Cuihe said nothing at all. She simply stared at Xingyun Liuge in silence, as if some strange sound effect were ringing in the air:
Staaaaare—
Watching the two horse girls suddenly enter some sort of silent standoff, Daiwa Scarlet found the whole thing deeply bizarre.
They had not exchanged a single word, so how had they abruptly ended up confronting each other like this? What exactly was going on?
Could it be that these two were the legendary New Types, capable of communicating directly inside each other's heads without any visible conversation?
Xingyun Liuge took the initiative to explain.
"At this particular point in time, Cuihe really can race in Britain first, then go back to Hong Kong."
Because of a certain historical factor, Hong Kong at this time possessed an unusually complicated identity and status. As a result, the horse girl named Cuihe, much like a certain famous athlete, held an unsealed nationality.
That made Xingyun Liuge think of a joking line:
"Though my home is in Demacia, I will never forget Ionia."
"Even if Cuihe's still too young to run many races, that's fine. Gaining a little race experience and bringing glory to Sir—that's what Cuihe wants too, right?"
Cuihe remained silent, but beneath Xingyun Liuge's broad hand, she happily closed her eyes and enjoyed the stroking. The faint, faint twitching of her ears and tail clearly conveyed her mood:
Comfortable.
That immediately made Agnes Tachyon narrow her eyes and frown slightly—only for Xingyun Liuge's merciless hand to suppress her on the spot.
"Alright then, that settles it. I'm going to take a bath."
If she had not been dragging Agnes Tachyon away by the back of her coat, no one probably would have thought anything strange was going on.
Sirius Symboli stroked her chin, lifted a brow, and suddenly seemed to discover a blind spot.
"That maid Belle said the guest wing has a full Roman-style bathhouse, didn't she? Let's go take a look too."
"Huh?" Daiwa Scarlet was so startled that she gave Sirius a deeply strange look.
"N-no, I'm not sure about that…" Gentildonna's expression remained calm enough, but there was a subtle, unmistakably awkward undertone in her voice.
At that moment, the two horse girls had exactly the same thought:
How had this suddenly jumped straight to bathing together?
Sure, they would definitely be wrapped in towels, but this was still moving way too fast! Some of them had only known each other for a few days. They were practically still strangers.
Seeing both girls hesitate so visibly, Maruzensky's eyes filled with delight, and she immediately started stirring the pot.
"I think it sounds nice~ Actually, I'm really curious about little Xingyun and little Tachyon. When did those two get so close? They only met in America, right? It hasn't even been that long since then, so how did they already…"
She deliberately let the sentence trail off, then looked at Daiwa Scarlet with sparkling interest, as if saying:
Little Scarlet, you came with little Tachyon, and the two of you are family seniors and juniors. You ought to know something, right?
"…"
But how could Daiwa Scarlet possibly know anything?
Feeling Maruzensky's gaze on her, Scarlet felt as though she had been choked by an invisible hand. She immediately turned and fled.
"I-I'm going to go take a look!"
A burst of warm, amused laughter rang through the room from Maruzensky.
Since Daiwa Scarlet had already gone, Gentildonna—whose bones seemed carved from the words I refuse to lose—had even less room to retreat.
Just now, Daiwa Scarlet had beaten her to asking Xingyun Liuge for guidance.
Was she really supposed to stand by and let Daiwa Scarlet beat her to this again?
Though Daiwa Scarlet had debuted earlier and was technically her senior in professional terms, there were some matters on which compromise was impossible.
Gentildonna drew a deep breath. Her magnificent bosom heaved violently, her refuse-to-lose trait activating in full.
Meanwhile, Maruzensky lightly touched her full lips with a pale finger, her bright eyes overflowing with delight.
"What kind of things are going to happen, I wonder? I can't wait."
By the time Daiwa Scarlet stepped into the changing room, she could already hear "Oooohs" coming from inside the bathhouse—embarrassing sounds, very embarrassing sounds.
Worse, they were coming from Agnes Tachyon, which made it even more embarrassing.
What in the world was that Tachyon-senpai doing in there? Why was she making noises that outrageous?
Daiwa Scarlet instantly displayed the fastest changing speed and sprint of her entire life, bursting into the bathhouse a split second before Sirius Symboli could get there.
Then she saw it.
Agnes Tachyon's slender, pale right foot was lifted into the air. Her cute little pearl-like toes were curled tight, as if she were desperately enduring some unbearable force.
Tachyon was sprawled across the smooth floor tiles, her long fingers scrabbling at the ground as though she needed something—anything—to grab onto, just to distract herself.
Her lovely face was flushed bright red. Even the towel wrapped around her body had come loose, but she was far too busy to care. All she could do was keep making those strange noises.
"Guah! Not there! That won't do! D-Daiwa will see!"
To be fair, it was rather admirable that even in this state, she still had enough presence of mind to worry about Daiwa Scarlet. Family bonds really were something noble.
At that moment, Xingyun Liuge was sitting astride Agnes Tachyon's back, her tail swaying in delight.
Using a pleased tone tinged with a faintly dangerous undertone, she said,
"My, my So even Miss Tachyon makes sounds this cute. What a surprise"
As she spoke, Xingyun Liuge's right hand exerted a little more force, lifting Tachyon's ankle slightly higher, while her left hand slowly moved down along the beautifully curved line of her calf.
Agnes Tachyon immediately let out even more intense cries.
"I'm going to break, I'm going to break!"
"?"
Daiwa Scarlet's face turned scarlet.
With one violent splash, she dove straight into the bath and resurfaced at the far end almost instantly, then roared at Agnes Tachyon:
"It's just a massage! Do you really have to make such weird noises?!"
She had honestly thought Agnes Tachyon was being pinned down and done right there on the floor. For one terrible moment, she had been wondering when on earth these two had progressed so far.
But in the end…
This was all Agnes Tachyon's fault.
A little while later, Agnes Tachyon had her towel properly readjusted and slipped into the bath, letting out a satisfied sigh.
With her eyes closed, she asked, "Daiwa, are you angry?"
All she had done was make some rather questionable noises in the bathhouse. Was it really such a big deal?
Of course it was not, really—but once Agnes Tachyon said it like that, then yes, it absolutely was.
Seeing Daiwa Scarlet remain silent, Tachyon had no good solution.
But the next instant, a huge splash exploded in the middle of the bath, soaking both girls.
A blurred figure shot up from beneath the water and grabbed Daiwa Scarlet's thigh in one swift motion. Scarlet froze so completely in shock that her whole body locked up. Then the figure slowly rose from the water.
Xingyun Liuge wore a wicked grin as she squeezed Scarlet's thigh, then, in a deliberately teasing tone, said:
"Oh ho, very firm, aren't we? You've definitely been putting in the training. Let me have a look and see whether you're developing properly~"
She leaned right into Daiwa Scarlet's face until their noses were almost touching.
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