After they left the Hostess of Fertility,
the night breeze already carried the chill of the late hour.
After saying goodbye to Hephaestus, Loki, and the others at the intersection, Haimo headed toward the High-Class Residential District with the girls.
They returned to the Mansion.
The moment they opened the door, the warmth from the magic stone circulation system dispelled the night's chill.
After spending all day in the Dungeon and having a little alcohol, the girls all wore unmistakably tired expressions.
"Finally home..."
Onigawara Rin took off the Black Crow and stretched luxuriously.
"Yeah, all I want now is a quick bath, then to collapse into bed and sleep."
Kikakujō Mary agreed, rubbing her slightly sore shoulders.
At the mention of bathing,
the girls exchanged glances, and the atmosphere seemed to turn a little peculiar.
After all,
all this time, the girls had always claimed the spacious rock bath first, even fooling around inside for quite a while, without considering their god's feelings at all.
At that thought, Kikakujō Mary couldn't help giving a light cough. A blush rose on her fair face as she turned to Haimo.
"Um... Lord Haimo, considering how we've always been monopolizing the bath, that seems a little... inappropriate."
"So we discussed it and thought it would be more suitable for you to bathe first from now on."
Onigawara Rin nodded vigorously beside her, her hands behind her back and her eyes darting about.
Though the others said nothing, their faintly flushed faces said it all.
Clearly, as these girls with their budding feelings considered this decision, some embarrassing images inevitably flashed through their minds.
Seeing how nervous these little ones became over even a topic like this,
Haimo immediately found it rather amusing.
Crossing his arms, he deliberately drew out his words in