Thorough Preparation

"I'm home, mother." Elvira immediately hugged her mother gently.

Mr. Etherna who was beside his wife smiled and teased his daughter a little. "You look happy, Elvira. Did you meet a handsome boy at the party?"

"Um, it's sooner than we promised. Was the party fun?" Mrs. Etherna returned her daughter's hug and asked the girl who looked happy.

"Eh, Ah, of course the party was fun." Even though her mother's question sounded simple, she was sure that behind her question there was a certain meaning and she needed to be careful in answering it.

"I'm glad to hear that. Ah, there's Eliza. You look cute in that dress." Mrs. Etherna smiled when she saw the girl with short brown hair behind her daughter standing with a nervous expression.

"Thank you, Madam... Em, because the graduation announcement will be made this week, so I want to stay here. I have also obtained permission from my parents." Eliza blushed slightly when she heard Mrs Etherna's compliment, and showed her her cell phone.

"Haha, as usual Eliza is always nervous when she comes here. There's no need to be so formal, you're also not a stranger here either." Mr. Etherna giggled when he saw the behavior of his daughter's friend did not change even though he had been advised many times.

The caste difference made it difficult for Eliza to get along with Elvira's family because she felt it was inappropriate to equate her with the royal family.

"Of course you can. It seems that Elvira really needs friends. Since her final exams finished, she always locks herself in her room and rarely plays. So please accompany her, okay?" Mrs. Etherna looked worried at the state of her daughter who had become more reserved because she couldn't meet her friend.

"Of course. I'll cheer her up." Eliza nodded and looked happy when Mrs Etherna asked her for help.

"I hope you two go to the same high school." Mrs. Etherna asked Eliza to come closer and immediately stroked her head.

"Thank you Madam." Eliza smiled happily as her head was gently stroked by Mrs Etherna.

For Mrs. Etherna, Eliza is already considered like her own daughter. This is because she was a friend of her daughter since entering junior high school and often invited Elvira to the mansion.

Elvira smiled slightly when she saw that her mother was familiar with Eliza. But it wasn't that familiarity that made her smile but, Eliza's presence had distracted her mother. Seeing such a good opportunity, she must not give her mother any free time and must leave immediately.

"Ah, we were sweating so much earlier. We wanted to take a shower. Bye mom!" Because her mother had given her permission, she without hesitation immediately grabbed Eliza's hand and took her to her room.

"Uh, well. Don't forget the sorcerer will be here this evening." Even though she still wanted to confirm a few things regarding her daughter, Mrs Etherna looked relieved and let them into the room.

After escape from her mother's threat, Elvira immediately jumped onto the bed and lay down. "Wow, that was terrible."

"Somehow I'm relieved to see that a princess turns out to be a human too." Eliza giggled when she saw her friend immediately jumped onto the bed and was lazy.

"Haah, today was really tiring." Elvira took a deep breath and started to feel sleepy.

"Don't sleep! You're sweating and you should shower before bed." Eliza, who was taking off her jewelry, was a little surprised because her friend didn't look like she wanted to take a shower at all.

"Ah, actually it was just to trick my mother. If you want to take a shower, use the bathroom as you please." Even though she had lied, she explained casually that she didn't want to take a shower.

"No way! A princess must be responsible for her words. And your skin can itch if you don't shower." Knowing that the spoiled nature of a princess was starting to appear, she immediately approached Elvira and pulled her out of the bed.

"I hate bathing! W-wait, how about you take a shower first and I'll shower after my maid arrives. Don't you remember what happened when I showered myself?" Elvira looks panicked when Eliza forces her to go to the bathroom.

Elvira was a little relieved when Eliza stopped her steps and loosened her grip a little after reminding her of the last incident they showered together.

"Then for today let me be your maid. I've learned a bit about how to bathe a spoiled princess." Smiling evilly she tilted her head and pulled her friend harder into the bathroom.

"I don't want to!" She screamed in resignation when her friend forced her to take a shower.

In the bathroom filled with fog, a girl walked towards the bathtub and immediately turned off the water tap. After cleaning the body, the two girls soaked in the bath together.

*Flow*

"Whoa, I haven't had a hot bath in a long time. This tub feels spacious for just the two of us." Eliza let out a long breath when she felt the pleasure of a luxurious bath that she had not felt in a long time.

"*Blubp* *Blubp* To think you actually learned to bathe me. You can even make the hot water pink like a maid usually does." Elvira who was embarrassed to praise her friend slightly sank her head when she said that.