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"Bokue really is... completely merciless~"
Having caught her breath somewhat, Saeko Busujima raised her face toward the young man who'd returned to normal size.
Then she struggled to straighten up, arching her back and extending her neck to blow gently near Bokue's earlobe, lowering her voice.
"Do you like these clothes that much?"
"Well, who could help it when they look so good on Senpai?"
Bokue looked down, raising an eyebrow.
This was the truth. Unless in combat, Saeko normally always gave the impression of a composed, proper swordswoman—perfectly fitting the traditional Japanese cultural definition of a virtuous woman in every aspect.
But precisely because of this composure and tradition, when she wore sexy lingerie completely contrary to those qualities, that beauty amplified to its limit.
Simply put: overwhelmed.
"Th-thank you..."
Under the young man's praise, Saeko's already flushed cheeks deepened further. She couldn't help shyly lowering her head slightly, though the corners of her mouth still rose into an uncontrollable arc.
She didn't know smooth talk, so when faced with the young man's compliments, what she showed was her most genuine, essential reaction.
"Ah, but it's a bit unfortunate."
Bokue suddenly said.
Hmm?
Saeko looked up somewhat confused, then heard the young man continue.
"Like I mentioned, I have other business later. So I need to leave shortly. If I didn't have to go anywhere tonight, I could've kept going with Senpai until bedtime."
"...!"
Only then did Saeko remember that Bokue bringing her to Itogami Island was just incidental. They'd gone too hard earlier, making her practically forget about this.
Though if it meant going until bedtime...
Gulp.
Saeko swallowed quietly.
As someone who'd personally experienced it, she knew how terrifying that hour and a half had been. The expression "constantly flying without coming down" was no exaggeration.
She usually didn't sleep until around eleven at night. Even counting from five in the afternoon to eleven, that was six hours—double the three-hour duration.
To go continuously that long...
Just thinking about it made Saeko feel like she'd explode.
She'd absolutely break!!!
"In that case, how about I help Senpai with dinner before leaving? That way you won't have to cook yourself."
A lightbulb appeared above Bokue's head.
"Is there anything you'd like for dinner, Busujima-senpai?"
"N-no need..."
Saeko's flushed cheeks shook slightly as she softly declined.
"I'm not actually that hungry. For dinner, I'll just rest a bit, take a bath, then make myself some pottage."
"Pottage?"
Bokue seemed somewhat surprised.
Though he wasn't someone who needed rich meals every time, having just pottage for dinner wasn't necessarily wrong, but wouldn't only pottage be a bit too plain?
Still, since Senpai said so, naturally he'd respect that.
"Alright then, I'll go make you some pottage now. What side dishes would you like?"
"N-no need..."
Still shaking her head.
Saeko rarely stammered like this, but this time she seemed to have some unspeakable difficulty.
"I said I'm not really hungry right now. Even if you make it and leave it there, it'll get cold. I'll make it myself when I'm hungry later..."
Not hungry?
Bokue found this strange. When he'd returned to the Keikain estate that afternoon, Saeko hadn't looked like she'd just eaten anything. Then they'd just expended so much energy... how could she not be hungry?
"Plus, don't you have other business? Just go ahead. If I get hungry later, I'll handle it myself."
"Hmm~ alright."
Though Bokue said this, his hands still lifted Saeko up in one motion before standing from the bed.
The instant his toes touched ground, golden magnetic field power rapidly spread across the bedroom floor. Wherever it passed, the "impact marks" covering the floor disappeared one by one.
Saeko was startled by this action contradicting his words.
"Wait, what are you—"
"Taking a bath."
Bokue carried the swordswoman in his arms across the floor toward the bedroom door, then turned to open the bathroom door on the side connecting the bedroom and living room.
"Regardless of whether you'll be hungry later, Senpai, you still need to bathe, right?"
With that, he carried Saeko into the bathroom and closed the door behind them.
A few seconds later, Saeko's shy yet slightly flustered voice came faintly from inside.
"W-wait, Bokue, what are you—"
"After all, I'll be helping Senpai bathe. Holding you with one hand would be inconvenient."
"I know that, but...!!"
Before she could finish—
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