Chapter 460: Mr. Himekoji Is a Pervert!!!

After dinner, Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye wanted to use the bathroom.

However, she hesitated the moment she saw that the partition was made of translucent glass.

It wasn’t completely clear; it had a slightly frosted texture. Looking through it from outside gave a hazy, indistinct view.

But this very haze was even more embarrassing!

Didn’t it just give the viewer endless room for imagination?

Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye stood at the bathroom door, blushing and fidgeting nervously.

“Don’t worry, I won’t peek.”

Mr. Himekoji saw her concern and smiled, making this promise.

“Huh? Ah, ah, no! I wasn’t doubting Mr. Himekoji!”

There was no way Mr. Himekoji could be that kind of person!

Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye felt ashamed of her unnecessary worries from earlier.

Where was the trust between people?

Especially since it was Mr. Himekoji, whom she liked the most.

How could she doubt Mr. Himekoji?

Just as she thought this…

“I absolutely won’t peek! Because merely hearing the sound of Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye showering is more than enough for me.”

“Huh?”

Wait! That statement was a bit…

“Pervert!!!”

To think Mr. Himekoji, whom she liked the most, was actually this kind of person!

Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye’s already flushed face now seemed like it might drip blood. She twisted her fingers awkwardly, both embarrassed and annoyed.

“Pfft!”

Himekoji saw the exact satisfying and enjoyable reaction he wanted and couldn’t help but laugh.

“It was a joke, just a joke. I thought a mild joke like this would be within acceptable limits for the mature Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye… So actually, not as mature as imagined? Turns out Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye is just a little girl after all.”

“A l-little girl?! Certainly not!! Anyway… of course I knew it was a joke! Hmph! Just the sound of showering, right? S-since Mr. Himekoji wants to hear it so much, just listen carefully then! M-make sure to w-wrap it up quickly… p-please, please finish before I come out… Ah! What on earth am I saying?!”

Unwilling to be seen as a little girl, Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye tried to suppress her shame to fire back with an equally “mature and adult” joke. But halfway through, she couldn’t stand it herself. Covering her burning red face, she dashed into the bathroom like a frightened deer.

“Pfft haha…”

Mr. Himekoji’s laughter teasing her echoed behind her.

He was even laughing at her! Unforgivable!

“Pfft!”

But why was she laughing too?

In a good mood, Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye quickly took off her clothes, turned on the shower head, and hummed a tune.

It had been a very, very long time since she’d been this happy.

No.

She had never been this happy before.

…

Himekoji was still smiling when Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye indignantly rushed into the bathroom.

Only after the bathroom door closed and the sound of running water began did the smile slowly fade from Himekoji’s face.

He sat down at the table. Facing the mirror, he slowly unwrapped the bandage.

At the beginning, bandages had tightly covered most of his face. Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye had even mistakenly thought he was a Mummy once. But as his wounds healed quickly, now the bandage only covered his left eye.

Himekoji looked at himself in the mirror.

The handsome face once carefully crafted by the System, which he had always been proud of, was now crisscrossed with scars and scabs. Not only did it have nothing to do with “handsome,” it could even be called terrifying and grim.

He himself could barely stand to look at it.

Should he say it had cured the narcissism that troubled him for ages?

“Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye, your taste in men is truly poor…”

Touching his drastically fallen-from-grace face, Himekoji shook his head with a bitter smile.

…

“Huu——”

He let out a long, soft sigh, and his expression immediately turned serious.

He wasn’t looking in the mirror to worry about his looks.

He was looking at the eye underneath the unwrapped bandage.

His left eye.

A dazzling golden pupil reflected a piercing light through the mirror.

Mysterious, imposing, magnificent and dazzling. Just like Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye’s eye.

This eye had appeared yesterday.

Back then, Himekoji had never dreamed that the reward for a quest completed back in Chapter 109 would come in handy just as he desperately rushed towards Rikka.

Himekoji hadn’t undergone a Clothing Explosion. The reason he made it in time to shield Rikka was entirely due to the power of this eye.

【Plot Skill: The Evil Eye of the Wicked Lord!】

It was only after gaining it that killing the Brave became a possible plan.

There was no doubt about it—he would kill the Brave!

Of course he would kill the Brave!

Absolutely!

For Rikka.

And for Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye.

…

When Mr. Himekoji wrapped the Bandage back on, the showering sounds had already stopped.

What a waste.

Just as Mr. Himekoji was thinking regretfully, click, the Bathroom door opened a tiny crack.

Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye, a towel wrapped around her head, shyly peeked her face through the gap. A glimpse of her bare shoulder was visible. Her soft skin was flushed a pinkish hue from the shower, looking fragrant and delicate, with faint steam still rising.

His heart skipped a beat.

What was it?

Just as he was about to ask, Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye spoke first. Her voice was very soft, but at least it was just loud enough for him to hear—

“U-Underwear…”

“Underwear? What about the underwear?”

“After the bath, so…”

Too embarrassing to say it out loud!

Her voice trailed off, hesitant and unclear.

Luckily, Mr. Himekoji understood right away.

“Want me to help wash them?”

He asked teasingly, pretending to be serious.

“Whaaat?!”

True to form, Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye gave Mr. Himekoji a satisfyingly over-the-top reaction as she peeped from the Bathroom.

“Don’t worry, I’m really good at it! I’ll wash them super clean!”

Mr. Himekoji patted his chest, confidently promising.

Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye seemed frightened by his serious look, shaking her head in a flustered panic.

“No need, no need! And they… they were clean anyway!”

“No way? You wore them all day. Even if you’re careful, they must be dirty…”

“They’re not dirty!”

Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye loudly argued, her face flushed bright red.

“Pffft!”

Mr. Himekoji couldn’t help but laugh at her reaction.

“Actually, things like underwear, they’re more valuable when they are dirty, you know.”

“Kyaaa!!! Mr. Himekooooji!!”

“Alright, alright, just kidding. Here.”

Mr. Himekoji walked over, handing her a shopping bag he’d prepared earlier.

“What’s this?”

Though she looked curious, Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye stretched her hand out through the crack. She fixed Mr. Himekoji with a look, silently telling him to turn around. Once she saw him obediently do so, she quickly opened the door wider, snatched the bag inside, and immediately slammed the Bathroom door shut with a loud “PONG!”

The whole thing was smooth and quick, done without a single wasted movement.

She didn’t give Mr. Himekoji any chance to get a quick peek.

“If you ask what it is, it’s just a change of clothes. I asked the front desk lady at the Hotel to buy them.”

“There’s so much!”

The surprised voice sounded almost too loud from inside the Bathroom.

“Since I didn’t know what color or style you liked, Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye, I just… uhm… bought them all.”

Mr. Himekoji shrugged, explaining with a chuckle.

There was silence for about half a minute.

The next moment, Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye opened the door a crack again, peeking out.

“I-It’s way too much! I can’t pick…”

She muttered a small complaint, then…

“Um… Mr. Himekoji… w-what kind do you like?”

“Huh?”

Mr. Himekoji froze, not understanding at first.

“O-oh! That! I like the blue-and-white striped panties!”

By the time he answered, Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye seemed to have regretted asking.

“PONG!”

The Bathroom door slammed shut again.

“Mr. Himekoji! F-Forget I asked that!”

Her shy, flustered voice came meekly after.

So adorable!

How could anyone be this cute?!

He couldn’t hold back this time. A “Pfft” of laughter escaped Mr. Himekoji.

So sorry!

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