Editing Unlimited Fafnir:Volume 9 Chapter 1 (section)

===Part 1===

The fifth day of my life in confinement.

Today, the principal was working in the adjacent office, separated by a door, with Mica-san substituting in the role of supervising me.

While feeling Mica-san's gaze, I silently did push-ups next to the window.

Initially, I chatted with her about many things, but after she told me not to restrict my activities, I started using this time for physical training.

I was playing games the whole time when the principal were here, so my body had become sluggish.

"Hoo..."

After one round of daily training, I stood up. Coincidentally, there was a bell ringing outside.

Through a large window in the room overlooking the school, I saw students leaving the academic buildings. Until recently, this had been my daily life, but at the moment, I could not return to it yet.

Feeling frustrated about this boring life, I sighed.

Then I heard a sound indicating the melody of an incoming call on a terminal.

I looked back to see Mica-san taking a portable terminal out from her maid uniform's pocket and bringing it against her ear.

"—Yes, I understand. I shall pass the message along."

After a simple exchange, Mica-san looked at me.

"Mononobe-san, a certain person has arrived today, requesting to meet you face to face."

"Meeting me face to face? Is that okay when I'm still in isolation?"

Feeling quite perplexed by the sudden notice, I replied but she nodded.

"This young lady has made contact with you previously and the color change in her dragon mark had vanished. No anomalies have been found despite daily examinations, hence we have agreed to let her go out and meet you."

"That's..."

The only girls who matched those criteria were Iris and Kraken Zwei, but the latter would not be coming to see me alone. In other words—

I excitedly waited for her arrival.

"......"

After a while, Mica-san seemed to notice something and moved away from the entrance. Immediately, the door was flung open vigorously.

"Mononobe!"

Calling my name, a silver-haired girl—Iris Freyja—rushed into the room. She was my classmate in Brynhildr Class as well as a D whom I had marked when I had refused to allow anyone to take her away.

After seeing me, a red flush appeared on her pale skin as she dashed towards me. However—

"Ah!?"

She tripped on a game controller the principal had tossed out there, resulting in a great fall forwards.

"Iris, are you okay?"

I hastily ran over to her and helped her up.

"Ow... My forehead, I bumped it..."

Iris was holding her forehead while tears appeared in her eyes. However, she instantly clasped my hands with happiness written all over her face.

"Mononobe! It's you, Mononobe! I finally get to see you..."

Seeing Iris make such a joyful face, my heart began to race.

It had been quite a while since I last heard this voice of hers.

"It's only been five days, right? You're exaggerating too much."

Too embarrassed to show so much happiness like Iris, I feigned calmness.

"I'm not exaggerating! They won't let me see you no matter how much I begged... No calls or emails allowed and I had no idea where you were... I was worried sick!"

With a slightly angry look, Iris approached me.

"Uh..."

With Iris' face so close that we could feel each other's breaths, I felt quite flustered. Noticing this fact, Iris also blushed intensely.

"Oh—S-Sorry. It's clearly not your fault, Mononobe..."

Iris frantically separated from me and apologized.

"No—I should be the one to apologize. I didn't consider your feelings. To be honest, Iris, I'm very happy to see you too."

"Mononobe..."

With shyness and embarrassment, Iris and I gazed at each other.

Suddenly, a deliberate sounding cough could be heard from the doorway.

"—I shall be waiting outside the room. In light of Mononobe-san's situation, I shall lock the door from outside. When you wish to leave, Iris-san, please knock to let me know."

Saying that, Mica-san left the room.

Left behind, Iris and I looked at each and smiled wryly.

"She's being considerate in an unusual area. Anyway, I'm very happy we can chat together, just the two of us."

Saying that, Iris leaned towards me, then starting sniffing as though she noticed a smell.

"Mononobe, you seem like you have a sweaty smell? Have you been bathing properly?"

"Oh, that's because I was training just now. There's a bathroom here so I do take baths every day. But since it's bothering you, I'll hurry and take a bath now."

Noticing my shirt was drenched with sweat, I replied but Iris hastily shook her head.

"I-It's okay! I don't mind... I don't dislike your smell, Mononobe. Also, it's a rare chance for us to meet, so don't worry! Oh, but—"

She stopped halfway, apparently thinking of something.

"What's the matter?"

I asked, but for some reason, Iris went red and started acting shy.

"U-Umm... I thought of one way to not waste time. Umm... We could b-bathe together, you know?"

"Uh..."

Faced with this sudden suggestion, I gasped in shock. Then Iris clenched her fist and leaned forward with an expression intending to cast away all hesitation.

"Yes, it's a great idea! Just like last time, I'll scrub your back for you! T-The bathroom is that way, right!?"

Iris kept talking on her own without waiting for my answer, then dragged me by the arm.

"H-Hey!"

I yelled frantically, causing Iris to stop in front of the bathroom door, looking back uneasily.

"Mononobe... You don't want to?"

"It's not that I don't want to, but—"

"Thank goodness..."

She breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with joy. While I was involuntarily mesmerized by her face, she already brought me into the changing area.

"Then you undress first, Mononobe. I'll cover my eyes."

Covering her eyes with both hands, Iris urged.

The changing area was quite small and could only hold two people. In response to her demand for me to undress in front of her, I stood there motionlessly.

—What the heck was she thinking of doing?

For the past while, Iris had been keeping her distance from me out of consideration for Mitsuki. In that case, why was she...

"Mononobe, what's wrong? Hurry up."

"I-I'm on it..."

Intimidated by her vigor, I began to take off my shirt despite my doubts.

"Hyawah!?"

However, Iris suddenly cried out, causing me to stop.

"Iris, you saw, right?"

"I-I didn't see! I didn't peek!"

Obviously peeking at me between her fingers, Iris shook her head.

I was slightly relieved to see Iris acting the same as usual.

Sure enough, it was quite bad for me to be taking a bath together with Iris in the principal's room while under house arrest. Perhaps the principal or Mica-san might come over to check on us. However, if I refused Iris at this point, she would definitely be sad. Weighing common sense against Iris on a balance, I made my decision decisively.

"Turn around."

I grabbed Iris' shoulders and spun her around. Then I swiftly undressed and wrapped a bath towel around my waist.

Anyway, I must not make Iris sad.

If scolded, I will be the one to apologize, it's decided—After warning myself to keep things within defensible bounds when questioned afterwards, I tapped Iris on the shoulder.

"I'm ready. I'll go in first."

"Y-Yes! I'll come in right away. Wait for me, Mononobe."

Turned away, Iris answered slightly nervously.

"Okay."

I nodded, entered the bathroom and closed the door. As expected of the principal's personal room, the bathroom was very spacious and luxurious.

The floor and walls were all made of marble while the bath water was drawn up from a natural hot spring deep in Midgard's underground. Although I had used it many times already, I still felt envious about this facility from the bottom of my heart.

In any case, I turned on the faucet, adjusted the temperature and waited for Iris to enter.

—I recalled what had happened with the Leviathan battle.

Just now, Iris had also mentioned "like last time."

It had happened almost half a year ago. Due to Iris getting marked by Leviathan and I was serving as her bodyguard, we were in the underground shelter. On that occasion, Iris had entered the bathroom to wash my back in an attempt to reward me.

Iris had screamed despite being clearly the one who was barging into the bathroom, making me quite upset.

I smiled wryly as I recalled those memories. Suddenly, I heard the bathroom door opening.

"M-Mononobe, I'm coming in."

Wrapped in a bath towel, Iris entered the bathroom stiffly. She had clearly not entered the water yet, but her face was already bright red.

"You don't have to force yourself if you feel that embarrassed, you know?"

I asked in worry but Iris frantically shook her head.

"I-I'm not forcing myself! It's true I'm embarrassed... But I do this willingly."

Her brave voice sounded like she was encouraging herself. Then she took the shower head from me.

"Okay, Mononobe, I'm going to scrub now."

"O-Okay."

Intimidated by Iris' vigor, I nodded. Iris came behind me while I was sitting on a stool then used the shower head to pour water. The warm water felt very comfortable on my back.

But the sudden touch of Iris' hand there made my heart pound nervously.

"So... your wounds are already healed. Although I heard you were saved with the principal and Shinomiya-sensei's help... It's still quite amazing to see with my own eyes."

Looking at where I had been heavily injured in the fight against Kraken Zwei, Iris touched my back and whispered. She applied body wash with her hands and it felt very good.

"So Shinomiya-sensei told all of you about the principal?"

"Yeah. Because you already told us the news of Shinomiya-sensei's death, Mononobe. We wouldn't accept anything but a proper explanation."

Replying with a wry smile, Iris touched the scars on my back with her fingertips.

"The principal's powers are so surprising... But scars are still left behind."

"Well... It only speeds up recovery rather than make the wounds go away. It can't be fully restored back to what it looked like."

Iris applied more force through her hands after I replied.

"That's true—it can't be fully restored. Although I turned back to human thanks to you, Mononobe... but I'm not the same as before."

"—Iris?"

I sensed a dangerous atmosphere in Iris' words and intended to look back at her, but Iris hugged me from behind even faster.

"When my dragon mark became your color, Mononobe, I knew. You desired me from the bottom of your heart... And I... also felt that I might be able to make you happy. Even if Mitsuki-chan is your number one, I still don't want to give up... Also—"

Iris wrapped her arms around my waist, pressing tightly against me. I could feel her soft bosom pushing against me with the bath towel in between. Iris' sweet fragrance was also caressing my nose.

"Right now, I'm already... your partner, Mononobe. So—"

"H-Hey."

My heart rate increased as a hot impulse surged within me.

But at the same time, I felt quite worried about any change occurring to Iris.

Marked by me and becoming my mate, Iris had shown no anomalous signs even after repeated examinations.

But just as she had described, she was no longer her former self. If she were to take action as my mate—

"Mononobe... I-I..."

Reaching forward, Iris' hand caressed my body seductively while covered in soap suds. The pleasure caused my back to shudder as my mind went blank.

—Not allowed. This sort of thing...!

If something anomalous had happened to Iris, we could not simply go with the flow like this. I gritted my teeth and turned my head back to face her. However, Iris then said something unexpected.

"I want to look after you, Mononobe!"

She embraced my back tightly and looked at me with serious eyes.

"Huh...?"
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Unsure what was going on, I asked in a questioning voice.

"Umm... Mononobe, umm... Apart from me, you also marked Zwei-chan and the rest of them, right?"

"Y-Yeah..."

The one I targeted was Iris but Zwei next to her and even Lisa and the others who were far away also had their dragon marks colored.

"After that, Mitsuki-chan and I talked... We've decided to stop yielding to each other. If we keep trying to be considerate for each other, someone else might end up claiming all of you first."

"...What does this have to do with looking after me?"

Still feeling embarrassed by what Iris said, I asked.

"Because a mate is also a 'wife,' right?"

"Well, that's true... Indeed, humans are like that."

Surprised by the word 'wife,' I nodded stiffly.

"That's why I tried to think from a wife's perspective, to make you think I'm amazing. I want to be your wife."

"Iris..."

My face heated up and I found myself unable to tear my gaze away from Iris' moistened eyes.

"So, so, I can't scrub just your back today, Mononobe... I'll give your front a good wash too. You'll be very embarrassed if we do it face to face.. so let's do it this way..."

While hugging me, Iris started to move her hand that had reached around me from behind.

"Wait... N-Not there—"

Noticing Iris' hand gradually moving down, I panicked.

"Why? Does it hurt?"

"N-No, that's not it..."

I could not tell her overtly but letting her continue was not an option either.

I desperately resisted Iris' body warmth, her soft touch and the pleasure coming from her hand caressing me. I grabbed her hand and pulled it away.

"I'm feeling a bit cold so I'm entering the bathtub first. This is water from a real hot spring, so it's really warm."

I spoke with affectation and retreated towards the tub.

"Hey, you can't enter the tub when you haven't washed off the suds on your body!"

Iris pouted. Her point of contention was a bit misplaced.

However, I soaked myself into the water all at once in order to escape from the current situation. The water reached up to my shoulders.

"Seriously, Mononobe, you sometimes act just like a kid."

Pouting, Iris washed the suds off her hands then followed me to the tub.

"Wow, it's a bit hot."

Iris exclaimed in surprise and raised her foot after dipping the tip of her toes into the water. This ended up creating a situation with me staring up at her pale thighs. I frantically looked away.

"Should I add some water?"

"No, you don't have to. I want to get used to your preferred water temperature, Mononobe."

Iris replied as though we were going to be bathing together henceforth, then slowly lowered herself into the tub.

"Hoo— I finally lowered myself entirely. I never thought it'd be that hard."

Breathing a sigh of relief, Iris leaned herself against me.

"H-Hey, with so much space, you don't have to stick to me."

"Because we've been apart all this time, I want to stick to you as much as possible right now... Can't I?"

With her looking up, gazing at me, I could not shake my head.

"No—It's not like... you can't."

"Thanks. I'm so happy, Mononobe."

Iris relaxed her expression. Moving over to me, she rested her head against my shoulder.

"......"

I could feel her body warmth from my shoulder, the point of contact, and also catch a glimpse of her cleavage outside the bath towel—

The water was a bit cloudy because it came from a natural hot spring. The pale thighs that had drawn my gaze earlier were out of sight but now my eyes were pulled to her chest.

My heart rate naturally increased while a bittersweet silence filled the entire bathroom.

Feeling like we were going to remain silent the whole time, I spoke up.

"U-Umm, how's everyone doing?"

My voice echoed in the bathroom. Iris moved slightly. Her beautiful silver hair swayed and brushed against my face.

"Everyone is worrying about you, Mononobe. Also, they're very bored because no one is allowed to go outside except for me. We frequently gather in Mitsuki-chan's room to play video games."

"Even Jeanne and Kili?"

I had trouble imagining them playing together with the rest of the girls, but Iris nodded.

"Yes, Jeanne-chan is super good at games. No one can beat her. And Kili-chan and Vritra-chan have become super serious, it's awful. Zwei-chan is crying there... It's a total mess."

"Haha... That feels quite surreal. But the situation is almost the same as mine. I've been playing games with the principal the whole time too."

I spoke with a wry smile and Iris made a "mm-hmm" expression for some reason.

"Yes... Mononobe, you've been with the principal the whole time."

"Let me be clear, honestly, all we did was play games, okay!?"

I frantically added but Iris' gaze still stung.

"You didn't bathe together like this?"

"The principal suggested it—but I refused resolutely."

The principal said it was for building stronger bonds of friendship, but I refused no matter what.

"Hmph... Well, what about bedtime? There's only one bed in the principal's bedroom."

The sharp question rendered me speechless for a moment.

"......W-Well, I guess it can't be helped...? Umm, we don't sleep together, but it's more like we fall asleep while playing games..."

I explained incoherently. Iris' gaze gradually eased up and she smiled wryly.

"That's nice, I'm so jealous of the principal. But thank goodness..."

"Thank goodness...?"

"Yes, Mononobe, things aren't as difficult for you as we imagined. Now Mitsuki-chan and the others can stop worrying a bit. Tia-chan can also... cheer up too."

Iris smiled and answered but her face became gloomy when Tia was brought up.

"What's up with Tia?"

Very curious, I asked. Iris answered gravely.

"...Starting from when we returned to Midgard, she's been in low spirits ever since. When playing games with us, her face still looks gloomy... She hasn't eaten much either."

At this point, Iris seemed to recall something.

"Umm, Mononobe—Could you go visit Tia-chan, even if just for a little while?"

"Visit her... But I'm under house arrest right now."

I answered Iris' whispered question in a dilemma.

"I know, but we could sneak out... If that doesn't work, we could fly Tia-chan to outside this room."

Iris stared at me seriously and pleaded strongly. She knew that Midgard's decisions must not be disobeyed but she still felt this was necessary.

"Bring Tia here...?"

I asked carefully and Iris nodded slightly.

"...Yes, it feels like she's very troubled. Lisa-chan asked her but she won't speak... So you're the only one left, Mononobe..."

Seeing her rely on me, I tapped her on the head.

"—Something must be done, I get it. I'll try to find a way to speak to Tia."

"Mononobe..."

Relieved, Iris relaxed her expression. Looking at her face, I came up with a simple solution.

"Oh right—Can I use your portable terminal, Iris? Then I can give Tia a call."

My terminal was still under repairs. They probably did not issue a substitute for me because they did not want me to have contact with outside. However, Iris should have her own terminal.

That was what I hoped but she shook her head apologetically.

"Sorry... I had to hand over my terminal when entering the room, together with my bag..."

"It's okay, no need to apologize. On further thought, it's only natural."

I sighed at the naivety of my idea.

"Then that leaves meeting her directly, huh? ...Tia's movements should be restricted too. Leaving the dorm will be hard. I guess it's better than I sneak out then—"

I rested the side of my mouth on my hand and turned my head aside. Iris leaned forward.

"Mononobe, is there anything I can do to help?"

Our bodies were pressed together even closer than before. Not just her shoulder but even her chest was pushing against my arm.

"Huh? Oh, umm..."

Blood rushed into my head all at once, heating up my entire face. With an excessive blood supply circulating in my brain, my thoughts were all tangled together.

"Mononobe?"

With a intrigued expression, Iris peered up at my face. However, this action caused Iris' bath towel to unfasten and her pale and voluptuous breasts to—

"Hey you two!! What on earth are you doing here!!?"

But just at that moment, the bathroom door was flung open and a shrill howl of anger was heard.

"P-Principal..."

I looked over there in shock to see Charlotte standing there sternly with arms akimbo.

She glared with eyebrows raised at Iris and me, pressing against each other in the tub.

"Taking a bath during a visit... What on earth are you two thinking!?"

"S-Sorry!"

Iris was so frightened that she apologized straight away. I was planning to apologize since there was no way to explain this, but Charlotte's next words made me stop.

"Why, why... why didn't you call me!? My friend, isn't it too unfair for you to hog this all alone!?"

Charlotte looked at me tearfully. Stomping her feet in chagrin, she pointed at the cowering Iris.

"You clearly know how much I yearn to take a bath intimately with young maidens!"

"No, I didn't know."

I answered woodenly. Charlotte's body shook, but then she clapped her hands as though thinking of something.

"—Oh right, I can fix this by joining in right away! Then I'll deepen our bonds of friendship and share in the joys of bathing with a girl at the same time!"

Saying that, Charlotte removed her lab coat in the changing area then brought her hands to the hem of her one-piece dress.

"D-Don't look, Mononobe!"

Iris frantically covered my eyes, plunging my view into darkness. Now in a posture of embracing me, Iris was pressing even tighter against me. Due to my vision getting blocked, the soft sensations of Iris' body were getting transmitted even more vividly to me.

"Hey Iris—"

"Ah... Ya—Mononobe, keep still."

My struggling caused our bodies to rub against each other. Iris' cries grew shrill.

"S-Sorry."

I apologized hastily, but was drowned out by a splash. A large ripple formed on the bath water. As a result, Iris loosened her hands from my eyes.

"Hoo, this bath water is so comfortable."

In front of my eyes was Charlotte who had dipped herself up to her shoulders.

It looked like she had jumped in buck naked, but thanks to the cloudiness of the water, all the crucial parts were blocked out of view.

"Thank goodness, I made it just in time..."

Witnessing this scene, Iris breathed a sigh of relief next to me.

"Fufu, I've finally fulfilled one of my dreams! This space is a supreme paradise right now! My friend, young lady, come enjoy a bath together with me!"

Charlotte's both fists were clenched and shaking in excitement. Seeing this, I sighed deeply.

"Charl... As a principal, is this really okay?"

"No problem, I'm just carrying out my duties to keep you under surveillance!"

Charlotte puffed out her flat chest proudly and nodded. Then she suddenly switched to a serious look.

"Well then—I will now continue speaking as the principal. You are not allowed to make contact with anyone whose dragon mark has changed color, no matter what the reason. I absolutely forbid you from sneaking out."

"What..."

Her last sentence made me gasp in surprise.

Iris huddled herself in the tub in embarrassment.

"That's right. Since slightly earlier, I've been waiting for a chance to barge in. It's not like I was getting excited, eavesdropping on your private conversation!"

Slightly reddening in the face, Charlotte declared and coughed once.

"Anyway, I can't let you meet yet. When someone with dragon mark that had changed color makes contact with the dragon that marked her, thus 'transforming into the same kind'... The risks are still unknown. 'Black' Vritra, who had been spreading D genes might know the truth.. But she won't say anything."

Charlotte spoke in serious tone of voice but Iris replied defiantly.

"But Zwei-chan and I haven't shown any anomalies, right?"

"...That's only for the present so far."

With a stiff face, Charlotte answered suggestively.

"What do you mean?"

Sensing a hidden message, I questioned her.

"Yes... Although I was contemplating whether to say this in front of Iris Freyja, who cannot go back anymore—This is something I needed to convey sooner or later."

Charlotte exhaled as though resolving herself and stared at Iris intently.

"...Although I don't quite get it, since it concerns me, I want to listen!"

Iris replied, prompting Charlotte to nod deeply.

"I know. But for this purpose, first of all—regarding my friend, Mononobe Yuu, it's necessary for me to explain my ideas first."

"About me?"

Charlotte glanced at me as I asked then spoke in a researcher's tone.

"You, who has marked Ds, might not be an irregular male D after all. Instead, you might be a humanoid dragon ''like me''."

"Uh..."

I had thought of that myself too. When marking Iris and Kraken Zwei, I realized I was closer to a dragon than anyone else.

But the impact of having someone else point it out was completely different.

"Mononobe, a dragon..."

Iris ruminated those words but did not look that surprised. So this was not something unexpected to her.

"Well, this is basically speculation. But following this line of speculation, Iris Freyja—having become his mate—is already the same species of dragon as my friend."

"Really...? That's what I turned into huh? I can't go back to being human anymore."

With her hand on her chest, Iris remarked.

"Iris—"

I reached for her shoulder worriedly but noticed her smiling at me, shaking her head.

"It's okay. I don't mind being with Mononobe. Rather, it's better to say I'm overjoyed."

Her expression showed sincerity from the heart rather than putting on a brave face.

Seeing this smile, I felt warm feeling surge from the bottom of my heart.

"...Thank you."

While thanking her, I placed my hand on Iris' shoulder. Putting her hand on top of mine, she smiled and said:

"I'm the one who must say thanks. Mononobe, you saved me. The same goes for Zwei-chan. Surely, things are happier the way they are now."

Perhaps turning into a human-like dragon might be happier for Iris, who had been undergoing dragonification to turn into the Basilisk's successor. And the same also enabled Kraken Zwei to live among humans. But—

"However, there is no advantage for the others to become your mates, my friend."

Charlotte spoke what I was thinking.

"Not only that, there might be other risks too. The greatest being possible homeostasis in the ability to generate dark matter."

"Possible homeostasis in the ability to generate dark matter?"

Unable to understand what she meant instantly, I asked Charlotte.

"Ds lose their powers naturally when they become pregnant or reach the age of twenty or so. But if they turn into a dragon, they might not lose their powers."

"Eh... But isn't that good?"

Iris cocked her head in a daze.

"Don't you get it? People with the ability to generate dark matter are obliged to be confined to Midgard and managed. In other words, you might not be able to leave Midgard for the rest of your life."

"Oh—"

Shocked, Iris exclaimed in surprise.

"Even after reaching adulthood, not being able to return to one's country... not being able to return to family."

I looked at the dragon mark on my left hand and muttered. This was quite a heavy revelation. Even if it was just a possibility, I could not accept it so easily.

We had left Midgard a number of times, but under the special reason of fighting dragons. This type of special exception was probably not going to come up again.

"Indeed, as a result, coming into contact with you must happen with the other party's full understanding of the risks. Hence, direct meetings are forbidden for now."

"...I got it."

I must not sneak out from here to meet them. I nodded. If I came into contact with Tia, it could very well decide the rest of her life.

"Good. If you want to talk, just give them a call. I will return your repaired terminal to you later."

"Eh, I can?"

I confirmed in surprise.

"From the moment I allowed you to meet Iris Freyja, the information blackout had already been lifted. They will be informed later of the risks I just told you. That way, none of you will act recklessly, I hope."

Charlotte smiled at me and nodded.

"—Somehow, it feels like it's been a long time since I saw this side of yours."

I smiled wryly and she pouted.

"That's so rude. This is your punishment for saying something so malicious!"

Splash, Charlotte threw bath water at me.

"Uwah—Well... Since you're doing this, that means you're prepared to be counterattacked, right?"

I clasped my hands together and squeezed water out from between them forcefully. In other words, an impromptu water gun.

"Wapu!?"

Shot in the face directly with bath water by me, Charlotte shook her head then immediately approached with an excited face.

"What move was that just now!? How do you do it!?"

"Mononobe, you're so amazing! Shoot again!"

Iris also leaned towards me in curiosity.

Surrounded by two girls, I was panicking inside while I raised my hands towards them.

"Don't you know? If you put your hands together like this, leaving a gap on one side, then push—Look."

I slowly demonstrated again and the two of them went "wow" in amazement.

"Wow, Mononobe, I did it!"

Iris excitedly shot bath water at the wall again and again.

"Oh! I did it too! I can't believe you knew this kind of fun technique, I'm impressed, my friend!"

The excited Charlotte suddenly stood up.

"C-Charl—"

With no towel, her bare skin was presented before me. My gaze was drawn completely to this slender and adorable body.

"Wah!! Don't look!!"

Iris frantically inserted herself between Charlotte and me, intending to cover my eyes. But the sudden intense movement caused her bath towel, which was hanging precariously in the first place, to slowly drift away.

"Ah—"

Reddened from the bath, Iris' naked body rushed into my view. A large volume of blood shot straight to my head.

Without any obstructions, Iris' body was both beautiful and stimulating. My consciousness gradually faded as my strength slowly drained.

"Mononobe!"

Hearing Iris' frantic voice, my mind went blank.

"Charlotte-sama! What on earth are you three doing!!?"

Before all my senses faded away, I heard Mica-san's scolding voice.