In a sense, it was a relief to know that Illness-san was the one in charge of taking care of various amenities in the Relaxation Room.
If it had been Luna-san or Alice, I would have been wary of any of their shenanigans, and if it had been Eta or Theta, I would have been worried about whether they can regulate their strength, but with Illness-san, there would be no problems at all with those. I do feel apologetic for having her go through all this labor, but I'm sure she'd just say "Please don't worry about it", so I'll just give her my thanks again.
[...Ah~~ I don't know much about different types of massages and such...]
[Well theeeen, you seem to be tiiiiiired, so how about a massage to help you relieve fatiiiiiiigue?]
[Relieve fatigue? That sounds good, but there's that kind of massage huh.]
[Yeeees. It isn't a hard massaaaaage, but one that mainly aims to improoooove blood circulation and regulate the lymphatic systeeeeem.]
[I'll have that then.]
[Understoooood.]
Massage for the purpose of relieving fatigue is exactly what I was looking for right now. Urged by Illness-san, I lay down on the massage bed.
[Well theeeeen, I'll begiiiiiin.]
With her voice, Illness-san's hand touched my back, and she moved her hand as if she were gently caressing me. Just as she mentioned, her massage was to try to improve blood circulation, she moved her hands in a very gentle way to create a flow across my entire back.
Just like she said earlier, she didn't strongly massage my back, but she still applied exquisite pressure in certain spots, which felt great.
It wasn't a painful massage, but rather a massage that made me feel warm and relaxed. It's almost like taking a little bath, making me feel so comfortable that it made me want to fall asleep.
I thought of just letting the drowsiness take over me, but at the same time, I felt like it would be a shame to fall asleep during this pleasant massage.
[...I've never had a real massage like this before, but it feels so good.]
[I'm glad you liked iiiiiiit. Now theeeen, please face your body uuuuup.]
[Ah, yes.]
I followed her instructions and laid on my back, to which Illness-san started massaging me again, starting with gentle strokes on my shoulder area. This also felt very good, but unlike when I was laying my body face down, being like this made me feel strangely nervous.
I wonder why? Is it because I can see Illness-san as she massages me? Perhaps, because I'm wearing much less clothes than usual, I could feel Illness-san's hands very well as she gently touches my body.
On top of that, looking at Illness-san again, she's also lightly dressed, and with such a thing entering my thoughts, I can't help becoming strangely conscious of it.
For the time being, let's keep our gaze on the ceiling so that blood won't gather in a strange spot. If she keeps going this way and switches to massaging my feet, that would be quite dangerous.
[I don't particularly mind it thouuuuugh?]
[I- I- I- I wonder what you mean?]
[Kuhihi, I can somewhaaaaat guess what you're thinkiiiiiing.]
[U- Ughh...]
I've been told this a lot since I came to this world, but it seems like people really can guess my thoughts from my face. And if you matched that with insight of Illness-san's level, one might be able to grasp what I'm thinking.
...I really feel like I'm being subjected to an astounding shame play.
Fortunately, Illness-san wasn't the kind of person who would poke around such things. After saying a few words with a smile, she just continued the massage without touching on that topic.
[I'm going to touch your face a biiiiiit.]
[Ah, yes.]
After notifying me, Illness-san touched my face and continued massaging it, the kind of facial massage I see in beauty salon advertisements. This also feels good.
Especially the area above my cheeks... under my eyes, I could feel it relaxing.
After that, she moved to a head massage, giving me a slightly stronger massage than before, before she gently stroked my head.
[...Unnn? What was that last one just now?]
[I just wanted to pet youuuu. Did you not like iiiiit?]
[Ah, no, that isn't the case. It was rather pleasant.]
[I'm glad to hear thaaaaat. Well theeeeen, if you won't mind me doing it a bit mooooore~~]
Illness-san's voice, as she gently strokes my head... It's overflowing with amazing receptivity. I mean, including the massage, it feels so good that I think this might become a habit.