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With Naruse Mio, Maria, and Zest joining in, the chaos in the bath didn't wind down until long after nightfall.

The girls had launched a full-scale rotation assault, starting with Mio, followed by Maria, then Zest, then Kurumi jumping back in, then a slightly-recovered Yuki tagging back in, and finally circling back again to Maria and Zest.

As for poor Mio—being the most physically fragile of the bunch, she tapped out after her first round and was benched for good.

Time passed from afternoon into evening. And then from evening into full-on night.

By the time the hands of the wall-mounted clock pointed close to eight, the once-turbulent sounds from the bath had finally gone still.

Inside the bath, the girls lay slumped against the tile walls, utterly spent. The surface of the water shimmered under the light, carrying a faint, milky sheen of unspoken origins.

That "substance" had leaked out during the most intense moments—those brief, helpless gasps where they couldn't hold on anymore.

And now, at this late hour, the only girl still barely standing—if it could be called that—was Maria.

Strangely enough, despite being a mage-type Succubus, her body was built like a pure physical powerhouse. Even Zest couldn't match her in raw stamina.

But even she was on her last legs.

"Bokue... you're really... amazing... Maria's gonna—ahh...!"

Before she could finish her sentence, Bokue lifted her in his arms and shifted to the center of the bath.

With a sharp splash, a wave of white mist spread out from their position, deepening the haze on the surface of the water even further.

Maria slumped forward—and passed out cold.

All five girls had now been thoroughly defeated.

"..."

Bokue stood silently, holding the melted Succubus girl in his arms.

When he looked around, he saw them—Mio, Zest, Yuki, Kurumi—each of them sprawled along the bath's edge, water rolling over their hips, leaving faint streaks across their damp, pale skin.

No way they're clean like this...

He sighed to himself.

He'd have to carry them out one by one and rinse them properly.

Buzz.

Like a single drop falling into a perfectly still pond, a pulse of faint violet magic rippled through the air.

Bokue knew that magic well. Succubus magic. That Dream-element energy that could only belong to one person.

As the spell swept across the room, the last flickers of consciousness in the girls' eyes faded—and they drifted into a deep, peaceful slumber.

Huh?

Bokue turned—and there she was, right on cue.

Mrs. Sheila.

She stood framed in the open doorway, no longer wearing her dress but now wrapped in a fluffy white towel, her hair slightly tousled, her bare feet padding softly along the tiles.

One of her hands still radiated faint magic. The other clutched the towel tightly to her chest to prevent it from slipping.

Oddly, even though she had yet to step into the bath, she looked as if she'd just emerged from the water—droplets trickled from the hem of her towel with every step, splashing gently against the floor.

"Finally done in there, hmm~?"

She glanced over the battlefield of collapsed girls, then stepped slowly toward Bokue with a soft, amused smile.

"Don't look so surprised," she added sweetly. "It's not like this is my first time. I just couldn't come in with the rest of them, you know? After all—"

Her gaze drifted down to the Succubus girl passed out in Bokue's arms.

No need to say more. The implication was clear.

This was why she'd gone to such lengths—why she subtly nudged Mio and the others into joining, and why she let the rotation go on until every last one of them had passed out.

This way, everyone would assume they simply collapsed from exhaustion. Even if they remembered anything afterward, they'd chalk it up to fatigue and passion—not realize the real reason they all conveniently "fell asleep."

Had she used a full-on mass hypnosis from the start, it would've been far too suspicious.

"Now then—time for dessert, don't you think?"

Without waiting for a response, Sheila lifted her leg to step into the bath—

And nearly fell face-first.

Apparently she'd been waiting outside too long—her foot had gone slightly numb, and the moment she lifted it, her balance gave out.

Whoa!

It was a genuine accident—no playful trick this time.

Her eyes went wide with alarm as she started to tumble forward. But before she could fall, a strong hand caught her mid-fall.

"Careful," Bokue said calmly.

He held Maria in one arm and reached out with the other just in time to catch Sheila.

"Oh my... how gallant."

She straightened herself, smiling up at him as she finally stepped into the water.

"That was close. If you hadn't caught me, I really would've taken a spill... but then again, maybe it's your fault, you know."

"My fault?" Bokue raised an eyebrow.

How was he to blame for her tripping?

"Of course~"

She gently took Maria from his arms and laid her down beside the others, then stepped close—so close her towel-clad chest pressed softly against Bokue's sculpted abs.

"If I hadn't been so excited to see you... I wouldn't have been in such a rush and lost my footing~"

"..."

For a split second, Bokue was seriously tempted to shake Maria awake. Sure, she was always tossing out lewd jokes, all bark and no subtlety...

But this—this was art. This was what real seduction looked like.

No more hesitation.

Bokue scooped up the Succubus wife and laid her gently along the edge of the bath.

And then—

BOOM.

A sound exploded through the steamy air—like an orchestra of eight hours of patience, teasing, and want erupting into a crescendo.

The final act had begun.

Outside the hotel, down on the street level, a silver-haired woman in a maid uniform finally arrived.

She stared up at the towering hotel—its glowing facade piercing the dark skyline like a torch in the night.

"...Found it. That Succubus magic—it's coming from here. So this is where they've been hiding..."

She narrowed her eyes.

The next player had arrived.

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