When night came, someone knocked on my door.
"Ethan?" It was Tiona's voice. I smiled and opened the door. When our eyes met, Tiona quickly looked away—and then, a new system notification appeared before me.
[ Tiona's affection for you has increased! ]
[ 14 > 15 ]
Yeah, this is definitely easy.
But still… it's strange how her affection goes up just from looking at me. I'm not that handsome—certainly not enough to make a girl's heart race. That's a bit weird.
'Well… I guess that's good, though.'
"So?" I asked.
Stuttering, she said, "I-I-I came to call you for dinner. I'm eating with Tione and Ais, and you can come too if you want."
"Just the two of them? Bete's not going?"
"No, he doesn't want to."
"Hmm…" After thinking for a moment, I said, "Alright. Come in, I'll get ready."
"Come in?"
"Yeah, come in. I'll take a shower and get changed."
"But…"
"Don't worry, I'm not gonna get naked in front of you~~" I teased.
Tiona looked visibly embarrassed, but she didn't run away.
[ Tiona's affection for you has increased! ]
[ 15 > 19 ]
That system message really surprised me.
Tiona stepped into my room, and I closed the door. But before shutting it completely, I checked the hallway to make sure no one was nearby. I didn't want anyone seeing Tiona entering my room and starting weird rumors.
That could make her uncomfortable—and distance herself from me.
It happened to me once before, back in high school… but who cares now?
I shut the door and went inside. While I picked out some clean clothes, Tiona slowly walked around my room, observing every corner. After a while, she said, "I didn't expect your room to look like this. I thought it'd be messier."
"Hm?" I turned toward her, clothes in hand. "I'm actually pretty organized. I hate dirt and clutter."
"I'm the same. I don't like dirty places either."
[ Tiona's affection for you has increased! ]
[ 19 > 20 ]
I know the system said it would be easy, but isn't this too easy?
"I'm going to the bathroom. Don't peek, okay?"
"Who do you think I am!?" Tiona said, stomping her foot.
"Well, I wouldn't mind if you did~~" I said before entering the bathroom—just to make her heart race. And of course, it worked. Tiona was speechless, and more system notifications appeared!
[ Tiona's affection for you has increased! ]
[ 20 > 24 ]
[ Tiona's status has changed to: Falling in love ]
'Oh? Now that's an interesting status.'
Chuckling to myself, I began washing my body.
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Pov: Tiona
'What's happening? Why is my heart beating so fast?'
As soon as Ethan went into the bathroom, I started feeling strange. My heart was racing after what he said.
'Well, I wouldn't mind if you did~~'
Why would that idiot say something like that? Now I can't calm down!
I paced back and forth, hearing the sound of water coming from the bathroom. After about five minutes, I stopped and stared at the door. "Is he done?"
The sound of water had stopped.
I have excellent hearing—so that's odd.
"Did something happen to him?" I started to worry. What if Ethan felt sick and passed out in there? I have to help him if something happened!
I walked up to the bathroom door.
"Ethan?" I called his name, but there was no response.
Did something really happen?
I leaned closer, trying to press my ear against the door—but as soon as I touched it—
Click~~
For some reason, the lock clicked open, and the door slowly swung ajar. That's when I saw Ethan collapsed on the bathroom floor—completely naked, of course.
I froze.
His body was still covered in soap foam.
"..." I tried to say something, but nothing came out.
I just stood there, staring at him. Especially… at that area that's normally covered.
"Are they all that big?" I muttered, unable to believe something like that could be used to satisfy a woman.
That's impossible!
That thing would definitely hurt a woman!
"Urgh, what do I do now?" I walked over and knelt beside him, gently tapping his face to wake him up—but he didn't move. Thankfully, he was breathing.
He just looked tired.
Ethan usually doesn't push himself this hard, so it made sense.
"I need to get him out of here. But first, I should rinse him off."
I couldn't just drag him out covered in soap.
I pulled Ethan up so he was sitting with his back against the wall. His legs spread apart, and that huge thing rested on the floor. I swallowed hard, feeling my body heat up.
'Don't think weird things… Don't think weird things…'
Even though I've never been this close to a naked man before—and I am curious—I can't do anything strange.
'Well… it's Ethan. Would he really mind if I did something?'
Damn it! Stop thinking weird things!
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Pov: Ethan
I kept my eyes closed as I felt water being poured over my body. I wanted to open them and surprise Tiona, but I decided to wait a bit longer. 'Luckily, she hasn't realized I'm faking it.'
Considering she's a high-level adventurer, I thought she'd notice.
Maybe being close to her made it easier—she doesn't suspect me at all.
"Alright, I think that's enough," Tiona said, tossing a towel over me. She covered me—especially that part that had been exposed the whole time.
While Tiona was in the bathroom, more system notifications kept coming in. But since my eyes were closed, I couldn't read them. I was sure her affection had gone up a lot!
'Guess it's time to make my move.'
Tiona grabbed me, trying to pull me out of the bathroom—and I slowly opened my eyes.
She didn't notice at first, but then she looked down. Our eyes met.
"Wa… wa…" Tiona panicked and immediately let go.
I fell and smacked my head hard on the floor.
Ouch!
"Ah! I'm so sorry!"
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