We live at the foothills of Dragon Peak.
My skin is so smooth.
Priscilla-chan is smooth and flat.
Yes, I feel nothing even seeing Priscilla-chan’s completely soaked body. I am a perfectly healthy young boy. I am not a pervert.
Unlike Priscilla-chan, Ruiseine had a woman’s physique.
She was more delicate than I had imagined. Perhaps it was because the Miko’s Attire she usually wears looked a little loose, but I had expected her to have a bit more flesh.
But, as expected of a Battle Priestess. She might seem delicate, but she is actually well-trained. There is no wasted flesh. Her waist was also narrow, giving her the beautiful outline of a woman.
And, she had more breasts than I had expected. Perhaps she came out looking for Priscilla-chan in a hurry, as her form was clearly visible through her thinly clothed, wet skin.
While I admire the swaying, abundant breasts like Cerise-sama, isn’t it wonderful to have breasts that can be held in the palm of your hand like Ruiseine’s?
…Not that!
“Hyaaaa!”
Ruiseine covered her important parts from over her thin clothing, her face bright red, and let out a scream, then sat down.
At that moment, Priscilla-chan hugged her.
“Kya kya. Ruiseine’s skin is so smooth.”
Ruiseine’s alluring figure can no longer be seen. All that can be seen is Priscilla-chan’s fully soaked back.
“What’s wrong!?”
And then, hearing Ruiseine’s scream, Mistral appeared from the changing room in a hurry.
Oh, what a day.
This time, I saw Mistral’s wet skin. A body that had more feminine qualities than Ruiseine’s. The concavity of her waist, her toned, long limbs.
And, unfortunately, smaller breasts than Ruiseine’s.
Hmm, this size is as I expected.
She’s small-chested.
“Mist is small-chested, nyan.”
“Wha-!”
Nimia, who appeared at Mistral’s feet, read my mind.
“Smaller-chested than Ruiseine, nyan.”
“Nha!”
Mistral’s lips trembled with Nimia’s words.
Ah, Nimia, how could you say such a thing. Chest size is a taboo for Mistral.
“Ah, small-chested is her taboo, nyan.”
Uwaaaah.
Nimia innocently reads my thoughts and speaks them aloud.
“Elnea-kun!”
Even though I should have seen her with only thin clothing on her wet skin, like Ruiseine, Mistral approached me with a terrifying killing intent, without any sign of embarrassment.
“Uwah, it’s not like that. I wasn’t thinking that at all.”
I try to make excuses in a hurry, but they are ineffective.
Mistral, ignoring Ruiseine and Priscilla-chan, who were still sitting small, came to me, who was flustered at the foot of the bed.
Oh dear, what should I do.
Mistral doesn’t have a blunt weapon in her hand, but if she hit me, she could easily send a human flying like the giant from earlier.
Ruiseine turned her bright red face towards me.
“Mistral-san, please kill him.”
That girl is saying something terrible.
Mistral nodded silently and raised her right hand.
I am facing death right now. What should I do.
However, Mistral, who raised her fist, was beautiful with her wet limbs, perhaps due to coming out in a hurry after bathing.
Instinctively, I hugged Mistral.
“!?”
Mistral gasped.
If I get hit, I’ll die. So, I thought I should resist by hugging her so I wouldn’t be thrown, but…
Even so, I was prepared to be hit.
I squeezed my eyes shut and hugged Mistral with all my might.
I smell soap.
Although wet, her skin is firm and smooth.
Her slender body fit perfectly into my arms.
And there was a slight soft sensation at my chest.
I tensed up expecting to be hit and hugged Mistral as hard as I could.
But, the raised fist never fell.
Tentatively, I opened my eyes and saw Mistral, who had turned bright red all over, frozen.
“Mist’s mind is blank, nyan. I can read you for once, nyan.”
Nimia looked up at us from our feet, wagging her long tail.
“You are… so bold…”
Ruiseine was speechless.
“Um. Priscilla will do it too.”
Priscilla-chan detached herself from Ruiseine and hugged Mistral this time.
Um, you really don’t understand the situation, the atmosphere, or anything, do you.
“Um, Mistral-san…”
Mistral remained frozen with no reaction.
It wasn’t that I was hugging her too tightly.
“She’s frozen with embarrassment, nyan.”
Nimia told me.
Mistral’s unexpected reaction also confused me.
Why was she okay with being seen in a thin garment, but froze with embarrassment when hugged?
Thinking this, I was filled with contentment at how nice Mistral felt in my arms.
Women are this soft when you hug them, aren’t they? And the good smell is twice as strong as usual.
“E-Elnea-kun. You probably should let go now…”
Ruiseine, who had somehow put on her outer garment from the changing room, said to me as if to admonish me.
Oh dear. I was so comfortable that I lost track of time.
I gently released Mistral, but she remained frozen. Ruiseine then draped her outer garment over her.
“Um. I’ll go back in to warm up because I’ve gotten cold. Priscilla-chan, let’s go.”
“Um, I’m going to take another bath.”
Ruiseine dragged Mistral and Priscilla-chan back to the bath.
Then she poked her head out from the changing room.
“When you get out of the bath, be prepared.”
Ruiseine’s unnatural smile was unsettling…
“You have to take responsibility, nyan.”
Nimia remained at my feet.
“Responsibility?”
“Nya. Because you saw me in an embarrassing state, you have to take responsibility and marry me, nyan. Ruiseine is thinking that, nyan.”
Nimia, what kind of thoughts did you read?
I have the wonderful Mistral, but will Ruiseine also become my wife…
Ruiseine’s family line, from generation to generation, has been Miko, so it is a strict family. Her words and actions also convey her purity.
As I saw the Miko after her bath, even by accident, must I bear responsibility?
It’s a mixture of joy and fear.
Thinking of Mistral, I am filled with remorse, but…
Wealthy people, royalty, and heroes like Listea practice polygamy, but for a commoner like me, polygamy is a dream I only imagine, not a reality.
Besides, Listea gained her position through love, so it’s fine, but my situation is too peculiar.
With Mistral, our marriage is proceeding based on mutual interests, due to Old Man Sleigsta’s forceful arrangement.
However, does Mistral have feelings for me beyond mutual benefit? She is always kind, but sometimes I feel a sisterly affection from her. Like an older person doting on a younger one.
We shared a light kiss when heading to the Spirit Tree, but that’s all.
Above all, I don’t think I’m showing Mistral my charm as a man at all.
I’m always being helped, and have I ever taken the lead in doing anything?
The Dragon Race are all brave people. Mistral, who grew up among them, could she possibly like a weakling like me without any ulterior motives?
And with Ruiseine, we have only recently become close.
We were originally just classmates who spoke a little, but after the overnight training at the ruins where the magic sword user appeared, we gradually became closer.
Ruiseine is surprisingly proactive.
Normally, she acts with the other two Miko, Kiiri and Inea. But when they go to Listea’s side, Ruiseine often comes to me.
It’s just to talk, but I’m happy about that.
At school, I was considered an idiot, so girls other than my close male friends are indifferent to me. Yet, Ruiseine, who talks to me without minding the strange looks, made me develop some affection for her.
If Mistral didn’t exist, I think I would have fallen in love with her completely.
Is that kind and surprisingly proactive Ruiseine going to come to me as my wife just because I saw her after her bath?
This is also not a story of her wanting to be my wife out of affection for me.
I think the word “inevitably” fits perfectly.
What should I do?
No, more importantly than that.
“I have to run.”
I don’t think I can face Mistral, who has “thawed” after going back to the bath.
I’m truly pathetic.
But my life is in danger, so at least for now, I’ll stay out of the room until things cool down a bit.
As I hurried to leave the room, Nimia followed me to my feet.
“Nimia, aren’t you going back to the bath?”
“Nyaa.”
Nimia shook her body vigorously to shake off water, then jumped onto my shoulder.
Even after shaking, water remained on Nimia’s long fur, and my shoulder got wet. Oh well.
“You’re flushed, nyan.”
I see, you don’t like long baths.
I secretly borrowed Nimia’s outfit from the changing room, and after drying Nimia, I put it on her.
If we’re going out together, I need to disguise her so her true identity isn’t discovered.
It’s a secret that I saw the women’s underwear in the changing room.
And then, Nimia and I left the room.
I locked it from the outside, walked down the corridor, and went straight out of the inn.
The sun had already set outside, and the sky was dark.
The inn we chose had many other inns and eateries of various sizes around it, and the road was lively even though it was dark.
Since there’s almost no difference in speed for traveling on foot, people who left the Capital City early in the morning would likely stay in the same places.
I noticed several familiar faces from today.
Speaking of which, I prioritized finding an inn and haven’t eaten dinner yet.
Our inn didn’t have a dining hall, so we’ll eat out all together later.
If the women’s anger subsides, that is…
Or rather, even though I’m being portrayed as the bad guy, Priscilla-chan is the original cause.
If Priscilla-chan hadn’t jumped out of the bath with Spatial Jump, none of this would have happened.
Of course, I wouldn’t have been able to enjoy the visual feast either.
Good or bad.
For now, I should try not to think about what just happened. Thinking about it gives me a headache.
I walked along the road, looking for a restaurant where we could all go.
Then, a man on horseback approached.
When riding a horse, you’re in a high position, so you can tell from a distance.
The man on the horse scanned the passersby illuminated by the light spilling from the surrounding buildings and approached me.
Is he looking for someone?
Then, some unpleasant people surrounded the horse and walked alongside it.
Damn, I was so focused on the man on the horse that I wasn’t looking down.
The ones leading the horse were patrol soldiers.
That means he’s looking for…
“Hey, I found you.”
The man on the horse looked down at me and said that.
