Journey to Godhood Begins in Frieren

"P-Prince... Onii-chan?" Eriri blurted out, stunned.

Her gaze drifted down from Shichen's eyes to the figure in his arms—Kasumigaoka Utaha.

All she could see was the flush on Utaha's cheek.

But that wasn't what held her attention. Her eyes continued downward... and finally, for the first time, she saw the real thing. The one she had only seen in reference pictures online—drawn dozens of times herself—something she didn't have.

Her eyes widened. Her porcelain-pale face turned scarlet. Her mouth opened slightly.

"Ah—mmph!"

Before she could scream, Shichen stepped forward—just as he expected—and covered her mouth.

Eriri's pupils started spinning. Her mind was in chaos.

What the heck is happening?

Why is Prince Onii-chan here?!

Am I... Am I seriously going to become a woman today?!

Her brain was on the verge of crashing.

"Phew..." Shichen let out a breath and gently placed Utaha by the edge of the bath.

"So? You happy?" Utaha grinned.

"I knew you were setting me up," Shichen glared.

"How is this a setup? I'm giving you a bonus. I did this for you." Utaha countered, but the smirk tugging at her lips said otherwise.

"Oh please. You were clearly just teasing Eriri."

"Well, I was thinking of you too~" she didn't deny it.

"Since when are you so generous?"

"Why let someone else benefit? You like her. She likes you."

"Don't start."

"Come on, admit it—you're enjoying this. Look at her, totally short-circuited. You could probably do whatever you want~ Her skin's practically glowing. Just a little small, that's all."

Shichen didn't argue. Eriri's skin really was astonishing—almost too perfect, like fine china.

"You sure you don't wanna make a move?" Utaha asked, watching him glance Eriri's way.

"I'm not that kind of guy," Shichen shook his head lightly.

"Really? You weren't like that with me."

"Didn't you come onto me?" he grinned.

"No way! That was totally your fault!" Utaha snapped, flustered.

"It was bound to happen eventually."

"So I'm just someone you have no resistance to, huh?"

"Or maybe your charm is just too strong."

"Tch, sweet talker."

Utaha rolled her eyes and flipped herself into the bath.

Splash!

Water splashed onto the tile floor with a sharp slap, snapping Eriri out of her daze.

"Huh...? What just happened?" she asked as Utaha resurfaced.

"Nothing," Utaha smiled. "Look behind you."

"Behind...? Prince Onii-chan?!" Eriri froze again.

"Sorry. Utaha roped me into this. I was wondering why you hadn't joined yet—turns out, you were already here."

"Ah... uh... I was sweating, so Tohka told me to go wash up first..." Eriri stammered.

"And where's Tohka?"

"She... she..."

"Eriri! I'm here! Sorry for the wait!"

Tohka's cheerful voice rang out—and she stepped in, stark naked.

"Eh?! Shichen?!"

As soon as she saw him, she panicked and spun around, back facing him.

"W-why are you here?!"

Shichen looked at her. Her moonlit skin gleamed, and her curves were—well, impossible to ignore.

"Tohka, where did you go? Eriri's been waiting forever."

"Eh?"

Tohka tilted her head. She didn't get the question, but answered honestly:

"I went to get clothes. Eriri didn't have any to change into."

"Ah, I see."

"Tohka, Eriri might not be able to wear your clothes," Utaha said, floating on her back.

"Huh? Why not?"

"Look down."

"Down...? Oh! That explains it." Tohka finally understood.

"Kasumigaoka Utaha! Can you not?!" Eriri yelled, fuming.

"Just stating the facts."

"You're the worst!"

"Shichen, you haven't told us why you're here." Tohka still hadn't turned back around. She hadn't even brought a towel.

"I came to scrub your backs."

"Huh? But we're not dirty..."

"Oh? You don't want me to bathe with you?" His voice dipped, just a little sad.

"No no no! That's not it!" Tohka panicked.

"So I can join?"

"I—I don't mind. But you should ask Eriri..."

"Eriri's fine with it too," Utaha jumped in.

"No I'm not!" Eriri immediately protested.

"Really? You don't want to bathe with Shichen?" Utaha smiled sweetly.

"Th-this..."

Eriri couldn't help but glance at Shichen. His soft smile met her gaze, and her face went red again as she sank deeper into the water, leaving only her eyes and nose above the surface.

"Th-this is your home, Prince Onii-chan... so I—I guess it's fine..."

"Then let's go." Utaha swam to the edge and yanked Shichen into the bath.

Splash!

Water surged, completely dunking Eriri's head.

"Pwah—!"

She came up gasping, glaring at Utaha.

"What was that for?!"

"What was I doing? More like what you were doing," Utaha said with a smile.

"What do you mean?"

"Look at yourself."

"Huh?"

Eriri looked down—only to realize she was standing way above the water, her belly button visible. She instinctively turned to Shichen.

Sure enough, he was looking.

"!"

Mortified, she pulled her knees in and sank back underwater.

Shichen chuckled. At this point, hiding didn't really matter anymore.

He had already seen everything except... the most critical bit.

So she's mixed...?

And surprisingly clean, he thought.

"Oh, totally smooth," Utaha nodded. "Just like Tohka."

She turned to Shichen with a smirk.

"Is that your type?"

"What type?" Shichen feigned confusion.

"Don't play dumb."

"Ahem. Tohka, aren't you getting in?"

"Oh... oh!" Tohka backed up slowly to the edge and jumped in.

Shichen didn't know what to say. Tohka was just too innocent.

Even though she faced away, her posture made it really easy to see... well, everything.

Unlike her flawless pale skin, that one spot had a faint sakura-pink hue.

A stunning sight.

Too bad Eriri was there—he couldn't act on anything.

But this was already enough.

He finally got to bathe with all three of them. The future looked promising.

And it was all thanks to Utaha.

Whether or not she was teasing Eriri on purpose, Shichen was definitely enjoying the perks.

Feeling content, he leaned against the bath edge and waved Utaha over.

"What now? Gonna do something in front of them?" Utaha teased, swimming over anyway.

Eriri and Tohka peeked up from the water, watching.

"Just wanted to say thanks."

When she reached him, he turned her around and hugged her from behind, massaging her shoulders.

"Thank me?"

Feeling the massage, Utaha relaxed in his arms. She adjusted slightly before settling in.

"Finally appreciating me?"

"Of course."

"Mhm~" Utaha closed her eyes, enjoying it.

Eriri and Tohka watched but didn't dare ask for a massage.

That night, none of them mentioned what happened to the others.

It became their little secret.

Even the three girls didn't say a word.

Since it wasn't Friday, Eriri went home after dinner.

But tomorrow was Friday—she planned to stay over.

What she didn't know was that Shichen slept together with everyone.

…

Friday.

Shichen resumed mascot duties at the café.

But that morning, an unexpected guest arrived.

"Shichen, I came to see you."

The door opened and a girl with long purple hair stepped in.

She looked up with a dazzling smile, her starry eyes captivating.

"Ai? What are you doing here?"

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