Looking back now, it really is amazing.
When I turned my head, I saw two princesses and one saint beside me.
Shizuko-san was my first love, but any normal boy would dream at least once of marrying a princess. And now, those same princesses and the saint are my wives, sharing a mixed bath with me.
It's an unbelievable story, isn't it?
"Is something the matter, Ceres-sama?"
"Your face is red. Haven't you gotten used to this by now?"
"We've spent so many hot nights together. So why are you blushing over something like this?"
Marianne-san, Frey-san, and Cecilia-san... all of them were as alluring as ever.
Each of them had soft, graceful curves, yet their figures were striking and incredibly sexy.
"No matter how many times I see you, I never get tired of it. You're all so beautiful."
"Oh my, hearing that gives me confidence as a woman," Marianne said with a smile.
"Yeah, only Ceres-sama would say things like that," Frey chimed in warmly.
"Beautiful? I'm so happy to hear that, desuwa! In that case, allow me to wash your back!" Cecilia pressed her chest firmly against my right arm as she leaned closer.
"Cecilia, that's a little improper," Marianne scolded.
"Even for you, this is shameless!" Frey added.
"My, my! Ceres-sama isn't resisting, desuwa! Besides, I'm a saint—taking care of others is my specialty. So please, Ceres-sama, just like before, won't you step out of the bath and let me wash your body?"
Her offer was tempting, but... had Cecilia forgotten something?
"Cecilia-san, I'd love that, but the open-air bath only just got finished. We don't even have a washing area or other facilities yet. So it's not possible."
"Oh my, you're right... ahaha, I forgot," she admitted with a laugh.
The bath was still under construction. The tub had just been completed, and yet—what?
Something was off. Somehow, there was a washing area, a lie-down bath, even a waterfall bath. A little further away, there was a huge open-air bath overlooking the sea.
And there was even a changing room.
When I looked closely, I could see several spirits—Earth Spirits, Water Spirits—working together. They must have taken the initiative to build all this.
Thank you, I whispered in my heart.
"Um..."
"Ceres-sama, unless my eyes deceive me, it looks like there really is a washing area."
"Yeah... it's there now," I admitted.
"Then allow me to wash your back at once," Cecilia declared, gripping my arm even tighter as she suddenly stood up.
"Cecilia, that's unseemly. And unfair," Marianne protested.
"Ceres-sama, let me wash your back instead!" Frey insisted.
Both Marianne and Frey stood, hugging me from the other side—Marianne clinging to my left arm, Frey embracing me from behind.
Naturally, all three pressed their chests against me.
Once, this would have been enough to make me nosebleed with excitement.
But now?
It's strange what you can get used to.
Even though three exotic beauties were clinging to me, completely naked...
A little while ago, I would've turned beet red and reacted far too strongly below the waist. But now, I could keep calm.
"In that case... I'll let the three of you take care of me."
"Yes!" all three answered in unison.
The spirits hadn't thought to provide towels, soap, or washbasins.
What should I do?
Wait... of course. I had them stored in my item pouch all along.
I pulled out soap, towels, and a basin from the pouch beneath my clothes and handed them over.
The three of them were skilled, quickly working up a good lather with the soap.
"Then, allow me to begin," Marianne said, washing my arm.
"I'll do your back," Frey added, starting to scrub gently.
"Then I'll take the front, desuwa," Cecilia said, starting at my chest and letting her hands wander downward.
"Not there..." I tried to refuse gently.
"Don't worry, desuwa," she said with a teasing smile—and in the end, she washed me anyway.
So much for being used to it. My face turned scarlet as excitement surged back.
"Ceres-sama, you're clean now. I'll wash myself quickly too."
"Me as well," Marianne said.
"And me, desuwa!" Cecilia added brightly.
The three hurried to wash themselves, quick yet thorough.
"Prepare?" I asked.
"Of course, Ceres-sama. With Shizuko-sama and the others away, this is our chance!"
"Right. Compared to us, Shizuko-sama spends more time with you," Marianne added.
"Isn't it fine for the four of us to enjoy ourselves once in a while?" Frey suggested softly.
Before I knew it, the three of them pushed me down into the water.
Their wet hair clung to them, their skin flushed pink from the bath. They were impossibly alluring.
There was no way I could resist this temptation.
"...You're right. Let's do it."
With that, I embraced the three of them.
Notes:
• Cecilia - Former saintess. Ceres' wife.