The Fallen Prince’s Pleasure Dungeon: I Won’t Let the Female Adventurers Leave ~ I Was Reincarnated as the Villain in an Eroge, and Even Though I Just Want to Live a Quiet Slow Life, Beautiful Girls Keep Gathering Around Me!?~ - 18

Chapter 18: For a Thief, That’s a Deadly Mistake!

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I confirmed the situation inside from behind the bathroom wall using the one-way mirror. Oboro, disguised as Imelda, tempted Kia, who was bewildered by the mysterious bathhouse that had suddenly appeared in the cave.

“It’s a good bath. Since you’re here, why don’t you get in too?”

If invited by her superior—the respected boss of the bandit group—Kia wouldn’t refuse.

“Me? I’m fine. Splashing some water on myself every now and then is plenty.”

(Wait. She turned it down that easily? Wh-what should I do, Master?)

Oboro spoke to me via telepathy. It seemed that as long as the distance was close, a monster and I could converse within our minds.

(Let’s see. In that case…)

(…Ho. Let’s go with that!)

Oboro carried out my idea.

“Kia. I wasn’t going to say this, but…”

“What is it, Big Sis?”

“You… you stink.”

“!?!? St-stink!? Me!?”

No matter how indifferent to hygiene a thief girl might be, this apparently hit home.

“Yeah. Everyone’s saying it.”

“In the gang!? Th-those guys…! H-hmph. I don’t care about that, okay? I don’t give a damn if those grimy men think I smell.”

“It’s fatal for a thief, too. Your location will be given away.”

“Th-that much!?”

Oh, just one more push? I gave Oboro advice via telepathy. She followed it exactly.

“It’s hard to notice it yourself. Get in, Kia. This isn’t a suggestion. It’s an order from your boss.”

Since Kia couldn’t be honest even when told her body smelled, Oboro gave her a pretext. This way, she could excuse herself by thinking she had no choice but to obey.

“W-well, if I have no choice, I guess… I mean, I don’t actually smell, okay? Even with my sense of smell, I don’t scent a thing. But if it’s Big Sis’s o-order…”

Grumbling all the while, Kia reached for her clothes.

“Hmph—there…”

She tossed off her top with gusto and slid down her tight hot pants. If I recalled, she was eighteen in the game’s setting, but for that age, her naked body didn’t have many curves… 

(No, wait, her breasts are surprisingly decent?)

Her skin was also smooth and beautiful for someone who had lived a life of thievery.

(No. I feel like I shouldn’t be watching this. Especially through a one-way mirror. …B-but hey? It’s work, right? I’m worried about Oboro’s performance.)

“Hah!”

Once she decided to get in, Kia leapt into the tub without hesitation. Entering without rinsing off first was a total breach of etiquette, but well, I built this bath specifically for her.

“Hot!? What’s so great about this—”

“Kia. Don’t just stand there. Soak up to your shoulders.”

“Ehh… it’s so hot my skin is tingling… But if Big Sis says so… Uuugh…”

“Kia.”

It was a picture of an adult soothing a child who hated baths. Alright, time for me to assist.

With 《Create》—I summoned a rubber duck! (Production) A yellow duck bobbed on the surface of the water. It was the classic toy that squeaked when pressed. 

(Now, play with it, thief girl!)

“What’s this? It’s in the way.”

Wait!? She kicked it!?

(Master…)

(W-what is it, Oboro?)

(Even for me, I think that was a bit much.)

(…Damn it!)

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“Sigh, why am I…”

I was bathing inside a cave while being watched over by Imelda. How did it come to this? I should have just dampened a cloth with water and wiped myself down.

(I don’t smell, right?)

I sniffed my own arm. The scent of skin. Just as I thought, I couldn’t tell myself. Following Imelda’s instructions, I slowly crouched down and immersed myself in the water.

“Hieee, it’s hot.”

Since I wasn’t used to baths, it felt like I was being tortured. However, while enduring the water temperature and Imelda’s gaze, my skin grew accustomed to it. My muscles gradually relaxed, and I fell into a sensation as if even my blood was warming up.

“Pho… oh…”

My limbs, which had been curled up in the water, stretched out naturally, and I softly rested my back against the tub.

“This might actually feel good…?”

I had thought a bathtub made of wood was trashy—but touching it with my skin like this, it was soft, and the warmth calmed my heart. The scent was good, too. For someone like me, who had a sharp sense of smell, the relaxing effect was doubled.

When I let go of my strength, my limbs floated up. The pleasure of surrendering oneself. An ecstatic sigh. It felt as if everything from my fingertips to the core of my body was melting.

“How is it, Kia?”

“As expected of Big Sis… knowing about a crazy place like this…”

A thief’s life was a series of tensions. Even as chivalrous thieves, we earned resentment and had bounties placed on our heads. Every day was spent being targeted by noble soldiers or guild-affiliated adventurers. The gang members were all good people, but everyone except Imelda was a man. Even if I didn’t intend to be conscious of it, I must have been on my guard after all.

All those daily worries melted away and vanished here. The bliss of being naked, throwing oneself in, and surrendering everything. The treasure and the unnaturalness of this place ceased to matter.

“But still, how does this thing work?”

The water poured in incessantly with no sign of stopping. Furthermore, it was as clear as a mountain stream and the temperature remained constant. Not even a noble’s mansion could provide such luxury.

“It’s a secret.”

“Hmm? Well, whatever. Phew…!”

“….. You really look like you’re enjoying yourself.”

When I glanced up, Imelda was acting somewhat restless right by the tub.

“I’m getting in too.”

“Eh?”

“I’ve worked up a sweat, you see.”

“N-naked?”

“It’s fine, isn’t it? At this point. We’re close enough for that.”

Discarding her tattered scarf, Imelda placed her fingers on the buttons of her jacket.

“…………”

“What is it, Kia?”

“Big Sis—”

Splashing loudly as she stood up, Kia glared up at Imelda and shouted.

“—No. You’re a fake! Who the hell are you!?”

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