"You want to see the frozen monster?" Cold Snap asked after he shifted back into his child form. Mitsumi was finally waking up, and Saitama yawned greatly before stretching himself out against her. She was still locked to him much like his days before when he needed her, and he refused to let her leave his side until he knew she was ready.

"I do. But that thing will thaw out at the Hero Association in a secured room. Not here," Saitama said and sat up carefully to keep Mitsumi in his lap. "I'm sure we'll have breakfast there, too."

"I think all we have are the wedding clothes to wear," Mitsumi chuckled. "We should bathe before we leave. Figure an hour?"

"We can do that. Hmm?" Saitama looked over to see Cold Snap pointing at the standing dresser. Mitsumi's hero costume was hanging on it to show it was delivered during the night with Saitama's regular hero costume. "Ah! Good! Okay, we'll bring the wedding dress and my performance suit with us to get cleaned by Richoo. I didn't see him at the resort, though…"

"No, he stayed home with his family. We should ensure he signs our wedding document with them," she nodded. "All of our monster family should sign the document the moment we get it home."

"Sounds good," Saitama chuckled and kissed her forehead.

"I love you," she murmured and rested her head against his neck.

"I love you, too," he said tenderly and cradled her. "Five minutes like this."

"Okay," she smiled and closed her eyes with a form of blissful comfort. All he did was gently rock her and let her feel the intense protection she needed. I need to do this with her more. This is what she needs to feel secure with my growing son. Ten minutes later, Himiko's voice came up in the live chat.

"Mitsumi? Are you there?" she asked. Saitama blinked at this and unmuted the microphone for his wife. He kept cradling her in his arms, though.

"I am. What's going on?" Mitsumi asked.

"Daiki contacted me. There's a hidden tunnel on the lowest fifth floor of our family home! He has no idea where it leads, too! The cleaning staff found it by accident!" Himiko said with complete confusion.

"I see why you spoke out in here. I'll have a robot investigate now," Metal Knight said. "I shall inform of any findings."

"Hmm…" Stable Rock mused out loud. "Think…to me…"

"Ah! Yes! I can do that!" Metal Knight said. "I…am always caught by surprise at your mental speech…"

"Indeed…" Stable Rock snorted.

"Yeah, it's hard to ignore," Bright Bolt chuckled from where he was on the bed. Blue Ripple grunted with agreement.

"But, yes, I shall inform you of the video report directly. You would know tunnels best," Metal Knight agreed.

"And how…to close…them…or set…traps…" Stable Rock snickered.

"Quite true," Metal Knight chuckled with his own mirth. Tangled Vine glanced over from his small nest in the tree and jumped onto the bed to snuggle and purr into Mitsumi's giggling form.

"You're not changing back into that other form. Are you?" Saitama asked.

"No. She likes me like this. I will stay like this," Tangled Vine said and rubbed against her lovingly. He purred deeply when she ran a hand over his arched back and over his tail. "And I don't shed."

"Okay. That's a bonus," Saitama nodded.

"I wonder," Mitsumi mused and leaned over to mute the microphone. "Can any of our pets give you hair?"

"Oh?!" Saitama blinked and looked at the monster pets in the room.

"I don't think we can," Blue Ripple sighed.

"Yeah. Your power won't allow it. I can try, but…" Bright Bolt seemed to hesitate a bit. "I have a feeling I might get a backlash."

"Can we try once?" Saitama asked.

"I just tried, Dad. It's like…I felt it bounce off you," Cold Snap frowned.

"True…" Stable Rock grunted.

"Craaaap!" Saitama groaned and rested his head on Mitsumi's shoulder.

"At least you can wear wigs?" she giggled softly. She laughed hard when he looked at her with a serious, blank stare.

"No," he said flatly to get her laughing even harder. Then he blinked when Tangled Vine batted at his nose for attention.

"I do need to tell you. I have a hidden…talent, per say. I can see small bits of future premonitions. Like…deja vu. Things that may happen in a dream-like sequence and then it happens later, or in the far distant future. I saw one about you while you slept," the strong plant monster said while moving to sit on his haunches in front of him. Now Saitama saw he was being serious.

"Really? What did you see?" Saitama asked and gave his full attention.

"I saw you searching for Mitsumi. You were frantic. She was not at your side. I saw you destroying everything in your path to find her. I didn't know where she was. I don't know if you found her in the end, either. The vision ended when I saw you punching down a rather tall building of black coloring. I don't recognize the building…" Tangled Vine frowned. "But it was definitely a tall, black building of many floors in height."

"That sounds like the Hero Association!" Mitsumi blinked and frowned in thought. "It's a very tall building of black coloring."

"We're going there today. You tell me if it's the same building," Saitama said. "If it is that building, well…why would I punch it…?"

"You punched it when I was getting hurt as an old woman…" she reminded him. Now his eyes narrowed at the memory, and he pulled her close to cradle her.

"Yeah. I remember now. And I would definitely level that building if you were trapped in it away from me. I won't and can't let you leave my side. We need a safeguard for this…" he muttered and kissed her forehead.

"My spine necklace," Blue Ripple said. "I can teleport to her if she chews on it. But it would only be me. No matter where she is, that is one of my ultimate forms of defense for her. I can protect her while you get to her. I can also induce her into a form of sleep to keep her body stable. A bit of hibernation. It's very rare for me to do such a thing, but I can do this to keep her safe for you. And only you can break my scales down. Nothing else can get through me to reach her."

"Okay. I'll still be a psychotic nut job until I get to her, but I'll know she will at least have you with her. In fact, I know I won't hurt you if I do see you. You're her pet, so you're also my pet. Still…I don't like thinking about it, but…" Saitama grimaced and shook his head.

"We needed…to know…" Stable Rock nodded.

"Yeah. We did. Okay. Cold Snap, you need to join Fumio. I'll see you both downstairs in an hour. Just about," Saitama said lightly.

"Okay, Dad!" Cold Snap said, hugged them both and flickered out of the room as a tiny, ice blue speck. Mitsumi chuckled at that, and the other pets moved off the bed. Overgrown Rover whined and got a good head scratching by Saitama to show that everything was fine. It looked over at the whistle and snorted with a mild grumble.

"Ah! It would like Mitsumi to have this whistle, too. Maybe Tacki can create a duplicate?" Blue Ripple asked and looked at the monster dog. "Much like myself and the spine, I can call it in my human form. It can rush to us. You might even be able to ride on it, too, come to think of it. It would be good to see if we can make another for mild testing needs."

"I can...try…like…the weapon…" Stable Rock mused.

"Oh! I don't see why not…" Saitama said with a small grin at the idea.

"Let's wait until we meet up with Tacki. She'll want to fully examine it and ensure it works to the fullest," Mitsumi suggested. That was agreed on, and Saitama was now able to carefully separate from Mitsumi to move her into the shower. "I swear, Saitama! There are times I think we're not going to be able to separate one day!"

"I wouldn't complain!" he grinned.

"Even if you had to use the toilet?" she grinned back.

"Ah…hmm…well…damn. I have no comeback for that…" he blinked.

"Didn't think so," she laughed and squeaked when he pulled her close to kiss her passionately.

"I love you," he smiled.

"I love you," she smiled back and let him set the water for the shower. They scrubbed each other down thoroughly with the luxurious soaps provided. After they dried each other off, they were quick to dress in their hero suits and set the specialized garments aside. She saw the fully charged scepter and made sure to collect it to place securely on her fan belt. The fans were quick to settle in on the belt lines, too, to show they were ready to go. A few were flying around the home to patrol while they slept.

"You think they'll fix your hair there?" Saitama asked after helping her dry it out. She nodded at him and let him help her loop it up and pin it for now. He pressed a long, loving kiss on her mouth and squeezed her close. "Ready to go?"

"Yeah," she nodded and let him move to carry her. Overgrown Rover huffed and trotted over to show it was ready to follow. The other four, powerful pets started to do the same.

"Mitsumi?" he asked when she seemed to shiver.

"I don't know why…but…I feel like…I just need a day alone with you. No distractions. No disturbances. Maybe just the pets with our sons. It's so unlike me! I always want to see everyone. But right now…" she worried lightly.

"It's our son. Our growing son. I have a feeling that's why you have this mood. You need another takoyaki ice cream!" Saitama said and moved her into the kitchen with a purpose. "Orotsu?! Are you here?!"

"Inichi informed me! Give me five minutes!" the octopus monster said and was already frying the delicate rice mixture up in the proper takoyaki molds.

"Mom?!" Fumio asked when he ran over with Cold Snap. Black Sperm was clinging to Fumio's back to show he was protecting him.

"I'll be okay," she smiled.

"Your growing brother wants her to be away from everyone. I remembered that she needs this ice cream treat to feel better," Saitama said and sat down at a table with her in his lap. "I'll make sure you both get it, too."

"How do you make it?! If it's cold, I can help!" Cold Snap said and moved to watch Orotsu carefully. "I can conjure up anything cold."

"It's hot and cold, but let's see what you can do," Orotsu chuckled and pat him on the head with a tentacled arm. He made several of the wonderful delicacies to ensure the pets could try it for themselves.

"This is so awesome!" Fumio said while eating his dish.

"Good!" Black Sperm said with complete approval.

"I could eat this all day! I don't even need to be in a human form, either," Bright Bolt said with the other monsters enjoying their dishes.

"Yeah! I'm gonna experiment later to make this for Mom," Cold Snap agreed. "I can make a small snowball with the food appearing in it."

"He was able to make us a small chocolate bar to test. It was so cool!" Fumio laughed and grinned at his brother. "It was cold, but not frozen."

"That's how you can do it? That's pretty awesome," Saitama chuckled.

"I wonder if Anno's lava cake could be merged with this dessert," Mitsumi smiled. "It would make a very intricate combination."

"I will experiment with him the moment we meet," Orotsu agreed.

"Yeah, this is definitely my most favorite dessert of all time," Saitama said and finished off his dish.

"I am impressed!" Tangled Vine said with delight. "I shall make a tree with fruit of this flavor. Maybe even the same coloring. I shall see if I can."

"Really?!" Orotsu asked with genuine surprise. "You can do so with other flavors? That would be an immense help if I run low on ingredients. If you can do this easily, it may help with other cravings…"

"That is the idea," Tangled Vine chuckled. "You make the dish. I'll taste it and see if I can recreate it in a fruit form. I could even have a tree in each room for those that need that taste to make it easier on you."

"When we get to the Hero Association, I'll recreate some dishes. Yes, I'm going with you just for this. I'll need access to the kitchen there. Anno is able to run the Neutral Grounds kitchen just fine on his own now," Orotsu said. "And I'm sure I'll be in my human form with multiple arms just to keep things at ease while I'm at the Hero Association. I know monsters may be looked down on there."

"No," Mitsumi said quickly with a shake of her head. "You are part of the Heroic Monster Association. If they have a problem with you, I will handle it."

"And me," Saitama said with a nod. "They know who you are. Several have eaten at Neutral Grounds. I bet they'd panic and wonder if you're there to inspect their kitchens…"

"I totally would, too…" Orotsu snickered at the idea. "Tacki would greatly assist me with that!"

"She's driving Kamikaze nuts now," Mitsumi giggled at Inichi's report. "She's demanding to inspect that kitchen with you."

"Good. Ten minutes and we'll go?" Orotsu asked.

"Sounds about right," Saitama nodded. "I did want to inspect the rest of his house, though. I wanted to see the backyard."

"Tomorrow…we can…come back…" Stable Rock nodded at him.

"We will need to. Then we can check on the restaurant," Mitsumi agreed.

"I never did ask, but the dish I made for you last night helped? I had to perfect it, so it took a bit longer than most," Orotsu asked and began to pack up some ingredients to take with him.

"It did! But I needed a little more tang than heat spice," she said.

"I shall improve the recipe when we are there," Orotsu promised.

"Hmm. I did want to see the area with unique flowers," Tangled Vine said. "I feel an intense urge to set in protective measures before we go anywhere."

"Is that so?" Mitsumi asked with concern.

"Yes. Can we go there now?" Tangled Vine asked and moved to rub against her legs affectionately. She reached down to pick him up and snuggle him.

"Okay. Ah, this home. Defenses are good?" Saitama asked.

"Allow…me…" Stable Rock snorted and focused. A light trembling happened and he snickered. "Done…"

"What did you…?" Mitsumi started to ask before glancing out a large window. She moved outside with Saitama following her to see the home was set on a rather large mountaintop. Tangled Vine had massive, thorny vines appear to wrap around the sides. Large flowers of vibrant purple appeared, but the scent was designed to make one sluggish on breathing it in before falling asleep. The sleeping intruder would then be taken to an area far off that was closer to the resort to awaken there. Tangled Vine told them this to have Mitsumi giggle sharply at it.

"I like this," Saitama grinned. He noticed that the stone pathway ended just past the welcoming trees to a small clearing for people to land from flight safely. Stable Rock made more stones appear in a circular formation to improve the landing spot. Bright Bolt made small circles of electricity to glow at night to help make it easier to see.

"So amazing! Thank you!" Mitsumi beamed at them.

"I will…take us…to…the field…" Stable Rock grunted. "Are we…ready? I will…take us…there…swiftly…with earth…"

Five minutes later had them all standing next to the field of exceptionally rare flowers. Cold Snap found himself pausing with sheer awe at the scent that filtered in the air. Mitsumi had all of her fans quickly move through the flowers gently to get coated with their scent to revitalize and sink into the ones that needed it. Saitama moved over to the edge of the flower field to pluck one and set in Mitsumi's hair to make her blush.

"Where did you want our home to be?" Tangled Vine asked and trotted away a bit to survey the land.

"Well, under the field is a special door that led to Wind Crane's prison. It was also a temple for the Wind Crane Clan. There is an exit to it for supplies not far off. I was thinking we could place the home on that. Even have a protective hill over that for supplies, too," Mitsumi said and pointed in the direction needed. Stable Rock grunted and lumbered over to where the elusive entrance was.

"Found…it…" he said and focused lightly. A large, hollow mound twenty feet in height was quick to appear and lightly envelope the lift area at a hundred feet around. He ensured it was fully fertile soil carefully designed for Tangled Vine to utilize. And it was clearly utilized at the sight of a massive redwood tree that appeared on the top of the large hill. Giant, strong roots were quick to spear down and hold up the hill to keep the shape firm.

Stable Rock was now able to put in rocks to stabilize and cement down the shape of the hill even more to ensure nothing would knock it down. Tangled Vine had even more roots appear at the front of the entrance to the hill to make a living gate. This would ensure that he would know personally of anyone trying to get in or out of the protective space. Blue Ripple focused for water to move under the hill in various places for the roots to always have a steady supply to grow stronger.

"I can create a home within the tree. This will allow height advantage for scouting and even mild training for stair climbing. If we decide to do so," Tangled Vine chuckled and purred at Mitsumi's loving snuggle. "What do you think?"

"Wow…" Saitama said with a small smile. Stable Rock grinned and swooned at the intense head scratching he got. Then the powerful earth monster made small stones appear around the field of flowers. Saitama bent down to get Stable Rock's attention. "We purchased a lot of land around here. I forget how much, though…"

"At least three miles," Mitsumi said. "Ask Inichi. He'll get you the details from Rendor. I don't mind having safe walks through my lands, but none should come close to here."

"I wonder if we can do small walks around our lands for fund raising," Saitama thought aloud. Mitsumi looked at him curiously. "I think they said nature trails were done around here. I'm sure we can make one safe, passable area filled with intense wonders that people can take pictures of. Tangled Vine can make exotic fruit trees. Blue Ripple could make an enchanting pond. It would be an interesting way to show we are not just buying land to buy it."

"And our flower field?" Mitsumi frowned.

"Nope. They don't see that. This would be like our rooms for treasure. Distractions," Saitama grinned lightly. "And, if anyone does try anything, I'm sure Tangled Vine can make some very thorny undergrowth that would be impossible to get through. Right?"

"Easily," Tangled Vine chuckled.

"I can attest that it is a rather novel idea," Orotsu said.

"So, I guess we can come back to the new home tomorrow to really check it out. Then back here after that to make this tree into a new home. Maybe if we have time after our meeting today…" Saitama started to think aloud.

"We need to inspect our apartment room today. If we want to visit the restaurant after that, we should do it. Or we just lounge around and enjoy a bit of relaxation. What do you think?" Mitsumi smiled.

"Well…if King plays another game…maybe…" Saitama mused.

"Would I be with you, Dad?" Fumio asked.

"I don't know. If you can't, I did have an idea for you," Saitama said and rested a hand on his son's shoulder. Fumio looked at him with a nod. "You can come back here and decorate this house. Figure out where rooms should go. Even furniture. Make it a surprise for us."

"Oh! That would be awesome!" Fumio said with excitement.

"I would need to be with him, though. Unless…hmm…" Tangled Vine thought and looked at Black Sperm.

"I hear you!" Black Sperm nodded.

"Good. I can…mildly see through you, too. So, you can reach me and show me what Fumio wants. Then I can change things up at a distance," the powerful plant monster chuckled and leaned into Mitsumi's fond scratching.

"You can do that?" Saitama blinked.

"I'm a GOD monster over plants. I can do practically anything with plants. As long as I know the plant and what needs to be done, of course. I haven't really…done much experimenting in various areas. I feel it may need to change, though. A lot of us will be attempting feats that were never tried before. It's needed," Tangled Vine sighed and seemed to shrug lightly.

"Okay. Let's get to the association," Saitama said and gave a neutral stare at Stable Rock's nudge to his leg. "What?"

"Look…" Stable Rock grunted and rose up a sheer wall of mountain rock in the distance. Mitsumi's jaw dropped when Inichi told her he insisted to know the full layout of what needed to be protected.

"He walled off…our land…!" Mitsumi squeaked out.

"I will…do this…for…all…of our…homes…" Stable Rock muttered and swooned once again with intense delight from the head scratching he got.

"Yeah, you're my pet," Saitama grinned widely. Stable Rock shrunk smaller and rose up on his hind legs to show he wanted to get picked up. Saitama gladly obliged and let Mitsumi press into him with complete happiness.

"Should we fly to the association? I mean…I don't know if we can with all the pets and family," Mitsumi sighed. She looked up when Wind Crane landed with Zenchu hopping off her back.

"I know you all could transport there, but Tangled Vine told Wind Crane of his dream with Saitama. She wants an aerial view of the tower done to see if it really is the Hero Association building," Zenchu said seriously. "We'll help carry others with us. You carry the dog and Tangled Vine."

"Just ride on my back," Bright Bolt said.

"I think flight by fans is better. Let Fumio ride on your back!" Mitsumi beamed. "You can have Cold Snap and Black Sperm with you, too."

"Can we?!" Fumio asked Bright Bolt. The electric monster chuckled and grew large enough to carry three passengers.

"We shall go with Wind Crane," Blue Ripple said. He settled in her claws with Stable Rock. Mitsumi let her crane fans form into the massive crane wings, and she paused with surprise at Blue Ripple's fans coming out to form a second set of fin-like wings to help with stabilization while in flight.

"Ah…oh…!" she blinked with surprise.

"Nice!" Saitama grinned widely and moved to settle behind her. The moment she jumped up into the air, Wind Crane was right behind her to gracefully fly next to her. Bright Bolt had charged up the air to start running with them easily. The fans guided them north, and Tangled Vine kept a sharp lookout for the black building in question. When the large skyscraper came into view, he growled deeply at the recognition.

"That's the building?" Mitsumi frowned.

"It is," he muttered.

"Yep. Hero Association. Well, none of us want me to punch the building down. Even see Mitsumi hurt. I'll need some teeth the moment we land," Saitama said bluntly. Overgrown Rover yapped at him and got a fond back scratch from where it was between Saitama and Mitsumi. Both it and Tangled Vine had settled along her shoulders with Saitama giving a secured tether with his arms around Mitsumi's waist.

"Would puppy want to give over some teeth?" Mitsumi asked. Overgrown Rover tilted its head at her and seemed to snort.

"It would not mind trying," Tangled Vine said. "It regenerates very swiftly. So it thinks it can give over a tooth or two. It is unsure if it can help with fans, but it does want to try something."

"Good doggy!" Saitama grinned and chuckled at the cheek lick. "Okay. Let's get some teeth and interview some bad people. If we have time, we may have to look at the Secret Skins. Or that can also wait until tomorrow. We'll see what happens. We have a lot to do."

"Yes. We do," Mitsumi agreed and kept focusing on flying to the black skyscraper in the distance. Tangled Vine was now extremely wary, but Wind Crane was able to gently soothe his thoughts down. He knew Saitama would not tolerate anything to happen to Mitsumi. And neither will I!