It had been thirty minutes since Tag had ended, but Shihon was still lying motionless on the ground as she stared at the ceiling.
Her [Shihon Unleashed] form had subsided, and her eyes as well as her hair returned to their original state.
Liohime, who had taken off his shirt and now held a towel in his left hand, side-eyed her from his position at the entrance to the bathroom.
"Hey, Shihon. You alive?"
"Meh…"
"Meh?"
Giving off an answer that practically said, 'more or less', she twisted her body while still lying down, while her curious eyes followed the direction of Liohime's voice until she spotted his half-naked body and instantly shot up.
Six pack…
"Oi, are you drooling?"
"N-No."
Yes, yes she was.
"Anyway, I'm going to bathe. After I'm done, you can bathe as well-"
"It's not fair."
"Huh?"
Liohime furrowed his brows, and Shihon began to pout, her mood returning to a depressed state.
"You teased me, mentioned your ex, hurt my feelings, beat me in Tag perfectly, and left like nothing happened."
"...Okay, yeah, that was uncalled for, I'm sore-"
"Noooope, sorry isn't cutting it this time, Master. How shameless of you."
"Urk."
Liohime scratched his head and averted his eyes.
In a sense, she was right. He had made her go on a rampage, and then crushed her completely.
"Now I'm second place in your heart in Tag as well as romance! I'm so hurt I could die right now!"
"H-Hey, who said that you were-"
"Bwaaahh, not listening! How dare you, Master!? I'm soooo heartbroken!"
She began to display crocodile tears and sway from side to side, and Liohime could only sigh in return.
Oh great, he thought. Knowing her, she'll probably hold a grudge for the rest of the week if I don't do something to make her feel like she has the upper hand when it comes to loving me.
He brought this upon himself, and now he had to resolve it.
All of a sudden, an idea popped up, but it was so crazy that he started to wonder why he even thought of it in the first place.
Still, if he played his cards right, it wouldn't be that bad.
"Get in," he muttered, motioning for her to enter the bathroom.
"Huh? Wait, huh?"
Yeah, what she said. He's not suggesting what I think he's suggesting, right?
"This is only happening once because I crossed a line that I shouldn't have crossed, you you better savor it."
A flash of red covered her face, and her pointy ears perked up while her jaw dropped, causing Liohime to speak up.
"Do I have to spell it out for you? We're bathing together. Get in, before I change my mind."
"Y-YES SIR!!"
Well, that seemed to do the trick.
He can't keep getting away with this.
Shihon entered without hesitation, and Liohime followed, closing the door behind him.
The former took in deep breaths and covered her blushing face, with her mind spiralling.
Is this real!? It's real, right!? As in, not a dream!? AM I SERIOUSLY GONNA BATHE WITH HIM!? FULLY NAKED!?!?
"Hey, I think you're hyperventilating, Shihon."
"MSMDNSDAHDAJWDSDS!!!???"
"Eh?"
She had flinched as Liohime touched her bare shoulders with concern and took a step back, waving her hands frantically.
"I-I'm fine!!! Totally fine!! HAHAHA!! Y-YEP!!! NOTHING TO W-WORRY ABOUT!!!"
"Uh…."
Easily noting her continuous stammering, it was clear to him that there was definitely something to worry about.
Yeah, I'm already regretting doing this, Liohime lamented. Who knows just what Shihon, who was hyperfixated on him, would try to pull here.
Still, there was no way that he could pull away from this situation now. In fact trying to get away from this scenario would fully destroy Shihon's mood to the point of no return.
Liohime held his head in his hands. Ugh, I'm so horrible at decision-making. Fuck it.
He began to pull down his pants, but stopped as he heard a feminine yelp.
"...Are you sure that you're good?"
"M-Mhmm!!!"
"Uh, okay. You should start taking off your clothes too."
Shihon nodded shyly, and turned around before removing the t-shirt that she had on, revealing the cleavage underneath and her breasts that were covered by the natural bras that she had created with her opaque green scales.
Liohime removed his pants, and smirked as a sudden thought came to his mind.
"It's kinda funny. You're usually so bold when it comes to wanting to do things similar to this."
"-hk."
"Hell, you've even been open to fuck. And then, as soon as you get your first chance at something barely close to being intimate, you-"
"What are you trying to say?"
"-gh."
Liohime's eyes quickly shot up to view the slender, smooth, dark skin on the back of the Magical Beast Girl as her voice deepened with a tinge of hostility.
He froze, and his breath shortened as the young woman turned around and sat on the ledge of the bathtub.
Laid bare was the completely naked figure of Shihon.
Her uncovered feet stretched out towards his face and her toes lightly touched his forehead as she crossed her legs, and the exposed curves of her large hips left her only witness stunned. The silhouette of her slim waist went up to her thick chest, revealing her dazzling breasts and perched nipples that shattered Liohime's brain with immoral thoughts. Her dark-skinned face radiated allure and lust, and her green, seductive eyes peered right into his own.
Everything about her took his breath away, and he tried to avert his eyes downwards, but-
"You saw it, didn't you?"
"-hk."
"Master, you duuuuumy."
She held his head back upwards to face her with her warm, left foot and slyly grinned as she narrowed her eyes at his crotch.
"Someone seems happy, but we still have the whole day ahead of us, Master," she muttered. "Get into the bathtub. Now."
Liohime's eyes wavered, unable to process the sudden change in Shihon's behavior.
Monster…
That was the only word that he could use to describe her at the moment. He had severely underestimated her love for him. Because…
"You say that I should savor this moment? I like that. Then let's get started, Liohime Kitagami."
…This woman was truly a monster, one who was ready to prey on him and eat her fill.
Lucky fucking bastard.