Saijo no Osewa ~ Takane no Hana [LN] - V2 Chp 2 part 3

I grabbed a bathrobe from my room and asked a servant who was waiting a short distance from the guest room to lead me to the large bath. I took off my clothes in the dressing room and opened the door to the bath, feeling a little excited.

 

[Oooh… this is certainly a bath to brag about]

 

The Tennouji family’s large bathroom was so gorgeous it’s hard to believe it wasn’t the main residence. 

 

There were two baths as large as the school pool, and even an open-air bath. I had expected the faucet to be a golden lion, but instead, it was a very large and conspicuous statue.

 

[The ceiling…. high] 

 

Steam, like a cloud, was solidifying near the ceiling.

 

I soaked myself in the bathtub after lightly washing my body, enjoying something I don’t usually see.

 

[Haaa… I feel alive again]

 

Not that I’m dead or anything though.

 

When I’m alone, I end up muttering these things.

 

Come to think of it, it’s been a while since I took a bath alone. I had been taking baths with Hinako ever since I became her caretaker, so I was more relaxed today.

 

A relaxing bath alone isn’t bad.

 

It’s not bad, but I still feel lonely. I don’t know, maybe I felt comfortable with Hinako.

 

[…Ara?]

 

At that moment, I heard a woman’s voice from behind me. 

 

It was so unexpected that I froze completely. Looking closely at the direction of the voice, I noticed a figure standing in the steam.

 

[C-could it be… Tennouji-san?]

 

[Yes, it is Tennouji-san]

 

The reply was given in a very composed tone of voice.

 

But it was not the voice of the Tennouji-san I knew. It’s similar, but not quite the same. Her speech also seemed different than usual.

 

Someone approached from behind the steam.

 

The person was a young woman with her chestnut-colored hair pulled back. Looking at her cheeks dyed red and the water dripping on her fresh skin, I inadvertently diverted my eyes.

 

The woman however, did not scream or leave, instead she came even closer to me.

 

[Ara~, I didn’t expect to meet you here. Ufufu, it’s an interesting first meeting]

 

The woman, who exuded a calm atmosphere, smiled while covering her mouth with her hand.

 

[You must be Tomonari-san …Nice to meet you. I am Tennouji Hanami, Mirei’s mother. My daughter is always in your care]

 

[Ah… I’m Tomonari Itsuki. Me as well, Tennouji… Mirei-san has always been taking care of me]

 

[Ara, you’re such a nice and polite child~]

 

While I was frozen, Hanami-san smiled in admiration.

 

She’s very young to be the mother of a classmate. She looks to be in her early twenties. And since she’s taking a bath, she probably removed her makeup as well. So with her experience, it’s honestly hard to believe that she’s Tennouji-san’s mother.

 

[I heard from Mirei that Tomonari-san is a very studious person. So please don’t only use the guestroom, but also anything in the mansion you like]

 

[T-thank you very much…]

 

She praised me and I bowed in response.

 

That’s when I finally came to my senses.

 

[—Wait! That’s not the point! This is the men’s bathroom though?!]

 

[Ara? Is that true?]

 

Hanami-san tilted her head smoothly.

 

Why is she so calm in front of a naked person?

 

[It’s true, I think…]

 

[Ara Ara~, that’s a problem~]

 

I’m having more problems than you are currently.

 

I wonder if the woman in front of me, who knows this house very well, would ever mistake a men’s bath for a women’s bath, let alone me, a guest. I even had the illusion that I was the one who was crazy.

 

[I’m sure we can find a way to get in together~]

 

[Excuse me!?]

 

My head started to spin.

 

I don’t really understand her sense of distance. Does this person see me as an elementary school student or a child?

 

[Tomonari-san?]

 

Puzzled, I heard a girl’s voice from the other side of the wall.

　

 

[This voice…. Tennouji-san?]

 

[Fufu, it is me desuwa] (TN: Return of the desuwa!) (EDN: Yatta!)

 

Tennouji-san (real) is here!

 

Thank god, maybe she can do something about this situation.

 

[Anyhow, is something wrong? You’ve been making a lot of noises…]

 

Apparently there’s a women’s bath on the other side of the wall.

 

At Tennouji-san’s concerned voice, I tried explaining while looking away from Hanami as much as possible. 

 

[Ah, actually—]

 

[—Ara, Mirei. You’re over there, aren’t you?]

 

Hanami-san said faster before I could explain.

 

For a moment, it seemed as if time had frozen. Tennouji-san on the other side of the wall also was silent and only the sound of water droplets dripping down the wall could be heard.

 

[M-mother!? What are you doing there!?]

 

Tennouji-san seemingly had restarted and shouted in a loud voice.

　再起動したらしい天王寺さんが、大きな声で言う。

 

[I’m sorry~, Mirei. I think I made a mistake again~]

 

[T-T-this is not a good time! Please leave immediately! I can’t avoid the black history of seeing my mother naked with a boy from my year!!]

 

That would indeed be the case…

 

[Eh~. But this is a good time, I have a lot of things I want to talk about with Tomonari-san~]

 

[Mother!!]

 

[Actually, why don’t you come here too?]

 

[Mother!?]

 

[Tomonari-san, you have a pretty nice body, don’t you?]

 

Tennouji-san no longer responded. (TN: Tennouji.exe stopped responding) (EDN: Attempting to reboot …A fatal error has occurred)

 

After a while, I heard loud footsteps from the changing room―

 

[―Mother!!!]

 

With a loud noise, Tennouji-san opened the door to the men’s bath. 

 

 

I turned my head in that direction―and immediately looked away.

 

Tennouji-san looked like she was naked with only a single towel wrapped around her. Unlike Hinako, Tennouji-san was well-developed, and even with a towel wrapped around her, it couldn’t contain everything. I couldn’t look at her. Furthermore, perhaps because she just took a bath, Tennouji-san had her hair down which was different than usual, which made her strangely mature and almost made me fall for her. (TN: FALL FOR HER DAMN IT) (EDN: x2)

 

[C-Come on! We’ll be out in a minute! M-Mother is a woman, so please have some modesty!!]

 

[Yes yes, it can’t be helped]

 

With that, Hanami-san stood up.

　

I immediately tried to close my eyes, but before I did, I noticed that Hanami-san’s reflection at the edge of my vision was not actually naked.

 

[S-swimsuit…?]

 

[I was swimming in the pool just now, so I went straight to the bathroom~. It’s embarrassing to be naked, right?]

 

Hanami-san explained too late to the stunned Tennouji-san.

 

No but, you may be in a swimsuit, I’m still naked…

 

Then, Hanami-san looked at Tennouji-san and said,

 

[More than that, Mirei. …You’re the one who needs to be more modest, right?]

 

Because she rushed in, she was probably unaware of what she looked like right now. When Tennouji-san lowered her gaze and realized that she was only wearing a towel, her face turned bright red and―

 

[Hiyaaaaaaaaa―――!?]

 

Tennouji-san’s scream echoed in the spacious bathroom.

 

With footsteps even louder than earlier, Tennouji-san swiftly fled the scene.

 

[Ara ara, it’s noisy isn’t it]

 

[…Though I think you’re more than half to blame]

 

I let out a deep sigh as Hanami-san smiled somewhat happily.

 

[By the way, Tomonari-san]

 

Suddenly, Hanami-san looked at me with a serious face. 

 

Even though she was wearing a swimsuit, the sight of Hanami-san was still arousing to a healthy male. I turned my head towards Hanami-san and listened to her while averting my gaze slightly.

 

 [Is Mirei having a good time at the academy?]

 

The question posed in a serious tone was about Tennouji-san.

 

Was she concerned about her as a mother? Perhaps Hanami-san just wanted to ask me this question from the start.

 

I nodded my head… clearly remembering Tennouji-san when we were at the academy.

 

[Yes. I’m sure that Tennouji-san is always imposing and straightforward in everything… I’m sure she’s having a great time every day]

 

[…I see. Then that’s good]

 

Hanami-san smiled softly. 

 

Her expression seemed truly relieved from the bottom of her heart.

 

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TL: Ezu
ED: Animu
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