Part 1
"Hi"
The person whose figure is partially covered by the fog says, giving a simple wave towards me
"Ma-Manaki?! What are you doing here!?"
I ask outloud turning my face away from her
"Taking a bath"
She says as if it's the most normal thing in the world!
"U-use the women's side then!"
"I want to talk with you, so I thought it would be better here"
*Splash splash*
The water is still rippling! Don't keep moving closer as we speak!
"Why?! Can't we do this from the other side?"
I answer, still forcing my head down as to not look at her
"Liliana-sama says bathing with someone is a great way to get to know them"
"W-what?!"
*Splash splash*
She's still approaching me!?
"I highly doubt she meant like this! Even so, you don't have to get so close when you are-"
Finally, taken over by embarassment, I look up towards Manaki and my eyes fall on her...
Towel?
"Y-you are covered?"
I ask, slightly more disappointed than I should be
N-no, I'm not disappointed! Just surprised! It's a relieve that she's covered, b-but anyway, she's still here!
Manaki tilts her head
"Yes, but I was going to take it off once I was inside, we can't use a towel at an onsen, right?"
She says tugging at the top of the towel, threatning to release it from her body and making my despair immediately come back
"D-don't do this!"
"Uh, why?"
Do you even need to ask?!
"B-because..."
While shuffling through my brain for the right words to convince this crazy girl she shouldn't get naked in front of a guy she barely knows, I hear the door open.
"W-what?"
A cold feeling reaches my stomach as a short figure walks in and takes a long and amused look at the scene
"Oh, bonjour there, kekeke"
"G-Galard-san!?"
A stream of thoughts and excuses rushes through my head as I think of ways to explain what is going on to the old man that just walked in unannounced
"It's not what you think!"
I desperately say the most cliché line ever that usually causes people to suspect misunderstandings even more, however, the old man gleefully laughs
"And here I was thinking I could get the onsen all to myself after a tiring day at work, hope I wasn't interrupting anything, kekekekeke!"
He says with his typical laughter
"You're not!"
I quickly deny his suggestion as Manaki wonders to herself
"I thought I could get to know Tatseyo-san a bit better, but Galard-san is here too..."
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The Esper Devil ( Esper OC X Highschool DxD )
FanfictionThe era of heroes is over, with the hero association almost extinct and the espers now living in secrecy, the talented son of a legendary esper couple starts attending a school which is under the control of the devils. Raised with the mentality that...
