Forest Camp.
Day two.
Two theory classes in the morning, everyone cooked and ate together at noon, an hour's break in the afternoon, and then continued with wilderness survival training... or rather, wild horses running around.
In Amamiya Natsuki's opinion, the activities at Forest Camp were actually unremarkable, but the gossiping students were quite excited, giving full marks. The only complaint was that there were too many mosquitoes and insects in the mountains.
Around four in the afternoon, Amamiya Natsuki suddenly noticed that the Sheltered Young Lady beside him had an unusual expression and couldn't help but ask:
"What's wrong?"
Shinomiya Kaguya bit her lip with her pearly teeth and said softly:
"I don't know what bit me just now; it's itchy and painful."
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"It should be mosquitoes or insects from the mountains. Many people have been bitten today. Where were you bitten?"
No matter how high one's beauty, it's useless; in front of mosquitoes and insects, all beings are equal.
The Sheltered Young Lady seemed to have a constitution that attracted mosquitoes. She had already been bitten by mosquitoes yesterday, and although she had applied mosquito repellent before going up the mountain, it couldn't provide 100% defense against mosquitoes.
Shinomiya Kaguya softly said, "On my calf."
Amamiya Natsuki looked down at the Sheltered Young Lady's legs.
When a girl goes out, she naturally wears stockings. The Sheltered Young Lady was wearing a pair of over-the-knee black stockings today. Her legs were tightly pressed together, looking straight and slender, with an exceptionally graceful curve from knee to ankle. The stockings created a slightly indented mark around her thighs, and between the tea-colored skirt and the stockings, there was a subtly visible Absolute Territory… It was clearly a very ordinary, standard JK outfit, but no matter how one looked at it, it gave a pleasing feeling.
Previously, there were experts on the internet who said that looking at beautiful girls more often could prolong one's life.
Amamiya Natsuki disdained the so-called internet 'experts', but this statement actually had a considerable degree of credibility…
He took one look.
Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but take a second look.
After the third look, Amamiya Natsuki couldn't resist taking out his phone.
Click.
He took a picture and saved it.
"Eh?"
Shinomiya Kaguya's pretty face flushed, and she covered her skirt with her hands, retreating half a step. Her bright eyes couldn't help but glare at him.
He just took a picture without giving her any time to react. The photo must look terrible, right?
At least let me prepare!
"The President is going too far," Shinomiya Kaguya tried hard to keep her pretty face stern. "Delete the photo."
Delete it and then retake it!
"I'm sorry, I was wrong," Amamiya Natsuki apologized sincerely. "I'll delete the photo when I get back."
Delete it?
Of course, he would save it properly.
Yesterday, he got a picture of the Second Miss's legs, and today he took a picture of the Young Lady's legs… He admitted it, he was a leg fetishist; looking at legs always made him happy.
Amamiya Natsuki put away his phone and then said, "I brought mosquito repellent. Take off your stockings, and I'll help you apply it."
"No!" Shinomiya Kaguya covered her skirt and shook her head quickly. "Absolutely not!"
She had walked so far today and sweated so much; she probably had an odor. She absolutely did not want to embarrass herself in front of the President!
Amamiya Natsuki could guess the reason for the Sheltered Young Lady's refusal. He pondered for two seconds, then suggested, "How about we go down the mountain and take a bath first?"
"Eh?" Shinomiya Kaguya was startled, a little hesitant. "Can we go back now?"
"Of course, we can," Amamiya Natsuki nodded. "Forest Camp isn't military training; it doesn't have so many strict requirements. I even saw on Twitter before that someone participated in Forest Camp and then just lay in their tent for three days and three nights."
Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her pink lips, hesitating, "But we are Student Council members. Isn't leaving early bad?"
Amamiya Natsuki said in a low voice, "If Chika and Kashiwagi stay on the mountain, then it won't count as the Student Council leaving early."
It was just two small mountains; with security guards and teachers present, the Student Council really didn't need to worry about safety.
Shinomiya Kaguya raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, turned to look at the sunny valley below the mountain, and softly said, "…Then let's go back and take a bath."
"…"
The journey was silent.
Amamiya Natsuki and the Sheltered Young Lady walked down the rugged mountain path and quickly returned to the valley.
The sky was clear and sunny. Dozens of tents were orderly arranged in the valley. At this moment, the students were all playing on the mountain, so it was exceptionally quiet.
Amamiya Natsuki greeted Kaguya and went to his tent, taking out a set of clean underwear from his backpack.
Not changing underwear after a bath was like eating grapes without spitting out the skins; it felt uncomfortable all over.
With his underwear in hand, Amamiya Natsuki met up with Kaguya, and they headed together to the bathroom outside the valley.
The aunt behind the cashier looked at them, then lowered her head to play on her phone, not charging them—Forest Camp wasn't a school; to be precise, it was a camp similar to a summer camp, specially built in mountainous forest areas, primarily catering to schools and camping enthusiasts. The school was wealthy and had already booked the entire venue in advance, so they could bathe whenever they wanted.
The male and female bathhouses were next to each other. Arriving in front of the female bathhouse, Shinomiya Kaguya stopped and gently furrowed her delicate brows.
Amamiya Natsuki looked inside and saw a notice board at the entrance of the female bathhouse, which read "Under Maintenance." Faint voices could also be heard from inside.
Shinomiya Kaguya was very unhappy to come happily for a bath, only to be stopped at the entrance before even starting.
"The male bathhouse isn't under maintenance," Amamiya Natsuki glanced at the male bathhouse, then looked at Kaguya and said in a low voice, "Wait for me at the entrance."
"Mm."
Shinomiya Kaguya, not understanding, nodded gently.
"Wait a moment."
Amamiya Natsuki lifted the curtain and entered the male bathhouse. A moment later, he came out and waved to Kaguya, "It's empty inside, no one at all. Come in and take a bath."
Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes widened at his words: "Wait, isn't that the male bathroom?"
"A male bathroom with people in it is a male bathroom. When there's no one, it's just an ordinary bathroom," Amamiya Natsuki said seriously. "It's like the men's restroom in a shopping mall; isn't it often occupied by women queuing up?"
"That makes some sense… No, it doesn't!" Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but retort, "Aren't you a boy?"
Amamiya Natsuki said without changing his expression:
"Wrong answer. Please call me a gentleman."
"Pfft~"
The Sheltered Young Lady couldn't help but imitate Juju, letting out a soft scoff.
To actually call himself a gentleman, the President's skin was indeed incredibly thick.
"Don't worry, there are separate cubicles inside, so you won't be discovered," Amamiya Natsuki reminded her in a low voice. "We don't know when the female bathhouse will be repaired. It's already four o'clock, and we have to gather at five for dinner. After dinner, there will be organized activities. If you don't bathe now, you'll only have a chance after eight in the evening at the earliest."
"Hmm…"
The Sheltered Young Lady hesitated, pursing her pink lips.
Amamiya Natsuki was right; if she didn't bathe now, she would have to wait until evening, at least several more hours.
Now that she was here, and had brought clean underwear, and her body was still sticky with sweat…
Thinking of the sweat on her body, Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but bite her lip. The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt, as if ants were crawling on her. Not bathing after sweating so much was undoubtedly a form of mental torture for the Young Lady, who had mysophobia.
No!
She couldn't stand it anymore!
It was just a male bathhouse, nothing at all. She had even been in a men's restroom before!
Shinomiya Kaguya let out a light breath, her gaze quickly firming up. She took half a step and walked into the male bathhouse, her pretty face flushed as she said softly, "…I'll just quickly rinse off and come out."
Amamiya Natsuki raised his hand and said, "Do you need help scrubbing your back?"
"Absolutely not needed," Shinomiya Kaguya covered her chest with her right hand, holding her bag with the other, and quickly walked to a cubicle. Her eyes were wary. "You go away. I can wash myself."
Amamiya Natsuki changed the subject, "Then will you help me scrub my back?"
"I'm sorry, I refuse," Shinomiya Kaguya said expressionlessly. "Solve your own problems."
"I can't reach."
"Then don't scrub your back."
"…"
Bang.
The cubicle door was firmly closed.
This the Sheltered Young Lady was extremely thin-skinned, so she naturally wouldn't agree to bathe together.
As for scrubbing backs… What's the difference between helping each other scrub backs and bathing together anyway!
Amamiya Natsuki casually chose a cubicle and also began to bathe.
Splash, splash.
Warm water streamed over his body, washing away the heat and sweat, and he quickly felt refreshed all over.
"President…"
The Sheltered Young Lady's faint call suddenly came from the bathroom.
Amamiya Natsuki turned to look: "What's wrong?"
"I forgot to bring soap," Shinomiya Kaguya said softly.
She had bathed with Chika last night, and things like towels, soap, and shampoo were all carried by Fujiwara Chika. Today, she came to bathe alone and only realized after taking off her clothes that she had forgotten to bring soap.
"Wait a moment," Amamiya Natsuki quickly said. "I'll give you my soap."
After a quick rinse, Amamiya Natsuki wrapped a towel around his waist, pushed open the door, stepped out of his cubicle, and came to the door of the Sheltered Young Lady's cubicle—the cubicles they chose were not next to each other, so he couldn't just pass it under the door.
"Open the door."
Amamiya Natsuki called from outside the door.
The cubicle door quietly opened a crack. The Sheltered Young Lady, with wet hair, poked out half of her pretty face, her body hidden behind the cubicle, and extended her right hand, her pretty face flushed as she said, "Give me the soap."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded and handed over the soap. But at that moment, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded from outside, followed by the voices of boys talking.
"S-someone's coming!"
Shinomiya Kaguya was startled. The soap she had just received immediately slipped from her hand. She instinctively reached out to grab it, but because the floor was slippery, she slipped and fell out of the cubicle.
"Careful."
Amamiya Natsuki, quick as a flash, caught the Sheltered Young Lady in his arms.
Thump, thump, thump.
The footsteps and conversation grew closer, and they would run into them any moment.
"No time."
Amamiya Natsuki decisively activated Time Stop, held the Sheltered Young Lady, grabbed the soap mid-air, and then returned to his cubicle.
Three seconds passed in a flash.
Time resumed its flow.
Shinomiya Kaguya found herself back in the cubicle and breathed a sigh of relief. Then she quickly reacted, her pretty face flushed as she looked at Amamiya Natsuki: "Y-why are you still in the cubicle?"
Amamiya Natsuki's voice was faint: "I'm sorry, three seconds was only enough to pull you in and pick up the soap."
Shinomiya Kaguya: "…"
It was too late to kick Amamiya Natsuki out now. Fortunately, there was a cubicle, so she didn't have to worry about her identity being exposed.
"So hot, I'm dying of heat."
"Forest Camp is so boring. I should have just played Hogwarts Legacy at home. Now even Voldemort trembles when he sees me."
"I just saw the news this morning: 'Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty' is about to offer a month of free play. I choose Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty."
"It's clearly more fun with the Refrigerator Succubus."
"…"
A total of three or four boys came in, clearly, like Amamiya Natsuki and Kaguya, they had snuck away early to come to the bathhouse.
At the same time.
Inside the cubicle.
After confirming he hadn't exposed his whereabouts, Amamiya Natsuki's gaze shifted to the Sheltered Young Lady.
Bathing naturally requires removing clothes, and the Sheltered Young Lady was currently clad only in a white towel, one hand covering her chest, the other her lower abdomen. The lighting wasn't bright, but it still illuminated her snow-white skin, like mutton-fat doll-like.
Especially since this was the men's bathhouse, and she had just been startled by a few boys who entered. The Young Lady at this moment was like a kitten caught stealing dried fish, her slightly nervous expression making one's heart pound.
Noticing the change in Amamiya Natsuki's gaze, Shinomiya Kaguya quickly took half a step back in alert.
Unfortunately, the cubicle was only so big; with just one step back, her back touched the wall, the bone-chilling sensation almost making Shinomiya Kaguya gasp.
"Mmm…"
Shinomiya Kaguya's body trembled, springing away from the wall as if shocked, and she looked at Amamiya Natsuki with a wronged expression.
"It's cold, isn't it?" Amamiya Natsuki saw it, reached for the showerhead, and whispered in her ear, "Turn around."
Shinomiya Kaguya instinctively turned her body upon hearing him, revealing her back, like mutton-fat doll-like.
The next moment.
Warm water streamed over her.
Amamiya Natsuki extended his other hand and softly said:
"Towel."
The Sheltered Young Lady, dazed, handed over the towel in her hand.
"Eh, wait, wait a minute!" Shinomiya Kaguya quickly reacted, her pretty face flushed red, even her ear tips tinged with crimson, "I didn't ask you to help me bathe!"
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Amamiya Natsuki had already started helping her scrub her back and naturally wouldn't give up halfway.
"Don't move," Amamiya Natsuki softly reminded her, "You don't want to be discovered by others, do you?"
"…"
Shinomiya Kaguya bit her lip, her back to Amamiya Natsuki, silently choosing to endure the humiliation.
(No, no way, this is the men's bathhouse. It'll be troublesome if I'm discovered. I can only let the President help me bathe…)
At the same time.
The other boys were still chatting.
They chatted from games to recent manga, then from manga to movies, like the utterly disappointing Avatar vs. Wakanda, and Makoto Shinkai's upcoming new work 'Suzume', etc. Finally, they somehow turned to girls.
"Speaking of which, I just realized there are many cute girls in our grade today."
"Who do you guys think is the cutest among those girls?"
"That goes without saying. When school just started, there was an underground poll for 'Most Beautiful Girl.' The most beautiful girl in our grade is, of course, Princess Kaguya."
Hearing this, Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but turn her head, giving Amamiya Natsuki a subtle look.
Creatures like girls, from eighty to three years old, all love to hear praise.
But the next second, Shinomiya Kaguya became unhappy.
"Princess Kaguya is indeed beautiful, but on the ranking of girls in our grade most desired to date, she can only rank last."
Shinomiya Kaguya puffed out her cheeks upon hearing this: "Why can I only rank last?"
The boys, completely unaware of the approaching danger, were still gossiping while bathing.
"Most of the people in our grade came straight up from high school, so they all know what Princess Kaguya was like in junior high. She was cold like ice. Looking at someone, it felt like she could freeze them. Only those who don't value their lives would dare to date Princess."
Amamiya Natsuki silently gave a thumbs-up in his heart.
When classes were assigned at the beginning of the school year, Amamiya Natsuki was in the same class as the Sheltered Young Lady. The first time he saw Kaguya, he was indeed amazed. From any angle, she was a flawless, super beautiful girl. Unfortunately, her cold expression, treating others as air, left Amamiya Natsuki with no extravagant hopes or interest.
But now…
Amamiya Natsuki looked down at the Sheltered Young Lady in front of him, whose pretty face was flushed crimson from shyness and whose cheeks were puffed out from slight anger, and continued to help her scrub her back.
In short, she was super cute!
The casual conversation continued.
Another boy said: "Cold personality is only a secondary reason. The most important reason is only one."
"What is it?"
"In this cold world, only breasts can warm people's hearts. Princess Kaguya is flat-chested."
"That's right, I feel like my sister, who just started junior high, is developing better than Princess."
"If there was a poll for flat-chested girls, Princess Kaguya should be the undisputed number one, right?"
"…"
The gossiping boys all laughed, and the air in the bathhouse was instantly filled with cheerful spirits.
Unfortunately, Amamiya Natsuki was not happy; cold sweat even broke out on his forehead.
Stop talking, please stop talking! If you keep talking, I won't be able to leave the bathhouse standing!
Just like a bald person is most sensitive to being called bald, and a short person hates hearing the word short, flat-chestedness is one of the Sheltered Young Lady's taboos. These guys were actually talking nonsense so brazenly, stepping on all of the Young Lady's landmines.
Shinomiya Kaguya, who had been shy about bathing together moments ago, had now lowered her head, a black mist swirling around her body.
That was killing intent.
When she finally heard 'the most flat-chested princess in the entire grade,' Shinomiya Kaguya had even turned around, a cleaver clutched in her hand, completely blackened.
"Hold steady, don't be impulsive!"
Amamiya Natsuki couldn't care less about anything else. He quickly pulled the Young Lady into his arms to soothe her.
"Murder is a crime. You have to hold back."
"Those guys don't deserve death."
Don't deserve death?
Shinomiya Kaguya indicated her murderous intent was resolved.
Gossiping about others behind their backs, they clearly deserved to be hanged!
Fortunately, boys usually bathe very quickly, finishing their 'battle' in three to five minutes. Soon after, they left the bathhouse in their wooden clogs, successfully avoiding a bloody disaster.
"They finally left…"
Amamiya Natsuki quietly let out a sigh of relief.
If they had continued to speak so carelessly and made the Sheltered Young Lady completely rampage and blacken, no one could stop her. He would only be able to help Kaguya unleash divine punishment together.
"You continue bathing." Amamiya Natsuki released Kaguya. Facing the blackened the Sheltered Young Lady, he was quite the teacher at this moment, "I'm leaving."
Clap.
Just as Amamiya Natsuki was about to leave, his wrist was suddenly grabbed.
"Kaguya?"
Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but become nervous.
She wasn't going to take her anger out on him, was she?
After all, he was the one who had held the Sheltered Young Lady, preventing her from washing away the humiliation with blood. It was normal for her to be angry.
"President…"
Shinomiya Kaguya called out softly, her voice gentle, like a cat lazily stretching its paws in spring.
"Hmm?"
Amamiya Natsuki was slightly stunned.
This voice… why did it sound completely devoid of anger?
The Sheltered Young Lady quickly looked up, further confirming Amamiya Natsuki's guess.
The Sheltered Young Lady's pretty face was flushed crimson, as if on fire, her eyes wet and glistening. She wasn't crying from anger, but rather from a certain indescribable shyness. She clearly wasn't angry.
"What's wrong?"
Amamiya Natsuki's heart settled, and he reached out to stroke the top of the Young Lady's head, asking gently.
Upon making eye contact, the Sheltered Young Lady seemed to avoid it, quickly turning her head elsewhere and stammering softly:
"That… Mother said before… massage can…"
Amamiya Natsuki didn't react immediately, subconsciously saying:
"Can what?"
"It, it's just…" Shinomiya Kaguya felt her head spinning. She stammered for a long time, but in the end, she couldn't say the rest of the sentence, "N-nothing, President can go out now!"
Couldn't say it.
How could such an embarrassing request be spoken aloud!
If it weren't for the mental blow she had just received, coupled with her head feeling dizzy from bathing together, she wouldn't even have been able to say the first half of the sentence.
In fact, Shinomiya Kaguya was already dying of shame and indignation at this moment.
To have said something so shameless, she no longer had the face to see tomorrow's sun! She would hold her breath and commit suicide when she got back!
"The effect of massage…"
Amamiya Natsuki wasn't a fool. After a moment's thought, he quickly understood.
Massage, of course, is for promoting blood circulation, clearing meridians, and relaxing muscles!
"That bad doctor's healing skill can clear meridians, promote blood circulation, and enhance the massage effect." Amamiya Natsuki lightly coughed twice and whispered, "Want to try it?"
"No…"
Steam faintly emerged from the top of Shinomiya Kaguya's head as she shook her head softly.
"Yes, I understand."
If she truly didn't need it, she would definitely point her finger now and tell him to leave. Her voice was so soft, completely lacking the forceful aura of someone firmly telling him to go. At times like this, what she said should, of course, be interpreted in reverse.
Amamiya Natsuki took half a step forward, embarking on the professional path of the Sheltered Young Lady's masseur.
"Mmm… Hmm!"
The Sheltered Young Lady's voice immediately trembled, sounding somewhat strange, and she frantically begged for mercy, "R-really, no more…"
"I'm sorry, it's too late."
There's no such thing as doing things halfway. It's too late to regret now!
No one knew what happened inside the bathhouse. In any case, the Sheltered Young Lady emerged from the bathhouse in a daze, as if walking on cotton.
"Gulp, gulp, gulp~"
After chugging half a bottle of Meiji Milk, Shinomiya Kaguya finally calmed down. Then, she took out her phone and messaged her personal maid.
"Hayasaka, can you look up some people's information?"
Hayasaka Ai was on standby twenty-four hours a day, always replying to messages immediately: "Who does the Young Lady want to look up?"
Shinomiya Kaguya bit her teeth, her eyes narrowing: "The boys who came to bathe between 4 PM and 4:30 PM."
Hayasaka Ai: "No problem. Forest Camp is booked by us. The boys must be our classmates. We can find out who they are by simply checking the surveillance."
Shinomiya Kaguya: "That's good. Tell me as soon as you find out."
In front of the President, they dared to call her flat-chested so many times. How could she let them off easily?
This grudge, I've noted it down!
And I'm going to get my revenge today!