Endless Silver Machine

There is no way to go back in a wet yukata, and you may be questioned at any time while walking in the palace.

So Aika, who had already taken a bath, secretly returned to the men's public bath and changed into a new yukata.

The already soaked yukata left in the public bath might be used as evidence to reveal that she accidentally entered the open-air bath. Aika planned to take it back to her room to dry before returning it.

On the way back to the room, the girls' voices could not be heard clearly from the front.

Aika raised her head and looked forward. Sure enough, it was Ling, Lan Ming and the others.

Everyone has put on their yukata, and it looks like they have fully enjoyed the natural bathing time.

"you……"

Aika, who was about to say hello, suddenly noticed something strange in the atmosphere between them, and surrounded Wei Xi as if to protect her.

Wei Xi seemed to have little energy, and Aika, who had lived with her for such a long time, could tell at a glance that she was troubled at the moment.

The girls' eyes were now focused on Aika, who was walking towards them. The one who took the initiative to step forward was Ling.

"Aika, tell us the truth, what did you do while we were apart?"

Aika's heart suddenly rose. It's probably not a good thing for Ling to ask this kind of question in this tone.

"I took a shower just like you. Why do you ask?"

He tried not to show panic on his face, but he felt something was wrong in his voice. I don’t know if it’s because of something sneaky in my heart.

Carlo would not openly tell the fact that Aika accidentally broke into the open-air bathing place. Naturally, Teacher Letika and Ruby would not know either. This is the so-called heaven knows that you know and I know.

"Is that so... You don't usually take such a long bath, right? And what are you holding in your hand?"

"Have you ever recorded the time I take a shower?"

"We live together, it's not surprising if you know that!"

"If you ask, I accidentally got it wet when I was changing my clothes, and now I'm going to take it back to dry. After all, we just got here, and we don't want to cause trouble to the people here."

Aika put the wet yukata on her arm, explaining it calmly like this so that Ling wouldn't mind too much.

"..."

Ling's eyes turned to the yukata in Aika's hand. The words she just said didn't seem to completely dispel her doubts.

It's just that until now, Aika still doesn't know what happened and why the atmosphere among the girls present is so tense.

He looked at the other girls begging for explanation, but the girls just looked at the exchange between Aika and Ling blankly, while Wei Xi never raised her head in front of Aika.

"What happened during this time? And you think it has something to do with me?"

"That's not true... at least we don't know yet."

"Ling, I think it should have nothing to do with Aika. Is it better to tell him and find a solution together?"

Lan Ming kindly spoke for Aika, and then he realized that something happened that involved him.

"So what's going on? Wei Xi seems to have no energy, is she fainted?"

Ling looked at Lan Ming with questioning eyes, and the two of them looked at Wei Xi together.

Not sure if she noticed the eyes focused on her, Wei Xi finally returned to reality from her fugue.

She didn't look at Aika, she just pursed her lips, her moist eyes might well up with tears at any time.

Judging from her appearance, she must be doing something unspeakable.

If it was about girls' inner disputes, Aika couldn't think of the reason even if she tried hard.

"If you need my help, just tell me, but it seems like it's not convenient for me to know."

Aika was not prepared to linger here for too long, as she would be in trouble if she met Instructor Letika and her group in the corridor.

He was still holding a wet bathrobe that could be used as evidence of incrimination, and he might not be able to hide his inner shake in front of the three parties involved.

However, Wei Xi raised the back of her hand and wiped the corners of her eyes, and Ling seemed to understand her action as letting Aika know, and told Aika the whole story.

"...To put it simply, Wei Xi's clothes were stolen by someone."

"The clothes were stolen?"

Looking at Wei Xi again, she had her eyes closed tightly in embarrassment, and her legs under her bathrobe were rubbing together.

"It was stolen while we were taking a bath. Miss Anjie saw a suspicious person entering the bathhouse while we were taking a bath."

"This is the palace of the God Clan. Logically speaking, this kind of thing shouldn't happen, right? Was it taken away by the waiters and washed away?"

"We have already confirmed the palace." Lan Ming told Aika, who found it strange. "They will not stay there after we enter the bathhouse. The service concept here is a bit different from Augustus."

The first person to contact the palace attendant to confirm this issue was Lan Ming. She had lived in the August Royal Castle all year round and initially thought of this possibility.

The results obtained were not reassuring. In order to respect his trust in the gods, Lan Ming did not tell them that something had been stolen, so it was naturally inconvenient for them to help find it.

"So, we can only think that someone else did it."

Ling's reserved words have already made Aika understand. As the only member of the opposite sex closest to them, the first person to be suspected must be themselves.

Although it was a logical result in a sense, and a good explanation could eliminate the suspicion, it still hurt Aika's heart to be treated as a suspect by the girls every day.

Wei Xi didn't speak from the beginning to the end. If your clothes are stolen by strangers, in addition to the unspeakable shame, you will probably feel scared.

"What exactly was stolen, all the clothes?"

"...Yes, it's underwear."

Wei Xi finally choked out a sentence and told Aika with an expression as if the dam was about to burst.

Only then did he react. Generally speaking, if you want to steal, you will definitely steal underwear. What's the point of only stealing a coat?

Thinking of this, Aika suddenly shuddered all over. Why did this idea come naturally? He actually feels that he feels the same way as the thief, which seems very reasonable?

Is it possible that when girls have been treating her as a pervert, perverted thoughts have penetrated into her body and mind?

Just thinking about it makes my hair stand on end.

"Um...underwear, right? I'll help you find it too, if you don't mind."

Wei Xi had exhausted all her shame just by uttering those words, and now of course she couldn't care less about whether she minded or not.

"Anyway, it's best if you can find it. Do you take your PDA with you? If you find it, don't do anything. Just tell us."

"I still have the PDA belt, but the signal seems to be affected by the boundary of the Gods' territory, and sometimes I can't make contact."

"After all, the Protoss does not use magic technology. If the distance is not too far, we should still be able to contact them."

PDA is a product born in the heyday of magic technology. Instant communication can be achieved anywhere through the magic ripple transceiver device in the territory.

Even without a transceiver device, PDAs can send and receive signals to each other within a limited range through amplifiers, but if the distance is too far, they will not be able to receive signals from other people.

"I know, I know, I won't do anything after I find it. But it's getting late now. Are you going to spend the whole night looking for it?"

"The waiter here said you can move around freely at night, so it's no problem."

"Even so, don't walk around the palace all night. This is the home of Teacher Letika and Ruby after all."

"I wouldn't mind if something like this happened in my castle. I will inform Teacher Letika and Ruby privately later."

Aika had thought about this before. Lan Ming's concerns and Ling's mobility, these two advantages complement each other, and the two of them might become a very powerful combination.

"Miss Lan Ming, let me explain this issue." An Jie came up from behind everyone, "Wei Xi, please come with me."

"Then I'll leave the communication to you, Anjie. Wei Xi, leave this matter to Aika and the sisters. You and Anjie can go back to the room to rest first. Anjie, please stay with her during this time. Bar."

Anjie nodded.

Aika has not had a good conversation with Wei Xi until now. If something like this happened, she should say something to calm her down, because Wei Xi is like her own sister.

Unconsciously thinking of "sister", Aika's heart suddenly hurt as if it was being squeezed by invisible hands.

But he gritted his teeth and held back, without showing any pained expression that would make the girls notice.

With this in mind, Aika approached Wei Xi.

When Wei Xi heard the sound of Aika's footsteps, she took a few steps back like a frightened cat, holding her yukata down with both hands.

It was so obvious that Aika didn't want him to get close, and Aika also clearly felt it.

If you think about it carefully, the reason is simple. Under the thin light green yukata, Wei Xi was wearing nothing, she was naked, and it made sense that she didn't want to let herself get close.

"Don't worry, Wei Xi. I will definitely catch the thief who played tricks on you and send him to you to make him die to apologize! But the premise is that the thief really exists and is not somewhere else. "

"This kind of perverted thief should indeed die to apologize, but before he dies, he must be allowed to 'deeply' reflect on his sins."

"You are so serious that you wasted all my jokes to lighten the mood."

"No, I'm serious."

"Are you serious!"

Ling, who has a strong sense of justice, has always been very disgusted with this kind of behavior that violates moral ethics. She was already gearing up to turn the palace upside down tonight to uncover the perverted thief who didn't know whether it existed or not.

That's a bit inaccurate. Not only Ling, but the other girls, although they didn't say anything, must also be very disgusted with this kind of thing.

"Now, first of all, find Wei Xi's underwear. Don't rush to catch the thief. I think he will always show his flaws. And even if he is really caught, it must be handed over to the Gods for disposal. We do not deal with it privately in the Gods' territory. The power of the offender.”

Lan Ming obviously did not take this incident lightly. She had already made arrangements for the thief's aftermath.

To be honest, Aika just felt a certain anger towards the perverted thief who stole Wei Xi's underwear, while the girls clearly exuded physical disgust.

This time's intuition probably wasn't because he resonated with the perverted thief... Aika shuddered all over again.

Originally, she wanted to say something more to encourage Wei Xi to cheer up, but other female voices came from the other side of the corridor.

Listening to the voices that seemed to be those of Instructor Letika and the others, Aika was very reluctant to meet them at this time.

The task of encouraging Wei Xi to cheer up can only be left to the girls themselves.

Aika said that she put the yukata in the room and went to look elsewhere, saying goodbye to the girls in a hurry.

As soon as they walked into the corner, they heard the voices of Lan Ming and Teacher Letika greeting each other.

Aika leaned her back against the wall and listened to their exchange. She didn't seem to mention that someone accidentally broke into the open-air bathroom.

Presumably, Teacher Letika was also planning to resolve the matter privately. Thinking of this, Aika felt a little more relieved.

Ling's thinking was too divergent. If he connected these two events, he might be connected to himself.

At that time, it would be difficult to argue with both parties.

As soon as I took a breath, I could feel my heart beating violently in my chest, and once again I felt the guilty conscience of being a thief. Aika not only laments that everything is changing, but even himself is no exception. Unfortunately, he is changing in a less than ideal direction.

The perverted thief who stole Wei Xi's underwear might have the same mood as him. But Aika would not sympathize with him, because he had no evil thoughts at all, he just became the protagonist of one coincidence after another.

When I think about it, I feel much more relaxed.

"I'm a victim too, huh."

My steps also became brisk.

After returning to the room and drying the yukata, let's go find Wei Xi's underwear with them.

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