An hour later, Saitama got the message that Dr. Kuseno had arrived. He yawned and was actually resting stretched out against Mitsumi. It was discovered that this was the best way to keep her close, and she clearly enjoyed feeling him against her. He had his back to the door while on his side with a golden sheet draped over them, and he kept her back pulled up against his chest so they'd see his nude form before hers. He had his head resting against her neck, and he chuckled when she stirred against him.
"How are you feeling?" he asked her and pressed a warm kiss to her temple.
"Very comfy…but also a bit icky…" she frowned.
"What?" he blinked and carefully studied her.
"Just…a bit tender in my belly. I mean…if our baby is growing fast…you would have to think that my belly is changing and adjusting already. This involves stretching out. I just need to be a bit careful right now," she sighed.
"I see…" he sighed with her and squeezed her gently. When she winced, he sat straight up with complete concern. "What happened?!"
"My chest…hurts a bit. It could be swelling there, too," she said with a soft blush. "My body is likely going to start changing with the pregnancy."
"How is your chest hurting?" he asked.
"Love…my chest may…get larger," she said carefully. "It's to produce milk for a baby, so it's normal."
"Wait…you'll make milk?!" he gaped.
"Yes," she chuckled. At his sudden pause in thought, she stared at him. "Don't you even think about what I think you're thinking about!"
"What do you think that is?" he asked with a small grin.
"You are not tasting anything," she warned.
"Why?"
"Because it's unheard of!"
"Says who?"
"Common sense!"
"If it's good enough for our son, then I don't see why it can't be good enough for me, too."
"Ugh! No!"
"We'll see what happens when it happens," he smiled. She just sighed and shook her head at him. "But…your chest is gonna grow?"
"More than likely. Tacki will need to revise a few of my bras," she shrugged. "I may need to invest in a few nursing bras that have snaps on them."
"I will not complain if you wear those all the time!" he grinned. She rolled her eyes at him. "I'm just saying!"
"I know you are," she chuckled and sat up with a small wince. He carefully helped her sit up the rest of the way and ran a hand over her back. On glancing at her chest now, he blinked with a bit of surprise.
"Those look darker," he said.
"Yeah. It's part of the changes," she nodded and let him help her off the treasure bed. "Maybe you can watch an educational video about this later."
"Think so?" he smiled and helped her dress. He optioned for civilian clothing for now.
"Yeah. It may help you understand things more," she nodded. Stable Rock looked over and grunted while lumbering off the bed. Bright Bolt, Blue Ripple and Tangled Vine also showed they were ready to go. Overgrown Rover huffed and bolted over to a chew bone to snatch up to carry with it on following them. Saitama ended up carrying her when she still showed a bit of pain.
"Let me see her," Kamiko said. She was waiting in the main room after Inichi had reached out to her. "Okay. Yeah. This is all from the pregnancy. A few of these symptoms are…far too soon. Let me guide you to Dr. Kuseno. He's setting up some equipment to check her."
"Another family doctor, eh?" Kamikaze chuckled from where he was on a couch with Tacki.
"You can definitely say that," Kamiko nodded with a smile.
"Did you ever reach out to your sister?" Mitsumi asked.
"I did. I can't seem to get ahold of her," Kamiko frowned.
"Ask Inichi to help?" Saitama asked and proceeded to carry Mitsumi out of the apartment. Kamiko blinked and made the mental request.
"I honestly didn't even think about that! He'll check into things now," she smiled. Cold Snap ran over to them from where he was staying with Fumio and showed he was going with them.
"Fumio is okay?" Saitama asked.
"Yeah. He's studying with Masaki to catch up on schoolwork. Black Sperm is helping him. Oh! That reminds me! Later on, Black Sperm wants to, um…make more like him," Cold Snap said with a small frown. "I told him to be careful about it, too."
"Good," Saitama nodded. "I know he was talking about it. As long as he knows I'll kill them if they don't become my pets."
"Not every monster needs to be your pet," she smirked and let him carry her behind Kamiko's giggling form.
"They came from my pet. They stay as my pet. Period," he grinned and kissed her. They approached the small side tunnel leading down with an elaborate set of steel stairs. Stable Rock studied everything and grunted. Then he gave out a small whine that his body wasn't really good for stairs from his shell. Saitama walked down the steps a bit to turn and let Mitsumi pluck him up to hold him.
"Is he okay?" Kamiko asked.
"My body…is not…suited…for this…travel…on this…terrain…" Stable Rock sighed. "I shall…need…to be…carried…or…human…"
"I'll just carry you," Mitsumi chuckled. Then she squeaked when the other monster pets made their way onto her easily. Overgrown Rover was content to trot along down the stairs with no issues while chewing its bone.
"This is a long set of stairs…" Saitama frowned. Then he blinked when Cold Snap flickered them all to the base of the stairs to save time. "Awesome! Maybe we should get an elevator that goes into the first floor? I think this is even further down from the treasure room under the apartment."
"You are correct, Master Saitama. I shall see about an elevator system now while keeping it secure," Genos nodded from where he greeted them. The chamber he led them to was well-lighted and had ventilation from various air ducts to ensure air flow was no problem. Mitsumi smiled and looked over at the tall, black haired man with large lips. His hair was cut into a bowl-like shape, and his black eyes appeared to be slightly sunken in. He wore a white lab coat, and he nodded with a small smile.
"I am Dr. Kuseno. It's…a pleasure to meet with you at last," he chuckled. "I'm not very fond of being around others, but…Genos insisted. For my safety. Usually I tell him he's over-acting. But the footage shown to me…well…it definitely changed my mind."
"If you need any funds at all, just ask," Mitsumi smiled.
"Ah…I don't think you can really afford what I need…" Dr. Kuseno started. Mitsumi pursed her lips together and bit back a laugh.
"Genos. Take him up to the treasure room," Saitama mused.
"Not…yet…" Stable Rock snickered and was able to be let down. He grew several sizes larger to obtain more gems in his shell. Then he focused to let them all fall out to get replaced. "For you. Sell them…well…"
"Ah…" the doctor gaped.
"He does that all the time now. But we have gold bricks, coins, paper bills…all of it. And it's everywhere in our treasure room. I even have more of it in my childhood home in City X and in our bedroom here. I am Mitsumi Takashi. As per my father's will before he was murdered by my mother…I am the sole heir to his estate. Money is nothing to me. Tell me what you need. I shall have it retrieved," she smiled again.
"You are…?!" he gaped again before shaking off his shock. "Amazing! Genos didn't really tell me this. Only that I had a way to get unlimited funding. I was skeptical. If he told me that his master was married to the Takashi heiress…well…I know I wouldn't have been able to believe him. Right away, of course. His persistence would have gotten to me."
"You go through that, too?" Saitama asked with a neutral stare. Dr. Kuseno found himself laughing softly at Genos's look of slight disgruntlement.
"It is one of his most…ah, charming traits," he agreed.
"I absolutely adore it," Kamiko winked at Genos. The cyborg sighed and shook his head at them all.
"Anyways, I really want to see what's going on with Mitsumi. My baby in her is…growing fast. Apparently," Saitama said and carefully set his wife down. The pets were able to settle around them comfortably, and Dr. Kuseno brought out a rolling hospital bed. An ultrasound machine was rolled over next, and he applied some clear gel on the handheld transducer. He flicked on the display and gestured for Mitsumi to settle in the bed.
"Okay," she smiled and moved to lay back in it. Dr. Kuseno gently lifted up her shirt respectfully to expose her belly. Kamiko adjusted her shorts to expose a bit more. He put specialized sensors on the sides of her belly to catch any growth the baby might do while getting evaluated. He knew that he had to catch any major growth spurts if it happened. When he pressed the transducer to Mitsumi's belly, she cringed at the cold gel being applied.
"You okay?!" Saitama asked quickly.
"It's just cold," she chuckled. "It's not weather. Just very cold gel because it has to be. I'm okay."
"Okay," he nodded and blinked at the image on the screen. Now he saw the small, developing fetus. He watched his son waving his arms and legs feebly among the slight umbilical cord. But then he saw his son grow a millimeter within five seconds. Genos also caught the growth. Kamiko's jaw dropped.
"Master! Your son just grew!" Genos said with shock.
"I caught that," Dr. Kuseno said and reviewed a print out. "A millimeter every five to ten seconds. He just grew again with the same time span. That is considered to be some rather excessive growth. Growth should be slow and steady with results over a week at a time. That's normal pregnancy growth. You may be seeing her go into labor within four months if the growth keeps up like this. Her pregnancy will be cut to almost in half. Your son is almost at six weeks now in size. He might even start kicking in another week at this rate."
"Three to four months?! Wait! That's when the Secret Skins are gathering!" Mitsumi gasped. "Within three months, I think. It could be four but…this concerning."
"Crap…" Saitama sighed hard. "If he's born before we go, then fine. But if he's not born by then…"
"I know. Oh! This is why Father said in my dream that I may be limited in how many children I can have! I mean…if they all grow this way…and with births so close together from your inner power…" she frowned. Saitama groaned and hung his head. "Maybe I can rest for a year before we try again if it's too much. Also, if certain things do happen and I have to create another child for us later down the line…hmm. I'm honestly not sure."
"We'll have to see," Saitama mumbled.
"What's do you mean?" Dr. Kuseno asked.
"You'll get the story from Genos later," Saitama said.
"I don't know who else can help with the fans," Tangled Vine said in his wheezing tone and jumped up on a chair to regard them all. "Tacki could, but she cannot handle all of them like Mitsumi can. We'll have to tread carefully as the time comes closer."
"Yeah. We will…" Saitama muttered and felt his protective rage grow while watching the screen. He felt Mitsumi's hand rest on his arm, and he sighed hard before looking at her. "You need to tell me if you feel anything wrong."
"I already do," she smiled and rested her head against his arm.
"I would advise to give her…these…" Dr. Kuseno said and handed over a bottle of pre-natal vitamins. "She needs more meat in her diet, too."
"Okay. We'll tell Orotsu," Saitama agreed.
"Dr. Kuseno, what do you have planned for Kamiko?" Genos asked.
"Right," the doctor nodded. "When it gets close to your time of fertility after a week, Kamiko, I'll have you start taking a few fertility tests. The moment it shows you are starting your ovulation, I'll get things ready. I cannot do things too early or it may all fail. I have to time things perfectly."
"I can understand that," Kamiko nodded. "Oh! I did have a delicate subject to ask you. Can you test Lady Mitsumi's blood? She was injected with venom for two years that made her old during the day and young at night."
"What's this?!" he blinked.
"Have Inichi explain?" Mitsumi asked and let Saitama help her wipe up the clear gel. With the doctor getting a crash course on her history, she looked at Genos. "I would like him to examine the venoms to see what can be done."
"Yes! I shall obtain samples of them now!" Genos nodded and was quick to use the newly installed elevator by Metal Knight's robots.
"Dr. Kuseno, I am Metal Knight. I was hoping we could chat on various measures for defense and offense around the home. I know you are quite knowledgeable with biomechanical engineering, as well," Metal Knight said from a hovering robot. "I vow that none of my conversation will pry on Genos's creation or any sensitive subjects that you hold close to heart."
"Oh? Hmm. Give me a day or two to think on it. This is why I sort of…kept myself hidden from others. The things I know and can do…" Dr. Kuseno frowned and shook his head. "Let me get used to things here."
"Oh, of course! I am of the same mindset. Just let me know when through Genos. If you need any other power sources, please let me know. Mitsumi is family to me, so I shall do what I can to assist where I know I can," Metal Knight chuckled. Dr. Kuseno agreed and moved to pull in a capsule of some extensive equipment. When he pulled aside the cover, it revealed a state of the art engine from a rather sophisticated machine that Genos had found in one of his battles. Metal Knight's hovering robot quickly zoomed in the camera to scan it. "Where did you get that?! This technology…I have yet to see anything of its like!"
"Genos brought it to me to enhance himself," Dr. Kuseno chuckled. "He brings me some of the most intricate machinery that I've ever seen. I am still trying to decipher some of the more hidden areas of it. I hope to unlock more to help benefit him even further."
"I could…assist…?" Metal Knight asked hopefully through the robot.
"Let me think on that," Dr. Kuseno chuckled again and sealed it back into the capsule with an encryption to keep it secure for now.
"I think it would be amazing if you, Metal Knight and Child Emperor banded together to do something. Our home really needs defenses of all kinds," Mitsumi said with a hopeful smile.
"And with me here…hmm…give me a couple days," Dr. Kuseno nodded. He looked over to see Genos with a small tray with various drops on it. Mitsumi cringed and pressed into Saitama to hide herself.
"Mitsumi?!" Saitama grimaced.
"Sorry…just seeing it…I…" she shivered.
"I gotta get her out of here. If even the sight of that crap sets her off…yeah. That's not good," Saitama frowned hard.
"Let me get some blood from her for analysis?" Dr. Kuseno asked.
"Quick," he nodded. A sterile syringe was brought out and the blood was carefully collected. Cold Snap was watching everything with complete concern with the other pets.
"I need to stay…to see this…okay?" Mitsumi swallowed. "If not see it…then hear it. I need to know."
"Eh…" Saitama frowned and grimaced at it. "Okay. Just…sit in my lap. I'll hold you and shield you."
"Okay," she nodded and was able to do just that with him sitting on the bed.
"Mom!" Cold Snap said and was quick to join her to sit next to his parents.
"He is your son?" Dr. Kuseno asked with confusion.
"He's a GOD monster of ice. He wanted us to be his parents. He insisted and he's doing very well," Saitama nodded. He ruffled Cold Snap's ice blond hair to get the monster child giggling with delight.
"I need something to eat…" Mitsumi winced. Cold Snap was quick to produce a tasty, lightly iced over sandwich for her. Tangled Vine watched Stable Rock make a small spot of earth on the floor to allow a beautiful tree to sprout. Various fruits were quick to grow and be readily available now. Dr. Kuseno just stared at it with shock. Then he remembered what the pets were.
"I don't think any of you can make components?" the doctor asked.
"That would depend on what they are," Tangled Vine said wisely. "If it's something that can be harvested, I may be able to help. If it's something metal, then Stable Rock may be able to see what can be done. Electrical needs are Bright Bolt's specialty. Blue Ripple helps with water. Cold Snap is mainly ice, but he can find and deliver nearly everything."
"Interesting! I think I left something behind for Genos," he started.
"Think of it and where it is?" Cold Snap smiled. Blue Ripple smirked and craned his neck for snuggles from Mitsumi. The doctor nodded and blinked at the ice blue spark that soon swirled into the room. A large suitcase was revealed, and Dr. Kuseno lifted it onto a metal table to open it. On seeing the microchips and various capacitors, he turned to stare at Cold Snap.
"I had this locked up in a secure floor vault…" he started. Cold Snap beamed and seemed to shrug.
"If there is even the smallest amount of space in a lock, I can bring anything out to us. If it's air tight, well…that may be tricky," Cold Snap admitted. "You had that in the floor, but it was a lock and key sort of thing. I was able to get it out from the air pockets in the lock."
"Cold Snap, try and get something from my base. Can you focus on me?" Metal Knight asked from his hovering robot.
"Yeah. I can. Just…don't make me do something that's not right. Dad will get really mad, and I promised him that I wouldn't do that," Cold Snap warned.
"I completely understand. It's actually relating to the venom samples that were given to me before. I would like Dr. Kuseno to see what I discovered in comparison to his own studies," Metal Knight explained. That got Cold Snap to nod and focus. Back in his base, Metal Knight had Siren watch where an ice blue spark appeared around a series of test tubes. Then the spark lifted away through the ventilation system. Metal Knight was stunned.
When the spark revealed the samples on a small metal table for Dr. Kuseno, Cold Snap said, "Here you go! Ventilation systems have lots of space to grab things! Please let us know what you can find out about Mom?"
"Of course! Ah, ahem, yes," Dr. Kuseno cleared his throat and was quick to secure the toxic samples. "I'll need a day to really go over everything."
"Okay. A day is fine. Mitsumi and I plan to be home tomorrow, too, so you can get into the live chat we use for gaming to talk to us. She and I need a bedroom day to keep my growing son happy. No traveling. No missions. Just at home and do some gaming with chatting in the server. We can get you set up to hop into the chat to reveal your findings to everyone in it. That's fine," Saitama said. "I do want to introduce you to everyone, though. That's important."
"Ah…I see…" the doctor frowned.
"We should visit the restaurant at some point, too. Maybe we can make a quick tunnel to reach there from the back room! Or even a short block away! It would be a much faster way to get there for emergencies," Mitsumi mused aloud.
"I can help with that, Lady Mitsumi!" Siren chuckled from Metal Knight's robot. "We can easily make another path from the Neutral Grounds back room to home. I'll help figure out where the entry point should be."
"I'd say the treasure room, but that's too risky," Mitsumi sighed.
"Is there really a lot in there?" Dr. Kuseno had to ask.
"Yeah, you need to at least see exactly how wealthy Mitsumi is," Saitama grinned with a bit of pride. Dr. Kuseno sighed with a soft chuckle and let Genos help him ensure the venom samples were stable. Kamiko checked over Mitsumi and they hugged each other.
"I really hope all of that venom is gone," Kamiko frowned. "I know Blue Ripple was able to pull what was there, but…"
"I know. If there is anything else that we can't see…let's hope it's gone," Mitsumi nodded. "I don't want it to hurt my son."
"It won't…" Stable Rock grunted and nudged her foot from where he was on the ground. "Your son…is…very…strong. And…very…protected…from the…fire…within him. All…is…well…"
"Good. Just keep watch on him," Saitama nodded and lifted up Mitsumi in his arms. "Leave the tree in case we need to come back here?"
"Definitely! Nothing wrong with leaving a quick snack in easy grasp. It also does not need any natural sunlight. Just install special lighting," Tangled Vine chuckled. Genos looked over to nod that it would be done. Mitsumi looked around the lab and blinked.
"Is there a bed down here for you? Showering facilities? I don't think you'll want to leave your lab for a room in the complex…" she frowned.
"Oh. You'll need a good bedroom and stuff, huh? From what she said. We'll get on that," Saitama said. "That may be done within the next hour with how crazy the pets are. So, just do what you need to do. If you need something extra, let us know. We can get it for you."
"Ah…oh! Yes, I would need a living space," Dr. Kuseno agreed. Genos stood in front of the elevator to ensure the small group got in safely. He pressed the button for the level below the apartment, and they were soon staring at the treasure tunnel when the doors opened again.
"I…oh…" Dr. Kuseno found himself stunned into silence again.
"Take whatever you need," Mitsumi chuckled. Stable Rock lumbered out of the elevator and sniffed around. When the rest of them walked out, he was already sending out wave after wave of gems from his shell. Then he let another one of his massive, foot wide diamonds appear and fall onto the ground. Saitama was doing his best to keep from getting excited at it all.
"Diamonds are actually very good conductors for various things," Dr. Kuseno mused. "If I give you a size and dimension, you can make it? Including the color?"
"You need…one…?" Stable Rock tilted his head. Dr. Kuseno was thinking of what he needed, and Stable Rock adjusted his shell to produce several of the six inch wide, ultra clear diamonds. Genos was quick to help gather them up and take them back down to the new laboratory. Some gold bars were looked at and they all looked over at Shenjou and Fire Flight walking in to meet them.
"Hey!" Mitsumi chuckled. "This is the one that rescued Genos from near death and improves him. Dr. Kuseno, this is Shenjou and Fire Flight. Fire Flight is one of my pets in her true form."
"A pleasure!" Fire Flight chuckled and blinked her fiery, glowing red eyes.
"If you need anything, just let us know," Shenjou nodded.
"I was looking over some of the gold bars here. I'd like to melt them down and turn them into casings for wires. Gold is a very good electrical distributor," Dr. Kuseno said. Fire Flight nodded and walked over to show she was ready to help. Stable Rock mentally told her to ask him what was needed for molds to be made. Saitama nodded to them all and was quick to take Mitsumi upstairs to their fourth floor apartment.
"Hey there!" King said from where he was hooking up the next game. "Just making sure things are good here before heading to my place downstairs. I can activate our gaming server there, too."
"That's fine," Saitama said and moved to the usual space on the couch that he'd recline on with Mitsumi. He stretched out on it and let her snuggle into him. He gave out a deep sigh of contentment now. "I really missed this."
"Same," she smiled. She saw Orotsu in the kitchen and already working on lunch for everyone.
"I am making several exclusive meat dishes for you, Lady Mitsumi," he said. He was working in his monster form the fastest cooking expertise he could muster. "I could use another deer…"
"How big?" Cold Snap asked with a grin. "And do you want an underground freezer for your meat needs?"
"Can we go outside after I get these dishes cooking?" Orotsu asked with a touch of eager mirth. "It would be a vast improvement, and I can store more of the intricate ingredients for my needs."
"And the cold will never run out," Cold Snap winked.
"Can the chamber be made now with a way to go back and forth from the kitchen? I mean…we are on the fourth floor, but…" Orotsu sighed.
"Hey!" Siren said from a hovering robot from Metal Knight. "We can make a robotic lift system that can categorize and deliver the ingredients you need with a custom control panel. When we get low on an ingredient, we can have it display in red. We should also do this for Neutral Grounds, too. A lot of things need to be done if we plan to remake the restaurant into a luxury resort hotel."
"It will be a delightful challenge," Metal Knight agreed. "I am already going over some blueprint designs."
"Oh! Can I see them?" Mitsumi beamed and set up.
"Of course! I was studying the design layout of your childhood home in City X. It actually holds the most space, and it has the best design for luxury rooms. We can space them larger than the employee rooms, too," he said.
"I was hoping for each room to have a balcony," Mitsumi said aloud in thought. "And I don't want so many floors to look after. It would be considered a five star hotel. Only if the populace demands expansion…well…maybe we can have other hotels in different cities. This one is the main 'headquarters' hotel. The restaurant is here. The best services are here. I don't need to have other hotels, but I can put the excess funds towards other areas."
"What were you thinking of the room layouts?" Saitama asked her and kissed her forehead. "I wanna know."
"I was thinking ten floors in total. Tacki wanted to theme each floor with different elements, so that would be amazing," Mitsumi chuckled. "We can hang a portrait of each GOD monster we befriend to show who the floor belongs to. They would know how to decorate those rooms best."
"Stable Rock, you decorate the highest floor. Below my floor with Mitsumi. That floor will be the most expensive one to use. Actually, something better! Make it two floors below ours. So, eighth floor. The ninth floor I want all of our GOD monster allies to decorate it. That one will be the most expensive set of rooms to rent. Also, I want two rooms on that floor. So that floor will be considered true penthouse suites for elite needs. But they can only be rented out for one week to that individual for long stays," Saitama smirked. "This will give others a chance to rent it."
"That would make sense," Mitsumi agreed. "Reservations should be made on first come, first serve basis at first. Then booking as needed."
"Yep. We'll get a good team to work on that," Saitama chuckled and let her snuggle into him.
"Do you think you can come by the restaurant now?" Siren asked.
"Eh…why…?" Saitama asked with a neutral glance.
"Because the hotel is constructed and needs decoration," Metal Knight said.
"What?! We were just talking about it!" Mitsumi gaped.
"Oh, I know. But then I got a bit excited and realized I could make a hidden floor under the restaurant a bit for my own personal use," Metal Knight laughed softly. "A bit of a way to help keep an eye on things better. I had sent my building robots to work."
"There's also a very large crowd now in front of the restaurant," Siren said with a hint of worry. "I just got word that a news station is going to be reporting in. You may need to dress in your hero costumes again."
"I need mine cleaned," Mitsumi sighed. On glancing over at Richoo walking in with their costumes freshly cleaned and ready for use, Saitama found himself glancing at Mitsumi.
"Okay. Restaurant visit. We'll have lunch there. We'll check out the restaurant and hotel area. Then back home in time for date night. That will give King enough time to set up the server again. Sound good?" he asked.
"That can work! I do wonder if we can upgrade this place, though. Our current apartment. Not that it's not nice, but I'm sure we can do something else now?" King asked. "I'd really like to expand to the other side for more space."
"We can do that!" Mitsumi beamed. "I'll need to see if Tanktop Girl wanted to stay here. Oh! We can make a small set of rooms for security staff! No need to travel too far and still have a nice place to stay."
"Honey! I am totally gonna remodel everything! Oh! We could use some of the lights from Isobe's collection on that top floor! And in the main penthouse for Lady Mitsumi! And, yes! We'll totally change up our main home here! We'll need more luxury beds, furniture, tasteful wall decorations…" Tacki started to say with excitement. "We'll need to revamp our storage areas, too!"
"Hey! Calm down," Kamikaze warned.
"Tacki, can you do my hair after I change, please? I have new hair pins to put in place," Mitsumi beamed. Tacki quickly regarded her and nodded. Saitama forced himself up from the couch to take the costumes from Richoo. "Ah, maybe we should gather up who plans to appear with us?"
"I can reach out to the others," Cold Snap smiled. "I'll see if Fumio is able to join, too. If he's too far into his studies, I'm not sure if he can join us."
"Just tell me what to help clean up. I'll be here if you need me. My family is here now to rest from all the work they were helping with," Richoo smiled and nodded. "Inichi can bring me over. Just ask."
"We will!" Mitsumi nodded back and let Saitama carry her into the bedroom. Overgrown Rover huffed and was quick to trot after them.
"Doggy, we'll be right out!" Saitama said and kicked the door closed. Now it sat at the door and whined sharply. When it jumped up to claw at the door, Tacki was quick to leap over and stop it.
"No! Don't damage the door! Just…give them five minutes!" she begged. It whined and huffed at her with a touch of defiance.
"Come here," Cold Snap said to it. "Orotsu gave me a new chew bone for you! You ate your last one, right?"
It looked over and paused at the giant, freshly harvested cow leg bone that was presented to it. It darted over to sit in front of him and raise itself up on its back legs to show it clearly wanted it.
"You summoned that bone," Orotsu chuckled.
"I know," Cold Snap grinned and gave over the massive bone. "It was ready to go to a place that disposes them. It won't be missed."
"We should have a storage of bones for it, then," Tacki mused.
"A section of the new freezer?" Orotsu asked.
"That can work!" Cold Snap nodded. As they continued to discuss ways to improve the home, Mitsumi could only sigh at how Saitama was holding her.
"We'll be the first ones to see how the new hotel will function," she smiled in his embrace. She rested her head against his neck, and he held her against his shirtless chest. A kiss was pressed to her forehead now, and he sighed at everything happening. A hand was pressed to her belly to gently rub, and he gave a small grunt of irritation. At her small frown, he regarded her.
"I know. I just wanted to have lunch. Relax. Not go anywhere else today. I mean…I know…we need to do this…" he sighed hard.
"We could invite your parents over later if we stay home," she mused.
"Eh…!" he paused and looked at her before grinning lightly at her soft laugh. "No. We'll check out the new possible hotel. We'll talk to the reporters. Maybe brag a bit. Oh. We should also tell the reporters about that other 'luxury' hotel that tried to scam us."
"We could have Sweet Mask there to vouch for us, too," Mitsumi smiled and giggled at his loving squeeze. "Shall we finish getting dressed?"
"I suppose we have to," he rolled his eyes and chuckled at her poke to his chiseled stomach. He gazed into her eyes and whispered, "I love you."
"I love you, too," she blushed softly and let him kiss her before releasing her to dress. He turned to look at his original suit hanging on a hook nearby. He smiled softly at it and gave a nod. Tonight I'll wear it again. I'll see her in her purple kimono with that ultra-cute Bao Bao hairstyle. This time she won't be crying. She won't be scared. She will be the true blushing bride and mother-to-be to our son. And I'll be the nasty, over-protective husband to anyone that tries to come between us or touch her again. Only she will never be hurt by me. Friends and family are also protected, but Mitsumi will always be seen first in my eyes. That is how it will always be.