"Yes, Dad, you and Mom can come over now," Saitama droned out while laying back on the couch with Mitsumi snuggled against him.

"Good! We'll be there in ten minutes," Kodama said and hung up.

"Ugh…" Saitama grumbled and set the phone aside.

"Everything will be fine," Mitsumi chuckled and pressed into him.

"Eh…" he rolled his eyes and sighed.

"Darling," she said and nuzzled into his neck.

"I know," he mumbled and kissed her forehead.

"If we want another fishing trip alone, then we can go around sunset. This is for all of us. So, let's enjoy it," she smiled warmly. When she looked at his zipper, he gave her a small grin.

"No. And don't touch the necklace. My parents will be here soon," he chuckled. When she looped her finger in the zipper loop, he blinked at her.

"Ten minutes?" she grinned at him.

"Stall my parents if they show up," he said with a wider grin now and carried her off the couch and into their bedroom. Zenchu laughed with the others there, and Saitama set her on their treasure bed.

"Will you ever get tired of this?" she asked.

"What?" he asked like she was crazy to get her hiding her laughter. "No. Seriously. What kind of question is that?"

"I just…don't want this to be too much…" she seemed to shrug. "Or too boring, that is. If you feel we need a break from this…"

"Ah…I spent two days with you doing this. As much as the red crap sucked, I enjoyed every bit of it. The only time I get tired of it is when I fall asleep. Then I wake up and want more," he said with a small grin. "And, eh, speaking of wanting more…"

"Saitama!" she gasped when he tackled her. Fifteen minutes of bliss later had Zenchu lightly knocking on their door to show the guests arrived.

"Eh…" Saitama sighed. He was laying on his back with Mitsumi snuggled into him with complete contentment. He glanced at her when she started to play with the zipper necklace. "Five more minutes…"

"Really?" she grinned and squeaked at him when he rolled onto her. He pressed kisses to her face before looking at her loving gaze. "I love you."

"I love you," he smiled and kissed her passionately. Then he sighed. "Okay. Let's go out there."

"I hope we catch something good!" she beamed at his chuckle. He sat up with her and found himself holding her form tight to his. He took in a deep, calm breath and let it out slowly. He felt her press her forehead into his neck. Closing his eyes now, he let all of his stress melt away into a form of calm reflection.

"You're amazing…" he muttered and kissed her forehead. "Absolutely amazing. And mine. As much as I am yours. Nothing will hurt you anymore. No one will touch you anymore. Only me. Only I am allowed to touch you. To love you. To keep you close. I'll slap anyone else that tries."

"Can I sit in your lap like this while we fish?" she asked. "Even if we hold the same rod…I just…I don't want to lose this."

"I'm sure we can work something out," he smiled tenderly and kissed her softly. He gently caressed her loosened locks of hair and held her to him. Then he rested a hand over her belly to gently rub in a protective way. "Don't worry. We can do something like this."

"Good," she chuckled and was released to get dressed in shorts and a shirt. He dressed in pants and a regular shirt now that he had the zipper necklace. "Aww! No more double zippers!"

"After my parents are gone, the shirt comes off," he promised her and scooped her up to carry her out the bedroom door.

"There you are," Okada chuckled. "I'm curious with what we're going to catch!"

"It will be just as fun to cook," Tacki chuckled. "Orotsu is at the restaurant, but he wants us to get as much as we can. He wants new menu dishes."

"Do we have enough rods?" Mitsumi asked and nuzzled into Saitama's neck. He continued to hold her close and regarded the others with his usual blank expression. When she yawned and shook her head a bit, he looked at her.

"Do you need more sleep?" he asked.

"I should be okay," Mitsumi chuckled. "Just very comfortable right now."

"If you fall asleep while we fish, then it's fine. I can hold you. Eh, actually, Zenchu. Can we get that cart handy? If she falls asleep and I can't hold the rod…" Saitama started. Zenchu nodded that he fully understood. When her fan set flew over to swirl around her, she found herself chuckling.

"I need my belt," she said. Zenchu was able to get it for her, and Saitama set her on her feet to let her put it on for the fans to settle on it. "We don't know if anything will happen. They just want to protect me with the rest of us."

At a knock on the door, Kamikaze answered it to reveal Takeda standing there with a small wave. "Hello! Ah, what are the plans for today, Miss Mitsumi? Do you require help?"

"You can definitely help us today," Mitsumi smiled warmly at her. "In fact, please contact Anno, too. We plan to go fishing, and I'm sure Orotsu would like to teach him a few things on wild-caught food."

"Don't we have that monkey man and his boss coming over later, too?" Saitama asked. "They should all meet."

"Ah! Yes! Okay, please contact Anno. He can evaluate all the fish we catch and tell us if they are good. I'm sure Wind Crane and Shenjou can split up any fish that are not up to quality," Mitsumi nodded. Takeda got out her phone to call Anno right after that.

"Monkey man?" Kodama frowned.

"Long story. Genos can tell you when he comes back," Saitama said with an eye roll and scooped Mitsumi back up to walk her outside. "Where are we going?"

"Not too far," Inichi chuckled. Fubuki was already gathering up those that wanted to participate in the event from The Blizzard Group.

"How many more poles do I have to make?" Tacki asked after setting aside ten of the sturdy fishing rods. Fishing string was carefully looped in by Kamikaze, and Bane was brought over from his dojo to help. Inichi had asked if the older man wanted to fish, and he was eager to do so.

"We got this part," Kamikaze grinned.

"Indeed!" Bane chuckled and set aside a finished pole. "Oh, do we have hooks? We'll need those. And weights, too. We can make bait, or even find it. I did bring some, too, just in case."

"I also have bait," Kamikaze nodded. "I can share it."

"Hmm. I need to hit up a supply shop," Tacki frowned. "If I know what I need to make, then I can do it. I never really went fishing. I know how to make the rods, but the extra stuff? It's been a long time."

"Tacki," Kamikaze grunted and glanced at her with a small smile. "Go into our closet. You'll see a box you set in the back of a few things on the ground. It has my fishing gear. Check it out. Also, eh, get my bait jar, please?"

"Ah! I love you!" she beamed and pressed a kiss to his cheek before darting off to do that. "I just need ten minutes! And I'll get your jar of bait, too!"

"I love ya, too, girl," Kamikaze chuckled and sighed. "Can we make her a blacksmith shop? Or something with a forge? I really don't like her using a welding rod and tongs on our outdoor corner porch…"

Mitsumi paused at this and looked right at Inichi. The floating blue monster laughed softly and said, "We were working on that. I'll make it a priority now."

"Please see to it. Especially if we plan to make a line of jewelry," Mitsumi smiled softly. "She could have her own building for crafting supplies and such."

"We'd need to secure it down. If she's working with precious metals and gems, then we wouldn't want anything to happen," Inichi frowned.

"Just let Genos know," Saitama said. "I need to sit down…"

"Here," Zenchu said and brought over the cart for him. "May as well use it. Hey, Garou! Lily! We'll be heading off soon."

"Good," Garou nodded and moved to help out with the cart setup.

"We're running low on food in the apartment for him," Lily said.

"That shall be remedied later," Inichi said. Lily adjusted her dress suit and smiled with relief at that.

"Eh…we're just going fishing. You don't need to dress up in a suit," Saitama said to her while getting in the push cart with Mitsumi.

"Oh. Well…it's in case something happens," Lily chuckled. "It's a habit now. Ah, I did want to ask. Can we get a larger bed? I mean…"

"Inichi can assist with that," Mitsumi chuckled.

"What? The fold out couch isn't good?" Garou asked her.

"It's too lumpy!" Lily sighed and rubbed at her lower back.

"So, the hard lump was from the couch and not from Garou?" Zenchu asked.

"Fuck you, brother," Garou said to get them all dying with laughter. "Have you made Wind Crane orgasm yet?"

"Oh! Stop!" Mitsumi gasped with shock at the question.

"How fast do you regenerate?" Saitama asked Garou.

"Why…?" Garou asked and blinked when Wind Crane strode over to eye him. She clacked her beak and gave a small peck at his arm. "Ow! Okay!"

"I don't mind her doing that," Lily chuckled and laughed at the small nudge she got now. Then Wind Crane looked at Zenchu before nipping his tail.

"Stop!" Zenchu said and grabbed his tail with a wince.

"That's why I'm not having a tail," Garou said to get them laughing again.

"To think that all I had to do to get you to see reason was to get slapped in the face and pecked at, eh?" Bane mused.

"Old Man, you can stay out of it," Garou said with a small smirk.

"What are we waiting for?" Okada asked from where she stood with her husband. "Are we leaving yet?"

"Tacki is making more fishing poles and supplies. She'll be done soon," Kamikaze said and checked over another fishing pole setup. "We're also seeing how many more show up. Like…ah. There's King and Kianna."

"Hey! I'm curious about fishing," King chuckled and let Kianna lean into him. "Who else is coming out of hiding?"

"You had to ask?" Rendor grinned when he was dropped off with Tatsumaki floating over him. "She agreed to give it a try."

"Eh. If I get annoyed with waiting, I'll just pull the fish out," she shrugged.

"I was planning to do the very same," Inichi chuckled.

"Child Emperor is staying here," Flashy Flash said on walking over with Iwasaki. "We both agreed to go fishing."

"Anno will be here soon," Zombieman said when he arrived with Himiko.

"We're gonna need a lot of rods…" Kamikaze mused and glanced over at the push cart. Saitama and Mitsumi were already leaning back into it to stretch out and relax within it.

"Hey," Saitama whispered to Mitsumi.

"Hmm?" she yawned and snuggled into him now.

"Are you really this tired?" he frowned. She seemed to shrug and start to drift off to sleep again. He rose a brow at this and leaned forward to close up the curtains. "She's tired. Let her nap."

"Oh?" Zenchu asked. Wind Crane chuckled and preened a few feathers. "Wait. Is Lady Mitsumi…?"

:KEEP QUIET, PLEASE. IT IS TRUE. HOWEVER, HE CANNOT KNOW YET. THE MOTION HAS STARTED. NOW IT NEEDS TO CEMENT. IN A MONTH IT WILL FULLY TAKE.:

"But the spa event is…oh…" Inichi paused in realization. :I am moving to mental talk for now. We know how Mr. Saitama will be if this becomes known and he is away from Lady Mitsumi. The moment she shows any signs of pregnancy and he is away from her…you get the idea. I must be informed IMMEDIATELY of this to ensure the way is clear for him to reach her.:

"What's going on?" Kodama frowned.

"Wind Crane confirmed that Lady Mitsumi didn't get much rest last night," Garou said with a small nod. "So we'll let her rest until we get to the fishing site."

"Ah! Okay," Kodama nodded.

"What about a spa?" Okada asked.

"It's a Hero Association event. It's a hot springs, actually," Fubuki chuckled. "Mitsumi is eager to go. We just need to ensure she's fully rested for it. It's in a month."

While they continued to chatter and wait for Tacki, Saitama was laying back and paying full attention to Mitsumi. She had fallen asleep against him, and he could only smile softly at it. He paused when he found himself moving his hand over her belly again. I think she's pregnant. I never did this before. But it was only a few days ago! Ugh. I keep getting told a month. If it gets to a point that I can't pull my hand away from her…I dunno if I want her to leave my side. For anything. No matter who says what. Hmm. I can hear what's going on out there. I wanna know when we plan to go.

"I'm back!" Tacki said and dispersed the hooks and weights out.

"Do we have bait?" Zenchu asked.

"What would we use?" she asked. "And here's your bait jar, honey!"

"Normally worms or other fish eggs," Kamikaze said and took the jar to inspect it.

"Where's Mom and Dad?" Fumio asked when he walked over.

"Resting in their push cart. Here. Have a fishing pole," Garou said and handed one over. Fumio grinned and got a shoulder pat from him now. "I never did thank you for talking to me that night."

"It's fine, Garou. You woke up! As long as you know you did that, then I don't mind. I'm glad I helped you realize it," Fumio chuckled. "You can help me bring in a fish if I get a big one on the line."

"I can do that," Garou nodded.

"I'm here!" Anno said when he walked over. Takeda moved to his side to get a fond squeeze and a kiss to her forehead. "I missed you, too."

"Yeah," she chuckled with a soft blush.

"I think I may stay here tonight," he admitted.

"For what reason?" she frowned.

"I need more time to talk with you. When you're not with me, I feel…empty. So, I need you with me tonight," he said. She blushed softly again and nodded to show she understood.

"Maybe it would be best for you to simply come here at the end of each night," Inichi mused. "I can safely deliver you back and forth."

"You could!" Anno blinked. "I would actually prefer to only serve Miss Mitsumi. I know Master Orotsu would be busy at the restaurant. I can train there and come back here to help with any dishes. I can also train another to take my place in the mansion. I'd feel better about."

"You don't like the mansion?" Himiko frowned.

"No offense, Miss Himiko, but the staff still shows a touch of…hesitation with me. As well as a form of tense neutrality. I cannot work in such an environment. It's distracting and causes nasty vibes," Anno said.

"We shall discuss this with Lady Mitsumi when she emerges from the push cart," Inichi agreed. "Also, should those vibes continue, I am sure that Mr. Saitama will confront the ones doing such things and relieve them of their positions. You can report that if it happens again to force it to stop. As for your talk of training, the dojo we plan to build will have various training areas. We can easily do a mock kitchen to teach skills to those that wish to learn. This way, you could also be a paid teacher and show how you prepare meals for Lady Mitsumi. What do you think?"

"I would definitely help!" Anno grinned softly.

"I was overhearing what you were talking about. I have a few in my group that always wanted to learn how to cook. If you do this, I'll send word to start having students for you," Fubuki chuckled. Anno was quite pleased on this.

"You would teach classes? Sign me up!" Okada giggled.

"Good. Get her out of the house for a bit," Kodama grinned with a touch of eagerness. Now she looked at him to get him to laugh back at her.

"We're going to talk later," Okada muttered at him. That got him to pale. In the push cart, Saitama was lightly dozing off in his own form of comfort with Mitsumi nestled against him. He was completely content where he was with her while mildly listening in on the outside conversations. She was finally blinking awake and stretched lightly against him.

"Are we fishing yet?" Mitsumi asked and trailed a finger up his chest.

"Hmm? Eh. I don't think so," he muttered and yawned. "It's funny."

"What is?" she asked.

"I never expected to be in such a…life of luxury. With a woman I love," he chuckled. "It's still something I'm still getting used to."

"Maybe we can go shopping for deals when we get back," she mused. "We can afford to be frugal."

"True…" he thought with a small smile. "Oh. That chef you hired is here. I want him to meet with those other two. The monkey man and his boss. I also mentioned it before I brought us in here, so yeah. You know about it. I also kinda…heard some talk out there, too, while we were in here. They can't hear us, but I can hear them. If I focus. Pretty much."

"About what?" she smiled and got her forehead kissed.

"He wants to stay here. He doesn't like the mansion."

"Oh. Hmm. Well, I know Zenchu can help out, but he could definitely fill in with Orotsu at Neutral Grounds."

"I may have to slap and fire some people. They make him feel bad there."

"What?! Ugh! Yeah, if that still happens, we can let them go. I don't want that in my home anymore."

"He wants to teach cooking to others, too."

"Huh! I can see that!" she grinned.

"Another thing," he said seriously and rested a hand on her belly. "I'm actually starting to think you're pregnant."

"Oh?"

"Yeah."

"How?"

"Because I can't stop doing this," he muttered and gently pressed on her belly in a loving way. "I mean…I don't know for sure. You don't feel any different. It's much like the red crap I went through. I was fine until it really hit. Mitsumi…I'm actually scared."

"Of what?" she asked with a bit of alarm.

"I honestly don't know what my power is going to do with our child. How it will affect you. I don't…" he grimaced and formed the words he wanted to say. "I don't want to see you suffer. Go through pain. Other stuff like that."

"Love, women go through these things all the time. Just like you, as long as I was there for you, everything was fine. It will be the same thing with me. Just stay with me through all of it. I just want you with me. The moment anything becomes known…I know I'll be wanting you with me. If I'm not suffering, I'll be fine. But the moment I'm in pain…"

"Like hell will anything keep me from you," he growled and pulled her close to hug her tight. "It's why I'm worried about the damned spa thing."

"Like you said," she nuzzled into him. "I'm not leaving your side if we know for sure on what's up with me. I already know I'd be demanding for you to be with me. I understand that. I get that. There's only one thing that worries me."

"And what's that?"

"You only really needed me for three days. If that. I'm likely going to need you close for nine months. And this may be a constant thing, too. I have no clue how I'm going to be! If it's like your power affecting you, I don't know how it's going to affect me. We just…like you said with your red aura. We'll have to see."

"Yeah…" he sighed hard and tensed. "Anyways, are you awake enough?"

"I think so," she smiled and pressed a loving kiss to his mouth. "Are we ready to go fishing?"

"As long as you are," he chuckled and pressed another kiss to her mouth before leaning up to pull back the curtains. "Okay. We're up. We ready to go?"

"Yep!" Tacki beamed. Mitsumi smiled and glanced at the worried look that Saitama kept giving out.

"Darling, don't worry about it now," Mitsumi soothed softly.

"I'm going to worry no matter what. Just like your thoughts," he muttered. "I know. Everyone will help us and protect us. But this is me. My power. It's going to mess with my mind no matter what. Sure, I can put on a happy face and act like nothing's wrong. But that's not me. You know this."

"I know I do," she nodded. "Especially when it comes to me."

"Damn straight," he grunted and kept her close. "We should just fish from here. Someone else can cast our line out."

"That's no fun!" she scowled to get him grinning lightly at her. "I was hoping to hover near the middle of the lake away from everyone casting their lines. This way we can get to the best part of it."

"Oh? Hmm. That…might work…" he mused. "Okay. We'll do that."

"Good," she smiled and snuggled into him.

"Miss Mitsumi! I hope you're well?" Anno asked when he peered in to see her. "I did want to discuss things with you."

"Anno! Don't worry. Saitama was able to hear your discussions. I have no issues with you staying here. Pick an apartment room when we come back," she nodded with a smile.

"You…heard my discussion…?" Anno blinked.

"Yeah. I did," Saitama shrugged.

"Ah. Well…yes. I'll definitely claim a room the moment we come back," Anno chuckled. "I want to evaluate the fish we catch."

"I thought you would!" Mitsumi grinned. "And you can have Takeda move in with you, too."

"What?" Takeda blinked with surprise.

"We'll talk about it later," Anno said and coughed lightly.

"Anyways…eh…fishing?" Saitama asked. Inichi sent out a mental word to confirming responses back to show it was time to go.

"We have bait?" King asked.

"Yep," Kamikaze said and held up a jar of small fish eggs. Bane held up his own small jar filled with tiny worms.

"We'll do a few trips to ensure everyone gets there," Inichi chuckled. Mitsumi sighed and snuggled into Saitama again when their cart got lifted up. Inichi had the perfect place in mind and sent it to Tatsumaki and Wind Crane. With the destination set, he was quick to start off the transport without another second to waste to start the day.