Chapter 172: The Principal's Services and Mission
The huge men's locker room was empty. Kirataka slowly changed into the necessary clothes for a hot spring bath – in fact, to put it bluntly, it was just boxer shorts. After taking a quick shower and washing his hair, he came to the back scrubbing area.
In fact, generally speaking, the officials of the hot springs would arrange corresponding personnel to help with scrubbing the body – of course, they were usually old ladies or something like that, but this time, someone took their place.
However, in a sense, she is also an old lady...
Clear footsteps were heard in the men's locker room, and from the sound alone, one could tell that the person coming was a petite lady.
After a while, Theresa appeared in his sight.
She had changed into a bathrobe, her hair was wet and disheveled, and she was holding a shallow wooden basin with toiletries in it.
The skinny figure looked hopelessly flat at first glance, but one really couldn't expect too much from this body of a mere twelve years old.
Looking down, he saw two little feet sticking out from outside the bathrobe... um, no slippers?
If they were walking outside, this old woman in her fifties could only be called his sister.
"Hello, Principal..."
Kirataka greeted cautiously.
"Snort."
The white-haired girl snorted, pointed to the small bench in the distance, and said:
"Sit down and let's get started."
So Kirataka sat obediently on the small bench.
Then, Theresa came to his side, put the basin on the ground, clapped her hands, and prepared to start serving him.
However, the sound was more like a butcher preparing to process food than a man preparing to rub someone's back.
He felt that things would not go well afterward, so he said weakly:
"No, um, Principal, I can do it on my own..."
"What are you still talking about now? There's no turning back now."
Theresa poured some liquid from the essential oil bottle, spread it evenly on her hands, and patted it on Kirataka's back.
"Pah—"
Although he couldn't see behind him, Kirataka was sure that there was a red handprint on his back.
"Ouch, please be gentle."
Kirataka protested in pain.
The super-strong "girl" behind him didn't seem to want to be gentle with him at all.
"Humph, don't be disgusted if you ask me to rub your back."
Theresa applied the essential oil to him and applied a little more force:
"Since you specifically asked the Principal to serve you, then you should obey me."
So Kirataka "enjoyed" the service of the older girl with both pain and happiness.
However, although it requires a lot of strength, it is quite comfortable after getting used to it.
After applying the essential oil, Theresa rolled up her sleeves and began to give him a formal back massage.
The small palm was placed on Kirataka's back, rubbing it slowly, bringing a slight coolness under the effect of the essential oil.
Her skills were very rusty and it was obvious that she was not the type who often took care of people, but Kirataka still felt somewhat comfortable.
He couldn't help but utter:
"Um..."
"...Hey, stop making those weird noises!"
Theresa's hand paused.
"Doesn't this mean that you did a good job, Principal?"
"Go away, you're such a chatterbox."
In short, she spent some time massaging Kirataka.
Of course, she learned these massage techniques from Rita a few minutes ago.
Next is flushing -
Theresa fetched a bucket of warm water and poured it over Kirataka's head and onto his back, washing away all the essential oils and foam.
Phew, although the details are a bit rough, but all the necessary back scrubbing has been done.
As she put away the bathtub, she walked past Kirataka and said:
"Alright, alright, that's all. Thank you for your meticulous service, Principal. Oh, I have one more thing to ask, ah—"
Because the water flow washed the foam to the ground, she, who was not wearing shoes to begin with, stepped on the slippery floor. She accidentally lost her balance and fell forward.
Kirataka was quick-witted and reached out to try to hold her waist, preventing her from falling to the ground.
After he caught Theresa, the petite girl fell into his arms miraculously.
He looked down at the girl in his arms. She had her eyes closed as if she was mentally preparing for the upcoming close contact with the ground.
When the girl realized that she did not fall to the ground, she opened her eyes and saw Kirataka who was close to her.
"Huh?"
"…You almost fell."
Although falling down is actually not a big deal, given the physical fitness of this girl with super strength, she might even fall into a hole. Well, he was thinking about Saint Freya and the store's funds.
"Thank you...wait..."
Theresa thanked him honestly, but only then did she realize that her bathrobe had slipped off her chest due to the fall, revealing her snow-white shoulders.
And that pair of white and slender legs were draped over Kirataka's body without any obstruction.
Woo——
A light pink color appeared on the girl's face as if she had applied rouge.
Although she has lived for more than forty years, most of the time she only stays in the Schicksal Headquarters, which is like a country of women, and in Saint Freya, or as a girl on the battlefield, and does not have much life experience.
It should be said that a certain bishop of Schicksal protected her too well in these aspects.
In other words, opportunities to interact with the opposite sex like this are quite rare.
She had only seen scenes like this in comic books before. If the story was to develop according to the comic books, then the next step should be further...
'Wait, what am I thinking!'
Theresa came to her senses and tried to stand up, and Kirataka took the opportunity to help her up.
His heart was calm. Well, he felt not as good as Mei and Seele...
Theresa adjusted her bathrobe with a red face and took several deep breaths before she calmed down.
"By the way, what did you want to say just now, Principal?"
Before she fell, she seemed to have something to say to herself.
"Well, I do have something to talk to you about."
Talking about business, Theresa's expression finally returned to normal. She whispered:
"I'm planning to leave St. Freya Academy soon."
"…Is there any mission?"
Kirataka asked curiously.
There aren't many situations that would make this homegirl leave her base.
Could it be that Otto wanted her to go back for something?
Moreover, as a leader, Theresa told him about this, which usually meant...she planned to ask him to go with her.
"No... I'm not on any mission. I'm just going to visit someone."
There was more emotion and self-blame in Theresa's voice. She then said:
"I plan to go to the Oceania branch and stay there for a while to visit a former student."
Oceania Branch...
Considering the reason why Theresa went to that place and her purpose of visiting her students, Kirataka could only think of one possibility.
The name of a certain Valkyrie quickly appeared in his mind.
——Wendy.
Theresa continued:
"You should have heard of Wendy, the A-rank Valkyrie of the Oceania branch, right? She was once a child who had the hope of becoming the fourth S-rank Valkyrie. She was also once the pride of St. Freya Academy and my most proud student. It's a pity..."
"…because of the gems?"
Kirataka asked hypocritically.
This is not a hidden secret. Wendy, who has the potential to be promoted to an S-class Valkyrie, is already a popular star within Schicksal.
The fall of such a genius is naturally known to everyone.
"Well, because she is indeed very talented and has a good adaptability to the Desire Gem, I recommended her to participate in Grandpa's Gem Fusion Program at that time, hoping that she could grow further... I didn't expect that kind of accident to happen later..."
Theresa sighed.
——Not only did Wendy fail to master the power of the Herrscher of Wind through the fusion experiment of the Herrscher Gem, but her legs were paralyzed and she was unable to walk. She lost the ability to fight and had to rely on a wheelchair to spend the whole day.
Because the Desire Gem can only maintain stability between Wendy's legs, the scientists of Schicksal are unable to take out the core again and separate it from Wendy.
Under such circumstances, she is now more like a humanoid container for the core of the Herrscher than a Valkyrie.
For a Valkyrie who was once passionate, this was nothing short of torture.
Theresa sighed and continued:
"…I plan to go over there to visit her. I have already told Grandpa about this matter, and he agreed."
"So, Principal, are you planning to take me with you?"
Kirataka groaned.
"Um."
"Why me?"
"You've always gotten along well with Kiana and the others, so I was wondering if you could get along well with Wendy and help enlighten her, so I decided to bring you along."
Theresa's reason was quite bizarre.
Then she continued:
"If you are reluctant to leave Saint Freya, I can take others with me."
"No, I'll go."
Kirataka agreed immediately.
He was worried that he had no chance to intervene in matters related to Wendy, and was still considering whether he could only wait until the fourth eruption occurred before thinking of a solution. Unexpectedly, Theresa brought up the matter directly to him now.
If it was a godsend opportunity, he certainly had no reason to refuse.
Kirataka asked:
"Principal, when are you going to leave?"
"We'll be leaving after this hot spring trip is over. You can also prepare in advance."
The back scrubbing work was completed and the business had been discussed with Kirataka. The petite white-haired girl packed up her things and picked up the wooden basin.
"Okay, Kirataka, enjoy the hot spring alone~"
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