A little while later, Seiun Ryoka lay facedown on the bed, grinding her teeth as she muttered under her breath, quiet enough that only she could hear herself:
"So this is what it looks like when four roommates somehow split into eleven different chat groups…"
Just moments earlier, when Ryoka had been on the verge of saying something decidedly not meant for public ears to Donna, Chihaya Yui had suddenly stepped in, saying she would take Donna away to change her clothes so she would not have to keep clutching her outfit shut.
And honestly, Yui was not wrong.
Because Ryoka had abruptly grabbed Donna by the wrist, the girl had ended up forced to hold the front of her clothes closed with both arms, and it looked like she was only barely managing.
Girls simply could not let another girl remain in such an awkward state in front of everyone, so Yui had stepped forward with perfect righteousness. But when Ryoka offered to help as well, Yui rejected her.
Her reason?
"If you're there, Ryoka, Lady Donna will just get even more embarrassed."
Donna was already embarrassed enough as it was, but still—did Yui really not think saying that might hurt Ryoka's feelings?
Ryoka, for one, was feeling very hurt indeed.
Elizabeth, meanwhile, completely failed to grasp Ryoka's mood and promptly invited her to go bathe, saying she wanted to do her duty properly as host.
Of course, Elizabeth extended the invitation to all the horse girls present, so Ryoka accepted with only the most theatrical reluctance.
After all, even if she had temporarily lost one tree, she had gained an entire forest.
It was under those circumstances that Agnes Tachyon suddenly announced she had secretly picked up a new skill—one that could help Ryoka relax properly.
For once, she actually pulled her hands out from the oversized sleeves she usually hid them in, flexing her fingers in front of everyone and showing just how nimble they were.
And the instant Ryoka saw that, she also saw a flush, almost red enough to glow, steadily rise from Daiwa Scarlet's neck all the way to her bright, lovely forehead.
Scarlet grabbed Tachyon by the shoulders and shook her hard, shouting, "What exactly are you trying to do, Tachyon-senpai?!"
Jumping straight to that already?
She had never imagined this senior of hers was that kind of person. Truly shameless!
To be fair, Tachyon had not originally intended to tease Scarlet. Scarlet was her junior, after all—what kind of family senior would deliberately toy with her junior like that?
(Though admittedly, Japanese fiction had produced no shortage of examples.)
But after thinking it over, Tachyon deliberately put on an ambiguous smile and said, "Yes, what exactly am I trying to do? I'm curious too~"
In her opinion, Daiwa Scarlet was simply too green. Her thoughts and mannerisms were all painfully youthful. The only thing about her that had truly matured was her figure—and even then, she was not using that advantage at all. If she kept going like this, she would absolutely lose.
And so Tachyon quite logically concluded:
As a senior, it was naturally her responsibility to teach by both word and example.
Watch carefully, Daiwa. Watch how I win Seiun Ryoka over.
Elizabeth wanted to lead all the girls off to enjoy the grand, old-fashioned British bath halls, but Tachyon had no intention of going along with that plan. She wanted to give Ryoka a proper full-body massage and let her experience what it felt like to go soft all over for once.
She even declared, quite boldly, "After all, I'm Seiun's accompanying physician. It's my duty to take proper care of her condition."
Daiwa Scarlet stared at her in shock, thinking:
Tachyon-senpai… so you do remember that's supposed to be your job? But haven't you done basically nothing?
Still, whatever the case, Ryoka agreed, and Tachyon's plan succeeded brilliantly.
Being a proper senior, she did not hoard the opportunity entirely for herself. She even dragged Daiwa Scarlet along, insisting that the girl stand by and watch carefully.
When Scarlet tried over and over again to refuse, Tachyon leaned close to her ear and whispered in a voice far too tempting for comfort:
"Daiwa… don't you want a good look at Seiun's body?"
"Seiun-sama's… body…"
The moment those words hit, Scarlet's imagination immediately ran wild.
Ryoka with her clothes loosened, exposing the graceful line of her neck and large swathes of pale skin; the gentle curves that could make anyone dizzy; the delicate collarbones above; the clearly defined waistline below…
Scarlet swallowed hard. The resolve she had clung to a moment ago wavered instantly.
Tachyon gave her a look that plainly said just as I thought and murmured, "Right?"
And then she revealed what she considered the centerpiece of the entire operation—
Agnes Tachyon Custom Special: Sensitivity-Enhancing Massage Oil!
With a dangerous smile, she explained, "Any area this touches becomes dramatically more sensitive for about half an hour. If the subject's physical resistance is on the weaker side, the effect can rise to over ten times normal!"
"Wait—when did you even make something like that?!" Daiwa Scarlet was genuinely horrified now.
Hadn't Tachyon been training with all of them this whole time? When had she found the time to gather materials, run tests, find subjects, and put something like this together?
Tachyon clapped a hand over Scarlet's mouth at once and said in a hush, "Quiet, Daiwa. You don't want to miss this chance, do you? Those troublesome American girls aren't here. Donna's gone off to change. Even when she comes back, she'll head to the baths. The timing is perfect."
"Wait, I only… admire her…" Scarlet's gaze darted everywhere except where it should, and even her words came out in broken pieces.
Clearly, what she felt toward Ryoka was not quite so simple anymore.
Tachyon seized the chance to push her further.
"Daiwa, admiring someone's unstoppable brilliance and then, through close daily contact, developing feelings for them—that's only natural, isn't it?"
"You've said it yourself in private, haven't you? Seiun is beautiful, her cooking is incredible, and the way she carries herself on the track is unbelievably cool. So what exactly are you still hesitating over?"
"Think about it. Cuihe has been at Seiun's side since Hong Kong. Latifa has been shadowing her since Dubai. Then now there are these American girls, and Donna too. Before long, there may be British girls and French girls lining up as well. If you keep dragging your feet like this, are you really going to be okay?"
As she spoke, Tachyon deliberately tilted her head and cast a sidelong glance at Ryoka's back across the room, as if to say:
Daiwa… if you keep this up, you won't have any chance at all. You understand what I mean, right?
Then she lifted the small green bottle in her hand and made her point even clearer:
All you had to do was put those pretty pale hands of yours to use a little, and the person you had admired all this time could be yours.
After a while, when Scarlet was still wavering, Tachyon sighed, raised an eyebrow, and leaned even closer to whisper right by her ear:
"If you're still this uncertain, then…"
"I'll give you a little demonstration myself. I am your senior, after all~"
Agnes Tachyon's eyes glittered with delight.
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Multiverse Crossover: The Perf 66
My Cyberpsycho Girlfriend 65
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Uma Musume: The Horse Girl Who 67
Uma Musume: From Beginner 155
Becoming a Horse Girl, I Will 85
Uma Musume: I Want All 120
I Can Copy Unique Skills 120
Summoning an Evil God, but the 75
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My Harem Is Indescribable 105
Jujutsu Kaisen: Heroic Spirit 110
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Hell-Difficulty Dungeon? 55
Transmigrated as Sukuna 105
Checking In in Demon Slayer 95
The Reincarnating Trainer of Tracen Academy 105
I Refuse to Become a Heroic 95
My Best Friend Into a Slime? 80
A Saiyan Stands Above Marvel (This matter is completely finished.)
What Do You Mean by Using a Lab Mod to Be the Hero? 95
Tanya Starts from Re:Zero 90
Why did they assign me to Uma 80
MYGO Beauties 75
DanMachi: Emiya the Giant Hero 80
The Gacha Merchant Who Started 100
Honkai's Otherworld? Wait—Who Are You People?! 120
Emiya Shirou, Determined to Slay Every Curse and Evil Spirit 65
The Uma Musume Who Became 70
I'm Definitely Not the King of 105
After Maxing Out Every Class 110
Honkai: World Modulation Mode 95
I, the Elden Sword Saint 60
Dio Brando Is Challenging FGO 60
No One Knows Pokémon Better 60
I, Sakazuki, Won't Go Down Tha 69
From Trilobites to Titans 57
Chainsaw Man: Contracted with 75
DanMachi: My Party Members Are 86
An Anime Heroine Darkened 60
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Links 70
Honkai: The Fire Devil 70
Honkai Transformation Cards Volume2/30
Age of Heroes, I'm Just a Back 60
Uma Musume Has No Weird Fan Le 74
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Honkai: Schicksal Media 30
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