"It's getting late. Time for a bath."
After saying this as if nothing was amiss, Yuuko nonchalantly picked up the Little Fox, intending to carry her into the bathroom.
It was a long-premeditated plan.
What surprised Yuuko, however, was that the Little Fox didn't cause much fuss today... "Little Fox, are you finally willing to bathe with me?" Yuuko asked, delighted.
The Little Fox turned her head away, looking exactly like a tsundere.
Yuuko chuckled, then carried the Little Fox into the bathroom.
After entering the bathroom.
At first, the Little Fox seemed a bit uncomfortable, but after a while, she seemed to get used to it.
Yuuko poured warm water over the Little Fox's body.
This dampened the Little Fox's originally fluffy body, making her instantly look less plump than usual.
Next, Yuuko began massaging the Little Fox's entire body with his hands.
Initially, the Little Fox was squirming around and wasn't very cooperative.
But as he continued massaging... the Little Fox calmed down and kept letting out comfortable sounds, inexplicably giving off a very suggestive feeling... especially when Yuuko touched her tail and belly, her cries became particularly loud.
This caused Yuuko to feel an inexplicable surge of blood pressure.
Therefore, the hand massaging the Little Fox stopped.
It wasn't until the Little Fox turned back and looked at Yuuko with a 'why did you stop' expression,
that Yuuko realized his lapse in composure. He cleared his throat, dispelled the rush of blood concentrated in a certain area, and said:
"I'm fine, let's continue."
After speaking, he continued massaging the Little Fox's entire body.
While massaging, Yuuko's expression remained highly unnatural.
Why do I feel so aroused whenever I hear the Little Fox's cries lately? I hope I haven't awakened some terrible new fetish... Yuuko felt worried about his future.
After that, he quickly shook his head, casting aside the unnecessary thoughts.
After cleaning the Little Fox completely, Yuuko began washing himself.
The Little Fox was strange; she was constrained in the bath area at first, but later, whether out of habit or something else,
she quickly returned to her original state, acting somewhat unrestrained.
She even liked to lie on Yuuko's head, gazing at his body with an 'auntie smile.'
This made Yuuko quite embarrassed.
After finally managing to wash himself clean, Yuuko held the Little Fox and entered the bathtub.
The most comfortable soaking time began.
In the bathtub, Yuuko placed the Little Fox on his chest, rubbed her head, and smiled:
"How is it? I told you soaking in the bath is comfortable. Let's keep soaking together in the future."
The Little Fox let out a low cry.
It was unclear whether she agreed or not.
Seeing this, Yuuko smiled, didn't press the matter, but instead sighed, his voice full of exhaustion:
"Little Fox, so many things have happened recently. They were quite tiring, and I'm feeling incredibly worn out."
Although Yuuko had lived quite comfortably every day during the Vision Hunt Decree period,
he still had to constantly monitor the movements of the resistance, the Shogunate Army, and the Fatui.
Therefore, his body and mind had accumulated some fatigue.
Now that everything was over, it was natural for him to let out such a sigh of relief.
"But thankfully, it's all over now, and everyone is safe and sound. This ending is quite good."
"Let's take a good rest during this period."
He didn't know why, but right after he said that,
the Little Fox seemed moved, jumped straight out of the tub, shook the water droplets off her body, and ran out of the bathroom.
"Uh..." Yuuko was stunned by this.
However, he didn't chase after her.
"She really isn't used to soaking in the bath, huh? Forget it, I'll dry her off when I get out."
...In the living room, the Little Fox, having just emerged from the bathroom, wore an expression of deep thought.
She wasn't overly concerned about the scene of bathing and soaking together just now.
What concerned her was Yuuko's voice, which carried a hint of exhaustion.
This made Yae Miko feel a pang of sympathy.
The Little Fox let out a contemptuous human female voice:
"It seems Yuuko was indeed affected by the events during the Vision Hunt Decree. He really does sound tired."
"True, the Vision Hunt Decree affected too many people... Sigh~"
"It's all Ei's fault..."
When mentioning Raiden Ei, the Little Fox raised an eyebrow.
She recalled the scene where Raiden Ei had 'gently' patted her head earlier.
"Hmm... I won't settle the score with Ei for now..."
If possible, Yae Miko didn't want to see Raiden Ei again anytime soon... because she could already imagine how Raiden Ei would laugh at her if they met later... The moment she appeared at home in her Little Fox form and was spotted by Raiden Ei, Yae Miko was already socially dead... "Hmm, the most important task now is definitely to help Yuuko relax, but it seems bathing with him didn't have much of an effect..."
Thinking of this, the Little Fox sighed softly.
Rather, she was the one who enjoyed soaking together the most... "Perhaps soaking in a hot spring is more soothing than just a regular bath..."
"In that case..."
Thinking this, the Little Fox slipped into the corner of the living room and retrieved two coupons from beneath her nest.
These were two hot spring discount coupons Yae Miko had recently obtained using her privileges.
Because of the last time Sayu snatched them, Yae Miko hadn't dared to take these two coupons out.
Now was the best opportunity!
As long as she handed the two coupons to Yuuko now, and then casually brought up the hot spring tomorrow while in her human form.
Even if Yuuko was dense, he would surely invite her to soak in the hot spring!
At that point, everything would be successful!
Coincidentally, at this moment, Yuuko walked out of the bath area:
"Little Fox, your body isn't dry yet, why did you rush out... Huh?"
Halfway through his sentence, Yuuko noticed that the Little Fox was carrying something in her mouth.
He went over, picked it up, and exclaimed in surprise: "Little Fox, you brought back two more hot spring discount coupons for me!"
The Little Fox let out a soft cry, seemingly indicating 'you're welcome.'
Now, Yae Miko's goal was almost achieved.
After all, Raiden Ei and Sayu weren't here right now.
As long as she showed up tomorrow morning in her human form, pretending to visit, and deliberately mentioned soaking in the hot spring.
Yuuko would realize the hint and invite her spontaneously.
In that case, she could enjoy a 'guaranteed undisturbed' private hot spring soak with Yuuko!
But... "Great! My body has been so tired lately! I'll invite Sayu to go soak with me tomorrow!"
Little Fox: "???"
She was stunned.
Why was Sayu the first person he thought of inviting after getting the coupons?!!
Getting intercepted last time was bad enough, but now she was going to be intercepted again!?
Her mentality was truly broken!!!
The Little Fox started making a huge fuss, and it took Yuuko a lot of effort to calm her down... After a while, the resentment in the Little Fox's heart dissipated considerably.
Now, she had a change of heart.
Anyway, it's just Sayu, who cares if she comes? Who's afraid of whom?
At worst, she would just pay her own way and go along tomorrow.
Yae Miko never backed down.
She didn't believe a little loli like Sayu could outmaneuver her.
Just then, Yuuko spoke again: "Hmm, it's not good to only invite Sayu. I should invite the General to soak with us too."
Little Fox: "???"
She was stunned again, then instantly went ballistic.
Inviting Sayu was one thing, but you plan to invite that hateful Ei too!?
Why did you think of Ei but not me!!!
At this moment, Yae Miko felt as if ten thousand divine beasts were stampeding through her heart.
She could have accepted being intercepted by Sayu; Yae Miko didn't feel she posed a major threat.
But if Raiden Ei went along to the hot spring, that would be a huge problem!
No matter what, she absolutely couldn't let Yuuko and Ei soak in the hot spring together!
Just as the Little Fox was about to do something, Yuuko suddenly sighed:
"But there are only two coupons... Looks like I can only invite one person."
Seeing this, the Little Fox subtly breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Raiden Ei wasn't involved, things were still within the controllable range.
If it was just Sayu, she had many ways to deal with her.
As long as Raiden Ei didn't go along, everything was fine!
Yae Miko relaxed.
Then... Yuuko suddenly looked like he had remembered something and laughed:
"Wait! The hot spring owner gave me an extra coupon when I soaked with Sayu last time! Great! Tomorrow, Sayu, the General, and I can go soak in the hot springs together!"
After saying that, Yuuko heartlessly rubbed the Little Fox's head:
"Thank you, Little Fox! If it weren't for you, I definitely wouldn't be willing to spend money to go to the hot spring with them!"
"Thank you, Little Fox!"
Little Fox: "..."
This was the Little Fox's second mental breakdown today...
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