"Did I hear that wrong?"
Lumine, feeling that something was off no matter how she thought about it, began to suspect she had misheard.
After all, she really couldn't understand why he needed to think for a moment just to know what her waistline was.
"What did you say?" Unable to resist, she turned back to look at him and asked again.
Regardless of whether she had misheard, asking again would clarify things.
"Because the bathrobe is a bit thick, so I'm thinking about how much to subtract."
Sensing the confusion in Lumine's voice, Kaito explained the situation.
Afterwards, he arrived at a rough figure.
It should be fifty-something, right?
I wonder if that's correct...
Because Kaito didn't know what constituted a 'large' waistline, he worried his calculation might have a large margin of error, so he didn't say it out loud immediately.
The bathrobe is a bit thick?
Looking down at the bathrobe on her body, Lumine found that it was indeed a bit thick.
Now she finally understood why Kaito had said that earlier.
However, it didn't need to be one hundred percent accurate; a rough estimate was close enough.
Hmm?
Wait a minute!
Could it be...
Does he mean that?
Just as Lumine was preparing to say that a rough figure was fine, she suddenly realized another possibility.
She wondered if Kaito was hinting at something.
After all, a lone man and a lone woman were together right now. Especially considering she had worn that kind of swimsuit for him to see back at the hot spring, it would be quite normal for him to have that kind of intention now.
Of course, she couldn't claim she didn't have any thoughts herself.
It was just that... if they were going to do that kind of thing, wasn't it a bit too rushed?
But...
Opportunities like this are indeed rare...
Continuing to look down at the bathrobe she was wearing, Lumine's mind raced with many thoughts for a moment.
Afterwards, she slowly raised her head, as if she had made up her mind about something.
Since that was the case, she would just open the topic with Kaito.
"It should be fifty-something," Kaito spoke up at that moment, stating his estimate.
Since he had just measured his own waist, having a point of reference made Kaito feel his estimate should be pretty close to the mark.
Fifty-something?
What fifty-something?
Due to the strange things she had just been thinking about, Lumine didn't react immediately to Kaito's sudden answer.
But soon, she understood.
This guy...
Sigh...
Forget it...
Upon confirming that she had just been overthinking things, Lumine thought this with a bit of resentment.
Although she had been hesitating just moments ago, knowing that it was all in her head made her feel somewhat dissatisfied with Kaito.
As for why, well, obviously because she had already thought that far ahead, but it turned out Kaito didn't have that kind of intention at all. Didn't that make her feel awkward?
Although she hadn't said anything and Kaito didn't know her inner thoughts, that didn't stop her from feeling awkward and dissatisfied internally.
But if there's nothing to it, then there's nothing to it. I can't exactly take the initiative to say I want to do that kind of thing, right?
Hmm...
That's right...
Kiana and Miko both said before that one should be proactive...
Does one have to be proactive for this kind of thing too?
Just then, Lumine suddenly remembered what Miko and Kiana had said to her before.
It had to be said, she regretted it a little now—regretted not asking them if she needed to be proactive in these situations.
However, even without asking, regarding Miko, Lumine felt that Miko could definitely take the initiative to do such things.
As for Kiana, she wasn't so sure.
There was no helping it; she really knew too little about Kiana. Plus, Kiana looked so much like that strange god.
Honestly, she found it hard to imagine Kiana taking the initiative to do that kind of thing with Kaito.
Perhaps because of previous events, she always felt that Kiana had a very cold and indifferent appearance.
Right...
I wonder what Acheron would do?
I feel like she would just say 'Let's do it' directly...
Emmm...
Imagining Acheron saying those words with that expressionless face in her mind, Lumine felt it was very strange.
Although it was just her guess, she felt it was actually possible.
"Lumine," Kaito suddenly called her name.
"What is it?"
Turning back to look, Lumine was a bit curious about what Kaito was going to say next.
"You should be wearing something underneath, right?" Kaito asked amidst Lumine's curiosity.
Since he had seen pretty much everything back at the hot spring, and coupled with the fact that he was interested in Lumine and she was interested in him, he felt asking this shouldn't be a problem.
Why is he suddenly asking this...
Not expecting Kaito to ask this question out of the blue, Lumine's heart immediately skipped a beat.
"Why ask that?" After thinking for a moment, Lumine decided to ask.
She knew that guessing was useless; she had to ask to know.
"I just think the bathrobe is a bit thick. It would be better to take it off and measure again."
In response to Lumine's inquiry, Kaito answered slowly.
Hmph hmph!
Looks like this guy is making his move after all...
Thinking this way, Lumine continued, "Then what if I'm not wearing anything? Generally, when people wear bathrobes, they don't wear anything underneath, right?"
"Is that so? Then it seems you aren't wearing anything." Nodding, Kaito seemed to understand.
"Hey, hey, hey, I haven't answered yet! Don't jump to conclusions on your own." Seeing Kaito say that directly, Lumine expressed her dissatisfaction.
Of course, it was mainly because admitting it just like that was a bit shy, so she spoke this way to shift the focus of the matter.
"But didn't you say that generally, people don't wear other clothes underneath when wearing a bathrobe?" At this moment, Kaito was a bit confused.
After all, the meaning in Lumine's words was clearly obvious; he had just stated it out loud. Why was Lumine acting like this now?
Thinking back and forth, Kaito remained completely bewildered.
"I said 'generally'! There are exceptions, aren't there? Right?" Stunned for a moment, Lumine, anxious to cover for herself, explained.
Anyway, no matter what, Kaito had to listen to her answer, not just state the conclusion directly.
"In that case, you are wearing something?" After thinking a bit, Kaito said.
Lumine: "..."
"...I haven't answered yet." At this point, Lumine really wanted to hit someone. Could this Kaito not just listen to how she answered? He kept stating the matter himself.
However, her goal had been achieved, so it was acceptable.
"Alright then, are you wearing... or... not wearing?"
This time, Kaito understood Lumine's meaning and asked if she was wearing anything, though asking it this time felt a bit weird to him.
Originally, he just wanted to ask quickly, but the result was completely different from what he had imagined.
"...Not wearing." Seeing Kaito ask, Lumine hesitated for a moment but ultimately answered.
Although she had already foreseen Kaito's doubts, she still said it.
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