Chapter 549 - I Felt Happy More Than Anything

As the old people used to say, a bath is a good way to wash your mind. After all the ruckus Ive faced today, the warm water soothed my tired body. Onsens really are great.

[Well, that being said, seriously, what is with this onsen? The type of hot water is changing every single day]

[Its a free-flowing onsen after all!]

[Like I said, which part of this onsen is free flowing!? Heck, being free-flowing doesnt change the type of hot water in the onsen, you know!!!?]

Puzzled over the color and scent of the onsen, which changed every day, I tsukkomid at dumb reply. Incidentally, todays onsen was white and murky. Its unique scent is pleasant to smell.

With that mysterious rule that whoever goes around the festival with me tomorrow takes a bath together tonight, its fortunate that the water is murky.

Of course, Im nervous, but Im still composed enough to enjoy the onsen.

As I was thinking about this, Kuro took a yellow rubber duck out of nowhere, the same one Ive seen on the first night of the festival and made it float in the onsen.

[Kuro, do you like rubber duckies?]

[Unnn! Its kind of cute Ahh, theres one for Kaito-kun too! Here!]

[Well, its just going to be another stre Why the heck does my duck look like a legendary bird!?]

With a cute grin, Kuro made a giant bird appear out of nowhere of about one meter in length Every single feather looked carefully crafted, and with its feathers which are made up of four bright colors and the sharpness of its face, it looked like a bird who would give up its mortality.

No, wait This is just too different from the rubber duck that Kuro is playing with! Isnt it better if I get one of those chibified ducks too? Rather than a toy This looks like a sculpture floating in hot water.

[K- Kuro? What is this awesome-looking thing]

[A special ducky for Kaito-kun!]

[Isnt it pus.h.i.+ng too much to call this a ducky!?]

[W- Well, thats what I thought too but Isis said Kaitos ducky the strongest, and when Shalltear heard about it this is what happened.]

[Ah, unnn I see]

Isis-san Rubber ducks dont have any strength at all. Also, as for Alice Well, I guess shes acting like usual

As for the story of how the legendary sacred bird, Ducky-chan was born, lets not bother throwing a tsukkomi at it anymore.

[Mhmm!?]

[Unnn? Whats the matter?]

[Sorry, Kaito-kun, wait for a moment, okay]

For some reason, Kuros expression suddenly changed to a serious one as she brought her right hand out of the onsen and brandished it at the black vortex that had suddenly appeared in front of me.

Kuros punch that held extraordinary power Under normal circ.u.mstances, the entire onsen would have been obliterated by such a punch, but the shock didnt hit me, as if she had completely controlled her strike.

However, what the heck is happening?

[This should so]

[Kuro? What happened just now?]

[Eh? Ahh, its Earth G.o.d again She was trying to come in through phase-s.h.i.+fting this time but I slapped her away!]

[Thanks. Just like that, do whatever you can to prevent her from breaking in.]

That person, seriously Isnt she wasting her G.o.dly abilities on stupid things too much? Well, Im really glad that Kuro is here. I dont know what would have happened if Eden-san had barged in Just imagining it is scaring me.

Anyway, the only person who can stop her is Kuro, so I sincerely hope she will do her best from stopping her.

After blocking Eden-sans intrusion, Kuro smoothly leaned her head on my shoulder.

[Unnn. Of course, I wont let her interrupt our private time together.]

[Ahh, unnn]

[Hey, Kaito-kun. Do you want some alcohol?]

[Errr Then, Ill have some.]

I wonder why? Im becoming strangely conscious of her. Come to think of it, this is the third time Ive taken a bath with Kuro but its the first time weve been alone together.

Isis-san was there the first time, and everyone else was there on the first day of the Six Kings Festival. B- Becoming aware of it, I feel strangely embarra.s.sed.

I felt Kuros soft cheek against my shoulder. Too embarra.s.sed to turn towards her, I just watched the scenery, feeling my heart pounding fast.

Thereupon, something that looked like hot sake floating on a tray appeared in front of us. Picking up the tokkuri flask, she poured some sake into my cup.

[Here you go.]

[T- Thanks.]

After thanking Kuro, I took a sip of the sake. The dry sake slid down my throat with its numbing, intense flavor, leaving a pleasant aftertaste in my mouth.

Glancing to the side a bit, my eyes met with Kuros, who was one-handedly pouring herself a drink, still leaning her head on my shoulder. Noticing my glance, Kuro gives me a soft smile.

How should I say this Kuro really has a mysterious charm around her. She has a bright, big smile and a childlike expression that makes me smile whenever Im with her.

On the other hand though, there are times when she has a mature expression on her face, as if she can see through, accept and embrace everything about me.

I guess you could say that shes the perfect blend of childishness and maturity? She had a really great charm, and when she smiled at me just now, I felt like my face got really hot. I guess its no wonder Kuro had many followers all over the world.

The fact that a charming woman like her gives me her unsparing love is really

[Hey, Kaito-kun?]

[Unnn?]

[This is happiness, isnt it?]

[Yeah]

At the same time, the both of us felt happiness. I guess this is what they call a heart-to-heart connection.

Right now, unnn Ill stop thinking about things like that and just enjoy this happiness.

Dear Mom, Dad- Whether Im soothed by her childlike cuteness or charmed by her mature beauty, being with Kuro makes me really happy. And also, how should I say this? Seeing that Kuro felt the same happiness as I did makes me feel happy more than anything.

Sugar Phase starts!

Serious-senpai : [Why!? You could have done a few more of that last chapter! Just 5 more chapters No, at least 3 chapters more, and we could have pushed through the serious mood!!! Why are you stopping there!? Why!!!?]

? ? ? : [Ahh, incidentally, Eden-san was having a conversation with Alice-chan at this time. As expected of a G.o.d of a world. I thought she was just messing with the law of cause and effect a little bit, but this is]

Serious-senpai : [I didnt want to know about that! Eh? What? Even though they were talking about something so serious, she was trying to break into someones bathroom!? Serious, what the heck are you doing!!!?]

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