"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, are you here for a massage?"
"Yes."
"Please wait a moment, I'll arrange a masseuse for you both."
"No need, I am the masseuse. Just prepare a room for me."
"Huh? Oh oh... O... Okay."
"Without my instruction, no one is allowed to enter."
"The room can be locked, sir."
"That makes it convenient."
"..."
After a brief exchange with the female staff member, Baishi Hui pulled the seemingly reluctant 'Ran' into a massage room.
Immediately after, he closed the door behind him.
"W-Wait, why are you closing the door?" 'Ran' asked, clearly flustered, and she tried to go and unlock the door.
"Didn't we agree on this yesterday?" Baishi Hui said with a smile, blocking her way, "Experience the charm of Chinese massage."
"But... you don't need to close the door, do you?" 'Ran' said, feeling somewhat uneasy.
"You don't need to worry about these details... Come on, lie down properly." Baishi Hui said, pushing 'Ran' onto the massage bed and making her lie face down obediently.
"W-Wait a minute!" 'Ran' said, pretending to feel unwell, "Can we... not do this? I don't feel too good today, it seems... that time of the month has arrived."
"No, you can't. Didn't it just finish a while ago? I even bought you the sanitary pads." Baishi Hui replied without hesitation.
"..." This made 'Ran' pause... Had their relationship already become this good?
Before she could think further, she felt a pain in her back and couldn't help but let out a wail: "Ah!! Y-You... Y-You stop, it hurts!!"
"It's supposed to hurt!" Baishi Hui curled his lips into a mischievous smile, working his hands forcefully on the other party's back, and said, "Relaxing tendons and invigorating bones... If you feel pain, it means you haven't been exercising at all. It looks like you've been slacking off lately, Ran."
"I... I usually do yoga... Ah!!" 'Ran' let out a painful groan, causing her to instinctively struggle.
However, the next second, she was surprised to find that Baishi Hui was actually sitting directly on her buttocks.
"Y-You... Why are you sitting on me?" 'Ran' was truly flustered at this moment.
"Sitting on you makes it easier to massage and also prevents you from moving around." Seeing that the other party still had the strength to speak, Baishi Hui immediately increased the force of his hands, continuing the 'torture'!
This made 'Ran''s mournful groans grow louder, and she pleaded, "I... I can't take it anymore, stop quickly... Please let me go."
"Go ahead and scream, it's useless even if you scream until your voice is hoarse!" Baishi Hui said, freeing up one hand and beginning to check the other party's upper body.
Since Vermouth was here to kill him, she must have brought some weapons, such as daggers, blades, or long needles, hidden weapons of that sort.
"You... What are you doing? Stop quickly!" 'Ran' was startled, not expecting the other party to be so reckless. She was anxious and flustered but didn't know what to do.
Although he found nothing, not checking anything, Baishi Hui was still amazed by the other party's 'open-mindedness' and said, "I'm checking your physical condition... This situation isn't good, Ran. I'll adjust your bones a bit."
Saying that, he aimed at the other party's shoulder and pressed down.
With a 'crack', 'Ran' let out a mournful cry: "Ah!!! My shoulder... It's broken!"
"It's not broken, I'm just adjusting your bones!" After saying that, Baishi Hui switched to the other shoulder and gave it another 'crack'.
'Ran' let out another scream.
Baishi Hui then got off the massage bed, and his hands moved to her thighs.
He touched them, and the legs felt soft and had a good texture, but lacked elasticity. This was clearly due to collagen loss from aging.
Ran was only sixteen, in the prime of her youth, and coupled with her long-term exercise, her slender legs were full of elasticity!
Even without testing, just by feeling these legs, Baishi Hui could easily tell that the person in front of him was a fake.
As he thought this, his hands continued to roam.
After checking all the possible hiding places and confirming that the other party wasn't carrying weapons, Baishi Hui immediately felt relieved.
When it came to close combat, he had never been afraid of anyone!
"How is it? Feeling better?" Baishi Hui paused slightly, looking at 'Ran''s panting appearance, and chuckled inwardly.
"Th-This... This... Much better." 'Ran' panted heavily. She did feel that after being 'handled' like this by the other party, her body seemed to feel much lighter.
So, as long as it didn't hurt... and they didn't touch her inappropriately again, it would be perfect.
Thinking this, she hurriedly got off the massage bed, wanting to quickly end this so-called Chinese massage!
"Hey, don't be in a hurry to get down." Seeing this, Baishi Hui pressed 'Ran' back down again.
He chuckled softly, "The whole session takes two hours, and it's only been less than twenty minutes... Come on, let's continue!"
Upon hearing this, 'Ran' tried to negotiate, saying, "D-Do we still have that long? Can we— Ah, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, be gentler, gentler!!"
"Okay, I'll be a little gentler." Baishi Hui said, while thinking: She can really endure! She still hasn't made a move. It seems I need to change my approach to humiliate you. Let's see how much longer you can tolerate this!!
So, he lessened the force in his hands a bit, but his hands started to become restless.
This sudden change made 'Ran''s body tremble slightly, and she immediately covered her mouth to prevent herself from crying out.
Forty minutes later.
Baishi Hui helped the 'Ran', whose legs were weak, out of the massage room.
He had a change of heart and didn't massage for the full two hours.
Thus, Baishi Hui discovered that the other party had been humiliated to the point of shedding tears but still hadn't made a move!
This made him realize that what Vermouth meant by 'handle' was not the same as what he understood by 'handle'.
He guessed that she had only said such harsh words at the time just to deal with Kir.
Now that the misunderstanding was cleared up, Baishi Hui felt embarrassed to continue teasing the other party, so he stopped and left.
When leaving the massage area, 'Ran' kept her head down... Even though it wasn't her own face, she still felt very embarrassed.
After recovering slightly, she quickly got out of Baishi Hui's embrace and said with a blush, "I... I suddenly want to get a manicure, Hui. If you have something to do, you go ahead and be busy... I'll come find you later."
After saying that, 'Ran' didn't wait for Baishi Hui's reply and Ran off without looking back.
Seeing this, Baishi Hui didn't stop her, but just watched her leave with a smile, saying, "It seems... she's actually quite nice. I misunderstood!"
"Since that's the case, there's no need to blow up the cruise ship."
Thinking this, he walked to the elevator entrance, pressed the button, and planned to go back to his room to rest for a while.
With a 'ding', the elevator doors opened.
As soon as Baishi Hui entered, he saw Ran again!
"Ran?" He subconsciously looked at the back of the 'Ran' who had just left, then brought his gaze back to this Ran.
How is there another one?
"Hui! Where did you run off to? I've been looking for you for a while." Ran said with a hint of resentment.
"Just walking around... This cruise ship is too big." After replying, Baishi Hui added, "Since you're awake, let's go!!"
"Huh? Where are we going?" Ran asked, puzzled.
"Massage! The massage you were looking forward to yesterday!" Baishi Hui said as he entered the elevator, pulling the other party's hand.
"Mm-hmm, I was just looking for you to go there!" Ran said with a smile.
"Alright, let's go then!" As soon as Baishi Hui heard this, he realized that this was another imposter.