What happened in the bathhouse

　　According to Kaguya, this place used to be a beautiful place where you could play in the water and swim in the summer, and ski and soak in the hot springs in the winter. It was later closed due to poor management and bought by the Shinomiya family.

　　There are about a dozen resorts like this across the Japanese islands. Some are renovated and used for profit, and others are simply left after routine maintenance.

　　Maybe that's why Shinomiya's family is more tolerant of her bringing her classmates here to have fun, right?

　　Kaguya said it easily, but Shinichi and the others twitched when they heard it. Just the daily operation and maintenance of these places costs several million every month.

　　He once asked Shirogane what he thought. The other party did not show any nervousness. He said that he was not under much pressure, just felt that his stomach problems were getting worse and his hair was falling out more.

　　Regarding this, both Shinichi and Ishigami could only pray silently, hoping that Shirogane could live longer and not die young due to excessive pressure.

　　After the fireworks display, everyone started packing up the barbecue equipment and tidying up the yard.

　　Cleaning up messes they made themselves was a matter of course, and there was no need to bother the Shinomiya family servants to help deal with the aftermath.

　　The next step is to return to the room and prepare to shower.

　　Even though it is summer, the baths near the villa are still operating normally, using hot water pumped through underground pipes.

　　"This is also my first time here. I guess this is to please some nostalgic elders. The equipment is relatively simple."

　　In the women's changing room, Kaguya explained this while taking off her clothes, revealing a small vest with a white lace pattern underneath.

　　"I think this style is good. This is very common in grandmother's houses in the countryside."

　　Chika looked around excitedly. She didn't know whether it was because it was her first time bathing in a bathhouse with so many people, or because there was something else that made her feel happy. Since the Fireworks Show ended, her smile looked especially bright.

　　Kaguya glanced at her and when Chika started to take off her clothes, she quickly looked away to avoid looking directly at the two large balls that appeared.

　　Shifting her gaze to the other woman, Kaguya covered the chest of the smallest among them, took several deep breaths, and tried hard to suppress the dark aura that was constantly rolling in her body.

　　It wasn't that she had never experienced this kind of stimulation normally, but as the number of people increased, she felt her hatred and frustration increase exponentially, attacking her fragile self-esteem.

　　In this cruel world, it would be nice if everyone with breasts bigger than hers disappeared...

　　Even though Kei is the second youngest among the six girls in terms of age and breasts, she doesn't care as much about her figure as Kaguya.

　　Even when Moeha who was the same age, took off her clothes, revealing her petite but curvaceous figure, Kei walked towards Kaguya and spoke softly.

　　"Kaguya-san, let me brush your back."

　　Kaguya recovered from the hatred.

　　"Eh? Back brushing... Ahem, even though this is the first time I've had my back brushed, sorry to bother you, Kei-chan!"

　　"...You're welcome."

　　Responding with a shy smile, previously she was just a friend who wanted to get along, Kei felt that her sister-in-law was building a good relationship.

　　Kei was worried about how much pressure her older brother would endure due to the difference in status, and had no doubts about how far these two could go.

　　"Rui-chan, do you want me to wipe your back~" Moeha seemed to hear their conversation and deliberately said to Rui who was wrapping her towel and preparing to enter the bath.

　　Rui shook her head and continued walking.

　　"No, thank you for your kindness."

　　"Hey~ don't say that, didn't we just become good friends~"

　　"...Then I'll leave it to you."

　　Rui is really not good at rejecting people she knows.

　　"Huh~" Moeha turned to Kei and said, "Kei-chan, after Kaguya-chan is done brushing, let's brush each other's backs. I'll brush Rui-chan. Um, Rui-chan brushes you, and you brush me, and the cycle goes like this!"

　　"Hah? Why…" Kei asked, suddenly stunned.

　　Brushing Kaguya's own back = sister-in-law.

　　Rui rubbed her back = she rubbed Kaguya's back.

　　Therefore, Rui = sister-in-law, and herself = sister-in-law.

　　And Rui's brother is that person…

　　"Are you seriously?!"

　　Kei hit the changing cupboard, her face was as red as an apple, and she punched the cupboard with her hands to vent her anger, and even hypnotized herself with a low voice.

　　"I don't."

　　Moeha couldn't help but laugh.

　　Kaguya looked at Kei who had instantly changed from a quiet girl to a dementia patient, with a confused expression on her face, feeling worried but not knowing how to comfort her.

　　Rui looked at her strangely and sighed silently.

　　"No matter how serious they are, these people are basically a bunch of freaks…"

　　Then she opened the door and went straight into the steam bath.

　　As for Chika?

　　She rushed to the bathhouse naked and did not take part in the conversation.

　　The only person who was worse off than her was Iino who couldn't engage in conversation at all and remained silent the entire time.

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　　After the six girls washed their bodies, they let the bottom of their necks sink into the hot spring pool.

　　"Ha..."

　　For a moment no one spoke, not even Chika who had been chirping non-stop.

　　At this moment, the sound of the bathhouse door being opened suddenly sounded.

　　Except for Chika who was still floating, the girls all woke up from their relaxation. They immediately pulled their towels and shrank into the water to hide their bodies, staring at the door.

　　...Fortunately, this was the sound of the door of the men's bath next door being opened, and it was not a vicious peeping incident.

　　The men were responsible for carrying the trash after the barbecue to the nearest dump, so they came to bathe later than them. It's just that the hot springs are so comfortable that everyone forgets about it, which is why they are so surprised.

　　The crisis was resolved without incident. The girls were supposed to be relaxed, but somehow they all became nervous, trying not to make a scene.