Under the surface…
Evangeline’s mixed bathing proposal sounded crazy, but, well, she had her own kind of logic.
Honestly, there wasn’t much reason to refuse.
Before feeling embarrassed or whatever, if the worst side effect of a hot bath in this awkward situation was mixed bathing, then as she said, I could let it slide.
But I couldn’t do that.
Even now, I was forcing myself to suppress my raging body with superhuman willpower.
But what? Mixed bathing?
If this goes any further, I might violate some kind of regulation.
“No, still, that’s a bit…”
I flinched.
While suppressing my rebellious lower half with incredible willpower, I spoke.
My voice trembled slightly.
The limit of my patience was being tested.
My lower half was wiggling like a volcano ready to erupt.
“Indeed, Miss Stewart. Such a scoundrel act is unacceptable as the Student Council President of Shuo Hero Academy…”
Aris agreed with me.
Even as she said that, her actions were cheekily pressing her ample chest against my side, but the important thing was that she concurred with my opinion.
To be honest, that aspect of Aris was quite attractive too.
“Oh my, President. So are you saying that you won’t take a bath?”
Evangeline narrowed her eyes at Aris’s statement.
She leaned in with a mischievous smile and whispered something small into Aris’s ear.
What’s she saying?
Her voice was so tiny I couldn’t catch it.
I could amplify my hearing with magic, but it wasn’t worth it to go that far with Evangeline.
Regardless, it would probably just be some trivial lucky skeb stuff.
Hearing Evangeline’s whisper made Aris’s face turn bright red.
“Wow, Saionji President. Are you still opposed?”
“…Thinking about it, it seems like, just like Miss Stewart said, this is an emergency situation, so it can’t be helped. Alright, I will accept the proposal.”
With a flushed face, Aris stammered a bit as she nodded.
“Miss Trixie, you aren’t thinking of refusing, are you?”
Zing.
Evangeline narrowed her eyes slightly as she pressured Beatrice.
“…Just for today, I’ll especially yield to the contractor’s wishes.”
“Don’t hold back your feelings.”
Beatrice spoke with a trembling voice.
I wasn’t expecting much from her anyway.
Just as I sighed internally,
“Hehe, Mr. Kim Deok-Sung. Are you really going to reject the heartfelt request of girls yearning for a hot bath? Girls… just thinking about rejecting it brings tears to my eyes.”
Evangeline said with a quivering voice, her head bowed.
It was clearly 100% acting, but I couldn’t help but feel swayed.
The desire for a hot bath was real, after all.
I sighed and replied,
“Fine. Do as you wish.”
“Wowowowow…”
As soon as I gave my permission, Evangeline lifted her head.
Her face turned bright red.
She seemed flustered now that I truly allowed it.
“Ah, I’ll do just that.”
With a shy murmur, Evangeline suddenly grabbed my wrist.
“T-then let’s bathe together! Hehe.”
Led by Evangeline, I entered the bathroom with Beatrice and Aris, which was unnecessarily spacious, not at all what one would expect from a mountain lodge.
The most impressive feature was the large bathtub.
The rational doubts I had earlier began to surface again.
Who on earth designed such a huge bathtub without a hot pack?
Anyway, the large bathtub was filled with steaming hot water.
Even in the cold, warmth lingered around the bathtub.
“Then I’ll jump in first!”
Letting go of my wrist, Evangeline jumped straight into the water, still in her underwear.
As she splashed into the tub, the water level rose and spilled over slightly.
“Oooooo, the w-warm water…”
Next, Beatrice entered the tub with a trembling voice.
Splash.
Again, the water spilled over, and Beatrice’s face melted into a relaxed expression as she submerged up to her neck.
“Wooaaah…”
Unlike her usual stern, serious, and aloof demeanor, she looked like she was melting, just like when she laid on the heated floor.
“I’ll join you too.”
Finally, Aris nervously dipped into the water with a flushed face.
Now the water level was almost at the edge of the tub.
“…It really is warm. To enjoy such luxury of a hot bath in this cold winter wonderland, isolated in a mountain lodge, feels miraculous.”
Aris’s stiff face softened.
She greeted Evangeline, who sat beside her in the water.
Apparently, Aris couldn’t escape the stereotype that Japanese people love baths, this being a light novel world after all.
Moreover, since hot baths in winter have become somewhat of a cultural tradition in Japan, it made perfect sense.
“Thank you, Miss Stewart.”
At Aris’s words, a smile danced on Evangeline’s lips.
She looked at me and said,
“Wowowow. Mr. Kim Deok-Sung, you should hurry and join us too. Hehe.”
Now I was at a loss.
Feigning helplessness against Evangeline’s urging, I dipped myself into the tub.
Swoooosh.
The hot water spilled over the edges of the tub.
Even though it was a large bathtub, it felt narrow as our bodies bumped against each other with four of us in it.
“Hehe, Mr. Kim Deok-Sung. How does it feel to be in the water warmed directly by a girl’s body? Do you like it?”
“How’s the temperature of the bathwater that the girl heated herself? Is it to your liking?”
*Splash*.
Evangeline, crossing her arms, leans closer while opening her enchanting eyes.
*Thud*.
Her soft chest, already rendered useless as her underwear is soaked, presses against my side and arm.
This is it.
I can’t hold on anymore.
The boy’s body, which I had barely controlled with superhuman will, is burning with desire.
Below the surface, something large begins to raise its head slowly.
“That…”
My face turns red against my will.
Thump, thump.
My heart races.
Just like that, regardless of my will or emotions.
I knew this would happen.
I should have rejected the temptation of a hot bath earlier.
Despite my regrets, my body responds to the allure and goes wild as if seeking revenge for what I had suppressed until now.
“Wha?!”
The first to notice my body’s abnormal reaction was Beatrice.
Her face turns bright red.
“C-contractor! S-something below the surface…”
Beatrice turns her gaze away, speaking with a flushed face.
“The dark dragon has descended upon the human lower regions! A, a huge squirming sea monster… It’s revealing its grand presence beyond the underwear!”
She raises her arms in a victory pose, exclaiming.
What the heck is she talking about?
At that moment, as I was bewildered by her words…
“Hawawahwa. Mr. Kim Deok-Sung, have you perhaps reached your limit? Hehe.”
Evangeline casually leans closer, unabashedly.
Claiming her warm, damp thighs and chest stick to me from the hot water.
“If Mr. Kim Deok-Sung is okay with it, I’d have no problem devoting body and soul here.”
Evangeline whispers sweetly in my ear.
“Ugh…”
I bite my lip.
My face gets hotter.
This is it.
I can’t stay here anymore…
Just as I was thinking that…
“W-what kind of scoundrel claim is that, Miss Stewart! Mr. Kim Deok-Sung, come here!”
*Swish*.
Aris slices through the water, grabbing my opposite arm.
My forearm gets wedged between her enormous breasts.
Aris snatches me away from Evangeline, speaking excitedly.
“Mr. Kim Deok-Sung! I-if it’s really that hard to endure, then, then just unleash your desires on me! As the student council president! As your personal tutor! I will accept any desire of yours!”
Aris shouts, her eyes tightly shut.
*Drip*.
Moisture beads on her cheek and runs down.
Amidst the rising steam, I catch sight of her deep cleavage, porcelain skin, and silver hair.
Her face, flushed red as well.
“Ugh… I can feel Mr. Kim Deok-Sung’s grand presence even here! C-come! I-I can give my virginity for you, even if you violently hold me all night on the bed, or make me wear a maid outfit for a nighttime stroll, I-I wouldn’t mind, as long as it’s you, Mr. Kim Deok-Sung! I can gladly accept any act!”
“W-Well, it doesn’t matter… If it’s Mr. Kim Deok-Sung, I can gladly accept any action!”
Aris said, her face turning red.
What on earth is she feeling?
I can’t hold it in any longer.
I’m not a eunuch; I’m a man too.
I have normal desires.
If this continues, I might just cross the line.
But not just yet.
I can’t act irresponsibly.
At least, I have to find a way to return to my original world first.
Thinking that, I stood up.
Swish.
As the warm water splashed down, what had grown heavy below seemed to burst through my underwear for all to see.
“Ha, ha-wawa-wawa…”
“Hi, hiiieek!”
“Wha?!”
Evangeline, Beatrice, and Aris all let out strange screams with red faces after seeing what was below.
The three beautiful girls covered their eyes with both hands, but just like a light novel cliché, they peeked through the gaps between their fingers towards my lower region.
This was unbelievably embarrassing.
I sighed and said, “I think I’ll be leaving now. President. Evangeline.”
The boiling blood within me was tormenting me.
Just when I was about to step out of the bathtub.
“W-Where do you think you’re going! Mr. Kim Deok-Sung! You’re not thinking of abandoning the poor girl, are you?”
“M-Mr. Kim Deok-Sung. The bath isn’t over yet! You can’t leave on behalf of the Student Council President!”
Evangeline and Aris stood up in their underwear to block my way.
What the heck are they trying to do?!
Just as I was about to sigh inwardly.
[…Perv.]
I heard a voice in my head.
Not the usual voice of the Black Prince but someone else’s voice.
It was unfamiliar yet somehow familiar, the owner of this voice must be…
[I, the Undertaker…]
The voice in my head revealed its identity.
The Undertaker, huh?
The moment I heard that alias, my body cooled rapidly from the previous hot flush.
The fact that the Undertaker had contacted me meant that their operation was about to begin.
[…Operation, scheduled to start… Commander… already deployed inside the barrier…]
The Undertaker’s characteristic emotionless voice echoed in my mind.
[Perversion… Unwholesome… Shameless… Stop… Fool… I… will move… You move too…]
With her last words, the voice in my head cut off.
It seems the distress episode ends here.
I thought that as I turned serious and said to Evangeline and Aris, “Evangeline, Senior Aris, we need to get dressed quickly.”
A question mark appeared on both of their faces.
I looked at them and said, “We have an enemy invasion.”
The moment I said that, they flinched.
Beatrice, who was still soaked in the tub, trembled.
It was time to hunt down the villains caught in the trap.
