Small Talk with Hisaba

I couldn’t let my body run wild any longer; the best decision at this moment was to distance myself from this place… at least, that was the plan.

“Wait… Miss Leni.”

Just as I turned to leave again, my clothes were caught by Hisaba’s small hand.

“How should I put it… I’m actually a little bit happy, even though Miss Leni is a girl too.”

Ha… hah?

Hisaba’s words immediately sent my head spinning. What was going on? What was that tone just now? She wasn’t angry? No, no, what did that sentence actually mean! This is way too easy to misunderstand!

“How about chatting here for a while? It’s not like Miss Leni has anything to do back at the village anyway.”

I turned around subconsciously.

I swear, it absolutely wasn’t for the sake of Hisaba’s body, but her tone was just too strange to ignore.

“……!”

Thump-thump!

Along with the violent pounding of my heart, my breath hitched for a second.

She had turned her head, showing me only the side of her face that was undamaged. Amidst the rising steam, her face burning with a blush that invited a man to sin, Miss Hisaba was shyly playing with a strand of her hair.

“Is… is it not okay?”

Because I was standing on the chair, my horizontal line of sight was higher than hers. As Hisaba spoke, she looked nothing like the mature older sister figure she usually portrayed; instead, she was like a kitten, peering up at me with cautious, upturned eyes.

No man can resist a girl looking at him like that.

…Including me.

“I…”

But if I accept, I’ll have to suffer the torment of a physiological reaction all over again!

“You did that to me just now, so is Miss Leni really such an irresponsible person?”

“I-I get it already! I’ll stay and keep you company, okay!”

In the end, I snapped from sheer embarrassment.

Hisaba seemed a bit stunned, but I didn’t care anymore. Forcing down the shame burning my cheeks, I steadied my voice and said as calmly as possible:

“I’ll put the basin down first… then we can talk, alright?”

“Ah! Sorry, sorry, of course that’s fine!”

She hurried to release my sleeve. Although she seemed flustered, a natural smile bloomed on her face.

I stepped down from the chair, set the basin aside, and slowly sat down. To calm my inner emotions, I undid my hair tie and let down the bun. Since I had finished my bath, it was time to comb my hair anyway. Hisaba simply leaned against the rim of the barrel, watching my every move.

“So, what does Hisaba want to talk about?”

Thank goodness her chest wasn’t exposed; I could still maintain my inner peace.

“Miss Leni, do you like breasts very much?”

Inner peace my foot—I didn’t even notice I had tied a dead knot in my hair while trying to fix it.

“Wh-wh-wh-why are we back on this topic?”

“Is it strange to talk about this?”

No, it’s not strange. If this were a chat between girls, I suppose this topic wouldn’t be weird at all… Shaking my head, I desperately tried to dispel the stray thoughts rising in my mind.

“I-it’s nothing, I’m just… not used to this topic.”

“When Miss Leni grows up, your breasts will naturally grow too.”

She definitely misinterpreted my gloomy expression. Hisaba encouraged me quite naturally, to which I could only give a hollow, bitter laugh.

“But speaking of which, how old is Miss Leni this year?”

“Me? I’m ten—”

Fifteen… the words were swallowed just as they reached my lips. Caught up in the atmosphere, I almost revealed my true age.

“Sorry, sorry… look at me, of course Miss Leni wouldn’t want to say. But really, Miss Leni, you don’t need to be discouraged. Let me think…”

Eh?

She backed away slightly from the edge of the barrel, completely disregarding my gaze. In fact, the position blocked by the rim was already extremely precarious. Right there in front of me, Hisaba began to knead and massage her own breasts.

Stop—hey! Hisaba, what the heck are you doing?!