Chapter 102: Could you Kiss me…?

Shaaah-

The stream of water pouring from above gently washes away the dust settled on my head.

The warmth of the water wraps around my entire body, delivering a cozy and comforting sense of relief.

“Is the water temperature okay?”

“…Yes.”

“Alright, I’ll just wash your hair then.”

Like me, Viviana was clad only in a bath towel.

The towel draped down long enough to cover her private parts, but through the slight gaps, her smooth, toned skin occasionally caught my eye.

“Um, Viviana… when can I go to the bathroom…?”

Every time my gaze inadvertently caught her defined abs and lean muscles, an odd physiological urgency seemed to grow stronger.

However, oblivious to my discomfort, Viviana simply wore a faint smile as she carefully ran her fingers through my wet hair.

“Just after I finish your hair.”

…I can hardly hold it anymore.

I felt a twinge of resentment toward Viviana, who seemed completely unaware of my plight, but I bit my lip and nodded silently.

Viviana scooped a small amount of jasmine-scented soap into her hands, lathering it gently into suds. She added a few drops of scalp oil before slowly placing her hands atop my head.

Her long, slender fingers wove delicately through my hair.

Slowly, softly, her fingers began to move.

The sound of suds bubbling tickled my ears, bringing a peculiar sense of satisfaction.

The subtle jasmine aroma blended harmoniously with the floral scent of the oil, creating a richer, fuller fragrance.

The sound of the soap suds soothed my mind, and as Viviana pressed her fingertips into my scalp, a languid sense of relaxation seeped through my body.

For a while, as she continued to wash my hair, Viviana leaned closer, her lips brushing near my ear, and murmured softly.

“Does it still itch anywhere?”

Lower stomach.

“…No.”

“Alright, then I’ll rinse it.”

Just as she had worked the soap in with care, Viviana began rinsing my hair with equal tenderness, smoothing each strand meticulously.

Her touch was so skilled and gentle that I almost let go of the tension in my lower back without realizing it.

“I’ll help you wash your body during the bath. You’ve done well holding it in; it must have been tough.”

Her words brought a wave of relief to my chest.

I thought, finally, she might take me to the bathroom, but her next action was completely unexpected.

“But Tina, I don’t think you necessarily need to go to the bathroom.”

“…What?”

Viviana raised her long hand and adjusted the valve.

The warm water that had been cascading over my shoulders shifted, now pouring over my stomach.

“Ah…”

Though the towel shielded my skin, the sensation of the water soaking the towel pressed against my belly sent a tingling shock through my legs.

“Couldn’t you just go here?”

“W-What do you mean…?”

“Even if you go to the bathroom, I’ll still be with you. So, wouldn’t it be better to handle it here? You can clean up right away.”

“B-But that’s…!”

Viviana’s logic wasn’t wrong.

The bathroom floor had a drain, and clean water continuously flowed from the valve above, ready to wash everything away.

But using the bathroom was common sense and the minimum standard of human decency. Skipping it felt like surrendering my dignity as a person.

“S-Still, I don’t want to. Such an undignified thing―”

“It’s not undignified, Tina.”

Her voice, soft and low, seeped into my ears as if to envelop and claim me.

Viviana wrapped her arms around my waist, pulling me into her embrace.

“Eek?!”

Her firm forearm pressed against my lower abdomen. A wave of intense sensation surged through my body, leaving my strength momentarily drained.

“Ah…!”

Squelch—

A tremor ran through my waist, and a small, shameful trickle I had been desperately holding back escaped.

“Ugh, out…”

The realization of what had just happened made my face burn with embarrassment.

The overwhelming shame and self-loathing soon turned into resentment toward Viviana. I turned to glare at her sharply.

“V-Viviana, I told you not to press on my lower abdomen…”

“You’re never unsightly, Tina.”

“Huh?”

What greeted me was an unexpected, calm, and earnest gaze. I stared at her blankly, realizing how intimate our current position was.

I was sitting with my back turned to Viviana, and she had her arms wrapped around my waist. It was a pose that seemed fitting for lovers—a back hug.

I could distinctly feel her soft chest and firm abs against my back.

‘So… hard…’

How could someone with such a delicate build have such solid muscles?

As her toned figure brushed against my skin, I felt my face heat up even more. Bowing my flushed face, Viviana gently cupped my cheek and turned my head to the side.

“Tina, look into my eyes.”

Her amethyst-like eyes were close enough to feel her breath. They glimmered softly, their beauty captivating me entirely.

“Whatever you do, even if you think you’re being disgraceful, I’ll always be by your side.”

“Uh…?”

“I’ll never let you die before my eyes again. Never.”

Her voice carried unwavering conviction, and the sincerity in her gaze was undeniable.

Her determined and resolute eyes held a strength that was entirely different from Lillian’s obsessive gaze.

As I looked into her eyes, my heart began to race wildly, as if my entire body was reacting to her words.

“So, I want you to relax and be comfortable, Tina.”

“W-Wait. You’re too close—!”

Startled, I tried to pull away, but her firm embrace left me no escape.

Viviana’s arms tightened around my waist as her other hand pressed deeply against my lower abdomen.

“Ahh?!”

Squelch—

A warm trickle ran down my leg and slowly dripped to the floor.

Squeeze—

“Ahh?!”

Squelch—

It had to be bathwater.

The liquid running down my legs must have been from the bath above.

“V-Viviana!”

“Yes, Tina?”

“Th-That place… stop…!”

“You’re holding it in, aren’t you? You don’t need to in front of me.”

Press- Squish-

“Ah, uh…! Ah…! W-wait…!”

Viviana’s firm palm pressed and rubbed my abdomen indifferently, as if handling a lump of toy clay.

I struggled to grab her wrist with both hands, trying desperately to pry it off.

But her strength was incomparable to Lillian’s; her hand didn’t budge an inch.

“Ah… Ugh, uh-! N-no—!”

Slurp- Slurrrp—

Under Viviana’s predator-like intense touch, my waist trembled helplessly.

As if pressing a button. Every time Viviana’s palm pushed against my lower abdomen, a clear, transparent stream ran down my thighs.

‘It must be bathwater… It must be bathwater…!’

Since my body was covered with a bath towel, all I could see when I looked down was the towel soaked in moisture.

In an effort to deny the situation even slightly, I comforted myself by thinking the water splashing on the bathroom floor was from the showerhead.

However, the more the stream flowed, the more undeniable the reality became that the unbearable pressure in my lower abdomen was gradually being relieved.

The surging shame. My face flushed so hot that it felt like I could explode at any moment.

“Ah, ugh… Hah, w-wait a moment… Ah…!”

I didn’t feel this humiliated even when I wet myself in front of Lillian. But the shame I felt now in Viviana’s arms was mortifying to the point I wanted to disappear.

Why. Why was this so much more humiliating than back then?

It didn’t take long to figure out the reason.

“Vi… Viviana… K-kiss me…”

The desperate words escaped my lips, even surprising myself.

Viviana froze for a moment. Her amethyst-like eyes wavered greatly as they stared at me.

“Wh…?”

A dazed voice spilled from her lips. Unable to meet her gaze, I bowed my head.

“K-kiss me, please…”

My trembling voice melted into the air.

“…What?”

Her voice, as she repeated, was low and cautious.

The difference between then and now was just one thing. Lillian had kissed me.

Even as she violently pressed my lower abdomen, Lillian had simultaneously explored my mouth with such warm and affectionate fervor.

Now I realized how much that intense contact had masked my precarious emotions.

Ironically, it was within that obsessive and desire-filled kiss that I had been able to let go of my shame.

In the end, I had surrendered everything to that kiss, leaning on her and letting my strength fade.

Every time she whispered “I love you” softly into my ear, I couldn’t help but think, ‘Maybe it’s okay?’

But Viviana… she left my lips untouched.

Viviana only cared about the bursting pressure in my lower abdomen.

Because of that, the stream flowing down onto the floor appeared too vividly in my eyes.

As a result, my shame multiplied, swirling through my mind to the point where I wanted to bite my tongue and escape from it.

That’s why I did it.

Because it was unbearable, because it was too humiliating.

So…

“C-could you kiss me…? Lillian did…”

“W-what…? W-what are you saying…? Uh…?”

Unable to overcome my shame, I pleaded desperately, but all I got in return was a flustered reaction.

She was so bewildered that her hand pressing on my lower abdomen had stopped without me realizing it.

Viviana just looked at me with violently trembling eyes.

That gaze shattered my self-esteem into pieces.

‘…I want to die.’

Overwhelmed by self-loathing, tears welled up in my eyes, but I forced a smile, pretending everything was fine.

“Hey, as expected, you don’t like it, right? Someone as disgraceful as me, who can’t even control their own bodily functions properly… there’s no way you could like that, right?”

“……”

I wanted to speak calmly, but the voice that came out of my mouth was so weak and pitiful.

Yeah, of course.

A person who can’t even manage their own bodily functions.

Totally the worst.

What someone like me deserves is only disgust and contempt.

“F-Forget what I said, just—uh, mmph?!”

Viviana suddenly leaned down and pressed her lips against mine.

“Mmph…! Mmm…!”

Viviana’s lips parted mine, and her tongue intruded defenselessly inside.

Churup–Chuuup

A lewd, wet sound echoed around us.

Her tongue wrapped around mine, mixing our saliva together.

“Ah, ugh… mm… Lady Viviana…”

Clumsy.

Perhaps it was fitting for a woman who knew nothing but the sword.

Unlike Lillian, Viviana’s kiss was awkward and utterly unskilled.

Yet, strangely enough, that clumsy kiss made my heart race even faster.

Press–!

Amidst our clumsy kiss and mingling saliva, Viviana’s hand pressed deeply against my lower abdomen once more.

My waist convulsed violently, and with a flowing stream, my body felt significantly lighter.

However, unlike before, I was able to rely on Viviana’s tongue and ease my shame.

“Ah, uh, hhhnng, -ah…!”

Unlike the past, when I wanted to die, I found solace in her tongue and eased my shame.

I stretched my hands over her back, wrapped them around her neck, and pressed my lips harder against Viviana’s.

Smooch-suck-smack-

“Ah, ugh, uh… Vivi, Viviana…!”

My waist gradually lost strength.

My entire body clearly signaled that the limit was approaching.

“…I love you, Tina.”

“Ah, ugh…!!”

Instinctively, I tightly shut my eyes, cutting off my vision.

A weakened body from a sticky kiss. Following that, Viviana’s whisper of love drained all strength from my legs.

And then, the punishment came immediately.

Drip—

I felt a hot stream flow in countless directions between my legs.

“Ah, ugh, no, I hate it… Hmph, Viviana…”

Unable to endure the overwhelming shame, I had no choice but to rely even more on Viviana’s kiss, keeping my eyes shut.

For a while, the bathroom was filled only with the sound of our mingling saliva.