"They are getting ready to leave home to arrive now. We need to finish the preparations. We have roughly ten minutes," Inichi said and nodded to Genos. Then he turned to Fubuki and said, "I was thinking of how to keep the damage to a minimum. Would it be possible for you and Miss Tatsumaki to create a dust storm to smother out any wild fires? Recall that the fans made this desert. Lady Mitsumi is highly stressed over the intense damage that can happen now."
"Oh! Yes, I'm sure we can help with that," Fubuki nodded.
"I shall require for Rendor to help with Miss Tatsumaki's decision. Should it come to it," Inichi said and looked over at the seating being done. There were already heroes arriving by the droves to get seated, and they were warned of the heat in advance. A robot representing Metal Knight was there and seated on a tall rock pillar. It signaled to Inichi, and he was quickly floating over.
"We have not had our meeting yet," Metal Knight said through the robot.
"I am aware. Much has been happening and took utmost priority. I'm sure you were informed?" Inichi asked.
"I have been, so I am aware as to why. What are the plans set for after this?" Metal Knight asked.
"After this? It appears to be recovery from whatever repercussion is given. So you know, Master Saitama plans to punch with the power of the fans. If you intend to gauge the power...I would advise not to," Inichi warned. "We don't want what happened to you to happen again at a fully irreversible level."
"He plans to...?!" Metal Knight went speechless. "Your warning is noted in full. If others do this...I shall be part of the audience."
"Good judgment," Inichi chuckled. He didn't bother to mention Wind Crane, though. He will see her for himself when she arrives. He turned and watched Tatsumaki finish off the seating with a light rock covering for some shading.
"It looks good, Tatsi!" Rendor nodded and got a snuggle from her. "Oh. We don't know how bad the damage might be from the fans. Can you make sure it's a bit contained within the desert? We don't want any weird fires and stuff to spread. Just a precaution."
"Oh? Okay," she nodded. "That's not too hard."
"Miss Tatsumaki, I thank you," Inichi said when he hovered over now. "Lady Mitsumi was very worried over it. Also, the display of power will be a warning to other Secret Skins. If you notice any of them around us, please apprehend them for questioning?"
"Around us?" she frowned. Now Fubuki looked over with Genos.
"Recall that one of the Wind Crane Clan was coerced. The same can be said with heroes. Even board members," Inichi said lightly. "And it was discovered that one of the funders for the Hero Association is also one..."
"Understood," Genos nodded. He did look over when the S class hero called Drive Knight appeared. Genos was able to ignore him and continue working on the best ways to record the event. Inichi was quick to study the hero from the corner of his eye, though. Hmm...long black hair...a white mask so none can see his face. Instead of eyes, there is a single horizontal slit. How peculiar!
There appears to be a shining single eye in the center, though. Much like a Cyclops of legend. And it looks like there is a single red shining eye in the center of the slit. I do wonder what it's all for. The place for his mouth is interesting, though! Only three small vertical slits. His armor appears to look like that of a medieval knight with black coloring. Fairly simple, but all looks can be deceiving.
He had no plans to peer into his thoughts at all. The last thing he wanted was to learn a secret that shouldn't be known. Actions speak louder than words with that one...
"Inichi?" Fubuki asked when she walked over to him.
"Yes, my dear?" he asked and regarded her fully.
"I was hoping to talk to you again a bit more...in depth later," she said. Now he paused at her thoughts and went completely speechless.
"Yes. Later," he said after he recollected himself. I think I'll need to get an engagement ring...
"Miss Blizzard!" Eyelashes said when he charged over. "Mountain Ape will be here soon to see you, too!"
"Eyelashes. Good to see you," she nodded back.
"Do you need anything at all?" the hero asked. "We can both help!"
"We can use some assistance with seating to ensure everyone has a good, safe viewpoint," Inichi said with a small smile. Fubuki nodded to ensure it would be seen to. After he left, Inichi muttered, "If he ever writes a script, it shall be reviewed. Harshly and critically."
"Ah..." she blinked and coughed out laughter at that. "Didn't you want Saitama to write something for you?"
"At first...I did. He has his hands full with Lady Mitsumi right now. I'll wait until the dojo is built. If I get a writing course in it...yes. I shall include him in a class," he chuckled.
"I'm here!" Lightning Max said when he jogged over.
"How wonderful to see you!" Inichi chuckled. "The security room is functioning at the home in City X?"
"Yes. It took some time, but it's all set. What are we doing here?" Max asked. Inichi gave him the run down, and he was actually very curious on it all. When they saw Bane walking over, they waved in greeting.
"I have yet to see all the fans together," Bane chuckled.
"I am here! Oh, how I missed seeing all of you beautiful men!" a tall, over-muscled man said with an extravagant, drawn-out voice. His cleft chin had a light stubbly bit of hair on it, and he had a mop of black hair on top of his head. His large lips had a dreamy smile on his face, and he batted his long eyelashes at them all. His blue and white striped prison suit was more like a jumpsuit of sorts.
"Ah. Puri-Puri Prisoner is here..." Bane sighed. "I'm not sure why, but he is an S class hero. Likely got a pass to see this. I really hope he doesn't look at me. I'll find a seat close to all of you."
"What is a monster doing here?!" Puri-Puri Prisoner gasped at Inichi.
"I beg your pardon?!" Inichi frowned and now turned to float over to him. "I am an ally. My name is Inichi. I see you were not informed of the Hero Association board bulletins? Even Sweet Mask is aware of me and calls me a friend. I used to be human once, too, so I recall those days easily. I am one of the Neutral Grounds employees, in a sense. The restaurant in City Z, if you haven't heard.
"I serve Lady Mitsumi. She is Fan Dancer to you. She is also S class and ranked at 4 on the listing. Mr. Saitama, that is Caped Baldy, is S class now and ranked at 3. As for myself, I am a part of Lady Mitsumi's family and a loyal guardian with the others with her. I abhor evil monsters and will gladly stop them if she cannot wake them up."
"Ah..." the strong man blinked.
"Also, if he was evil, you'd be flung out into the middle of the ocean by now," Rendor chuckled and let Tatsumaki snuggle into him. "I can also change into a monster whenever I want, but, like him, I don't attack others mindlessly. There's no need for it. Lady Mitsumi woke me up from that. I'm just glad I'm back in my human form again."
"Me too!" Tatsumaki giggled and rose up to plant a lusty kiss on his mouth. "Mine! All mine!"
"That's right," Rendor grinned and squeezed her.
"You look fantastic!" Puri-Puri Prisoner squealed.
"Thanks. But I'm spoken for. Don't piss her off," Rendor said and made a motion towards the green haired girl in his arms. She gave a sharp glare at the man and huffed with challenge. "I also, eh...yeah. I'm not into other guys. Just not my preference. Tatsi is perfect for me."
"Am I?" she blushed and he kissed her to show he didn't want another.
"Aww..." the man sighed and saw Lightning Max. "Max! Oh, you wonderful little man! I missed seeing you!"
"Stay away from me!" Max scowled and found himself lifted up in a blue bubble by Inichi to be set on a new pillar for viewing.
"I need your help. Over there, please," Inichi said with a small wink.
"Yeah. I can help you," Max said with a sigh of relief.
"Just set up the cameras that Genos left there," Inichi instructed. He turned to find Drive Knight walking up to him, but he sensed it was curiosity more than anything. "How may I assist you?"
"I just noticed that you are...helping those around us. Thank you," Drive Knight said.
"You are most welcome," Inichi nodded.
"I heard you can gather information easily?" he asked.
"I can. And I refuse to enter your mind. I do not want to learn anything about you. However, if you need information, I can gather it and have it sent in other ways. I know how you think. Not by reading your thoughts. But by how others know you. The last thing that I want is for you to think you need to kill me. Therefore, I will give you information at a safe distance," Inichi advised.
"Ah. Well...of course. I can understand. Can you tell me about these...Secret Skins?" he asked. "I heard about them, but I only know what Genos has been showing in videos. And from what others have said."
"I can," Inichi said. Puri-Puri Prisoner was now highly curious and found himself standing next to Drive Knight to learn more about this new source of monsters in hiding. He was furious when it was all explained. "Ah. I need to bring the others here. Do remember that they are allies that I am bringing. Please hold no grudges towards them. Many want to become human again. They no longer wish to attack others. Their pictures are on the wall of the Neutral Grounds restaurant to remind those that they are allies like myself."
"Inichi, I was thinking of something," Rendor said. "Can we make a platform for Lady Mitsumi to work on that is above normal housing? To minimize any damages? Sound can always spread, much like a flying jet plane."
"That...may work!" Inichi blinked and focused on the desert land below the cliff seating. He focused even more and rose up the dirt and rock to tower five stories into the air. Drive Knight stood there with speechless silence. Puri-Puri Prisoner's jaw was dropped with complete shock at the raw power shown. Now Inichi floated over to the new landscape to study it and level it to stabilize it.
"Strengthen the left side!" Bane called out.
"Of course!" Inichi agreed and did just that.
"You know of this?" Drive Knight asked Bane. "His power?!"
"Of course. A dojo is being made next to mine for Saitama and Mitsumi. Inichi had to do the same thing," Bane chuckled. "They have to finish building on it. In fact, I was the one that highly recommended for Inichi to remain in his monster form to help us. As you can see, it all works out in the end. Oh! It looks like he's pulling the others here now. I think. It appears to be heroes to help them get here. I wonder when this thing is going to start..."
The heroes that gathered there in the masses now were able to walk up a built stairway to the cliffside. The Hero Association was able to neatly bring over the heroes that needed help getting there, and Inichi was able to assist with the ones that were harder to bring. Tanktop Master was sitting with his Tanktop Army group now. Mumen Rider was there among the others, too. Sneck was sitting near Death Gatling, and he looked over to see Golden Ball and Spring Mustachio seated to watch the event.
"I left my sister at home for now," Metal Bat said when he sat down next to Zombieman. The pale man just shrugged and smoked on a cigarette. At the sight of a man wearing a large white dog suit with a red collar, it was easy to see that Watchdog was there to witness it with his neutral gaze. A rather large, pale man with black hair eating from a giant bucket of fried chicken pieces was able to arrive, and he sat down to take up a large part of the bottom row. Inichi was quick to surmise that it was Pig God.
"What is he building now?" Bane frowned. Then he found himself lifted in a blue bubble and pulled over to another pillar with separate seating.
"We see you as family," Inichi chuckled. "So, you shall sit with family."
"Ah! Very good," Bane mused and was quick to sit down on the newly made rock bench. Shading was soon provided to keep back much of the desert heat. Then he saw Mumen Rider get lifted up and pulled over.
"You were there to help us in the beginning. You have earned a place to sit with us. Ah...Tanktop Master wishes to sit with his group. Very well. Who else can I bring to us now," Inichi chuckled in thought. Fubuki, Rendor and Tatsumaki were now pulled over. Genos was still working on cameras, but he would be seated when Kamiko arrived. Lightning Max was now pulled over as he was helping find cures for them. When Sweet Mask and Flashy Flash arrived, they soon found themselves also pulled over to sit with them.
"What's this for?" Sweet Mask asked.
"You are my friend, and Flashy Flash is trying to assist when he can," Inichi chuckled. "Also, I was curious on something, Sweet Mask."
"Yes?" he asked.
"That board member that is a Secret Skins. Can I bring him here so the heroes can see exactly what one is? Then we can see if the heroes here can kill it," Inichi mused. Sweet Mask blinked at this and was quick to make a phone call.
"He's ready for you. Collect him when you can," Sweet Mask nodded.
"Hmm. I will allow Daiki and Himiko to gain access to view Genos's footage. They are asking to see it in the safety of where they are," Inichi said. "I asked Daiki, and he is humbly requesting."
"Done," Sweet Mask nodded.
"When Mr. Saitama and Lady Mitsumi are here, I shall collect the man to show others on how a Secret Skins can be," Inichi nodded. "I may need to make yet another platform, then. We do not want him to think he can escape. And I need to ensure that it can be easy to reach to see if the monster can be killed when it is time."
"Oh?" Flashy Flash asked. Inichi focused to get Flashy Flash's jaw to drop at how he simply raised up the rock to make the pillar he needed.
"That should work," Inichi mused and looked over at the now full seating area. The board members were there with the important man in the front row. "It appears that all is ready. Let me see..."
"What's that?!" one of the lesser heroes gaped and pointed at a large figure flying at them. Inichi chuckled and realized that Wind Crane was able to bring all of them with her. She truly is very strong!
Wind Crane was guided by Inichi on where to set the family members. She let Zenchu, Shenjou, Masaki, Richoo and Orotsu out from her claws onto the platform for family. When the other heroes saw it was a massive crane monster that was delivering Saitama and Mitsumi with other heroes and monsters, they were highly in shock. Sweet Mask was completely floored at the size of the monster. As well as the sheer power the monster radiated from her.
"Thank you," Mitsumi said to Wind Crane when Saitama slid off her back to keep Mitsumi in his arms. She pressed her massive bird beak into Mitsumi's chest with a sense of motherly affection now. She already claimed Mitsumi as her surrogate daughter. Saitama could only chuckle.
"That was an interesting ride," Kamikaze chuckled and kept Tacki in his arms. Iaian and Suiryu were able to jump down and find places to sit. King and Kianna were next to jump off with Child Emperor, Fumio and Kamiko. Genos was now quick to get pulled over by Inichi so he could sit with Kamiko. He kissed her and let her press into him.
"I missed you," Kamiko smiled and he nodded.
"I missed you, too. We will relax at home after this," Genos said. She nodded and rested against him.
"I'll make more stuff later," Tacki beamed.
"Eventually," Kamikaze said and let her lean back into him. "Do you always wear overalls?"
"Um...yeah. Easier to carry stuff in. Why? You want things harder for me to take off for you? It's a one piece, so...what's the problem?" she asked. He looked at her now and the others started laughing.
"Quiet," he said with a warning glare at her beaming grin.
"Oh! Maybe we can show Iaian how sex works!" she grinned wider.
"No!" Kamikaze said sharply to her and cringed at her sharp laughter. "You are impossible at times!"
"And you loooove it!" she giggled and shrieked when he tickled her before pressing a kiss to her mouth to show she was completely right. Iaian was just hiding his face in his hand. At the same time, he was laughing at his master from the sheer amusement alone.
"Stop it!" Mitsumi cringed and laughed in Saitama's arms. Now Sweet Mask noticed what she was wearing and his jaw dropped. This gown! It's incredible! He didn't know that it was the traditional Wind Crane Clan dress. It easily fit on her like a second skin. Wind Crane's feathers were beautifully lined and set against her form with protective, interlocking feathers of various shades from blue-black and fading to white down the dress from the top of her chest to her hips and trailing down on the cloth between her legs for the front and back.
Even the crane design that sat on the front of the dress was lined with small, crystalline gemstones that matched what Wind Crane's image would be. The stretched wings of the crane in flight came up in the style of an Egyptian bust to cover and mold to her chest in full, as well as to support what was there like a bit of a corset top. The tops of the wings connected at the back of her neck to leave her arms and back free of cloth. There was even a small, golden chain to dangle down her back with a small image of a crane in flight at the end of it. She was also wearing bits of the ancient jewelry in the form of the crane necklace, a ring and earrings. A small circlet was even found to adorn her brow in a regal way within her looped up locks of black hair.
She wore black slippers lined with feathers, too, to ensure she had plenty of room for movement and elegant footwork for defense. Her legs were also free to keep any cloth from hampering her movements. It was much like her hero costume to match Saitama. There were no sleeves or silk scarves to keep true to the design, but it was decided that she may end up getting a protective cloak of feathers later to help with defense from what she lacked. But it was how the fans were set up on her that was one of the most intricate and simplistic of designs.
It was decided to have two long strips of sturdy spandex lined with leather with loops all through it to set on either side of her hips to trail downwards. Five fan sets on each side of her hips fit neatly on either side this way and could easily remove themselves to set back in neatly. They almost looked like how a gunman would have bullet shells on a belt roll. A hoop belt held the straps in place in an elegant way with a golden crane image on the buckle. The eleventh fan set was in easy reach at the very top for her to take out and put back when not in use to guide the fans. This was Wind Crane's idea, and it worked beautifully.
"That outfit!" Sweet Mask said with stunned shock.
"Oh? Yes. This is the Wind Crane Clan traditional garb. Wind Crane was able to help fill in some other details, too. Like with the fans and how to properly carry them. I may do the same thing with my hero costume. It's a lot more convenient!" Mitsumi chuckled and got squeezed by Saitama. "The feathers are a perfect touch, too. Aren't they?"
"That they are!" Inichi agreed and sent a mental jab to Sweet Mask.
"Ah...yes. Of course," Sweet Mask coughed. Saitama gave him a blank stare, but he was wearing his hero garb that wasn't the performance one. His original suit was already being set in a display case as a hero relic for him.
"I just don't understand! There are monsters over there! A lot of them! And we aren't doing anything?" Puri-Puri Prisoner frowned from where he sat.
"Remember what Inichi said? They're allies that work with us. That group is fine," Tanktop Master said. "I've hung out with them. And the girls there? Other than the wolf one? They were monsters. They wanted to be cured and they got cured. I think the wolf one is next to be cured."
"Even the kid got cured. He was a fish," Sneck chuckled.
"Oh! I mean..." Puri-Puri Prisoner blinked.
"There's a lot to take in," Tanktop Master agreed. "But the girl there. Mitsumi. Eh, Fan Dancer, that is. She wakes up monsters to see if they want to be good. I've seen it personally. And she exposes monsters! I had no idea that monsters can hide in a human's skin! So we want her group around for sure! Her mother was one of those skin things, too! What she did to her own daughter...I still get chills on it!"
"What?!" Puri-Puri Prisoner gaped.
"It's true. There's even video footage. But, if Fan Dancer can't wake up a usual monster, it gets killed. If it wakes up, she claims them as family. They become allies. They want to become human again, or they lose their killing instinct. So I know it's true. They become protectors with us. As I said, I witnessed it happen," Tanktop Master said.
"Same," Death Gatling muttered. "And I got stopped from killing them at first. From Caped Baldy. He...caught all my bullets..."
"What?!" Tanktop Master now looked at him with shock.
"Okay. That's impressive," Zombieman admitted.
"He bent my bat when I took a swing at one..." Metal Bat sighed. Now Puri-Puri Prisoner looked at him with confusion and dropped his jaw at the sight of the bat shown to him. Are those finger imprints?!
"I'm just glad she doesn't turn into an old woman anymore," Sneck sighed. "They let me see that happen. That was just...painful to watch."
"What's this?!" Puri-Puri Prisoner asked.
"Oh, yeah, huh? That snake bracelet thing that changed her. Caped Baldy killed it and then killed the guy that gave it to her. You know that vision and the video of him killing the monster? That was the guy," Tanktop Master said.
"Oh..." Puri-Puri Prisoner blinked and now studied Saitama. He looks pretty cute now! Maybe I can...
:Don't do it.: Inichi warned him quickly to curb the thoughts. :He vowed for no others to touch him. He is engaged to be married to Lady Mitsumi. She is the ONLY one allowed to touch him. He will kill you. Admire from afar. DO NOT approach him with thoughts of attraction. There are plenty of others out there for you to be with. He is not to be touched at all.:
"Ah!" Puri-Puri Prisoner gaped with shock at this.
:I already have my hands full keeping Sweet Mask and any others that want Lady Mitsumi for themselves at bay. Mr. Saitama will kill them, too, if they touch her. As much as she may find your situation a touch humorous, he will not stand for it. He may slap you first to warn. If it continues...well...just do yourself this favor. Please heed my advice if you want to keep your life.: Inichi said calmly.
:I didn't know you could read thoughts!: Puri-Puri Prisoner thought back.
:I can read any thoughts. As well as communicate with them, as you can see. But I only interact with those that hold merit. I ignore most others. And I avoid those that are not worth my time. It's why the Hero Association values me as an ally. Miss Fubuki has also acquired me as a bit of her...life partner. In a sense. We may be discussing it further tonight. I don't mind casual chit chat at all. But I only intervene this way if I know it's to save the life of another or to stop something from happening.: Inichi chuckled.
:Apparently, I missed a lot of what happened with Fan Dancer. Being in the prison...it's nice being with my men. But I lose focus on what happens on the outside. Can you...fill me in on things?: Puri-Puri Prisoner asked.
:Definitely! I must focus on this event first. When it is done, feel free to remind me. I will gladly fill you in on any details you need and or lack.: Inichi agreed in full. :After you see this event...please heed my warning to keep Mr. Saitama in thoughts as a form of family or friendship only.:
Puri-Puri Prisoner just sighed, but he knew that Inichi was only speaking complete truth to him. I do know what Caped Baldy can do now from the recordings. And I know that I don't want to be on the other side of his punch!
"Where do we stand?" Saitama asked and scooped up Mitsumi to cradle her.
"Ah. I did make a place for you. The tallest area there, but...if Wind Crane will be joining you...I may need to make it larger. Also, we want to see how it will affect a Secret Skins monster. I need to bring over that board member that tried to attack Lady Mitsumi. The heroes need to know what happens when a Secret Skins is revealed," Inichi muttered and was quick to focus. Within five minutes, the guilty man was set on the stand alone cliff. He was swearing at first, but then he paused at the audience of heroes and board members that were watching him.
"I have all the recording devices ready!" Genos said and was quick to activate his own for good measure. Child Emperor had his power gauges ready, but he knew they likely wouldn't get anything. Metal Knight had a touch of adrenaline going through his system now on watching the live feeds through his robot. And it was much the same with everyone else there. Daiki and Himiko were also watching from the safety of their hidden location and wanted to see how strong their sibling was now.
Inichi was quick to evaluate the current platform for the event and ended up crumbling it down. He soon had the platform rebuilt with just enough room for Wind Crane to stand on with Saitama and Mitsumi at the same five story height. He ensured it was leveled, and it would remain in case it needed to be used again for purposes like this. Wind Crane was quick to carry Saitama and Mitsumi to it and she backed away to give them space. Mitsumi stood tall and took out the controlling set of fans to flick them open.
"It's time!" she said in a tone that showed she was going to show no mercy. On raising the fans up, the ones along her sides were quick to vibrate with excitement and raise up in their full circle sets. The heroes watching were speechless when she opened them into their triple counterparts. Then the crescents split to fill the sky with them. When she flicked the blades out, they quickly started to charge. Saitama moved right in front of her to show he was taking the brunt of the power discharge to move it outwards and away from them.
"Ah...!" Flashy Flash gaped with shock. There were other gasps of shock at the impressive display of the fans at full power.
"Let the power of the Wind Crane fans be revealed after two hundred years! I, Mitsumi Takashi, also known as Fan Dancer, am the last true Wind Crane Clan assassin! Secret Skins! I am coming for you!" she further said and let the crescents form into a circle with the blades pointing inwards to the center. They layered over themselves to start forming a massive, fiery glowing ball of raw power. "EYE OF THE METEOR!"
"WIND CRANE CLAN PUNCH!" Saitama shouted when he punched right after the ball was let loose to sear the land once again. Then Wind Crane let out a shockwave vocal call to shatter the fiery ball within the powerful punch. It sent it outwards over the massive continent the land was based off of. There was even an appearance of fiery cranes in flight being sent as messengers all over the land to cause an intense heat wave of destruction to any Secret Skins that was out there. It was clearly a warning, and there was no place of the land that didn't feel even the slightest amount of searing heat from the combined attack.
Attention was turned to the man on the single pillar. He was screaming as his clothes and human skin simply melted and seared away to reveal his monster form from being in such a close proximity to everything. The now giant rat-like monster squealed with rage at being discovered and continued to sprout out limbs resembling that of a crab. And the monster was still growing to show it was an older one that was well-established.
"Who can kill that?!" Saitama now shouted at the heroes in question. Inichi was quick to form a platform bridge for the heroes to rush it. "If they don't kill it, I'll punch it."
"Okay," Mitsumi said and got kissed heavily by him. Fubuki and her sister were quick to scout over the land with ESP flight to cool off everything and stop any fires that broke out in the already destroyed desert.
"It...really was a monster hiding as a human...!" Puri-Puri Prisoner grimaced and was quick to help join the attack.
"Looks like a heavy regenerator," Zenchu mused when a leg grew back within seconds. "That one's gonna suck."
"Did you want to help them?" Tacki asked.
"Nah. I'm good," Kamikaze said and chewed on the stick to watch the fight. Saitama kept Mitsumi in his arms and watched the monster get swarmed with the heroes in its midst. The fans simply swirled around the two of them protectively, and Wind Crane calmly watched the whole thing. If a hero got knocked off the cliff, Tatsumaki and Inichi both caught them and set them back on the side with the benches to let them rush back over.
"I wonder what it tastes like..." Pig God finally said and walked over to start eating it. Mitsumi's jaw dropped when it was now a nice meal for a hero.
"I won't get into an eating contest with him," Shenjou said to get Zenchu laughing at him.
"Could use some hot sauce," Pig God said and let out a massive belch after it was devoured. "Not bad."
"Okay. It's dead. I want to go home," Saitama said and watched the fans set themselves back in the holders.
"What if I want to say hello to some others?" Mitsumi asked.
"Eh..." Saitama rolled his eyes before smiling softly at her small pout. He kissed her forehead and let Wind Crane carry them over in her claws gently.
"I also wanted to explore the temple here," she frowned.
"I want them to leave first. We can come back after an hour or two," Saitama said. She nodded at that with agreement.
"Hey!" Mumen Rider said when he was able to walk up to them when they returned to the family platform. Wind Crane bobbed her head and gave a clucking warble to show everything was well.
"Satoru. Hello," Saitama nodded.
"That was incredible!" he said.
"It was...I have no words..." Flashy Flash said.
"I can echo what he said," Sweet Mask sighed.
"Well, I think it's time to go back. The show's over," Kamikaze said and rose up with Tacki in his arms.
"I can work on more stuff!" Tacki beamed.
"No. You're taking a nap with me," he said and smiled lightly at her pout.
"I'm not tired," she said. "You can take the nap!"
"Even if I give you a back rub?" he muttered in her ear.
"That depends on how good it is," she giggled softly and let herself get lifted in his arms. "I won't decline a good back rub."
"Good," he nodded and looked at Iaian. "I don't really know what all you can do. And I don't want you to play as an errand boy anymore. But, I know we do want to build some places for new homes in City Z on our plot. Get with Rendor and make some plans with him?"
"I can do that, Master," Iaian nodded.
"Okay," Kamikaze nodded back. "And, you know what, Iaian? If you find a good spot for yourself, claim it."
"Ah...what?" Iaian blinked.
"Build a home on the land," Kamikaze said. "You need some place to rest when in the area. Right?"
"Oh! Ah...yes, Master," Iaian nodded.
"Do you always have to spell things out for him?" Tacki mused.
"Sometimes," he shrugged. "He does a good job when he knows what to do. He's determined. That's what counts."
"Okay," she smiled. "And...keeping you on your toes?"
"That's your job," he grinned and squeezed her.
"I think it's time to go home. Very impressive, though!" King grinned. "I want Kianna to get cured."
"Oh! That's right! Yes, we can go home," Mitsumi nodded.
"Allow me time to return, then. We shall all wish to see it," Inichi smiled.
"I'll check on you next," Child Emperor said to Tsuruga.
"Good," he snorted and blinked his glowing red eyes. "Although, I think I may want to stay as a monster. To protect the family. I never had much going for me as a human, to be honest. It would still be nice to know I do have a choice to revert with a cure."
"That's fine," Mitsumi nodded. "Orotsu may stay as a monster, too."
"It's easier to cook!" Orotsu chuckled and climbed up on Wind Crane's back. He was able to use his tentacles to lock down on her and help secure any others around him this way.
"We may have other visitors," Inichi sighed. "I shall bring them when we are done here."
"I need to get back to the headquarters. I can go with the board," Sweet Mask said. Inichi nodded and transported Mumen Rider, Sweet Mask and Flashy Flash to where the other heroes were.
"I'll meet you back home," Fubuki smiled. "The area has been contained."
"I'm going home, too," Tatsumaki nodded. Rendor nodded with her.
"We shall leave," Genos said while holding Kamiko close.
"Home sounds good," Masaki chuckled. Shenjou was in full agreement with Richoo. Fumio was being helped up onto Wind Crane's back. Zenchu was already helping others get secured with Wind Crane.
"Do you need me to stay? Or you got everything? I don't mind heading back with all of you," Lightning Max said.
"The same can be said for me," Bane nodded.
"Form a line! I'm sure Wind Crane has everyone," Zenchu chuckled and helped them find seating along her back and claws.
"Everything okay, Zenchu?" Saitama asked.
"Just fine. Making sure she's not stressed," Zenchu said. Wind Crane now looked at him oddly, and he looked right back up at her. "I'm being considerate. Well, if tonight goes well...we could call it a small date night. Nothing wrong with that. I'll leave that up to you if you want to do another one."
Wind Crane sighed and clucked her beak. Saitama looked at her and said, "You know, if he gets on your nerves I can slap him."
Now she looked at Zenchu's sharp scowl with complete amusement. Then she lightly pecked at him to get him yelping. That got Saitama grinning with Mitsumi's laughter. After she calmed down, she said, "On that little note, Zenchu does regenerate. I feel safer with you pecking at him than Saitama slapping him."
"Ah...fine. You have a point," Zenchu sighed.
"Anyways, we'll meet you back home," Saitama said to the others. "And if any others want to stop by...I guess."
"I will meet you back there," Inichi nodded and watched the family and friends load up on Wind Crane for her to take off towards City Z at last. He turned to now address the leaving heroes and chuckled. Any that want to meet with Lady Mitsumi and Mr. Saitama will stay behind. And I shall judge first if they truly need to meet with them.
*Author's Note - The song inspiration scene for Eye of the Meteor and Wind Crane Clan Punch can be found on YouTube. It is: Two Steps From Hell - Run Free*