The group was escorted by the protective Wind Crane Clan fans to the main greeting floor and to the indoor swimming pool area. The main doorway to the ground level recreation section was right between the massive staircases, and the butler was quick to open the stately oak doors for them. The entire indoor pool was enclosed in glass, and an electronic sliding glass door let them in. Another glass door led outside to an impressive tennis court with other outdoor exercises and activities. Tacki now moved a critical eye over all the glass and was impressed that there were extensive methods in place to keep the glass clean at all times in an automatic way.
A large Jacuzzi hot tub was the main thing seen from how it lightly towered over the pool. It was placed right next to the main twenty foot swimming pool, and it sported a small waterfall that pumped heated water into the pool. It was all built from black slate with white flecks of marbling, and the bottom of the pool was a pristine white concrete base. There were even areas around the pool to hold drinks with small bubble jets for comfort.
The walkway along the pool was set up with reclining sunning chairs, umbrellas for shade and small tables to hold drinks and refreshments. As it was becoming night now, there were soft lanterns in the shape of Chinese lanterns with frosted glass on elegant golden stands that lit up the area. The enclosure over the indoor pool was much like a greenhouse with exotic plants all around with sweet, decadently smelling flowers. Saitama was able to peer through the Wind Crane fans to see a rather large waterfall feeding into the main pool, too. It all looked a touch mystical from the nearly full moon shedding its soft light over the area.
He finally gave the motion for the fans to disperse to reveal himself in the shimmery, dark green swim trunks he requested. Mitsumi's firm, slender form was perfectly accented with her bikini. It was a bit modest in style with larger shoulder straps and form-fitting bottoms, but he was still wary on who would look at her for too long. He did like how the bikini top gave her a bit of a cleavage, though.
"Himiko, do you know how to activate the fireflies?" Mitsumi asked.
"I'm honestly not sure. It was always Father that did it," Himiko shrugged.
"Show me the control panel!" Child Emperor said. "I can get that going!"
"You don't have school tomorrow, right?" King asked.
"Nope. I'm good," the boy grinned. He was shown where the controls were for the specialized pool lighting, and Genos was quick to help look it over. "Huh. I think the software for this is outdated. I know there's newer versions now with far more realistic features. It's all programmed through a touchscreen…"
"Metal Knight can help," Siren said when she flew over to let him talk through her ring. Mitsumi showed her curiosity now, and Saitama scooped her up in his arms to carry her over.
"Genos, can you look over the projectors and specialized lighting? I can give you a digital layout," Metal Knight asked when he remoted into the system. "All of the programming here is made for quick repair by the manufacturer. They are renown for allowing quick remote patches and updates. I recognize this software, as it's very common in wealthy establishments to add effects to various rooms. It is extremely popular with party rooms and swimming pools, as you can see."
"Um…you also made this software," Child Emperor said.
"Yes. That, too," Metal Knight chuckled.
"Oh! If you made all this, can you do something for Neutral Grounds and at home? I can pay you," Mitsumi said.
"No need. You introduced me to Siren. That is something worth far more than any form of payment," Metal Knight said gently. "Please consider me as a form of family now. You are also allowing me to gain access to even more technical advances that were jealously hoarded by your family! That, too, is worth far more than normal payment needs. Trade is far more valuable than currency."
"I understand," Mitsumi smiled and got squeezed by Saitama. Then she smiled at a random thought that hit her. He looked at her curiously. "Oh, just thinking about something."
"Like what?" Saitama asked. Garou nudged Zenchu to show that a possible banter was going to happen.
"When we first met you and had that beetle monster attack us, you didn't just punch. You said something before punching…" she mused.
"Oh. Yeah. I could have just punched, but…I figured I'd announce what type of punch I was doing. To show a bit of how I could help you," he shrugged.
"So, your punches are really exercise moves?" she blinked.
"To a point, yeah. Now they're a form of attack."
"So…you can do exercises and they kill things?"
"Should that surprise you?"
"Hmm. No. Not since you took a bath in hot lava. Oh! I should have a lava bath installed just for you!" she beamed.
"No. Too much work," he said.
"Even if it was made with molten gold?" she grinned.
"Eh…no. Tempting. But no. I don't want to become a statue."
"But it would be a sexy statue. And we can add a zipper necklace!"
"No," he said with a small grin and kissed her forehead.
"Why not?"
"Gold zippers are heavier than steel at times. You would think," he said.
"Tacki! Can you get a solid gold zipper necklace and balance the weight to a steel one?" Mitsumi asked to get Zenchu and Garou snickering with laughter.
"If it's the same weight, ounce for ounce, then it won't matter. That's like asking the question if a pound of steel is heavier than a pound of feathers. It's the same thing. But I wonder if Wind Crane's feathers are heavier than just a pound of steel! I should totally test that!" Tacki gasped with excitement.
"Nope," Kamikaze smirked and held her in his arms to calm her down.
"But…but…I have to know!" she said.
"It would be neat if one light feather is actually a pound of weight on a scale," Saitama said with a form of intrigue. Tacki's jaw dropped, but Kamikaze kept her in his arms easily.
"Saitama, stop it!" Kamikaze grunted out. Saitama just shrugged at him and carried Mitsumi over to the pool. He leapt now to jump in, but the fans swirled around him to levitate him instead.
"Hey! I want to go swimming!" Saitama scowled at them. When the fans swirled around him playfully, he found himself pulling Mitsumi into his lap to let her sit with him in the air. Now he saw the holograms of fireflies kick on. New holograms of water lilies in bloom appeared all over the pool. With the waterfall feeding into the pool to cause a soft, moonlight mist on the outskirts, the entire scene looked incredibly enchanting. "Oh…okay…"
"Wow…" Mitsumi said softly and gasped with delight at how her fans fluttered and glided along the holographic fireflies. Everyone was impressed with the scene now, and Genos was taking small recordings for various project needs. Fumio was giddy with excitement at all of it and giggled at the fans when they swirled around him playfully.
"I see why they wanted me to hover with you first. Okay," he nodded and pressed a kiss to her forehead. She snuggled into him and sighed softly with a form of comfort. Then he chuckled and said, "I also can't hold you if I swim. But…you might be able to cling to my back…"
"Really?" she giggled. Then she looked over and cringed at the shallow section entrance of the pool. He looked at her with concern before remembering what happened before. She was attacked when leaving the pool. Like that hallway, she needs a better memory now that will make her smile.
"Okay. We need to make a memory that helps you. Hmm. Wind Crane fans. Can you bring Anno here? I have an idea that he'll like," Saitama said with a small grin. Two fan sets swirled around them and were quick to dart off. Wind Crane caught the idea from the rooftop and was able to boost the fans to bring the surprised chef over to the pool to hover with them through the stairwell from the second floor. The fans were able to hover the chef up in the air to bring him over. Orotsu was surprised, but he was laughing greatly at how surprised his new sous chef was.
"Ah…can I assist? I suppose?" Anno asked with amazement and found himself moving to sit in the air to keep his feet from hitting the water. The fans now clustered around them to keep their conversation from being overheard.
"Yeah. Mitsumi was nearly raped in the shallow area of the pool when she left it. She escaped her attacker. In fact, it was the one I just punched out earlier with everyone watching. Anyways, I need your help to make her happy again," Saitama said. Anno's jaw dropped and he nodded sternly. "I want Daiki to show up somehow. You shove him in the pool from that same area with his clothes on. This way she laughs when she sees that area with a happy memory."
"Really?!" Mitsumi asked and hid her face in her hands from laughing hard at the idea. Then she weakly said, "If this happens…have servants ready with towels and dry clothes for him at least…"
"I can act like I'm serving something carefully and time it…" Anno said with a grin of his own. He was moved to be set down on the walkway by the swirling fans, and Inichi was already informing the others to set the scene. Daiki was kept fully unaware of everything from the mental conversation.
"Poor Daiki…" Himiko sighed and laughed softly.
"If it helps Mitsumi see things better, then that's all good with me," Zombieman grinned. "Wanna soak in the hot tub for a bit?"
"I'll need to change. It's been awhile since I wore a swimsuit," Himiko admitted. "Did you need something?"
"Tacki made me swimming trunks. It looks like there's a changing booth just along the wall near the main doors. I'll wait for you in the tub," Zombieman nodded and let her quickly move off. As she was leaving, Inichi approached her.
"Can you have Daiki do the same? As mild distraction for this delicate situation?" Inichi asked carefully. She gasped with shock, but found herself laughing to herself. At her nod, Inichi sent the small request to start the distraction in full swing.
"Anno, can you bring me something to drink? Maybe for the others, too? With spare towels and such?" Mitsumi asked to set the scene. "It can help."
"Of course! I shall rally the staff. Ten minutes, Miss Mitsumi?" Anno suggested, bowed and moved to the kitchen floor.
"Daiki! Come swim with us! I'm going to change for the hot tub," Himiko smiled. Her brother paused at this, but found himself going. He knew he could use a good soaking to ensure all the pie was out of his hair. The moment he was safely out of earshot, Saitama sent a small wash of power out to get everyone's attention to show importance.
"Okay. We know Mitsumi was nearly raped by the pool when she was getting out. We need to make a good memory from the bad one. Just like what I did with her before. So, we need to set a stage. I want everyone to have fun. Nothing's wrong. I'm sure Inichi told you all everything. I want Anno to shove Daiki in the pool. I said with clothes on, though…" Saitama frowned.
"Just by him getting shoved in the pool should be plenty," Bane grinned.
"And it lets Anno get more revenge!" Tatsumaki nodded.
"Oh! Maybe he should be naked when getting shoved in!" Tacki beamed. Kamikaze looked at her and coughed to keep from laughing hard. "Like…I could make him a custom set of swim trunks and need the ones he's wearing for measurements. Then when he's in the towel…"
"Daiki gets shoved in by Anno!" Siren snickered with Metal Knight.
"Oh dear…" Mitsumi found herself laughing at the thought.
"As long as I don't see anything," Saitama said with a sighing chuckle.
"I shall record the event," Genos said. Then he looked over to pause at the low-cut, thin stringed bikini of dark blue that Kamiko walked out of the changing booth in. He was quick to walk over and pull her right to his side. "Too much exposure. This isn't good."
"I thought you'd like it," Kamiko said with a throaty chuckle.
"I do. I don't want others to like it," Genos said and grabbed at the floating, fluffy white bathrobe that Inichi brought over to put on her. "Don't take that off until I'm ready to join you."
"This just makes it worse," Kamiko smirked and moved to settle on a reclining chair to let the robe part away to reveal her long legs when she bent them up in a classic model pose to prove her point. Genos grunted out a small swear and sighed hard. Then he saw how the upper part of the robe was parting to show off her intense cleavage to make his jaw start to drop. When she did a shoulder shrug to let the robe start to slip off her shoulder in an enticing way, Genos was ready to snap for control.
"I need a towel! Something more to cover her!" Genos said quickly to get Zenchu and Garou dying with laughter over the whole thing.
"Oh, please. She's fine," Tacki said. Then she glanced over at how Sweet Mask and Flashy Flash were forced to look away. Even Tanktop Master and Tank Top Black Hole were incredibly flustered at the whole thing. "And you all need girlfriends. Geez!"
"What?!" Sweet Mask now asked to get Kamikaze laughing at it all.
"Maybe they all need blowjobs…" Zenchu muttered out and ducked from Inichi's outward attempt to slap him. The men in question were a touch shocked at the comment, though, despite the gasps of laughter from the rest.
"Would you give them?" Garou asked to suddenly duck away from both Zenchu and Inichi trying to slap him. The others were dying with laughter now.
"Garou?!" Lily gasped at him.
"What? I speak my mind. Like him. I can't help it," Garou shrugged.
"I made your swimsuit!" Tacki said and handed over the dark blue one-piece with lily patterns stitched in. Garou noticed this and found himself smiling.
"Make him one in the form of a men's thong!" Zenchu said.
"Zenchu!" Mitsumi scolded him.
"Bless you. Oh..." Garou said and grinned widely at Zenchu's glare. That got everyone dying with laughter all over again. After that, Mitsumi looked at her hovering fans and made a small hand motion. Now Saitama watched with a small grin at how two sets chased Zenchu around to smack at him and shake their blades at him to keep him running. Garou was breathless with laughter from it.
"Ow! OW! Okay! Stop!" Zenchu begged before the fans relented.
"We should do that with Daiki," Saitama said to get Mitsumi bursting with laughter. "Maybe when he starts to get out of the pool."
The fans swirled and flitted around with agreement. Mitsumi finally calmed down and sighed with a shake of her head. As she watched her friends and family get their swimming gear made, she found herself shivering slightly. Saitama looked at her with concern and rested a hand on her belly. He squeezed her gently to show he was listening. "I never thought…I'd laugh in this house. Never in a million years…"
"Yeah," he said softly. Fubuki looked over with a small frown at this after getting her dark green bikini to change into. That got Inichi's attention in full when he caught her concern.
"It's hard for me to know…that I can be happy here. I don't know if I can fully live here, though. A part of me will still feel a need to…peer fearfully around corners. Thinking I'll hear something rude or snide. I know it won't happen anymore, but…" she swallowed softly. Now he started to narrow his eyes. Inichi was quick to look at Zenchu. They all knew that, when Mitsumi started to get upset, Saitama got pissed off and would do what he could to fix it.
"Brother, banter with me. Now," Zenchu grunted at Garou.
"Hmm?" Garou blinked at him.
"Lady Mitsumi is getting upset. Saitama will get pissed off to a whole new Hell if we don't get her laughing," Zenchu warned.
"Ah. Well, eh…Tacki, if you make me a swimsuit as a men's thong, then I want Zenchu to have one, too," Garou said calmly to get Mitsumi's jaw to drop.
"No!" Zenchu snapped at him to start up the laughter again.
"Why not? Wind Crane might like it," Garou grinned.
"I know she would. She'd likely try and snap it with me in it!" Zenchu said.
"So…huh. Tacki, can you make him a matching bra?" Garou asked and found himself ducking and dodging from Zenchu's intense need to slap him. Mitsumi was dying with laughter with Saitama now to show the somber mood was clearly broken.
"The two of you should try sparring at home," Kamikaze grinned.
"Hmm…" Zenchu found himself looking at Garou with amusement.
"Deal. We'll see who the better brother is," Garou smirked. Then they both looked over at Mitsumi when she cleared her throat.
"Spar if you want. But don't think I don't love either of you any less," she said softly. "It would really hurt me if you thought otherwise."
"Of course, Lady Mitsumi," Zenchu chuckled.
"I know, Lady Mitsumi," Garou agreed.
"Well, as brothers, sometimes it's normal for them to kick each other's asses," Saitama shrugged. "I'm kinda curious who would win."
"Really?" Mitsumi now looked at Saitama with a frown.
"Yep. That's because I plan to slap the winner. Not only to show I can still win despite who wins, but to also kick the winner down for being stupid," Saitama said with his serious, neutral gaze at them both. Now both Garou and Zenchu gaped at this to get everyone in tears of shocked laughter again.
"I will pay you to throw the fight," Zenchu said to Garou.
"Nope. I just won't show up," Garou said to get Zenchu grumbling. Mitsumi rolled her eyes at this, but she was also laughing softly. They looked over to see Himiko and Daiki walking back over to them. Himiko was in a very pretty blue and gold bikini of a modest form much like Mitsumi's. Daiki was wearing dark red swim trunks that were a bit older from lack of use. Zombieman waved at Himiko, and she joined him in the Jacuzzi with a sensation of pure comfort.
"Hey, Daiki! I can make you a better set of swim trunks!" Tacki grinned. "I got lots of fabric!"
"Oh! Well…these are fine for me," Daiki nodded.
"What?!" Tacki gaped. "No! Those are garbage! Get out of those and give them to me! I can already see them falling apart! They are old and nasty!"
"Ah…well…" Daiki found himself grimacing.
"Just put on a towel and wait. You'll be fine!" she insisted.
"I'd rather get changed into clothes while you do this…" Daiki admitted.
"Here you are, Mr. Daiki," a cleaning girl said and bowed while handing over the clothes he just had. "I was told you may need them by Mr. Inichi."
"Ah. Oh. Thanks…" Daiki nodded and moved into the changing booth to change back into his clothes. Now Saitama grinned slightly that he was going to be wearing clothes. Inichi signaled that Anno was ready to appear with a tray of drinks. With Daiki currently in the booth, it was the perfect time to start.
"Places!" Saitama muttered out quickly. Those with swimsuits now went into the hot tub or the pool with small splashes along the pool edges. Saitama continued to hover with Mitsumi to keep a careful watch on everyone. When Daiki got out, he walked over to Tacki to hand over his rather old swim trunks. Sighing at this, he stood nearby to wait patiently.
"Out of the way!" Anno said with a large tray sporting a wide variety of drinks and refreshments. He had assistants with other trays and setting them down on small carry stools like restaurants had. Daiki now had to move closer to the pool to make space. Anno gave a small grin and was quick to angle himself to cause Daiki's heels to slip on the now watered down area where the others went in the pool. He fell backwards right in with all of his clothes on.
"Daiki!" Himiko gasped while the others died laughing all over again. I was expecting him to get shoved! Not to slip like that!
"Mr. Daiki! Are you all right?!" Anno said with a form of genuine surprised shock and had an assistant take the drink tray to help with towels. "I tried to dodge you! Are you okay?!"
"I slipped..." Daiki coughed and stood up in the shallow end now. He was completely drenched in full. Mitsumi was in tears of laughter with Saitama, and he couldn't breathe from how hard he was laughing. Inichi was able to bring himself back under control from his laughter and had fresh towels quickly delivered to help Daiki's shivering form.
"Good…" Saitama said with a light cough on recovery and squeezed Mitsumi to him. He got turned in the air to look at the shallow section of the pool. Then he pointed at the steps. "Daiki slipped over there."
"I know…" she winced to keep her laughter down.
"He fell in with his clothes on," he said to get her hiding her face with laughter. He gave a small grin and continued, "Did you see him walk out sopping wet like that? Pretty epic, eh?"
"Stop!" she finally begged to get squeezed and cradled in response.
"I wonder if we can do that to others…" Saitama mused to get her gasping and huddling into his chest with more laughter. Now he smiled warmly at her and tilted her face to his to gently kiss her softly. "I will remove every bad thought with a good thought. Okay?"
"Okay…" she smiled and got cradled protectively by him.
"Too long this happened to you. No more," he muttered and closed his eyes to sigh at the feel of her against him. He opened his eyes when his ultra-sharp hearing caught the gossip of a cleaning girl just down the path. She was whispering to her co-worker, and he began to narrow his eyes with silent rage.
"Saitama?" Mitsumi asked now. His body began to glow dark red again, and his pupils flickered with the color of burning coals once more. Everyone around him paused at this, and Zenchu found himself highly concerned at what was pissing him off. Inichi's attention was quickly caught at the thoughts Saitama was giving him. He floated over right away to the girl in question to confront her.
"You have angered Mr. Saitama. He heard your whispers," he said to the gaping, wide-eyed girl. "He is that powerful that his senses are indescribable. Did you really mean what you said just now? That you would miss being able to bully and pick on Lady Mitsumi whenever you wished?"
"I…" she found herself shaking. Her co-worker sighed and shook her head with pity to show she was fully against the thoughts. Anno now looked over with complete outrage at this. Then he saw the girl that said it and found himself confused. She never had such thoughts before! What happened?! She was one that always avoided Miss Mitsumi when she resided here! She always had a kind attitude! She would never had said such a thing! Even Sweet Mask was caught by surprise with the others at the talk of harmful things.
"You signed a contract stating that such things would be forgotten. A clean slate," Inichi said with a sigh. "Now you must speak with him."
"No! Please!" the girl cringed.
"Then I'll come to you," Saitama said when the fans moved his hovering form over to her with Mitsumi in his lap. "I watched you sign a contract stating no more harm to my wife. Yet…here you are talking about it. That you missed being able to pick on someone. Usually, I wouldn't care who you pick on. But this is my wife you deliberately spoke about. She already doesn't feel safe in this house and I'm doing all I can to fix it!
"She was nearly raped twice here! Bullied and ridiculed for NO REASON by the inhabitants here! Fed pet food, for crying out loud! And all because that fat thing was a monster and felt she needed to be sacrificed for disgusting and outrageous things! And you were okay with it?! I get it. Two people died just for being nice. The kindest thing you could have done was ignored her and treated her with neutrality! Screw the extra pay for trying to hurt her! That was adding insult to injury! I should toss your ass out of this mansion right now!"
"Mr. Saitama," Anno said to present him with a hot chocolate drink of extreme decadence with heavy whipped cream topping and chocolate sprinkles. That had Saitama pause, smile and take up the beverage to share with Mitsumi. That got the red glow to fully diminish to show he was pleased. Then Anno was quick to take the fearful girl out of the area to talk to her gently.
"Miss Mitsumi is likely pregnant with his child," Anno said to get the girl shiver and burst into tears of shame. "He is extremely overprotective of her. As much as he would rather have you gone, I know you feel regret now. At last. That tells me that you should be fine. You're one of the cleaning girls?"
"Y-yes…" she sniffled.
"Okay. I am going to reassign you to my kitchen. You can help keep things clean there. Maybe light prep work. As much as he would toss you out, I know you are a very hard worker. As much as the rest of us. Just stay in the kitchen for now. I will vouch that things are well. Master Orotsu is expecting you. Please go there," Anno said gently to calm her down with a soft, comforting pat to her back to show she was forgiven. She recollected herself and nodded to do his bidding.
"Very good on the hot chocolate," Zenchu said when he suddenly appeared next to him from a quick shadow phasing. "The last thing we want is for him to get ultra-pissed off. If Lady Mitsumi really is pregnant, he'll level this whole mansion first and ask questions later."
"Why do you think I acted so swiftly?" Anno said and ran a hand over his face. "True, I was just as outraged on hearing that. But the moment Mr. Saitama went to her, I saw her entire demeanor change. She wasn't like that earlier, though. I saw her ten minutes ago and perfectly fine! Just like the rest of us! That makes me wonder if something happened…"
"Like…mind control?" Zenchu asked with confusion. "Inichi would have caught it. Unless it was something like Siren that can't be detected…"
"Inichi sent me over. What's going on?" Siren asked.
"We think something else is here and meddling with thoughts. Much like you, though, Inichi would have detected it," Zenchu said.
"I am not finding anything on cameras. Lightning Max is also down in the security room. He's been in communication with me and not detecting anything on any of the cameras. I am unsure," Metal Knight said over Siren's ring.
"Let me ask Wind Crane. She's crazy strong, so…" Zenchu focused on her and blinked. "Okay, she picked up on something. She's pissed."
"What did she find?" Anno asked and saw Zenchu walk over to Saitama.
"So, Saitama, that girl was being controlled. Like I was with the field of flowers," Zenchu said.
"Oh?" Saitama asked while finishing off the drink with Mitsumi. "How?"
"Wind Crane is pissed," Zenchu said.
"Secret Skins?" Mitsumi asked.
"Yeah. Very strong one just a mile south of our home and able to hide itself. Until now by fucking up," Zenchu said.
"Okay. Let's go kill it," Saitama said neutrally and realized the fans were moving him and Mitsumi to go out of the mansion. "Eh…I guess we don't have to dress. We'll go swimming after."
"If that girl was being controlled, well…I know she meant that she didn't want to do harm. Something was bringing up those memories. I can forgive her if that is the case," Mitsumi smiled.
"Yeah. Me too," Saitama nodded.
"I have her in the kitchen for now," Anno said when they passed him.
"Good. As long as she's better," Saitama said.
"Treat her kindly, Anno," Mitsumi said with a small smile.
"What?" Anno asked with a bit of confusion.
"Want a girlfriend? She may do it for you," Zenchu grinned.
"Ah…oh…" Anno paused at the thought. "It's not right to be with co-workers…I mean…"
"Eh. Lady Mitsumi would be fine with it," Zenchu chuckled.
"I'll ask her later," Anno said, but Inichi already confirmed with a small chuckle that things would be well. "Oh. I see. Okay. I'll get to know her gently, then. Just enough."
"Of course," Zenchu grinned and saw Garou dart past him to edge him into a chase to catch up. Inichi was now bringing Fubuki with them, and Rendor was being brought over with Tatsumaki.
"Why are we going in our swimsuits?" Rendor asked. He was in a set of black boxers to match Tatsumaki's one-piece black swimsuit. It even had the small skirt-like tendrils to match her dress.
"I'm curious," she said and easily caught up with Inichi. They ended up at a small, flat field, and Wind Crane was already there pinning something down with her onyx-colored talons.
"Get off me!" a male voice demanded. Wind Crane just set her whole weight down to show she was waiting for her family to arrive. She cocked her head at them and clucked her tongue softly. Only after they arrived did she move.
"You're the mind-controller, eh?" Zenchu asked the short, squat man with beady black eyes. He had a slight mustache and parting black hair. He was also wearing a rather intricate suit. "You look like someone wealthy."
"I am wealthy! You peasant!" the man snapped.
"Not as much as I am," Mitsumi smiled softly and let her fans swirl around the man easily to reveal him. "Was it a job well done to try and bring misfortune back into my home?"
"Ah…" the man realized that she knew what he was.
"You're the one that sent the spy," Inichi frowned. "Looking for…items…"
"Quiet," Garou warned softly. Saitama blinked at Inichi's poking thought and was quick to start changing the subject.
"Rather neat how the fans had us hover here. I thought we would have done the usual flying. I wanna hover back," Saitama grinned.
"We can do that! And I do want to ride on your back while you swim," she beamed and got kissed softly. "I still think you need a pool of lava."
"No," Saitama said. "It's too much work."
"How about a pool of Shenjou's venom?" she grinned.
"Eh…no. His venom will melt the pool."
"You don't know that! We still need to put it in something to see what can hold it. We can check it out," she said. Garou and Zenchu hid their laughter down with the others at the bantering.
"Shenjou might get tired," Saitama said.
"A pool of zippers!" she grinned.
"No," he grinned back.
"Aww! You don't like the zippers," she frowned.
"I never said I didn't like them. I just don't need to swim in them," he corrected. When his blank gaze cut to the man, he said neutrally, "I wonder if his skin has a zipper, though…"
"For the little flea hiding in his skin?" she asked with a small smile.
"A flea?! No! It's not a…um…" the man suddenly grimaced at what he said to further reveal what he was.
"Master Saitama! I'm here!" Genos said.
"Same," Shenjou said when he was brought over by Inichi. "I like to clean up the mess. You know this."
"Of course," Mitsumi nodded and let her fans swirl and flick around the man now. "I should dart around him."
"Nope. You might be pregnant. Your fans have the right idea," Saitama said and snapped his fingers after they were done.
"I have the flea," Inichi said and separated it out in the skin. "It wouldn't hurt to have a spare, although I do wonder if fleas can fight over a host…"
"Hmm. That's a good question," Garou blinked. "We'll need to get our stuff done first and then try it out."
"Here. I brought a containment jar," Genos said and revealed the laboratory glass jar. The lump of skin with the monster flea was set in it and safely sealed.
"We can extract it in the laboratory with the other sleeping," Inichi agreed.
"I shall assist when needed," Genos agreed. They watched the revealed monster appear as a massive, fanged goat with clawed feet. A set of feathered wings came out now, and the eyes glowed a dark, sick green. It would have been rather pretty with the white and slight red tinge coloring all over it, but it was still a monster that had to die.
"You all can try and kill it," Saitama said to get Zenchu and Garou darting forward as one to shred into it quickly. Rendor shifted into his monster form and found himself ripping his trunks in half to only remain on by the elastic band.
"Great. Tacki's gonna be pissed," Rendor snorted and launched himself at the monster's throat to pin it down neatly. Tatsumaki and Fubuki kept an eye on things in the air until Shenjou moved quickly to strike out and land a bite on the monster's chest. The monster was shredded up by Zenchu and torn apart by Garou by the time the venom ate through everything like it did before. Wind Crane eyed it carefully and nudged Zenchu to look over at it.
"Huh. It's trying to regenerate past your venom. This one must be strong," Zenchu mused. Shenjou hissed, rattled his tail and launched again when Rendor got out of the way. This time he bit through the head. The body completely stopped moving now, and Shenjou began to do the cleanup work easily.
"We have the flea?" Saitama asked.
"Yes, Master," Genos said and revealed the sealed jar.
"Good. Who was he?" Saitama asked.
"He was not the benefactor for the association, but a very wealthy man in the political world. I can have his heirs fight over his estate and keep them battling each other for years. He had no will," Inichi chuckled.
"Really? I did recognize him…" Mitsumi mused. "Ah. Genos, if you have all of my father's files, find one dated for five years ago around the month of June. It dealt with an estate matter."
"Hmm…" Genos's eyes flared out yellow to search. "I have it. It appears to be a multi-million dollar partnership for a gem mine?"
"That's it. There is a hidden clause that states for the mine to fall to me should both partners be killed," Mitsumi chuckled. Genos gaped with shock.
"You got more money?" Saitama blinked at her.
"Getting more money," Mitsumi smiled. "And I want to inspect my new mine the moment the contract is set in stone, as they say."
"Print out the document and give it to me. I shall hold onto it," Rendor nodded. "If I change back, I'm losing my trunks…"
"Back to the mansion?" Tatsumaki asked.
"Yes," Mitsumi smiled and let the fans start to move her and Saitama back. Wind Crane looked at Zenchu to get him musing at her idea.
"Hmm?" Garou looked at his brother.
"We have a piece of her eggshell. It makes crystals. Large crystals. When it's around rock, that is. She wants to see if a piece of her shell can go in that mine to make it even more intense. She was sort of thinking if we could make a line of explicit jewelry by 'finding' these crystals in that mine to take them out publicly. And fully owned by Lady Mitsumi," Zenchu grinned.
"Damn…" Garou whistled.
"So, we would go in and find…that can work," Inichi grinned.
"And Tacki can make jewelry with the right stuff. So…" Zenchu snickered.
"Our family will never lack for funds," Garou chuckled.
"Damn straight," Zenchu agreed.
"I wonder if the crystals can become colored ones depending on what rocks they grow on," Fubuki mused. Wind Crane reared up a bit with delight at the possible testing. She bobbed her head and offered to take her family back to the mansion. While they boarded up, Saitama was happily moving with Mitsumi in a hovering motion from the fans. He enjoyed this far too much. And with the light of the moon, he easily saw their way back with Mitsumi enjoying the ride as much as he was.