Despite… despite going through so many hardships, she could still treat others so gently.
"I'll just tell you directly: almost everyone you see is a Spirit. We were all brought back by Inaba Tsukiyo. She took in those of us who were homeless, giving us Spirits, who are hostilely viewed by humans, a 'home' to return to."
"'Home'? Living here, aren't you worried about causing trouble for Tsukiyo-chan?"
With so many Spirits together, weren't they worried about DEM or the AST showing up? Wouldn't this put Inaba Tsukiyo in danger?
"Trouble… huh? Well~ with so many people here, even if something happens, we can solve it. Besides, trouble coming isn't necessarily a bad thing."
Rather, Inaba Tsukiyo was eagerly anticipating those from DEM causing trouble.
Last time, DEM sent Ellen, and as a result, the "World's Strongest Magician" Ellen disappeared, becoming the First Herrscher—the Herrscher of Reason Ellen.
As long as DEM sends people, their strength will diminish until they have no one left to send. At that point, DEM will essentially be doomed.
Noticing that Natsumi's emotions had calmed down, Kurumi didn't plan to say anything else. After all, her purpose for coming this time had been achieved.
Although many of the things she said to Natsumi this time were false, this was not Inaba Tsukiyo's plan, but Kurumi's own plan.
According to the current development, Natsumi would definitely stay.
Since that was the case, why not boost Natsumi's favorability towards Inaba Tsukiyo? This would both make Natsumi stay and increase their numbers, using a human-wave tactic to break down the wall in Inaba Tsukiyo's heart, giving them a chance to get in.
"What are you two doing? Why aren't you washing up?"
Inaba Tsukiyo finally arrived, wrapped in a bath towel. She tilted her head in confusion, looking curiously at Natsumi and Kurumi.
The two turned around and saw that Inaba Tsukiyo wasn't wearing her familiar twin tails, but had let her long twin tails down.
It had to be said, Inaba Tsukiyo's hair was truly long. If it wasn't tied into twin tails, it would probably touch the ground if she were sitting.
"Tsukiyo-chan, isn't it troublesome to wash your hair when it's so long?"
"Hair… huh?"
She reached out and touched her hair. Inaba Tsukiyo hadn't thought too much about the issue of her hair.
She just remembered someone else who also had hair almost as long as their height, and couldn't help but smile.
"It's nothing, I'm just used to it. Alright, this isn't the place to chat, let's quickly take a bath."
Fortunately, the water had already been drawn, otherwise, they would have to wait a while before they could bathe.
Natsumi sat obediently on the chair, with Kurumi behind her, washing Natsumi's hair with shampoo.
"How surprising, your hair quality isn't bad at all."
Kurumi said with some surprise. Natsumi's hair quality was very good; it was just messy because it hadn't been properly cared for in a long time.
"I know you can't see what I'm doing, but you need to listen carefully to what I'm about to say. You need to wash your hair like this from now on, understand?"
Natsumi's hair lacked luster, and the split ends were very severe. The strands were tangled together, just like a beggar's, so much so that with just a little force, Natsumi's hair would be pulled out.
To prevent Natsumi from going bald, Kurumi gently washed her hair.
After the initial nervousness, Natsumi finally relaxed. While Kurumi was washing her hair, Natsumi couldn't help but glance at Inaba Tsukiyo beside her.
Having lived alone for a long time, Inaba Tsukiyo could wash her long hair by herself.
Unlike Natsumi, Inaba Tsukiyo had no such reservations. While washing her body, she had already removed her bath towel, revealing her flawless, delicate skin.
'Whoa... This is way too stimulating!'
Having never witnessed such a scene before, Natsumi had the urge to cover her face. But to prevent Kurumi from noticing her abnormality, she suppressed the impulse and stole glances at Inaba Tsukiyo.
After skillfully washing her hair, Inaba Tsukiyo stood up, turned on the showerhead, and rinsed off the bubbles.
Inaba Tsukiyo closed her eyes, letting the hot water flow over her body. Countless water droplets trailed down her form, leaving Natsumi at a loss for words to describe the sight.
In short, she was completely stunned. Only when soap suds got into her eyes did Natsumi snap back to reality.
"Ouch! What are you doing?!"
"Sorry, sorry. I was thinking about something and accidentally forgot to rinse you off."
Kurumi apologized and quickly rinsed the suds from Natsumi's face, which made Natsumi feel much better.
Truth be told, Kurumi also wanted to watch Inaba Tsukiyo bathe like Natsumi was. Inaba Tsukiyo had always bathed alone, at most with Yoshino, and never with anyone else.
Although her figure wasn't perfectly voluptuous, there wasn't an ounce of excess fat to be found; it could be considered a perfect body curve.
Having rinsed off the suds, Inaba Tsukiyo picked up her bath towel, wrapped up her long hair, and was about to get into the bathtub when she heard the extremely fast heartbeats of Kurumi and Natsumi.
"What's wrong with you two? Your hearts are beating so fast. Did something happen?"
"No, no. It's nothing, Tsukiyo-chan. Just got some soap in my eyes, that's all."
Natsumi hurriedly explained. She definitely didn't want to answer with something like 'I got excited watching you bathe'.
Inaba Tsukiyo didn't suspect much. She just nodded and slipped into the bathtub, quietly enjoying the soak.
Relieved that Inaba Tsukiyo hadn't noticed anything unusual, Natsumi and Kurumi both let out a sigh of relief.
Except... they still had to get into the bathtub with Inaba Tsukiyo later.
'What should I do? I can barely control myself.'
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