"Dear Madam Herta, would you like to wear this?"
In the dressing room, Lumina scanned the garments before holding a palm-sized piece of fabric in front of Herta.
She gestured with a smile.
"If you want to wear it, go ahead yourself. Don't drag me into this." Herta crossed her arms, frowning slightly as she looked at the two palm-sized pieces of fabric in Lumina's hand, expressing her displeasure.
Wearing these two palm-sized pieces of fabric, what's the difference from running naked?
The top was just two small triangular pieces of fabric tied together with two ropes. How was that different from not wearing anything?
Herta was too lazy to even complain about the bottom. It was just a piece of fabric about as short as her pinky finger, only covering the front and leaving the back completely exposed. The only difference from being naked was that wearing this outfit added a touch of "seduction."
If Lumina were to wear this outfit, Herta would raise both hands in agreement.
But if she were to wear it herself, Herta would raise both hands in opposition.
Or...
"It is not entirely impossible for me to wear it if you want me to."
Herta's eyes glinted with a sudden thought as she offered a compromise with a faint smile, "But I cannot be the only one wearing it."
"If you want me to wear it, then you must wear it as well."
If they both wore it, then Herta would be willing.
After all, this was Herta's original goal.
Once they were both dressed like this, they could push a little further to create an "ambiguous," "warm," and "pink" atmosphere, leading naturally to the next step.
Although this method was a bit "cheap," it no longer mattered to the current Herta.
Lumina would have her in the palm of her hand, Herta would endure it for a while, and then she would counterattack and get the upper hand.
This had always been Herta's plan.
And she had always been waiting for the day Lumina would unleash her primal instincts and then...
At that time, she would put up a little resistance and then pretend to indulge Lumina with a forced tenderness...
But how could such a thing ever happen?
Herta understood that much; such a thing would probably be impossible to dream of, even if she went to Penacony to dream.
"Hey, hey, my dear Madam Herta, have you forgotten something?" Lumina didn't immediately answer Herta's question, but instead gave a reminder, "There are more than just the two of us bathing together, Castorice and Hyacine are here too."
"If we both go out dressed like this, wouldn't we scare them?"
"If they get scared, they get scared. Isn't it normal for adults' topics to scare children?" Herta waved her hand, not caring.
She asked bluntly and clearly, "Are you going to wear it or not? If you wear it, I'll wear it."
After what just happened, Herta had already started treating Castorice and Hyacine like "foolish" children.
She could just pretend they didn't exist at the time.
Hmm... that is, could she really manage to pretend they didn't exist while wearing such revealing clothes?
"You're telling me to wear it, so I'll wear it? Doesn't that make me lose face?"
Lumina waved her hand, directly rejecting Herta's proposal.
Although she could feast her eyes, she would also be giving Herta a feast for her eyes. How could Lumina ever do something that was a fifty-fifty split?
She held the absolute advantage right now, so why should she split it fifty-fifty with Herta?
At the very least, it should be a 91-9 split, right?
Shaking her head, Lumina stopped thinking about it and casually tossed the two palm-sized pieces of fabric in her hand, saying to Herta, "How about this, Little Herta, I won't make things difficult for you."
"I have a proposal here, and I don't know if you'll agree to it."
"Oh, I don't agree." Herta let out an "oh," and without even listening, she directly rejected it.
Just from Lumina's wicked tone, Herta could tell that this proposal of hers definitely wasn't a good one.
Let Herta guess, combining the previous events and words.
Lumina's words should be...
As Herta started to guess the proposal Lumina was about to make, Lumina's voice rang out at the same time.
"This time you wear it, next time I'll wear it, we'll take turns."
Lumina completely ignored Herta's rejection and went ahead and said her proposal.
It formed an exact overlap with the words Herta had been thinking.
It was exactly the same as what Herta had been thinking, without a single word wrong.
"Heh."
Herta sneered, ignoring Lumina and continuing to pick out swimsuits in the "Conservative Section" on her own.
What's with this "this time I wear it, next time you wear it"?
"I bet after I wear it this time, you'll just claim to have 'lost your memory' the next time, right?"
"Do you really think I, Herta, am as easy to fool as those two idiots?"
"Hmph."
It was no surprise that Herta had guessed Lumina's thoughts.
After all, she was Madam Herta; if she couldn't read Lumina's mind, that would be the real surprise.
With a soft huff, Lumina also started looking for swimsuits in the "Conservative Section."
Although it was called the "Conservative Section," it wasn't a children's section in the literal sense.
It was simply called that because the swimsuits here were slightly more modest.
Lumina picked out a white one-piece swimsuit from the selection.
This swimsuit also came with a swim skirt, and it wasn't short.
The skirt reached down to her knees, not even exposing the top of her thighs.
Overall, it was extremely conservative, revealing nothing at all. It was modest enough to wear outside for a stroll without drawing any comments, which left Lumina very satisfied.
After picking out her own swimsuit, Lumina turned to look at Herta.
"Oh~ purple, huh? It suits you perfectly."
Lumina immediately spotted the purple swimsuit in Herta's hands, which was just as conservative as her own.
Lumina smiled and teased her.
"You too, white suits you perfectly," Herta retorted, using Lumina's own words against her.
After speaking, Herta turned and walked toward the small changing room inside, preparing to change into her swimsuit.
"Little Herta, wait a second." Seeing this, Lumina chased after her and stopped Herta in her tracks.
"What now?" Herta looked up at Lumina, wondering what kind of mischief she was planning this time.
"Do it," Lumina blurted out, as if some automatic response mechanism had been triggered.
"?"
"Ahem." Feeling Herta's speechless gaze, Lumina coughed, reached out to rub the swimsuit Herta was holding, and blinked, gesturing. "Do you want me to help you change?"
"Sure." Herta hesitated before agreeing. But before Lumina could even make a move, Herta added another line after her words had just fallen. "Just like my previous statement, either we change together, or I'll help you change first."
"I'll change first or I'm the only one changing, no way."
Trying to take advantage of me?
Of course you can, Herta was originally planning to let Lumina...
Ahem.
But that's all for later.
At least for now, if Lumina wants to take advantage of her, she must offer an equal advantage in return.
Herta didn't like being played with unilaterally.
Hmm... But if it were the kind of thing where, while playing around, Lumina's Ren and Du meridians were suddenly opened, and she then unleashed her bestial nature... Herta would still be willing to do that.
After all, that was her plan all along.
But based on Herta's understanding of Lumina, she was simply trying to play with her right now.
If she actually let her take off her clothes, she would instead refuse to do so.
Then she would resort to all sorts of mockery... and all kinds of shameless behavior.
Just like that swimsuit from before, based on Herta's understanding of Lumina, if Herta had actually agreed to it.
Both of them would have put on those swimsuits, which were useless for anything other than adding a bit of eroticism. Lumina would definitely start acting shamelessly, using her power to shield and modify her own outfit, making it completely invisible to her, Castorice, and Hyacine.
And she would likely do the same, the only difference being that Lumina's swimsuit would be invisible to anyone but herself.
While her own swimsuit would be visible only to herself and Lumina...
After all, her own strength was far inferior to Lumina's, and she couldn't block Lumina's sight at all.
Fortunately, she didn't agree, otherwise Herta wouldn't even know how to end it.
Hmm... although there was absolutely no need to end it.
This was her plan all along.
The only uncomfortable part would be the gazes of Castorice and Hyacine, and although they couldn't see, Herta would definitely still feel a little uneasy.
"Alright, alright." Seeing Herta's firm refusal, Lumina didn't keep pestering her.
After smiling slightly at Herta, she walked into the small room.
A "click" sounded as Lumina locked the small door.
To prevent Herta from peeking.
"Hmph."
Hearing the sound of the door locking, Herta felt very displeased.
What kind of person does she think I am?
Even if you left the door wide open, I wouldn't even peek.
Um...
Probably.
After muttering a few times in her mind, Herta walked into the small room and began changing clothes.
For a moment, the entire dressing room was filled only with the rustling sound of clothes rubbing against each other, making one's heart itch.
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After a short while, accompanied by the "click" of the door unlocking, Lumina emerged wearing a white swimsuit.
Although this swimsuit was still quite conservative, it revealed much more compared to her previous white long dress that covered almost her entire body.
Her slender arms, long and perfect calves, and those jade feet that lightly touched the ground, which could be cradled in one's palm with a gentle grasp...
Every single detail on Lumina's body was enough to make one drown in infatuation and go mad.
After changing, Lumina did not rush to leave, but waited for Herta to appear.
Soon, with the sound of a door opening, Herta appeared before her, wearing a purple swimsuit.
"..."
After Herta appeared, Lumina directly and undisguisedly activated her scanning mode.
Up and down, left and right, she continuously sized up and observed Herta.
Her petite chest, her fair skin with a hint of red...
Finally, Lumina's gaze fell below, onto Herta's calves.
Compared to before, Herta's calves now lacked the covering of black stockings. Her fair calves appeared somewhat translucent in the air, and below her calves, her jade feet, glowing with a slight redness, created an irresistible urge to step forward and take a bite.
"Hmm?"
Sensing Lumina's gaze, Herta looked down, following her line of sight.
"Mm..."
Realizing what Lumina was looking at, Herta's face instantly flushed a faint red.
Yet, her body acted completely honest, and she stood on her tiptoes, allowing Lumina to see her feet more clearly.
At the same time, Herta asked Lumina with a red face, "Lu... Lumina, do you want to eat?"
Herta had been frequently scrolling through short videos lately, so she knew about this kind of thing.
If... if Lumina wanted to eat them, Herta would let her eat them.
Lumina: ?
Hearing Herta's words, a question mark slowly appeared above Lumina's head.
Then, she looked at Herta in surprise and said helplessly, "I don't look like a pervert, do I?"
Lumina didn't have the perverted habit of eating people's little feet.
Although Herta's little feet were indeed beautiful and looked specially fragrant, Lumina truly didn't have such a thought.
Um... a thought that flashed by in an instant doesn't count as a thought.
Just then, the moment Lumina saw Herta's little feet, a thought did indeed flash through her mind: she wanted to cradle Herta's little feet in her palm, and then bite them as if eating ice cream.
But this thought disappeared quickly, so it didn't count as having one.
Um... never mind, if Lumina said she didn't have it, then she didn't!
"Mm..." On the other side, hearing Lumina's words, Herta's face instantly flushed even redder.
Realizing how stupid a thing she had just said, Herta even wanted to give her past self a hard punch.
But just like Lumina, this thought was quickly dismissed.
Because Herta would never hurt herself.
"Ahem, alright, let's hurry and go out."
"We can't keep Castorice and Hyacine waiting too long."
Taking her gaze off Herta, Lumina coughed and hurriedly said.
After speaking, without waiting for Herta to say anything, Lumina quickly pushed open the door and walked out.
"Huh?" Looking at the door pushed open by Lumina, and at Lumina's departing back, why did Herta feel that Lumina was even more flustered than she was?
"Could it be..."
Tilting her head in thought for a moment, Herta looked down again at her own tender pink little feet, a smile gradually forming at the corners of her lips.
But soon, this smile was covered by a wave of blushing and shyness.
No one knew what she was thinking in her heart...
But no matter what she was thinking, Madam Herta's blushing and shyness must be the most precious and cherished scene in this Cosmos...
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