"Dad! You can wake up Mom! We're on my floor. Oh! For the furniture, we went with a bit of the air theme furniture, but with yellow and dark blue tones for lightning and dark clouds," Cold Snap beamed from where he reclined in the push cart. "And the lightning cloud in the party room is three times larger than the first one Bright Bolt made."

"Nice! And for the beds?" Saitama chuckled.

"We went with normal beds. No one needs to really sleep on anything else to simulate lightning," Cold Snap laughed softly.

"Right," the bald hero agreed. He moved to gently nudge Mitsumi. "Hey. Want to see Cold Snap decorate? Mitsumi? Mitsumi!"

She wasn't waking up to his touch at all. Cold Snap and Blue Ripple became alert, but he held up his red gloved hand to keep them calm. Now he stared at her and began to examine her. He had Overgrown Rover move, and he pressed his hand against her belly a bit harder to evaluate his growing son. Something almost instinctive clicked in him that his power was doing this. He decided to take a chance and he closed his eyes to focus. :Hey! Stop it! Wake up your mother right now! She wanted to see things with me!:

:Sleep…: a soft voice whispered back.

:If you really are my son, then you will listen to me. Wake up your mother. This is not good for her. I wake up for her. She has to wake up for me. I know she's tired. We plan to spend all day tomorrow together in the bedroom. We have lots to do now, okay? Only when she's in danger will this work. Not when I'm with her. You know this. I have to wake her up the moment I need her awake. Please wake her up.:

:Trouble? Me?:

:Only if you don't wake her up when I need her to.: Saitama said with a form of fatherly support and concern. Right after that, Mitsumi's eyes fluttered open and she yawned greatly.

"Is everything okay?" she asked on looking at him. She saw he had intense relief on his face now. "What happened?"

"Our son had you sleep. Like…deep sleep. I couldn't wake you up sleep. I was able to tell him to wake you up," Saitama said with a look of concern.

"You talked to our son?!" she asked with shocked disbelief.

"Yeah. I did. I felt that I had to try. It shows that my power really is a part of me inside you. He actually asked if he was in trouble for this," he laughed softly and shook his head. "I said only if he didn't wake you up."

"Wow," she said and laughed with her own head shake. "I'm still tired, but, yeah. You need me to wake up to you."

"Just like when it's me for you," he agreed. Cold Snap was clearly in shock over everything. Even Blue Ripple was. Then he mused at an idea.

"I wonder if your son is bored. So…I did have a small experiment," Blue Ripple said. He moved his head to press his muzzle against her belly. Then he purred hard once to make a vibration. A responding movement was given. Then two hard purrs were done to make a mimicking motion return. "I was right."

"What are you doing?!" Mitsumi asked with another form of shock.

"I'm playing with him," Blue Ripple said with a toothy grin.

"What?!" Saitama gaped.

"Try it. Gently tap on her belly and see if he'll respond," Blue Ripple chuckled and pulled away. Saitama gave him a neutral stare, but he found himself doing it. And his son responded back with a soft movement to every tap done. He even did three taps to get three movements back with complete mimicry.

"Mitsumi. I'm playing with our unborn son. What the hell?!" Saitama said to get her giggling like mad. "No! Seriously! What is going on here?! This is like…like…how?!"

"He's our son. Why wouldn't he want you to play with him?" she smiled warmly. Saitama was only shaking his bald head with disbelief.

"Just means that you don't have to play with him if he does something wrong, too," Cold Snap smiled softly. Overgrown Rover huffed and licked at Mitsumi's cheek before snuggling into her. Saitama glanced at his monster dog for it to huff at him before moving to lie down over their legs. It watched Saitama tap at Mitsumi's belly a few more times before he shook his head with complete disbelief again. He was clearly trying to come to terms with it.

"I'm playing. With my son. While he's in your belly. I just…damn it! I'm too damned strong!" Saitama groaned and lay back on the pillows next to her. "I just…I mean…damn it!"

"It's okay, love," Mitsumi soothed and cuddled into him.

"I'm actually scared…" he whispered and gave a dead stare at the roof of the push cart. Mitsumi looked at him with a frown. "I'm going to have to ensure he doesn't abuse what he has. Because I don't know if I'd be able to kill him if he does. I know I'll stop him. But…"

"Saitama, if he is anything like you, then I know he won't ever abuse his strength. And I say this because of two reasons," Mitsumi said with a gentle, loving smile. He looked at her to nod. "The first one is you will always be stronger than him. He has your power. But only a fraction. No matter what happens, he can't surpass you. The second reason is that it would upset me. He's doing things to keep me safe. Sure, he put me to sleep, but he knew I needed it. He will learn through you even more. He will never want to see me hurt or suffer. Remember that. Okay?"

"Yeah. I can get that," Saitama nodded and sighed hard. "But the moment he tries to do something stupid…"

"We get you," Blue Ripple nodded. Overgrown Rover huffed and pulled itself up a bit to recline between them happily. Then it wormed its way up to Saitama's face to give him a healthy lick.

"Hey!" Saitama scowled. Mitsumi laughed at it and squeaked when she got licked at next. She snuggled into Overgrown Rover to calm it and looked at Cold Snap to show she wanted to ask him something.

"I was hoping to get the same display structures at our home in City Z that we have here," Mitsumi smiled. "I think they would be wonderful to have around. And it would show that our home is definitely connected to Neutral Grounds."

"We were planning on that, Mom," Cold Snap grinned and laughed when Saitama mussed up his hair. "We're on my floor, too, now. I was gonna decorate it, and I wanted you to watch."

"I would be delighted!" Mitsumi beamed and nodded. Saitama sat up a bit to arrange the pillows, but he still kept Mitsumi firmly locked to him under the sheets. He rested a hand on her belly and paused at the small movements. Now he realized that his son was demanding him to play with him. He found himself sighing with a small smile to lightly tap and get responses back.

"Everything okay in here?" Bright Bolt asked when he peeked in.

"Yeah. My son is…eh…super strong. He kept Mitsumi sleeping until I had him wake her up. I…talked to him. Like Inichi does to us mentally. And, eh…he wants me to play with him with taps on Mitsumi's belly. Blue Ripple discovered it," Saitama seemed to shrug. Bright Bolt stared at him with complete surprise.

"What's this?" Fire Flight asked and blinked her glowing, fiery red eyes. Tangled Vine leaned on his staff and looked over with his own amazement.

"You heard me. Anyways, son, start decorating, please," Saitama said to Cold Snap. His son nodded and was quick to leave the push cart.

"Mr. Saitama, Fumio would like to join us when we reach the final floor," Inichi said on standing close to be heard.

"Oh. Yeah. That's fine," Saitama agreed. He found himself looking at Mitsumi when she traced a finger over his jaw. He blinked at her and said, "Pets. Out. Now."

"Oh, dear…" Blue Ripple blinked and watched Overgrown Rover move quickly to head out. The moment he got out and curtains were closed was when they all looked at each other. "He suggested windows in this thing. With curtains. Even Wind Crane suggested something else, too. It does worry me."

Cold Snap frowned and walked over to the push cart. He parted open the curtains very slightly to ensure he was heard. "Mom. Dad. I hope you're both okay. I don't want to decorate until you can watch."

"Okay! We're okay! Just…hold on…" Saitama grunted and got locked into another kiss. As he finally leaned back with a small groan, he paused at her hand moving over his costumed chest. He looked at her with concern. "What's going on? Mitsumi, can you talk to me?"

"I just…feel like…I'm not done with you…" she grimaced and pressed into him. "I'm trying! I'm trying so hard…to show…"

"I think I know what you need," he muttered and kissed her in a loving way. Just like the last bought of love he had for her at the end of his needy days with her, he started to do the same thing again. He brought them both to a pinnacle point to shout and pant right after it. Even as he lay there with her pressed into him with relief, he mumbled, "Five…minutes…"

"Yeah…" she sighed and let him cradle her. "But…I think…this is what…"

"Good…" he smiled and let her rest against him. "So, when this hits, we'll definitely need this cart. I'll do the usual until we have this happen. Then we'll be fine again. And, yes, still having our bedroom day tomorrow. I think it's about mid-day now. We'll be fine."

"Yeah…" she yawned and closed her eyes. He chuckled and blinked at a small nudge to his mind. He glanced down at her belly. :What is it, son?:

:Name? Me?: the small voice asked.

:Oh. We were going to find a name for you later. Don't worry. You will get named. There are lots of names to choose from.: Saitama said calmly.

:Name. Now. Please?: the small voice gently begged. Saitama blinked and grimaced. Mitsumi blinked her eyes open and looked at him.

"Love?" she frowned.

"Our son wants a name. Now," he sighed. She found herself blushing softly. "There's just…so many to choose from!"

"We will name you when we get home. Be patient, my little dear," Mitsumi crooned softly and ran her hands over her belly. That got an appeased sensation given to Saitama. "Can we try and walk around a bit? I mean…I really want to look around. I have to."

"Hmm…" Saitama frowned.

"Dad, Metal Knight delivered a different type of push cart! It can let us put the top down for you! You'll have to get out of this one, though. We'll still keep this one around, too, but back at home," Cold Snap said through the small crack in the curtain. "Can you come out now?"

"Let me help her out," Saitama said. He helped fix up her clothes with his own before gently guiding her out. Cold Snap sent this cart away for the new, gold and silver push cart of intense luxury standards to take its place. The prior push cart was basic wood, cloth and steel. This one had Stable Rock move over to it and inspect it thoroughly to start embellishing it with gems and extravagant works of gold. While he did that, Cold Snap looked over at the spot before the elevators to focus on creating his display piece.

A massive, shimmering pillar of ice appeared to go from the ceiling to the floor. It was shaped to be like a twisting spiral of enchanting proportions, and it sparkled in a dazzling way. Barriers were quickly set up to keep people away from it for safety from the unearthly chill it gave off constantly. The floor was set with sky blue slate tile and an ice blue carpet runner. Blue Ripple added some mist along the floor to further increase the effect. It was much thicker, too, to make people think they were walking through snow.

"I'd add something…oh! Maybe some wintery plants that can withstand the cold…" Tangled Vine mused. Stable Rock chuckled, but they both realized there wasn't much they could help with for now.

"We can make the furniture look like ice with clear acrylic with ultra-soft padding. We can even make it look like icicles are hanging off of everything!" Cold Snap grinned widely. Metal Knight was quick to alter the design of various styles of furniture now to accept that theme.

"And you can make it cold to keep the effect," Mitsumi chuckled with agreement. She placed a hand over her belly and winced with a hard sigh.

"Son. Stop it," Saitama said directly to her belly.

"No. It's all growing pains. Stretchy pains," Mitsumi explained.

"Oh. Sorry, son," Saitama sighed and hugged her close.

"You are speaking with your unborn son?" Genos blinked.

"Yep. It's like, he can talk through the power I gave him. Like Inichi and thoughts. He's…stupid strong like me," his master shrugged. "So, what's up with the new push cart?"

"I am finishing up some touches," Stable Rock nodded. Then he turned to embrace Mitsumi with the sensation of a concerned older brother. He put his lightly clawed hand on her belly and blinked his glowing amber eyes at the movement. Then he paused at the tiny voice that reached him. He cracked a grin and looked at Saitama. "He wants me to make him a play set. Of gold and gems."

"Yeah. That's my son," Saitama nodded to get them all laughing softly.

"Of course, he would go for the treasure like his father," Tangled Vine grinned. Bright Bolt found himself grinning at that. "Most young ones like the glitter and sparkles, too."

"I'm sure his true personality will appear in time," Fire Flight said. Shenjou was nodding with complete agreement.

"Is he able to see things?" Mitsumi frowned and looked at Stable Rock. "How does he know about you and what you do?"

"No. He cannot see. I told him what I was doing in our mental way. He asked who I was and I told him. He…also asked if I can help him learn how to fight. I said only when he was old enough to handle basic tools. If I help too soon, well, we know it would not be possible," Stable Rock sighed and chuckled. "He clearly wants to learn all he can when he knows he can. He will definitely be smarter than he looks."

"One hell of a kid," Garou chuckled. Lily giggled with agreement with him.

"We'll definitely be a very tightly knit family," Tacki nodded. "It makes me feel good about that."

"Indeed," Fire Flight chuckled. She watched Stable Rock move back to the push cart and start to fill it with gems and gold nuggets of all kinds. The blankets were put in, the roof of the push cart was set down and Bright Bolt moved to push it again from the gold and jewel handle bars. Metal Knight now produced a remote control from another hovering robot. It was shown how the cart could move via remote control for those that didn't feel like pushing it around.

"As much as I'm impressed, I think I'll keep pushing them around for safety. We can use the remote for emergency situations," Bright Bolt said. Saitama was able to put the remote in his pocket to hold onto it, and he set Mitsumi into the luxurious push cart.

"I wanted to walk," Mitsumi sighed. Then she blinked at the floating blue dish that Inichi brought her. "This is takoyaki…?"

"Try it," Inichi chuckled. She was able to bite into one of the delicately fried balls of delight, and she swooned from the intense flavors of rich chocolate. Saitama grinned and snagged one for himself to realize that Anno successfully made his takoyaki lava cake dish.

"Anno made a new signature dish for himself!" Mitsumi managed to gasp out. "This is amazing!"

"He made quite a few," Tacki grinned. They were all passed around now to be thoroughly enjoyed. Each takoyaki ball was dusted with powdered sugar and the inside was lined with crispy chocolate cake. The inside was a gooey, molten mass of chocolate. Another dish was brought up with more takoyaki balls, but each one was heavily coated with powdered sugar. On biting into one, she realized that Anno and Orotsu had made both of their dishes and coated the outsides to surprise them on which one they would be eating.

"I absolutely do not regret this!" Saitama said with intense appreciation.

"Cake and ice cream? In takoyaki?! I am incredibly impressed!" Bane said with his own approval. "We should definitely see if Bomb would be just as pleased as I am."

"He might be shocked," Kamikaze chuckled and chewed the stick in his mouth light. On trying a couple of the treats, he paused. "I only got the cake. No ice cream. Damn. This really can surprise you!"

"Here! This one is ice cream," Cold Snap said and handed over one. "I can tell which one is which from the cold in them."

"I can barely detect such cold. Such ingenious ideas," Fire Flight chuckled.

"I shall see if I can create a fruit to hold such flavors," Tangled Vine chuckled. "That will be simple enough."

"Please do!" Mitsumi giggled.

"Let's finish the floor. Then we can watch Stable Rock have some fun," Saitama chuckled. Mitsumi leaned into him now, and he kept the top down on the push cart. Bright Bolt started to move it after Overgrown Rover and Blue Ripple got back in.

"It does move easier. Huh. Wonder what was up with the other one," Bright Bolt muttered out on pushing it down the hall.

"What?!" Tacki gaped.

"We'll look at both carts when we get home," Kamikaze said lightly.

"I was kidding," Bright Bolt snickered at her.

"That was totally mean! And you know what? You're screwed. You're gonna help me test this cart and the other one to ensure they are both of equal movement!" she growled at him. Tangled Vine and Stable Rock snickered at this.

"Ah…okay…" Bright Bolt blinked at her.

"Yeah. My fiancée is pretty scary when she's pissed," Kamikaze sighed.

"Just remember what I can do with scissors, honey," Tacki said sweetly.

"Quiet!" he warned. Bright Bolt grinned slightly and continued to move the push cart towards the party room double doors. Mitsumi saw that the walls were tinted a beautiful pearlescent blue, and Cold Snap even had some small icicles hang down between the doors. It almost looked like a winter wonderland with a fresh, cold scent in the air.

"I always did like this feeling," Mitsumi sighed.

"What feeling?" Saitama asked.

"The scent of winter cold. That cold, crisp sensation in the air. Inichi took us to a mountain range once. To lose a few heroes that tried to find us. We spent a week there. As much as the air was frigid, it was just a wonderful and beautiful place to see. I know I had to be kept warm, and the others always worried. But…if I did start to feel sick, that bracelet kept things away. Anyways, regardless, I really did enjoy seeing how the snow sparkled in the moonlight. It was so…enchanting, really."

"Oh?" her husband asked. Inichi now sent an image to him that she remembered. He found himself pausing in thought. "Okay. That's actually very pretty. Hmm. Son, can we make a spot like that on our home grounds, too?"

"We could, Dad. And she's immune to cold, too, now! She can be in any weather to enjoy it. Where did you go? Let me see your thoughts…oh! I know that place that Mom saw! You know, we could purchase that land…" Cold Snap mused and climbed into the cart with them. "We should buy every major plot of land that holds our elements."

"Then we should see about acquiring my own home lands. The volcanic region," Fire Flight said. "As much as it was a place of my vengeance, it is the only place that has my imprint."

"We'd protect the Lava Lilies that grow there, too," Shenjou said with complete agreement. Metal Knight was now ensuring the purchase would be made. Inichi was already giving him a list of areas to check into.

"I know of a good area where a rather secluded woodland glade is," Tangled Vine said. "Even parts of a wild jungle with majestic waterfalls."

"As much as I go for desert land or mountains, there are landscapes with intense sunsets," Stable Rock mused. "I shall think of these places for us."

"Please do. Oh! Was the desert land purchased yet, Inichi? By the Wind Crane Clan temple?" Mitsumi asked. They all moved into the party room to start decorating it.

"It actually was," Inichi nodded. "This includes the temple and the hidden crystal chamber. When Rendor gets back with Miss Tatsumaki from their mission, he can show you the contract."

"Good. I want to revitalize those lands," she nodded back.

"After we test what all of the fans can do together. And I mean all of them," Saitama said with a small grin. She frowned and shook her head. "What? Think about it. The land is already damaged. The pets can easily repair it and make it better. Wind Crane may even guide how the land looked, too. I'd much rather test the fans like that before the land gets fixed."

"But we'll get noticed! Won't we?" she asked.

"And what are they gonna do about it? Try and kill me?" he asked with a blank stare at her.

"But they may go after me," she said softly.

"As if they would try," Stable Rock muttered with amusement. Bright Bolt snickered softly. Tangled Vine and Fire Flight glanced at each other with knowing grins. Blue Ripple snorted and showed a protective stance. She found herself blushing softly and got hugged by Cold Snap.

"See, Mom? You don't have to be afraid anymore. I heard your thoughts. You're used to protecting your family. But you have us now. GOD monsters that love you and will protect you. We respect Dad, too. You showed us what it's like to be a family. To trust each other. To trust in you. And I'd never let anyone hurt my parents! Nope! Not gonna happen!" Cold Snap grunted out. Then he saw Blue Ripple's spine necklace she was wearing.

"What are you doing?" Blue Ripple asked. Cold Snap reached over to touch it and focus. Now it shimmered with ice blue iridescence.

"Making it so that if you're summoned to her, it also calls me. Hmm. Rover! She should have something from you to call her with!" Cold Snap looked at the monster dog. Overgrown Rover tilted its head and huffed at him. "That's right! Your whistle! But if she's unable use it…"

"She has a purse that's part of her costume, right? Set it in there where she has a silk flower," Saitama said. "Blue Ripple could use it for her. Then, if my dog can hear it, I can ride it to where we need to go."

"Something I need to tell you, Dad," Cold Snap said as he started to make another ice pole. He made a spot near the top to look like tendrils that would leave just enough space for the diamond sphere between them. "If Mom is taken by one that I can't infiltrate to…"

"I get it. You won't be able to just get me there. It's why my dog will help. You just focus on keeping her safe. Because you know I won't be far behind you. Doggy, you and I will need to do something when we get home. Okay?" Saitama said to his monster dog. It looked at him and huffed. "I will need to see if I can ride your back. So, my track will be how we can test this. I know you are beefed up with elemental stuff that keeps you from getting hurt now, so we need to test that. We have a lot to do when we get back home."

"Would I ride with you?" Mitsumi asked and watched Stable Rock make a fantastic diamond with ice blue flashes all through it. It was moved to set inside the base of the beautiful ice pole, and Cold Snap focused to let the pole appear like an elaborate snowflake in design. Now it appeared to be floating on nearly invisible threads of ice and was breathtaking to view. "Wow…"

"I can make this back at home," Cold Snap chuckled and moved to get hugged by her. "I love you, Mom."

"I love you, too, Cold Snap. I know that everything will be okay. It's just…a habit to always think ahead. To protect those I love and care for. I suppose Father ingrained that in me. Oh. How's Kianna and King?" she asked.

"Kianna is helping King create a new gaming profile for guests," Kamiko chuckled. The she moved to hug Mitsumi tightly. "And I will always thank you for rescuing me. Rescuing us. You've done so much for us, Lady Mitsumi!"

"Dear sister, I know. All too well, I know. Come now. Let's finish this place up. Stable Rock is next now for the 8th floor," Mitsumi smiled warmly. Tiny diamonds were set into the walls for surveillance, and Bright Bolt turned the push cart around easily to head back to the elevators with the others.

"So, do we get to stay in rooms like this for free?" Bane asked.

"Why stay here when we can deck out your room at home?" Bright Bolt grinned a bit wickedly. Bane found himself laughing at that idea.

"He's right. Just tell us the elements you want," Stable Rock nodded. He narrowed his glowing amber eyes and turned towards the elevators at a disturbance. "I blocked that with a slab of rock…"

"What's going on?" Saitama asked.

"There is a hero coming here to meet with us. Stable Rock had blocked all entrances with rock slabs. One of them is being chipped away," Inichi sighed and shook his head. Then he blinked his red eyes with black cat pupils with intense concern. "No. Not one hero. It appears to be a small group of heroes now…"

"Excuse me?!" Mitsumi frowned hard.

"Let them meet us on my floor. I will challenge them all there if they prove hostile," Stable Rock growled. "We may need higher reinforcements to intervene, though. Ones that they would understand and respect."

"Get Sweet Mask. As long as he doesn't see the 9th floor, it's fine," Saitama said to Inichi. "I just don't get why we are being sought after…"

"The heroes want to challenge you. Recall that Jumpstart was boasting on being your disciple. These are ones that got into the association after you destroyed that training room. They never saw the destruction. They know you are in S class, but they only recognize you from the Hero Association booklets. They don't believe your strength," Inichi sighed. "They are judging you from your profile picture. A rather disrespectful way to be."

"Let the board members know that I might have to kill some people. Fair warning. Because if they stress out my wife, that pisses me off. And I'll take them all out. I'm not going to sit here and watch my wife suffer. And I don't care if they are heroes. Heroes do not go out of their way to attack or confront other heroes. It already happened multiple times to me. Even before I got with my wife. I'm putting a stop to it," Saitama growled.

"He's getting really mad…" Garou muttered at the red glow that started up. Lily sighed and let Garou squeeze her to him.

"How many are out there?" Saitama asked while glaring down the hallway.

"None," Inichi said with a small smile. "Sweet Mask decided to not show up in front of us. He and two board members flustered that group and quickly sent them back the way they came."

"Smart decision. Let's go," Saitama nodded and the red glow faded for now. Bright Bolt nodded back and led the small group to the elevators. The 8th floor button was pressed, and they were soon walking out onto it.

"Saitama, my brother. Let me ease your mood. With this," Stable Rock grinned and focused his staff on the bare spot in front of them. Now Saitama watched a solid gold, three foot wide stalagmite rise up from the ground. It stopped at four feet in height with a rounded tip. Gems of all sorts and sizes quickly sprouted from it to sparkle and glitter in the new lighting. The very top of the golden stalagmite was incrusted with tiny, delicate crystalline gems.

"Ah…!" Saitama's jaw dropped and his eyes went wide.

"Yes, you'll get this in your room at home," Stable Rock grinned again.

"All of my homes?!" he asked with excitement.

"Here we go again…" Mitsumi sighed and rolled her eyes. The others with them started laughing at the whole thing.

"It wouldn't be like me to not include that, eh?" the humanoid earth monster snickered softly. "Of course, now we need to protect this treasure."

"I would add lava, but I think it may be too much," Fire Flight sighed.

"Plants might actually distract," Tangled Vine frowned.

"I would not want to obscure with mist," Blue Ripple mumbled. Cold Snap showed he had an idea and focused slightly.

"Ice warding is in place as an invisible shield," Cold Snap nodded. "It will give a warning chill before starting to freeze up if any damage is attempted. Heh! If they try to use something at all, I'll have what they try to use on it stick to the display if they don't quit. That way we can have evidence with footage."

"Electrical shock field is now set in to zap what he freezes up," Bright Bolt smirked. "We should do that to the walls, too, in case anything is done."

"You may want to," Stable Rock said and focused for the walls to become laced with gold, silver and platinum veins. Another wave of gems formed and appeared from the veins to glitter in the lighting. It spread to the floor, and a plush, golden carpet runner was set to go down the hallway. The doorknobs of the rooms became solid gold and crusted over with gems that were hard to pry out. Even the doors were all elaborately done with gold and gem work.

"I could totally use over half of these gems!" Tacki said with excitement.

"You will get them at home. Don't worry," Stable Rock assured her.

"I think we need to be careful with the furniture. You can move chairs around. We don't want others to think they can try to do something with the furniture. Heavier furniture, like the tables and beds, though, could be done up. Not the basic chairs. Couches might also be done up with gold coloring, but only the heavier ones should have gold and gem framework," Mitsumi advised. That got Kamikaze nodding at that.

"Or we could make it so the chairs can roll around, but too heavy to lift," Metal Knight mused from the hovering robot.

"I think Mitsumi's right on this one. People will do stupid things. I know we'll have cameras everywhere, but they'll do what they can if they think they can get away with it," Saitama shrugged. He ensured that Mitsumi was nestled into his side protectively when they got pushed into the party room doors. When she yawned, he pressed a tender kiss to her forehead and regarded her.

"I'm okay. Tired, really. I'm sure it's all from our son," she smiled. He nodded and gave her a gentle squeeze. She moved a hand to her mouth and winced just as Cold Snap was quick to hand over a ginger cookie. Tangled Vine grimaced and planned to have several fruits on hand with the taste she needed in the future.

"Thanks, son!" Saitama said and was just as quick to give it to her. The only problem was the sensation was too strong.

"It's not enough!" Inichi warned on what he sensed from her.

"Bucket!" Tack said with concern. Cold Snap already had one being delivered with a blue spark. Mitsumi grabbed it the moment it appeared and had to use it.

"Water!" Saitama said quickly to help her rinse out her mouth. "Easy…"

"You feeling okay, Tacki? You could share that bucket," Garou said with a knowing grin. Saitama gave him a glare of irritation as the others struggled to keep from laughing. Lily did a face palm to get her life partner looking at her with a wide grin.

"It's funny…" Mitsumi said softly to calm her husband down. "I did…say that to her…at the mansion home…"

"I know you did," Saitama grumbled and ran a hand over her back. She was able to use the glass of water to rinse out her mouth once the sensation of nausea finally passed. Kamiko was there with several tissues to help clean her up with, and Stable Rock calmly waited until she recovered. When the bucket was no longer needed, Blue Ripple was able to assist with cleaning it out easily. It was now stored in case it was needed again.

"I'm good now. Honestly. I think it was just building up over time," she soothed him and took his hand to place over her belly. Their son had frantic movements to show he clearly wanted attention.

"Are we going up again?" Bright Bolt asked.

"After I watch the next decoration get made," Saitama nodded. Stable Rock was calmly ensuring that Mitsumi was fully recovered. Then he reassured the tiny growth within her that he was not at fault and that everything was fine. At the next question asked, he studied what he should answer with.

"Saitama, your son would like to personally request for me to be his guardian when you are not around. I am not sure how to respond," Stable Rock sighed. Saitama glanced at Mitsumi's belly and placed a hand over it. Then he focused lightly. :Son. Stop it. I know. We'll have a talk later. Okay? Just don't worry about this now.:

:But…:

:What?:

: Feel it. Danger.:

:What danger?!:

:Here. Danger.:

:How do you feel danger? The other heroes? They are gone now.:

:No. Still danger.:

:Then I will fix it so there is no danger.:

:Want out.:

:What?!:

:Out! Now?:

:No. You are still growing. You stay put!: Saitama sighed hard and glanced at Stable Rock's look of amusement. It was clear that all the monsters that could hear thoughts had definitely heard what happened.

"Your son has much to say," Inichi mused. "And as for the danger? Hmm…I see now…"

"What is it?" Saitama asked and grinned at the sight of the six foot wide, solid gold stalagmite being formed now. It rose almost up to the ceiling at eleven feet tall to leave just enough space for the diamond sphere to dangle above it. His eyes almost bugged out at the sight of precious stones and gems appearing all over it. There was hardly any view of the gold from how compact they were. It was a stunning, fantastic piece of natural art now, and everyone was in awe over it.

Cold Snap and Bright Bolt focused to have their sparks flow around the stalagmite protectively, but to also light it up to sparkle and shimmer. It would always show off its intense presence in any light now. Stable Rock focused at the base to let it hollow out just enough for the massive diamond with red and blue flair to appear within it. The humanoid earth monster looked at Saitama and said, "You know, I think I will put larger diamonds to display on your floor. Before your bedroom and lining the hall from the elevators. What do you think?"

"What kind of question is that?" Saitama asked him with a rather serious blank stare. It got them all laughing. "I will never decline more treasure. You know that! And larger diamonds?! Yes! Do it! Anyways, Inichi, back to the danger stuff. What's going on?"

"One hero is making an argument and refusing to leave," Inichi muttered.

"That's not good. My son was demanding to come out. I said no. I don't want him to think he has to force himself to do things to come out. I know it can hurt Mitsumi. So, I said I would fix things for the danger to go away. If there is a hero out there trying to see us and ignoring orders…" Saitama started to warn.

"The room is done?" Mitsumi asked. The diamond sphere was just set in place, and the golden floor tiles were lined with silvery filigree. The filigree went to the golden walls, and gems appeared in various shapes, sizes and colors all over. Cold Snap set a few of his ice diamonds into the floor and ceiling to sparkle and shimmer in the lighting. The room simply dripped with the essence of majestic wealth and power. Unlike the other party rooms, though, Metal Knight had stately wooden furniture that resembled the dining room in City X to get brought in by the robots and set up around the room.

"Nice. Now this is a party room worthy of the highest bidder," Saitama nodded. "I don't want a throne chair in here, though. Not unless the one who rented the room is here. Or if it's Mitsumi and I. In fact, change that. Only Mitsumi and I get that chair. No others."

"Why not?" Mitsumi blinked at him.

"I don't want people to think they 'own' the place," Saitama said bluntly. "I know. It's stupid to think like this. But I have my reasons."

"Okay," she nodded and sighed when he pressed a hand to her belly.

"Doggy. Go fetch the danger and bring it here," Saitama said to Overgrown Rover. It snarled, jumped out of the push cart and grew four times larger.

"I could bring it," Cold Snap grinned.

"Nope. Whatever it is wants to meet us? Fine. It can meet my dog first and get chased," Saitama nodded. The monster dog snarled out again and bolted down the hallway after the doors were opened for it.

"Might get messy?" Lily asked Garou.

"Very," Garou nodded with agreement. They all turned at the sound of a young girl screaming down the hallway.

"It was a girl?" Fubuki blinked.

"Yes. I did not mention that part," Inichi sighed. "The challenge was for Lady Mitsumi. Not for Mr. Saitama. That one left. This one stayed."

"What?!" Saitama asked with a narrowed glare.

"Then she can meet with my fans," Mitsumi chuckled. "And my family."

"And your husband…" Saitama added with a small growl of his own. The doors were kept open, and the young girl didn't even see the hallway she ran through. She was focused on outrunning Overgrown Rover. As much as Sweet Mask and the board members tried to follow, Inichi gave warning not to. He would ensure the girl was safe from harm.

"Ah…!" the girl gasped and fell to her knees from exhaustion. Then she paused and stared with complete shock at the party room she was in. Mitsumi studied her silently from the bejeweled push cart and frowned. The girl's eyes were concealed with yellow goggles, her dark blond hair was bound up in a bun, and her outfit looked like a spandex suit. The white tank top appeared to be a one piece with the white shorts, and a bright red skirt flared around her hips neatly. White boots and gloves were the only other thing on her, save an odd symbol of a lightning bolt with an anvil on her chest.

"Hmm. Ah. Low B class hero, rank 104. Name is Metallic Spark. Your main attribute is the ability to charge up metallic items to spark with electricity, and you are immune to most electrical effects such as static. What is your goal on coming here?" Genos asked after scanning her. Metallic Spark paused that she was discovered so neatly, and turned to gasp at the giant monster dog bearing down on her. Then her jaw dropped when Overgrown Rover obediently went to Saitama when he gestured for it, and it shrunk small to join them in the push cart.

"Heh. Weak lightning skills," Bright Bolt grinned and blinked his glowing, electric blue eyes. "If she tries anything, I'll test how much she can take from me."

"Careful about that. If she's immune to you, well…" Garou started.

"Doubt it," Bright Bolt snorted.

"I have a vendetta to sort out against Fan Dancer!" Metallic Spark growled and rose up. "My brother spent months getting to where he was at! And she gets in with no issues?! Even I struggle to maintain where I am!"

"Oh! Your brother was the one that tried to sabotage a sacred training ritual? You're lucky he's still alive," Mitsumi said with sense of disdain. "It's like I told him in the elevator. I never asked to be a hero. It was demanded. Even Sweet Mask confirmed this in full. As well as the board members."

"What…?" the heroine paused at this.

"Yeah. It's all true," Kamikaze nodded.

"Completely," Tacki nodded. "Heck, I don't even wanna be a hero, but it's being demanded of me, too. I just don't get it."

"There is a chance we all could become heroes with the gifts we are being given, but that is something that I, too, am not interested in," Kamiko said softly.

"Why…are you so special…?" Metallic Spark asked Mitsumi. Then she went speechless at the fans that hovered around her protectively.

"I'm the last Wind Crane Clan assassin. I attack with bladed fans guided by Wind Crane, herself. And she's a GOD monster of wind. I now have spiked fans by the GOD monster of water, Blue Ripple. And he's right here as my pet, but he can also become human to be my brother. I will be getting other fans, too, in time.

"The rest of my family here are also monsters that range from ones that got cured, are clearly more than dragon rank, or GOD monsters, as well. I freed them from their destructive natures. I never asked them to be with me to protect me in return. With the past I had…well…maybe one day you'll hear of it. Besides, I would never, ever go out of my way to hurt an innocent. So why would you?" Mitsumi asked her directly. "In fact, when it comes to how I was trained, I never even knew what I was being trained as. It was kept secret out of safety and necessity to keep the wrong people from knowing."

"One warning. If my wife gets upset, I get pissed. Royally. She's pregnant with my son. He's growing very fast from my inner power. You have a vendetta against her? Just for being forced into her position as a hero? Are you nuts?!" Saitama scowled at her in a protective way. "Hell, even I didn't want her to be a hero! It was as she said. It was demanded. She would have been hounded for it. Never left alone. Granted, I encouraged her to take up the fans again, but she also wanted to dance for me. The board members saw it, and one of them recognized the type of dance she did.

"I didn't even know that what she could do even existed! And here you are screaming at her for being something that she never knew she was to begin with?! When I joined the association, I was a low C class. Lowest of the low. And, honestly, I didn't really care. But I took out strong villains and monsters to get to where I am now. And to get into S class? I took out a training room in front of the whole association! I thought they'd put me in A class, or even move me up a bit more in B rank, but they didn't."

"And he did that only after protecting Lady Mitsumi when she was going through exhaustion from an ailment. He was the one that made holes in several floors to get her out to safety in front of the board member staff," Kamiko said.

"I do not have footage of that event," Genos sighed.

"I have it," Metal Knight chuckled. "I shall send it to you."

"You have my thanks!" Genos nodded to the hovering robot. Then he regarded the heroine again. "Master Saitama should have been in S class to begin with from the recruitment. Due to his lack of intellect on the questions, he was detained. His strength, though, were perfect scores."

"We actually asked if he was gonna join S class after the destruction we saw from the training room," Kamikaze smirked. "Hell, I know I can't punch as hard as him. I doubt my sword can cut him, either, come to think of it."

"He bites them in half," Tacki reminded him. Kamikaze grimaced and sighed to show he remembered.

"Inichi and I barely contained that damage before my sister stepped in," Fubuki sighed. Inichi chuckled at the memory and squeezed her.

"Also, it was Sweet Mask that insisted for Mitsumi to be moved into rank 4 of S class when it was discovered what she was. He had her fight me. She almost got me a few times!" Bane chuckled. "So, in that sense, you should complain to Sweet Mask. She was going to be rank 10 until her spar with me happened."

"Saitama is one of the most humble, honorable and respected of humans that I know," Fire Flight said and crossed her arms over her chest. "And Mitsumi is my baby sister now while I am in this human form. She saved me from my anger. And she introduced me to my new mate, Shenjou. Even if she is not considered a hero to others…she is a hero to me."

"Thank you, Fire Flight," Mitsumi smiled warmly.

"You consoled me when I needed it, too. Your kindness goes beyond words. You are my little sister, and I will gladly let you confide in me whenever you need it. And you will continue to get snuggles in my true form as a pet would always give," Tangled Vine chuckled to get her blushing with delight.

"I do not need to give any testimony around one that is untrusted," Stable Rock muttered and gripped his gold and jeweled staff. "But I will say only one thing. I saw her purity the moment I set eyes on her. I vowed to guard her against all odds. And I will gladly follow Saitama's will as this is my floor you are on. I am earth, itself. I will not hesitate to protect and defend those that I see as family."

"So, do you still have a spat with my baby sister?" Bright Bolt growled.

"Mom didn't do anything to you. People always do things to her!" Cold Snap pointed out. "All Mom wants to do is be happy! To live in peace and help others that need help. What do you want to do?"

"I just didn't understand things," Metallic Spark admitted and shifted her weight. "Everything just seemed so cryptic to me."

"What you are doing now is not very heroic. Nor is it honorable," Stable Rock said lightly. "You could have asked your brother what happened before."

"Well…" she frowned.

"You did ask him. He did tell you. You failed to believe your own brother," Blue Ripple growled at what he gleaned from her thoughts and moved to lean his muzzle into Mitsumi's side. "You thought he was lying to you?"

"He has a way to make the unbelievable believable," she muttered. "So I had to see for myself."

"You could have just asked when I was back at the Hero Association. Or requested to see me peacefully instead of storm my hotel," Mitsumi sighed.

"I do have footage from the elevator that holds the conversation with your brother. You could have requested for it," Metal Knight said from his hovering robot. That got the girl's jaw to drop.

"Anyways, are you done? I still have two more floors to finish, and then I have to get home. We were supposed to be done with this place over an hour ago! So many disruptions," Mitsumi groaned and leaned into her husband.

"Yeah. And with my son growing and talking to me in my head…" Saitama muttered. Metallic Spark blinked at him. Saitama gave her a blank stare. "I'm stupid strong. My son is, too, apparently. As my wife said, we have a ton of crap to do. You can go now. Because I'm incredibly close to slapping you for upsetting my wife. Maybe I should just slap you, anyways, to remind you to never pull this stunt again! I kinda like that idea…"

Metallic Spark paled and swallowed. Overgrown Rover growled, but Mitsumi snuggled it to calm it down. It licked her cheek and cuddled her back. When Saitama still kept staring at the intruding hero, Mitsumi chided at her husband, "You can stop that."

"Why? She came here looking for you! Her own brother actually told her the truth! She saw him as a quack! Why should I let her leave peacefully when she clearly didn't want to do that for you?" Saitama asked evenly.

"Because we don't want to be like her. We need to set an example. We need to show her how true heroes can show mercy despite the negativity," Mitsumi said softly. Now he gazed at her and sighed hard. He glanced at the heroine before them and looked away from her to refocus on his wife.

"Go. Now. Before I change my mind and hunt you down," Saitama growled out. Metallic Spark was quick to dart out of the room. Bright Bolt grunted with a bit of disappointment. Saitama looked at him and said, "I know. You didn't get to zap her. Well, if I can't slap her, then you can't zap."

"What?! That's so unfair!" the humanoid lightning monster pouted.

"I know it. Anyways, we have two more floors. Let's go. And we may need Wind Crane and Starlight here for decorations," Saitama said calmly.

"Zenchu will meet us on the next floor with Starlight. Wind Crane has already set up areas, and she refuses to leave the nest right now. She's hoping that the eggs will hatch by the time we get home. We need to go up now and see to the rest of the hotel," Inichi said with a touch of urgent awareness.

"Fine. Bright Bolt! Move us!" Saitama lightly ordered. As they moved down the hallway to the elevators, Saitama was already lost in his thoughts. No more distractions. I'm done with them. I'll deal with anything else after it. We've lost too much time, and I wanna go home. To my treasure bed. With my wife. She needs that now and so do I. But…I am curious about what my floor here will be like, though.

Hmm. Maybe I'll have my son bring us back after we see to the home stuff. The others can stay at the apartment home, and we stay the night here in the hotel. It could give us a chance to see how well things can be run, but I'm not sure about Mitsumi's condition. We'll see how bad Mitsumi is by then to decide. Yeah. We can do that.