◇Tomoe’s Turn◇
Next up was Tomoe-chan, and with her came Watanuki-san, who was helping out.
「P-please take care of me!!」
「Thank you in advance♪」
「Welcome. Alright, have a seat over here.」
「Y-yes!」
「Is it okay if I join too?」
「Of course. Hair care continues even after the bath, after all.」
「Then, please take care of me as well.」
Watanuki-san sat down next to Tomoe-chan just like that.
「Alright, let’s start with… Tomoe-chan.」
「Y-yesss… fuuuuuaaaah～～」
I applied hair oil to her already perfectly dry hair and worked it in gently.
「Hohyuuuuuuu」
And like always, Tomoe-chan got so nervous she let out some weird noise.
「Fehhhhhh」
After working in the hair oil, I combed her hair while using healing magic to smooth it out.
She was kind of twitching, but that was normal for her, so it was probably fine…
「Alright, Watanuki-san, it’s your turn now.」
「Y-yessss～♪」
Watanuki-san had short hair, so my fingers touched her skin a bit more, and it seemed to tickle her… I’d better be careful…
「Haaahhh♪」
Well, she looked like she was enjoying it, so maybe it’s fine.
「Oh, Watanuki-san, I’ll give you a scalp massage too while I’m at it.」
Might as well give her a scalp massage as a bonus.
「Eh? Hiiiiiiiii♪」
「Are you okay!? Was I pressing too hard?」
「I-it’s fineee♪」
「Yuuki-san, do that for me too later!」
Tomoe-chan, now fully recovered, pouted at me.
「Got it, got it. Wait your turn.」
I placed my hand on Tomoe-chan’s head.
「「Ahiiiiiiiiii♪」」
…Are these two really okay?
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「Yuuki-shan… thank you sooo muchhh……」
「You’re very welcome… your legs are wobbly, you know～♪」
「S-so are yourshhh, Watanuki-shan～」
Wait, did she just say something dangerous!?
「Ehehe～」
「Ehehe～♪」
Yeah… better be careful not to go too far… (distant look)
◇Mary’s Turn◇
Last was Mary… she really did love baths…
「Did you call for me?」
「Wah!? You scared me!」
「I’ve gotten better at hiding my presence lately.」
「I see… but I’d really appreciate it if you didn’t sneak up like that…」
「I will… consider it.」
It was a little past one o’clock when I checked the clock.
「Anyway, have a seat. Your hair’s really long, so it’ll take some time.」
Mary’s hair reached all the way down to the backs of her knees, which made drying it a pretty time-consuming task.
「I’m sorry… If it’s a bother, I can cut it, you know?」
「No, don’t cut it… You like your hair, right, Mary?」
「Yes…」
「Then don’t worry about it. I actually like touching your hair, too.」
「That sounded kind of pervy just now.」
Mary’s face turned red as she teased me.
「Ouch…」
I gave her a wry smile, and Mary quickly apologized with a 「I’m sorry.」
「What’s up with you today?」
「Well… you were injured earlier, weren’t you? I just feel bad asking you to do this despite that…」
「No worries. I used healing magic, so I’m totally fine.」
「Still, I can’t help but worry a little…」
「Don’t worry about it.」
「If you say so…」
After that, we sat in silence until I finished tending to her hair.
「Alright, all done!」
「Thank you very much.」
Mary stood up and did a little spin. The moonlight coming in at just the right moment reflected off her ash-gray hair, turning it a shining silver.
「Looking at it like this… your hair’s like a gown.」
「Huh!? What are you saying!?」
「Ah, sorry, sorry. It was just really pretty with the moonlight on it, so I couldn’t help myself…」
「Y-you… seriously…」
「I was just saying what I thought…」
「Yuuki-san, please realize that your words have way more impact than you think. You’re dropping girls without even meaning to. What are you planning to do about that?」
「I wasn’t planning anything…」
「Regardless, please don’t throw lines like that around so easily. You’ll end up killing someone!」
「…Got it.」
「And also… thank you for the compliment. I was honestly happy to hear it. That’s all!」
With that, Mary turned and walked off toward her room.
「Alright… guess I’ll head to bed too…」
I put away the dryer and everyone’s hair care items, then went to my room and fell asleep in bed.
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Since we had extra pages, here’s a little bonus story.
◇ Rie’s Turn ◇
When I woke up, I found myself summoned by God-sama.
「What’s going on, God-sama?」
「Well, seeing Hikari-chan and the others getting their hair taken care of by Yuuki-kun… I kinda wanted to try it too.」
「Wait… you’re a goddess. You don’t need that kind of thing, right?」
「True, but… there was this message saying ‘fill the page’…」
「Is it really okay for you to say stuff like that…?」
「Since it’s a bonus chapter or whatever, apparently anything goes.」
「I see… that so?」
「Anyway, let’s hit the bath!」
「Huh?」
With a snap of God-sama’s fingers, a magnificent hinoki bath and a field of flowers spread out before us.
「There, perfect!」
「No, not perfect! You’re wasting power again…」
「Apparently, since it’s a bonus chapter, I can use my powers freely.」
「That’s… kind of amazing, I guess…」
「Right?」
「Still, why does the scenery look like Switzerland or something?」
「Oh, that? It’s just a projection of a landscape from Earth. You can change it however you want. Here.」
God-sama handed me a tablet. It looked like some kind of G-something-Earth interface with landscape options.
「Well, whatever… So what am I supposed to do?」
「Hmm… wash my hair～」
「Can’t be helped. Alright, get in the bath. Then just lean your head and hair this way…」
「Okay～ here I go… hup.」
God-sama’s incredibly beautiful hair flowed toward me.
「Uh… is it okay if I touch this halo?」
「No problem, no problem～」
I scooped some water and poured it over God-sama’s hair. The strands soaked it up gracefully.
「Phew～ that feels good～」
I started with a pre-rinse, gently detangling the strands. There were a few knots, so I carefully worked through them.
「Does it hurt anywhere?」
「I’m fine～」
Once I finished detangling and rinsing, I poured more water to wash it clean.
「By the way, God-sama, do you have any shampoo?」
「Ah…okay, use this.」
With another snap, a bottle of commercial shampoo appeared.
It was new, so I gave it a few pumps until the shampoo came out.
「Alright, I’m gonna start washing now～」
I lathered it up carefully and worked the foam into the hair. I massaged the roots and gently stroked the ends. God-sama let out a pleased little sigh as I worked.
「Ue～ that felt soooooo good」
「God-sama… are you tired, by any chance?」
「Yeah, actually～ Turns out there’s a lot more to do than you’d expect」
「I see…」
With that in mind, I kept working on God-sama’s hair, hoping to help relieve their fatigue.
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「Phew～ that felt amazing!」
「Glad to hear it」
After that, God-sama forced me into a mixed bath. Apparently, in this world, everything gets conveniently hidden by mysterious lights, so “it’s fine”, she said, but it was just super embarrassing.
「Alright! Time to get back to work!」
「You’ve still got work after this?」
「Yep～ things are super busy right now…」
「Well, if you ever need help, call me. I can at least give you a massage or something」
「Got it～ I’ll take you up on that」
「Oh, right」
Just as I was about to leave, I stopped and turned back toward God-sama.
Speaking of which… since this is a bonus chapter and all, I wonder if I can take on my adult form?
I focused, and my viewpoint rose.
「Alright, perfect」
I walked up and gently patted God-sama on the head.
「Rie, thanks for all your hard work. I might not be able to help with your job, but if you ever need a break, I can be here for that. Just call me anytime」
God-sama, stunned for a moment, suddenly turned red and mumbled, 「So this is what they meant by ‘catching you off guard’…」
Then, with a soft 「Thank you」, my consciousness returned to reality.
◇God-sama’s POV◇
「Phew～ Yuuki-kun… that was dangerous, seriously…」
My heart was beating so fast it almost hurt after that surprise attack.
I’d never even dated a man before, so this kind of seduction from one of my descendants was on another level entirely.
「Man… everyone over there has it so nice…」
As I looked at the others enjoying their time in that world, I couldn’t help but feel a little jealous.
「Alright! Work! Time to work!」
I forced myself to shift gears and focus on the growing pile of tasks.
「But… it’s okay if I call him again, right…?」
The lingering warmth of his hand on my head came back to me as I muttered to myself.
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