I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

This made her slow down a little, and a smile appeared on her lips as she spoke behind Ximiao.

"Well, Ms. Ami talked to me about this before."

"Eh?"

"Although it takes some time to recruit people, her company already has a pool of candidates, but it will also take some time for them to come here."

Yashiro calmly explained to Himeko, who was standing in front of her, the things she and Ami had discussed about the shop earlier.

Ximiao, who didn't know much about this kind of thing, nodded her head as if she understood, listening to Hachiko-nee talk about the general store.

Soon, after scrubbing each other's backs clean and washing their hair, the two lifted their legs and stepped into the bathtub that was already filled with hot water.

Because of Sister Ba's exceptionally tall figure, when she sat down in the bathtub first, a huge amount of hot water overflowed from the already full tub, flowing down the edge of the tub onto the floor.

Her long, slender, white legs were so long that they had to drape over the edge of the bathtub, and water droplets that hadn't yet flowed down her skin clung to her glossy toes.

Then, Sister Ba patted her flat belly, which was still submerged in the water, and gestured for Ximiao to quickly get into the bathtub as well.

Nozomi didn't say anything about it, after all, she had used the same position to barely squeeze into the bathtub when she took a bath with Hachiko before.

As for his legs, because Hachisuke's legs were resting on the edge of the bathtub, there was a certain gap in the middle for him to put his legs.

Her wet, light golden hair was scattered across Hachisuke's fair and smooth skin, and Nozomi's head rested unceremoniously on those two soft mounds.

The two of them stared blankly at the monotonous ceiling. Although they wanted to say something, Ximiao realized that she and Yashiro-nee didn't seem to have anything in common.

He wanted to talk about what happened in Xijing, but the rest he didn't tell Hachi-nee was all about the shameless things he did with Arisa and Honoka.

"Mio...where did you go during your winter break? Or did you stay in Xijing the whole time?"

Suddenly, Hachiko, who was standing behind Himeko, asked this question.

This immediately gave Himiko a topic she could discuss with Hachiko.

"During the winter break, Aunt Ami treated us to a two-week trip to Hokkaido, but I got sick in the middle of it."

A little embarrassed, Ximiao scratched her head and said this to the girl behind her, Hachiko.

As for the rest of the time, the two of them didn't do anything strange. It was mostly Ximiao who slowly talked about their trip to Hokkaido, while Yashiro-nee just smiled and quietly listened.

at the same time.

Arisa, who was no longer angry, and Honoka were sitting in the same position on the cushions by the table, resting their heads on their hands and sighing. This made Aunt Ami feel very uncomfortable.

"Hey, you two, what are you doing?"

Aunt Ashi couldn't stand the strange atmosphere in the living room any longer, so she looked at the two people opposite her with annoyance and asked them this question.

"Nothing... I was just thinking about some things."

Arisa, regaining her senses, quickly replied, even though she had already forgiven Nozomi, and the boy had also stated the price for forgiving her emotional abuse.

But the ambiguous answer, which only told her to go to Nozomi's room, left Arisa completely baffled as to what he wanted to do.

But right now, with Nozomi and Hachiko soaking in the bath, I won't get a satisfactory answer no matter how hard I try. As for Honoka, I can't expect her to know anything.

a long time.

After taking a bath, Hiyo and Hachiko came out of the bathroom and went straight up the stairs to their respective bedrooms to change their clothes.

Because of the promise she made with Nozomi, Arisa refused to be the last to take a shower, so she had to make Honoka stay in the living room a little longer.

Meanwhile, in Ximiao's bedroom, Ximiao, who had already taken off the bath towel she was wrapped in and thrown it onto the soft bed, subconsciously reached out to pick up the skincare products on the table.

But for some reason, as if he had suddenly thought of something else, his little hand that was reaching for the table stopped abruptly.

After that, Ximiao hesitated for a while before picking up the small bottle on the far side, which was used for moisturizing, and applying it to her body.

"Yeah, I'm used to applying it. It feels weird if I don't put something on my body for a while," he couldn't help but think.

As for what to do after finishing these things... to be honest, Ximiao was still a little unsure, so she could only sit on the soft bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, waiting for Fanxia and Arisa to come over.

I don’t know how long it took.

A slow, deliberate knocking sounded in his room, followed by Ximiao's words.

"Come in, the door isn't locked."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened, and Arisa, who had just finished showering and changed into her pajamas, slowly walked into the room.

She was taken aback when she saw the boy lying listlessly on the soft bed, seemingly indifferent to her arrival.

Then, she asked with some doubt.

"Mio, what do you want from me?"

Since it was Himo who took the initiative to call me to his room, he must be planning to do something shady. But the current situation is that when I walked into the room full of expectations, Himo, as the person in charge, was not interested in me at all.

This left Arisa feeling deeply frustrated and somewhat at a loss.

After hearing Arisa's question from the doorway, Nozomi, who was lying on her bed, slowly turned her head to look at the girl.

"Hasn't everyone arrived yet, Arisa? What's the rush?"

"Eh?"

Seeing that Arisa didn't seem to understand what he was talking about, Nozomi sighed helplessly and explained it again.

"I mean... Fanxia-nee hasn't arrived yet, has she? If it's just the two of us, it'll be too boring, won't it?"

"..."

Even though Hiyo had made it clear that they were waiting for Honoka to arrive, Arisa still didn't quite understand why he was doing this.

However, since Ximio didn't intend to take any further action, she had no choice but to find a cushion to sit on and idly pass the time with her phone.

Because of the strained relationship with Himeko, the two, who originally had a lot to talk about, ended up in silence.

For a moment, the room was silent, but this situation continued until Fanxia, ​​the last one to finish showering, came into the room.

"Oh dear~ Why aren't you two saying anything? Before I came in, I thought you two had fallen asleep because you were so bored waiting for me~"

Upon hearing Fanxia's voice, Arisa, who had been looking down at her phone, finally raised her head and looked towards the door.

What she saw left her stunned for quite a while.

Fanxia was only wrapped in a thin bath towel, and her wet, silvery-white hair was still dripping with water droplets.

"Wait, why are you dressed like that?"

Arisa asked, somewhat puzzled, not quite understanding what she was trying to do.

Upon hearing Arisa's question, Honoka couldn't help but chuckle, then said in a slightly teasing tone.

"What? Hasn't Mio told you what we're supposed to do here yet?"

As Fanxia spoke, she walked towards the direction where Xiling was, completely ignoring Arisa sitting on the cushion beside her. She raised her long, fair legs and placed them on Xiling's bed, looking down at the boy who was also looking at her.

"So, Mio, the benefits you mentioned can be delivered now, right?"

"Of course, but before that, you shouldn't mind if Arisa joins in too, right?"

After speaking, Xi Ling looked at Arisa sitting to the side with her light blue eyes, as if gesturing for her to come over as well.

However, before Arisa could say anything, Honoka, who was standing on the soft bed, immediately became unhappy and said somewhat angrily.

"Mio, what... what do you mean? You clearly promised me a benefit!"

Seeing that Fanxia was about to go on strike, Ximiao quickly comforted her and explained to her.

"Isn't this to avoid wasting time? Now, it's your turn to choose, Honoka-nee? Front or back?"

"Eh?"

Upon hearing what Xi Miao said, he was about to explode and question her about what she meant, but instead he propped himself up on his hands and went from lying on the soft bed to lying face down, as if he was hinting at something to her.

As her gaze moved downwards, a flash of insight appeared in her mind, and Fanxia said in disbelief.

"Is it really possible?"

"Eh~ Of course, this is the benefit I promised to give you, Fanxia-nee, isn't it?"

While the two were engrossed in the riddle, Arisa couldn't bear to watch any longer and finally spoke up to ask a question.

"Hey! How much longer are you guys going to negotiate?!"

"Don't rush me~ Honoka's decision will also affect you, Arisa, so it's best not to urge her~"

Xi Miao said with a mischievous grin, completely unaware of what wicked idea he was plotting.

However, since he had already said that, Arisa could only silently shut her mouth and wait for Nahoka to make a choice: the front or the back...

After a long silence, she finally opened her mouth again and said, her mouth a little dry.

"I choose the back."

"In that case, Arisa, come over here too, lie down on the bed, and face me like that."

Seeing that Sister Fanxia had made a choice, Ximiao didn't hesitate and directly gestured for Arisa to come over. After all, even if he had plenty of energy, his arms would feel a little sore and numb from lying on the soft bed for so long.

Although she didn't know what Hio wanted to do, Arisa obediently did as she was told and lay down on the soft bed. Because she was facing Hio, she could clearly feel the boy's soft breath.

"and then?"

Arisa looked at Himo with some confusion and asked.

"Take off your clothes."

"Eh?"

"Take it off."

Xi Ling said with unusual firmness, leaving no room for her to refute.

then.

In the room, a rustling sound of clothes rubbing against skin suddenly rang out. Not only Arisa, but also Nozomi, who was wearing pajamas, took off her clothes and threw them aside.

The two were completely open with each other. If you ignored Honoka standing behind Nozomi, Arisa could guess what Nozomi wanted her to do.

However, at this moment, Nozomi had already shifted her attention from Arisa to Honoka behind her and said softly.

"We can begin now, Fanxia-nee."

"Really? Then I won't be polite!"

Despite her overwhelming excitement, Fanxia suppressed a smile and slowly leaned down, placing her hand on the boy's smooth back.