The bathroom in Mira's house is quite large, with two different sets of bath products neatly arranged inside.
The shampoo and body wash used by the siblings are different, and Mira's side even has two extra bottles labeled as body lotion or something.
Things belonging to a girlfriend shouldn't be touched recklessly, just like you can't randomly use lipstick as a marker; it's common sense.
Shampoo and body wash are enough for him.
Elfman isn't home, so he definitely shouldn't mess with his stuff.
He had no choice but to use Mira's.
Because he was really dirty, it took him a bit longer today, although for Mira it was all about the same.
By the time he came out, Mira's face was already washed clean, and she was holding a small basket with clothes for changing.
Rhode turned around again, "I forgot to take out my clothes."
Mira grabbed him, "Just leave it there for now; I'll help you wash them later. Now hurry and get out."
Mira pushed Rhode away, eager to wash away the dirt on her body.
After the bathroom door closed, Mira's voice came out, "I left the hairdryer on the table."
"Okay." Rhode looked around; which table? It had to be her room.
Sure enough, Mira not only prepared a hairdryer but also left a magazine for him in case he got bored.
Yesterday's new issue, the cover featured Jenny from the Blue Pegasus, wearing a red striped swimsuit and striking a rather seductive pose.
"What a bad taste." Just by seeing the cover, he knew what Mira was up to.
She wanted to check out beautiful women together while he dried her hair.
As someone experiencing first love, Rhode couldn't understand this. Do normal girls drag their boyfriends to check out beautiful women?
Sometimes, she was even more enthusiastic than him.
Especially when it involved Jenny.
Silently finishing the hair drying, Rhode sat cross-legged on Mira's bed to meditate.
The time it took Mira to shower was almost enough for him to complete two rounds of training.
As soon as Rhode opened his eyes, he saw Mira entering wrapped in a towel.
Though the towel was wrapped quite tightly, even more so than some skirts, for some reason, it was just more heart-pounding that way.
Mira's face was a little flushed, not sure if out of shyness or just having finished a shower.
She didn't mind Rhode sitting on her bed and directly sat down in front of the dressing table, covering her chest and then turning to look at Rhode.
"Here we go."
Turning on the hairdryer, Rhode checked with his hand to ensure it was blowing hot air before combing through her long hair to start drying.
This task was becoming more and more familiar to Rhode.
Mira, as expected, flipped open the magazine, her gaze toggling between the magazine and the mirror.
Rhode continued to concentrate on managing Mira's hair.
"Look," Mira had to raise her voice a little over the noise of the hairdryer.
"Look at what?"
"What do you think of Jenny's swimsuit?"
What else could it be... Rhode deliberately pouted, "I don't know, because you never show me how a swimsuit looks on you."
Who would just randomly wear a swimsuit? Mira snorted lightly, "Next time we go to the beach, I'll show you."
Rhode sighed, "I feel like we planned to go to the beach a long time ago, but it never happened."
"Because there are always things getting in the way," Mira sighed too, looking forward to having fun together.
"We'll just have to wait for the guild to finish its work."
"Yeah."
"Or maybe starting tomorrow, I'll do the work of two people alone and shamelessly exploit them so we can finish earlier."
"Count me in!" Mira swung her fist determinedly, "If they can't keep up with our workload, no food for them!"
"Yup!"
The two joked fiercely, met each other's gaze in the mirror, and burst out laughing together.
Perhaps their movements had been too exaggerated, and Mira's towel showed signs of slipping; she quickly withdrew her hand to hold it in place.
In Rhode's eyes, there was a hint of regret; worried about being discovered, he buried himself in his task, not noticing the cunning glint in Mira's eyes.
After finishing the last bit of her hair, Rhode put down the hairdryer and started helping her tie her hair.
Today's new hairstyle he learned couldn't quite match the Cancer Constellation's Kyansa's but it wasn't bad-looking either.
Mira used a handheld mirror to take a look and nodded contentedly.
Doing it herself, she could probably do a better job, but having him add emotions made her happier than doing it herself.
"All done, I'll just change clothes and we can head out." Mira stood up and pushed Rhode towards the door.
Just as she reached out to close the door, her towel loosened and slipped down.
Such a cliché scene?!
Rhode didn't want to blink at all.
However, he saw underneath was a black off-shoulder dress, with the skirt part tucked up, making it look like she had nothing on when wrapped in a towel.
Now the towel fell, and the skirt along with it, no benefits to be seen, not even a view of the long legs anymore.
Mira stared intently at Rhode's changing expressions from surprise, to anticipation, to dumbfounded, and burst out laughing.
"You did it on purpose..."
Obviously, she tucked the skirt deliberately for this prank, wanting to embarrass him.
"Well... Haha... Sorry, it just felt like it'd be a pity if the classic 'accidentally dropping the towel' didn't happen."
Mira laughed so much she couldn't stop, the joy of a successful prank was too great, and Rhode's expression was so amusing.
"Hahaha... Oops..."
Mira laughed for quite a while, and Rhode, helpless, started laughing as well, finally silencing her with a kiss.
Though it seemed out of embarrassment, and if that's suspicion, so be it. Such outrageous actions deserve proper punishment.
Initially, Mira was caught off guard, but soon they were hugging each other.
He pressed forward, she retreated, but they didn't separate.
She tripped over her bed, with him following onto it.
After some time, they lay on their backs panting on the bed, hands still intertwined.
"We need to get back to the guild," Mira said.
"Mm." Actually, Rhode wanted to skip work.
But Mira wouldn't allow it; skipping now might have others worry they were in trouble leading them to check on them, which would be mortifying.
Rhode rolled over and gave another vigorous kiss before pulling her up.
Mira lowered her head to arrange her collar and the clothes underneath, noticing his gaze still locked on, and gave him a playful push, "Let's go."
This pervert, his hands are getting less restrained.
"Okay, let's go, go, go."
"Wait a second!" Mira stopped Rhode, blushing, and tugged at his clothes. When it comes to wandering hands, she seemed guilty too...
Rhode cheerily tidied Mira's slightly messy hair.
He's recently discovered that maybe both parties indulge in a bit of lechery.
Especially at the stage he and Mira were in as boyfriend and girlfriend, often hands just don't behave.
Both of them confirmed there was nothing out of place with each other before heading back to the guild side by side.