”!!!!!!!!!!!!”

”Hmm…? Oh? Ririe…?”

Still, before she could mentally prepare herself, the door opened and The black-haired boy emerged from the room, looking so attractive that the brown-haired girl felt her brain turning into mush.

It was too much, the sight alone was too much…!

”!!!!”

Reo covered her crimson-red face, but was unable to help herself and continued staring at the black-haired boy’s torso through the spaces in between her fingers…

”What’s the matter…?”

*thump*

Zoemi tilted his head, asking with concern but at that moment Reo’s knees gave out and she plopped on her butt while continuing to speechlessly stare between Zoemi’s face, and his wet-shirt-clad torso.

Was she dreaming?

She must have been dreaming…!

No one is allowed to be that attractive…!

It was even more stimulating than that time he pushed her against the wall – mostly because now she was showing him her real appearance and the shirt was sticking to his muscular body in a way that left nothing to the imagination.

”Ririe?! Are you okay?!”

The worried black-haired boy gasped in concern and reached out his hand to help her get back up on her feet, but as it turned out, Reo’s legs have completely turned into jello, rendering the attempts useless.

”Pardon me.”

Seeing that just supporting her wasn’t enough, Zoemi nodded his head apologetically and picked her up so easily as if she weighed nothing, making her heart flutter.

She was so close to his face now – if she only moved her hands and leaned even an inch closer, she would be able to kiss him…!

Even his smell was amazing as a single whiff was causing her body to become hot.

But alas, she hesitated too long and The black-haired boy put her on the bed…

|Bed…? BED! ZOEMI’S BED IN ZOEMI’S ROOM! THAT’S RIGHT WE ARE GOING TO…!|

It took her a few seconds but once she realized where she ended up, her brain went into overdrive and she could feel her heartbeat so fast that it felt as if it was going to burst out of her chest at any moment.

”Rire, don’t worry about a thing and just rest her. I’m going to take a quick bath and be right back.”

”!!!!!!!!”

Zoemi spoke in a reassuring voice while patting the girl’s shoulder – unaware that his touch sent jolts through the girl’s body, causing her eyes to fog up, and her legs to start rubbing together.

”Yesh…! I mean, yes…! I… I’ll be in your care if you think that I’m good enough…!”

”…? Yeah, of course…”

|HE SAID I’M GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM! HE SAID IT…!|

Zoemi, slightly confused about the question, nodded and went to the bathroom, leaving the overjoyed and extremely excited girl on the bed.

”Don’t push yourself too hard.”

”N-no…! It’s not like that! I-I am incredibly happy but, it’s so soon…! I did imagine and hoped that you would be interested in me like that but I never actually thought that…!”

The black-haired boy added while closing the door, which must have caused him to miss at least part of the words Reo said.

*click*

”…”

The sound of the lock turning in the bathroom door let the magicless girl know that the black-haired boy didn’t want to be joined during the bath, which honestly made her feel a bit sad.

She understood that he must not like being sweaty, but honestly, being in his strong arms while surrounded by his smell might have awakened something in Reo.

”…”

The brown-haired girl looked around all fidgety, not knowing what she should do or how to act.

Since she spent most of her life under the appearance of a boy thanks to the artifact she had on her even now – only without the inserted mana stone – it was her first time in a situation like that.

”…!”

After realizing that she spent over four minutes just staring at the bathroom door, Reo flinched and grabbed the side of her skirt.

|He will come out of the bathroom without clothes, right… it’s only right to undress while I wait…|

She thought to herself, biting her lips.

Without wasting any more time she hurriedly took off her clothes – at first, she wanted to just leave them on the floor but decided that this would make her appear like a slovenly person, so she folded each piece neatly and put it on top of her shoes by the bedside.

|Should… should I remove them too… noo…! that would be too embarrassing to wait for him like that…!|

Reo thought to herself while glancing down at the undershirt on thin straps and simple panties that she bought in the city since every piece of clothing she originally brought with her was for males.

|Ah! The door’s unlocked!|

*click*

She realized at the last second and tiptoed towards the door and turned the key before skipping back on the bed.

”…”

With that, Reo was prepared.

She kneeled down at the mattress and then sat at her feet, straightening her back and putting her hands on her knees.

The thin material was unable to hide how excited she was, but she wasn’t going to back out now.

She took a deep breath, trying to compose herself and…

*click*

”Puah…! Sorry it took so long.”

”!!!!”

The door to the bathroom opened and Zoemi emerged from inside with a big towel around his waist and a small one on his head that he was using to dry out his heart – he walked out completely unbothered, unable to see Reo flinching because of the towel obstructing his vision as he walked towards the big closet, opening it and hiding behind the door.

”How are you fe…?”

Finally, he didn’t remove the towel but peeked at Reo from behind the closet and suddenly words got stuck in his mouth…

”WHAT IN THE…?!”

Suddenly he let out a loud gasp and jumped back, sending his towel – or rather towels – flying as he tripped on the carpet and fell down.

”Sir Zoemi!? Ah…!”

Reo, shocked by the reaction got up from the bed and hurriedly approached him and let out a short bashful gap when she saw the black-haired boy fully exposed…

”Oww… Huh…? AH!? HUH?!”

Zoemi was massaging his back before he glanced up at the worried girl, blushed, looked down, realized that there was nothing covering his nether regions, and gasped while grasping the towel that he dropped to cover himself.