"Mmm~"
"Finally finished replying."
After what felt like an eternity, Lumina had finally replied to every message sent by the beautiful girls in her "Special Group."
Putting down her phone, she stretched luxuriously, her spirit brimming with vitality.
"Time for a shower."
"After that, it'll be time for bed. Tomorrow I'll start March 7th's personal training."
"Hmm~"
Lumina got up and headed toward the bathroom.
"Huh?"
"I got so caught up replying to messages that I almost forgot about little March."
Before reaching the bathroom, Lumina paused when she spotted the tightly closed door from afar. She returned to her original spot, picked up her phone, and prepared to scroll through videos until March 7th emerged from the bathroom.
"Huh? Three hours have already passed..."
Picking up her phone, she glanced at the time displayed on the screen and blinked in surprise.
Squinting slightly, she tried to recall how the time had passed.
She'd chatted with Herta for nearly an hour and a half, and the remaining time had been spent chatting with the beautiful girls in her "Special Group."
Looking at it that way, three hours seemed perfectly reasonable.
But...
"Isn't March finished bathing yet?"
Lumina's gaze shifted from her phone to the bathroom, a hint of worry flickering in her eyes.
March 7th had already finished showering and entered the medicinal bath by the time Lumina started chatting with Herta.
Logically speaking, shouldn't a bath take only an hour or two at most?
And...
Lumina noticed March 7th's phone lying on the table and immediately stood up, striding swiftly to the bathroom door.
March 7th hadn't even brought her phone. What could she possibly be doing in there for three hours?
If it were Lumina, she couldn't soak for even ten minutes without her phone!
Knock, knock, knock!
Without dwelling on it, Lumina focused on March 7th's well-being.
She rapped her knuckles against the bathroom door, calling out loudly, "March, are you still not done bathing? It's been three hours already! The water must be cold by now!"
"..."
Lumina waited after speaking, but received no response.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Panic surged through Lumina. She pounded harder on the bathroom door, the loud bangs echoing through the room.
"March! March! Are you still in there?"
"If you're in there, can you say something?" Lumina called out loudly, but after a moment, she still received no response.
"Ahem, pardon the intrusion."
Seeing this, Lumina abandoned any notion of gendered etiquette. A green light flickered at her fingertips as she pointed it at the bathroom door.
Click—
With a series of clicks, the bathroom door swung open instantly.
Without hesitation, Lumina pushed the door open and stepped inside.
Entering the bathroom, she immediately saw March 7th lying back in the bathtub, eyes closed, skin flushed with a rosy glow, her breathing steady and even.
"Phew... she just fell asleep from exhaustion," Lumina breathed a sigh of relief.
She walked to the edge of the tub and gazed at March 7th lying there completely naked. Lumina's small face flushed crimson.
"Ahem, ahem, indecent sights must be averted, indecent sights must be averted..."
After a few coughs, Lumina repeated her mantra about averting indecent sights, but her eyes were now wide and round, scanning March 7th from head to toe.
"Mmm..."
After a short while, Lumina finally tore her gaze away, her face now as red as a Red Apple, so tempting you'd want to take a bite.
Huff...
Taking deep breaths to calm herself, Lumina refocused her gaze on March 7th.
I can't let her stay in the tub any longer. I need to get her out and dry her off quickly, Lumina thought. Leaning forward, she opened her arms and gently touched March 7th's skin, lifting her from the bath.
Plop, plop, plop, plop...
As Lumina lifted March 7th, water streamed from her body back into the tub with loud splashes.
With March 7th's body completely out of the water, her pristine, pale form was fully exposed to the air.
Lumina cradled March 7th in a princess carry, observing her closely as she strode out of the bathroom. She grabbed a towel along the way.
Huff... She's so light, Lumina murmured as she carried March 7th to the other bed in the room. Setting March 7th down, she couldn't help but marvel at how weightless she felt.
Holding March 7th in her arms had been like cradling a sheet of paper—Lumina had felt virtually no weight at all.
Looking at March 7th lying on the bed, her limbs slightly splayed and her skin glistening with moisture, Lumina didn't hesitate. She took the towel and began carefully drying off the water droplets on her body.
Wet sheets were a minor inconvenience, but catching a cold could derail all their plans.
Lumina had to be meticulous.
After wiping her body thoroughly three times, Lumina took a deep breath, cupped her hands together, and carefully lifted March 7th again.
She took a few steps forward before gently lowering March 7th back onto the bed.
Placing March 7th's head on the pillow, Lumina straightened her body and arranged her into the most comfortable sleeping position.
"Whew... that should do it."
"The sheets and blankets are made of high-quality materials. Sleeping naked should be incredibly comfortable."
After completing these adjustments, Lumina observed March 7th one last time. Seeing no signs of discomfort on her face, she carefully unfolded the neatly arranged blanket and tucked it over her.
"Good night, little March."
With everything done, Lumina turned off the lights in this part of the room and headed toward the bathroom.
"Hmm..." Before leaving, she couldn't resist glancing back at March 7th.
"Come to think of it..."
"When March 7th wakes up tomorrow morning, won't she scream?"
As she entered the bathroom, Lumina mused inwardly.
After all, waking up completely naked in bed first thing in the morning... anyone would start letting their wild thoughts run rampant, right?
"Ugh... never mind. It probably won't be a big deal."
Shaking her head to dismiss the thought, Lumina locked the bathroom door and began undressing, preparing to bathe.