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From evening until late into the night—nearly three hours passed before the castle's second-floor bath finally returned to calm.
Just as when they'd started, Bokue Keikain sat brazenly on the pool's edge steps. Venelana and Grayfia, completely spent, leaned softly against his left and right shoulders respectively.
The bathwater before them had turned completely cloudy white, bearing no trace of its original color.
"Really now... our Bokue is so reckless, always going at it without any restraint..."
The beautiful woman raised her flushed face slightly, pressing her finger—pink down to the fingertips—against the youth's chest, drawing lazy circles. Her voice, softer and sweeter than usual, dripped like honey.
"When you think about it, Auntie's still young. What if one day luck runs out and you give Rias a little... you know? What would we do then? Hmm?"
"Then we could finally come clean to Rias."
Bokue showed the same casual confidence Venelana had displayed earlier when she'd talked about confessing.
"Wasn't it Auntie who said we can't hide this forever? That we should tell Rias sooner rather than later?"
"That... that was just talk..."
Not expecting her own words to boomerang back, Venelana blushed and poked his chest with slightly more force.
Though calling it "force" was generous—it was more like pouting, not even leaving a faint nail mark.
"Even setting aside my situation, what about Grayfia? Our dear Grayfia isn't married yet. If she ends up with a baby first, won't that be hard to explain?"
"..."
As Venelana spoke, the silver-haired maid leaning against Bokue's other side raised her head. Her blue-gray eyes, brimming with barely contained emotion, showed an unusual forced calm.
It was clearly feigned composure.
After all, she understood her relationship with the youth wasn't exactly easy to make public—especially now that Venelana showed hesitation about revealing their affair with Bokue.
When something starts in shadows, no matter how naturally it develops afterward, those involved find it hard to bring into the light.
Because there's no guarantee someone won't work backward from the current situation to uncover the beginning, exposing things better left hidden.
"Then just confess everything. That way nothing's 'hard to explain.'"
Bokue didn't see the problem.
"Besides, we've already decided Grayfia's coming to Itogami Island to live. We'll have plenty of opportunities together—Rias and the others will find out eventually."
"And if an 'accident' happens before they find out, then we'll just confess Auntie's involvement too."
Oh my~
This surprised not just Grayfia but even Venelana.
She'd spoken about confessing to Rias mostly in jest, but Bokue's tone left no doubt—he was completely serious.
He genuinely planned to tell Rias everything.
"What if Rias gets really angry when she finds out?"
Venelana seemed determined to challenge him, pressing further.
Grayfia also looked over curiously.
"Then I have my ways."
Bokue shrugged.
He'd discovered this method today while helping Asagi "relieve stress."
Theoretically, pulling someone out of a negative emotional state required either distraction or release.
Distraction meant finding something fun to do. Release had more options—screaming, crying, whatever worked.
Given that, the best solution was simple: pick them up and give them a thorough workout.
Just like this afternoon—by the end, Asagi had forgotten all about stress and negative emotions. Her mind went completely blank. No more jealousy, no more self-pity. Her entire mental state entered absolute relaxation, floating in pink bubbles of bliss.
The only downside was potentially leaving someone very full.
But those were minor details.
"Hmm~ Since you put it that way, our Bokue certainly seems confident."
Venelana lightly scratched his throat.
"Fine then. Since you've said all that, Auntie can safely entrust Grayfia-chan to you. Remember to handle Rias's emotions properly when the time comes. If you make Rias-chan sad, Auntie won't forgive you."
"Got it. More importantly, what about you, Auntie?"
Bokue gave a gentle underwater pat, making the beautiful woman shudder as her face flushed deeper.
"Ngh... really, bullying Auntie even now..."
"But don't worry. Auntie will handle her own affairs. Before you arrived, I was discussing this with Grayfia-chan. It was somewhat troublesome originally, but with you here, no problem."
"Troublesome?"
Bokue raised an eyebrow.
Venelana hummed softly: "It's complicated to explain. Let's go to Auntie's bedroom first. I'll show you and you'll understand."
"Oh..."
Bokue responded.
As his words fell, the three vanished from the bath.
Scene shift to the castle's third-floor master bedroom. When Bokue reappeared, Venelana and Grayfia in his arms were now wrapped in towels, absorbing the bathwater to prevent dripping.
"Here they are."
Back in her room, Venelana hooked one arm around the youth's neck while pointing at two identical full-length mirrors against the wall.
"These are Auntie's special preparations. Two mirrors—when you go back, take one and put it in your room. That way, whenever Auntie wants, she can teleport directly to you through the mirror."
"But there's one problem—"
"What problem?"
Bokue paused.
He roughly understood the mirrors' function—basically directional portals. Enter here, exit there.
What could be the problem?
"Well... these mirrors have a rather unsavory reputation in the Underworld. If someone who knows sees them, it might cause misunderstandings."
Venelana smiled slightly, rising to kiss the youth again.
"So make sure to hide it in your bedroom. You absolutely can't let Rias see it~"
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