"Phew... This feels so good!"
Soaking her entire body in the water with only her head above the surface, Seele felt warm all over and wanted to fall asleep. But this was not a place for sleeping. She shook her head, then raised her lovely arm and played with the foam before her and the little yellow rubber duck floating on the water.
After bath liquid had been added, the water in the tub became fragrant, and Seele's body smelled sweet as well, with none of the previous stench of blood remaining.
At this moment, no matter how one looked at Seele, she was merely an impossibly beautiful little girl, not a nightmare bathed in slaughter.
Seele raised her fair, slender right leg and scooped up foam with one hand, sprinkling it over her calf as she absentmindedly washed herself.
Seele's fingers were thin and long, like the tender tips of bamboo shoots after the rain. They looked utterly incapable of wielding such an enormous scythe, yet those beautiful hands possessed lethal power.
Suddenly, Seele turned her gaze toward the bathroom door. A figure had appeared there without warning, which was rather frightening.
"Saeko?"
Sensing a familiar presence, Seele was willing to trust Saeko Busujima, but she still became somewhat wary.
"Miss Seele, allow me to attend to you."
Saeko Busujima opened the bathroom door, carrying several bathing supplies in her hands.
"...No need."
The faint vigilance in her heart faded, and Seele refused. Had Saeko really started treating herself like a maid?
Yet after being refused, Saeko Busujima did not leave. She simply stood there and looked at Seele. Faced with that gaze, Seele somehow felt a trace of guilt, despite having done nothing wrong.
"Then I'll have to trouble you to scrub my back."
After hesitating, Seele found