“Haha, Reed-sama is truly an interesting person. Since you’re still a child, nobody would mind if we bathed together. In fact, it would be strange if they did, wouldn’t it?”
That might be true indeed. But something inside me is saying this isn’t right. In my past life memories, I think I had the usual impure thoughts like anyone else, but now I can’t look at Diana with such feelings. Diana, or rather, women, have become something very precious to me.
Resigned to her continuous smile, I take a deep breath to calm myself, then let out a heavy sigh.
“Sigh… Okay, I get it. But I’ll stay away from you near the entrance, so if you want to get out, just tell me.”
Upon hearing my words, Diana tilts her head in confusion and starts laughing again.
“Haha, thank you. But, am I not that attractive to you?”
She teases me again, wearing a mischievous expression. I sigh heavily and mutter.
“That’s not true… It’s the opposite. Diana is very beautiful and charming, so anyone would be captivated by such beauty. Showing such allure to a child would be, in fact, inappropriate…”
“Oh…”
Perhaps feeling a bit dizzy from the bath, Diana’s face turns red this time. Is she okay? I worry and ask.
“Diana, are you okay? Your face is red. Are you feeling dizzy?”
“…Reed-sama, I’m sure you’ll cherish Lady Farah just as Sir Zack says. Oh, I wish Reubens would learn from you.”
With her face still red, she murmurs with a somewhat disappointed expression. What does she mean by wanting Reubens to learn from me? Puzzled, I ask her.
“I sort of understand about Princess Farah, but why Reubens?”
“…It’s nothing. Anyway, let’s soak a little longer.”
“Ah, okay.”
After that, she didn’t tease me anymore. But what bothered me was when I asked about Reubens’s progress with mischievous intentions, I was scolded with “Please don’t ask about that now.” Reubens, what did you do to Diana?
Then, we each got out of the hot springs in turn, me first and then Diana. In the changing room, I made sure not to look at her naked body.
By the time I finished changing, she asked, “How do I wear this?” As I turned around, she was holding up a yukata, so I explained how to put it on. But since verbal instructions were difficult to understand, I ended up helping her in the end.
Wearing the yukata, she exudes a tremendous charm, combining with her lively complexion after the bath. Moreover, her posture, honed by her knight training, is excellent. Her good posture enhances the charm of the yukata even more.
(Diana is really beautiful after all…)
I mutter my thoughts in my mind as I admire her transformation, then suddenly an idea strikes me. With a mischievous grin, I make a request to her.
“Diana, could you show that appearance to Reubens? His reaction would definitely be interesting.”
“Huh? Well, if it’s Lord Reed’s request…”
She hesitantly made her way to where Reubens was, looking embarrassed. Of course, I intended to secretly observe their interaction.
By the way, there’s a short passage from the entrance to the dressing room, and if you peek out from the dressing room after leaving, you can see only the interaction between the two.
“Now, how will Reubens react…”
With a smirk, I maliciously observed their behavior.
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“Hu…uh…”
Suppressing a yawn due to drowsiness, Reubens stood motionless in front of the dressing room curtain. He had been about to doze off in his room when suddenly, a dark elf maid arrived. It seemed Diana wanted a temporary change in guard duty.
Was there a problem? Concerned, he was quickly guided to where Diana was.
However, upon arriving at the scene and asking Diana about the reason for the change, the answer he received was unexpected.
“I’m going to the hot spring with Lord Reed as escort. Until then, please keep watch here.”
She had been wanting to go to the hot springs for a while. Perhaps she didn’t want to miss this opportunity. Reubens, though a little bewildered, agreed warmly. And yet, quite some time had passed, but neither of them had come out yet.
“It’s taking long…”
Are hot springs usually this long? “Fuh…” Unintentionally, he yawned, trying to suppress it. At that moment, he heard Diana’s somewhat embarrassed voice from behind the curtain.
“Reubens, is this outfit okay?”
“Hmm? What’s up?”
As he saw her emerge from behind the curtain, Reubens was speechless. And then, his eyes were glued to her, captivated.
She exuded a level of sensuality he couldn’t imagine from her usual self. Her skin looked radiant and fresh from the bath. Her wet hair was down, with a noticeable shine. It brought out a different charm from her usual ponytail look. Reubens was utterly astonished by her sudden sensuality and transformation.
Taken aback by Diana’s unexpectedly seductive appearance, Reubens stumbled. She asked, slightly blushing, looking up at him with upturned eyes.
“How does this outfit look? It’s called a ‘yukata’ from Renalute’s clothes… Does it suit me?”
“Oh, um…!”
Reubens instinctively covered his mouth with his hand and averted his gaze from Diana. She was just too bewitching. Still, he couldn’t help but sneak glances at her in her yukata. Her mannerisms were graceful, and Reubens saw a charm he hadn’t noticed before. It was her cleavage, not concealed by the yukata, that he noticed. Perhaps she wasn’t aware of it herself. So every time she moved, it tormented Reubens’s sanity.
Yet, she wasn’t aware of her own seductiveness or the fact that she was captivating him. Instead, she seemed a little down because Reubens had looked away.
“…I guess the yukata doesn’t suit me after all?”
“No…! That’s not it!!”
He raised his voice to deny that it didn’t suit her. Then, he turned his eyes back to Diana. She looked up at Reubens, slightly embarrassed.
Without realizing it, they found themselves staring into each other’s eyes. And over time, their breaths and heartbeats synchronized. The intensity of their feelings communicated without words, and Reubens grasped Diana’s arm over her yukata, gently pressing her against the wall on the curtain side, where she couldn’t be seen from outside. Diana’s arm held by him was pinned against the wall, but she didn’t resist. Instead, she looked at Reubens with watery eyes. Soon, she nodded slightly, signaling her acceptance.
“Diana, you’re beautiful. I love you.”
“I feel the same…”
Before they realized it, they had entered a world of passion and allure. But they had forgotten.
Why were they here in the first place, and what were their given roles? A sudden interruption came, bringing the two back from their sweet, peach-colored world. And it was a voice of a boy they both recognized.
“Cough cough cough, ahem!!”
At the sound of the deliberate coughing, both of them snapped back to reality. Diana, overwhelmed by embarrassment, let out an unusual scream.
“Ahhhh!!”
“Ouch!”
The sound of her scream and the slap on her cheek echoed through the corridor behind the curtain. She turned bright red, covering her face with both hands and crouching down. Reubens, on the other hand, held his cheek where she had slapped him, his eyes wide with surprise. Then, a boy emerged from the corridor behind the curtain, emitting an embarrassed atmosphere. He grinned at the two of them.
“Hehe… um, I didn’t see anything, so don’t worry, okay?”
Upon hearing my words, both of them looked as if they’d seen a ghost. But soon, Reubens and Diana must have remembered their own embarrassment. Their faces turned as red as boiled octopus.
After that, Zack and the maids, alerted by the scream, arrived, causing a small commotion. However, Diana screamed again when she found a bug in the dressing room. Upon hearing her scream, Reubens rushed to her side, only to receive another slap from her. When I tried to explain it like a typical romantic comedy scenario, they surprisingly seemed to accept it. Even as I explained, Reubens and Diana’s faces remained bright red.
After the commotion settled down and everyone else left, leaving only us behind. Reubens and Diana regained their composure, returning to normal. But I couldn’t help but grin mischievously at the two of them again.
“I didn’t see anything, okay?”
At my words, both of them blushed again and looked down.
Isn’t there a saying about love being blind, walls having ears, and sliding doors having eyes? Both of them…seem to have romantic encounters when no one else is around. That’s what I mumbled to myself.
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