“Please stop the hot spring!”
In the large bathhouse shrouded in mist.
The moment Olivia saw Kim Deok-Sung and Evangelin Stewart kissing while rubbing their bare skin next to the steaming hot spring, her brain short-circuited.
A kiss, no less! In such a scandalous, practically nude state!
This simply can’t be tolerated.
It can’t be accepted.
It’s unacceptable that a princess from a backwater island nation is getting this intimate before her.
Thump-thump.
Olivia’s heart raced with anger.
“Gyaaaaaah!”
A scream erupted from Olivia’s mouth upon witnessing the scandalous scene.
“What, what on earth are you two doing?! How could this…! Such lewd and shameless acts?!”
Olivia covered her deeply exposed chest with her hand.
“Ugh! Miss Stewart, I didn’t see you like that. Don’t flirt with Master! You vixen! Get away from Master right now!”
Eri said, pouting her lips from the side.
“You’re too much… I, I’ve never gone that far yet…”
Makoto trailed off in her speech.
“Eek… I mean, I was kind of mentally preparing myself, but I didn’t expect this. Oh my goodness… If only Haru had been the one to share the bath with our Deok-Sung oppa! I’m so frustrated! This is the worst!”
Haru puffed out her cheeks in indignation.
She was the only one, apart from Kim Deok-Sung, who knew this world was a light novel.
So she definitely understood the meaning of “co-ed bathing.”
In a light novel world, sharing a bath would definitely lead to a lucky ecchi event.
So her thought was to get closer to Deok-Sung oppa using that…
But her attempt at co-ed bathing ended in failure, and it was none other than Evangelin—the one she considered a background character until now—who swooped in first.
Of all the heroines, it had to be Evangelin.
Haru felt a slight sting to her pride.
“This is…”
Rin, too, felt her face redden at the sight.
She seemed to want to say something but hesitated.
Suddenly, memories from summer school came rushing back.
The moment they accidentally kissed while almost naked and embracing just like this.
Evangelin, who witnessed her, didn’t try to force her away.
He didn’t try to forcibly separate them.
So what should he do in this situation?
Rin hesitated for a moment.
“······!!”
Evangeline was equally flustered.
Charging into the large bathhouse and encountering Kim Deok-Sung as she expected was fine.
Confessing her feelings to him while they were bathing alone was good too.
She had fallen for his kindness again when he embraced her even after knowing Beatrice’s identity.
That’s why she wanted to continue this mixed bathing with him.
So she took a chance.
But now, not only did an accident happen, they ended up kissing.
And not just in casual attire, but almost in nothing more than their bare skin touching.
Thump, thump, thump.
Evangeline’s heart raced uncontrollably.
She was almost afraid he could hear it.
‘Hawawawawawa······.’
Her mind was dyed pink.
‘M-my first kiss······.’
Even if it was an accident, this kiss was her first kiss.
The first man whose skin touched hers was also him.
Evangeline had decided that her first kiss would be with someone she truly liked.
She had also resolved to give her purity to someone she loved.
Yet, in such an unexpected situation, to have her first kiss snatched away.
But it didn’t feel bad.
No, it actually felt good.
Though it was taken, the one who took it was someone she liked.
‘If this goes on… I-I won’t be able to marry anyone other than Kim Deok-Sung······!’
Marriage.
At the thought of that word, Evangeline’s face flushed bright red.
Her mind conjured an image of her room in Buckingham Palace, UK.
Lying on a bed adorned with luxurious lace, her and Kim Deok-Sung embracing passionately.
‘I-I could give everything to him… Ooh… Hawawawawa… If it’s Kim Deok-Sung…’
She meant every word when she said she would devote herself to him.
As a proud and noble descendant of the Royal House of Stuart, ruling Great Britain and Northern Ireland, she had resolved to give her purity only to someone she genuinely loved.
If it were him, she could easily give up her innocence.
She was even secretly looking forward to it.
Such scenarios often appeared in the romance novels she secretly read in the palace.
It felt as if she had become the protagonist of a romance novel.
‘I-I hope Kim Deok-Sung doesn’t get disappointed and think I’m just a pure lady who fantasizes like this······.’
How could a cultured lady like her entertain such shameless and unhealthy fantasies?
Evangeline erased all those thoughts from her mind.
She wished this moment could last forever.
Even if the other heroines caught them, Evangeline had no intention of breaking free.
Deep down, she wanted to tell them.
She wanted to declare right there.
That she liked him too.
Thump, thump.
As the intense heartbeat echoed pleasantly in her chest…
“Puhuh.”
Kim Deok-Sung pulled away and stood up.
*
Her head spun.
Not joking; she genuinely felt dizzy.
It’s no joke; I’m really dizzy.
“Damn…”
Honestly, I dropped my guard.
I overlooked the law of light novels, which states that in a situation where you’re alone with a heroine in the bathhouse, there’s a 99% chance of a lucky accident.
I completely forgot that lucky accidents in an open space like a hot spring, as opposed to a confined area like a shower booth or cabinet, always get discovered by others at the most inconvenient times.
The disaster that followed was entirely my fault.
“I should have refused to share the bath from the start.”
Regret washes over me, but it’s already spilled water.
Unless the great hero of time, Rewind, comes to my aid, there’s no way to turn back.
Ah, I want to rewind so badly.
I look around.
Evangeline is lying on the floor, her face flushed bright red while hastily covering her nearly bare body with a wet towel.
Behind her are Rin, Eri, Olivia, Haru, Beatrice, and Han Seo-Jin.
Literally everyone is standing at the entrance of the outdoor bath, wrapped in towels.
Wait, Han Seo-Jin?
There’s Han Seo-Jin in a towel.
Of all the chaos, she’s the only one maintaining a calm expression.
At this point, it’s quite impressive—why is she even here?
The unexpected appearances of the other heroines can be explained; we are in a light novel world, after all. Nothing strange about that.
But Han Seo-Jin is different.
“Han Seo-Jin, why are you here?”
“Well, that’s…”
Her face turns a bit red at my question.
Just then, Eri approaches me, the sound of her footsteps echoing.
“Han Seo-Jin, Eri brought you. Master.”
Eri, with her somewhat underwhelming assets covered by a towel, maintains her twin tails even after visiting a hot spring.
So she brought me here?
What a hassle.
I look around.
The heroines’ faces are all flushed red.
Their gazes are directed at my lower body.
Even for me, this is a bit much.
My face heats up.
What am I supposed to do here?
I desperately think it over.
What would the Black Prince advise?
“Partner, in this situation, just put on a poker face and bathe with the ladies.”
I imagine that’s what he would say, but it’s hardly useful advice.
It looks like they all came to enjoy the hot spring.
After chatting at the accommodation, the topic of taking another bath came up, and we ended up here, where the law of light novels has caught my lucky accident.
I should just put on a poker face, apologize, and make an exit.
“What a shame to show you such an ugly sight. You came for a hot spring, right? I’ll just excuse myself so I don’t get in the way.”
I quickly leave my words of apology.
Alright.
Now it’s time to escape this awkward hell.
Just as I move toward the entrance of the outdoor bath…
“Master, where are you going? Eri, we still haven’t had a chance for a mixed bath.”
Grabbed tight.
Eri locks her arms with mine.
What?
A mixed bath?
Aren’t we just here for a hot spring?
This is genuinely shocking.
“Right, my lord! I want to enjoy the hot spring with you as well.”
Grabbed tight again.
Makoto wraps her arms around me from the other side.
Her large breasts press against my arm.
It touches my arm.
“Hey, Olivia, this is…”
No, wait!
Just as I was about to say that, Olivia, with her arms crossed and face flushed, glances over at me and declares,
“As your personal maid, I can no longer tolerate your lewd behavior! I might as well serve you in the bath as a last resort… Ugh! This is not something I want to do! It’s purely because I have to as your maid! So don’t get the wrong idea! Understand? You absolute fool of the universe!”
Sigh.
Olivia shouts with her hand on her chest.
Did Olivia just consent to this hellish mixed bath?
“And, and oh, cover up down there!! You pervert! Scoundrel!!”
Olivia screams while covering her eyes with both hands.
Like in a light novel, she spreads her fingers to sneak a peek at my lower half.
Oh right, the towel fell on the floor.
Damn it.
This is a bit embarrassing.
I pick up the soggy towel and wrap it around my waist again.
“Nishishishi. Haru wants to bathe with big brother Deok-Sung and scrub his back! Haru is big brother Deok-Sung’s ultra kawaii little sister! I can totally offer back-scrubbing services!”
“Hey, Haru! Who do you think will scrub his back? I’m going to do it first!”
At Haru’s words, Rin, who was beside her, gets flustered.
My gaze finally lands on Han Seo-Jin.
If we exclude her national pride, Han Seo-Jin is quite normal.
She might just save me from this hellish battlefield.
Receiving my gaze, Han Seo-Jin slightly turns her head.
With her cheeks flushed red, she says,
“…At this point, there’s no escaping. Kim Deok-Sung, let’s all enjoy the mixed bath together.”
My hopes are dashed mercilessly.
“Let’s go, Master!”
“My lord! Let’s bathe together!”
Dragged along by Eri and Makoto like a pig to a slaughterhouse, I’m forced back into the hot spring.
“Wow! If it’s the girls, then I can’t let them win!”
Following that, Evangelin leaps in.
“Miss Stewart, please stay out! From now on, it’s my time as your personal maid, Olivia Napoleon Bonaparte!”
“Who says so? Bonaparte! He’s mine to share!”
“Olive, Rin! You’re wrong! Big brother Deok-Sung is mine! I won’t share him with anyone!”
Splash.
Olivia, Rin, and Haru jump into the hot spring.
“Miss Trixie, come join us!”
“Ughhh…”
Beatrice, feeling particularly shy at Evangelin’s invitation, reluctantly submerges.
Wait, Beatrice?
She was here too?
“Then I will… take a bath too.”
Finally, Han Seo-Jin quietly sinks into the hot spring.
With Olivia, Rin, Makoto, Eri, Evangelin, Beatrice, Haru, and Han Seo-Jin.
A scene that could appear on the front cover of a light novel unfolds right before my eyes.
“Ughhh…”
A groan escapes my lips.
Have I been in the hot spring too long?
My head is spinning.
Please, hot spring, stop.
