I avoided a close call there. Rishya was in the bath, it seems.

Well, part of me is a little disappointed, of course. At least I got to see her in just a towel.

Jeez, what's wrong with me? I've been out just a few days and suddenly my libido is at the max again. I mean, the two incidents with Kiku and Rish just now have surely not helped...

Deep breath.

Anyway.

I wonder where this bottle came from? It's a deep blue and very much indeed recalls a bottle of bath suds or shower gel. Did the first sage invent it? How did the girls know what it was for? I guess it must have been in the bath stores or suchlike?

I reach the changing area.

As I expected, my clothes are very sweaty. It feels wrong to soak them in the bath with me, so I'll leave them here and wash them in the kitchen area I guess.

This bath is truly something. I wonder if this kind of thing was the model for the baths in Rishya's manor? It’s got a similar vibe.

The first sages magic must have been really great, maintaining and cleaning this place for hundreds of years without fail.

I sit into the water and sigh in relief. My muscles are aching a lot from being beaten up constantly and then strained from my sudden attack and falling over in the end.

Having a nice bath and a comfortable bed are blessings indeed, aren't they? It’s amazing how much we are spoiled in our modern lives with conveniences like that always available, but you don't truly miss it until it is gone.

I let myself sink a bit, and bubble under the water for a moment.

Suddenly, I get a dull flare from my danger sense, so my eyes flick open in alarm as I rise up again.

It’s nothing...

...

Oh. What?

Riiight... literally nothing. There's a strange pair of gaps in the water ahead of me, and hanging drops and rivulets in thin air.

"Kaede?"

"As expected of Nii-sama. I should not have approached from the front, but..."

She suddenly reappears. Naked. Her hair loose.

"But this the optimal angle to launch a suicide attack, yes?" She gives a me a shy smile.

I can't help but be stimulated again.

"Hehe... lolicon pervert Aniki is very much. But suicide not attack. Is pincer of foolish scorpion."

Something soft presses up against my back.

Oh gods! I was ambushed by these two...

Wait! What about...?

No... Rishya was in on this all along. She never said the bath was empty, but I didn't think about it! That sly...

Kaede has now completed her suicide charge up to my front, and two strong tanned arms from a Kali are restraining me from behind.

"Well, you caught me... and I did make some ill-advised promises to you two, didn't I?" I sigh.

Kali giggles.

What the hell, who needs restraint anyway?

I attack the willing targets.

...

...

...

Ah... yes... there was that blue bottle, wasn't there?

I stand up, retrieve the bottle, get back into the baths, pour some of the liquid into my hands and start to lather myself. I -really- need the bath now.

"Aniki is amazing!"

"Nii-sama is too much..."

I successfully overturned the ambush in the end. I don't know if I deserve the praise, though. I'm horrendously exhausted, just successfully managing to disguise the fact at the moment. In fact, I decided that cleaning myself would be a good means to distract myself from falling asleep.

It seems these two have interpreted it as me having extreme stamina, though.

Maybe it is pretty extreme? I survived the terrors of Rishya and Seria's libido, after all, and this is the fourth incident. I'm now an accomplished loli-hunter.

I laugh.

For sure, six months ago this would have seemed a feverish delusion. But it has occurred after all. Crazy. I'm still reeling at the implications.

In any case, I can't forget now why I'm really here. Its bloody marvellous that I have six lovely girls, but at the end of the day, I need to be stronger for them. To fight! So, I need to give that my all! Ganbere! Faito! Faito!

"Uwahh... Aniki's eyes with burning ambition... shuddering much made me. Amazing."

Kali slides into the bath next to me. Her purple eyes are shining with depth, and as she stretches, one really gets a full eyeful for her exotic beauty. Her sweaty toned muscles on tan skin are truly fabulous.

"How are you feeling, Kali?"

She suddenly frowns.

"Muchly I... no..." She stutters and shakes her head, her brow creasing.

Kali then gets a queer dark expression that mildly scares me.

"Ahem. You are an insufferable cunt, Elijah. You have actually disgraced me forever."

Oh. What.

I blink. S'tavi speech again? All to curse me?!? W-What?

She keeps up her stare and I wonder what I did... was it too much? I... cripes... I've fucked something up after all... damn... I...

"Bwahahahaha!" She bursts into a guffaw.

"Yes! That expression is fine. We're okay after all."

What. I was trolled?

She laughs again, but then her eyes narrow once more, seeing my confusion.

"In all seriousness... it is a woman's duty to bend her desired man to her will in S'tavi. I was overpowered physically, which was a blunder... but I think this is still fine." She grins.

Oh... right... the matriarchy thing. I see... she has to have dominance over me, eh? Well... I'm weak to cute girls, so for sure, that's not a problem.

"Nii-sama... is an easy kill in that regard, yes? You need not worry." Kaede smirks as she also finally manages to shuffle over and plop herself neatly into the water.

"Wow... I'm so poorly respected by you all... hahhh..." I sigh.

"Huhuhu... that isn't so, Nii-sama. You are irritatingly highly respected. Would we do so much for you otherwise, yes?" She gives a surprisingly animated smile with upturned eyes.

I like this slightly more emotional Kaede. It’s a long way from the doll like existence I first met. She's still as pretty as a doll though. Her pale skin, slender figure with long legs, and slight ribs showing under her chest is a fantastic contrast to Kali.

Speaking of which... I suddenly hear Kali inhale sharply.

"Y-You! W-why in the name of the Meenaora's twelve talons are you speaking S'tavi!!"

"Urrm... doesn't it always sound lik...”

I stop as I turn to Kali. She has wide eyes and really looks shocked.

"NOT. YOU. ELIJAH. Kaede."

Oh. Whaaaat!?