Ash soaked naked in the bath, the slightly cool night breeze rippling the warm surface of the water.
Beside the bath was a row of bamboo serving as a screen. From the other side, he could faintly hear the girls' laughter and chatter, tantalizing enough to stir the imagination.
"Tactile, you're so smart. You found my mark so quickly."
Rose sat down in the bath, her wide sleeves, embroidered with beautiful floral patterns, floating on the water's surface.
As always, she rubbed against Ash's cheek, as if this were the etiquette of the Firefly Splendor Princess. She took Ash's left hand and explained, "When a hair tie appears on your wrist, it means you have entered the Domain of Yearning and completely become mine."
Ash looked around. Rose knew what he was thinking and said, "That's right, you're still in the Domain of Yearning. It's just that now, it's exactly the same as your situation in reality. If you want, behind that row of bamboo, the people who should appear will appear too."
"Why did I enter the Domain of Yearning?"
"Because you were thinking of me." Though Rose's face was expressionless, the way she hugged Ash and rubbed her face against him was enough to show she was in a good mood. "My Tactile is very good. Hurry and hug me."
So that was it.
After just now recounting how many major events in his life Igula and Harvey had taken part in, Ash really couldn't bear the helpless, worried looks on Sonia and the others' faces. Just then, Daedalus said the bath was ready, and he felt as if he had been granted a pardon, finding an excuse to flee.
He had never imagined there would come a day when he would use bathing as an excuse to