Valkyries are Obsessed with My Transformations! (Honkai Impact 3rd) Chapter 38 38: Laying it All Out

Under Bronya's relentless insistence, Sin's look of utter disgust, and Kiana instinctively scooting a little farther away—Seele still ended up agreeing, burning with embarrassnt the whole ti.

A little later, inside the bathroom.

Seele had already taken off all her clothes.

In front of her, Bronya was the sa, standing barefoot beside the bathtub as she carefully adjusted the water temperature to sothing just right.

"Seele."

After confirming the bathwater was perfect, Bronya turned around to look at her.

"!"

Seele's cheeks instantly flushed red as she stood there awkwardly in front of Bronya.

"Let's rinse off first. After that, we'll scrub down properly, and then we can soak in the tub together," Bronya said seriously, acting as though she hadn't noticed Seele's shy expression at all.

"...Okay."

Seele took a deep breath and nodded, her expression turning complicated. "Bathing with soone else for the first ti... even if she's technically still a kid, this is seriously embarrassing..."

"With Bronya, Seele doesn't need to be embarrassed."

Bronya reached out and gently took Seele's hand, her expression calm and sincere.

Then she led Seele beneath the showerhead, brought over a small stool, and had Seele sit facing her. The two sat there openly before each other, every inch of one another visible.

Warm water stread down from the shower, winding across their skin before gathering into little rivulets that slipped between soft curves and hidden valleys alike.

"Seele, next Bronya will help wash you."

Bronya squeezed so milky body wash into her small palm with utmost seriousness. She rubbed her hands together until the thick liquid foad into delicate bubbles, then carefully spread them over Seele's skin.

"Mm... not gonna lie, this actually feels kinda nice."

Seele narrowed her eyes slightly, cheeks burning red. She looked embarrassed, but stubbornly refused to show too much of it in front of Bronya, as though admitting it would sohow make her lose face.

Bronya noticed, but didn't point it out.

Instead, she quietly savored the mont.

Her hands continued moving slowly—from Seele's shoulders to her collarbone, from her collarbone to...

"Huh? W-Wait, you have to wash there too?"

"Mhm. Dirt builds up there easily too."

"O-Okay then..."

"Seele, stretch your legs out a little more."

Bronya carefully scrubbed every inch of Seele's skin. Watching Seele's reddened cheeks and forced composure, sothing strange slowly stirred within Bronya's silver-gray eyes.

Seele kept her eyes closed, her body trembling faintly.

Not because she was shy...

But because...

It felt way too good.

"Seele, look."

"Mmh?"

When Seele opened her eyes, she saw tiny gray rolls of dead skin sitting in Bronya's palm.

"There's seriously that much?!"

Her eyes widened in genuine shock.

"As expected, Seele really hasn't had a proper scrub in a long ti."

Bronya stated it calmly.

"..."

Seele's face exploded crimson instantly, looking so embarrassed she practically wanted to disappear on the spot.

"So, Seele."

Bronya looked at her steadily. Maybe because of the steam and hot water, Bronya's own cheeks had started turning faintly red too.

"Bronya's going to use a little more force now... so try to bear with it."

"...Okay."

This ti, Seele didn't object.

She obediently closed her eyes. From there on, all she had to do was occasionally put on a bashful expression—like she wanted to refuse but didn't know how to say it.

And Bronya would continue diligently scrubbing every inch of her skin. At this point, aside from the very last place, Bronya had already personally scrubbed nearly every part of Seele several tis over.

By the ti Seele stepped out of the bathroom, her legs felt so weak she could barely stand straight.

"What a slob. Finally done bathing, huh?"

The mont Sin saw Seele co out, she started teasing her imdiately.

"Tch."

Seele rolled her eyes at her before heading straight for the bedroom.

Bronya soon followed out of the bathroom as well.

"i-nee-sama, Bronya already cleaned up the bathroom. You can go bathe now."

"Mm, okay."

"i, eei~ I wanna get scrubbed too~"

"Kiana~ absolutely not. You can scrub yourself."

"Aww~"

After returning to the bedroom, Seele still found herself replaying what had just happened.

Now she was certain—Bronya definitely felt sothing special toward her too.

And honestly?

That was wonderful~!

"Seele."

A little while later, Bronya returned to the bedroom as well.

Seele was already lying on her bed. Bronya walked over, clutching her Homu doll tightly in her arms. Wearing an unusually serious expression, she looked at Seele and asked:

"Tonight... can Bronya sleep together with Seele?"

"Mmm..."

Seele slowly sat up, looking at Bronya with newfound seriousness.

In her hand was the phone Theresa had given her.

And on the screen—

Was an article about bathhouse scrubbing culture.

"Bronya."

Looking at Bronya's instantly stiffened expression, Seele sighed softly before asking: "Before that... maybe you should explain why what this says about scrubbing people... doesn't really match what you were doing to earlier?"

"Seele..."

Bronya's gaze flickered with panic for a mont as she instinctively tried to defend herself.

"Bath scrubbing... is different everywhere..."

"Really?"

Seele's stare sharpened.

Bronya imdiately fell silent, clearly flustered enough that she had no idea how to explain herself anymore.

"You little brat."

Seele sighed again, looking at Bronya helplessly. "I know you projected the feelings you had for your own Seele onto . And the way you felt about her... probably already went beyond normal sisterly affection, didn't it?"

"..."

Bronya stayed silent.

But the way she looked at Seele was already growing visibly anxious.

"And now... because you loved her, you've started loving too, since I'm so similar to her."

Seele spoke softly.

"But have you ever thought about it? I'm not the sa person as her."

"...Sorry."

Bronya's eyes gradually reddened again.

"Bronya... always knew that Seele isn't Bronya's Seele... but... Bronya likes being beside you. Bronya couldn't help treating you like her own Seele..."

"I'm sorry... Seele..."

"It's okay."

Seele sighed, her expression complicated yet gentle as she looked at Bronya.

"As long as you understand that, it's fine."

"I'm sorry... Seele. Bronya shouldn't have done those things... but Bronya doesn't want to be separated from you..."

Bronya seed to misunderstand, thinking Seele was about to distance herself from her completely.

That only made her panic even more.

She quickly grabbed Seele's hand, her voice trembling with tears.

"I'm not blaming you, Bronya."

Seele gently patted Bronya's head, her gaze still warm and tender.

Seriously~

It had felt amazing!

How could she possibly bla Bronya for that~

Honestly, she'd even enjoyed Bronya doing those things to her~

Though there was absolutely no way she'd ever admit that out loud~

Seele thought to herself, utterly delighted.

"Really, I'm not angry, Bronya."

Seele continued rubbing Bronya's little head soothingly.

"It's just... Bronya, doing this isn't fair to the Seele of this world. I think... maybe she's still waiting for you sowhere in the Sea of Quanta, hoping you'll save her."

That much was true.

Seele definitely didn't want the real Seele to finally return one day, only to discover that her Bronya had beco completely attached to another version of her from another world.

That situation...

Would probably turn into a disaster.

"Bronya... understands..."

Bronya nodded, the sadness in her heart gradually calming beneath Seele's gentle reassurance.

"Of course~"

At that mont, Seele suddenly curled her lips into a mischievous smile and leaned close to whisper into Bronya's ear:

"Though honestly... I didn't hate your scrubbing either~"

The instant those words landed—Bronya's face slowly turned bright red all over again.

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