Chapter 311

Sakura played in the bathtub, splashed hot water on Uranus's pouting face, and pulled off the Bath Towel I was wrapped in. It's over.

Woolen pants became a hot topic in the locker room again; I lost my curiosity and took a peek, but they were cute. Yellow wool pants with a hand-knitted feel. These are definitely the kind of pants a child would wear. Added to her disheveled appearance, this is also...

"Wait!? What, even Aisha!"

"Excuse me."

I used both hands to Hidden Uranus. I apologized for the investigation, and then I went back to change clothes. The pervert came back too.

"Don't do that, Peeping."

"I don't want to be told by you, who would proudly see it."

Chatting while changing clothes. Hmm, this is a fun time.

"Wow, even Aisha saw it."

"It doesn't matter, she is cute."

"It has nothing to do with being cute!"

"Ah, I admit you are cute."

"This...!"

Uranus and Seam are making a lot of noise. It seems like it will be fun over there too.

... Hm? Speaking of which, where is Sakura?

"Nyaan."

Before I knew it, I was behind him. Oh my, have you been there the whole time?

Oh yeah. This is bad. I think I was watched over and over again while I was changing clothes... I was distracted by my wool pants.

"Meow?"

Perhaps sensing my unease, Sakura tilted her head. Ah, well, this is force majeure, so...

Sakura was still soaked, so I wiped her with a Towel. I was still wearing my underwear. I borrowed a yukata for the time being, so I could put it on quickly.

"Ah, you are wearing a yukata too."

"Yes. I think it would be nice once in a while."

"Pretty girls look like pictures in anything, I envy you."

"Even if you praise me, nothing will come out."

Well, I don't feel bad about being praised. After putting on the yukata, I gently wiped Sakura again. Twisting around her chin.

"Meow meow meow."

Sakura looked comfortable. If it's this cute, I want to take it to the bath every day. Uranus would die in many ways, so I'll stop.

"Oh!? Sakura, could it be over there!?"

"Yes, I am here."

"Sakura, damn it!! Come here, how are you over there!"

"Nyaan."

Sakura turned her face away at Uranus's angry voice.

"Ah, it's okay.

It is force majeure, I won't blame you."

"Oh, oh..."

Uranus's sad voice.

Meleoron, who was struggling to tie the yukata belt, asked suspiciously:

"Hey, why are you in such a hurry?

Do you mind?"

"That is...

Apparently, when she returns to Uranus, Sakura's memories will be shared."

"Oh, that's right. I believe Seam said so too.

Haha... so that's what it means."

"That is correct."

"Nyaan."

I picked up the wiped Sakura. Sakura said "nyaan" because I rubbed the squishy princess with my own hands so I understand it better, but it really is just like that, this squishy rice cake feeling. Of course, because the size is different, the impression is also different.

Seeing this, Meleoron whispered,

"You know you will share memories, but you are doing this, aren't you?"

"... Is it not good?"

"Wind gossip."

"Ha.

For some reason, he is also a pervert who wipes your body, both of them."

"Please don't say things like that again.

Regarding that matter, I have decided to forgive you."

"What?

Then, can he wipe your body like this girl in the future?"

"Nyaan?"

"Wait, what kind of misunderstanding are you making?

There was an emergency on the first day of the competition, so this must have been unavoidable."

"It's just that at that time, he said he would forgive me because he was worried about me."

"……Ah. The doctor act from earlier was a Miso."

"Why Uranus can accept it is a mystery. ……You can do it too."

"What's wrong?"

"Hey, you two."

"Let's go once we've changed our clothes."

Uranus's voice came from the entrance of the changing room. Have you been talking to me for a minute?

I put Sakura down and ran toward it. We changed our clothes too and started walking over there. Meleoron didn't say anything else.

I will do it as soon as possible...

Hmm, it's just the cup after a bath.

Unusually, the four of them were all wearing yukata, and each person bought their favorite drink at the shop and consumed it.

Uranus had strawberry milk, Seam had banana milk, Meleoron had melon milk (currently under discussion), and I had coffee milk. The Sakura under our feet looked up enviously at us drinking deliciously from paper cartons with straws.

Somehow, I felt scared, so the four of us finished our drinks early,

"Recommendation."

"Rehydrated, after the Hot Spring……?"

Uranus asked while looking around the lobby near the shop. I can see things I can enjoy, but...

"Table Tennis!"

"Massage!"

"Games!"

"Onsen Egg!"

The four people's hearts were scattered. Because there were all sorts of things.

"Having walked this far, are you still playing games?"

"Because there is an old and interesting game, I want to try it."

"Onee-chan, massage, etc."

"That's a Massage Chair, if it's this kind of Inn."

"I want to heal my daily fatigue."

"Shall I give you a massage?"

"No, no…… should I hold back?"

"If you rub my shoulders, it seems like you'll take me with your arms?"

"Don't do that."

"……By the way, do you want to eat an Onsen Egg with me?"

"The amount isn't large, I'll still accept it."

"If you don't mind, play Table Tennis with me later."

"That's fine, speaking of Hot Spring, it's Table Tennis, right?"

"Because, when you two are playing Table Tennis, I am getting a relaxing massage."

"Seam, why don't you come play alone?"

"Hmm……"

"You understand. That young lady should look at the Sakura."

"Ah…… hmm, is that so?"

"If this child doesn't hate me, I don't mind."

Meleoron lifted the Sakura under his feet. ……Hmm. Sakura, you are too mature.

"Aisha and Seam are satisfied with this child, but when it's me, they are quiet, aren't they?"

"……Meleoron is shrinking back, he knows it too."

"So I also avoided Sakura."

As Sakura said this, it glanced at Uranus, then looked up at Meleoron's face. Looking at Sakura's mysterious face, one thing surfaced in my mind.

"Well, I'm watching this girl, you guys enjoy yourselves."

Saying this, Meleoron walked to the Massage Chair and sat down absent-mindedly. But this is a strange combination. If you don't agree to play Table Tennis, I will take care of Sakura, but there's no helping it.

A table near the shop. Uranus and the two were sitting face to face.

Served a small bowl of Onsen Egg with Dashi soy sauce using a spoon.

"Ah……"

"I like this taste. The temperature I like to eat it at is just right."

"This is a very Japan style."

"I'm a little worried that a boiled egg might not come out."

"What?"

"I ordered an Onsen Egg, but a boiled egg came out?"

"An egg cooked in the heat of a Hot Spring is also called an Onsen Egg. Even if it's just a boiled egg."

"This is the kind of Onsen Egg we know, because the egg white is creamy and the yolk is a bit Hard."

"Really."

"Oh, can I have another one?"

"……Alright, but let's end it at that, okay?"

"Yes."

I went to the shop, reordered an Onsen Egg, received it immediately, and returned to the dining table.

"Are you not eating Uranus anymore?"

"I had a sukiyaki set for lunch...

One Onsen Egg is enough."

"Sorry, if I eat alone, will I look like a glutton?"

"Hm?"

"Hm?"

After that, we laughed. Uranus is not bad either. Even so, this Onsen Egg is truly delicious.

After finishing the meal, light exercise.

I accepted him as a Table Tennis opponent for a cheap price, but just knowing the rules doesn't mean I'm particularly good at it. I want to play Table Tennis, and Uranus seems confident.

We faced each other with paddles at a Table Tennis table slightly close to the Wall.

While I struck a carefree pose, Uranus also held up the Table Tennis ball and spoke freely.

"That's right, the Mixed Bath incident didn't happen."

"Yes."

As we spoke, a Table Tennis ball slid past me.

"..."

"I'll go get it."

Quickly picking up the ball, Uranus returned, and he held up the ball again. I will set this too,

"Come on!"

At a subtle timing after the sound, the serve was released at the height of the platform. It grazed the edge of the net and slid past the edge of the table.

This guy...

Uranus picked up a Table Tennis ball with a smile. I was floating in my yukata, feeling excited.

"Hey, you.

I know you're just cowardly imitating me from now on, right?"

Meleoron's voice trembled slightly. She held Sakura and complained on the Massage Chair. Good, say more.

"No. There is no cowardice in the game."

"... Huh. Is it a match?

I was just about to go out and play Table Tennis with you.

Is it a competition?"

"Are you serious from now on?"

"... It's fine, I'll be a bit more serious."

"That's fine, the skill isn't there.

Don't break anything with a kicked Table Tennis ball."

"... Yes, of course."

In other words, it's about being in the lead in terms of technique. For someone like me without an aura, this seems like a good Training.

Ka-ka-ka-ka-ka

"Ingredients..."

The difference in experience clearly let me down. The score was 6-11, 7-11, leading by two games.

The hitting technique might not be much different, but Uranus has an advantage in receiving technique. I didn't add any aura for power or speed, and I could destroy the Table Tennis ball itself, so I couldn't compete there.

Then, of course, both Uranus and I would add spin to our shots, and it would be a game about the difficulty of the shots. I combined tactics in my own way and got a decent score, but...

He picked it up anyway. It nullified my multiplied spin, returned it, and added his own spin. The return had no advantage for me, and the disadvantage gradually accumulated and was decided during the intense rally. In the early stages of the rally, I could control his shots, but if it continued to develop at high speed, I wouldn't be able to cope completely. Actions were severely restricted, unable to return.

... No, it's funny. Even if I was purely competing in the spin of the shots, what was the difference so far? I knew he was good, but the fact is my rotation was too powerless—

When I saw Uranus pick up the ball and return, he looked away.

"──!! You used the power of your eyes!"

"No, Baretta!!"

They caught me...! I thought it was purely a match without aura, but he used his own ability. I was careless... I should have noticed sooner. I was doing the same, watching the opponent and reading their movements, but reading the Flow of power within the body was too terrible.

"Hey.

You are too cowardly."

Meleoron called out from the relaxed Massage Chair. Sakura was wagging her tail on her stomach, completely in a relaxed state.

Uranus gently raised both hands, looking frustrated,

"Ah, yes.

I wonder if it's my fault. I can't believe you stuck to it this far—"

"You're kidding me...

You've already discovered the cheating, so from now on you'll have a serious battle with me without that, right?

You wouldn't say no, would you?"

"Ah, um.

I'm really tired, but..."

"Don't worry, you can keep the score, okay?

If I don't win this match, it doesn't matter if I lose."

This is the third match, it is now 1-3.... I know I am improving too. Show me something.

"Oh, be gentle..."

Looking at you, you certainly look tired. I think I've made up my mind to finish the match before my stamina runs out.

"... If I win, I'll give you a full-body massage."

"Eh!?"

Clack!

My serve passed Uranus. In the difference of going to pick up the ball,

"... If you win, you can give me a full-body massage."

"Eh!?

--No, isn't that very strange!? Isn't it the opposite, this is normal!?

Usually, the situation is the exact opposite. But if you do it in reverse, you might lose on purpose. This is troublesome. In this case, the one being rubbed should agree with the view that this is a punishment game. Yes.

Watching the Table Tennis match from afar, Meleoron made himself tremble while stroking Sakura's back. To be honest, the joints of a Chimera Ant aren't very good, but I can endure it. I have gotten used to it to some extent.

Meleoron stared at Aisha, her movements suddenly improved, and her chest became fuller along with it.

In a low voice that only Sakura could hear,

"This is cowardly.

Because if my chest shakes like that, I can't see what you're doing."

"Nen"

Uranus's situation is clearly worse. It might be because there are too many unfavorable factors. Losing the match is just a matter of time.

Clank! Clack-clack...

"Ah..."

Uranus bent his knees and leaned against the pedestal.

Haha, I won, I won! A bit unsatisfied, but it doesn't matter, because we won! Three consecutive wins, and finally out!

"Hmm. Do you still remember the promise?"

"That, that...

I remember."

"You must be very tired, shall we start now?"

"Oh, okay, okay, okay!

Look, there's a Massage Chair! I'll rest there!"

Hey, you dying bad woman... It doesn't matter.

"Hmm, tonight. So,"

On the way to pick up the ball that decided the match, I blew it into my ear. Uranus trembled. Kukuku, I want you to spend a lot of time rubbing it, it is a special heart. Should I continue the diagnosis? The secrets of the body, it is exposed.

Uranus, as he said, walked toward the Massage Chair. Sitting in the seat next to Meleoron,

"Well done.

It is truly refreshing to see you wearing a yukata."

"You..."

Meleoron and Uranus are whispering. I put the Table Tennis ball back on the table and walked over.

"What are you talking about?"

"I was just saying it was a good match.

Aisha is Absolute strong even without Aura."

"That's right, if it's an arrangement without Aura..."

"Honestly, the reason I lost was that I couldn't make a decision before it came out...

Aisha, are you good at Table Tennis?"

"Does it look like that?"

"Hmm...

I have been getting better and better, so I think this is what it was like at the beginning.

I can't believe it..."

Am I a little too stupid? I might have created a factor that makes me have strange thoughts again.