The swirling water vapor condenses into a white mist that spreads over the hot springs.

I vaguely heard the sound of someone opening the door on the other side, followed by a slight conversation that should have been deliberately muffled.

Then there was a sound like a continuous snake, approaching in the dark.

There was the sound of thumping footsteps outside the sliding door.

Li Wu, who suddenly realized that something was wrong, opened his eyes from a half-asleep, and the door was opened with a dull clang, which for some reason was reminiscent of a guillotine that had been lowered.

His face was as if he had seen that Louis XVI was not only not dead, but also performed a fish out of the water on the spot.

"○ Criminal!"

He grabbed the tub he had placed on the edge of the pool and smashed it into a member of the women's group who had appeared in a bathrobe.

Hoshikawa Aoi caught the wooden basin that flew over with one hand, and didn't even spill the white towel contained inside.

"Good shot!"

She cheered.

"Good ball, you're big! Damn, why is there only one tub? Isn't this stuff supposed to be endless? ”

"Because reality is different from the "Goddess ○ Wenlu" series after all, it's time to wake up from the fantasy, classmate Li Wu!"

"It's you who should be sober!"

He fought hard to refute and used his common sense to reprimand the girl who broke into the men's bath and walked on the edge of the law.

"What does it matter, and the walls are not destroyed, and there are no other guests."

Hoshikawa Aoi smiled and slowly advanced, his momentum was like a giant destroying the city wall, for Li Wu at this moment, facing her was more terrifying than facing a billion white dragons!

"The point isn't that! I don't know what you're crazy about, but I'm not going to turn around, right? ”

The immature male high school student pretended to be calm and gave a warning.

"Hmph, can you say the same to little sister Erisa?"

Hoshikawa Aoi smiled wickedly like a robber in the village who had taken hostages.

She flashed to the side, revealing Arisa, shivering like a quail, clutching the bath towel on her chest, and her eyes filled with liquid.

Her face was covered with a cherry blush: "I'm sorry, I still lost in the end...... Also, can you turn your back on that for a while? ”

"What did you lose? Did you guys just fight over there? ”

I'd love to know why Arisa was here, but if I looked at it any longer, I'm afraid she'd faint on the spot.

Li Wu turned around and heard two sounds of entering the water behind him.

Mixed with the sound of breathing, the splash of water that was stirred up made a soft splash from time to time, and the positions of the two sound sources were constantly approaching.

Finally stopped not far behind.

The ripples caused by the movements of the two were transmitted directly to his body.

"So, what's going on?"

He asked after composure.

Hoshikawa Aoi recalled that in the women's bath just now, in the face of Arisa's questioning, the final defeat turned into victory.

"From what standpoint did Hoshikawa-san inquire about this?"

In the imaginary picture, the opponent shoved a bullet into the revolver, slapped it on the table.

I couldn't find the wording of the answer for a while, until Rin-Hori's reminder crossed my mind.

"As a partner who works with Li Wu to protect the peace of the city, it is necessary for me to pay attention to his physical health!"

"The amount of blood taken is about the same as a blood donation, and it doesn't cause any damage to the body, right?"

"It could spread the virus, dengue fever or something."

"What do you think of Arisa for?! I'm not a mosquito! ”

Even that Arisa was trembling with anger, and it seemed that she had indeed said something quite excessive.

No, the magical girl realized the problem and launched a counterattack: "At that time, Arisa wanted to deceive me like this, and said that it was a mosquito bite wound!" ”

Arisa: "Whew! "Yes.

She shatters enemy fire, then delivers words as sharp as bullets from a sniper rifle into the hearts of her opponents!

The vampire girl shrank into the water.

That's right, don't be deceived by the momentum that this guy just disguised, just ask in a hurry.

"I'm so angry that you two tried to hide it from me, so I'm going to ask why Arisa was doing this and that ...... that day"

"Don't describe it!"

Arisa screamed and hugged her head, then suddenly raised her head with tears in her eyes.

"What does it matter! Li Wu is very comfortable! He agreed! ”

"Comfortable?! Did he agree?! ”

Erisa recalls the memories of that day that had become blurred due to being in the half-dragon state, skimming over the small details of inconsequential such as sneak attacks and suppression, and focusing on the reactions of the bloodsucked afterwards.

"Yes, he agreed."

The opponent threw aside the revolver, pulled out the RPG from behind him, and aimed it at himself, who was still complacent about the sniper he had just sniped.

Hoshikawa Aoi's face was pale: "That...... That's really a tune...... Tune ......"

Arisa pulls the trigger of the bazooka.

"I know that Hoshikawa-san doesn't have this kind of experience, so I definitely can't accept such a scene for a while, so it's best not to say it at all."

The flames of the explosion came to my mind, as if I heard the sound of a string breaking.

"Don't have that experience?"

Her eyes stared blankly at the vampire in front of her.

"Huh?"

Arisa closed her mouth.

"In that case, then I'll go next door and ask another person."

Hoshikawa Aoi stood up and wrapped herself in a bath towel.

"Wait a minute!"

Arisa hugged her waist in a panic, "No! It's a boys' bath over there! ”

"What's the matter, I've already seen it anyway."

"Hoshikawa-san, what did you say?!"

The shocking facts are like a nuclear bomb that annihilates the ARG who pulled out the RPG in a self-detonation.

In the end, the rampage of the magical girl drags the vampire who tries to stop her and opens the door to the boys' bath.

"That's the way it is."

Time came to the present, Hoshikawa Aoi turned his back to the boy behind him and concluded.

"Well, I didn't understand much about the thermal weapons fight, but Hoshikawa actually saw the scene where Airisa bit me, right?"

There was confusion in his voice.

"That's because Airisa seems to have a second personality after she turned into a dragon, and her personality has become bad, so she did this. I tried to resist at the time, but I failed because I lost my strength after the war. ”

He told the truth about the events that took place that day.

Sitting on the other side, Airisa, who was also facing away from Li Wu, hung her head in embarrassment, probably because her clumsy lie was exposed.

"Hah—that's all there is to it."

After getting a clear answer, the body relaxed for some reason.

Li Wu suddenly tensed up.

He felt some kind of smoothness coming from his left back shoulder.

Something came up and conveyed the feeling of warmth after soaking in hot water.

"Hoshikawa, since you saw it at the time, why didn't you say it?"

Language is a vague ideographic tool that often fails to accurately convey the inner thoughts of the speaker.

There was more to him ask, such as why he cared so much about this matter that had turned a page for him and Erisa afterwards.

For example, what is the reason for rushing into the men's bath like this?

Wet hair slipped down the back, curling an indeterminate shape on his shoulders, but even if you couldn't see it directly with your eyes, you could imagine her brown sugar syrup.

And most importantly, what kind of meaning is implied by the current behavior.

He looked up at the moonlit night sky through the white mist.

There was only a few thin clouds in the sky, clinging to the pitch-black sky wall that seemed to be frozen, and it seemed that they were waiting for the girl's answer just like him.

"I was so shocked that I felt like I saw something I shouldn't have seen and couldn't even remember to interrupt, so ashamed, you two."

Hoshikawa Aoi grumbled.

"I, I'm very shy too! Sucking blood on the neck is a very private act for us! And isn't there a shame for Hoshikawa-san to do now! ”

There was also a very different sense of weight on the other shoulder.

It is softer and more distant than the one on the left, and one can imagine the caution of its owner, like a wild cat attracted by the bait in its hand, which may flee at any moment due to fright.

What is this? Because I'm the millionth hot spring guest, triggering the mechanism of welfare broadcasting? But double the rewards are too extravagant, right?

Li Wu thought so.

"Anyway, I don't want to be deceived by the two of you in partnership."

The muffled voice could paint a mental picture of a black-haired girl crouching in the water with her knees crossed, submerging the lower part of her face in the water.

"Okay, okay, I'm really sorry, Aoi."

"Suddenly called a name at a time like this?!"

Her exclamation made Li Wu, who felt that he had been made by the two girls working together, felt a lot happier.

"Li Wu may have a lot of talent in this area."

From the direction on the right, Erisa's complicated voice came from, "By the way, I also apologized to Hoshikawa-san, who was the first to stick it on the boys' hot spring wrapped in a bath towel, but was still able to accuse others of shame." ”

"Your apology is full of attacks on me, huh?"

The sound of splashing water behind him and the screams of Airisa finally stopped.

Then, the three fell silent.

It is said that in social situations, it is often the case that two pairs of friends in a one-on-one group get together and are unable to speak.

For the members of the club, there has never been a similar situation when they get together, so it is better to say that it is too noisy.

That's why the silence now seems so great.

It's just the embarrassing situation caused by Hoshikawa Aoi's temporary rampage.,It stands to reason that they should be invited out now.。

But none of the three came up with this supposed solution.

The temperature connected to the skin is like an invisible chain, binding the hesitant teenager and girl together.

I don't know if I want to break the silence, Hoshikawa Aoi's voice sounded.

"Speaking of which, is it true that Arisa said that you are comfortable when you are being sucked blood?"

"You're really good at finding this topic."

"Why did Hoshikawa-san ask such a shameful question?!"

The other two commented one after the other.

"Didn't you boast about it yourself? Is it actually very uncomfortable? Or is it just Arisa herself who is comfortable? ”

Just from the smiling tone, you can imagine her thin lips that curved out, and the corners of her eyes that are slightly curved.

Just like when she laughed at herself for remembering her words so clearly.

Arisa first exposed herself like a self-deprecating one: "Comfortable-it's really comfortable, a little dizzy, although I haven't drunk alcohol at all, it should be about the same feeling." ”

"You should have said it first."

Li Wu complained.

"I see, so how does Mr. Li feel here?"

Hoshikawa Aoi was as interested as an interviewer, and bumped into him a few times to signal to answer quickly.

“…… I won't say it when I die. ”

"Why?! Does it really hurt?! Did I give Li Wu a bad first experience?! ”

"This is excessive in every sense of the word!"

Li Wu stopped Airisa, who was speaking violently.

"Hmph, that means it's really comfortable, but don't you want to say it out of the psychology of dying to save face?"

Hoshikawa Aoi said sarcastically.

"Don't speculate on other people's minds."

"A pervert who is satisfied with a casual bite."

"You yellow-mouthed magical girl, get back next door for me!"

The two argued, and Arisa asked slowly, "Can I ask a question too?" What did Hoshikawa-san mean when he said that he had been watched? ”

It has developed into a quarrel between elementary school students, and the two who entered the second link stopped.

Li Wu sneered, "Xingchuan defeated the wall of the hot springs in the fight. ”

"You, you, why did you just say that?!"

Hoshikawa let out a wail.

"It's not my fault anyway, I'm the winner of this quarrel!"

A man's happiness is so simple and simple.

Arisa laughed a few times and asked with interest, "I remember Hoshikawa-san said earlier that you came to meet another friend, was she there at the time?" ”

"Lilia? All she could say was that she had suffered from the pond fish, and she was pretty sorry - uh. ”

Li Wu, who felt that he had said too much, stopped.

"Hehe, Hoshikawa-san, let's talk about Miss Lilia together in the evening."

Arisa smiled innocently.

After the trouble, everyone's spirit added a touch of exhaustion.

"Now, we can be regarded as sharing our own secrets."

Hoshikawa Aoi tilted her head and rested on the object behind her.

"It's not so much a secret, it's better to say that the black history blew itself up."

Li Wu watched the mist in front of him transform into various shapes as it rose, and felt his left shoulder sink.

"It's okay, although I don't have practical experience, but Irisa has heard that it's the real good friend who goes to investigate the other party's black history!"

He won't complain about the vampire's social concept for the time being.

"It would be nice if we could come back to the hot springs together in the future."

Hoshikawa's muttered words blended into the mist, and then drifted away with the wind.

"If you want to be together, you also want to come with Li Wu."

Arisa said suddenly.

"Keeping everyone else out of the way, like bloodsucking?"

"Didn't Hoshikawa-san say more details about sleeping alone with him before?"

The stabbed vampire sulked.

“…… I just think it's a little happier together. ”

Hoshikawa straightened her back.

"Arisa has always been a person before. And is Hoshikawa-san really talking about his inner thoughts? ”

They were close enough to touch each other's elbows, but their words were like the ends of magnetic poles.

Wrapping inner thoughts in words, and adding various embellishments that do not want people to capture the true meaning in the process of conveying, will lead to misunderstandings in communication between people.

Li Wu sensed the sudden cold atmosphere and thought so.

"I think I'm pretty much done, what about you?"

But tonight should not end in such a conflict.

"Wow! Li Wu is going to turn around! ”

"Huh?! Wait a minute! I'm not ready! ”

Even if the three of them are mistakenly connected by coincidence, they should end in the same noise as ever.

(End of chapter)