After speaking with the Prophet and leaving the flower field, it was nearly dusk. Robin considered buying a plane ticket back to Florida immediately, but decided against it, opting instead to spend the night in the Prophet's territory.
The young girl in white who had brought them to the flower field was waiting outside. Upon hearing Robin's request, she promptly escorted the three of them to the city's most luxurious hotel and booked three rooms.
Shortly after settling into her room, Elysia stealthily slipped into Robin's.
Having finally reunited, how could they resist spending some quality time together?
Well, the real reason was that bathing together would be much easier, allowing them to help each other.
Elysia had long been accustomed to daily baths, and she felt uncomfortable if she skipped one.
Before bathing, however, Robin kicked off her high heels and sat on the sofa, propping up her small feet. Elysia sat opposite her, gently taking Robin's slender, delicate feet into her hands.
This wasn't some strange game they were playing. Robin's feet were filthy from walking barefoot through the flower field, especially the crevices around her cyan toenails, where clumps of dirt stubbornly clung.
Barefoot walks were delightful, both cute and a little daring, but this was the price to pay.
It was also time for a pedicure. Elysia retrieved nail clippers and began trimming slowly. She couldn't help but think how convenient this was. So convenient!
After all, trimming one's own toenails could be torture for those with poor flexibility. A few minutes bent over would leave your back aching.
But now, Robin merely had to lift her dainty foot and relax comfortably on the sofa, listening to the occasional crisp snip of the clippers. Elysia, meanwhile, cradled Robin's soft, boneless little foot in her hand, kneading it gently—the texture was heavenly.
Wasn't this a pure win-win situation?
Or rather, Elysia winning twice over.
Pedicures required various angles, and Robin obediently posed her jade-like foot in every position needed, making Elysia's task effortless. Before long, one foot was done. Robin lowered it and promptly raised the other, ever so cooperative.
From beginning to end, neither of them spoke a word. Of course, since Robin was essentially alone and there were no outsiders present, there was no need for pretense, and thus no need for her to talk to herself.
After trimming her toenails, Robin didn't bother putting on shoes. Instead, she padded barefoot across the smooth porcelain tiles into the bathroom, slowly removing her clothes.
Elysia followed closely behind. As expected of a suite in a top-tier hotel, she thought. The bathroom was spacious, featuring a large bathtub easily big enough for two.
The girls first tied up their hair, then luxuriated in a warm soak before washing each other. Elysia couldn't help but marvel at how much more efficient it was to have someone else wash her hair.
As she felt the damp, pale blue strands slip through her fingers, Elysia gently massaged shampoo into Robin's scalp. Normally, washing her own hair took about half an hour, but with her other self's help, it was done in just fifteen minutes.
However, Elysia immediately realized a problem. While she had helped Robin wash her hair in half the time, Robin would still need to help Elysia wash hers afterward. Even though both their washing times were halved, wouldn't the total time spent on hair-washing remain unchanged?
Huh...?
In any case, after a comfortable bath and drying their hair, the two girls snuggled naked under the same blanket, embracing each other. What could be a better "body pillow" than a soft, fragrant, adorable girl?
The best part was that since they were essentially the same person, there was perfect cooperation and no resistance. Even while cuddling, if one felt the slightest discomfort—perhaps due to posture, accidentally pressing on hair, or some other reason—she could immediately adjust.
Moreover, one can't smell their own scent—body fragrance, shampoo, or shower gel—but can easily perceive others'. So, as Elysia and Robin inhaled the delicate floral fragrance wafting between them, they gently rubbed their cheeks together, both wearing expressions of blissful contentment.
"Mmm~ This is truly blissful~" x2
Baldy Burke, processing documents at Florida's White Tower, suddenly looked up at the darkening sky outside the window and realized something. "Wait a minute, where's Lady Elysia today?"
He hadn't meant it as anything more than a casual remark. Even when Elysia came to work, she usually only handled trivial tasks that barely affected his workload.
But a nearby White Tower staff member overheard him and replied, "Lady Elysia seems to be in Lady Prophet's territory right now."
Burke instinctively responded, "Oh, is that so?"
But a moment later, his eyes widened in shock. "Wait, what the hell?!"
His heart skipped a beat. He knew all too well Elysia's knack for charming young women. She'd won over the Scholar just a few days ago, and now she was in the Prophet's territory?
He'd met the Prophet before and knew she was another adorable young woman. Could Elysia be scheming to trick him into managing yet another territory's affairs?!
Someone else might have coveted this power, but Baldy Burke, weathered by life's trials, had long since lost his ambition. In fact, his greatest ambition now was to retire in peace and comfort.
Meanwhile, at the concert venue, Chu Xingyu, who had been working himself to exhaustion, finally found a moment to rest. That's when he realized Robin was missing.
Upon asking around, he learned from Shu Cat that she had left with Elysia and an unfamiliar young girl in white and hadn't returned.
Chu Xingyu: "Huh?!"
Wait, what was going on? He'd only looked away for a moment, and his boss had been kidnapped?