Chapter 253: Lekachep Circus School – 7

Chapter 253: Lekachep Circus School – 7

“Director?”

When I remained silent, Yurakne spoke up again.

Her voice sounded closer than before.

If I delayed any longer, she would surely try to open the door.

I hurriedly responded to her call.

“Is that you, Yura?”

Though I spoke hastily, my voice was as calm as ever.

Thanks to the power of the Smiling Man.

As I tried to engage her in conversation, I quickly came up with an excuse to defuse the situation in my mind.

“What brings you to my room?”

“I was in the bathroom, and I keep hearing water sounds from downstairs.”

“Ah, it must have been a bit noisy.”

“No, it’s not that loud. I was just worried you might be overexerting yourself alone, considering you’re not feeling well...”

While we were talking, Reyna was still standing in front of me, her hips thrust out.

Her slender waist, peeking out from under her flowing blonde hair, was trembling slightly.

The pink folds, exposed between her pale mounds, were twitching intermittently.

She seemed quite nervous too.

“What, what should we do, Daddy?”

Fortunately, her memory and reasoning seemed intact.

She could understand the need to avoid being caught by someone else while we were in the bath together.

To use the analogy of a game and avatar, she was at risk of having her real-life information exposed to someone she met in the game.

“Are you really okay on your own?”

“Yes, I can manage to get up with some support.”

I made up a story about treating my body with the steam from a hot water bath mixed with medicine.

Yurakne, who had been holding the doorknob, sighed and let go when I said the outside air shouldn’t get in.

“That’s too bad. I even changed into fresh underwear just in case...”

‘Underwear?’

Reyna seemed to catch the implication of her words, widening her eyes and turning to look at me.

I forced an awkward laugh and pretended not to notice her gaze.

“Let’s bathe together next time. Just the two of us.”

“Th-then please let me know the day before! I need to wash and get ready too.”

Wash?

I felt a strange sense of regret upon hearing that.

‘Since Yurakne had six armpits, her sweat smell was stronger than others’.

I liked that somewhat sour body scent...

Resolving to surprise her next time we had an opportunity, I quickly wrapped up the conversation.

“Sure, if we get a chance.”

“Hehe, alright! Have a good night.”

I heard her close the door and leave.

Reyna sighed in relief and sank into the water.

After staring in the direction Yurakne had gone for a moment, she slid her hips between my legs, pressing closer to me than before.

“We almost got caught.”

“Indeed. It was close.”

We sat there for a while longer.

After a moment, she looked at me with a shy expression.

“P-please keep washing me...”Ne/w novel chapters are published at novelhall.com

She stood up again but I stopped her.

“Stay still.”

“But... how will you l-lick me then?”

She blushed as she spoke.

Even for her, who had confidently requested to bathe together, it seemed embarrassing to have me lick her body.

Her reaction made me feel oddly satisfied after being so startled by her demands earlier.

Embarrassed?

I felt the same way, young lady.

I buried my nose in her hair and whispered in her ear.

“Daddy’s going to use magic. Will you close your eyes? It might be a bit creepy.”

Startled by my words, Reyna shut her eyes tightly.

Watching her, I laughed inwardly.

I see.

If she acts like a child, I can tease her like one.

Praising myself for discovering something new about her, I opened my mouth as wide as possible.

I intended to do the same thing as before.

Using the only part I could move to wash her.

And this time, I had an additional idea.

The shadow disappeared from her traits section, and Persona appeared.

***

Reyna opened her eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling, muttering to herself.

“Was it a dream?”

A smile of mixed satisfaction and regret crossed her lips.

How embarrassing it would have been if it was real.

But how nice it would be if it was real.

She muttered to herself and turned her head.

And then she froze.

There was Wonderstein, looking at her with a playful grin.

“Huh?”

Wonderstein realized it was his turn to tease her and whispered to her.

“Did you sleep well, my dear? Hehe, doesn’t it feel refreshing to bathe with daddy?”

“Wha, wha, wha, what...?”

Scenes from her dream replayed in her mind one by one.

Her face turned beet red.

“Hehe, what’s the matter? Didn’t you enjoy my bathing service?”

“Aaaah!”

Reyna jumped out of bed and dashed toward the window, leaping outside.

Wonderstein burst into laughter as he watched her disappearing figure and then checked the message floating in the air.

[Reyna Maguire’s favourability has increased by 5.]

[A bonus effect is granted to ‘Persona: The Weeping Woman’ for reaching 15 favourability with Reyna Maguire. (Next reward at 30 favourability.)]

Having left the mansion, Reyna ran frantically.

She didn’t know where she was going.

She just moved wherever her feet took her.

She only realized she had come down the hill from the mansion when she was out of breath.

As she stopped and caught her breath, vivid memories of when the mask was removed came rushing back.

No matter how much she closed her eyes and shook her head, she couldn’t shake them off.

‘What have I done? Crazy! Crazy! Crazy!’

Bathing with the Director?

Of course, she had been in her underwear in front of him before.

But that was only for a brief moment while changing clothes.

This time was different.

Both of them were naked, and he even touched and licked her while washing.

‘Why did the Director do that! No, the Director couldn’t even move his body; it was all because I insisted... Ugh, what should I do now?’

If calling herself without the mask ‘another me’ would make her feel better, it would, but Reyna couldn’t deceive herself.

The person she was without the mask was indeed herself.

The feeling she had was more accurately described as losing control and rampaging rather than another personality taking over.

‘How am I going to face the Director? No, I have to see him...’

Either way, only the Director could remove this mask.

But she couldn’t live with the mask off.

The moment she took off the mask, she prioritized imitating a four-year-old over everything else.

After much deliberation until she returned to the Golden Carnival’s quarters, the conclusion was always the same.

It was also the answer to the problem she had been contemplating for the past few days.

“You’re late.”

Simon was standing in front of her room.

He had come down from his room after seeing her enter the mansion.

He looked at her with cold eyes.

“I told you today would be the last day you get along with those kids. From tomorrow, remember that we’re competitors.”

A rigid tone with not a trace of parental affection.

In the past, she would have desperately tried to find love for her in his voice, but not anymore.

She knew the truth.

Reyna looked straight at him.

Until this morning, she wouldn’t have dared to muster such courage.

But maybe it was because she had just done something so absurd.

She was not afraid of anything.

“Director Simon.”

A flash of emotion passed through Simon’s eyes.

He noticed something different about Reyna’s attitude.

Seeing his bewilderment, Reyna resolved herself and opened her mouth.

TL Note: Okay this was a weird chapter

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