Ch.160160. Bath Resumption (3)

“Hehe… This is healing…”

“So true…”

“I agree.”

The four magical girls sigh similarly, savoring their happiness in the water.

Of course, the two villains and one small magical girl they’ve captured…

“This is uncomfortable… Hey! Don’t touch me, Plum!”

“So squishyyy… Hehe… Your tummy is super squishy and chewy, hehe…”

“This is sexual harassment! Stop it! I said stop! I’ll report you! I’ll bite you! I’ll tell the media!! I’ll post everything online!!”

“Hehe… Would you reaaally post that? Are you upseet, unnie? Considering what our Elise did to me when I was captured by Eden… Isn’t this actually quite gentle in comparison?”

“…Did Ellie do something specific to you…?”

“Mmhmm. Unnie was really having a hard time. So, this is like another form of revenge?”

Yet she didn’t stop touching Ellie’s stomach.

Saying “squishy, squishy-” as she did.

Well…

My situation isn’t much different.

I’m not being openly groped like that, but… who knows what Blanc might do while holding me in her arms.

“Blanc…?”

“Yes. What is it?”

“I don’t think you’re that kind of vicious woman, but…”

“Right. I don’t think so either. Why?”

“Couldn’t you… remove your hands? This is…”

Her arms wrapped around my body.

And because of that, I ended up being embraced, leaning against her.

At least she didn’t sit me on her lap.

Still, being this close to her is a bit…

You know.

That, um…

We’re touching, in many ways.

No, it’s just…

Being so close to her heart, I feel like I can hear her heartbeat.

The feeling of her heartbeat traveling from her body to mine.

Which means she must be feeling me too.

How loudly my heart is beating.

How quickly my heart is racing.

I wonder if I’m blushing so hard that even this warm water feels cool in comparison.

“Hehe… Should I be a bit bold like Yuri unnie?”

“W-what…?”

While I was lost in thought, did something happen over there?

…There’s a splash of water that’s rare to see in a bath.

“Aaack?! Why are you touching there, you crazy perverted lewd woman!!!!”

“Hmm? I didn’t touch anything… you’re the one who came closer to me?”

“WHAT THE?!?! You c-c-c-crazy woman!!!”

“Oww. That hurts, don’t pinch me.”

“Kyaaaah?!!??!”

“…I truly, sincerely don’t believe Blanc would humiliate the defeated in such a bizarre way. No, I would sincerely appreciate it if she did…”

“Come on. I wouldn’t do that… at least, not now.”

“Excuse me…?”

“Nothing. Phew… Soft and warm, it feels good. This really is healing, I tell you.”

“Is the thought of embracing someone for healing considering us…?”

“Why? They seem to be enjoying it over there.”

Arin’s side, though her expression doesn’t look particularly bright, at least isn’t causing a commotion with splashing and struggling like the other side.

At least she’s not completely embraced like me, but sitting comfortably between two people, observing the situation.

Though… it wasn’t like she was sitting there without any touching.

She was also getting the “squishy-squishy” treatment.

“Umm… unnies…?”

“Yes, Arin?”

“Rather than me… why not Bine unnie…?”

“Yunseul is using her right now. Instead, the only squishiness available is you or Elise. Elise is already taken by Yuri unnie… and that’s what’s happening.”

“It’s not like I can’t resist… haha…”

“Come on. Our Arin is a good girl, so you’ll help your unnies, right?”

“…As long as you don’t tickle me, it’s fine. But is there a reason you’re doing this…?”

“Cuteness is always the truth…”

“That’s right, unnie. Hehe…”

“Wait, that laugh sounds a bit dangerous…?!”

With splashing sounds, that side also started to look quite dangerous.

…

What kind of magical girls are they… except for Arin, they all can’t resist cute things.

Or maybe not.

Arin also likes cute things…

“Fine, let’s say they became prey because they’re cute… but why am I caught by a predator like you?”

Still not used to this closeness, I couldn’t quite gather my thoughts, but somehow managed to ask Blanc a question.

Then, the arms around me tightened.

“What are you saying? You’re the cutest one.”

“What…?”

“You keep underestimating yourself. You’re the cutest, I’m telling you. If you asked those girls receiving cuteness treatment, they’d give the same answer. Everyone except you would say you’re the best.”

“That’s… impossible? Me…? Why me…? I’m not truly cute like Arin. I don’t have that unique cuteness like Ellie.”

“You have a tendency to underestimate yourself too much.”

She moved one arm that was wrapped around me up to my head.

Pat, pat.

“…Please don’t treat me like a baby.”

“I’m doing it because you’re cute.”

“…Being treated like this by my archenemy is, well, a bit…”

“You like it?”

“No, that’s not it… um, well…”

Those earlier thoughts, the hot water, my heated body.

And Blanc’s equally soft body making it hard to think straight.

My head is spinning as I try to formulate an answer, but when faced with such a difficult question.

I can only bow my head, unable to respond.

“Ugh…”

“Hmm… so our Bine likes being treated this way by her archenemy?”

“N-no… that’s not it…”

“No? So you dislike it?”

“I-I don’t dislike… no, that’s, um… ugh…”

“You don’t dislike it? But you don’t like it either?”

“I-I don’t know…”

“Hehe… Alright. I’ll ask you again next time we bathe together.”

“…You’re saying we’ll do this again? I-I can’t handle this…”

“You’re handling it just fine now. What’s the problem? We don’t mind.”

“I mind, that’s why I’m saying this…”

“But… are you still in that state? What do you think of us to react like that? Hmm? Maybe the lewd demon isn’t us… but inside this head of yours?”

“N-no…!”

“Well… when we first met… thinking about what you thought then, you…”

“Nooo… A-and in the end, you’re the one who bought my body…! U-ultimately, you’re the most…!”

“Hmm? I didn’t buy you for that purpose…?”

“…W-well… y-you’re the lewd one… Eek?!”

“I’m lewd…? If I’m going to be falsely accused, I might as well become truly lewd and deserve the accusation. I don’t like being falsely accused of things I haven’t done, you know?”

The arm below my ribcage was slowly creeping upward.

“Eek?!”

“If I’m going to be branded as lewd anyway, I might as well really…”

“O-okay! I-I was wrong, you’re not lewd! Not at all! S-stop moving your hand up!”

“Really?”

Slowly, climbing up my body.

Like a snake about to devour me.

“Eeek?! Y-yes, really! Stop! Stooop!!”

I panicked and blocked the rising arm, and only then.

“Sigh… Alright. See? I’m not lewd. I just like cute things. Even if it’s a former villain… since you’re not a villain now, it’s innocent to adore you all I want, right?”

“Y-yes… Y-you’re right, you’re right, completely right, so please… please stop…”

“Okay. Tch… what a shame.”

“Ugh…”

The rising arm stopped.

After that, I thought we’d go back to being normal and peaceful.

Without any further actions.

“Ugh… I can’t resist.”

An arm slipping between my armpits.

Embracing me completely.

“Eek?! Y-you said you wouldn’t!”

“Yes. I’m trying not to do what you’re thinking of. But still… here.”

Blanc hugs me tightly in her arms.

It feels like I can’t breathe, but the warm, cozy feeling…

“W-we’re naked! S-stop…!”

“How many times do I have to say I don’t care?”

“L-let me go now… p-please…”

She’s not touching me with her hands… but her arms are touching.

The contact feels strange…

Why is she doing this here?

“Ugh…”

In the end, I remained captured like that.

I was only released when Blanc was satisfied.

“Should I let you go now?”

“…”

I was already in a state of shock.

The others just accepted it as normal.

Yuri and Ellie’s earlier commotion seemed temporary, as Ellie was now sitting quietly enjoying the warmth.

Seohyun, Hyewon, and Arin between them…

They seemed to be chatting about something.

Well.

Whether earlier was just a joke or not, like a normal family scene.

Comfortably overlapping bodies and touching…

Touching…?

Arin was playing while touching Hyewon’s chest.

“Unnie… how did they get so big…?”

“Hmm? I just… exercise, sleep early, and eat a lot.”

“…You don’t gain weight?”

“I didn’t.”

“…You’re saying eating a lot made them grow like that?”

“Seohyun, didn’t you eat a lot…?”

“No… if you eat a lot, doesn’t your stomach get fat…?”

“Hmm…? My stomach doesn’t really get fat.”

“…Hah.”

Somehow, it seems she hit Seohyun’s sore spot.

“…What about Blanc?”

“Me? I’m not that big, am I? Yuri unnie is the biggest. Why suddenly? Oh, do you prefer them big?”

“What?! N-no, nooo… t-that’s not it…!”

“Ah… then you prefer small ones like Seohyun’s? Or… hmm, a preference that might require locking you up again? A dangerous preference…?”

“No…! I wouldn’t have such preferences…!”

“Well… with a body like yours, Bine, it wouldn’t matter even if you had such preferences…?”

“A-and why do you assume I would l-like women in the first place?”

“Hmm…? So you prefer men? Don’t tell me… you’re after the Association Director?”

“N-no…! That’s not it…! M-men…? T-that’s impossible! How could I like m-men…!”

“Then, what’s left is women. So… do you prefer them big?”

“No…! Really, hah.”

“…Omnivorous?”

“Aaaah!! Seriously…! Blanc! Are you going to keep talking about breast sizes?!”

Finally unable to hold back, I screamed loudly.

“…Unnie?”

Ah.

I’ve drawn their attention.