Episode 7 – Did it, Bath

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“Hatchoo!”

“Amagi, are you okay?”

“Ah, yeah. Thanks.”

Three Fridays later.

After school, I was put in the car as usual,

“We’re really here. ……”

“What? You thought I was joking?”

“Well, you told me out of the blue last night. ……”

“I’m sorry about that. For work reasons, I only have time today and tomorrow at the latest.”

The place is a hot spring resort.

In front of me was a high-class inn that clearly did not have an atmosphere suitable for high school students.

As a token of my gratitude and for fighting off the stalker the other day, Amagi planned a one-night, two-day trip for me.

Apparently, Amagi remembered that I had mentioned a while back that I wanted to go to a hot spring.

“But is it ok? Isn’t this place ridiculously expensive?”

“Well, it’s about the starting salary for a college graduate,”

“…. f-for one night?”

“That’s for one person, by the way.”

“That means ……”

……Me and Amagi, that’s two people’s starting salary.

That ridiculous amount of money is making my head hurt.

“It’s a natural risk hedge. In a place like this, there’s no chance of any strange people coming in.”

Since the stalker incident, Amagi has been living with Izumi san instead of returning home.

It’s only natural. A man with a kitchen knife had entered the house illegally and was lurking in the room.

After such an incident, one would think that Amagi would be more security conscious, right?

I was surprised at the amount of money, though. ……

“We have been expecting you, Amagi-sama.”

“Ah, long time no see, Auntie”

Amagi is talking to the proprietress of the in in a friendly manner.

Long time no see? I wonder if they know each other.

And who is auntie, ……

As expected of The Amagi family

I guess she’s a prince after all.

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“…… Hey, Amagi.”

“Hmm?”

“Room, here…..right?”

“Yes. It’s a nice room, isn’t it? It has an open-air bath.”

After being shown to the room and looking around the ten-tatami Japanese-style room and spacious open-air bath with Arata, he tilted his head with a dubious look on his face.

“…..where am I going to sleep?’”

“This room.”

“Where’s Amagi?”

“This room. …… what? You want me to sleep outside?”

“I-it’s not like that! It’s like we don’t have separate rooms or anything. ……”

Arata has stayed at my house many times before, but he always uses the living room for bed.

He has never once approached my bedroom, so as not to make me anxious.

“I don’t mind if Arata stays with me. We’ll sleep together like when we were in elementary school. I paid a lot of money to get a nice room, so please don’t go to a different hotel and sleep alone.”

“……Well, if Amagi says so, I’ll go along with it. ……”

— Even if I do a princess carry, if the other person is Amagi, I won’t feel anything.

The reason why he said those words was because I pushed him too far away from adult things.

But! This is the end, you idiot!

F-Fufufufufuuu……….!

At most, you can look at my sleeping face and get a thrill out of it!

If only my yukata would peel open a little and your face would get hot!

You can taste some of the pain I’ve been through!

I’m different today.

I’m going to make you realize that Kurusu-chan is a girl, and I’m going to pound it into your lower half.

Prepare yourself, you insensitive bastard.

“Well then, Arata. Shall we take an open-air bath before dinner?”

“All right. Then, I’ll just walk around the hotel—”

“You too, Arata.”

“……?”

“Don’t worry, it’s not naked. Here, this is Arata’s swimsuit.”

“N-No…., I mean ……”

Arata is shaken, looking back and forth as he holds the black sea pants handed to him.

I try my best to make a worry expression, as if to attack him further.

“Ever since the stalker incident, I’ve been afraid to take a bath alone…”

“…….”

“I feel safer if Arata is with me,……, but if not, that’s okay. Don’t worry about it.”

You see, you are weak when you are told like this, aren’t you?

I know, okay?

“…… okay. I’ll come in with you. If anything happens, I’ll protect you.”

“Okay, thanks.”

Hiyahooooooo!

I caught you, you idiot!

Regardless of how Arata is, if you take a bath with me in a bathing suit, you will remember that your best friend in front of you is properly a girl.

So he’s going to sleep in the same room with his heart pounding like that. ……Ghehehe, I wonder what I’ll do if I get attacked. What should I do about it!!

……Well, I think it’s best to be naked, not in a bathing suit.

I just didn’t have the courage to do that right now. Besides, I don’t think Arata would accept nude mixed bathing either.

“Unshotto”

“Hey, Wait!?”

As I slowly took off my uniform jacket, Arata raised his voice as if he was in a panic.

“Calm down. Look, this is a bathing suit.”

“…… have you been wearing it all day?”

“I thought it would be exciting if I took my clothes off in front of you. It’s my own way of working out.”

“I was more surprised than thrilled, so please don’t do it again. ……”

I bought a rather revealing black swimsuit for today.

Muu…..!!!

I’ve gone to a lot of trouble to prepare for this, but what’s with that reaction ……!

“…… you don’t like this swimsuit?”

I was so anxious that it spilled from my lips.

Arata then immediately shakes his head, “No.”

“It’s a simple design, but the fabric has a luxurious feel, and I think it fits Amagi’s elegant atmosphere well. When I look at it like this, Amagi really has long limbs and a good style. Her skin is also very beautiful, and she works hard every day. I honestly respect what she’s doing. It wouldn’t look out of place if she just took a photo and put it on the cover of a magazine, and I’m sure Ouji fans will buy three copies of it.”

“…………”

It’s a compliment.

No doubt about that.

But ……!

different! No! That’s not true! !

No, it’s not! It’s not like that!　

Your point of view is that of someone in the industry! ?

It can’t be helped because you have been following my work for a long time and have been interacting with people from various industries such as fashion, makeup, and television, but!?!

What I want is …… yeah, cute! Or ero! Or exciting!

That kind of thing!

That’s what I want!

“Then I’m going to go change, too.”

He said, and went to the bathroom with my sea pants in hand.

If I’m going to feel this pathetic ……, I should have stopped taking baths together or something.

I feel like I’ve lost something.

“—Sorry for the wait. Well, let’s take a bath.”

It was the first time since elementary school that I saw Arata’s skin directly.

The body is moderately armed with muscles. Thick chest. His abs are well-defined.

He is not an athlete or a bodybuilder, but rather a man who fights.

“What’s wrong, Amagi? You look so spaced out.”