The mood of the resort seemed to change in the course of one night, which actually wasn't too surprising seeing as how the gossip of Saitama and Fubuki had been put to an end during dinner. Oddly enough however it wasn't because of Tatsumaki's display of murder with Zombieman, who made a swift recovery thanks to both his powers and doctor Genus, but it was actually due to Fubuki explaining the whole thing as The House of Evolution went about prying Zombieman off of the slab he had been crushed by. And after she had cleared things up and Zombieman was taken out of the room, dinner proceeded without any further problems and was filled with pleasant conversation instead of gossip. All in all the second day of the retreat had been a fairly enjoyable experience, and with the night following with no issues it seemed like the third day promised nothing but good times.
"...Ngh...quit bothering me..." Tatsumaki grumbled in her sleep as she was dreaming of a horde of crazed fans like Saitama's following her around "...Ngh...I said to quit bothering me!" She exclaimed as she slammed her fist down.
However, instead of feeling the sheets of her mattress she felt the smooth material of the couch, which in turn caused her to slowly wake up. Blinking a few times while slowly sitting up, she found that she was also covered in a blanket and that a pillow had been put beneath her head. Unsure as to whether it had been her sister or Geryuganshoop who had done this, she would soon have her answer once she looked at the coffee table and found a note lying on top of it. Reaching over and picking it up her eyes would shoot open as she read what was on the page.
"Good morning Tatsumaki, by the time you read this I will be gone, I decided I needed some fresh air and will be flying around for a few hours, I'll probably be back around noon or maybe just a bit later, I've made you some breakfast before I left but because I don't know what your favorite breakfast is I just made some eggs and toast, hope you enjoy it anyway, Geryuganshoop."
Lowering the note back onto the table, Tatsumaki with a slight huff rose from the couch and went to the kitchen to eat her breakfast.
"Who does he think he is not telling me where he's going?" She asked as she looked around and found her food waiting in the microwave "I mean sure he left a note, but he could've just as easily told me himself." She said as she took it out then went to the table and sat down, taking a bite from her food once she was seated "...And who told him he could make me breakfast?" She asked before continuing to eat as the food was very good.
Much like the day before everyone except Tatsumaki went to the dining hall for their breakfast, and now that the "buzz" of Fubuki and Saitama was over with they could actually have conversations with him without the worry of upsetting him. And it was because of this that everyone decided the best way to spend the third day of their retreat was to go outside and enjoy the pool as none of them except for Kaemon had done so yet. Even The House of Evolution members didn't really get to enjoy their trip to the pool on the first day, as but a minute or so after they got there that is when Tatsumaki sent Saitama flying out of the building which immediately got everyone's attention.
So after they were all finished and their dining ware had been put away, everyone went back to their rooms to change into their swimsuits and get any other poolside items they may have brought. Which in all honesty wasn't really much as they didn't think to bring any kind of pool related items with them on the trip, but that was of course no issue thanks to Metal Knight's foresight, as right next to the pool there was a small building which contained everything from pool noodles and inflatable seats for the water, to actual chairs should they need more and even tables and decorations in case they wanted to have some kind of party or something. So with no worry of lacking pool items and fun, all that was left for everyone to do was to change into their swimwear and head down to the pool.
Except for Kaemon, they just planned to sit at the bottom of the pool and enjoy the clean refreshing water as they were doing on the first day, hence why after breakfast they just went to the pool straight away as to secure the perfect spot. Though there really wasn't a need for that seeing as how no one else would be sitting at the bottom of the pool.
"The weather's looking perfect for today." King noted as he looked out a nearby window.
"The weather report says there shouldn't be any clouds in the area at any point during the day either, so we don't have to worry about rain coming in later." Genos stated.
"Can you even get into the pool Genos? I mean with you being mostly robot and all." Saitama asked.
With their rooms being right next to each other the trio decided once they were all changed they'd go to the pool together. Now for King and Genos they simply wore basic swimming trunks with King's black with two yellow strips on the sides, and Genos's being plain gray. But Saitama on the other hand actually wasn't wearing any swimming trunks, instead he was wearing a red speedo which on anyone else might've been weird but for him it actually made a weird amount of sense.
"Yes, I am completely waterproof." Genos answered as they reached the elevator.
"He did fight in the rain after all, when we took on Sea King." King noted as he pressed the elevator's down button.
"Oh yeah it was raining wasn't it?" Saitama asked as he in truth nearly forgotten about that whole day.
It would only be a few seconds of waiting before the elevator arrived, and inside they found Atomic Samurai, Metal Bat, and even Flashy Flash standing inside, all wearing trunks that were the exact same color scheme as their usual attire.
"Oh hey guys." Saitama greeted as he, King, and Genos stepped into the elevator.
"Hey Saitama, nice speedo." Metal Bat complimented as the doors closed.
"Um...thanks?" Saitama replied unsure as to how he felt receiving that kind of compliment from another guy.
"I-I mean that just some guys can't pull it of ya know? That's all." Metal Bat hastily explained only just then realizing the awkward nature of his comment.
"Anyways, what're you guys going to do when we get to the pool?" King asked deciding to quickly change the topic of discussion.
"I'm just going to relax and laze in the sun." Flashy Flash answered.
"Me and Metal Bat are planning to play chicken, though we're still looking for teammates." Atomic Samurai answered.
"Why isn't your student your teammate?" Genos asked.
"Because the guy's only got one arm." Metal Bat answered "Not saying he's weak or anything, hell he can still manage to swing a sword, but for chicken you kinda have to have two arms for it to be fair and all." He explained.
"He was disappointed though when I told him no, he even tried to show me he would be fine." Atomic Samurai admitted.
"And how did that go?" King asked.
"Well...let's just say we got a new coffee table in the room." Atomic Samurai answered vaguely, though it was enough to where all of them could imagine the scenario.
Soon the elevator reached the ground floor, and once the doors opened the group made their way through the lobby and to the pool. And while they were of course expecting to not be the first ones there, as it turned out nearly everyone had already arrived before they did, with the only ones still not present being Fubuki, Tatsumaki, and of course Pig God. Though to be honest no one was actually expecting Pig God to show up, nor would they want him to as the thought of his body completely exposed except for a pair of swim trunks was enough to make any of them feel queasy. Anyways, out of the pool you had Chikara, Tanktop Master and Superalloy Blackluster who not only wore matching red Speedos like Saitama's, (which was purely coincidence and not something creepy), but were also having a flex off to see who had the more toned out body.
Then there was Puri Puri Prisoner who despite everyone's assumptions actually wore white swim trunks with hearts on them instead of a speedo, and he was helping Bang who wore basic black swim trunks set up for a cookout later, though they both were probably going to need help figuring out how the super high tech grill worked. Finally you had Watchdog Man who of course didn't wear any trunks, ZombieMan who wore green trunks, Atomu, and Kamakyuri who were simply laying back in chairs doing their own thing, As for those who were in the pool you had Mutsuko, Fujio, Genjiro, and Suguru who were all busy playing some kind of pool game, or at least trying to figure one out, Kid Emperor wearing light blue trunks who was sitting in an inner tube relaxing, and surprisingly enough Drive Knight who was nearly submerged except for his eye and the top of his head.
"Huh, how did they get here so fast?" Saitama asked as he looked around.
"Maybe they had their stuff in the changing rooms already?" King suggested as Flashy Flash walked to an empty chair away from the others.
"I'm going to assist Bang and Puri Puri Prisoner, they look like they're confused on how the grill works." Genos said as he walked away.
"Hey you think Drive Knight would be up for chicken?" Metal Bat asked as he lightly nudged Atomic Samurai.
"Maybe, but how heavy is he? cause I don't want to have a two ton robot sitting on my shoulders." He replied.
"Let's go ask him." Metal Bat said as they got into the pool.
"So what're you gonna do?" King asked as he looked to Saitama.
"I'll probably just wait for Tatsumaki and Fubuki to get here and see what they want to do." He answered "What about you?" He asked.
"I'm probably gonna relax for a while, we've got all day to do stuff so might as well just enjoy the nice weather, wanna join me?" King asked.
"Yeah sure." Saitama replied as they both walked over to two empty chairs and sat down.
Even though the rumors and speculation on Fubuki and Saitama's relationship had been put to rest, Fubuki herself was still flustered but not for a reason that most might think. Now she wasn't a paranoid person to any measure, but seeing as how she was the only other person besides Tatsumaki who knew about Geryuganshoop, she couldn't keep some worried thoughts from popping into her head. For while she had only just met the alien and became his friend, she knew that if anyone found out about him and his association with the attack, they'd more than likely would just kill him instead of hearing him out.
"It's not like he had a choice in the matter, he had to join Boros's crew." She thought as she stood outside of Tatsumaki's room waiting for her to come out "But Saitama would be okay with it right? I mean he's spared villains and monsters, so sparing Geryuganshoop wouldn't be a big deal would it?" She wondered.
But before she could think on this any further the sound of the door opening brought her from her thoughts, causing her to look inside and see none other than her sister standing on the other side. Wearing a two piece black bikini the same as she did, it seemed as though the sisters were not only similar in power but also their fashion sense.
"Ready to go?" Tatsumaki asked as she stepped out while closing the door behind her.
"Just waiting for you." Fubuki replied as they began walking towards the elevator "So where's Geryuganshoop? I didn't see him on the couch." She asked.
"Jerk left a note saying he was going to spend the day flying around." Tatsumaki answered crossing her arms as she did.
"I can understand, it must get pretty boring just sitting there all day cooped up in the room." Fubuki noted.
"Yeah well he still could've told me, instead he just left a note and made me breakfast." Tatsumaki recalled as they reached the elevator.
"And that's a bad thing?..." Her sister asked with a raised brow as she pressed the down button.
"No but like I said he could've told me what he was planning to do, but no he chose to cover me with a blanket, make me breakfast, and then write a note before taking off." Tatsumaki recounted as the elevator soon arrived at their floor.
"Gee, what a horrible person he must be." Fubuki replied with an eye roll as she stepped inside, causing her sibling to shoot her a glare.
"Hey! don't get smart with me!" She exclaimed as she entered the elevator and pressed the lobby button on the panel.
"I just don't understand why you're angry at him, it doesn't make any sense." Fubuki said.
"Because what if something happens to him while he's out there?" Tatsumaki asked "I mean I'm not worried about him or anything, but still if something happens it's going to come back to me and I don't need that kind of hassle." She explained as she looked off to the side.
Unable to keep herself from smiling as it was nice to see her sister care about someone besides herself, Saitama, and Kaemon, Fubuki let the rest of the ride down to the lobby go on in silence. Soon though they reached their destination, and after they stepped out they walked out of the lobby and to the pool where a a few interesting sights immediately caught their attention.
First there was Genos, Puri Puri Prisoner, and Bang all of whom were looking at some kind of instructions for what seemed to be a grill, though they couldn't be sure as to what it was for as the instructions even from this distance could easily be seen as being extremely convoluted. Then there was Atomic Samurai and Metal Bat who seemed to be having some kind of argument over who would get Drive Knight for something, all the while Drive Knight whose head was already half submerged was slowly sinking more and more into the water as to try and escape the duo. Finally there was Superalloy Blackluster, Tanktop Master, and Chikara who were doing rapid push ups next to each other trying to see who could do the most.
"Good to see we didn't miss anything worthwhile." Tatsumaki said as she looked around.
"Hey guys!" Saitama called from their right causing them to look in his direction.
However, the moment both sisters found the bald head hero their eyes shot wide open and Fubuki nearly dropped the bag she had brought with her which had her phone as well as some towels and lotion. For you see, while Mutsuko had of course seen Saitama naked way back when they had first met, neither of the sisters had ever seen him in anything other than his hero attire or just normal clothes, but now they were seeing him in all his glory except for the red speedo he wore, which in truth while not super snug still didn't leave much to the imagination.
"We saved you guys some chairs." He said as he pointed to the two empty ones next to his left.
"We didn't really save them Saitama, they're the last ones to show up." King corrected.
"Oh right." He replied.
Unfortunately for the duo their words fell onto deaf ears as both sisters were too busy staring at Saitama incredibly chiseled body.
"Is something wrong guys?" He asked and thankfully this time they heard him.
"Nope! nothing's wrong at all! nothing at all!" Fubuki hastily replied before quickly regaining her composure "We're just...surprised is all." She admitted.
"By what?" He asked.
"Well...we figured that you might be wearing swim trunks is all." She said as she looked off to the side not wanting to keep staring.
"Oh, well these are a lot easier to swim in, plus they're easier to wash too." He explained "Aren't you guys gonna sit down?" He asked.
Upon being asked that question both sisters slowly looked towards each other as both of them wanted the seat that was next to his.
"Fubuki, I am the older sister so I should get the seat." Tatsumaki told her via telepathy.
"If we're going to use that kind of logic then shouldn't the TALLEST sister get the seat?" She countered causing Tatsumaki to cast her a glare.
"FINE, then how do you suggest we decide this?" She asked.
"How about this, You can have the seat until he get's up, then when he does and sits back down I get the seat, deal?" Fubuki suggested.
"Deal." Tatsumaki replied before they both walked over and sat down.
"Did you guys just talk with your esp?" King asked.
"No, why would you ask that?" Tatsumaki inquired.
"Because you both just stood there for like thirty seconds looking at each other and didn't say a word." He replied.
"...Don't make me throw you into the pool." Tatsumaki threatened before looking towards Saitama "So Baldy, what're you gonna do today?" She asked.
"I honestly don't know." He answered with a shrug "I'll probably swim later when everyone else is done for a while, but other than that I didn't have any ideas." He admitted.
"And you King?" Fubuki asked.
"More or less the same, though when we get the pool I'm gonna swim some laps for training." He answered.
"You do know we're on vacation right?" Tatsumaki asked.
"Yeah but I'm the only one here without any crazy powers, so if I want to stay S class I do have to workout even during my vacation." King answered.
"Hm, fair enough." She said before looking over to Fubuki "Do you have any books we could read while we sit here?" She asked.
"Yes I do." Fubuki replied as she reached into her bag and pulled two out "I have one more in here Saitama if you'd like one." She offered.
"No thanks, I think I'll just lay here and relax." He said causing Tatsumaki to roll her eyes.
"Of course you will." She said before she and Fubuki proceeded to open their books and read.
As these four began to relax and enjoy the beautiful day, in the other chairs nearby Atomu, Bunji, and Kamakyuri were having their own discussion.
"So who do you guys think would win in a fight?" Bunji asked as he pointed to Puri Puri Prisoner "Him or me?"
"Him." Atomu quickly answered causing the other looking at him.
"What why?" Bunji asked.
"Because the moment he got naked you wouldn't want to touch him, let alone him touching you." Atomu explained, causing the memory of naked Puri Puri Prisoner fighting the Sea King to come to mind.
"Oh yeah good point." Bunji agreed with a shudder at the image "What do you think Kamakyuri?" He asked looking to his right for the mantis's input.
However, as he and Atomu looked at him they saw he wasn't even paying attention to the conversation but was instead intensely staring at something. Following his gaze they found themselves looking towards the pool, specifically at Mutsuko.
"Um...Kamakyuri..." Bunji spoke as he gave the other a light nudge "Why are you staring at Mutsuko?" He asked.
This time the other had heard his question, which in turn caused him to slightly jump from surprise.
"W-What?!" Kamakyuri said in a startled manner "I-I wasn't staring at her, why would I be staring at her? you guys are weird if you think I was staring at her!" He told them as he looked away.
Falling silent as they weren't entirely sure what that was about, after exchanging a look between them Atomu and Bunji decided to ask another question to hopefully shed some light on this.
"Do you have a crush on Mutsuko?" Atomu asked causing the other look back at them with an expression of shock and horror.
"W-WHAT?! OF COURSE NOT! W-WHY WOULD YOU ASK THAT?!" Kamakyuri questioned.
"Well first off you're freaking out like an insane person." Bunji pointed out "And second, you were looking at her the way she looks at One Punch Man."
"I was not!" Kamakyuri exclaimed defensively.
"He's right, he wasn't." Atomu agreed causing him to sigh in relief.
"Thank you Atomu." He said.
"He was actually looking at her as though he was a predator watching his prey, though instead of wanting to eat her I think he had other ideas in mind." Atomu explained causing Bunji to have an amused grin come to his face while Kamakyuri's blue face suddenly had a reddish tint to it.
"THAT IS A LIE!" He exclaimed as he stood from his seat "You know what? I don't have to take this, I'm going to another seat!" He said as he turned his back to them.
"Hey hey calm down." Bunji said as he got up and put a hand on the other's shoulder "How about we all just take a breath, pull back on the comments, and just talk this out hm?" He suggested.
Debating whether or not he should take them up on that offer, inevitably Kamakyuri found himself sighing as he knew if he didn't tell them about it now they'd just bug him later until he did, so he reluctantly sat back down followed by Bunji.
"Fine, I have a crush on her." He admitted.
"When did this happen?" Atomu asked.
"Yeah and how?" Bunji added.
"It caught me by surprise actually." Kamakyuri admitted as he laid back "Everything was fine until last week, we were just hanging out more and going on patrols together, but I only saw her as my friend and nothing more, but then when the attack was over and we were told about this vacation, she came to my room and asked me to give her my opinion on something."
"Was it her bathing suit?" Bunji asked receiving a nod in response.
"Yeah it was, only when I saw her my face got all red and I just froze up, she asked me if I was sick or something and when I didn't respond she just left the room." He explained.
"But she's naked all the time, why would seeing her in a bathing suit suddenly make you have a crush?" Atomu asked.
"Well...after one of our patrols we were walking past this clothing store and she saw some clothes she wanted to wear, only she couldn't because they had been made for humans and not for her of course, so after that the whole way back she started asking me what I thought she would look like in those kinds of clothes as well as clothes in general." Kamakyuri answered.
"Ah, so when you were imagining how she would look it sorta gave you this like mentality that if she took clothes off she'd be sexier." Bunji suggested.
"I guess? I'm not really sure, all I know is before I saw her in that swimsuit she was just my friend Mutsuko, but now it's like she's this...person who I can't approach without getting all awkward." He explained.
"Maybe it's because of the amount of time you've been spending together, usually when people spend so much time together and are as close as you two have been getting, they tend to develop some kind of feelings for each other." Atomu suggested.
"That makes sense." Kamakyuri agreed then followed with a sigh "But it's not like any of this matters though because she's head over heels with One Punch Man, so even if I did tell her or something it'd just make things really awkward between us." He reasoned.
"Well what if we helped you?" Bunji suggested causing both him and Atomu to look at him.
"What." They said in unison completely unsure as to where he was going with this.
"Think about it, we still have four days of this trip left, we could help you confess your feelings to Mutsuko before we leave!" He said with a smile.
"...That has got to be the single worst idea you have ever had." Atomu told him.
"What why?" Bunji asked as he turned to look at him.
"You want us to purposely create a situation where it's just Kamakyuri and Mutsuko so that he can tell her about his feelings for him, even though she won't have those same feelings, the entire thing will just be a setup to embarrass Kamakyuri." Atomu explained.
"Yeah what he said!" Kamakyuri agreed.
"Not unless we get Mutsuko to realize her own feelings for Kamakyuri before then!" Bunji argued.
"...Okay now you've officially lost me." Atomu said causing the other to sigh.
"LOOK it's REALLY simple." Bunji assured as he put his hands in front of him "Mutsuko likes One Punch Man because he's so strong and amazing, and while she has gotten to know him the fact is Kamakyuri here has known her his entire life, has probably spent more time with her, and knows literally everything she likes, dislikes, and loves, HE has the advantage here!" He explained.
"...Go on." Atomu said as he actually could see where he was going with this.
"I'm not saying we do something ridiculous like set up some kind of dance for them, but if we can just make Mutsuko realize that she has a lot more in common and a better connection with Kamakyuri, then maybe she'll feel the same way." He went on.
"And if she doesn't?" Atomu asked.
"Then there's no harm done." Bunji answered "Because like I said we're not gonna set him up to be embarrassed, we're just going to try and see if Mutsuko has those feelings for him and doesn't realize it, or if she could have those feelings for him but for some reason chooses not to, in either situation we get answers to either question at no expense to Kamakyuri." He concluded as he laid back in his chair.
"I...actually like it." Kamakyuri admitted "I mean, it'll be a little sad if she doesn't feel the same way or won't feel the same way, but at least then I'll know." He reasoned.
"Exactly, all we're doing is testing out a theory, in no way are we actually intending to make anything happen." Bunji added.
Taking a moment to consider it Atomu had to admit that it wasn't a completely terrible idea, and if they were just going to see if Mutsuko did have some unknown feelings or perhaps could have those kind of feelings for Kamakyuri, then there would be no harm or backlash for him or her.
"Alright, let's do it." Atomu said "But if we're going to do this we need to have a plan for each day that remains, we have to focus on something specific."
"What do you mean?" Kamakyuri asked.
"Basically, we need to use each day as a test for a different part of this plan, such as one day we'll each at different times ask her about One Punch Man, we'll start the conversation off with just asking her what he's like, what does she usually do when she's with him, then we'll move the conversation into a more personal territory like why do you have a crush on him." He explained.
"Ooooooh I see, so then when she says why she has a crush on him, we can then start talking about Kamakyuri." Bunji said.
"Yes but it has to be subtle, we'll have to ask her if she thinks that way about anyone else or if she thinks anyone else is whatever she says One Punch Man is, and if Kamakyuri comes up from her side of the conversation then we'll go from there." Atomu explained.
"Man this is getting good." Kamakyuri admitted as he sat up "What else should we talk about?" He asked.
As the trio began to go in depth with their plan and how it would all work out, in the pool Mutsuko, Genjiro, Fujio, and Suguru were still trying to figure out what game it was they were supposedly playing.
"So how does marco polo work again?" Suguru asked.
"If I remember correctly we're supposed to close our eyes while one of us moves around the pool and while we have our eyes closed we say marco they say polo and we have to try and find them." Fujio answered.
"...That sounds really stupid." Genjiro said bluntly.
"Yeah and dangerous, what if we bump into someone else or just hit the side of the pool?" She asked.
"Is it just me or do all of the pool games we've gone through sound stupid to some degree?" Suguru asked.
"No it isn't you, they are all without question stupid." Genjiro answered.
"What's wrong with you? you seem to be upset." Mutsuko asked.
"We've been sitting here for nearly ten minutes just trying to figure out what we should do! so yeah I'm a little bored and tired of just sitting here!" He replied as he threw his arms into the air.
"Why don't we ask Kaemon then?" She suggested as she looked down at the water "Maybe they have an idea."
"Like what to sit on the bottom of the pool and do nothing?" Genjiro asked.
"It's worth a shot, it's not like any of us are coming up with anything." She said before diving down beneath the water.
Swimming over to Kaemon who was sitting with their legs crossed and their eyes closed, she lightly tapped on their shoulder to get their attention.
"Oh hey Mutsuko." They greeted as they opened their eyes and looked towards her "What's up?" They asked.
Unfortunately for Kaemon they wouldn't be able to get an answer as due to the fact she couldn't breathe or speak underwater she could only point towards the surface.
"Oh right sorry..." They said with an awkward smile before they got to their feet and swam towards the surface.
Following them up the duo soon reached the surface, and after she regained her breath Mutsuko looked towards them and continued their conversation.
"Alright so Kaemon! we were wondering if you had an idea of something we could do, because we honestly don't have any idea." She said answering their question.
"Oh...um...hmm..." Kaemon sounded as they gave it some thought.
"Aaaaaand we're back at square one." Genjiro said only to be lightly bopped on the head by Mutsuko.
"Anything else you'd like to add?" She asked with a smile as he rubbed his head.
"I got it!" They exclaimed causing all eyes to fall to them "Why don't you guys have a splash contest?" They suggested.
"A splash contest?" They all asked in unison.
"Yeah humans did it all the time in the ocean! they'd be on boats and they'd do flips and stuff when they jumped before they hit the water, trying to see who could make the biggest splash or do the coolest trick!" They explained.
"That...actually sounds like a lot of fun." Fujio admitted as he looked around "And the pool's definitely big enough for us to do something like that." He noted.
"Plus there is a diving board at the other end." Suguru pointed out "So we could all head over there and get started." He suggested.
"Yeah let's do it!" Genjiro agreed genuinely excited for both the idea as well to finally be doing something.
"Thanks Kaemon!" Mutsuko exclaimed as she hugged them "You can go back to enjoying the water now!" She told them as she and the others swam towards the diving board.
Happy that they were able to help Kaemon let themselves sink down to the bottom of the pool again, where they then closed their eyes and resumed their peaceful enjoyment of the perfectly clean water. But outside of the pool Puri Puri Prisoner, Bang, and Genos were still trying to figure out how to use the grill, as the instructions had been as helpful as they would've liked.
"I don't understand why a grill needs so many different things." Bang admitted as he rubbed his chin "All we want to do is cook some food for later, and yet it feels like we're working a rocket ship."
"Did Metal Knight really expect us to be able to use this?" Puri Puri Prisoner asked "I mean honestly it's like we have to turn on ten different things before we can even cook."
"Maybe I can try something." Genos suggested as he stepped forward "But if I am to do this I'm going to need some space to work."
"What do you plan to do Genos?" Puri Puri Prisoner asked.
"I'm going to try and make the grill easier to use by removing some of it's additional features and components." He answered.
"You can do that so easily?" Bang asked admittedly impressed.
"Yes, thanks to me being a cyborg I can easily see what every part of the grill is meant for and remove them accordingly, however like I said I am going to need some space so I can work and place the parts down when I remove them." He explained.
"That's fine, we still need to get the food we need to cook, want to come with me?" Bang asked as he looked towards Puri Puri Prisoner.
"Of course, it'll be a lot faster and easier if I come along." He said.
"We'll be back shortly Genos, how long will it take before you're done?" Bang asked.
"It shouldn't take too long, but it all depends on how much there is I have to remove." He answered.
"Fair enough, let's go." Bang said as he and Puri Puri Prisoner walked away.
As they headed back inside to get the food while Genos went to work simplifying the grill, back with Saitama and the others Tatsumaki and Fubuki had actually finished their books unbelievably fast which they attributed to being psychics, and so now they were just striking conversation.
"So Saitama, have you noticed anything different lately?" Fubuki asked getting a confused look from not just him but King and Tatsumaki as well.
"What do you mean?" He questioned.
"Well, I was thinking about it earlier and haven't you noticed that there aren't as many people camping outside of your apartment lately?" She asked.
Upon hearing this Saitama and King both took a moment to think about it as there did seem to be a lack of hordes of reporters and fans that were usually so present, meanwhile Tatsumaki upon hearing this immediately shot a glare at her sister.
"WHAT. ARE. YOU. DOING." She asked via telepathy.
"You know what? you're right, I haven't been hearing them chant my name everyday for a while now, and I haven't seen any reporters or news crews following me around either." Saitama admitted.
"This is weird." King said as he put a hand to his chin "I don't think they've ever missed a day, but recently you've been left completely alone."
"I wonder why though, I didn't tell them to leave me alone, at least I don't think I did." Saitama said before he turned to Tatsumaki "What do you think Tatsumaki?"
"...What." She spoke as if she hadn't been paying attention.
"Why do you think I've been left alone for so long?" He asked.
"How should I know? I'm not some crazed stalker." She retorted as she crossed her arms "Besides why does it matter why they've stopped? so long as they're not chanting your name like a bunch of psychos you should be happy." She told him.
"Yeah I guess, still it is weird they'd just leave me alone all of a sudden." He replied as he laid back.
"There has to be some reason though, because I've seen those guys stand out in the rain with umbrellas, tents, and raincoats waiting for you to come outside, there's no way they'd decide to just quit." King argued.
"CAN WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE?!" Tatsumaki asked as she sat upright "I mean GEEZ not even on our vacation can we talk about anything other than those freaks!" She exclaimed.
"But we don't talk about them at all." Saitama countered.
Without so much as a word Saitama was suddenly flung from his chair and into the pool, causing not only a fairly big splash but also making everyone stop what they were doing and look towards the pool.
"Oh look he decided to go for a swim, why don't you go and join him King?" She suggested.
Not wanting to be flung himself King got up from his seat and entered the pool, leaving the two sisters alone.
"Not. a. word." She said as she laid back making sure to avoid eye contact with her sibling.
"Fine, but just remember he got up from the seat so when he sits back down we're switching." Fubuki told her causing her to scoff.
After King got into the pool and Saitama rose to the surface with no injuries of course, everyone went back to doing what they were before just assuming that it was another "moment" of Tatsumaki's. However, unknown to the heroes not too far from the resort a certain alien was flying towards them, but thankfully it was invisible and so they wouldn't be able to see him.
"Man these snacks are delicious!" Geryuganshoop thought as he used his esp to move some chips he held in one of his tendrils to his mouth "I'll give humans credit, they know how to make delicious food."
Now one would of course question how in the world Geryuganshoop managed to acquire said snacks seeing as how he had to keep a low profile, and while he didn't just stroll into a store and buy them, as he was flying around he happened to come across a car wreck in one of the nearby cities that involved a truck carrying various bags of chips. And while thankfully no one had been seriously injured in the inciddent, the commotion of the situation did allow for him to sneakily take some bags for himself...purely for the sake of sampling the foods of the species of course. Anyways, seeing as how he now had a haul of chips on his person he decided he had flown around enough for the day and headed back to the resort to relax and...sample these chips. Unfortunately for the blissfully unaware extraterrestrial, he was about to learn first hand a law created by man known as Murphy's Law, which states that everything that can go wrong will go wrong at the worst possible moment.
For you see, at this very moment a multitude of different things were happening, first there was Genos who was currently with great care removing one of the fuel tanks that had already been installed into the grill, as the fuel it used was extremely sensitive. Then there was Puri Puri Prisoner and Bang, who were just about to walk back outside with a haul of food varying from fruits and vegetables to meats of all kinds. Finally you had the true catalyst for the disaster Mutsuko, who was the last one out of her, Fujio, Genjiro, and Suguru to jump off of the diving board and into the water. Now you might be thinking how any of this could turn out bad for Geryuganshoop or anyone for that matter, but you see in order to make the biggest splash Mutsuko planned to boost her jump with her wings, which of course would not only be cheating but it would also cause her to fly up into the air at the exact moment Geryuganshoop was flying over the pool.
And so, as a few more seconds passed by soon Geryuganshoop was over the pool and before he could see her coming Mutsuko jumped off of the board and right up to him.
"ALRIGHT HERE I GO!" She shouted as she went up into the sky.
"HEY THAT'S CHEATING!" Genjiro shouted after her.
"Hm?" Geryuganshoop sounded as he looked down, for her shout in particular sounded quite close.
But before he could react or do anything Mutsuko didn't just fly into him but managed to hit his head with her own, and due to the speed from which she took off she successfully managed to knock them both unconscious. Now of course having been watching her the trio were already shocked and baffled that she had apparently hit something in the air, but once he was knocked out Geryuganshoop's camouflage dropped, meaning that he could be seen as well.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!" They shouted in unison causing everyone to look up.
"IS THAT AN OCTOPUS?!" Metal Bat asked with widened eyes, which everyone else had as well.
"MUTSUKO!" "GERYUGANSHOOP!" Kamakyuri and Tatsumaki shouted in unison as they both shot up from their seats.
Not even thinking for a second Kamakyuri leapt into the air as to catch Mutsuko, while Tatsumaki with her powers tried to catch Geryuganshoop. And if things had been different they would've been successful, but unfortunately all of this had transpired right after Genos removed the canister, and due to his shock he unintentionally let it slip from his hands allowing it to fall towards the ground.
"We're back~ and we've got food for everyone!" Puri Puri Prisoner exclaimed as he and Bang stepped out with arms full of food.
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Everything for the next few moments for everyone was pure silence, but it wasn't because everything had gone quiet, it was due to the fact that the canister upon hitting the ground ruptured causing it as well as the grill to explode. And while thankfully the only one near the explosion was Genos, who would be perfectly fine due to him being a cyborg, it was still loud and powerful causing everyone to be blown back by it's force and their hearing to temporarily be replaced by ringing. This in turn resulted in Tatsumaki failing to catch Geryuganshoop and Kamakyuri to fail in catching Mutsuko as the explosion sent him flying into the building, causing them to fall into the pool and make a splash so big it sent nearly all of the water flying out as well as everyone that was in the pool. As for Puri Puri Prisoner and Bang, they were also pushed back by the explosion which caused the food they had in their arms to go flying all over the place, some of it landing in the pool, some of it landing in the chairs, and then some of it landing back inside the resort.
And yet while this whole scenario was nothing but pure chaos and insanity, in the middle of the pool which had barely any water left in it stood Saitama who of course was unaffected by any of this, and Kaemon who avoided the whole ordeal thanks to being at the bottom of the pool.
"Whoa...what did I miss?" They asked as they looked towards Saitama.
"To be honest...I have no idea." He answered as he simply stood there with his usual blank expression.