After Lisanna and the others had finished fooling around, Feng Ye ultimately let their behavior slide without punishing them too severely.
Mainly because these lively, adorable girls were not unpleasant. Lisanna was always thinking of being mischievous, Juvia always liked clinging to him, Wendy was already twelve years old and somewhat shy, prone to blushing, while Lucy always managed to play the role of commentator at just the right moments. Girls with entirely different personalities and figures gathered together, creating an atmosphere that was mostly relaxed and comfortable.
Two hours later.
The girls all emerged from the hot spring area in light-colored bathrobes, completely satisfied. Their delicate skin carried a faint rosy tint, and after soaking in the hot springs for two hours, everyone had become extremely languid.
Together with Feng Ye, the group went to a clean, spacious guest room. This was the dining room the hot spring inn had prepared in advance. Once Erza and the others had all entered, various seafood platters were quickly brought in.
In addition to the dishes, the inn had prepared quite a bit of expensive sake. It was low in alcohol, only around ten or twenty percent. No one knew who started egging the others on first, but each of the girls shared a cup. Only the underage Wendy sat beside Feng Ye and was stopped by him from drinking.
Erza and the others were all fairly poor drinkers. Everyone had only drunk half a cup from the shared bottle of sake, but soon after the alcohol went down, they were all slightly tipsy.
In their hazy, pleasantly intoxicated state, the girls began acting bolder and more uninhibited. Even Levy, who was usually rather shy, boldly wrapped her arms around Feng Ye's neck from behind and competed with Lisanna and the others