A Night of Paranoia (7)

But with what little presence of mind he had left, Kagami desperately scanned his surroundings, trying to assess the situation. Around him,

the other women he’d feared something had happened to were all there in the bath, perfectly fine.

Parna and Kururu stared at him in utter dismay, covering their chests with towels, while Merry, Alice, and Tina were submerged up to their shoulders, hiding their naked bodies and glaring at Kagami with mild anger. Right beside them, Yuki soaked in the tub with a dubious expression, as if to say, “Oh, dear—you really did it this time.” And in the corner of the bath, Pitta soaked in the water, humming cheerfully and looking to be in a very good mood.

“Wait, huh? What’s she doing?”

At first glance, everything looked normal, but Kagami sensed that something was off and turned his gaze to Pitta.

In one hand, Pitta was gripping Oboromaru, who had apparently turned invisible and slipped inside first, holding him so he couldn’t move.

“Hm? Pitta-san? Hm? Wait, what? So that’s what this is?”

After a while, Pitta and Kagami’s eyes met. Pitta let out a startled “Huh?!” and made an ambiguous expression, as if she’d either forgotten about Oboromaru,

or as if she were thinking she’d been caught and was going to get scolded.

“No, yeah, it’s definitely the latter.”...