"Hot spring?!" Yuu exclaimed and jumped on the thick and soft bed while sticking his tongue out.

"Yes, specialised for the sentinels only. I intended to bring you along as you're my assistant, well it's normal for a sentinel to bring along their assistant," said Nobara while swiping her thumb with a lazy pose on the bed; her head was supported by her right arm.

"Is it a mixed bath?"

"Indeed," Nobara replied with a monotone voice.

Yuu leant closer to Nobara's face and gazed into her blaze amber eyes with cat like-pupils which locked onto the screen of her phone. He rubbed her nose with his small paw, purposeless and licked her cheek. He just couldn't control himself, all he wanted to do was to kiss and embrace her dearly. Nobara pushed Yuu away and turned to the other side and continued scrolling. Yuu bit his lower lip then jumped onto Nobara's head and bit her hair as he was annoyed by her ignorance.

Nobara pinched his collar and embraced him like a teddy bear and patted his little head like a cat. Yuu's lips curled into a 'w' shape and purred like a cat.

"Nyaaaaaaa~" Yuu meowed as Nobara massaged his head slowly.

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At the hot spring, Nobara wrapped herself with a white towel and sat on a small wooden stool.

"Flat-chest woman, this is my sit!" Victoria gave Nobara a cold gaze.

Her breasts bounced as she spoke. Nobara was annoyed then crossed her glowing fair legs across each other.

"I can sit wherever I like. Besides, I would never claim this stool as my throne, if I were you," Nobara replied with a grin.

Victoria snarled and glared at Nobara. She averted her eyes and sat on another stool. Era threw a bucket of warm water from the hot spring onto her body. She scooped a bucket of water from the hot spring and threw it all over Victoria. They sashayed to the spring and slowly immersed their feet into the warm water. They removed their towels and put it on a stone at the edge.

Soon, Hayabusa, Benditto, Yuu, Adalbert and Ruthbert joined Victoria and Era. Benditto leant his back against the stone and sipped a champagne from his glass wine. He put it on a floating tray in front of him and scrutinised every person present. He realised Nobara's absence and felt a bit disappointed about her disappearance.

"Yuu, where's Noba-chan?" Hayabusa swam to Yuu and asked with an idiot expression carved on his lion face.

"She won't join and she said the hot water will damage her skin. She's very strict when it comes to skin care routine," Yuu laughed nervously.

"That's bad, I'm looking forward to see her naked. She still adapts to her introversion even though she has met many people," Hayabusa replied disappointedly.

"Ara ara," Era giggled while immersing herself in the hot water.

Hayabusa swam slowly to Adalbert who was resting against the huge black stone. He glared through the blurry water and examined the size of his banana. Adalbert glanced at the curious lion and averted his eyes to his banana. He briskly covered it with his hands and growled like a dog.

"I'm just thinking that your banana is pretty big, can I play with it?" Hayabusa smirked and curled his fingers as if he was fondling breasts.

"Get off!! I reserved it for my wife!!" Adalbert nervously shouted.

Ruthbert swam to him and sneered. This was the first time that Ruthbert and Hayabusa agreed on the same thing; their decisions tended to conflict with each other. They invaded Adalbert as he struggled to crawl out of the hot spring as he was harassed by two men. Victoria rolled her eyes and rested her head on her resting arms. Era smiled witnessing their childish action. Era glanced at Benditto who kept slurping his champagne with his eyes closed.

"What's the matter, Mr Mussolini? Something must make you worry, lad," Era startled him.

"Mrs Fatma, nothing in present," Benditto replied slowly.

Yuu immersed half of his face into the warm water and glared at Benditto with intense disgust. He immediately raised from the water as its heat burnt his cheeks. To be honest, Yuu himself couldn't avert his eyes from Era and Victoria as their huge breasts kept bouncing whenever they moved. This was his only opportunity to look at the real things when he hardly got the chance. Era's breasts were huge and they looked super duper soft to be squeezed and fondled.

He smirked lecherously at the thought of Nobara having huge and bouncy breasts. He looked at Era as he realised Benditto been locking his eyes at her breasts for the whole conversation. He swam like a shark and startled them like Godzilla.

"Hah?! You can't see it!!" Yuu blocked every possible view and his body followed the movement of his lecherous eyes.

Benditto rolled his eyes and sipped his champagne. Yuu squatted beside him while leaning his forehead against his head and his cold eyes glared at his eyes. He stared at him as he snarled like a dog.

"You freak, I can clearly read your deviant mind. I'm glad that Nobara-sama isn't here!" Yuu snarled to the man who he saw as an enemy.

"Tell Ms Tachibana that I'm coming for her later," Bendit replied calmly.

Yuu gasped as he was shocked. He was literally annoyed by his words and his presence. He clicked his tongue and sat beside him while embracing his legs like a sulking teenager.

Era and Victoria raised from the water and wrapped themselves with the towel. Yuu looked at them and asked.

"Sorry boys, but we can't stay here any longer. It's getting warmer," Era replied and left the spring.

Hayabusa glanced at Ruthbert and they shrugged at the same time. They left the hot spring and headed to their room. Yuu and Benditto were left alone and soon also gone from the hot spring.

The hot water was quiet and calm as everyone had left the scene. Nobara peeked from inside the hut and scanned it inside out. The water was calm and quiet, only the tranquil sound of the water running on a bamboo stream filled the air.

She smirked and plunged into the hot water as she removed her towel. She rested her body against the stone and closed her eyes, coveting the placid environment. She opened her eyes in shock as she heard the sound of splashing water. She looked ahead and saw nobody but a figure sat beside her. It was Yuu, he dragged her out of the isolation by joining her in the hot spring. She exhaled and smiled.

"Nee, Yuu, I want you to stay here for a while while nobody is here," she said and rested her head on his shoulder.

"Ah-yes!" He nervously replied.

He glanced at her calm smiling face then cleared his throat. He put his arm around her shoulder and rested her head against his cheek.

"Nobara-sama," he asked as his heart started to beat quickly.

"Yes? What is it, Yuu?" She replied while staring at his eyes with her wet and shiny amber eyes.

His face turned red looking at her adorable but mature face. He closed his eyes and leant closer. He paused before he could kiss her as he heard a hoarse voice projected from behind.

"So, you're taking advantage over her loneliness!!" Hayabusa growled while crossing his arms on his chest.

"Ha-Hayabusa-dono!! I-I-I didn't mean anything!!" He gasped and nervously released Nobara.

Hayabusa lifted him and showed him his huge and tight fist. He stopped and looked at Nobara in the hot spring. Benditto was embracing her and kissed her lips passionately. Hayabusa released Yuu and gasped as he was astonished by Benditto's sudden appearance. Benditto paused and glared at Hayabusa while embracing her body tightly to boil up his rage. Hayabusa growled and roared loudly.

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Nobara laid on the bed while resting her left hand on her forehead. Yuu rested his black snout on her stomach and waited for her to pat his head and his fur. He transformed into a human and suddenly hugged her body.

"Yuu!! What are you-" she smiled and stroked his blue hair as if they were lovers.

He blinked his eyes repeatedly but his cheeks were red as they were burning. He could feel his hair being stroked slowly by her hand. He tightened his grasp and kissed the ribcage in the middle of her bare chest. She wasn't mad at all.

"Nee, Nobara-sama, would you cry if I were to be gone?" Yuu asked nervously.

Nobara lifted his head and stared into his watery emerald eyes. "What are you talking about? You won't die as long as I'm alive plus you're immortal."

He was lightened up by her tremendous words. He smiled and leant closer to her head just to kiss her cheek. Nobara touched her cheeks and closed her eyes then kissed his lips. He closed his eyes and rubbed her body.