Chapter 056
"Mai, that's not okay. It's not something that's allowed."
"What?! Why?"
I'm trying to somehow convince the stubborn Mai. Mom looks at me with a smile, while Dad looks off into the distance, escaping reality. Can you please persuade Mai instead of running away?
"Onii-chan, let's go into the big bath!"
"Yeah, it's not often you can use a big bath, so I'm looking forward to it."
It all started when Mai said she wanted to take a bath. The only time I've ever taken a bath with a large group of people was during my elementary school field trip, and I'm looking forward to it too, so I have no objections.
"Let's go quickly! I'm going to take a bath with Onii-chan!"
"Eh, Mai, wait a minute. Onii-chan will be taking a bath with the men, so we can't take a bath together, okay?"
I don't think she really thinks we'll take a bath together, but I have to make sure of it. Then Mai's expression changed visibly.
"Onii-chan, can't we take a bath together?"
"I am a middle school student, after all. I can't take a bath with girls."
You'd think that an older elementary school student would know better, but perhaps she's acting a bit childish, excited about her first family trip.
"No way... Ah, then why don't you become a girl? Onii-chan, become an Onee-chan!"
"That would certainly solve the problem if you became a girl."
"Hey, don't even say something outrageous, Mom!"
Since it's not public knowledge that I have the skill to transform into a woman and then back into a man, there's a good chance I won't get caught if I transform into a woman, take a bath in the women's bath, and then transform back into a man in my room.
However, once I do that, there's no stopping it. The law doesn't anticipate such a thing, so it may not be illegal, but that's exactly why I have to exercise self-restraint.
"Yu-chan, you're stubborn. Mom wants to take a bath with Mai-chan and Yu-chan."
"You're my guardian, so don't tempt me like that! Even if I were to give in and take a bath with Mom and Mai, it would be bad if there were other guests!"
I continued to desperately try to persuade her. However, the moment they heard my rebuttal, a grin appeared on Mom's and Mai's face.
"That's right. It would be bad if there were other guests. So let's take a bath together in the open-air bath in our room where no other guests come."
"It's fine if there are no other guests in our room. So Onii-chan be an Onee-chan, okay?"
At that moment, I realized that Mom and Mai had tricked me. When did they make such plan?
"Um, Dad?"
I looked to Dad for help, but he averted his eyes and ran away. It seemed that there were no allies for me here.
"Dad is going to check out the souvenirs in the lobby for a bit."
"Go ahead, take your time."
Mom sees Dad off with a smile as he quickly leaves. Is there no God or Buddha in this world?
[There's no need to worry. God is always recording... Ahem, watching over you.]
I thought I heard the voice of the goddess-sama who left the message at the Lost House in my head, but it was probably just my imagination. I'd like to think it was just my imagination.
Taking a bath with them like that would be bad in many ways, so I resigned myself to it and transformed into a woman and got into the open-air bath.
Mother and Mai looked happy, and the mountains visible from the bath were majestic and beautiful. My reason and sanity were being slowly chipped away, but I'll call it a good day.
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