"It's over..."
The morning sun is dazzling.
Incredibly so, almost as if it could turn to ashes at any moment.
The white sunlight is both pleasant and somewhat guilty.
It's a completely selfish imagination, but maybe a vampire on the brink of death bathed in the morning sun would feel like this.
Looking back, six (or five?) women are lying on the bed.
Each of them with a satisfied expression, their skin glowing and shiny. It was a complete 'aftermath' state.
By the way... it goes without saying, but Monica is not among those six.
Monica, who was forcibly brought along by her mother to observe, fainted midway and was carried to another room.
"Well, it is technically the aftermath. These s*xual beasts."
This was the first time such a fierce battle had occurred.
I've fought against the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's Army, and even battles with mythical evil creatures... But this battle was a fierce fight beyond that.
I can't count how many times I've thought about death.
Thanks to potions and healing magic, I managed to hold onto the thin thread of life, but if I had slipped just a little, I might have met my end.
"Mumble, mumble..."
"Zenon-sama..."
"Goshujin-sama, more..."
"Ugh... there seems to be a big snake..."
"..."
I quietly left the room, passing by the six people making mysterious sleeping sounds.
Clad only in a bathrobe, I walked down the hallway and headed towards the bathroom.
Because I was exhausted from the long battle, I didn't think twice as I discarded the bathrobe in the changing room and entered the bath.
"Eek!?"
But there, Ciel Uranus was bathing.
She was sitting on a bath chair washing herself, and when she noticed me entering, she turned around with a shocked expression.
"Hey... Huh? W-Why are you here!?"
"..."
Ciel starts to panic intensely.
I continue walking towards Ciel without paying any attention.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})"Hey... D-Don't come here! No, no!"
As I approach while n*ked and shaking my lower body, Ciel waves her hands in resistance... but I pay no mind and keep walking.
"AAAAAAAAAAAH!"
"Stop making a fuss... this early in the morning."
Ciel screams with tears in her eyes, but I shake my head in exasperation and sit on the chair next to Ciel.
"...Don't make noise, my head hurts. I didn't get enough sleep."
"Huh...?"
Ciel's eyes widen.
Perhaps she misunderstood that she was going to be attacked.
She sits on the chair next to me, staring in astonishment as I start taking a shower.
After being frozen for a moment, Ciel eventually raises her eyebrows and speaks angrily.
"Hey... don't confuse me! I thought something weird was going on!"
"I don't care. You just misunderstood on your own."
"Seriously... I'm in here, so why are you coming in too?"
"What's wrong with me taking a bath in my own house? Don't complain if you barge into someone's house."
Normally, I would have been more considerate towards Ciel, but I was too exhausted this morning to have that kind of composure.
After washing my body in the shower, I sank into the bathtub up to my shoulders.
"Sigh..."
"..."
"What are you doing? Why don't you get in too?"
I casually replied to Ciel, who was glaring at me with frustration.
"If you just sit there, your body will get cold. Get in soon."
"Fine, I get it."
Although Ciel looked like she was about to snap, she eventually got into the water a little away from me.
The two of us were soaking in the large tub like in a public bathhouse.
"..."
Ciel kept glancing over here.
Both of us were completely n*ked, with only a towel covering us.
In this situation... or perhaps because of this situation.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})My alter ego in the bath stood arrogantly er*ct, like the Tower of Babel looking down on everything.
"...Yesterday was quite noisy."
Unable to bear the awkwardness, Ciel spoke up.
"Your voices echoed all the way to the hallway, so I wondered what you were up to."
"You know what we were doing. Did you realize you were peeking?"
"Uh..."
Ciel grimaced and fell silent.
It seemed embarrassing to have been caught peeking at our erotic behavior.
"More importantly... let's go to the Eternal Library today."
"Huh... today? That's quite sudden, isn't it?"
"I had planned to prepare more before this... but if this kind of life continues, no matter how many lives I have, it won't be enough. I've decided to quickly finish the work."
Until we go to the Eternal Library, we have to live together with the current members at least.
In that case, it's best to finish it quickly.
After taking a break after bathing, let's head to the Eternal Library.
"...We'll find a way to help Leon, right?"
"I don't know, do I?"
I say indifferently.
"But, if we do nothing, nothing will change. We should do what we can, right?"
"...It wouldn't hurt to comfort a little, would it?"
"If that solves the problem, I'd be happy. But... that's not the case, right?"
"Wha...!?"
I stood up in the bathtub.
A large ripple appeared in the water, and the Tower of Babel was exposed as if a monster had come out of the sea.
"N-n-n-n-no way...!"
"Or... does wanting comfort mean that?"
If it's in bed, I'd gladly comfort her.
Saying that implicitly... Ciel's mouth moved as if to say something, then stiffened again.
"Haha!"
I laughed off the innocent reaction and quickly left the bathroom.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})"Ah, ugh... you're the worst!"
Angry voices came from the bathroom, but without caring, I put on a bathrobe and left the place.
