Splash—
Turning on the shower head, he let the hot water flow over his entire body to rinse off.
Gao Hai wrapped a bath towel around his waist, then walked out of the bathroom and arrived at the large open-air hot spring on the side of the hotel.
Under the dim sky, the steam rising from the hot spring drifted up, bringing a somewhat ethereal feeling. Coupled with the fluorescent lights set on both sides of the stone path, it added a few touches of dreamlike color.
At this moment, Gao Hai and Maki had already returned from shopping. The four of them had eaten dinner together in the hotel's high-end restaurant and had subsequently rested for a period of time.
"Phew... not bad..."
Submerging his whole body in the hot spring, Gao Hai couldn't help but let out a long breath, stretching his back in the water.
The entire hot spring pool held only Gao Hai. He raised his head, looking toward that high bamboo wall not far away. Thinking of the situation on the other side of the wall, his heart couldn't help but itch slightly.
Right now, Chika, Maki, and the others are probably enjoying themselves properly on the women's side, right? Aiyaya, that's so nice; I want to go over and soak with them too. But speaking of which, my relationship with Kaguya still isn't that close yet. If I get along well with all three of them, when the time comes, I could really have a mixed bath or something, right?
Mn, even if bathing with all four is impossible right now, bathing with just Chika should be no problem. Tonight probably won't work, but I should still be able to find a chance to try it tomorrow. Moreover, I heard that girls with large chests will have them floated up when soaking in water; I don't know if this is true or not. I really want to see it with my own eyes.
Mn, someone like Maki probably wouldn't float, but there seems to be a saying that girls have a second chance for development. However, that chance depends on whether the male partner puts in the effort. I should count as the type who puts in the effort, right...?
Amidst his wild thoughts, the corners of Gao Hai's mouth couldn't help but hook into an arc.
He almost completely submerged himself in the water, stretching his body in the warm current, and even started swimming inside it.
As for whether this would provoke dissatisfaction from others, this was a problem completely unnecessary to worry about. Because this hot spring hotel was, in fact, booked out by Kaguya and the others. During these two days, no other guests would appear at all. As a distinguished guest, let alone a small matter like swimming, even if Gao Hai blew up the hot spring pool, the hotel owner and staff would all have to come over, bow to Gao Hai, and say 'good explosion' or something.
One could only say rich people are just different.
Speaking of which, I seem to have heard before crossing over that there was a certain hotel in Japan where the hot spring water hadn't been changed in ten years, and the bacteria concentration exceeded the standard by 9000 times? It shouldn't be this hot spring hotel I'm staying in right now, right?
Gao Hai, who suddenly thought of this point, froze for a moment. Then, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily, and he instantly lost the sense of pleasure he had from soaking in the hot spring earlier.
Forget it. If I'm soaking in the hot spring, I should just soak properly; it's better not to think about these uncomfortable things.
Thinking this, Gao Hai opened his eyes and looked up. Then, he saw those pitch-black ghostly shadows floating in mid-air.
It seems... even if I don't think wildly, there's no way to enjoy it properly...
Gao Hai looked with a subtle expression at those things with twisted, deformed bodies that could be described as utterly hideous.
This feeling, how to put it? It was like having a pile of fresh feces and a plate of fragrant grilled fish placed in front of you together, where you must eat the grilled fish while enduring the smell of feces. Or perhaps having just ordered a cup of overly sweet milk tea, and before you can insert the straw to drink, the person sitting in the adjacent seat suddenly vomits a rainbow all over the floor, and you can even see small things like black tapioca pearls inside the rainbow... wait, why do I have to use such disgusting metaphors to torture myself?
After a mess of thoughts circulated in his brain, Gao Hai yawned. After soaking for a few more minutes, he felt this was truly too boring, so he simply stood up and left.
While Gao Hai was bored to death on his side, in the women's bathing area on the other side, the gazes of Kaguya and Maki were in a very sharp state.
Undoubtedly, what the two were looking at was precisely a certain pink-haired young girl sitting in the hot spring at this moment, with a certain part of her body being buoyed up by the water.
"Wuu... the hot spring is amazing~"
Chika Fujiwara let out a satisfied moan.
Kaguya remained silent at this moment.
"Ehehe, I really want to come over and soak once every day."
Chika Fujiwara stretched her waist, her body swaying significantly.
Maki's pupils constricted slightly in response.
How can it be like this...
Although I felt she was impressive before, why does it look like she's become even bigger now?
There's no such saying as changing appearance in just a few days; what on earth is going on?
Maki Shijo's brain had completely fallen into chaos.
Her figure has become even more voluptuous...
It's simply like a succubus from hell reincarnated into a human, growing up from birth just to seduce men. Such a body, such a figure... Damn it, I actually have no way not to be jealous. Why exactly did this fellow develop so powerfully?!
Kaguya Shinomiya wanted to endure it, but as expected, she couldn't hold back her overflowing resentment.
"Fua... Fua..."
As for Chika herself, she hadn't noticed the gazes of the other two at all right now. Instead, she was wholeheartedly relaxing in the hot currents of the spring.
It seems to have alleviated a little, this pain on my body.
Being treated somewhat roughly by Ah Hai a few days ago, several places on my body were pinched until swollen. Although the swelling has gone down over these past two days, there's still a faint, lingering pain. As expected, girls have to endure much more than boys during their first time. That dummy Ah Hai should have been more careful and cherished me more, although I actually also like it a bit rough...
Recalling those heart-pounding interactions from before, a flush couldn't help but emerge on Chika's cheeks.
Tonight... Wu, no, we decided earlier to leave the next time for Maki. Uwah, truly a headache. Turns out I actually like this kind of 'gameplay.' If Ah Hai realizes this, will he despise me for being too lewd?
Chika Fujiwara was slightly concerned, and she subconsciously brought her legs together.
"I wonder if Ah Hai feels too bored alone over on the men's side."
In the next moment, Chika's gaze glanced past Maki and Kaguya, and she suddenly spoke in a low voice.
"It's just soaking in a hot spring; what's there to be bored or not bored about?"
Maki was somewhat puzzled, but at the same time very vigilant. She didn't quite understand what Chika wanted to say by suddenly bringing this up.
"Can't be helped. After all, Ah Hai is a child who is very afraid of loneliness, you know. Maybe he's thinking right now that he wants us to go over and keep him company."
Chika blinked, speaking with a grin, her expression becoming increasingly unfathomable.
"Stop telling such jokes, Fujiwara-san. Gao-kun is still a person with a bottom line and self-control; he won't let himself fall into such boring delusions."
Kaguya, frowning slightly, glanced at Chika. Thinking of her experience sleeping in the same room as Gao Hai at the Shirakawa Apartments, she spoke up to refute quite seriously.
"Ah, so that's what you think, Kaguya-san..."
The gaze coming from Chika in the next moment carried a meaning of pity for some reason.
"Maa maa, that's nothing. Speaking of which, what does Little Maki think?"
Immediately after, Chika simply and neatly shifted her gaze to look at Maki.
Hey, hey, what is the situation with directly skipping and ignoring me? What is the meaning of this expression that looks like 'I haven't even found the racetrack yet'?
Kaguya couldn't help but clench her fists, yet she didn't know what she should say at this moment. Only now did she faintly realize that this Chika Fujiwara, who had always seemed somewhat clumsy and silly to her in the past, had unknowingly seemed to surpass her in certain aspects, to the point that the other party could already display this perfunctory attitude toward her during conversational topics.
What exactly is it?
Where exactly did she gain what kind of growth to undergo such a huge change?
Kaguya Shinomiya could not think of the answer to the question.
"Asking me what I think... I don't care about such... No, I don't want to tell you. Even if I were to say it, I would definitely say it to Hai-kun. Why do I have to tell you?"
Almost out of habit, Maki was about to say standard tsundere lines again. But having suffered losses at Chika's hands, the young girl reacted before she even finished speaking, hurriedly changing her tune to deny her previous words and immediately raising her vigilance.
"Ehehe, don't be shy. I want to listen and see~"
"Wuu ah, you fellow, don't come closer! Wait a minute, wait a minute—"
Amidst the splashing water sounds, the sight of the pink-haired girl laughing 'hehe' while bullying the brown-haired girl looked, in Kaguya's eyes, just like a Great Demon King catching a pure white little angel.
She somewhat wanted to step forward and help, but if she approached this Chika Fujiwara who was clearly in a playful mood now, she might end up becoming her toy as well. So, Maki-san, I leave it to you, the eldest young miss of the Shijo family, to block this girl for me.
Thinking this, Kaguya's expression returned to calmness, and she just soaked in the hot spring, admiring Maki letting out tragic cries under Chika's pulling and tugging.
Not long after that, when the three came out after finishing their bath, only then did they see Gao Hai, who had long since returned to the lobby outside the hot spring pool and was dozing off on a long bench in the hall.
"Nn, you're out?"
Gao Hai, who was somewhat drowsy, yawned. Looking at the three young girls not far away wearing only yukatas, his eyes opened a bit wider, and then he stood up from his seat.
In the next moment, Chika jumped directly in front of Gao Hai, reaching out and embracing Gao Hai's arm incredibly naturally.
"Ah Hai, Ah Hai, the Board Game Club designed a Monopoly game, you know. Do you want to come accompany me to try playing it?"
The grinning girl dragged Gao Hai as she spoke, wanting to walk toward the accommodation area.
"Wait a minute, you fellow! Don't come up and just hug and emb—Gu?!"
Unsurprisingly, Maki, who had just been tormented by Chika, hadn't learned her lesson at all. Seeing Chika and Gao Hai stuck together, she immediately charged forward. Then, she was conveniently hugged by Chika, and the two girls crashed into Gao Hai's arms together.
At this moment, should I pretend to be serious and remain motionless, or should I be a bit more straightforward and directly hug both of them together?
Gao Hai hesitated for about 0.02 seconds, then directly hugged the two of them together.
"Don't be in such a hurry. I will also invite Little Maki to play together, you know. Ah, right, right, Kaguya-san come play together too."
Not minding Maki, who was hugged into Gao Hai's arms along with her and whose body was currently stiff and face blushing, Chika struggled to pull out one hand. She waved her small hand at Kaguya, not far away, making an inviting gesture.
As for Kaguya herself, she had fallen silent once again, standing motionless on the spot. Her high-speed operating brain was currently undergoing a blue screen restart and Windows 11 automatic update because the scene before her eyes was too chaotic.
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