Chapter 461: Yumiko: I'm Going Out for Fresh Air! Ren: More Than Just Fresh Air?
"Hot springs? Are they those places where hot steam bubbles up?" Renge was curious; she had only seen them on television.
Seeing they were all interested, Ren asked, "Do you want to try it out?"
"Can we?" Renge's eyes widened.
Ren liked her adorable appearance. "Of course."
"Hey, you're not going to leave me here alone, are you? I'm a young lady," Kotoko reminded him.
"Oh, isn't this the famous Yokai Princess? Have you degenerated into an ordinary young lady?" he playfully teased.
"…" Kotoko felt the power of the boomerang and raised her hands in surrender. "I give up. Take me with you. I've had enough of this place."
Before Komari and the others could refuse, their vision instantly shifted from the dark forest to a brightly lit, warm house.
"Eh?!" Hotaru and Komari cried out.
Ren explained, "It's just ordinary teleportation. Don't make a fuss."
Ordinary… Kotoko's eye twitched. Sudden teleportation, and bringing others along? Is this really ordinary?
"Yay! I knew you were an amazing Psychic!" Compared to the others, Natsumi's acceptance was stronger. "I want to learn!"
Renge even had a certain Chitanda-style "I'm very curious! (Watashi, kininarimasu!)" expression.
[Inorin's Note: This is a reference to Chitanda Eru from the anime series 'Hyouka'. Her catchphrase, "I'm very curious! (Watashi, kininarimasu!)", is famously accompanied by her leaning in close with large, sparkling eyes, a visual trope representing intense and irresistible curiosity.]
"Hmm? Ren, what happened?" Cocolia, wrapped in a bath towel, emerged from the women's bath and looked at the suddenly appearing girls.
"Wow! So beautiful!" Hotaru couldn't help but praise her. Even Komari stared intently at her fair skin, tall figure, and a face that combined beauty with maternal love. I want to become such a mature woman!
"Sister, your drool is about to drip," Natsumi stepped back with disgust.
"Wah!" Komari, startled, frantically wiped her mouth, her face flushed.
But Cocolia, influenced by Ren, found the young girls lively and adorable.
"They are children from a nearby village, here to experience the hot springs," Ren said, casually creating some bath towels and handing them to Kotoko. "You can use these." After speaking, he slipped into the men's bath.
"…" Kotoko wanted to say she didn't want to soak, but several pairs of eyes stared at her, forcing her to go in. However, after taking off her clothes, she was stunned. Women! So many women!
Initially, Natsumi and the others were quite reserved. But gradually, they also enjoyed the comfort.
Of course, some people were not completely immersed. Yumiko, who had been beside Yui, suddenly stood up.
"Yumiko, where are you going?" Yui, with a flushed face, lazily inquired.
"Ahem, I'm going out for some fresh air," she replied nervously, then quickly left.
"Oh, but it's not stuffy here?" Yui was confused.
The others noticed Yumiko's nervous actions and more or less understood. As for where she went… Ren, comfortably soaking, sensed someone entering the men's bath.
Yumiko tiptoed in. As soon as her foot touched the ground, she soared into the air, landing in the water, in his arms.
"Oh my, Yumiko. Are you planning a night raid on me?" he said with a mischievous smile.
But she was not affected, instead kissing his lips without a word. In just a moment, he felt her long-suppressed flame. He certainly couldn't be polite then. The hot spring was a nice change of scenery, and he guided her onto the stone edge of the pool, parting her legs. Her initial nervousness gave way to breathless moans as he took her, the sound lost in the splashing water and rising steam.
An hour later, flashlight beams flickered again in the mountain forest. "Ren-chon! Natsumi! Komari! Hotaru!" Someone was anxiously calling their names.
Unbeknownst to them, several beams converged. "Why are you here?" Koshigaya Yukiko, Natsumi and Komari's mother, looked at the others. Among them were Hotaru's mother, Kagayama Kaede the store owner, and Renge's two older sisters, Ichiyo and Kazuho.
After finding the girls weren't home, they had split up to search the mountain. But they were clearly going in different directions. How did they end up gathering together?
Hotaru's mother was anxious. "Let's quickly go search other places." But Kaede held her back, pointing to a brightly lit inn. "Is there a hot spring inn here?"
Before they could think, the door opened. Nao and Hayasaka Ai walked out. "The ones you are looking for are here. Please come with us."
"…" Although strange, since the girls were mentioned, they had no choice but to go in.
"Oh, oh, it's so comfortable! Soaking and then eating delicious food!" From afar, they heard Natsumi and Renge's voices. They rushed over, and Yukiko pushed open the door. "Natsumi!"
They indeed saw the girls, wearing pajamas and sitting with a group of beautiful women. Komari and Hotaru were well-behaved. Natsumi, on the other hand, was eating in a truly unsightly manner. The women had a sense of déjà vu, as if they had worried for nothing.
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