Chapter: 41. The Outrageous Statement
“Yes, yes, in short, don’t make too much noise tonight~”
The commotion caused by the “dad life” ended with Ayako’s statement.
Feeling extremely fatigued, Kanade dragged his battered body to the public bathhouse at Shikikikan.
So much had happened today that he finally had the leisure to take a bath.
“What is the truth behind that power…?”
Warm water poured down from the shower head, soaking Kanade’s hair.
It also caused his thoughts to drift back to what had happened not long ago.
That ability called “Retrospection.”
And that pure white space.
For the first time, Kanade realized there were so many mysteries within himself that he could not comprehend.
“Speaking of which… this is bad…”
At that moment, Kanade remembered that he had left a clear record of time when he accompanied Oka to the hospital.
And after the attack incident broke out, he had somehow appeared near Shikikikan within such a short time.
In the archives of Ark Academy, he was still just an ordinary person without any awakened powers.
But how could an ordinary person do something so unreasonable?
If Ark Academy tried to investigate his movements at that time, Kanade knew he would soon be targeted, and the problem was that he could not explain the source of that strange power.
Under normal circumstances, Kanade wouldn’t be too worried that Ark Academy would harm him over this, but now that there had been a serious crime on campus, if he was fully monitored by Ark Academy at this time—
While thinking, Kanade reached forward as usual to grab the shampoo.
But his outstretched hand grasped at nothing in the air.
“Oh no, I forgot I changed dorms. Where did I put the shampoo…?”
“Here it is, Kanade-kun, your shampoo~”
“Ah, thank you… Huh? Huh!? Why is you, Nagi, here?!”
After receiving the shampoo, it took Kanade a moment to realize something was off.
He quickly turned around.
Although Kanade’s vision was obscured by the water streaming down his wet hair, it did not prevent him from engraving the figure of the girl in front of him deep into his retina.
A tall and graceful figure, her flawless white skin mostly exposed, wrapped only in a thin towel around her chest, which barely covered the tops of her thighs while pressing out a full and soft skin indentation at her chest, the two soft mounds highlighted by the thin towel seemed to carry the dreams and miracles of boys.
“Didn’t you tell me to stay by your side and not go anywhere, Kanade-kun?” Nagi’s response caused her ample chest to sway significantly with her breathing and movements.
For the first time, Kanade visually felt the softness of the “dream object” in front of him.
—No wonder there had been such a top-notch tactile sensation and feedback earlier… No, no, that’s not right!
In that instant, Kanade’s thoughts almost returned to the unexpected event that morning with Nagi in bed.
The top-notch tactile sensation uncontrollably resurfaced in Kanade’s palms.
A part of his body started to become sensitive.
He quickly grabbed a nearby towel and held it in front of his lower body.
“B-but Nagi, you really need to understand the situation!?” Kanade tried to cover his panic with humor.
But Nagi, seemingly unfazed, continued to approach him.
“But we used to bathe together all the time, didn’t we? What’s the big deal~?”
“That, that was when we were kids!” Kanade’s pupils were shaking violently, and even though his rationality told him to look elsewhere, his instincts kept his gaze fixed on Nagi’s undeniably provocative appearance.
The towel wrapped around her was not just outlining her voluptuous figure; it also accentuated her slim, tight waist, and the elegant curve of her waist made Kanade realize for the first time that Nagi was actually very slender.
Although her hips were curvy and firm, combined with her meaty thighs, one might mistake her for being a little plump.
But perhaps because Nagi was quite tall, these seemingly voluptuous parts presented themselves in a refined and perfect proportion on her body.
Kanade thought Nagi’s figure was even more alluring than the heroines in the erotic comics he had read.
—Incredible, I didn’t expect Nagi to feel even bigger when she took her clothes off… No, no, this is not the time to think about that.
“In any case, we, um, have grown up now, and boys and girls shouldn’t bathe together!” Summoning an incredible amount of willpower, Kanade managed to suppress the impulses from his instincts.
As he said this, he imagined himself as a monk free of desires.
Otherwise, no man could remain calm in front of a top-notch body like hers.
“Emmm… it seems Kanade-kun has really grown up… just like Papa…”
“Could you not talk about strange things?!” Kanade noticed Nagi’s gaze and shyly squeezed his legs together.
How strange, how strange!?
Why is it me who is shy!?
“Um, Kanade-kun… I learned in class…”
“…W-What?” Kanade saw Nagi, who had previously been bright-eyed, suddenly blush, and her enticing posture stimulated his brain, causing a certain part of him to react uncontrollably, showing a noticeable outline through the thin towel.
“This… seems like a sign of a boy getting… excited, right?”
Huh?
Huh, huh, huh???
Miss Nagi, what are you suddenly saying? This innocent girl, who doesn’t understand anything about boys and girls, is saying things that sound like lines from a risqué comic?
Could it be that I am actually dreaming?
Kanade fidgeted, watching the shy and fidgeting Nagi, his heartbeat accelerating as if it were going to explode.
“S-so, are you… excited by me, Kanade-kun?” Nagi looked up at him with her misty eyes, and Kanade could see half joy and half shyness on her face.
“Eh?”
“Does that mean… that I am actually quite charming in your eyes, Kanade-kun?”
Nagi’s words made Kanade recall yesterday in front of Shikikikan, when she asked him a question after getting confessed to by Seiryu.
At that moment, he had avoided the question and did not give a direct answer to Nagi.
So Nagi must have kept thinking about it, worried that he was not interested in her? And at the same time, feeling happy because he was excited by her?
A sense of happiness and satisfaction burst forth from Kanade’s heart at this moment.
—What virtue do I possess to make this angelic girl care so much about me?
—I don’t want to avoid this question any longer.
“—Isn’t that obvious!?”
When he came to his senses.
Kanade had already let go of the towel, boldly stepping forward to grasp Nagi’s exposed shoulder.
“How could I not be interested in you, Nagi! In fact, I’m super interested in your beautiful body! Every time I see it, I’m really excited!”
“Meow!?/////”
“Not just your body, Nagi, but your cute face and your lovely voice, and the fragrance you emanate! I love all of it, all of it!”
“Meow, meow!?////”
“But in the past, I held back because I was worried you would dislike me for looking at you like this—”
“However, I won’t avoid it anymore—”
“That’s right, actually I—”
“Now—”
“Because Nagi’s exposed skin—”
“Has made me super excited—”
As Kanade threw caution to the wind, the top-notch sensation transmitted through his hands from Nagi’s smooth, supple shoulders made a certain part of him become even more animated, as if to prove his words.
Ultimately resting against Nagi’s delicate skin, it made her feel that his words were no lie.
The spacious bathhouse.
Incredibly quiet.
The sound of water droplets falling on the floor was crystal clear.
Because at this moment, there were only the two of them in the bathhouse, the atmosphere surrounding them grew strange.
Kanade, who had just experienced an emotional outburst, slowly regained his rationality and calm in this silence—
“Is this the end!?”
How could a girl respond to such an outrageous statement that was out of line in any sense? It’s not like this was the world of an erotic comic!?
But the action Nagi took next was completely out of Kanade’s expectations—
“T-then—if I take it off, will you be… happier, Kanade-kun?”
“Eh?”
Before Kanade’s brain could process what Nagi had just said.
Nagi had already released her grip on the towel, which then slipped from her smooth skin to the floor—
