Uchiha Ryo: "Let me help you dry your hair."
Hayasaka Ai was taken aback, turning to look at Uchiha Ryo standing behind her. "Young Master Ryo is going to blow-dry my hair?"
"This is a special service limited to today, a little perk for my private maid. What do you think~ Feel like jumping ship to my side?"
Hayasaka Ai didn't speak, and Uchiha Ryo began his work.
First, he used the towel she had brought to wipe away the excess water, then he used the blow-dryer to dry her hair.
Was this what it felt like to be served by others? Hayasaka Ai, who had been raised as a maid since she was seven, had never been served like this by anyone before.
Hayasaka Ai's soft, golden hair was beautiful and felt nice to the touch. If the feeling of petting Enyun was an 8, then stroking Hayasaka's beautiful hair would at least be a 7.5.
"Young Master Ryo.... your technique isn't very skilled."
Uchiha Ryo raised an eyebrow, then lightly tapped Hayasaka Ai on the head. "Because I've never blow-dried anyone's hair before."
Hayasaka Ai: "So I'm the first?"
"Mhm... I did blow-dry Enyun-chan's fur after giving her a bath. That's the little white cat I'm raising."
——Enyun-chan's Bath Time Memories——
Enyun: "I refuse! Let me go back! Don't you know that cats hate baths?!"
Uchiha Ryo: "Enyun, it's just a bath. What are you afraid of? This is an uninhabited forest. No one will see."
In the deserted forest, Enyun-chan instantly flickered and ran off into the distance.
Uchiha Ryo: "As expected of a high-level ninja cat, you're pretty fast. But... Water Style: Water Rampage!"
Although it was just a low-level ninjutsu, the power of Water Rampage could be freely adjusted by the user's chakra amount.
According to Uchiha Ryo's understanding, to put it simply, the effect would be completely different when used by Kakashi versus the innately evil Senju Tobirama.
In an instant, a huge wave of water crashed down, turning Enyun-chan into a drenched cat.
"Mhm, my chakra reserves can only release this range of Water Style jutsu, huh? Alright, Enyun-chan, let me help you dry off."
Enyun-chan: "???"
Uchiha Ryo: "Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
Enyun-chan: "Meow meow meow meow meow meow (translation has been censored)!!!"
——End of Enyun-chan's Bath Time Memories——
Soon, Hayasaka Ai's hair was dry. Letting her soft, golden hair fall loosely behind her, Hayasaka Ai turned and took the blow-dryer from him.
"Now it's my turn. Please sit down, Young Master Ryo."
Uchiha Ryo: "...No, I'm already dry. You underestimate the automatic drying speed of short hair."
Uchiha Ryo stretched his shoulders. Although soaking in the bath had relieved a lot of his fatigue and physical stiffness, his body, which hadn't been exercised in a while, still felt a little uncoordinated.
"By the way, Hayasaka, you should know how to give a massage, right?"
Hayasaka Ai: "A massage? I should be able to. Please leave it to me."
Uchiha Ryo was looking forward to it, a massage from Hayasaka Ai. But the more outstanding this all-purpose maid performed, the more reluctant Uchiha Ryo was to let her go back to Kaguya.
"Come on, Ai! Do your best to make me comfortable."
"Mhm, then please lie down here first."
Hayasaka Ai nodded, then got up and walked behind Uchiha Ryo, using her nimble hands to massage his shoulders.
"Young Master Ryo's shoulders are a bit stiff. What have you been busy with lately?"
Uchiha Ryo: "Not much, just my daily workout."
"Young Master Ryo, is my strength alright? Should I be a little gentler?"
Hayasaka Ai continuously pressed and kneaded Uchiha Ryo's shoulders with her hands, and rubbed his neck with her warm, soft palms.
She, Hayasaka Ai, was no weak, domestic maid. As Shinomiya Kaguya's personal attendant, her combat power was not to be underestimated among ordinary people. But...
Uchiha Ryo: "Your strength is still a little weak. I think you could be a little stronger."
Suddenly, Uchiha Ryo seemed to have thought of something. He stood up from the bench and then spread the bath towel on the floor.
"Don't use your hands. Use your feet... and step on me forcefully."
Hayasaka Ai: "...Young Master Ryo?"
Uchiha Ryo lay down directly on the bath towel and said in a firm tone.
"Use your feet to step on my shoulders, the sides of my spine, and my lower back. Help me step on these areas forcefully."
Hayasaka Ai was stunned. She had never heard of such a massage.
"But... I'm a maid. To step on my master with my feet..."
Uchiha Ryo's expression was serious. "It's fine, I permit it! Don't be shy, just step on up!"
Hayasaka Ai took off her indoor slippers and stepped onto Uchiha Ryo's back with her fair, tender, jade-like feet.
"Hiss— Ohhh ahhh, don't... stop, don't!!"
Hayasaka Ai stepped down with some embarrassment. "I'm sorry, am I a bit heavy?"
"What are you getting down for? I meant don't stop! Continue! Keep stepping, keep dancing!"
Hayasaka Ai nodded and then nervously stepped back on. As her nervousness gradually disappeared, she also became more adept at stepping on other areas.
"That's great, Ai-chan~ Continue!"
Hayasaka Ai worked hard to massage her new master for the day. At the same time, Shinomiya Kaguya, who had just finished her aikido class, felt a little unused to her daily routine without Hayasaka Ai.
"Where did those two go?"
Shinomiya Kaguya was a little annoyed. She then pulled over a young maid who was in charge of cleaning. "You, have you seen Hayasaka and the boy she's with?"
The maid lowered her head. "Lady Kaguya, Miss Hayasaka seems to have taken that young master to the bath..."
"The bath?!"
Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't believe it, but still hurried to the Shinomiya family's private bathhouse.
"There's movement! Are they still inside?"
Shinomiya Kaguya looked at the completely opaque door. She could only faintly hear the sounds coming from inside.
"Mhm, they're not in the bath, but in the lounge outside."
Shinomiya Kaguya was a little curious, but she didn't dare to suddenly open the door. So she half-knelt in front of the door and pressed her ear against it.
Uchiha Ryo: "Hayasaka, although this is your first time, you're getting the hang of it quickly. Hiss— so comfortable."
Hayasaka Ai: "I will do my best, Young Master Ryo! After all, this is my duty as a maid~"
Shinomiya Kaguya's pupils trembled. Although she couldn't see anything, she, who was well-versed in all kinds of romance novels... could use her imagination!
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