A month had passed since Tomura and Izumi were flung back in time.

And right now they had found the Pyraminx, Vulcan to help in their quest.

However, it had also been quiet since 5 Oni Generals attacked them.

"They are probably rethink a strategy..." Izumi breathed as she sat down.

The group had decided to stop at a natural hot spring to relax.

Izumi was in a hot spring with cherry blossoms around the place, with the full moon in the clear sky. At least the weather is nice.

Breathing in, she contemplated where to head off.

After the Wul Volcano, the closest place is the Gourmet Garden, where she knows Velvet, the Mother Snake resides.

And thinking back, she and Tomura are meeting the Ten Kings before they were known as the Ten Kings. They were all fairly young too.

Anyway, the Gourmet Garden is a vast and beautiful glowing valley containing numerous diverse flowers that are constantly being showered in a brilliant light. It is also where a legendary dessert called EARTH is, which the Mother Snake protects. EARTH ripens from the flower bed of Gourmet Garden into a magnificent pink and gold dessert, that appears as soft ice cream.

Izumi was deep in her thoughts when she heard a splash. She thought it was only Kero when she spotted a certain mop of hair.

Tomura was in the hot spring too, and his towel at the waist left little to the imagination.

While he originally looked lanky, he gained some muscle, and over the journey, his pecs, arms and abs became more defined. She also suddenly noticed his hair got a little longer too. However, signs of his eczema appeared around his eyes, but slowly vanished as he stepped in the spring.

She quickly vanished behind a rock, not to see him.

Tomura blinked as he realized Izumi was there too. And certainly noticing her figure.

"Why are you here too?" Tomura asked.

"This hot spring does not have gender rooms, plus I needed a bath after a long day!" Izumi yelled.

"Mmm. So we have to find a Mother Snake next?" Tomura changed the subject, not looking at Izumi.

"Ah, yeah. The Mother Snake is one of the largest known beasts and strongest of all reptiles, a fully grown one has a body length the circumference of the Earth. Just one part of its titanic body is so massive in size that it resembles a gigantic wall, with ordinary humans appearing like ants next to it. Animals also bow to it, not out of respect though, but because a Mother Snake will eat any creature whose face it sees. They have amazing speed, even as a child and can reach 400 kilometers an hour, and an adult is said to be as fast as a meteor. They are also capable of creating enormous, deadly tornadoes in its trail, which built up horizontally as opposed to vertically. And those tornadoes can last for ages." Izumi explained.

Tomura sighed. Another day, another perilous journey huh?

But at that time, another band of Shadowkhan appeared, the Crab Khan. As Izumi didn't have her cards at the moment, Shigaraki had to counter them himself.

As it turns out, in the water, help came from an unexpected source.

A dark shadow suddenly cast upon a figure nearby, and it was covered in so much poison, they dies.

That was the Oni General Kuro, and his Crab Khan vanished.

"Apologies, but it is rude to interrupt a lady when she's bathing."

It was Noir, the Emperor Crow.

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After that, with Izumi and Tomura dressed, Noir informed them of something important.

"I noticed your activity, and I'm willing to help. I also informed other individuals and we'll be meeting at the Pangaea Pinacle." He said.

"I've heard of it. It's known as the Food Utopia, located 35,000 kilometers beneath the Earth's surface. and it is shown to be a land full of plentiful ingredients, with more ingredients birthing and multiplying every few seconds, gushing out like a volcano. The amount of food there can feed the world for generations to come." Izumi said.

"Really does sound like a Food Paradise." Tomura remarked.

"Who else is coming?" Count asked.

"Moon, the Moon Whale, Exacal the Derous Dragon, Velvet, the Mother Snake and Kamuri the Thunder Kong."

Izumi smiled. She knew they can beat Tarakudo yet.
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Meanwhile, a certain Oni lord was putting on armor.

"Fine. We'll deal with them MY way." He growled.