And so, at long last, it was time for dinner.
It had been a truly difficult day.
The most insane part was having to deal with a basic biological need that just couldn't be avoided: going to the bathroom. Both Yami and I had to go once, and I have never, in my entire life, felt so little peace of mind while using a toilet.
If an enemy had attacked us at a time like that, we would have been in serious trouble, but fortunately, that didn't happen. By the time Vivio and the others finished their training and went straight home, it was already dinner time.
I had a hard time eating since I couldn't use my dominant hand, but Yami used her Transformation Trans to manage just fine.
After we finished eating and relaxed for a bit, Yami said something completely outrageous.
Everyone was watching TV, chatting, and enjoying the after-dinner downtime.
"Asuna, if no one else is going, may I take a bath first?"
The house only has one bathroom. With this many people, if we don't take turns in order, the last person won't get to bathe until the middle of the night. It's also not a good idea to spend too long in there.
Of course, there isn't a strict rule, but it had become our house's unspoken custom that once someone started their bath, everyone else would follow without much of a gap.
And today, Yami was the first one to raise her hand.
That's perfectly fine.
The problem was that Yami, who was still stuck to me, was the one who had said it.
"Huh? You mean… you're going to bathe with Sho?"
"At this point, it can't be helped."
"Seriously...? Can't you just put up with it for one day?" Asuna asked, her face full of concern.
"I have a rule that I must take a shower at least once a day. If I don't, I'll be sharing a bed with a sweaty Yozuki Sho. As a woman, you must understand, right? Besides, Yozuki Sho is a little... stinky from sweat."
She rattled it off with an incredibly forceful tone.
She went on to explain that hygiene is the most important thing to be mindful of. Living a peaceful life, it's hard to imagine getting sick from being unsanitary. However, she said that having the environment to always keep yourself clean and sleep in a clean bed is a rare and precious thing.
At least, that's what Yami told me.
So, for that reason, Yami makes sure to take a bath at least once a day, unless there is a truly serious reason not to.
Apparently, our current situation wasn't a "serious reason."
"Are you serious about this? This isn't some kind of weird joke?"
"Of course, you will be blindfolded."
Her will probably won't bend unless we're in a situation where our lives are in danger and she has to be on constant alert.
"Well, I guess so..."
But what am I supposed to do?
"Don't be ridiculous! There's no way that's okay!"
Because I blurted that out, everyone in the room heard what was happening. Naturally, there was a person—or rather, a person who had a huge reaction—to the news.
Kanzaki H. Aria bared her fangs and was one step away from reaching for the holster on her skirt.
"A man and a woman doing that... a man and a woman... that's absolutely not okay! I won't allow it!"
Her opinion was completely sound.
That being said, Yami wasn't going to back down so easily.
"But this is an emergency. This will never happen again. I ask that you please overlook it just this once. It's fine. If this man tries anything... I will cut him."
"Yeah, I figured as much..."
I wonder what exactly she'd be cutting.
"I'm not worried if it's Yami, but... but... Ugh!"
Aria stamped her feet right there on the floor. I hope she goes easy on the floorboards and doesn't break them.
Aria's protests weren't just her own opinion. Although I've had some kind of relationship with most of the women in this house, there's a tacit understanding that we don't interfere with each other's private affairs.
Overtly seductive behavior is generally discouraged.
While someone might sneak into the bath, no girl would openly invite someone to join them in front of everyone.
However, I could tell that they understood how a woman might feel uncomfortable about not bathing after a long day of walking around and then having to be with a man.
The conflicting feelings of empathy and opposition created an indescribable atmosphere.
"...A chaperone."
"...What is it, Yukina?"
Aria's eyebrows twitched at Yukina's quiet suggestion.
"Why don't we have someone act as a chaperone while they take a bath?"
"...I see. That way, Sho won't try anything funny."
"They're both stuck with one hand, so it would be a good idea for someone to help them bathe, too!"
Aria and Asuna agreed with Yukina's proposal.
Their judgment was that if two of them were uncomfortable being alone together, it would be fine if a third person kept an eye on them.
"But that means someone is going to have to get into the bath with them, right? Who's going to do it?"
Yo's comment made everyone freeze again.
Just being a chaperone would be one thing, but if they were also helping them bathe, they'd have to get in the tub with them.
That was a very delicate role.
"By the rule of thumb, shouldn't it be Aria since she brought it up?"
"Don't be an idiot! There's no way I'm getting in!"
"Hmm? In that case, maybe I'll get in with them?"
"There's no way you're getting in!"
Riko was the first to poke fun at Aria.
"If we're talking about the rule of thumb, then Yukina was the one who suggested a chaperone!"
"Huh?! Me?"
"Or Asuna. Kuro and Kurumi are too easy on Sho, and Sakura is a maybe. The two kings and Tina don't seem like the type to take care of people, and Yo only ever thinks about causing trouble. It has to be one of you two! I won't allow anyone else!"
"Oh? What about Riko, Aria?"
"You're out of the question."
Well, that was a reasonable choice of people.
"I know you might not want to, but I'd like to ask you. We don't want a criminal in our party."
"Oh, well... it's not that I don't want to..." Yukina glanced at us.
"If you don't want to get in, you can just watch. Would you do it for us?"
"No, I understand... I'll get in with them."
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"Senpai? You can't see anything, right?"
"Yeah, I can't see anything."
"Don't lie, or you'll be in for it later."
"I can't see anything! Sir!"
There were three of us in the bathroom: me, Yami, and Yukina. We had come to the dressing room right away.
I was already blindfolded, and my sight was completely cut off. By the way, Riko was the one who blindfolded me. Thanks to her skills, I truly couldn't see a thing.
"Are we cutting our clothes?"
"Yes. We can sew them back together later."
My pants and Yami's skirt weren't the issue, but since we were holding hands, we couldn't take off our tops.
Yami used her Transformation Trans to turn her hair into scissors and cut our clothes to take them off.
It's true that when one of your senses is restricted, your other senses become more sensitive.
Neither Yami nor Yukina are very talkative people. The only sound in the quiet dressing room was the rustle of silk.
"Nngh."
Yukina probably took off her top.
I heard her shirt drop into the laundry basket. The scent of a woman, which had been trapped inside her clothes, filled the room.
"Ah."
"Is something wrong, Senpai?"
"No, it's nothing."
I was already naked—or rather, I had a towel wrapped around my waist to cover myself. The girls, of course, were completely naked. They were about to take a bath, so that was only natural.
That means the girls standing right next to me were naked. They were right next to me and they were naked.
I think it's fair that I was leaning forward just a little.
How did things end up like this?
I managed to move into the bathroom without them noticing.
The sound of the shower started. You have to wash your body thoroughly before getting in the bathtub. The girls were probably washing each other's backs.
I could hear their voices coming from below and diagonally to the side, in the direction my arm was being pulled.
"Oh, Yami-san, I'll wash your back for you."
"Thank you, Yukina Himeragi."
"You're welcome, don't mention it."
As I listened to their cheerful voices, all I could do was try my best to keep the blood from rushing to my lower abdomen.
"Oh, ah, that tickles a little. You can put a bit more pressure."
"Oh, sorry! Is this better...?"
Okay, time for some prime numbers. I'll count prime numbers to calm down. Or should I try to remember the digits of pi instead?
What a shame that I was blindfolded. I can't believe I ended up in a situation like this, a situation that felt like teasing. If I did anything stupid, my manhood would be gone in a flash, so I couldn't move a muscle.
"---pai? Se---i? Senpai?"
"Ah! What is it, Yukina?"
I was counting prime numbers and pi, so I didn't respond right away when Yukina called me.
"What about you, Senpai? If you'd like, I can wash your back for you."
"Oh, yes. I guess so. Could you, please?"
She led me by the hand, and I sat down on the stool.
I couldn't see anything, but I could feel someone standing behind me. And then, right away, she started scrubbing my back.
"Nngh, there. Nngh, there... Is this pressure okay, Senpai?"
"Yeah. It's perfect..."
"Hehe, I'm glad. I'll keep going."
"Ah. Thank you."
When she whispered into my ear, I couldn't help but shiver. I'm sure Yukina didn't mean anything by it, but at that very moment, I felt a warm presence get closer to my back before moving away just as it was about to touch me.
Oh, this is bad.
With my sight blocked and Yukina washing my back, no matter how much I tried to empty my mind and think about other things, the only image that came to mind was a naked Yukina washing my back.
"Are you okay to wash the rest yourself?"
"Y-Yeah. I'll be fine. I can do it myself."
"You should hurry up and wash. You'll get cold."
No one wants to see a man washing his body. I'll just get it over with quickly. I can wash the rest of my body myself, even with a blindfold and only one hand.
More importantly, I can't have Yukina come in front of me right now.
I can't let my little buddy, who was already fully erect, be seen by the two of them, let alone with Yami present.
If I didn't get in the bath, Yami couldn't get in either because our hands were connected.
I quickly washed my body while Yami and Yukina had their backs to me. Then, all three of us got into the bathtub.
The bathtub in our house can change its size based on the settings, so it was big enough for the three of us to get in without being squeezed together.
Yami and I stretched out our arms, and Yukina got in between us, with her back facing me. She was probably too embarrassed to face me while she was naked, even with my blindfold on.
She was also acting as a screen for Yami's body.
I had taken off the towel I was wearing around my waist, so if Yukina hadn't been there, my thing would have been exposed to both of them. Yukina's role was crucial.
However, no matter how big the bathtub was or how far we stretched our arms, there was a limit to how far apart we could be.
Suddenly, someone's arm touched my protruding manhood.
"Ah."
Judging by the location and the voice, the hand belonged to Yukina.
Her hand, which had touched something, was quickly pulled back. But she must have pulled it back too quickly. She leaned back against me. The tip of my fully erect manhood pressed against her back.
"Kyaaah!"
She arched her back and jumped back into her original position.
"Is something wrong?"
"N-No! Nothing at all!"
Yami was suspicious and called out to her. Yukina's voice was cracking as she said it was nothing.
"S-Senpai?!"
"W-What is it?"
Yukina questioned me in a super quiet whisper.
"Why did it get bigger?! Here, of all places!"
"Well, because of the situation..."
"The situation...? Wait! You can see me, can't you?!"
That would be a terrible dishonor. Hiding the fact that I could see would be the same as peeping.
There's a huge difference between seeing someone from the front and secretly peeping at them.
"No, no!"
"What are you two talking about?"
"!"
No matter how quiet our whispers were, we were so close that she must have heard us whispering, even if she couldn't make out the words.
"Ugh."
Yukina's back, which had moved away once, touched my thing again. She probably instinctively tried to hide it after suddenly being called out.
I could only guess what was happening since I was blindfolded.
"N-Nothing at all!"
"That's not what it sounds like."
I didn't think so either. Yukina is really bad at lying about this kind of thing. Although, I'm not one to talk.
"Well, it's fine. Given the situation, it's not surprising for you to be a little flustered."
"Y-You're right! Being in the bath with Senpai...!"
"I don't care about myself, but aren't you two in that kind of relationship?"
"Huh?! N-No! We've never done anything like that!"
"..."
I offered no comment.
Yami isn't dense, and she's not lacking in knowledge. Even though they don't publicly state it, it's unlikely that nothing has ever happened between two healthy teenagers who are constantly all over each other.
Having lived in the underworld, she's probably seen much more shocking things.
"I see. I don't mind at all if you're in a relationship. I just feel bad for having you get into the bath with me like this."
"N-No! Not at all! Senpai has no sense of discretion. So, you don't have to worry about a thing!"
I could feel Yami's vibe change as she caught on to something.
"...Yozuki Sho, you should be careful, too. I've had jobs in the past where a relationship between a man and a woman can get really complicated when things go south."
"I'll keep that in mind."
And so, our bath time was over, and it was finally time for the end of the day—bedtime.
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