At night.
"I'm home."
Samui dragged her exhausted body through the front door.
"Welcome home. You've worked hard." Mabui hurried to the entryway and greeted her with a smile.
"I saved you some dinner. Do you want something to eat?"
Supporting herself against the wall with one hand, Samui slipped off her high heels and shook her head. "No. It's a good chance to lose some weight."
After taking two or three steps into the living room, she flopped face-first onto the sofa.
"You've been coming home late a lot lately," Mabui said.
Samui sighed helplessly. "The Hokage has been working late every day lately. There's nothing I can do."
She glanced up at the clock on the wall and asked, "Where's Yugito?"
"She's already asleep."
It was past nine at night. At this hour, many households in the village had already gone to rest.
Samui curled her lips. "She sure sleeps early without a care in the world."
Mabui merely smiled. "I'll run you a hot bath. Go soak for a while later."
"Mm..."
Samui turned over on the sofa and shifted into a reclining position.
With her head resting on a soft cushion, she looked at her long legs tightly sheathed in black stockings. Yet what surfaced in her mind was the image of Shin's hands playing over them.
Shin liked two parts of her body very much, and one of them was her legs.
Samui knew that clearly, so every day, she did her best to show off her physical advantages in front of Shin.
The sound of rushing water rose from the bathroom.
At that moment, Yugito emerged from the bedroom in her pajamas. She yawned and rubbed her sleepy eyes as she walked to the table and poured herself a glass of water.
"You're so