"Family?"
Seeming to react to Yutsuki's answer, Mukuro showed a slightly surprised expression. However, she didn't let her guard down against Yutsuki because of it.
"Your so called family, do you an as a wife or concubine? Or as a sister or brother?"
"Neither, neither! Yutsuki is the mom of this house."
Before Yutsuki could speak, Nia smiled and answered first.
Smack! Yutsuki hit Nia's head with a paper fan without hesitation.
"Mom..."
Mukuro tilted her head, looked at Shido first, then at Yutsuki, hesitated for a mont, and spoke.
"Mother?"
Yutsuki almost couldn't hold back spitting out blood. She quickly shook her head to deny it.
"No, no, this idiot is talking complete nonsense. By the way, even if it were true, there's no reason for you to call Mother."
Looking at the clueless Mukuro, Yutsuki scratched her hair, sighed, and didn't argue too much.
"... well, if I really have to pick a role, I guess I'm the babysitter of this house."
"That's no different from a mom."
Nia roasted seriously from the side.
Smack! Yutsuki hit Nia's head with the paper fan again.
"I see, Muku understands."
Seeing this, Mukuro nodded as if she understood.
"As long as you understand... Then can you answer my question? Can you explain why you are here and sticking to Shido?"
Feeling a bit tired, Yutsuki lowered her head and continued to ask.
Mukuro nodded and answered.
"Muku ca this ti, firstly to express gratitude to Nushi-sama for risking his life to save Muku from danger. Secondly, when my heart was opened, the words Nushi-sama said and the things he did for Muku deeply moved Muku. Therefore, Muku is willing to accept the promise Nushi-sama offered."
"Promise?"
"..."
Facing Yutsuki's question, Mukuro didn't answer imdiately. A blush appeared on her pretty little face, and she answered in a small voice,
"Nushi-sama... promised Muku, that he is willing to take Muku as his at slave, and make Muku happy, make Muku's body cannot live without him..."
"Pfft—!"
Shido instantly spat out blood. He didn't expect Mukuro to still rember the option Kotori told him to say when they first t, and that she actually took it seriously.
Hearing this, the Spirits present couldn't help but frown in surprise.
"What...?!"
"Shido, is this true?"
"U-Um..."
"Uwaa... pervert..."
"No, no! It's a misunderstanding—"
"Misunderstanding... Does Nushi-sama... not plan to make Muku happy?"
"Of course no, that's not it! It is true in a certain sense, but there are very complicated reasons behind it."
Just as Shido was getting frantic trying to clear up the misunderstanding, the main culprit Kotori felt too embarrassed to keep playing dumb. She stepped forward and explained.
"Um, Mukuro... I am Shido's little sister, Kotori. I can promise you that what Shido said to you wasn't a lie... though the at slave thing is a different story. Shido will definitely keep his promise to you. It's just that Shido has been through a lot of battles and needs to rest now. Please let him rest a bit, and he will spend ti with you tomorrow."
"Phew."
Hearing Kotori's words, Mukuro nodded in understanding.
"I see, have the injuries he suffered for Muku not yet healed? Understood, then Muku will co again tomorrow."
Saying that, Mukuro stood up from the hospital bed, used Michael to open a door, smiled and waved goodbye to Shido, and stepped inside.
"Rest well, Nushi-sama. You must let Muku enjoy herself to the fullest tomorrow."
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About half an hour passed since then.
"Haa—"
Soaking his body in the warm pool, Itsuka Shido could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
This was the new healing bath added to the Fraxinus EX after its modification. It is said that the liquid created by the Realizer contains magic, and taking a normal bath in it has healing effects. Its specific functions include, but are not limited to, treating bruises and swelling, relieving back pain, easing fatigue, detoxifying, and improving skin. To give an example, it is like the healing springs that often appear in RPGs.
Well, this was just Kotori's boasting before he ca in, so Shido wasn't sure if it was true. But it was definitely much more comfortable than soaking in a dical pod.
"Phew... it's great to be alive~"
Letting out a very mature sigh, Shido soaked his whole body in the milky white hot water. Looking at the ceiling through the hazy mist, he comfortably closed his eyes.
"So many things happened these past few days."
Just the day before yesterday, he was at school getting ready for the new sester. But before taking a single class, he ran into Mukuro drifting in space. Then he went to the offshore base of Kotori's organization, was trapped in the Phantom Library by a surprise attack from Westcott, and then ran to space to have a huge battle with Mukuro and DEM. After barely surviving and returning to Earth, he had to go on a date with Mukuro, whose heart was now unlocked.
Honestly, if he hadn't gotten a night's rest, Shido really wouldn't have been able to recover.
If Yutsuki knew I was thinking this, she'd probably just say it serves right for bringing it upon myself.
Thinking of this, Shido couldn't help but give a helpless, bitter smile.
After that argunt about Mukuro's issue, although Yutsuki forgave Shido, she clearly didn't agree with his actions. Every ti this matter was brought up, she spoke to Shido with a thorny attitude.
"A date tomorrow... huh?"
Shido muttered to himself.
Even though it wasn't the first ti, he was still a bit nervous before a date with a Spirit. A sense of crisis about what dangerous things might happen spread in his heart, along with the unease of not knowing how to open the Spirit's heart.
Mukuro's attitude had beco much friendlier after her heart was opened, but that didn't an she would obediently let Shido seal her. If she was originally an honest, kind girl with no problems, she wouldn't have used an Angel to lock her own heart in the first place.
"Phew... thinking about this is useless. Be optimistic! Relax, relax!"
Scooping up so hot water to wash his face, Shido started to relax his emotions.
Mukuro's sudden change in personality, Yutsuki's attitude toward Mukuro's situation, and that confusing dream just now—although there were still many things he didn't understand, overthinking right now was useless. He just had to pay attention to his health, not lose sleep over being nervous, and rest up to prepare for the date with Mukuro tomorrow.
Blub, blub, blub.
"Hm?"
Shido looked down in confusion. He saw bubbles constantly rising from the bottom of the pool. Looking closely, he could see a faint human figure in the milky white hot water.
"...Origami."
Hearing Shido's voice, the figure in the water finally ca up. As expected, it was Tobiichi Origami. Actually, he couldn't think of anyone else who would do sothing like this.
At the sa ti, naturally, Origami was completely naked except for the mist and water drops.
"Did you call ? Shido."
Having already prepared by covering his eyes, Shido asked with a helpless face.
"Just asking, what are you doing?"
"I wanted to wash Shido's back."
"So you hid underwater?"
"That's right."
"And completely naked?"
"That's the rule of public baths."
"Isn't this the n's bath?"
"The sign has already been changed. It is mixed bathing now."
Origami-san didn't seem to feel there was anything wrong with her actions at all.
"...By the way, it has been about ten minutes since I ca in to bathe, right..."
"Because after Shido ran into the bathroom, the water produces Shido-elent."
"That doesn't answer the question?! And what the heck is Shido-elent?"
"An important elent that humans can't live without."
Origami spouted serious-sounding nonsense while slowly getting closer to Shido.
"It is hard to wash your body when you are injured. Let handle it for you."
Feeling Origami getting closer, Shido panicked and backed away.
"N-No need. I already washed myself before getting into the bath."
"Not clean enough. The proof is that there is still so much of Shido's sll left."
"Only people with military-dog-level noses like you and Tohka can sll that!"
Soon, Shido felt his back touch a hard object like a porcelain tile—he had reached the edge of the bathhouse and had nowhere to run.
Taking this chance, Origami grabbed Shido's hands and pulled them away from his eyes.
In an instant, snow-white skin reflected in his eyes. Shido quickly closed his eyes.
"..."
Seeing Shido being so stubborn, even Origami found it a bit tricky for once.
After hesitating for a mont, she said.
"Shido, don't worry. Right now... I am wearing a swimsuit that only I can see."
"Are you still trying to use the Emperor's New Clothes joke?"
Shido couldn't help but shout. Honestly, he was a healthy high school boy too. To look or not to look at a beautiful girl like Origami naked? If he could, he would obviously choose to look. But the problem was that if he couldn't resist the temptation, it probably wouldn't end with just a feast for the eyes.
Hm? You ask what's wrong with that?
"Darling~~~~~~~ I'm here to wash your back!"
Miku rushed into the bathroom completely naked.
"What are you doing, Origami? Let Shido go quickly!"
"Kuku—Are you satisfied with the healing spring? I have co to keep you company too."
"Translate. She endured her embarrassnt and ran over here because Miku called everyone to give Shido so fan service."
Soon, Tohka, Kaguya, and Yuzuru walked into the bathroom wearing only bath towels, fully exposing their curves.
"Don't go too far! Rember that Shido's recovery cos first."
"I also want to... help wash Shido-san's back..."
"Yo yo! Shido-kun, it is Yoshino's new swimsuit, you lucky pervert!"
"Um... do I really need to be here..."
Next, Kotori wearing a red bikini, Yoshino and Yoshinon in blue dresses, and Natsumi in a blue-and-white striped swimsuit that looked like a prison uniform also ca in.
If asked to choose between fan service and his life? Shido chooses his life!!
...
"Hm? Biri-chan, why are you still wearing clothes?"
Pointing at the bathroom door, Nia gave a thumbs up and showed a row of white teeth to Yutsuki.
"Behind this door is a paradise of wine and at waiting for us."
"Looks more like a battlefield about to explode to ..."
Seeing Nia's dirty, old-man smile, the corner of Yutsuki's mouth twitched.
"No thanks, I want to take a quiet bath. I will just go to the empty bathroom next door. I only ca to bring bath towels for you, Miku, Origami, and the others. Otherwise, with all this stimulation from you guys, Shido is definitely going to lose sleep tonight."
"Yes, yes~ I got it, seriously."
Although a bit disappointed, Nia obediently took the bath towel, wrapped it around herself, and gave Yutsuki a military salute.
"Then—Honjou Nia! Moving out! Boy, here I co!!!"
With that, Nia rushed into the bathroom without another word. Soon after, Yutsuki heard the tragic cries of a certain boy coming from behind the door curtain.
"Yutsuki! Yutsuki-sama! You are there, right!?? You are there! Please save !"
"...Good luck with that."
Ignoring Shido's cries for help, Yutsuki turned and walked toward another bathroom.
By the way, even though Shido lost his mories of that ti, for a period after this, whenever he saw clothes violently tangled up in the washing machine, his hands and legs would tremble uncontrollably.
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