I Was Sent to an All-Female Frontline Unit to Get Rid of Some of the Trouble, but the Most Beautiful Girls Who Are Rumored to Hate Men Love Me So Much That I Have a Hard Time at Night

Chapter 33: Returning a Favor (3)

“!?”

S-Sephia-san’s body…

A-Am I… going to see it!?

“N-No! Th-There’s no need for you to do something like that!”

There’s no way I could let her do such a thing.

When I firmly refused, Sephia-san looked a bit disheartened and said,

“…You’re right. I’m sorry. For someone like me to try to show my body to you as a woman… I must have gotten ahead of myself.”

“!! That’s not it!!”

Sure, I did refuse Sephia-san’s suggestion just now.

But since she’d completely misunderstood, I strongly denied it.

I took a step closer to her and said,

“Sephia-san, you’re a very beautiful woman!”

“! B-Beautiful, you say?”

“Yes! Among all the women I’ve ever seen, you’re truly one of the most beautiful! So, it’s not about being full of yourself or anything like that… It’s just that, if I saw the body of someone as beautiful as you, I think my mind would go completely blank, so… please don’t worry about it!”

I spoke with such momentum that I wasn’t sure if my words came out right.

But I felt like my feelings got across.

As I thought that, Sephia-san blushed with embarrassment and, somewhat shyly, said,

“I-I understand… Then I won’t let myself get discouraged over nothing and will enjoy the rest of our bath time together, Finn-san.”

“Y-Yes!”

Relieved that my words reached her, I replied.

Then I said, “I’ll go change over there!” and moved to a spot where Sephia-san couldn’t see me.

I took off my clothes, wrapped a towel around my waist, and stood in front of the bath area.

While waiting for Sephia-san to arrive—

“Thank you for waiting.”

“S-Sephia-sa──!!”

Eventually, Sephia-san appeared… but—

She was now in just a bath towel.

Th-That’s right!

We’re about to enter the bath, so of course she’s only wearing a towel. So why was I so relieved earlier…!?

“…”

Her arms and thighs were fair and beautiful, hard to believe someone with such incredible sword skills had them.

And even through her uniform, I could tell—

But the bath towel couldn’t possibly cover her whole chest, and her large breasts were spilling out.

Her usual beautiful face and the aura of a mature woman completely captured my gaze.

“Finn-san’s… body…”

“Sephia-san…? Did you say something…?”

“…!”

Her cheeks were flushed as she gazed warmly at my body. I think she muttered something sweetly.

When I asked, Sephia-san looked startled and quickly said,

“N-No… Shall we go in?”

“Y-Yes!”

Together with the towel-clad Sephia-san, I stepped into the bath.

This is only to repay a favor.

I kept telling myself that so I could somehow stay composed even with Sephia-san right next to me in a towel.

“Would you mind sitting here?”

“O-Okay!”

We arrived at the mirror, and I sat down on the stool as directed.

…Last time, I was the one washing Elena-san’s body.

Being on the receiving end makes me just as nervous.

“I’ll start with your back.”

“Y-Yes!”

Sephia-san took soap in her hand and touched my back right away—

“…!”

At that moment.

Elena-san had the same reaction—when that cool sensation suddenly hit my back, I couldn’t help but let out a sound.

“Are you all right?”

“Y-Yes, I’m fine!”

“Then I’ll continue like this.”

With that, Sephia-san resumed washing my back.

“How does it feel?”

“I-It feels really good!”

“I’m glad to hear that.”

Her gentle hands, and the way they felt different from mine.

All those things made me aware of her, but I desperately reminded myself that this was part of repaying kindness.

Then, while washing my back, Sephia-san spoke in a soft tone.

“Just as I imagined, getting to wash the back of a man like you, Finn-san, truly makes me happy.”

“I-Is that so?”

“Yes. A man’s body is different from ours… and as I touch yours, I can feel how much effort you’ve put into everything up until now. And since you’re such a kind person, Finn-san, I can’t help but want to support you even more.”

Then she continued.

As she gently touched my back, Sephia-san spoke softly.

“I don’t just want to support you, Finn-san. Just like I protected you from the assassin earlier today, I want to continue protecting you from now on as well.”

“…”

To protect me…

Such kind words, but still…

“This is something I told Elena-san too… I don’t just want to be protected by Elena-san or you, Sephia-san—I want to become strong enough to protect both of you, and everyone else, someday.”

“! To protect… me, Elena-san, and everyone…”

Sephia-san raised her voice in surprise. After a brief pause,

I suddenly felt two large, soft sensations on my back as Sephia-san hugged me from behind and said,

“Finn-san, you really are a mysterious one… To think you’d say you want to protect us, the strongest unit of the Luvankrum Empire’s military… But because it’s you, I’m sure we, and I, will…”

“Sephia-san…”

Then, after holding me from behind for a while,

She eventually let go and said,

“Sorry, my hands stopped moving. Your back seems clean enough, so I’ll move around front and wash your legs next.”

“P-Please do!”

I nodded, and Sephia-san moved from behind me to the front.

She began washing my legs right away.

…Huh?

“…”

Looking at Sephia-san in front of me in a towel, I suddenly thought—

What were those two soft things I felt on my back earlier?

I hadn’t paid much attention because of the serious conversation, but… could it have been…