Chapter 175: Hot Spring for Two at Night (Part 1)
Because he left the hot spring early, there were not many people at the restaurant when he arrived.
The only thing that could be seen was a dark golden figure busy in the kitchen.
She was wearing an apron and a chef's hat, holding a spoon in her hand, and she lowered her head, concentrating on processing the ingredients in her hands.
"Rita-senpai," Kirataka greeted.
Facing this S-rank Valkyrie senior, he still had to maintain appropriate courtesy.
Although her position was completely different from his, the other party had not done anything to harm him so far.
Hmm... Encouraging Seele to express her feelings wasn't really...
Therefore, at this stage, he did not regard Rita as an enemy.
"Kirataka, you're back so soon?"
The maid turned around gracefully and brought a plate of snacks to the table outside.
"Well, after all, it's not really fun to take a hot spring bath alone."
"hehe..."
Rita smiled slightly and said:
"Actually, this hot spring hotel also provides mixed bathing facilities."
However, since Theresa chose to take the girls to the women's bath, there wouldn't be much difference between Kirataka's bath and the men's bath, even if he went to the mixed bath.
Kirataka chatted with Rita like this, and after a while, someone finally came to the restaurant.
Two figures of similar height appeared at the door of the restaurant.
It's Seele and Bronya.
"Brother Kirataka~"
The blue-black-haired girl quickly came to his side.
"Seele, Bronya."
The two girls' hair was still wet, and because they had just finished taking a hot spring bath, their faces were slightly flushed, making them look even cuter than usual.
The tight-fitting bathrobes set off their soft figures, and their fair skin had a light pink glow.
Especially Seele - her eyes were slightly narrowed, and she was smiling, and her smile was very sweet.
Seeing that Kirataka was already sitting there, the girl naturally sat next to him, while Bronya sat next to Seele.
Rita turned around at the right time, took out three bottles of ice milk from the refrigerator, and handed them to the three of them:
"After taking a hot spring bath, you should drink a bottle of ice milk."
"Thank you, Sister Rita~"
"Thanks."
"Thanks."
Kirataka pried open the cap of the bottle of ice milk and drank the liquid in one gulp.
The cold milk slid down the throat into the stomach, bringing a different kind of enjoyment to the warm body that had just finished soaking in the hot spring.
Compared to his quick finish, the other two girls seemed to be only trying it briefly.
Seele carefully opened the bottle cap, put the cup close to her lips, and took a sip. Then, a satisfied expression appeared on the girl's face.
"It's really delicious…"
Kirataka looked at Seele, who was admiring the deliciousness of the milk. Perhaps because the milk tasted really good, she didn't even notice that there was a little milk foam at the corner of her mouth.
So he stretched out his hand, brushed Seele's hair, and gently wiped away the milk foam at the corner of her mouth, leaving no foreign matter on her intact face.
Seele blinked and looked at Kirataka, as if she had not yet realized what this action meant.
But soon, the blush on her face turned into a shy pink.
"Thank you, Brother Kirataka..."
The girl's voice was as soft as a mosquito's, like a soft feather brushing across the tip of the heart, making people want to hold it tightly and tease it a few more times before giving up.
Yes, Seele is such a girl who can't help but want to be bullied.
Just when he was about to continue teasing Seele, the other girls also returned from the hot spring.
Higokumaru was walking in front, and when she saw her master, she naturally pounced on him and hugged him. Kirataka accepted it all, caught the petite girl without moving, and held her in his arms.
Kirataka lowered his head, chuckled, and asked:
"How was it? Did you enjoy the hot spring?"
Higokumaru narrowed her eyes, like a lazy little fox... No, she was a little fox:
"Very—very comfortable!"
After soaking, her body felt warm, and of course, Kirataka's embrace was also very comfortable.
"That's good."
Kirataka touched the innocent little girl's head lovingly, then let her stand up and watched her slip to the side of the Vodka twins.
——She seemed to have become good friends with Rozaliya and Liliya. Well, in terms of personality and age, she and the Geminis did get along well.
Afterwards, Kiana, Mei, Himeko, Fu Hua, and others also came to the restaurant.
Mei saw Rita preparing snacks for everyone alone and wanted to go in to help but was ultimately rejected by the maid, so she had to sit in the empty seat next to Kirataka.
"By the way, Kirataka, are you really going to the Oceania branch with the principal?"
The purple-haired girl asked softly.
——Theresa's plan to take him to Australia was naturally announced to others when they were at the hot springs.
Kirataka nodded without comment:
"Well, I'll probably be gone for a while."
Theresa didn't actually say how long she would stay there, but if she was just visiting Wendy, it would probably be a few weeks at most.
Although the time should not be too long, for two people who have just started dating, separation is always hard to bear.
Mei seemed to have decided something and said in a low voice with a red face:
"Then... then, tonight..."
Because the content was too embarrassing, she could only whisper something in Kirataka's ear.
"...!"
Kirataka's eyes lit up, and then he nodded quickly.
…
After preparing sumptuous snacks for everyone, Rita took off her chef hat, untied her apron, and sat elegantly next to Theresa, who was drinking bitter melon juice.
While sipping her tea, she glanced at the people in front of her who were having a great time.
Well, mainly Kirataka, Seele, and Raiden Mei.
She originally thought that letting Seele express her feelings to Kirataka would lead to conflicts, but she didn't expect... that he and they actually had such a harmonious relationship...
This was really beyond her expectations.
However, this is also good. She doesn't have to go to the trouble of breaking up others. She just needs to let the experimental subject K423 that Lord Otto is concerned about join in and become one of them.
If it can accommodate two, it can accommodate three or even more.
Only...
The elegant maid glanced at Kiana, who was eating at the dining table, and sighed rarely.
A sentimental girl like Seele could be prompted to take the final step of her lack with just a little guidance, but her mission goal did not seem to be so... easy to accomplish.
From the previous contact with K423, she seems to be quite focused on improving her own strength now and only cares about this one thing, and is not so concerned about other things.
"Sigh..."
There is a long time to go, so let's slowly figure out a solution.
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