They were brought to a small house near the outskirts of City W. It looked like the quaint little country home, but it was made to house important people with the lush gardens and rich forestry that was highly protected around it. As they walked up the dirt path to the opened gate, they found an older man with styled black hair combed back to cover the slight baldness watching them. His near-black eyes studied each one silently, and he got up from the outdoor table that he was sitting at to greet them on a cane of oak with a bronze circular top on it.

"Mitsumi…" he said with a tired voice and leaned a bit heavily on the cane. He was wearing a crisp, collared white shirt that was buttoned down in the front with brown slacks and dark brown shoes. She was still being carried by Saitama and she whispered to him. He nodded and set her down carefully.

"You're okay?" Saitama asked.

"Yeah. I'm okay," she smiled and faced her uncle. "Uncle Kiyoshi. You…have something for me?"

"I do…but…I need to see the fans you have first," Kiyoshi said and leaned a bit more on his cane. She nodded and brought out the first set of crane fans she had. Inichi had all but Saitama back away quickly to make space. Then, when the area around her was clear, the other four fans she carried simply floated out to attach and open in the same way when she flicked the ones in her hands open. All fifteen fans now opened like a set of crane wings and flicked all of the deadly blades out. It was an impressive and graceful display.

"Okay. You see them. Now what?" Saitama asked and put his arms around Mitsumi's waist to regard her. "You're sure you're okay?"

"Saitama, I'm fine," Mitsumi smiled and let him kiss her.

"You've collected so many of the fans! Where did you find them?" Kiyoshi asked. "I know Mami had one set."

"You knew who she was?!" Mitsumi gasped.

"I did. I was the one who introduced Etsuji to her when he suspected that something was wrong in the home," Kiyoshi admitted. "Please tell me how you found the others? I need to know."

"Well…the first was, of course, from Mami. The second one we found in the jungles on helping a friend get cured from being a monster. The third was gifted to me from someone I helped that had no idea a past relation was one of the Wind Crane Clan. And the last two…from Father in his safe," she said softly.

"Something feels…weird," Fubuki frowned. Inichi looked at her and narrowed his eyes on Kiyoshi. Then his own eyes widened.

"You have a set of the fans?!" Inichi hissed out.

"Ah! How?!" the older man gaped.

"I am a very powerful monster with the ability to read thoughts. Hmm…apparently, the fans truly are leading us to their missing parts. So, what does Lady Mitsumi need to do in order to get the fans in your possession?" Inichi asked calmly. Saitama was giving the older man a blank stare while holding Mitsumi close to him. Zenchu knew that Saitama was going to get mad.

"I need to see how strong she is with them now," Kiyoshi said. "That thing that her mother is…I don't think Mitsumi is ready for her."

"She doesn't have to be. She reveals the truth. I kill it. It's what we did with Fumihiro," Saitama said with a shrug. "Anyways, we have stuff to do. Give over the fans so we can kill that thing and get back to the restaurant. We don't have time for this."

"He's right," Sweet Mask said and walked over calmly. "Time is clearly of the essence. Caped Baldy can easily take out that thing."

"Oh? Hmm. Prove it. What do you do then, Caped Baldy?" Kiyoshi asked.

"Just call me Saitama," he said with a roll of his eyes and squeezed Mitsumi to him. "Anyways, if I have to do this, then fine. Where can I destroy things safely? Is there something you don't want to see anymore?"

"You're serious?!" Kiyoshi blinked.

"He is," Mitsumi nodded. The fans simply hovered around her before they began to start to slowly turn their blades in towards the older man. "Oh. Um…they want the part you have…"

"I need to see how strong he is first. Then I shall give the fans over. I need to know that this…thing…will die," Kiyoshi vowed. At this the fans closed back down and let Mitsumi put them away. Rendor was quick to charge over to her to examine her belt. He noticed the fans were simply tucking themselves securely into it to line themselves along her sides and back.

"We'll fix this later. I may be able to fashion a slight sling of sorts to fit under your scarf that they can move in and out of. It's a bit of a cape, so it can hide them easily. I'll think of other ideas," he snorted and looked at Saitama. "You could punch a bit down the path. There is really no growth there. But…you want to prove a point. I'd say the forested area, but the trees look nice."

"I can carry us all to a place and back here," Inichi said.

"Eh. Fine," Saitama said and shrugged.

"What?" Kiyoshi asked and gasped with alarm at the blue bubble that suddenly surrounded him.

"I'll wait here," Kamikaze said. Bane nodded in agreement that he planned to stay. Fubuki chuckled and moved to sit down in one of the chairs. Rendor and Tatsumaki settled down to wait. Zenchu planned to go with them. So did Genos to record the whole thing. Kianna and Shenjou both optioned to stay with the others.

"We'll be back shortly," Inichi said when he gathered up Sweet Mask to take with him. "Easier with six of us to make things faster."

"Oh, Uncle Kiyoshi, do you know of a red jungle flower? I think it was called the Lava Lily?" Mitsumi frowned in thought while they got carried to a mountainous region. "It's needed to cure Kianna. She's the wolf monster with me. It's the only thing we lack to make a cure. I know you traveled quite a bit."

"Ah…oh? Hmm. I know of the dried one in that museum…" Kiyoshi now thought back. "I think…it grows near volcanic rock in highly humid areas that can support intense jungle growth. Thus called a Lava Lily. Exceptionally beautiful and very rare. I know there were a series of volcanic islands where it may be, but to get there is treacherous…"

"Lady Mitsumi, let me get it. I know where it is now," Inichi grinned. "We'll have it by tomorrow. I just let Child Emperor know. Thank you, Kiyoshi. I will let you in on a small secret about me. I used to be human. I do wonder how many edits of your letters you had to fix for yourself now…"

"Well, that was until Junpei disappeared in thin air," Kiyoshi sighed. "He was the best! I paid him so well!"

"I know you did. You paid me very well," Inichi chuckled. Now Kiyoshi blinked and dropped his jaw with realization. Mitsumi giggled softly and was gently set down in the middle of a group of mountains with the others.

"Okay. Stand back. Ah, Mitsumi? Brace behind me," Saitama smiled at her and kissed her before setting her behind him. She nodded and watched Inichi pull the others far back. Just as she settled behind him, her fans all came out and separated out in full. Then the blades revealed themselves to start charging in the sunlight. "Ah…what are they doing?"

"I wanted to try something," Mitsumi grinned softly. "The fans agreed. A dual attack. We can call it…Flaming Blade Fist…?"

"Ooooh! Yes! Okay!" Saitama grinned. She braced herself behind him and worked with a fan set to guide the others. Once the blades were fully charged, she nodded to him. He pulled his right fist back and punched hard with the blades aimed at what he punched at. The power that came out was now laced with fire. Not only was the mountain range cleared with a massive, gaping hole clear through to the other side, but it was a charred, flaming and smoking mess of destruction that stretched far past the cleared mountain range.

The small group witnessing the attack was stunned. The fans around the couple simply folded closed again and settled back on her belt. The most they held was warmth now on expelling the intense heat. Saitama now turned to see the others and pulled Mitsumi close to kiss hard. Sweet Mask simply had no words for what he witnessed and fell to his knees from the sheer chaotic power of the attack.

"Uncle Kiyoshi. Where are the fans?" Mitsumi asked now when Saitama lifted her in his arms to carry her over. Genos had recorded the whole thing and was simply in a form of full and complete shock. Zenchu was grinning like crazy and almost started to cheer out at them. Inichi let the others see what happened to get the same sensations of intense shock received back.

"They are…in my house…" her uncle whispered. "Mitsumi…"

"Uncle?" she asked softly. He now bowed to her in a trembling way.

"I am…terribly sorry…" he said. "I should have stepped in. But…I was too afraid of her…of what she could have done to me…"

"I see…" she frowned.

"Etsuji…warned me. He knew. He begged me to help you, but…" he grimaced and stood back up to steady himself on his cane. "He gave me the fans. Told me to keep them safe in case something happened to the others. He spent so much money to get them from collectors! He paid any price no matter what it was! To him…money was nothing. But…my niece…I need to know what happened to you. I need to know everything. No matter how painful it is…"

"Inichi can tell you. And he can show you," Saitama said.

"That I can," Inichi said. "I can show you while we travel back."

"I had recorded this and sent it to the Hero Association. It is being reported that they are impressed and grateful to have such powerful class S heroes in their proper ranking," Genos said. "We need to collect the fans and make our move now. Time is drawing short for the day."

"Of course," Kiyoshi agreed. Inichi was now quick to gather them up and rush them back to the small house. Sweet Mask looked behind them and was in shock once again that the carnage left behind was at least three miles long.

"Lady Mitsumi! That was amazing!" Kianna said when they all landed. Inichi was informing Kiyoshi of everything that had happened. In return, it was mentally exchanged at where the fans were hidden in the home. Inichi brought them out, and Mitsumi's fans were quick to appear and spread out to fully reveal themselves again. The new fan set vibrated and flicked open to join the others.

"Saitama," she looked at him with a small grin.

"Hmm?" he smiled back.

"Grab onto me!" she grinned. "Everyone stand clear!"

"What?!" Inichi gaped and was quick to pull everyone away again. Saitama grabbed Mitsumi's waist to lift her up. She rose up her arms with two of the fans to help guide the other fans around them.

"Spin us!" she said. He braced himself and spun her with the fans. The whirlwind of destruction was like a blender of blades. When the sun began to heat the blades, it began to become a firestorm of wind and death. After a minute of it, Saitama finally slowed down to a stop. Mitsumi took in a deep breath for control as the fans began to settle back down on her. Saitama was only grinning at her and pressed a kiss to her mouth before cradling her in his arms. Now they looked at the others with confusion.

"What?" Saitama asked.

"Ah…" Rendor started and pointed at them. Now they looked around them and realized they charred up the landscape and a few of the trees.

"Oh…" Mitsumi blushed and giggled. "Sorry…"

"I will ensure you have plenty of space to practice safely around any dojo," Bane said with his eyes still wide at what he witnessed.

"Shit! I dropped my stick!" Kamikaze said and was quick to collect it from where it fell on his foot. Tatsumaki just looked at them and found herself walking over. Inichi now studied her thoughts and found himself intrigued.

"So…they move by themselves?" Tatsumaki asked.

"To a point, yes," Mitsumi smiled.

"Can they be directed in various ways for the attacks to shift while being done?" the green-haired hero grinned.

"Oh!" Saitama mused.

"Can you…try that in another place?" Kiyoshi lightly begged.

"That we can," Mitsumi smiled. "Uncle Kiyoshi…thank you."

"I should have…been there for you…" he trembled and finally opened his arms to let her get set down to hug him at last. "I'm…so proud of you! Please…kill that thing! I know there are others out there. But this one needs to die now! It killed Fumihiro! Corrupted us! Kept us in fear! Show it no mercy!"

"We won't show it any form of mercy," Saitama nodded.

"And you…Saitama…" Kiyoshi said and let Mitsumi go back to him before bowing formerly to him. "Thank you for rescuing her. For keeping her safe. Even those around her. Including the monsters she freed. You have my deepest, and utmost gratitude and respect from this point forward. If you need anything, please contact me right away."

"Eh…put your number in my phone. You can also contact Inichi for emergencies," Saitama said and handed over his phone. "Huh. It's still in one piece! This suit is awesome! Usually my phones get smashed in from my attacks. Really nice that it keeps them safe."

"I told you I made sure your pockets were secure," Rendor gave a toothy grin at him. Saitama gave a small grin back and blinked when Mitsumi gave a small wince. Now he looked at her with concern.

"Um…I need the medicine…" she cringed.

"Ah! Okay!" Saitama said quickly. Kiyoshi looked over now, but he cleared his throat at Inichi's mental explanation.

"If she needs a restroom, take her in," her uncle nodded.

"Yes," she nodded. Saitama now scooped her up to do just that. "Oh. Show him Father's letter! Rendor, I think you have it. He wanted it shown."

"I will show him now!" Rendor nodded. While he did that, Saitama was calmly taking in the simple and elegant stature of the interior of the home. Mitsumi was able to tend to herself, and he was quick to hug her tight when she rejoined him. He kissed her intensely before scooping her up into his arms.

"Where is that…um…thing you replaced?" he asked.

"In the trash," she said.

"No. I want Genos to incinerate it. It's your blood on it. At home, fine. Anywhere else…I won't chance it," Saitama said. She sighed and sent a message to Inichi to have it collected and destroyed by Genos. "I do admit, though. I like this place. The way this house is. I want to have a few like these in every city."

"Okay. We can do that," she smiled and got kissed heavily. "I need to take the medicine. Um…oh! There's the kitchen."

"Let's get you some water, then," he nodded and had to set her down to get her a glass. Inichi was able to help guide him on getting information from Kiyoshi on where to look. Right after she took the capsules, he simply waited with her for them to take effect. When that was done, he carried her back outside. "Okay, she's good to go. Did you destroy that thing, Genos?"

"Yes, Master. Completely," Genos nodded. "When do we leave for City L? We should do so without further delay."

"Then let's go. Uncle Kiyoshi, Inichi will keep you informed of what happens. If you know anyone that Father helped before and has kept in hiding…please reach out to them. Let them know this part of the madness is finally coming to a close. But, if you hear ANY of them say 'job well done', you must stop talking and hang up! Keep note of who said it. That is what Mother said every time she did something. It's their code word to know who is posing as a human," Mitsumi said sternly. "We figured that out."

"I know…several…oh, dear…" Kiyoshi frowned.

"Give me the names," Inichi said calmly and got the mental list. "This is…no…it's not good at all…"

"What?" Sweet Mask frowned. Then he paused at the list. "Wait…that board member?! The one that tried to attack Fan Dancer?!"

"You would think it would be that obvious," Inichi grimaced. "Some of these other names are intensely political figures. We will need to expose them all in time. A few are just random civilians, but…"

"Everyone needs runners," Kamikaze muttered. "As it stands, who goes with you? Who goes back?"

"I should go," Sweet Mask said.

"I plan to," Inichi chuckled.

"I'll go," Fubuki nodded.

"Hmm…I can go as backup support," Bane said.

"I think I'll go back. Or…what does Tacki think?" Kamikaze asked Inichi.

"She wants you to go to stand in for her," Inichi said. "Same with Kamiko for Genos. He can also record."

"I planned to go," Genos nodded.

"We can go back," Rendor said, but Tatsumaki shook her head.

"No. We go with them. If that monster tries to run, I can help stop her," she said calmly. Rendor sighed, but he nodded in agreement with her.

"You know I'm going," Zenchu grunted.

"I'm not sure how useful I can be, but I'll go, too," Shenjou said.

"We just plan to go in, expose her, punch her and back out. Then the Hero Association can go in and inspect the place," Saitama said. "Let's go."

"Send me to the restaurant. I'll be with King," Kianna said. Inichi was able to send her off quickly, and the group waited until he showed she was secured.

"I know you will win!" Kiyoshi shouted when Inichi gathered the group up to swiftly carry away. Mitsumi gave him a glowing smile touched with tears to have him give out a deep breath of relief. Now with him knowing who to trust and who to start being wary of, Inichi was swift to transport his group to City L.

"We're here. I brought you all a bit away to avoid suspicion," Inichi started, but Saitama simply ensured Mitsumi was still secured in his arms before walking towards the small building. "Ah…Mr. Saitama?"

"I'm hungry. I want to get this done. If something attacks me, it's dead," Saitama said with mild irritation. Mitsumi pressed into him to get squeezed back. "This will be over quickly."

"I am recording now," Genos said and walked with them.

"Good. We'll eat at Neutral Grounds when we're done here," he said.

"Okay," she nodded. Saitama paused at the sight of the locked gate, and he held her in one arm to simply rip the gate off the hinges. "We can have Tacki fix that later."

"I figured," he smiled slightly and continued to carry her in. Zenchu was now shadow merging to take out any traps, but he didn't find any. Even the others were on high alert, but nothing went after them. They now realized they were expected. When they got to the door to find it locked, Shenjou was able to drip some venom over the locks to have the door swing open. They found a table set right in the main room. Of course, as Mitsumi surmised, her monster mother was eating some of her internal organs on a platter.

"I never knew how good you tasted!" the false fat woman chortled.

"I figured you'd stoop so low to do this," Saitama rolled his eyes.

"I called it," Mitsumi said.

"Yes, you did," he nodded.

"And you see? How big she is now? I mean, she cared so much about her figure before! Now it's like the blob came back to life! I wonder how much water is needed to bathe that," Mitsumi cringed. The false woman glared now at all the mild insults. "And look at how much dark blue cloth is needed to clothe her! So much material is wasted!"

"Ew. I don't wanna think about that. And I definitely don't need to see her eating parts of you anymore," he said and flipped the table away to get the false fat woman gaping with shock. "Genos will help destroy all that. We ready for this? I'm hungry. I know you are, too, after what happened before. So, let's just get this over with so we can go eat some decent food."

"You think you can stop me?!" the false woman said and rose up angrily. "I know how things work! How politics work!"

"I'm sure," Sweet Mask said when he stepped over to get her to pale. "And I know how to cover things up. Just like how you did."

"You wouldn't dare! I'll get even! I'm not the only one out there!" she railed. "I already contacted others to know to hunt you all down!"

"Blah! Blah! Blah! Just shut up and let me kill you! I'm done hearing you gloat and sound dumber by the minute! So boring!" Saitama snapped and rolled his eyes. He set down Mitsumi and she revealed all eighteen fans now. The woman formerly known as Miu Takashi could only drop her jaw at the sight. She knew of the Wind Crane Clan, but she was always told they were destroyed. Now she realized the rumors were false. And now she saw how the fans worked together as though with a single mind. The fans vibrated and the blades were activated to come out in a menacing fashion towards her.

"Not much space in here. We must act in a tight enclosure," Mitsumi said and now quickly darted around the false woman. Each fan blade moved like it was caressing silk over the skin to slice and reveal. The dance was mesmerizing, and it was incredibly easy for Mitsumi to dodge every movement the false woman tried to do to stop her with a quick, graceful, twirling dance of skill.

The fans even darted in front of the false woman to get her off track on where Mitsumi was with a teasing flick over her eyes. It was as though a flurry of large, deadly butterflies had circled her in a small whirlwind of shiny blades and delicate cloth. Within five seconds, Mitsumi was back at Saitama's side with the fans settled to attack again, but all he had to do was snap his fingers. It was something he enjoyed doing, and they all watched the cloth and skin fall away like a fine veil of confetti. Sweet Mask could only stare at what was revealed now.

"YOU…WOULD DARE…?!" the revealed monster resembling a massive dark red snake with a large woman on the front of it seethed out now. It was much like a medusa figure, but her chest portion held many arms and her head was covered in small spikes. Just as she was bunching up to attack them, Saitama was right there to punch her. Just like all the others, she stood no chance.

The bottom snake half fell to the ground lifeless. The rest of the monster was all over the walls, floor and ceiling. Sweet Mask was just staring at what was left with pure awe and horror. Now that the threat was gone, all the fans settled back down to close and place themselves back on Mitsumi's belt. Saitama turned to gather her up in his arms to carry her, kiss her passionately and start to walk out with her to show they were done with the place for now.

"Food?" Saitama smiled.

"Yeah," she smiled. "I love you."

"I love you. Eh…we'll send Tacki here to clean up," he mused.

"Okay," Mitsumi nodded.

"That's it?" Tatsumaki blinked.

"Yep. We're done," Saitama nodded. Rendor looked at Zenchu to get a small grin from him in response. "Now we get to hunt down those friends that monster mentioned the moment they show up. Hopefully not for a couple days. We need the rest."

"That was…disturbingly quick…" Shenjou said. Bane was even in complete agreement at that. Fubuki was still in a bit of shock at what she witnessed until Inichi gently roused her back to her senses.

"I will assist with the cleanup and destruction of all the flesh," Genos said. "I shall be there within the hour. Ah, Inichi? Please bring Tacki?"

"I shall. Kianna can take her place to help with orders," Inichi agreed.

"Just like that…it's done…" Sweet Mask could only whisper. "No prolonged fight. No speeches. Just…it's done…"

"Eh…did you go stupid?" Saitama asked him now. Mitsumi grinned and shook her head. "I told you what I was going to do. I did it. That thing didn't need to live any longer. I don't need to hear excuses. I don't need to hear speeches of 'conquest' or 'how my daughter tasted good' either. Absolutely disgusting and a waste of my time. If you wanted to hear all that, then you should have approached that thing alone a long time ago. I was done knowing that my beautiful fiancée was suffering and I ended it. I was done."

"I'm here!" Tacki said when she bounced out of Inichi's bubble and first ran to Mitsumi to hug her with joy. Then she tackled Kamikaze to hear him shout with surprise before getting a kiss pressed to his mouth. "I missed you! Oh, gross! Monster guts everywhere! Yeah, I'll have this cleaned!"

"We can make a spot outside for me to incinerate everything," Genos said.

"Good! Let's get to work! I'll fix everything broken, too!" Tacki said.

"Tacki!" Kamikaze said and got tackled again. "Calm down, please!"

"I can't! It's so GROSS in here! Ugh! I need to clean! Now! So, you can sit down. Right here. Okay? Just give me an hour. Oh! A table is flipped over! Okay, I'll…ah…back to rights! Um…why are there organs on the…floor…NO! No! No! Genos! Is that place ready?!" Tacki squealed with complete anger when Inichi told her who's organs they were. Now she was livid. "We need to get rid of all of this first! Right now!"

"Bring it all outside. There is a fire pit here used for gatherings. We can collect the ashes and send it elsewhere when we are done," Genos instructed.

"They got this. We need food. She threw up. She can get into pain. We need to go," Saitama said to Inichi. Mitsumi sighed, but it was with a sense of complete relief that this part of her torment was over. But there are still more out there. This is just the tip of the iceberg…

"Of course," Inichi nodded and was quick to send the two of them away. "If anyone else needs to go back, say so now."

"Send me back," Zenchu said and was quickly sent off soon after.

"I can head home," Shenjou said and now he was sent back to the City Z homestead to rest and patrol the home.

"We'll explore," Tatsumaki said. Rendor just shrugged and nodded.

"When you go back, I will," Fubuki nodded.

"I need to look through a few things in the study here," Sweet Mask said when he finally recovered and was quick to do just that.

"When Tacki's done. Yeah," Kamikaze sighed and winced at Tacki's screaming rage at what was found all over the floor. "Tacki? Are you on a, eh…female thing right now?"

"What?" Tacki blinked at him and frowned. "No. I'm not. And I know this. I'm just mad."

"About what?" Kamikaze asked.

"I mean…this is Lady Mitsumi! Those organs! Served up like a…like a…" she trembled and started crying. Kamikaze was now out of his chair to pull her into his arms to comfort her.

"I know. Inichi told you the rest, right? What we found? And Mitsumi figured it was gonna be here, too," he muttered.

"So gross! And mean! And…" she whimpered before getting pulled up to his chest to get hugged even more. "I can't leave until it's all gone."

"I know," he agreed. "I'll sit down. You do what you need to do. When it's done, we'll go back."

"Okay," she nodded. "Also…"

"What?" he asked.

"I also know I'm not on that monthly thing…because I think I'm pregnant," she said. Now he looked at her with complete and full blown shock. "I don't know yet! It may be too soon to tell. Just…weird feelings. I've never had them before. So, we'll see how it goes for a few days. Okay?"

"I think you just killed him," Bane grinned and found himself laughing softly. Kamikaze just kept staring at Tacki with a sensation of complete surprise.

"Um…I need to clean…" she said and watched him take the stick out of his mouth to kiss her fully and deeply.

"If you find out you are," he said with a bit of control. "I might have to limit your cleaning."

"What?!" she gaped to get Bane laughing now.

"The chemicals. They may hurt you," Kamikaze said now.

"Oh. Well…I said I wasn't sure. Too soon to tell. So, we'll have Kamiko check me out later, okay?" she smiled softly.

"Fine. Just…clean carefully," Kamikaze said. She nodded and got kissed again before being let go. Now he sat down and rested his forehead in the palm of his hand. After another minute, he finally put the stick back in his mouth. "I need Iaian to find me that damned ring…"

"I will ensure one is found," Inichi chuckled.

"Thanks…" Kamikaze said and found himself watching Tacki a lot more closely now in a far more protective manner. Even as she cleaned, he kept watch over anything around her. If she is pregnant, I already know that anything that touches her will be dead before it has a chance to lunge at her. As if I'd let it happen if she wasn't, anyways.