After a pleasant and peaceful dinner, we had a chat over a cup of tea
made by Ein-san. I didn't know if she thought it was a good time or not,
but Kuro suddenly made a suggestion.
[I think it's a good time, so let's take a bath "together"!]
The moment I heard those words, I ran away. I think my movements at
that moment were the quickest and swiftest movements I've ever done.
With minimal movements, I stood up from my chair and ran as fast as I
could without looking back at Kuro and the others.
And then, a few seconds later… I found myself in the changing room.
This wouldn't do, I was surrounded by people whose existence were
filled with cheats. For Kuro and the others, my all-out sprint was just as
slow as a snail. They took me to the changing room faster than I could
even perceive them.
[…Kaito… You wanted to take a bath that badly?]
No. That's not it, Isis-san… I wasn't dashing towards the bathroom, I
was trying to dash away from it. The reason that I was in this place was
all because of that monster maid.
The wooden changing room, with its pure Japanese style, really had the
feel of an onsen resort, but I didn't have the time to relax and enjoy this.
[…H- Hey, Kuro? I'll ask just in case, but this place is divided by gender,
right…]
[Eh? We're going together! Let's rub each other's back!]
[…I'll also… wash… Kaito's back.]
As expected, it was a mixed bath… Somebody help me! No, this is
seriously dangerous! I mean, having to bath together with Kuro, Isissan, Ein-san and Alice… Four beautiful women, it would difficult for me
to stay even conscious.
Was there something I could do? Anything? A way to get out of this… HHowever, if I said that I didn't want to bath with them, Isis-san and Kuro
would be sad… Ugghhh… What should I do…
[Please wait a moment! A maiden's soft fair skin isn't something to be
exposed so easily!]
Mhmm? It feels like I'm getting some support from a strange source…
Ah, no, thinking about it, Alice has always been really shy. She would be
someone vital if I want to get out of this situation.
Alright. That's three against two. We're still outnumbered, but we've got
enough members to oppose…
[I mean, I'm still traumatized by that "incident before"! After taking a
bath with Kaito-san, my… My… my "body has already turned into
something that gives me no other choice but to marry Kaito-san"!!!]
[Stop with those misleading words!]
Alice's trauma was about that accident in the bathroom before… but the
way she said it! Doesn't that sound like she's talking about something
else!?
[…How surprising. I never thought that Shalltear would just push
Kuromu-sama to the side and have such a thing with Kaito-sama…]
[Wait a second there, Ein-san? I'm telling you, it's a misunderstanding…
You're mistaken…]
[Just remembering it now makes me feel like dying of embarrassment.
Even "my most precious place" was "plentifully seen"…]
[Hey, you shut up!!!]
Just when I thought you were my ally, you turned out to be my worst
enemy!? I know that you're feeling embarrassed and flustered, but
please don't say anything else.
[That's why, I strongly recommend everyone to wear a "bathing suit"!]
[…Why?]
[Why, you ask, Isis-san… As I said before, if you don't wear one, you'd be
naked then.]
[…If it's other than Kaito, I don't want to be seen but… if it's Kaito… if
Kaito wants to… It's fine… with me.]
[You're more aggressive than I thought!]
It's not just Alice that was surprised, as I was also stunned by Isis-san's
careless words.
Hearing her words though, I was also reminded about the snow-white
skin I saw when I took a bath in the onsen together with Isis-san… and I
reflexively gulped down. T- This won't do, keep your calm… Keep calm
and stay composed!
Isis-san definitely doesn't know anything that's beyond that. She's
simply saying that "She'll do anything I want" just to express her pure
love… That's also why it's really difficult for me.
[…Me too… W- Well, ummm, it feels embarrassing but… if Kaito-kun
wants to see it…]
[Kuro-san too!?]
The words Kuro said while slightly looking down were incredibly
destructive due to the gap compared to how she normally acted, further
chipping away my mind even before we entered the bath.
I take back my previous words. Alice, you don't have to shut up, but
please do your best to somehow stop this… This strange flow of
conversation…
[T- That won't do! Kaito-san is still a man…"a sheep disguised as a wolf
in sheep's clothing"!!!]
[…So, in short… a sheep?]
However, Alice also seemed to be quite flustered and started to say
something incomprehensible, before she received a sharp tsukkomi
from Ein-san.
The situation had turned into quite a mess, but then, Kuro approached
Alice and whispered to her.
[Shalltear…]
[…Ehh? A- Ahh, there's that way huh… I see…]
[E- Errr, what are you two talking about…]
[It's a good opportunity, Kaito-san. Let's have some naked socializing
with everyone!]
[Seriously, what the heck did you two talk about!?]
This is impossible! I never thought that Alice would change her mind so
easily… What in the world did Kuro tell her? I definitely didn't think it
was just something I could just brush off…
Eh? Was the decision already made? Is it already decided… that I'm
going to take a bath with everyone?
With the betrayal of my only ally, Alice and the disappearance of my
only way out, I unconsciously took a step back…
[Isis-san!? Please don't start taking off your clothes! Could you at least
do that in a separate changing room!!!?]
[…Eh?… Unnn… Okay.]
T- That was close. I was about to be caught completely by surprise…
Unnn. I didn't see anything. Not even a glimpse of the thin blue clothing
on her chest or anything like that.
It's alright, it's alright… Calm down and empty your mind.
A- As I was thinking about that… Ein-san bowed to Kuro before she
spoke.
[…Well then, I'll be waiting here, so if you have a command…]
[What are you saying, Ein? You're also coming with us, you know?]
[…N- No, as a maid, I can't take a bath together with my master,
Kuromu-sama…]
Arehh? Is it just my imagination? It feels unusual for Ein-san to sound
evasive or rather, she somehow looks flustered.
[E- Ein-san? If you don't want to join, you don't have to force yourself,
you know!?]
[…N- No, it's not that I don't want to bath with Kaito-sama… The
problem is ummm, with me…]
[Unnn?]
"If you don't like it, just say so and I'll try to persuade Kuro" or so I told
her, but Ein-san still evasively replied.
In the end, Ein-san was forced by Kuro and together with Isis-san and
Alice, they moved to the changing room next door.
Dear Mom, Dad——- As I thought, I seem to be cursed by the bath, as
I'm suddenly faced with an impossibly difficult ordeal. Also, Ein-san's
unusual condition kind of bothers me… ———- I have a feeling that
another upheaval is coming.