Masao approached Kashi from behind, his hand trembling slightly as he reached out.
Even though Kashi wasn't in her complete form, to Masao, she was still of the opposite sex.
"Masao, Masao, you must control yourself."
Masao silently repeated these words to himself a few times, trying to stay calm.
He kept his gaze fixed on the stool.
Peripheral vision? What's that?
"I am terrifyingly calm right now."
With great difficulty, he forced himself to focus on Kashi's hair and began to rinse it.
"Don't touch my ears."
Just as Masao's hand brushed against the two cat-like appendages on Kashi's head, she flinched and quickly pulled away from Masao's hand.
"Are those your ears?"
Masao asked in surprise, looking at Kashi who was clutching her head, her expression wary.
He had initially thought they were an intentional hairstyle, never imagining they were actual ears.
Kashi glared fiercely at Masao, "What, is there a problem?"
"No, no, I'll be careful."
Masao promised. Kashi looked at him with suspicion, hesitated for a moment, then sat back down.
As Masao continued to rinse Kashi's hair, his gaze was naturally drawn to the cat ears on her head.
"She said not to touch them, but I'm going to."
It is well known that people have a rebellious streak.
The more you tell them not to do something, the more they want to do it.
For example, knowing something is forbidden, you fully utilize your knowledge to find it through various means.
Masao was no exception to this.
He secretly glanced at Kashi, who was enjoying herself with her eyes closed.
His sinful hand once again reached for Kashi's cat ears.
"Eek~"
When Masao touched her ears again, Kashi was quite annoyed and chased him out.
"How detestable. If only I had my magic right now, I would have turned you into a bug."
Kashi grumpily sat back on the stool. Fortunately, the shampoo foam had already been rinsed from her hair, so she wouldn't get it in her eyes again.
She picked up the shower gel and applied it to her body. The slippery sensation made her quite happy, and she even started humming a song.
Meanwhile, Masao, who had been chased out of the bathroom, heard the sounds from inside, looked at his hand, and felt quite regretful.
"I was careless. I should have endured a little longer. Then I could have applied the shower gel for Kashi. Such a good opportunity, missed it."
He looked at his right hand in frustration, hitting it hard with his left.
"It's all your fault, you couldn't control yourself."
"Why am I so useless? They were just cat ears, it's not like I've never seen them before. Why couldn't I control myself?"
Filled with regret, Masao left the bathroom.
...
After a comfortable soak in the bathtub, Kashi emerged, wrapped in a bath towel.
Ignoring the water stains on her feet, she scurried to the refrigerator.
Opening the refrigerator, she took out a bottle of milk, opened it, and chugged it down with a series of "glug glug glug~".
"Ah~ That's amazing!
A cold drink after a bath is pure bliss."
Seeing Kashi's practiced movements, Masao said,
"You adapt really quickly. You're already enjoying yourself."
"Of course."
Kashi puffed out her chest and said proudly,
"I was born to enjoy life."
She looked at Masao and urged him,
"Alright, you should go take a bath too."
"Okay."
Masao didn't mind Kashi's urging. He picked up the prepared pajamas and went to take a bath.
Watching Masao walk towards the bathroom, Kashi revealed a mischievous smirk, her plan having succeeded.
...
Masao was singing in the bathroom while taking a shower.
It is well known that every man transforms into a singing god when showering.
Meanwhile, in the changing area outside the bathroom, a sneaky figure slipped in.
Kashi looked at the closed bathroom door and tiptoed to the basket where Masao had placed his clothes.
Seeing the clothes inside, she began to rummage through them.
Kashi's target was naturally Masao's battle core, but he always carried that with him.
Even when showering, he stored it in his system space.
Therefore, Kashi's current actions were naturally in vain.
"Why can't I find it?"
Just as Kashi was diligently searching, the bathroom door opened.
Their eyes met.
Masao, completely naked, looked at Kashi, who was squatting on the floor with his discarded clothes in her hand, feeling a bit bewildered.
And Kashi, hearing the movement and looking up, saw someone greeting her.
"Oh, what are you doing~, ha~ hmm~"
"Ah!" x2
Both of them froze for a few seconds before simultaneously screaming.
Kashi covered her eyes, mortified.
"You pervert, why aren't you wearing clothes while showering?"
"What do you mean 'not wearing clothes while showering'? Does what you're saying even make sense?"
Masao bent down, covering his privates, equally angry.
"How dare you lecture me? Why are you in here while I'm showering, and rummaging through my clothes!"
Kashi, knowing she was in the wrong, naturally couldn't discuss this topic with Masao.
She quickly ran out, making a face before closing the door.
"Nyah nyah~"
Looking at the fleeing Kashi, Masao was a bit helpless, not understanding what she was doing.
Looking at his rummaged clothes, he couldn't help but think to himself.
"Is this the kind of common anime plot where she likes me and is sniffing the lingering scent on my clothes?"
Masao pinched his chin, accepting this idea.
"Honestly, if she wanted to smell them, she should have just told me. Why be so sneaky?
Tomorrow, I'll work out all day, and my clothes will be soaked in sweat. That strong scent, Kashi will definitely love it."
At the same time, Kashi, who had fled the bathroom, had no idea that Masao was already planning to give her a very fragrant gift.
She arrived in the living room, stomping her foot in annoyance.
"Drat, why did he shower so fast? I didn't have time to retreat.
Also, where did he hide the thing? He wasn't wearing it, and it wasn't in his clothes.
He couldn't have put it inside his body, could he?"
"Inside his body, wait a minute."
Kashi suddenly realized, "Does he have an ability similar to storage magic?"
Kashi herself possessed such an ability, but because Masao had no magic, she hadn't considered that possibility at first.
Now, it seemed very likely that he had a storage method she didn't know about.
"It's definitely better to sneak in tonight."
Kashi began her meticulous planning.
...
"Wow, how cute!"
Kazumi exclaimed, looking at Kashi who had changed into a set of pajamas.
Kashi was now wearing a pair of pajamas with a kitten print that Kazumi had bought.
Kashi was already beautiful, and wearing even a normal outfit instantly maximized her cuteness.
"Is that so? I think it's quite good too."
Kashi turned around, examining herself, clearly quite satisfied with the pajamas.
"Come, come, how about you try this one next?"
Kazumi seemed to be experiencing the joy of a dress-up game, taking out other clothes she had bought for Kashi to try on.
Kenji, sitting on the sofa, watched this scene and also smiled like a doting father.
"Daughters are truly adorable."
At that moment, he happened to glance at Masao beside him, and immediately felt a little disdain.
"Hey, Father, you just gave me a look of disdain, didn't you?"
"No."
Unlike the silent father and son, the two women, one big and one small, were having a great time trying on clothes.
...
At eleven o'clock at night, inside Kashi's bedroom.
She turned off the light, lay on the soft bed, pulled up the covers, her face full of happiness.
"Good night."