"Goodbye, Sora-kun."
Mahiru held her skirt and stood up. Her pretty face slightly flushed, she softly took her leave.
The fluffy cat ears on top of Ruri's head had vanished. Blushing, she gave a slight bow:
"Thank you for your help, Sora-kun. I'm heading back."
Finally, it was Anna. The blue-haired girl waved goodbye, her voice crisp:
"Sora, goodnight~"
"..."
After seeing the girls off, Sora picked up his phone and checked the time. It was almost 11:00 PM. He decisively took off his clothes to take a shower.
There was no private hot spring in the room; if you wanted to soak in a hot spring, you had to go outside.
Of course, it wasn't a mixed bath, but separate hot spring pools for men and women.
"I feel like I forgot something... Alright, I remember now."
After a quick shower, Sora picked up his phone and sent a message to Sagiri, briefly explaining the situation.
Actually, Sora had already sent Sagiri a message right after it got dark, otherwise his phone would have been blown up with calls by now.
The message quickly showed as 'Read'; clearly, Sagiri hadn't gone to sleep.
A few seconds later.
A video call invitation popped up directly.
Sora answered the video call, and a cute silver-haired loli wearing bunny pajamas quickly appeared on the phone screen.
"Phew..."
Sagiri took a deep breath, her small cheeks puffing up high, clearly the cast-time wind-up for an ultimate move. Then, she closed her eyes and yelled:
"Nii-san is a huge idiot! To message me this late, do you know how super worried I was!"
"Where is Nii-san?"
"Are you hurt?"
"When will you be able to come home?"
"..."
Faced with a barrage of questions from his little sister, Sora didn't answer. Instead, he silently averted his gaze:
"You're exposed."
Doing a video call in pajamas is one thing, but actually doing it while lying on your stomach on the bed? That makes it super easy to expose yourself, alright!
At this moment.
Sora's mind was filled with the girl's snow-white skin, slender neck, exquisite collarbones, and even... Sure enough, unripe little steamed buns really can't serve as dry rations.
"Ah—"
A shy yelp from the girl instantly sounded from the phone. Following that, the camera went dark. When the image reappeared, Sagiri was already kneeling on the bed.
"Nii-san is a pervert!"
Sagiri's small face was burning crimson. She covered her chest, her voice full of embarrassment and anger.
Sora said expressionlessly:
"Learn from your mistakes. Next time you video call someone, don't lie on your stomach on a pillow wearing pajamas."
"I would never video call anyone else!" Sagiri retorted angrily. "Anyway, Nii-san must completely forget the image from just now! You are not allowed to do lewd things to me in your mind!"
You must be joking. Little steamed buns like yours would only make someone want to laugh, alright!
Sora said bluntly, "You don't need to tell me, I've already forgotten."
"Ugh—"
Sagiri's cheeks quickly puffed up, like a blowfish that had been teased:
"Idiot Nii-san, so infuriating!"
"..."
After complaining for a bit, Sagiri quickly asked about the main issue with curiosity:
"Nii-san, how did you guys defeat the cat-abusing fiend?"
Naturally, Sora didn't hide anything and briefly explained the situation: "...It got too late, and we couldn't make it back tonight. We happened to have hot spring vouchers, so we came to an inn to rest for the night."
"If Sagiri wants to soak in a hot spring, I'll bring you here next time."
The snack gift bag he got from the shopping mall previously had naturally been given to Sagiri, and he had mentioned the hot spring vouchers at the time, so this wouldn't come as a surprise.
"I don't want to go out." Sagiri gave a light snort. Even on her second playthrough, she still chose to be a shut-in. "Nii-san, are you staying alone, or with others?"
"Of course I'm resting alone."
"I don't believe you. Hold up the phone and let me see."
Sora held up the phone and panned it around the room: "See clearly now?"
"I'll barely give Nii-san a pass." Seeing that there were indeed no girls' belongings in the room, Sagiri relaxed and warned earnestly, "Nii-san, make sure you lock the doors and windows tight tonight."
"I should be the one warning you." Sora's expression turned serious. "Have you checked the doors and windows?"
"When I received Nii-san's message at dusk, I had already locked everything up tight." Sagiri raised her chin slightly, her voice a bit smug. "Before Nii-san comes home tomorrow, I won't open the door no matter who knocks."
"There's no need to be that nervous..."
"Anyway, Nii-san must lock the doors and windows tight. Don't let bad women sneak in for a night attack!"
Sora was very speechless: "Don't worry, no one would do such a thing."
"That's not necessarily true..."
Sagiri muttered quietly.
Near the end of the first playthrough, Elf, Anna, and other bad women had all night-attacked Nii-san.
"What did Sagiri just say?"
"I said..." Sagiri took a deep breath. Clenching her right fist and pressing it against her chest, her small face flushed red as she declared her sovereignty. "Nii-san is my property, you must keep your distance from bad women!"
"..."
After chatting with Sagiri, Sora put down his phone and headed out to soak in the hot spring.
Just as he stepped out into the hallway, he coincidentally saw the door to the adjacent room being pushed open. Angel-sama and Elf, wearing yukatas, walked out together.
Sora's eyes couldn't help but light up when his gaze fell on Angel-sama.
Mahiru was currently wearing a cute bun hairstyle he had never seen before. She wore a pink-and-white yukata. Although the style was conservative, the curves of the yukata were still exquisite and graceful. Because she had just taken a shower, the girl's skin was fair with a rosy tint, as moist and tender as a freshly peeled egg, inexplicably giving the feeling that one could squeeze water out of it.
He lowered his gaze.
Angel-sama wasn't wearing stockings on her feet, but rather a pair of ordinary wooden geta sandals. Her feet were small and delicate, the skin snow-white, and the pale blue veins on her instep were clearly visible. Her toes were plump and cute, like pure white lotus seeds.
Seeming to sense Sora's gaze, the lotus-seed-like toes quickly curled up slightly due to shyness.
"Has Sora-kun already finished soaking in the hot spring?"
Mahiru's pretty face grew slightly warm, and she asked softly.
"I just came out and am about to go soak." Sora quickly withdrew his gaze and explained, "I've been in my room chatting with Sagiri."
"I see..." Mahiru pursed her moist pink lips, her voice slightly shy. "Then shall we go together?"
"Okay."
Both the men's and women's hot spring pools were at the end of the hallway. The women's pool was a bit closer, while the men's required a few more steps.
"Sora-kun, we'll go in first."
Quickly arriving at the end of the hallway, Mahiru softly bid farewell and lifted the cloth curtain to enter the women's bath.
Sora was about to continue walking forward when a small hand suddenly started poking his waist angrily.
"What are you doing?"
Sora looked at Yamada Elf in confusion.
The blonde loli tilted up her small face, a disgusted snort escaping her lips. "Pervert Servant, your eyes were about to pop out just now!"
"Don't slander my innocence."
"Tch." Yamada Elf's tone was resentful. She curled her hands in the air. "Just now, when I was bathing with Mahiru, I realized Mahiru is super exaggerated. Two hands can't even hold them... Servant's nostrils flared earlier, you definitely wanted to grope them, didn't you?"
Don't slander my innocence! If the Angel hears you, you'll be struck by divine punishment!
"As expected, Servant is a despicable oppai alien too. Flat chests are clearly the true scarce resource!"
Only then did Sora understand. The blonde loli in front of him was clearly feeling inferior and jealous.
A small A encountering a large D will naturally feel inferior, let alone encountering an unstoppable E.
"Don't be discouraged." Sora reached out his right hand and rubbed Yamada Elf's small head. "Didn't you say your mom has a great figure? You have to believe that you have a promising future."
"Pervert Servant, don't touch my head!"