Volume 5, The Sixth Question(2/3)
“..Then, everyone, please choose a seat you like.”
We followed what she instructed and took the seats closest to us. Alright, let’s tuck in.
“““ITADAKIMASU!!”””
Everyone clapped their hands together and yelled, immediately savoring the happy dinner time.
“This meal’s really amazing..!”
“Th, this is really great..! Uu..I’ll accidentally eat too much if this keeps up..”
“Why is it that the food I like to eat have so much calories..!?”
“..Replenishing iron.”
“Shouko, why is it that this meal here looks poisonous with all the purple?”
“..I didn’t add any strange drugs in this.”
“I love Chinese food!”
It’s like we booked a room in a high class restaurant to eat, and each dish is so delicious, it’s really delightful.
“Yoshii-kun, let me feed you. Here, ah~”
“Nn? An~”
“Aki!? What are you doing?”
“Akihisa-kun? Your table manners are really terrible!?”
“Shouko, why is it that my drink looks poisonous with that pink color over there?”
“..I didn’t add any suspicious drugs in this.”
“Muttsurini, what are you eating?”
“..Bird’s Nest. It’s nice.”
As we enjoyed the high-class cuisine that we would rarely get to eat, the bodies and souls that were fatigued by studying found comfort.
The last dessert, almond jelly was served, and as we ate, Kirishima-san suddenly asked Yuuji.
“..Yuuji.”
“What is it, Shouko?”
“How’s the studying?”
“Going really well. You don’t have to worry.”
“..Really?”
“Yeah, I might even beat you in the next tests.”
“..Is that so?”
“I’ll be able to regain my freedom like this.”
On seeing Yuuji show such a relaxed expression, Kirishima-san couldn’t help but narrow her eyes.
“..If that’s what you say.”
“Nn?”
“..How about a challenge?”
It’s rare that Kirishima-san will show such a taunting look.
“You want to challenge me?”
“..Un, I want to see what you can do, Yuuji.”
“Hoho, so you’re viewing yourself highly there, huh, to actually say such words.”
That’s weird? Did Yuuji actually think of accepting her proposal..?
“..I’m definitely above you. That’s a fact.”
“DAMN IT, FINE! WE’LL HAVE A CHALLENGE! WHO’S SCARED HERE! LET ME TELL YOU THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR ABILITIES!”
He got hooked. Kirishima-san really understands Yuuji’s thoughts.
“..I understand. In that case, we’ll have a simple revision test about the test topics later.”
“FINE! DON’T THINK I’LL BE THAT OLD USELESS ME IN THE PAST!”
“..If I win, you’re sleeping with me, Yuuji.”
“HA!?”
On hearing that, Yuuji’s eyes immediately became little black dots. What an idiot. He doesn’t seem to have comprehended what was going on.
Anyway, if Yuuji loses the revision test later, he’ll have to sleep together with that Kirishima-san who’s beautiful and has a great body. If it really ended up in such an envious situation, it’ll be a case when I’ll really be jealous and think of killing him..
“Sorry, Kirishima-san. I want some more almond jelly. Can I borrow a knife from you? A chopper or a katana will do too.”
“..I’ll get it for you now.”
“WAIT A SEC, SHOUKO! DON’T GIVE ANYTHING DANGEROUS LIKE A KNIFE TO HIM! YOU’LL ENDANGER MY LIFE LIKE THAT!”
Cheh! That Yuuji’s instincts are rather sharp!
“..But if you win, Yuuji, I’ll allow you to sleep with Yoshii.”
“THAT’S TOO SCARY! I DON’T GET ANY BENEFIT AT ALL!”
What is this stupid guy saying? If it’s me, I’ll definitely fight to get 0 points here!
“This is great. Seems interesting, I want to do something here~”
The jealous feelings in me caused me to get ready to grab the chair and smash it on Yuuji’s head, but Kudou-san said with a happy look.
“..You want to join too, Aiko?”
“I can join, but since it’s a rare chance..”
Kudou-san deliberately paused the moment she said that, and looked over at me. What does she want to do?
“—How about everyone take this text and use the points to decide who sleeps with who?”
Kudou-san looked at me and deliberately blinked. Is she actually thinking..of seducing me?
“FINE! I WAS REA—”
“YOU, YOU CAN’T DO THAT! ERM, IT, IT’S TOO EARLY FOR YOU TO DO THAT, AKIHISA-KUN!”
“But it’ll be better for Yoshii-kun to gain more actual experience with me on health education, right?”
“NO! YOU MUSTN’T DO THAT!”
“But I really want to teach Yoshii-kun health education~”
“I SAID NO MEANS NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT! IF YOU INTEND TO DO THAT, KUDOU-SAN, I, I WANT TO SLEEP WITH AKIHISA-KUN!”
“EHHHHH!? WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU SAYING, HIMEJI-SAN!?”
Himeji-san just said such ridiculous words out of impulse when Kudou-san challenged her, right?
“MI, MIZUKI! WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!? EVERYONE KNOWS THIS ISN’T POSSIBLE!”
“BUT YOU ARE AWARE AFTER READING THROUGH AKIHISA-KUN’S H-BOOKS, MINAMI-CHAN! AKIHISA-KUN’S A GUY! HE’S VERY INTERESTED IN THOSE PERVY STUFF! SOMETHING BIG WILL HAPPEN IF HE SLEEPS WITH KUDOU-SAN!”
“It’s true that the 4th H-book Aki collected has a short hair girl..”
HOLD ON A SEC, HOW MUCH OF MY TOP SECRET DO YOU KNOW OF!
“So I must sleep with Akihisa-kun to protect him!”
“Tha, that’s right. I have to sleep with Aki to protect him too.”
Why is it that things are getting weirder and weirder? And I’m bothered that you revealed my deep secrets to everyone like that.
“No no, I’d think that you people are all too excited here. This won’t happen if you reject Kudou’s proposal.”
“KUDOU-SAN, LET’S CHALLENGE! I WILL DEFINITELY NOT LOSE TO YOU FOR AKIHISA-KUN’S SAKE!”
“YEAH! I’LL SLEEP WITH AKI IF IT’S FOR HIS SAKE TOO!”
“Ahaha, you two are really interesting. Didn’t let down my expectations there.”
“I’d feel..that it’ll be fine..if you just refused..”
Hideyoshi’s suggestion was thoroughly ignored. I would occasionally think that the aptitude to study doesn’t have a direct relation to how smart one is, is it?
“..In that case, I’ll take out a brand new mock exam that wasn’t used before.”
“WAIT A SEC, SHOUKO! I HAVEN’T AGREED YET!”
“..It’s decided. You said that you’ll challenge me just now, Yuuji. You can’t say no now.”
“Ugh! I, I did say that alright..”
Yuuji’s gaze was unfocused as he looked around, seemingly thinking of something.
And then, his eyes turned to the table. I clearly saw that Yuuji overturned the glass of fruit juice from an angle Kirishima-san couldn’t see.
“Oh, sorry Shouko! Did it get your clothes?”
“..I’m fine.”
On first glance, it looked like Kirishima-san’s clothes weren’t ruined by the juice.
“No, that can’t be right. You can’t see it there, but your hem has juice on it.”
Yuuji pointed at the back of Kirishima-san’s waist as he said that.
“..I’ll be troubled.”
“Sorry, I was careless there—”
“..That drug will corrode fibers.”
“WAIT A SEC, WHAT IN THE WORLD DID YOU ADD IN MY DRINK!?”
It looks like Yuuji’s drink was spiked, which was why the color’s different from everyone else.
The juice that was tossed out gave off green smoke on contact with the carpet, but I can’t be envious about that..
“..I’ll get a change of clothes.”
“That’s right, it’s better to change clothes..since you need to change, we can have a bath even though it’s early. Treat it as aiding digestion.”
Yuuji stopped Kirishima-san, who was about to leave and get a change of clothes, and suggested it.
That’s a good idea. It’ll be hard on us if we immediately start studying while we’re full, so we might as well take a bath and rest. However, I’m rather worried as I may feel sleepy if I bath after eating.
“..I understand. Let’s take a bath then.”
“Alright, we’ll talk about the mock tests later then.”
“..Un.”
Having gotten Kirishima-san’s permission, we went to get a change of clothes, and the boys and girls went to different rooms.
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“Alright, let’s go.”
We entered our room, and a few minutes later, Yuuji suddenly got up.
“Understood. We’re going to peep, right?”
“..Leave it to me.”
“I’d say, how foolish can you people be..”
On a side note, Hideyoshi was assigned to another room, but came back to our guys’ room. He felt lonely, right?
“Idiots, you’re wrong. We’re going to Shouko’s room.”
“Heh? Why?”
Kirishima-san’s room? Leaving the girls’ bathroom alone and choosing to go to Kirishima-san’s room? Why?
“Do I have to say it? I have to steal the mock test she just mentioned.”
This guy’s ever so despicable.
“But I don’t think we’ll lose out on anything even if we don’t steal the test script.”
“(Nods head)..Peeping’s more important than that.”
Yuuji may not want to sleep with Kirishima-san, but this is really a great opportunity to peep for Muttsurini and me, so we have no need to sneak around like that.
“Do you really think that’s the check?”
Yuuji started to ask me with that pretense tone of his.
“What are you trying to say?”
“Think about it carefully, Akihisa? What did that sister of yours that just came back forbid you from doing?”
“Eh, well..‘gaming for only half an hour a day’ and ‘no illicit sexual relationships at all’—damn it! I forgot about it!”
It’ll be a death penalty if I end up sleeping with girls—whether it’s my happy life of living alone or my life.
“Ah, but, if nee-san doesn’t know—”
“I’ll leak the news if you don’t help me.”
“DAMN BASTARD! YOU’RE A SUPER DAMNED BASTARD!”
Though I already knew that Yuuji was a bastard.
“And you’re in danger too, Muttsurini.”
“..Why?”
“You’ll die due to massive nosebleed.”
That’s really the case.
“..Do you think I’m scared of death?”
WHAT THE HECK! THAT LINE’S WAY TOO COOL!
“But think of the ranking. If the people on top choose who they won—”
If we predict the results, Kirishima-san will be first, Himeji-san will be second, and Kudou-san will be third..that’s likely to be the case.
“When Kirishima chooses Yuuji, Himeji chooses Akihisa, who will Kudou Aiko choose?”
Hideyoshi put his hand at his chin and muttered,
“Kudou will likely choose Muttsurini.”
“..How is it possible?”
“You two just argued a whole lot. Didn’t she sweat to get back the top rank in health education without letting you lose too much blood, Muttsurini?”
“..Ugh! That’s too despicable!”
I don’t really understand, but it seems that Muttsurini and Kudou-san have some strange competition going on between them.
“..Those pants aren’t going to kill me..!”
It seems that Muttsurini isn’t scared of death, but will die because he hates the pants. Does he have some emotional scar with them?
“That’s the case. Are you willing to help?”
“Got it. I’ll help.”
“..I have no other choice.”
This is a matter of life and death. If I don’t help Yuuji, I’ll likely be dunked in a hell of boiling water.
“I’d help you too.”
“Heh? You’re going to help us too, Hideyoshi? Why?”
No matter what I think, Hideyoshi doesn’t have a reason to help.
“No particular reasons.”
“?”
Uu..since Hideyoshi wants to help, it’ll be a great thing.
“Alright, since it’s decided, let’s hurry up and take action. Based on what Shouko said, that mock test should be hidden in her room, so we have to enter her bedroom.”
“““Got it!”””
We could only help Yuuji and enter Kirishima-san’s room together because of all sorts of reasons.
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“Kirishima-san, what kind of bath do you have at home?”
“..There’s a large bath and an open-aired bath.”
“A, amazing. It’s just like a hot springs hotel.”
“I’m really looking forward to it.”
“I’m looking forward to it too. Whether it’s the hot springs hotel or that I can touch, Hime-chan’s part, right?”
“Wah! Ku, Kudou-san, where are you touching!”
“They’re so big~ what do you put inside?”
“..I’m so envious..”
“Wa! Wh, why even Kirishima-san..”
“That’s right. It’s really too unfair that Mizuki’s grown like that..I wonder if I can get a needle to poke them and suck the stuff inside..”
“Mi, Minami-chan! Are you joking around? Your expression looks horrifying!”
The bewitching conversation could be heard as Himeji-san and the rest were holding onto their change of clothing and were ready to move to the bathroom.
“Yuuji, I say..”
“What?”
“I just want to forget about everything and follow Himeji-san and the rest.”
“..Same here.”
The wish we couldn’t get in the past can definitely come true now!
“Idiots, think about it carefully. Think about what happened then!”
Yuuji calmly retorted back. Of course, we’re not so stupid to end up in such a forsaken state.
“I won’t make the same failure twice over! I’ll do it properly this time and definitely not end up getting myself suspended from school again!”
Now, allow me to repeat this once again. I just want to peep into the girls’ bathroom for the sake of my desire.
“In that case, let me change the saying.”
Yuuji pointed his index finger fiercely at me.
“Think about it, you guys, about that damned old granny’s naked body.”
““..UGH!””
The dinner we just digested seemed to have went back into the throat.
“There’s nothing good about peeping at all..whether it’s the one watching or the one being watched..”
“..Should never commit the same crime again.”
“It’s great that you guys can understand this.”
If we end up getting the cops involved because I saw such a thing, I won’t be able to die in peace even if I do.
“Are we ready to go into Kirishima’s room?”
“You’re right, we’ll just waste our time if this drags on.”
Girls bath longer, but this theory can’t be applied to everyone. We have to finish this mission at the fastest speed possible.
After checking that Himeji-san and the rest aren’t around, we tiptoed over to the other side of the corridor, aiming at Kirishima-san’s room where Himeji-san and the rest came out from.
“Alright, let’s go in.”
Yuuji stood in front of the door, and held onto the door handle before twisting it.
“That’s weird? Why can’t we open it?”
But even though it was a turning handle, the door still wouldn’t budge as it let out a creaking sound.
“I’d say, it should be locked.”
“In her own house? Ugh..is there really something important inside?”
Or is it that girls of this age are used to doing such things?
“What kinds of important things would that person have..never mind. Muttsurini, can you do it?”
“..Give me 30 seconds.”
Muttsurini took out a tool that we never saw before, poked it inside the keyhole and fidgeted for 30 seconds before finally opening Kirishima-san’s bedroom door. That’s really an amazing ability.
We entered the room and looked around, and couldn’t help but feel amazed as we stood there.
“This room’s really grand..”
“Bi, big..”
Kirishima-san’s room should be about the size of 20, 30 tatamis.
“We'd should spread out and look, or else it’ll be impossible for us to find it.”
“Yeah, everyone, spread out and search. If we find something similar to test scripts, open it out even if we see the questions, we won’t have any excuse even if we’re discovered.
In other words, it’ll be unfair if Kirishima-san’s the only one who saw the test questions of the mock test; what kind of lame excuse is that? It’s really despicable, and it’ll be sorry for Kirishima-san, but we have no other ways to escape.
“Got it. I’ll search from that bookshelf.”
“..I’ll check from the entrance.”
“I’ll check from the windows.”
“I’ll check through Shouko’s drawers.”
The four of us split up to look for that mock test.
The bookshelf I’m in charge of has magazines, novels and some small things.
My eyes screened through a corner of the bookshelf,
“Ehh, let’s see, what is this..<<100 Conditions To Be A Good Woman>>, <<Making The Person You Like Notice You>>, <<Commentary. Men’s Heart>>, <<Methods Of Stalking>>, <<Understanding What’s Legal And Illegal In Torture>>, <<Black Magic Gate>>..”
I just feel that the books Kirishima-san reads are becoming more and more criminal..especially that black magic book. For Yuuji’s sake, I better introduce something like white magic to her.
“Forget about that. I can’t find the questions of the mock test here..”
Kirishima-san probably didn’t put the test script here. Is it at where the other members are looking? I turned around to look at the door,
“..!(SWOOSH)!”
“MUTTSURINI! WHAT’S WITH YOU!?”
Suddenly, Muttsurini, who was supposed to be looking around, had bright red blood patterns forming on his face, and an inexplicable scene entered my eyes.
What’s going on?
“..Is this..a trap..?”
Muttsurini was drowning in a pool of blood, yet his stare was fixated on—a pile of female underwear that was folded neatly.
“..Care..ful..Akihisa. Kudou Aiko..wants to kill..all of us..”
“Ahh, you’re wrong. I guess the only one who’ll die because of such a thing is you, Muttsurini..”
Is that Kudou-san’s underwear? I won’t actually drown in my pool of nosebleed, but my heart really feels like fluttering when I think of how the short-haired girl who often wears pants would wear such underwear..
“ARGH, THIS IS..!”
Not far away, Yuuji yelled too. What now?’
“You found the test script, Yuuji?”
“KU..DAMN IT! IT’S HARDENED GLASS! IS, IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN USE TO BREAK IT..”
I looked at where Yuuji’s looking, and he’s looking at a piece of glass that was fixed to the wall.
What’s wrong with this guy?
“What is it, Yuuji? Found the test script?”
“JUST NICE, AKIHISA! HURRY UP AND HELP ME GET THIS DAMNED THING OFF!”
Yuuji roared, and the damned thing he was referring to was the marriage certificate that was sealed in the thick glass.
“The way I see it, it’s impossible to take it out. Forget about that; getting the test script is more important.”
“WHAT NONSENSE IS THAT!? DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TIME I SPENT LOOKING FOR IT!? THAT SHOUKO ACTUALLY LIED TO ME AND SAID THAT SHE HANDED IT OVER TO THE LAWYER..IT’S BECAUSE SHE’S HIDING SUCH A THING THAT SHE LOCKED THE ROOM UP!”
Yuuji has completely forgotten that we got in here to look for the test scripts.
I should be reminding Yuuji here, but I might end up being scolded by him if I say the wrong things..really, how did I end up getting myself into this mess..
“Sigh, Yuuji and Muttsurini are useless now. Looks like Hideyoshi and I have to work harder..hm?”
I started to look around again to find that test script, and found a little hairpin on the table. Isn’t that the bunny hairclip Himeji-san normally puts on her hair?
“Speaking of which, Himeji-san does seem to like such small things..”
I just took the hairclip without thinking and stared at it.
Forget about primary school. She still likes such a small thing even till now. This is really what Himeji-san would do—
“..Arre? What’s wrong?’
As I looked at the hairclip in my hand, my mind started to have some strange thought surging. Ughh..
“Yoshii-kun, what are you looking at?”
“WAH!?”
A sound came from behind me. Who, who is it?
“Really, Yoshii-kun. How can you secretly sneak into a girl’s room.”
The one who blinked at me and smiled in a vexing manner is,
“Ku, Kudou-san!? Why..didn’t you go bathe?”
“I forgot to take my underwear. I took it out from my bag and forgot to bring it into the bathroom, so I came back to get it.”
Kudou-san smiled and pointed at the clean underwear right in front of Muttsurini’s corpse.
I’M AN IDIOT! WHY DIDN’T I NOTICE IT TILL NOW! SHE DIDN’T BRING HER UNDERWEAR EVEN THOUGH SHE WANTED TO BATH, AND IT’S OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE SHE FORGOT TO BRING IT!
Since Kudou-san’s right in front of me, maybe the other girls are coming back—
“NOT GOOD! EVERYONE, RETREAT! THE KILLING SQUAD MAY BE COMING BACK!”
I hurriedly interrupted the plan and dashed out to the exit. There’ll definitely be an unavoidable great tragedy if Minami or Himeji-san finds me here.
“Damn it! looks like I can only watch and leave this thing behind..”
Having noticed my condition here, Yuuji hurriedly grabbed Muttsurini and rushed towards the exit, and Hideyoshi followed us.
“See you later, the four of you.”
Kudou-san didn’t look angry and even waved at us as we got ready to escape.
“Ugh..the plan failed. What should we do..”
Even if Kudou-san let us off, we still didn’t find that script. If this keeps up, I’ll..
“What do you mean what we can do? We can’t do anything now that we’re discovered.”
“This is bad..Muttsurini’s lucky that he fainted, but we..”
“We can only think of beating them.”
“You’re right. If Yuuji wins and chooses to sleep with me..”
“..At that moment, we’ll be sentenced to death by this society.”
Should I choose physical death or social death? It’s really a painful and cruel choice between two here! Why do I have to face death all the time in my life?”
“Relax Akihisa. I’d just scanned through the questions of the mock test.”
“Eh? When?”
“Just when you guys were fooling around.”
That is why Hideyoshi’s being so quiet. He’s been working silently.
“Oh yeah, I just can’t understand, Hideyoshi. Why are you willing to help us?”
“I’d have all sorts of complicated feelings here..”
Hideyoshi looked far away with teary eyes.
“If I sleep with a lady on the same bed and nothing happens, I’d be treated as a woman completely. But if something really happens, a big problem will happen. There’s no bigger problem than this..”
So Hideyoshi has his own troubles.
We ran around on the corridor, and finally got far away from Kirishima-san’s room before slowing down.
“Akihisa, we’d should be heading off to bath, right?”
“You’re right. Let’s go and bath.”
“To me, now’s not the time to bath..”
Right now, Yuuji’s completely focused on that marriage certificate left inside Kirishima-san’s room, but I just feel that no matter how much he struggles, it’s all futile..
“Sigh, we can’t think of anything good now. Better go take a bath first, Yuuji.”
“That’s right. We might be able to think of something when we’re bathing.”
“Yeah. Then, see you later, Hideyoshi.”
I waved at Hideyoshi and got ready to return to the room Kirishima-san prepared for us to get a change of clothes.
“HOLD IT!”
“Heh?”
Unexpectedly, Hideyoshi reached his hand out and tugged at my shirt.
“What is it, Hideyoshi? Don’t you want to bath?”
“Fm, I’d want to bath too, but why must I be separated from you guys?”
“Eh? That’s because..we’re going to bath!”
“Fm, bath.”
“So we have to go to the guys’ bathroom, and Hideyoshi, you’re,”
“I’d go to the guys’ bath too!”
“Hm? Did you mix up on the bathing time? We’ll let you bath first then.”
“OF COURSE NOT! I’D WANT TO BATH WITH EVERYONE!”
“EHHH!? NO YOU CAN’T!”
“WHY NOT! TODAY, I’D DEFINITELY PROOF TO ALL OVER YOU THAT I’M A REAL MAN! AS MEN, WE SHOULD BE HONEST WITH EACH OTHER!”
“Hon..honest with each other..”
“WHA, WHAT’S THERE TO BLUSH ABOUT THIS!? ANYWAY, NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY, I MUST GO INTO THE GUYS’ BATH!”
Hideyoshi was so angry that he was grabbing onto my wrist. Looks like his heart is really unmovable now as I can’t shake his will no matter what I said. At this moment, Hideyoshi’s as firm as ever, and I can’t convince him. I could only give up reluctantly.
“..I, I understand, Hideyoshi. Since you say so, let’s bath toget—”
“Mizuki, it’s sudden, but don’t you want to see Aki get thrown into a swimming pool without water?”
“It’s really a coincidence, Minami-chan. I want to see how Akihisa-kun looks like when he’s diving without oxygen tanks.”
“That’s weird? Why is it that my arms are tied behind?
“Come with us, Aki. There should be a swimming pool in such a large house. It’ll be great if there’s a 20m jumping platform, right?”
“After that, you must dunk your head into a bathtub full of water and count till 1000! You must make yourself warm, you know!?”
“Ahaha, you two really like to joke around. I’ll definitely die if you do that.”
Himeji-san and Minami used a lot of force to drag me. There must be some mistake! That’s right, there must be a mistake!
“Really, hearing that you want to bath with Kinosheeta after coming back from the bathroom..”
“Luckily, Kudou-san forgot to take her change of clothes. Have to thank her properly later.”
“Aha, ahaha..why are you two joking around since just now? You two are actually joking, right? Oi, you’re joking right? WHY AREN’T YOU LOOKING AT ME!? WHY ARE MY HANDS TIED UP TIGHTER! PLEASE, LISTEN TO ME! SOMEONE! SOMEONE SAVE ME NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”
“..Yuuji.”
“SH, SHOUKO! WHEN DID YOU COME BACK!?”
“..Thinking of stealing our marriage certificate. Unforgivable.”
“WA, WAIT A SEC! LISTEN TO ME! I’M NOT STEALING IT. THIS IS A RIGHT I HAAAVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEE!!!”
“Muttsurini-kun, hurry up and get up.”
“....Uu..uuu..”
“Watch me (flash)!”
“GUUAAAAHHHHH (SPLOSH)”
“..So in the end, I can only bath -->>