After handing over the stone box borrowed from the Ratfolk Shrine to the Gillis City Lord and instructing him to find a trustworthy person to open it…
“By the way, Lady, you must have endured quite a bit of wind on your journey, right?”
The City Lord, who had taken the stone box and assured them he could find someone to open it, suddenly looked at the five young women before him, who were covered in the dust of travel.
“There’s a bathhouse in the basement of this mansion. You can head over now and save yourselves the wait for water to heat.”
Indeed, not every place was as extravagant as the Marquis Mansion, with its luxurious water temperature arrays inscribed in the bathing chambers.
But… bathe together?
Ileya didn’t seek the others’ opinions either, just nodded to the City Lord.
“Alright, go make the preparations~”
Ten minutes later… the underground bathhouse.
Although it was also underground, the exquisite craftsmanship of humans made it dozens of times more refined than any place in the Ratman Village.
The layout wasn’t much different from the bathhouse in Holly’s hometown… except the changing area only had twenty large lockers, corresponding to the number of guest rooms in the mansion above.
“Phew~ Finally, I can take a proper bath…”
The Holy Sword Bearer sighed with relief.
In her previous life as a young miss, servants would fill the bathtub every day after she returned home, allowing her to soak comfortably when she was tired.
But after coming to this world… the conditions at home only allowed for a hasty wash in the cold river water, let alone a proper bath.
Not to mention… after all this dusty travel, even a quick shower had been a luxury.
Thinking of this, Holly quite deftly stripped off all her clothes, stretched her limbs on the spot, ready for a good soak.
But… just as she happily got completely undressed, she suddenly noticed… the other three girls, aside from Veil, were looking at her with meaningful gazes.
“Huh? What… what is it?”
Holly’s face instantly flushed slightly under everyone’s stares.
Especially… the Lady, was looking at her…
Hmph, what does that look of disdain mean?! I… guess… I’m not fully developed yet?
Hmph…
“Nothing~” Ileya smiled and shook her head, also taking off her outer garment.
“Lady, your skin is really good…” Amisa couldn’t help but exclaim upon seeing Ileya’s skin, which was as white and pure as jade, even faintly translucent, with the vague outline of blood vessels beneath.
She then looked at her own skin, which, while still elastic, inevitably had some flaws due to her age.
Ah, youth is wonderful~
“Hmph~ That’s just because of the semi-lichdom…” Miss Goddess pouted beside her.
Aside from Holly, she was the fastest to undress, now wearing only a cute pair of white panties.
“Semi-lichdom… what’s that?” The Holy Sword Bearer asked curiously.
“It’s being half-baked…”
The two whispering girls suddenly felt… a cold hand rest on their shoulders.
“What did you say? 😊”
“Ah? 😰 I… I didn’t say anything… it… it was Holly who said it! I just heard her!”
“You?! 😟😞😭 Miss Veil! You… you’re throwing me under the carriage?!”
Compared to the commotion here, in the corner of the changing room, Reliel slowly removed her white chest wrap.
Then, her pale blue eyes looked down and she frowned slightly.
Perhaps… she shouldn’t bathe just yet.
Thinking this, Reliel reached to take the chest wrap back out from the locker.
“Little Mute~” And at that moment, a call came from behind.
“You’re the last one~ You’re too slow~”
Ileya’s tone carried a hint of laughter as she spoke, taking two steps forward.
But… the moment she saw Miss Younger Sister from the front, the Lady understood why she was being so slow.
Because… on those two little creatures that should have been flawless, there were now several shocking patches of blue and purple bruising.
And the culprit behind all this was undoubtedly Ileya herself.
“Ah… 😮 Did I use that much force last night?” The moment these words left the Lady’s mouth, she realized she might have… said the wrong thing.
Feeling guilty, she ignored Little Mute’s furious glare and instead reached out, pulling the half-undressed Miss Younger Sister into her embrace.
“?!” Reliel clearly hadn’t expected the person before her to be so forceful, or rather… so shameless!
So, besides the lingering anger on her face, three parts of fright were added.
“Sorry~ Does it hurt?” Ileya’s extremely gentle voice… rang in Reliel’s ear.
The cool breath brushed against the girl’s reddened ear, and the Lady’s unique… faint, subtle fragrance made her feel a bit dizzy…
It even made her remember last night…
😂
“Lady… shall we go in… huh?” The Holy Sword Bearer, with a large bump on her head, pouted as she approached the corner where the two were and saw this scene.
“Mmh! Bad… bad woman!” Following behind her, Miss Goddess, who also had a bump on her head, naturally saw it too and, quite forgetting her previous lesson, opened her mouth to condemn the perverted behavior of the pervert Ileya!!
Of course, it would have been more convincing if she wasn’t hiding behind Holly while condemning her.
“Mhm~”
As for everyone’s gazes, Ileya showed not a shred of self-awareness about her hooliganism~
They’re all her private possessions anyway~ What’s wrong with a hug first?
“Huh? Lady… did Little Reliel get injured?” While the other two girls were blushing, Amisa was quite observant and noticed the little rabbit’s injuries.
“Ah~ That… well, I did use a bit too much force last night.”
Ileya’s casual explanation made the two in front blush even more!
La… last night?!
Smoke practically rose from Holly’s head, and Veil looked utterly horrified!
This villain… wouldn’t do this to her in the future, would she?!
And Amisa… froze in place at that moment!
Envy… no! Jealousy!! I want the Lady to use too much force on me too!!
Give me a chance, o😭…
Phew! The Lady was still showing off… but the next second, she was pushed away by her own Miss Younger Sister!
“Alright, alright~” However, Ileya didn’t immediately step back as she usually would, only loosening her arms around Reliel.
“It really was my fault… later, I’ll wash your back for you~ Forgive me, okay?”
Wa… wash her back…
Reliel, whose face had been flushed red and who had been planning to put her clothes back on and leave, froze at that moment!
And she shot Ileya a wary look.
This condition from the other party… clearly had nothing commendable about it, so why was she hesitating so much?
Could it be… could it be that deep down, she wanted this bad person… to wash her back?!
Ugh! Why would she have such a thought?!
Phew~ And before Reliel could figure it out, a somewhat cool body pressed against her burning back once more…
Reliel could feel something… soft…
“😂?!”
“Come on~ Is it okay? 😊” Ileya’s words once again echoed in Reliel’s ear like the whisper of a demon tempting one to fall, and her hands, in the next second, encircled Reliel’s slender waist…
Ice… needs fire to melt it.
Of course, besides teasing her… the Lady had her own purpose.
Calculating the time, in the original fate, this girl should be about to return to her roots and acknowledge her ancestry.
Normally, she should have absorbed the power of the Silver Dragon Egg by now and become a Transcendent.
But now… she didn’t get the Silver Dragon Egg and instead followed me on a trip to the Kingdom of the Far East.
Though… she seems to have gained some special ability too, even if that ability doesn’t seem to be something she can control on her own…
But she gained a good older sister like me…
When you think about it, you’re the one who got the better deal…
😊😍