servants had to be a monster. We found a room that was destroyed on the inside, and there was a desecrated stuffed toy in a cage with my name carved in it," Mitsumi said softly.
"What?!" Himiko gasped. Daiki stared at her like he didn't hear her right.
"It's been taken care of," Inichi said.
"I know who's room it is. So, if you see Saitama stand and put me down, that will signal to you to either look at the television to see what Genos recorded, or to look away. Okay?" Mitsumi said calmly. "I will remain sitting and letting Saitama ask questions to possible rehires. All new ones can be interviewed by you and Daiki. But, if Saitama stands with me, be aware."
"Oh. Okay," Himiko swallowed.
"Not cool…" Zombieman frowned and let Himiko press into him. "Hide your face into my neck if you want. Okay?"
"Okay," Himiko nodded.
"Let's get this started. Oh, Mitsumi and I plan to have dinner after this. And we will be staying the night in the master bedroom. We will plan to come here every other day off to start living here when we can. We stay in City Z for Neutral Grounds, but tomorrow I need the day off with her. I don't know if anything will happen with my…power. Going stupid. So, we are staying the night here. Mitsumi's old bedroom is off limits. If I have a daughter with Mitsumi, we'll give the room to her," Saitama said.
"That's fine," Daiki nodded. "We do have an extensive nursery room, too."
"Good. I'll inspect it after dinner," Saitama nodded back. "Also, the master bedroom is off limits unless I am here with Mitsumi. We already found someone trying to infiltrate. He got slapped."
"What?!" Daiki hissed out and saw the unconscious and bound up man on the floor. Himiko was even in shock.
"That reminds me," Inichi said. "He was looking for Lady Mitsumi's parts to deliver to his…master. Apparently, she is now considered a very rare delicacy."
"Shut up," Saitama said quickly and squeezed Mitsumi. "I know. It's okay now. No more of it. It's all done. It's gone. We'll destroy everything else if we find more. Okay? Hush…"
"I know…" Mitsumi nodded and snuggled into him.
"Disgusting…" Flashy Flash grumbled out. Garou and Zenchu just growled and remained calm when Mitsumi pet through their hair again.
"Where do you want him for now?" Tanktop Master asked and gestured to the man on the ground.
"We have a spare room that we use for holding vagrants and possible thieves. First floor under the main floor, and it's the first door on the left. You can set him there," Daiki said. "It's mainly a floor for storage and extra supplies, but that one room is used for private questioning away from public eyes."
"It's interesting," Mitsumi said to Saitama.
"Hmm?" he asked.
"Our main bedroom at home is on the fourth floor. So is the master bedroom here," she giggled.
"Oh! Okay. So, what does each floor have?" Saitama asked.
"I'll go from top to bottom. As you know, there are five floors on top, a central ground floor and five floors underneath that. The fifth floor on top has mainly bedrooms for primary family, a nursery for children and it has the main bathing facilities in each bedroom. Of course, my bedroom is there at the end of the main hallway. There is a small kitchen there, too, for quick snacks. The fourth floor is, of course, the master bedroom. The third floor is the servant's floor. The second floor is the main kitchen area. It also has sections for recreation like a small movie theater and gaming," Mitsumi said. King's eyes lit up at this.
"I want to check that out!" King grinned.
"We can!" Mitsumi giggled softly. "The first floor here is mainly for meetings, private schooling, a massive library…mainly for intense studies and such as you see here. Of course, the main entrance floor has the stairway, elevators and all the ground things needed that wouldn't really work on higher floors. There's an indoor swimming pool, tennis court…"
"We are checking out that swimming pool," Saitama said to get her laughing softly with agreement.
"I wouldn't mind looking at the tennis court," Bane chuckled from where he now sat near Kamikaze.
"This is crazy," Kamikaze sighed with a chuckle and watch Tacki crochet a dark blue shirt. "Hey. Make me a haori."
"Okay!" Tacki beamed and took out a spool of white thread to get to work.
"The first basement floor is, as Daiki said, mainly storage rooms, an interrogation room, supply rooms and the main parking garage for cars and such. The second basement floor has Father's study, guest rooms and gathering rooms for the guests. The third basement floor has lots of crafting rooms for emergency repairs, as well as an indoor garden with specialized lighting for instant food needs. I'm not sure how that garden is, though," Mitsumi frowned.
"We'll need to hire a gardener," Himiko said. "I checked it. It's…pretty bad. No one really cared for it all that much after Father…well…"
"Okay," Mitsumi nodded. "The fourth basement floor is the primary hospital area for illness and injuries. There's also a laboratory for research that's quite extensive."
"May I examine that?" Genos asked. "I do know the security room is on the lowest floor. The fifth floor. I also saw an emergency escape tunnel with a telecommunications room."
"Yes. I can see what can be done with the laboratory. If Child Emperor wanted to see it, I can allow that, too," Mitsumi nodded.
"Sweet! I'll definitely take a look!" Child Emperor grinned eagerly.
"And myself?" Metal Knight asked from Siren's ring where she sat. She had her wings folded delicately behind her back while she listened in.
"We may be able to make arrangements for you," Mitsumi agreed.
"I'll want to see the crafting rooms!" Tacki said.
"I can see the hospital area," Kamiko chuckled.
"I'll be with King for gaming," Kianna winked.
"Tacki, I want swimsuits," Saitama said to get her nodding.
"We get to explore after this?" Tatsumaki grinned at Rendor.
"After dinner," Rendor chuckled and let her cuddle into him.
"Okay. Let's get these people looked at," Saitama said.
"There is a bit of a crowd. Tanktop Master, can you kindly ask your recruits to start to escort them in one at a time?" Inichi asked. "We have at least an hour to do this before it turns to sunset."
"Got it," Tanktop Master nodded and turned to Tanktop Black Hole and Tanktop Tiger. "Let's bring them in one at a time. Go to the entrance floor and start to escort them up to this room. We can have them begin to line up outside the door. I'm sure the cameras are being watched?"
"I am patched in to the network, and Lightning Max is in the security room," Genos nodded. "We have fifty attendees so far."
"Good. Bring them in one at a time," Saitama nodded and let the fans cover over them when the light dimmed down overhead. The first one brought in was an older lady dressed in a business dress. She sat down in front of Daiki and smiled.
"It's good to see you again, Sir," she said.
"Ah. Yes, you were in charge of the main staffing before," Daiki nodded. "We can give you the duties you had before, but…I need to know."
"Know what?" she frowned. Then she blinked when the light over Saitama's chair came back on and the fans were revealed. Then the fans slowly split away to reveal Saitama and Mitsumi. Zenchu and Garou were seated calmly, but they were both ready to jump up to dual attack if they had to.
"What all did you do to Mitsumi while she was here?" Daiki asked. "I know…we were all…rude and unnecessarily mean to her. But, Father had made her the sole heir to his estate. This house belongs to her. Be honest. Be truthful. It's her decision to see if you can come back in full."
"Ah…!" the woman paled and cringed.
"I know you. You enjoyed tripping me when I passed you in the hallway," Mitsumi frowned and looked away. Himiko shivered and got comforted by Zombieman. Mitsumi continued, "You were also one of the main reasons I avoided the third floor. You always took your anger out on me when I did nothing to you. Why did you do that?"
"I…well…" the woman flustered.
"Tell me, then. Because I am her husband," Saitama said and let his pupils flicker with the dull light of burning coals. "You let her be abused. Out of what? Fear? Indifference? Why?"
"Is…that woman dead? The prior mistress?" the older woman asked now.
"She is. I punched her and killed her. She was a monster," Saitama said.
"Oh! That would explain so much! I mean…she paid us extra…for every time we were mean…" the woman shivered. "After the deaths of…well…how could we not fight her orders? We didn't want to be next!"
"Do you still plan to be rude and cruel to me?" Mitsumi asked.
"No! It was never my intent! I just…I'm so sorry…" the woman swallowed. "If I could…make amends…"
"She speaks truth," Inichi said softly.
"Very well. You can stay," Saitama nodded. "Don't act stupid anymore."
"I promise!" she nodded and moved to sign the new contract when it was offered. She read it over and smiled with a form of relief that she no longer had to be cruel to anyone ever again.
"I think a lot of them will be like me," Himiko whispered to Zombieman. He nodded to her and let her feel the protective comfort he gave her in his arms. Saitama watched the woman leave to reclaim her old room, and he looked at the wall clock. This may take two hours. That will give Orotsu plenty of time to prepare a massive feast. I think it may have been far too long for him to have done such a thing other than in Neutral Grounds. I wonder what fantastic dishes he can create in this kitchen now!