Hot Spring

Lilja
Haah...it feels good to take a bath while it’s still light...

Hikari
I know right~ Open air baths are the best...

Hikari
...

Hikari
You know, Macbeth was difficult and I was a bit hesitant, but...

Hikari
I'm glad we worked so hard to get the chance to go on a trip like this. It's all thanks to you and Koyomi-san.

Lilja
Me...?

Lilja
No. I think Hikari's performance was really good too.

Lilja
Everyone was beautiful in their own way. We were able to come to the hot spring like this thanks to everyone.

Ramona
Ha ha. Lilja really has changed after 'Macbeth'. Everyone at Gingaza is trying to move in a positive direction.

Hikari
I wanted to go to the hot spring with Koyomi-san.

Lilja
Isn’t she coming...? I thought we could become closer by being naked together.

Ramona
We just said goodbye, didn't we? She said she had suddenly got something to do...

Hikari
It’s her day off today, isn’t it? I hope Koyomi-san gets to enjoy the hot springs properly. She seems really busy most of the time.

Hikari
Hey, don't you think so, Xue?

Xue
...Phew...

Hikari
Xue?

Xue
...Hm? What?

Hikari
We were just saying that it would have been nice if Koyomi-san had come too.

Xue
We're staying at the same inn, so she can just go in when she likes...

Hikari
No, that's not it! I wanted us to go in together!

Xue
Huh? Why? It's probably easier for Koyomi-san to relax in the bath if she can do it in peace, rather than with all these noisy people around.

Ramona
But Koyomi's behaviour earlier was a little worrying.

Lilja
What happened?

Ramona
Even though it was a day off, it looked like she was returning important messages. Isn't the sudden business that came up likely related to that?

Xue
I'm not interested. There's nothing interesting to be gained from prying into other people's affairs.

Ramona
I'm not prying. It's just that she left without telling me what she was doing...

Xue
...Huh. That's called prying. Are you done? Right now I want to quietly enjoy the hot springs.

Xue
It's rare to have time to take a bath without thinking about anything. Don't waste your energy on pointless things.

Ramona
...Yeah, I know.

Ramona
(...Prying, huh?)

Ramona
(I know. Even if I struggle, it won't help Koyomi at this moment...)

Koyomi: I believe in the knowledge of those who have built Gingaza. A new, changing Macbeth.

Koyomi: So if you are still unsure. If you are troubled by feelings that you can't find a place to express.

Koyomi: Please entrust your passion to me, the leader......no, please entrust it to the new and changing Macbeth.

Ramona
(When everyone was lost on which path to take in Macbeth... It was Koyomi who showed them the way and settled the situation.)

Ramona
I will defeat you. I will become an actor who rivals Senju Koyomi, and I will drag you down from your lonely position as ace.

Ramona
(Even though I said such big words, in the end I only complicated the situation. I don't have the right to stand next to Koyomi now-)

Lilja
Ramo?

Ramona
...Huh?

Ramona
...What's wrong, Lilja?

Lilja
You seem a little spaced out, so I thought you might be feeling faint. Your face is a little red too.

Ramona
R-Really...? I'm fine though.

Lilja
...

Ramona
What is it? Do you still need something?

Lilja
I'd like to wash myself soon, so I thought you could help me. It's hard to wash my back by myself.

Ramona
I thought it would be something like that. ...It's fine, I'll help you.

Hikari
Washing each others backs! Sounds fun! I want to do it too!

Xue
Hah? Aren’t you both old enough to wash by yourselves?

Lilja
It's not the first time. Ramo and I have already been naked together. She even dried my hair before.

Hikari
Wha...!?

Ramona
H-Hey...! Don't say anything that might cause a misunderstanding. It's just that I went to an onsen with Lilja before.

Hikari
I-I see.

Xue
Even so, washing her back and drying her hair, it's like she's an Ojou-sama...stop spoiling her

Ramona
Ha ha ha...I didn't mean to...I understand.

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Pub: 25 Jan 2025 19:33 UTC
Edit: 25 Jan 2025 21:13 UTC
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