Almost at sunset, to take advantage of the place where all the girls were except for Alba, they decided to bathe together in the hot springs that the mansion had. Asuka, seeing that Alba did not want to, decided to go for her and convince her.
"Don't worry Alba, you'll see how nice it is... even I am willing to go, it is my first time in this too".
Hearing these words, Alba was convinced to go with Asuka to the hot springs where the others were.
Once at there, Alba looked for the place where she could leave her clothes, asking her:
-Asuka, where is it-?
Alba was interrupted by some knickers that were thrown towards her and hit her face. As soon as she threw these undergarments on the floor, very embarrassed, she looked at the others again and noticed that they were all naked, ready to go in to take a bath a– Alba, hurry!! –
– Leave your clothes in your magic inventory so that they are not lost! – ss soon as Alba saw that they were all naked, she looked away very red, "A-A-Asuka, I can't do this, I'm too embarrassed!" then Asuka entered the hot spring water and while relaxing in them she said to Alba:
-Come on Alby, this is so... relaxing! Don't worry, we'll be together.
Once Asuka was inside, the others decided to enter leaving Alba alone, who seeing no other alternative took off all her clothes and entered as well.
When she was in the water, Mayla approached her from behind and hugged her - Ha ha ha! Who would have thought you are so beautiful Alba? - her, very embarrassed, quickly moved away, covering her breasts, "When did Miss Mayla appear!? - To which Lyn saw Alba again as well - Ho... It's the first time I've seen your hair down; it looks good on you - Alba, blushing red, went to Asuka to feel sure that the others would not do anything strange to her. Once they were all quiet in the hot springs and relaxed, Mayla got up with a smile and looked at them all and said:
-I've got an idea! Now let's play!
Then Mayla raised her index finger and suddenly a pillar of water came out of the hot springs which began to chase all the others inside the room they were in. While the whole event was happening, Dreik who was looking for Light's room happened to pass by the hallway where the hot springs were located to which he could hear all the commotion inside -What are you all doing in there? It's supposed to be for relaxation," as he was passing by, suddenly an explosion that came from the room hit him and left him all soaked by the excess water that came out of the bedroom. Very angry, Dreik saw the young women again and said "What the hell-!?- And before finishing his words he saw all the young women totally naked and frozen from witnessing such a moment.
-Alba: Aaaaaaah! This could not be more shameful!
-Asuka Kyaaaaaaaaa! Look at what you did Mayla!
-Mayla: D-D-Dreeeik! How dare you see at other women!?
Mayla very angrily used a magic spell that momentarily blinded Dreik –What's wrong with you!? Why do they leave me blind if it's your own fault!? – said Dreik very angrily shouting to the opposite side where the girls were due not being able to see "We are on the other side hehe" Asuka replied laughing.
-Mayla: Go get your towels, I'll take care of Dreik.
-Lyn: You had to go too far with your joke hehe...
-Alba: It was... I-It was fun...
-Mayla: Good! Goal achieved! Now go get dressed!
The other young women went to take their towels to dry off and go to their room, get dressed and have dinner, while Mayla removed the spell from Dreik and then hugged him with an innocent smile so that he would excuse her, which he did without having any choice.
Later at night, Zene decided to go through the rooms of each person who was in his house to give them something to eat and thus go to rest. Almost at midnight, while Shiko was sleeping in his room, someone came knocking on his door without warning. The young man woke up and asked:
-Hey? What's going on?
Where upon Shiko heard Asuka's voice behind the door:
"Shiko... Can you open it please?"
The young man opened the door to his room and could notice Asuka in sleeping clothes, a sleeveless camisole and very short but light shorts. Very confused by the situation, Shiko decided to let Asuka pass.
-Asuka: Shiko... Can I sleep with you? By the way... Im sorry if I woke you up.
-Shiko: It's okay... but why? Is something wrong?
-Asuka: This place is scarier than I thought at this hour...
Shiko allowed Asuka to sleep with him, while he saw her very red, blushing and afraid, he said in his mind: "Damn, she looks so cute being like this."
Once they were lying down, Asuka approached Shiko.
-Asuka: Hey... It's been several days since we've been in the castle... do you still remember all that?
-Shiko: O-of course I remember... I couldn't forget it," Shiko said blushing.
Asuka got on top of Shiko and looked into his eyes, leaving the young man very confused and nervous about the girl's actions.
-Asuka: I-I want to know what you think of me! I mean... since then we haven't touched on the subject again... What do you really feel about me? … I think that these days of training and living together have made me realize that I am falling in love...
-Shiko: Asuka... my way of thinking has not changed; I continue to like you very much... but at the same time I think that we should not start anything in this situation...
-Asuka: I see...
Shiko took Asuka by the waist and snuggled her on his chest, hugging her and putting one of his hands on the young woman's head.
-Shiko: But having moments like that wouldn't hurt from time to time...
-Asuka: Shiko... I'm not the kind of woman you think... the truth is strange... the day we met your words filled me with courage and security and I just thought that I should act in a good way with you... but you just brought out my best side.
-Shiko: Are you telling me that in the real world you tend to behave indifferently and antisocial? … Meh, I don't really care since I'm the same... although now that I've learned to know more people... thanks to the fact that you motivated me when we met, I will return to being the cheerful person I was before... I am not going to let my problems continue to ruin me.
-Asuka: I've known things that I didn't know about myself here... The truth is that I used to be a very carefree girl who spent her time locked up playing video games and eating... That explains my poor physical condition.
-Shiko: I repeat... you have someone just like you present.
-Asuka: Since I was little, I have never been able to fit in with the outside environment and I was always excluded, I was always alone, and my surroundings always used to speak badly of me... but you showed me kindness and generosity and thanks to that I can now live with the other colleagues we have.
-Shiko: Hehe... It was strange on my part, I was just kind out of courtesy, but I could tell that you were someone different from other people and I decided to give you the best of me... and look now. I was always sad since the loss of some friends I had; I used to spend a long in front of the computer and I was very careless... But once we get out of here, I plan to change completely.
-Asuka: ... I... I want to change too, but I want you to see me change...
-Shiko: Every smile you've given me... every scolding, even the tears I've seen you shed... they have made me show my feelings again... Thanks to you I have found myself again, I love you very much.
Asuka began to shed tears when she heard Shiko, to which she joined her lips with the boy's and lay on his chest again.
-Asuka: Thanks to you too... without you I would continue alone... I would still be lost, I would still feel sad...
-Shiko: Silly... let us come out of this with the new confidence we have acquired, let us trust ourselves and others... Let's show what we're made of.
-Asuka: Y-yeah… *Snif Snif*
Asuka was able to soothe her tears until she fell asleep next to Shiko, thus ending that day full of revelations, secrets, love, sadness and fun, all at once...
To be continued…