Seraphina stood outside, her fingers unconsciously rubbing the hem of her clothes. Her gaze wandered restlessly, refusing to look at Movira beside her. The atmosphere instantly became somewhat delicate.
Movira, on the other hand, appeared completely natural. She entered the room first, then turned back to look at Seraphina.
Seraphina glanced around outside. It seemed like the other rooms were already occupied.
Of course Movira knew what she was doing, but she chose to trust Dekalorin’s arrangements.
Sure enough, Seraphina let out a helpless sigh and slowly shuffled her way inside.
Once inside, she turned around hesitantly and slowly closed the door.
Movira acted very naturally. She walked to the edge of the pool and tested the water temperature.
“The temperature is just right.” After saying that, she turned to look at Seraphina. “Do you need my help?”
“N-No need!” Seraphina shook her head vigorously, as if startled. Her cheeks were flushed red, whether from the warm steam or something else.
“I… I can do it myself!”
“Alright.” The other woman didn’t insist, which clearly relieved Seraphina.
However, when she saw Movira starting to undo her own sash, Seraphina immediately turned her back, her heart pounding wildly.
She heard the rustling sound of clothes being removed behind her, followed by the sound of water being disturbed. Clearly, Movira had already entered the pool.
“The water feels wonderful,” Movira’s voice drifted over through the steam.
Seraphina took a deep breath, mentally prepared herself, and then began slowly removing her own clothes.
She kept her back to the pool as much as possible, moving at a snail’s pace. Only when she was left with the final layer did she secretly glance sideways with her peripheral vision to check on Movira. Seeing that the other woman wasn’t looking her way, she quickly slipped off the last piece.
Covering the important parts with her hands, she swiftly slid into the warm pool water, letting the hot steam quickly envelop her entire body.
The warm sensation seemed to chase away her fatigue, and she couldn’t help letting out a comfortable sigh.
The pool wasn’t very large. After all, it was a private room… though Dekalorin hadn’t mentioned that.
The distance between the two of them was very close. Movira seemed to do it on purpose, gently swaying her body on the water’s surface, creating ripples that softly lapped against Seraphina’s skin.
But Seraphina kept her head lowered, eyes tightly closed. She didn’t dare look at her own blurry reflection in the water, nor at the hazy yet distinct figure beside her.
She tried to shrink toward the edge of the pool, attempting to create some distance.
“Why are you sitting so far away?” Movira’s voice finally came through the steam. “It’s warmer over here. Come closer.”
“No need, I’m fine right here,” Seraphina replied in a small voice, head still lowered. She didn’t know where to put her hands, so she simply rested them on her knees.
She definitely didn’t want to go over! Getting too close… would be way too strange!
Movira looked at Seraphina’s little head that was almost submerged in the water, and a very wicked idea suddenly occurred to her. However, she was also considering whether she could actually go through with it.
It wouldn’t take long. She had already begun circulating her magic power quietly.
In the next instant, Seraphina felt the water beside her tremble slightly, as if something had swept past at incredible speed.
Before she could react, a warm arm wrapped around her from behind, firmly encircling her waist.
“Ah!” She let out a startled cry. The arm around her waist tightened, and an irresistible force pulled her backward.
Her back collided with a smooth, soft sensation, pressed so tightly that there wasn’t even the slightest gap. She could even clearly feel two soft mounds—places she didn’t dare think about—resting against her spine, rising and falling gently with each breath.
This intimate contact carried a hint of dominance.
“W-What are you doing!” Seraphina’s face turned bright red. She struggled, trying to escape this embarrassing embrace. Even the water temperature seemed to feel much hotter.
“Don’t move.” Movira rested her chin slowly on Seraphina’s shoulder, then naturally tilted her head and pressed her cheek against the other girl’s burning jawline. “I told you, it’s warmer on my side. Look at you—your shoulders are all tensed up. Relax a little.”
As she spoke, her other arm also came around. Both hands overlapped in front of Seraphina, holding her entire body in an even more secure embrace within her arms.
This position left Seraphina completely enveloped in Movira’s body heat, with nowhere to escape!
“No! H-How is this warming up at all?!” Seraphina panicked. Her arms splashed about in the water, sending droplets flying.
“Let go of me! This… is too close! This isn’t allowed!”
“Not allowed?” Movira slowly released her interlocked hands. Just as Seraphina thought she could finally get away—
Movira suddenly grabbed both of her hands and locked them in her palms.
It was as if she were restraining a prisoner. Then, even more embarrassing words were whispered directly into her ear:
“Between sisters, it’s just sharing warmth. I remember you do this every night, don’t you?”
“T-That’s not the same at all!!”
Seraphina tried to pull her hands free, but against Movira’s overwhelming strength it was like trying to shake a tree. Being restrained like this left her flustered and incoherent, her heart racing as if it would burst from her chest.
Back then they had been wearing pajamas—at least there was a layer between them! Now they were… almost skin to skin!!
“What’s different?” Movira’s voice carried deliberate confusion. She even deliberately rubbed her cheek against Seraphina’s neck. “Or is it… that you’re thinking about something naughty in your heart, which is why you feel so embarrassed?”
“I’m not!” Seraphina reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, but the slight guilt in her voice made her sound unconvincing.
After all, she really couldn’t help feeling the astonishing sensation pressed against her back, which made her body even weaker.
Her struggles were futile. Instead, her movements only made the friction between their bodies more noticeable.
Seraphina finally seemed to resign herself to fate. She completely relaxed and leaned against Movira in a half-defeated, half-yearning way, muttering softly in an attempt to justify herself, “You’re just being sophistic… so overbearing! It’s clearly you who’s always thinking about dirty things all day!”
The girl in her arms had stopped resisting. The corners of Movira’s mouth curved up a little more. She stopped “bullying” her and instead rested her cheek on Seraphina’s shoulder so she could look at the side of the other girl’s face.
“Doesn’t this feel much more comfortable?” she asked softly, her tone playful. “The water temperature is perfect for relieving fatigue. You’ve been through so much lately and must be very tired. Take this chance to relax properly.”