Chapter 1019 - Mother’s Request (R-18)

The hot water filled the spacious bathroom with a light mist, clouding the mirrors and muffling sounds from the rest of the mansion. Scathach sat with her back to Strax, completely naked in the large stone tub, her hair pinned up off her shoulders to keep it out of the way. Although she had been the one to suggest this, she held herself with a strangely rigid posture as Strax sponged her back, more focused on finishing the task quickly than on the significance of the moment. To him, after his mother's insistence on calling this a normal family experience, it would have been hypocritical to start acting awkwardly now.