The E601 Squad Building, showers.
After leaving the training grounds, Misora, Lekti, and Riko hurried over without stopping. They changed out of their protective suits and, amid the snickering voices of passersby, rushed into the shower room covered in mud.
"Seriously, that guy got girls filthy from head to toe. What are we supposed to do if this ruins our skin?"
Misora complained as she kept washing the mud off herself.
"I'm really sorry. I'm the only one..."
Lekti had only gotten her shoulder dirty, so she easily washed her skin back to its fair complexion. Still, she seemed guilty about being the only one in such a state and had been apologizing nonstop from the beginning.
"That man even laid such a heavy hand on me, a goddess. Should I find an opportunity to teach him a lesson?"
Even Riko seemed thoroughly displeased as she washed her dirty body. Although she was not as badly covered as Misora, plenty of stains still marked her.
The three girls of the E601 Squad used the three showers lined up side by side. Standing beneath the spraying showerheads, they washed their bodies clean while large expanses of white skin emerged through the hazy steam.
It was a rare sight.
"Although that guy put us through hell today, thinking about it carefully, we hardly ever take a shower together like this. If not for what happened today, I mean."
Misora seemed to realize this and spoke up.
Because the E601 Squad usually had terrible luck whether training or fighting ranking battles, it was truly rare for the three of them to bathe together like this.
"Usually, Riko just says stupid things, like how she doesn't want to sweat during training. We almost never end up showering together while covered in mud like this."