The night was silent.
Hanada was extremely exhausted, especially mentally, from his battle with the golem; it had taken all of his energy to focus and keep using low-level spells to avoid all of those attacks, even though he had enjoyed the entire experience.
Emilia, in the meantime, was having trouble falling asleep. She remembered the battle, which she knew was beyond her capabilities, but she felt that Hanada's handling of it all made him wonder if she was really capable of doing something like that.
'Is he going to join that club.' As she considered whether she would have to do that with him as well or if her other seniors would be the first to do so, a thought crossed her mind, and a tiny flush appeared on her face.
'Will he be happy about it? After all, he is a man, so he might really come to like it.' As her mind started to get fuzzy, her heavy eyelashes started to fall into tranquil sleep.
The three of them wanted to ask a lot of questions, but they were too tired, and the darkness of this night prevented them from being completely honest.
There were those who were curious about the island he was going to live on and wondered if he was happy to be leaving everything behind.
Others wondered how someone could be so strong and if the world they were throwing him into was really the same.
Hanada slept soundly on the plush bed, which he had never used before, and found it incredibly addictive, even though he had no assurance that he would be able to sleep on it again. Nevertheless, the night remained silent.
'Chirp!'
Chirp! Chirping!
Hanada opened his eyes as morning broke, feeling reenergized both mentally and spiritually. He grinned at the time, responding to his innate sense of alarm. In addition, he got out of bed and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and take a bath in order to freshen up a little.
However, he chose to work out lightly first.
"Good morning, Hanada-kun." He was taken aback to discover that his aunt had woken up earlier than him.
He greeted her back and brushed his teeth before inquiring as to what she was doing.
"I was going out for a jog."
"Really, then can I come with you?" Hanada was taken aback because Elina was a higher-level magus craft and he had never seen her exercising before.
However, after speaking with her, he learned that she had been exercising since she was a young child and had been doing so since her first year of middle school.
"That's really amazing." He had to give her a compliment on that, which made Elina smile a little before she resumed her usual teasing.
Hanada then noticed that Elina was very easy to tease and that she often teased others in order to keep her true self hidden from other people.
He did not try to push his luck, though, and he followed her for a jog. When they returned from their two hours of running, Hanada was perspiring like a dog and cats, and Elina had a small amount of perspiration on her forehead.
"Sister Elina, you can definitely go for the long-distance running; you know that, right?"
Hanada spoke while he was perspiring and huffing, and he glanced at Elina, who appeared to find his remark amusing.
"No comment." After saying so, she entered the mansion with the two of them and discovered that Amelia was also awake and staring at him with a look of amusement.
This made Hanada perspire because he wondered if he had done something to enrage her, or else why would she be happy to see him in this state?
"Good morning, Hanada." Amelia approached Hanada as he was lost in thought, and she tapped on his shoulder while grinning slightly welcomingly.
For some reason, this made Hanada feel both strange and at ease.
"Good morning, Amelia." He also returned the greeting and thought of having the shower, so he walked inside the bath with Onseng, as his body fatigue was really high, and sister Elina also asked him to use it as he saw fit without any consent.
"I am really tired!" As he undressed, he muttered and grabbed the towel and linen cloth that were placed on the usage side, all the while gazing at the poorly lit sliding door.
'It must be made from the expensive glass for sure.' Looking at the door design and talon-like pattern, Hanada thought as he opened it and walked inside to see the whole area covered in mist.
'Eh!' Hanada did not see a misted figure inside the bath as she moved toward the washing area, but when he looked at her, she did not appear particularly alarmed; instead, she grinned a little before closing her eyes and carrying on with her bathing experience.
Splash!
After the cleaning session, Hanada rubbed his eyelid, moved toward the onseng, walked inside, and sat down when he felt something move over the water.
Eventually, he turned to look at the side and saw a woman with silver hair and enormous breasts sitting there, half of them floating above the water and the other half still submerged.
"Yo! You finally noticed me, huh? Brat!" The woman did not appear embarrassed at all; in fact, she smiled a little before making a friendly gesture with her hand.
"Ahh! I am sorry, I will walk out, and I am really sorry; I truly did not notice you before, so please don't mind me and enjoy your bath."
When Hanada attempted to stand up, he felt a heavy hand grip his shoulder. He turned to face the woman with the silver hair, who was the one holding him down, and he heard her.
"Don't mind, kid. It is alright, plus, I had a swimming dress in my spatial ring, so I will wear it down soon, so you can enjoy the bath too; after all, you looked rather fatigued, right?"
Hanada nodded; after all, being in a swimsuit, she would be fine too, plus he truly wanted to soak himself in this water.
"Sure, thank you, senior!"
With a slight smile on her face, she nodded and closed her eyes silently.
Hanada did the same, descending further until he opened his eyes to discover that the senior next to him had vanished.
However, in his thoughts, her smiling face and figure remained intact, and he shook his head before leaving.
"Will I get to see her again?" Hanada assumed that as he was leaving the bath, but he did not realize that the figure still appeared blurry, with the same recognizable small smile on her face as she carried on enjoying the water.
"Sorry, junior, I don't think I will be able to see you, or vice versa; after all, this will be the last time."
The figure of the silver-haired beauty disappeared from that place, where Hanada felt something vanishing from his mind, as if the sound of her whisper was drowning in the emptiness of reality.
[Extra chapter comp! Those who are interested in upcoming plotline and setting can read this poem like figure, though it was completed on a wimp and I am not a poet, so don't comment on it too harshly.]
[Ah, I wanted to be saved...
But this world will continue to move, along with the tracing of my existence.
Yes, we all wanted to be saved.
But, yes! I am sure you will meet my real self, Hanada Shu!
So, let that moment be my ending!
As, I wished nothing more than that! Yes, nothing more than those fleeting moment!
So, just let me say it again, that I love you!]
To Be Continued!