Volume 4 - CH 20

While he was teaching her swimming techniques, time passed …and it was lunchtime.

Yuzuru and Arisa got out of the pool and decided to have a meal.

They went to a restaurant in the facility.

Yuzuru ordered the curry with pork cutlet and Arisa ordered the hamburger steak special.

“It tasted better than I thought it would.”

“Yes, it did.”

It wasn’t a fancy restaurant by any means, but it tasted very good after all the physical exertion.

Now, the problem is, after the stomach is full…

“After this, maybe we should go for a bath.”

He decided that it would not be a good idea to exercise with too much stuff in his stomach.

He was also concerned for Arisa, who was probably tired from all the exercise she had done all morning.

“Yes, you’re right. Since it’s available, it would be a shame if we didn’t try it.”

So the two of them left the restaurant, changed back into their swimsuits, and headed for the pool.

The first thing they went to was a heated pool with a Jacuzzi.

The water temperature was less than forty degrees Celsius.

It was warm enough for a bath, but not too warm for a pool.

There was a place in the pool where you could lie down, and bubbles were pouring out from underneath.

Probably it’s a mechanism to give a little massage.

Yuzuru and Arisa lied down side by side.

“This is not bad, huh?”

The bubbles and water streams hit their shoulders and back, and it’s quite comfortable.

“I’d prefer it to be a little stronger.”

On the other hand, Arisa, who had very stiff shoulders, seemed to need a little more stimulation.

She rubbed her own neck with her hands, perhaps half-heartedly stimulated and even more concerned about her shoulders.

“Shall we take a bath, then?”

“Sure.”

Yuzuru and Arisa got up and headed for the bath just as they got tired of the Jacuzzi.

When they opened the door leading to the area where the baths were located, they were greeted by muggy heat and steam.

There were several types of baths, including medicinal ones.

The two of them first took the most orthodox bath, which was filled with ordinary water.

The water temperature was a little over forty degrees Celsius, neither too hot nor too warm.　

“Ah~ …after all, a bath is nice.”

As soon as she got into the bath, Arisa stretched her body widely.

Yuzuru stretched his arms and legs as well and relaxed his body.

Looking at the baths, it was obvious that there were many elderly people.

The next largest group was families.

The only couple present was Yuzuru and Arisa.

“But the idea of taking a bath in a swimsuit is a little unsettling.”

Yuzuru muttered to himself.

Bathing is supposed to be done naked.

As a Japanese person, Yuzuru felt that way, so bathing in a swimsuit made him feel a little uncomfortable.

“Yeah… it feels a little weird, doesn’t it? …Do I have something on my face?”

“No… Come to think of it, it’s a mixed bath.”

Arisa blushed slightly at Yuzuru’s words.

“Wh-what are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“No… It isn’t wrong, is it?”

“That’s… yeah, I guess so.”

They were wearing swimsuits.

It’s not like there were any embarrassing areas visible. It was just like a swimming pool.

In fact, when elderly people see you in a swimsuit… of course, it is not that they don’t feel anything… But as long as they don’t stare at you, it doesn’t matter.

But…

“It makes you conscious, doesn’t it?”

Arisa sank her face slightly into the hot water.

She seemed a little embarrassed to be in the bath with Yuzuru.

“You don’t want to take a bath with me?”

“…That’s not the case.”

However, it seemed that she wasn’t completely content either.

Seeing Arisa’s condition, Yuzuru suddenly said something that came to his mind.

“Then… why don’t you join me this evening?”

“…”

Arisa was silent for a while.

Then she looked up at Yuzuru and answered.

“…If we’re wearing our swimsuits, it’s fine.”

His fiancee-sama granted her permission.

Yuzuru’s cheeks relaxed involuntarily.

“We’re just going in together, okay?”

Arisa said as if she was giving a warning.

Yuzuru nodded to Arisa with a serious face.

“Of course… Please have faith in me.”

“I wonder…”

Arisa, on the other hand, looked at Yuzuru with a frown, perhaps a little incredulous.

“You’ve been looking at me strangely during practice.”

“…I didn’t look at you like that.”

“I’ve been touched on occasion.”

“That’s… force majeure.”

It was inevitable that he would accidentally touch Arisa’s breasts or legs while he was teaching her.

It’s not that he intended to do so.

…he just thought that it was a side-benefit.

“So, will you join me, even though you don’t believe in me?”

“That’s…”

Yuzuru’s question made Arisa choke on her words.

Then she stood up and said deceptively.

“I think it’s about time we went to the next bath.”

“…Okay.”

Yuzuru responded after a chuckle.