Inside the women's bath.
The damp air carried a faint, moist scent, mixed with a light fragrance.
A clear spring pool lay in the center, waves of steam rising and drifting away into the open night sky.
Several lovely figures leaned against the stone platform beside the pool.
The previously aloof Asuka had pinned up her long hair, exposing her fair upper body and the neck marked by a small black mole.
Toshiko, meanwhile, silently submerged herself nearby, leaving only the mole on the side of her face visible.
As for Mitsu... that was simply too much. Fujino had no interest in that older woman, so after confirming that she also had a mole near her collarbone, he did not look any further.
While Xiao Hei observed everyone, everyone was also observing Xiao Hei.
Mitsu Kusano, the oldest among them and naturally friendly, turned toward Xiao Hei—Vermouth, black-haired version only—and struck up a conversation. "Miss, why did you come to soak in the hot spring so late?"
Xiao Hei—Vermouth, black-haired version only—replied softly, "I heard there was a pervert in the hotel just now, so I didn't dare come out. I only came out to relax after hearing that the pervert had been taken away."
"Yeah, we only came to take a bath this late because of that pervert too."
Akemi Miyano shifted over and made room for the newly arrived woman. "I really don't know what that guy was thinking, stripping in front of so many people and even running into the women's restroom."
"Mm, the world really is going downhill."
Xiao Hei removed the bath towel wrapped around her body, extended her fair jade feet to test the water temperature, then gradually lowered herself into the pool. "Guys like that should be thrown straight into a police station."