Chapter 75: Well… Want a Refill?
Chapter 75: Well… Want a Refill?
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“I, I’ll pass…”
Himekoji Akito dared not strip naked in front of Kasumigaoka. He quickly clamped his legs together and waved his hands to refuse.
Huh? Why did he clamp his legs?
Duh, obviously to keep his “third leg” in check!
The next instant—
Kasumigaoka Utaha glanced at Himekoji calmly, her voice flat. “If you don’t bathe, don’t even think about coming to bed tonight.”
Huh? Coming to bed?
Uh, you’re overthinking it. I wouldn’t dare crawl into your bed, Kasumigaoka Utaha, even with ten thousand lives worth of courage!
Himekoji seized the chance to say: “Ah, I can just sleep on the floor—”
“Shut up and bathe! Don’t argue! You’re already Overnight Service, and you’re still acting like this? Should I complain to your Manager right now?”
Kasumigaoka cut him off sharply before he could finish.
But, wait, hold on! Where did this setting even come from?
Manager? Complaint?
What manager? And who are you complaining to?
Himekoji Akito was almost amused by Kasumigaoka’s sense of humor, shaking his head dismissively.
However, the next instant—
[Warning! Warning! System has detected displeasure from Ms. Kasumigaoka! If a complaint is filed, punishment will be administered immediately! User, heed this!]
Damn it, what the heck?! It really can complain? So… my “Manager” is the System?!
Himekoji felt like dying!
Couldn’t this doggone System just leave him alone?
“One last time. Bathe or not?”
Senpai asked leisurely, shaking her leg like she totally had him cornered.
And the most frustrating part? Thanks to the System actively scheming against him and aiding and abetting Kasumigaoka, Himekoji Akito really was helpless against this little firestarter.
Argh!
…
“I’ll bathe!”
Himekoji gritted his teeth.
He ripped off his jacket in record time. But just as he was about to move to the next step, he sensed something… off.
Strange! Why was Kasumigaoka Utaha staring at him without blinking?
“Ahem, Ms. Kasumi… for your viewing convenience, perhaps you could gaze upon the wall for a while?”
“How amusing. You, a Pervert, fear someone seeing you bathe?”
“Right now, you’re way more the pervert!”
Himekoji clutched his shed jacket tightly to his chest, complaining irritably.
“Tsk tsk, blushing? Fine, fine. I need to tweak my new work’s outline anyway. Feel free to bathe, alright?”
Kasumigaoka clicked her tongue and shook her head before flipping over. She pulled a notebook from her bag by the bed and immediately flopped onto the double bed, fingers clacking away as she worked.
Seeing she was finally being reasonable, Himekoji breathed a sigh of relief.
But he relaxed too soon…
The next instant, Himekoji’s eyes widened at what he saw!
Kasumigaoka had flopped onto the bed facing away from him. Meaning… those shapely, perfectly crossed legs were pointed directly at him.
Fresh from her bath, she wore only a thin robe. Her skin, smooth and pale like jade, flushed a fragrant pink. And if eyes traveled upwards along those graceful legs… one might even catch glimpses of something secretive beneath the robe…
Then, almost deliberately, her legs suddenly… parted just a little!
“THUD!”
An awkward sound echoed through the quiet room.
Immediately after, Himekoji groaned sharply, his left hand clamping over his little brother below — the one that had clearly been corrupted by, and was working with, the System.
“Problem?” Kasumigaoka’s voice was innocent, her pale legs swinging as she lay on the bed.
“No… just bumped the tub…” Himekoji explained.
Of course, he’d never say what part bumped it!
“Right. Hime-hime-kun, I’ll need another ten minutes or so to finish my outline.”
“I’ll wash up in ten minutes guaranteed!”
Time was tight. Hearing this, Himekoji scrambled out of his clothes and hopped into the tub.
“Mmm, oh by the way… you did change the bath water, right?”
Kasumigaoka’s voice, laced with playful laziness, drifted over only after she’d clearly heard Himekoji settle into the water… and waited quite a while.
“Eh? Ehhh?! You mean you bathed… and didn’t change the water?!”
Did they just share the same tub water?!
“Heavens! Why didn’t you say so earlier?!”
His mind entirely occupied battling Kasumigaoka earlier, Himekoji had completely forgotten.
“Ara ara~ You didn’t… happen to drink my bath water, did you?”
Senpai’s teasing voice floated over.
“I absolutely would NOT do something that perverted!”
[Choose!]
Himekoji barely got the words out when his face instantly paled.
Wait!
Why did the System pop up NOW?!
Himekoji could guess with his butt what choices were coming…
No! Please!
This is insane!
[Kneel and Beg!]
“Damn you!”
Himekoji cursed immediately.
[So… no negotiation?]
[Choose!]
[A: Drink down Kasumigaoka-sama’s bath water vigorously!]
[B: Drink down Kasumigaoka-sama’s water vigorously!]
[C: Rave loudly: “Senpai’s bath water is SO delicious!”]
Three choices this time? Besides A and B… there was C?
Saved!?
Awful, Super Awful, and Just Plain Bad. Himekoji undoubtedly chose C.
“Senpai’s bathwater is SO delicious!”
“Slurrrrp… Gulp…Gulp…”
Enough! Don’t add extra sound effects! I don’t need them!
Himekoji’s face was stone cold.
“Cough… cough.” Kasumigaoka, who had been smugly teasing him moments ago, choked on her own breath at his perverted response. “Y-You really drank it?!”
Unable to help herself, she whipped her head around.
And was stunned by the sight.
Himekoji sat naked in the bathtub… and the tub was completely empty.
“Dr-Drunk it all? That fast!?”
Even prepared, she gaped in disbelief. “I… I never realized you were far more perverse than I imagined…”
“Hey! Why did you suddenly turn around!? You peeping perverted woman!”
Exposed!
Himekoji’s instinct was to cover his crotch and shriek.
A good ten seconds later, after calming down, did the idiot finally register Kasumigaoka’s bizarre words.
“Drunk it all?”
What did she mean ‘drunk it all’? Himekoji muttered the words and glanced down…
Wait! Where did the water in the tub GO?
Himekoji’s jaw dropped!
[Esteemed User, the System has safely stored Kasumigaoka-sama’s bath water. It may be gifted to readers in the future.]
Store bathwater?! Spit it out already!
And even readers wouldn’t be that perverted! You’re just setting me up to be misunderstood by Senpai! Cut it out!
“Hime-hime-kun, I never thought you’d actually finish all my water~ Not a single drop~ Impressive. Well then…”
A flush, deep and intoxicating, spread across Kasumigaoka’s face. Her pale, slender index finger touched her lips suggestively. She whispered.
“Well then… shall I… refill it for you?”
Refill it…
Refill it my heck!
Himekoji Akito’s expression collapsed.