The Bath
When I mentioned the sense of discomfort I felt, Siana quickly pulled her face back and spoke in a fluster.
“I-I think it’s just your imagination, Master!”
“Yeah, you’re right… Sorry for suddenly leaning in and making you nervous.”
“N-Not at all! Please don’t worry about it!”
Since Siana said that, I decided to treat the feeling as nothing more than my imagination for now.
After that, a faintly tense silence settled between us, perhaps because it was our first time taking a bath together. Then Siana gestured toward a spot slightly ahead of us and spoke.
“Well then, Master, I would like to wash your body right away. Would you mind moving over there?”
“Ah, yeah, tha—huh?”
I was about to thank her when her words caught my attention.
Wash my body…?
The moment I realized that meant Siana herself would be washing me, I blurted out loudly.
“Th-That’s something only adults do, so no!”
“That is not true. Certainly, if there were a large age gap between us, it might leave a poor impression. However, you and I are the same age. Besides, if there is a way I can serve you as your maid, I wish to do so!”
Having a girl wash my body was embarrassing, even if that girl was my attendant Siana. But because she had always been the one supporting me more closely than anyone else, I felt that if we could do something like this, it might deepen our bond of trust even further, even though it was already very strong.
Thinking that way, I nodded to her suggestion, and Siana smiled happily as she led me to the washing area.
Once I sat down there, Siana moved behind me.
“Now then, Master, I will begin washing your body.”
“O-Okay.”
Saying that, Siana picked up some soap. Then, from behind me as I faced forward, she spoke in a slightly embarrassed tone.
“Master… I will be washing your body with the towel I’m holding. Without the towel, I have nothing to cover myself with, so… if you wish, you may turn around, but…”
“I-I won’t turn around! I’ll keep my eyes closed, so you can relax, Siana!”
Right after saying that, I squeezed my eyes tightly shut.
“I-It’s not that I would dislike it, but… if that is what you wish, then I will wash your body without reservation.”
With that, Siana began to wash my body with the towel lathered in soap.
Siana’s Side
Siana began gently and carefully washing Lux’s back, murmuring in her heart.
Ah, Lux-kun’s back is so handsome… And to think I’m able to touch his skin directly… He usually has so many cute sides to him, but he really is so cool. I want to hug him right now, but doing that when we’re both completely undressed… No, honestly, I don’t even know if I could hold back my feelings for Lux-kun, so I have to restrain myself.
Even as she thought this, Siana asked Lux,
“Master, how does it feel?”
“I-It feels great!”
“I’m glad to hear that.”
Lux-kun is adorable when he’s nervous… Ah, Lux-kun.
Thinking that, she moved on to gently and carefully wash his right arm, then his left.
Every part of Lux-kun’s body is so lovable… I would love to wash all of him, but if I were to say I’d wash the front as well, it would probably cause a big commotion. I need to know when to stop.
“Master, I’ve finished washing your back and arms. What should I do about the front?”
“Th-Thanks! I’ll wash the front myself!”
“Understood… In that case, I will go wash my own body over there.”
“O-Okay!”
Siana suppressed her desire to keep washing Lux’s body, along with the wish for Lux to wash her in return, then went to wash herself in another spot.
Lux’s Side
Once we had both finished washing separately, Siana and I soaked in the bath together.
“This really melts the fatigue away, doesn’t it, Master?”
“Y-Yeah, it does, Siana.”
I replied nervously, since even though she was covering herself with a towel and the water, her figure still clearly showed the shape of a grown woman. After a short pause, Siana spoke.
“May I move closer to you, Master?”
“Eh? Uh… sure, go ahead.”
“Thank you.”
As soon as I gave permission, Siana moved until our shoulders were almost touching.
We spent some quiet moments together in the bath, and then I spoke.
“Sorry for being like this the whole time since we got in… It’s just that I’ve always thought of you as my cute and kind attendant, but now I’m realizing all over again that you’re a girl. And thinking about being in the bath with you like this… I just can’t help but get nervous.”
“I don’t mind at all… In fact, I’ve come to realize more than ever that you are a very attractive man, Master.”
“Attractive… am I?”
Without hesitation, Siana met my gaze and answered firmly.
“You are. There is no way you could be anything else.”
“Siana, you always say that about me… I, about you…”
I stopped mid-sentence.
I… about Siana?
What do I think…? Just as I tried to put it into thought, Siana suddenly embraced me and said,
“Of course. Even if the entire world denied you, I alone would continue to honor and support you forever.”
The moment she embraced me, a shock unlike anything I had felt before ran through my body. Our bodies pressed together, and since she was using both arms to hold me, there was nothing between us. Her body pressed directly against mine, and I instantly felt its size and softness. On top of that, I was already hot from being in the bath, and the tension I had been feeling, combined with her washing my body earlier and now holding me skin-to-skin, overwhelmed me completely. My consciousness faded on the spot.