Chapter 100
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 100
Chapter Title: First Day
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Late at night in the bathhouse.
In that very spot where Ian was bathing, Airi—hiding her body in secret—faced the pillar with a flustered expression, deep in thought.
She had hurriedly concealed herself when Ian entered, but nothing came to mind for what to do next.
What should I do...
Airi racked her brain like that, but no matter how hard she thought, no other options surfaced.
The exit was on the opposite side. To leave, she'd have to pass right by Ian.
She was confident in sneaking around unnoticed, but even so, slipping out without getting caught was impossible.
Behind the pillar, Airi let out a silent sigh.
Should've just answered him.
It was her usual regret, always coming too late.
In the end, Airi meekly sat down behind the pillar and huddled up.
With no better plan, she figured she'd just wait there until Ian left.
Being trapped in a bathhouse with a man... it felt strangely tense.
As Airi waited for Ian's bath to end with thoughts like that, a voice called from outside.
"Is the Captain in there?"
This voice... that person. What was her name again?
Having just been introduced to everyone that day—with so many names to remember—Airi frowned in concentration.
"Yeah. Rin? Won't take long."
Right. Rin.
She had almost gotten it. So close.
Ian's reply came just a beat before Airi recalled the name.
Hearing the exchange, Airi felt a twinge of unease.
What if Ian leaves and Rin comes right in?
She could keep hiding, sure, but then who knew when she'd get out.
...But didn't Rin already bathe earlier?
As Airi huddled behind the pillar, lost in thought, Rin—defying expectations—opened the door and stepped inside.
"...?!"
Startled, Airi flinched and secretly peeked out to look.
Rin, clad only in a towel, entered the bathhouse without a care, utterly unfazed by Ian's presence.
"You said she's inside."
"Hehe. Mind if we share? You always do it with Tanya. Not fair."
"Well..."
Not every time, but their schedules overlapped with suspicious frequency, almost like it was planned.
And it looked like Rin had finally caught on.
Rin approached casually, dropped her towel, and sat down right in front of Ian.
"......"
Airi, peeking from behind the pillar, muttered to herself.
What a weird mercenary corps... totally!
Airi trembled as she huddled behind the pillar.
Having stayed outside so long, her damp skin had cooled, sending chills through her.
A moment later, Rin's voice—laced with eroticism—reached Airi's ears.
"Ah... mm."
Listening from behind, Airi felt a strange, prickling chill crawl through her chest.
She knew instinctively what was happening.
No way... is it that?
Airi peeked out just a little and confirmed it. Yep.
She'd panicked and hidden away, averting her eyes for just a moment. But now, the two were locked in an embrace.
Well, what else would you do coming into a bathhouse together?
At first, the suddenness flustered her, forcing her gaze away. But curiosity began to bloom in Airi's heart.
Airi secretly peered into the bathhouse. Their backs were turned, completely absorbed, oblivious to her stare.
Rin moaned, writhing as sweet sounds spilled out endlessly.
Airi quietly swallowed.
Of course, it was nothing like the stuff in books.
This had a scorching, live heat—a vivid sense of immediacy.
Voices thick with passion.
As time wore on, the voices pitched higher, breaths growing ragged.
Rin's voice, lost in pleasure, tickled Airi's ears.
They kept it low enough not to leak outside, but to Airi in the same room, every gasp and moan rang crystal clear.
Hiding behind the pillar, peeking at the scene and drinking in every sound, Airi felt a shiver run through her at that voice.
It sounds so good.
First time hearing someone make a noise like that.
How amazing does it feel?
With that thought, Airi swallowed hard.
"Haa..."
A faint sigh slipped from Airi's lips. Her body burned unbearably now.
After watching the two, Airi finally reached down quietly to touch herself.
Her core was drenched—soaked through without her even noticing.
The sharp jolt at her fingertips made Airi's body jerk and shudder violently.
"......"
Haaa...
Breath held, careful now.
Airi moved her fingers in silence.
The delightful spot teased, a voice threatening to escape—but Airi suppressed it masterfully.
Stifling sounds was her specialty. Cheap inns let every little noise from next door bleed through. This had to be utterly silent.
Airi's fingertips glided with exquisite quiet care.
Swallowing back the sounds that bubbled up, teasing her sensitive core.
Her hand moved naturally, syncing to the duo's noises in her ears.
Skin slapping rhythmically.
Leaking moans.
Their soft breaths.
Her hand followed suit.
Each brush against her hypersensitive spot—far more alive than usual—sent tremors she could barely contain.
Maybe because it wasn't her usual rhythm.
Unwittingly matching their breaths, Airi felt like someone else was dictating her motions.
Like... being taken by another.
That notion unleashed a chilling pleasure unlike anything she'd known.
...And simultaneously.
Every time Rin's blissful voice hit her ears, a itch deep in her chest stirred.
Something felt lacking.
How good must it feel to cry out like that?
Is the real thing really that intense?
Doubts like that kept surfacing.
As their sounds built to a fever, Airi's fingers worked faster.
What does it feel like? Enough to make those noises.
How would it feel to experience it firsthand?
Dissatisfying. Incomplete.
Yet undeniably good.
Airi masturbated in secret, fingers dancing, moans teasing her ears as she stifled her breaths in quiet release.
"Ah..."
Rin's voice at climax.
Airi peaked almost in sync.
Hidden in the bathhouse corner, Airi muffled her voice, body quivering in silent ecstasy.
"Haah... haa."
Airi panted softly, her breath scorching like fire.
...Her first time witnessing sex up close.
Heart racing, thrilling, pleasurable.
But deeply unsatisfying.
Rin's ecstatic voice echoed in her ears.
It must feel incredible.
Way better than this alone.
...Lucky.
The thought bloomed, leaving a vast emptiness inside.
The quiet breaths of the bathhouse pair—and the hidden one—filled the air.
Shattering the post-climax hush came footsteps from outside again.
It was Tanya, approaching the bathhouse.
Right up to the door, she called out.
"Captain? You seen Rin?"
"Huh? N-no clue."
"Seriously, where'd she wander off to? Said she wanted a late-night snack."
Just searching for Rin, Tanya asked her piece and turned back.
Rin—who'd impulsively trailed Ian inside—flashed an awkward grin and rose first.
"Uh... hehe, sorry. Gonna head out first."
Any later, and Tanya would chew her out.
Rin rinsed off hastily and slipped out.
"Fuu..."
With Rin gone, the bathhouse fell quiet once more.
As if the frenzy never happened, it reverted to a serene space of gentle water trickles.
Finally reclaiming his solitary soak, Ian let out a soft sigh.
Airi's ears caught the renewed splashes of Ian's belated bathing.
...All done?
Back against the pillar, listening to the tranquil water, Airi murmured inwardly. It felt like a dream now.
Airi sighed quietly too.
Because of what just went down?
Ian was still there, but the initial tension had vanished.
Just a guy bathing, nothing more.
Do people really grow through experience?
After something that huge, sharing a bathhouse naked with a man felt trivial.
But in tension's place...
Even after her release, Airi felt her body heating unsatisfied.
Airi exhaled another hot breath.
Mercenary [Airi] has peeped on intercourse.
Mercenary [Airi] has masturbated 2 times.
- Desire has increased by 12.
- Unique experience has increased.
"......?"
Ian jolted at the sudden message window.
While Airi lingered dazed in the afterglow of it all...
Ian scanned the bathhouse with puzzled eyes.
A faint shadow protruded slightly from behind the pillar.
"......"
Ian played it off, finishing his bath in silence.
He even quietly ignored the masturbation count ticking up twice more in the interim.
Airi's first day with the mercenary corps.
