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After I take all of my clothes off, I slide the door and am greeted with the scent of flowers and the feeling of steam on my skin.

Taking a shower before a bath always felt like washing away the daily exhaustion together with the bits of dirt.
My magic automaton body felt no physical tiredness, but I still have mental loads that accumulate every day.

Still, Olivia’s mood showed no signs of bettering.
She said the cookies and tea were delicious, so that couldn’t be the source of her displeasure, but I have no idea of anything else that might have caused this.
And we had just started getting along so nicely too…

Rattle rattle.

Hm?

“Natalia.”
“Young lady?!”

I turn around and see Olivia, covered only by one towel.

“I thought you had taken a bath together with your mother earlier?!”

I had made sure of that.

“Yes, but I wanted to wash your back.”
“You don’t have to do such a thing.”
“You don’t want that? Am I bothering then?”
“Not…at all…”

That was so unfair.
There’s no way I can refuse if she talks like that.
Young lady, I can already envision a devilish future for you.

“Well, sit here then.”
“Yes.”

I sit down as told.
After waiting for a bit, I feel a soft towel touching my back.
Olivia uses the towel to scrub my back, but it feels soft, like a caressing touch.

“Tell me if it hurts.”

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“I’m fine.”
“Mm, your back is really big, Natalia.”
“Is that so?”

From what I had seen, my body is similar to Ophelia’s, just a little slimmer.
But putting that aside, as Olivia scrubs my back, from time to time I hear her forced breathing2.

“Mm, there we go.”

But seriously, what’s actually going on?
If I was a lolicon this would drive me crazy.
But I’m no lolicon so I’m fine!
But I’m no lolicon so I’m fine!
That’s very important, so I had to repeat3.

“Alright, I’ll wash it off now.”
“Thank you.”
“Is it too hot?”
“No, it’s perfect.”

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Olivia turns the shower on and washes away the soap bubbles from my back.

“There, all done.”
“Thank you very much.”
“Umm, Natalia, I’ve gotten a little cold, so can I get in?”
“Of course, go ahead.”

Olivia gets inside the bathtub while I quickly rinse my hair and other places.
Though my body is still artificial, so my skin doesn’t really produce any dead cells and I’m good with just scrubbing away any dirt that gets on me.

“I’ll get in too now.”

It would be weird if I refused to enter the bathtub after all that, but I make sure to make some distance between us.
But for some reason Olivia slowly moves closer, leaning against me.

“Umm, young lady.”
“Yes?”

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“You’re really close.”
“You don’t want me here then?”

Like I said, I can’t say no when confronted like that! I decide to close my eyes, picturing my duties for tomorrow to distract myself from her soft skin.
I’ll be having classes again tomorrow, so I have to make sure I finish everything in the morning, or I’ll lag behind even more like today.
No matter how much knowledge I have from my past life, I still have lots to learn.

“Say, Natalia.”
“Yes?”

Still, Olivia didn’t let me immerse myself in my thoughts for too long.

“Mother praised me for getting better at multiplication.
That was thanks to you, so thank you.”
“It’s all because you worked hard.
I only gave you a small push in the right direction.”

I had already told Ophelia, but no matter how many tips and multiplication tables I made, if Olivia didn’t work hard, she wouldn’t get anywhere.
So this really is Olivia’s achievement, not mine.

“Mm, but still, thanks.
I like you lots.”

Olivia averted her eyes as she said that with a smile.
She’s so cute.
Though I mean that in a general way.
I’m no y’knowat.

“Thank you very much, I also like you, young lady.”
“…”

Wait, she doesn’t look as annoyed as during the tea break, but something feels similar again.

“I’ll get out now.
Make sure you relax for a bit longer, Natalia.”
“Ah, yes, of course.”

What’s happening?
Is this puberty?
I really don’t get it4.

 

References

Robinxen: Is this like… some custom they have? Hmmm… quite probably? Wait, is this in reference to the dog eared proposal thing in the previous chapter…?! Is that what’s going on here? I have so many questions. Robinxen: Ah… Robinxen: X to doubt. Robinxen: Okay after totalling the contents of this chapter it is very clear the daughter has a crush on the MC.