The three women washed their bodies in the large bath and soaked them in hot water before they finally relaxed. The ceiling of the large bath was similar to the curtain of the box court. It was transparent and one could see the stars in the night sky.
The black rabbit raised its head and looked up. It raised its hands and stretched lazily as if it was recalling the long day.
Yao seemed to be soaked in the hot water with an intoxicated expression. His relaxed expression was like a cat whose stomach was rubbed. He muttered to himself with a drunken and clingy smile,
" This hot water…has the smell of the forest, and it's very relaxing…Not only the cat, but Sakuya will also be fine once she wakes up…"
"No, no, no, let's not talk about cats for now. That Smiling Tiger butler must not come in!”
The first thing she did was to wave her hand in front of her chest to reject him. Asuka, whose face was flushed from the heat, also put down her usual arrogant attitude. Her beautiful long hair was tied up on her head, and she looked surprisingly mature.
"Don't tell me that Lord Kasuga usually bathes with Lord Phoenix?”
"Sometimes I would ask for help to scrub my back.”
"Well, this is really unexpected…"
"No, no way! Men and women were not allowed to sit together at the age of seven, and a young man and woman who were not husband and wife were actually being honest with each other in the bathroom…No matter how similar they looked, it was too much! I've never heard of it before. I can only laugh ten million times!"
" It's all dead language…Ah, because Asuka is an old granny, she's very conservative."
"This isn't a question of whether it's conservative or not!! If society developed to the point where teenage boys and girls could bathe together without any barriers, that would be the biggest joke in the world!”
"It was just a joke."
Perhaps it was because the bathroom environment was too comfortable, but Yao, who was completely relaxed, did not take Asuka's seriousness seriously. His nose and mouth were submerged in the water, revealing only a pair of satisfied, hazy eyes.
"And you already know. Sakuya wasn't a human, so it didn't matter.”
"…Even if that's the case…"
Flying Bird and Black Rabbit revealed distressed expressions at the same time.
After the white yaksha asked about Sakuya's gift, the butler who had a smile on his face said something important.
"Sakuya is a cherry blossom tree. It was very big and very old, but the flowers were very beautiful. The nurses also said that they had never seen such an old cherry blossom tree bloom so beautifully. When the flower season came, his petals would fall to every corner of the garden, and everyone would be happy.”
"It sounds like a dream. If I can, I really hope to see it with my own eyes.”
"But 'Nurse'…Lord Kasuga, could it be that you have some chronic illness?”
"Oh, that was in the past.”
Seeing Asuka and Black Rabbit's curious expressions, even Yao couldn't ignore them. He put the towel on his head with a comfortable expression and began to explain slowly.
"My health is very poor. I've never been able to go to school normally. I can't even walk on my own. It was only after my father gave me this wooden carving that I had the ability to make friends with animals. I only recovered by relying on the strength of my friends.”
Flying Bird's bright eyes blinked as he frankly expressed his thoughts,"
"I can't believe that such a healthy and active Kasugami-san was actually a sleeping beauty in the past.”
"Sleeping Beauty…maybe it's true.”
Smiling lightly, Yao, who had the most immature appearance among the three of them, seemed to have matured a lot.
"Then, after Dad gave me the wooden carving, I went to see the cherry blossom tree again before I was discharged. Sakuya had appeared when she bumped into him.”
"Is it because of Lord Kasuga that Lord Phoenix has consciousness?”
"Hmm... I don't think so. At that time, Sakuya was very respectful to me, who had awakened her, and hoped that she could serve me as a deacon. But the name Huang Xiao Ye was something he had suggested himself. Therefore, he probably had his own self in the past, but he had forgotten his past memories.”
Oh, oh…Flying Bird and Black Rabbit both looked very interested.
"In that case, Lord Phoenix probably awakened her self-awareness after coming into contact with Lord Kasuga's independent System Tree. Occasionally, ordinary beasts and plants would gain powerful intelligence and become magical beasts due to some opportunity. This was not strange in Sandbox Court. However, Lady Huang's situation is probably due to her long lifespan that she has already become a demon tree ~"
Flying Bird and Black Rabbit nodded their heads in satisfaction as if they had reached a reasonable conclusion. An old cherry blossom tree could become such a handsome and gentlemanly deacon. This kind of development was like a girl's manga, which was very attractive to girls.
Yao tilted his head slightly and noticed that he was the only one who was talking non-stop. He pouted his lips angrily.
"It's unfair for me to be the only one. Flying Bird and Black Rabbit also talked about their own matters.”
"…I don't really want to talk about those things…It's very boring. But I want to ask you a question. I'm interested in you, Black Rabbit. Your hair has turned cherry blossom color. That's pretty cool.”
"Aiyaya? Am I cool?"
"I also care about that. How about we exchange information?”
Just like that, the three girls soaked in the hot water and started chatting happily.
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"At that time, the young miss was very weak. The nurse pushed the wheelchair in front of me, then she stroked the cherry blossom tree and said something that she couldn't say to anyone else. Because she had no friends, and Lord Kasuga was always not by her side, the young miss was lonely like a fragile piece of art.”
Sakuya's lips curved slightly as she drank the black tea she had brewed. Surprisingly, Sixteen Nights displayed the quality of a good listener. It was very quiet.
Just like how Yao avoided talking about himself and kept talking about Sakuya, Sakuya was basically talking about Yao in her own eyes.
"Although I didn't have any obvious memories at that time, after being awakened by Miss, I immediately remembered something about her. Whether it's to repay a favor or not, I hope to be able to follow such a young lady. How about it? It's not an interesting story, right?”
"Hahaha, no, not at all. Isn't this very interesting? It wasn't the crane's gratitude, but the tree's gratitude. It was so pleasant to meet a tree demon in the modern world!”
"…Heh, is that so?"
"Ah, I'm not sure. But, what about your true identity?”
After ending the audience's position, Sixteen Nights put on a proud smile again. There was no smile in her eyes at all.
"If it's just a cherry blossom tree that has lived for a long time, even if it's thousands of years old, it wouldn't have that level of combat power.”
"Just like I said before, other than the name Huang Xiao Ye, I don't have any other memories of myself.”
"It seems so. Forget it, there would be a day when he would figure it out in Sandbox Court. However, you have your own desires, right?”
Sakuya raised her head and looked at Sixteenth Night with a questioning gaze. Her sharp gaze seemed to want to tear Sakuya's iron mask into pieces. Sixteenth Night said loudly,"
" How can a person who would ask the black rabbit if his wish can be fulfilled be just a tree demon who has lost its memory?”
“……”
Sakuya only smiled faintly and didn't reply.
However, he did not deny it.
"Hah! Forget it, the time has come. Even if you don't want to tell me, I'll ask you.”
As if she had already lost interest in him, boys_talk ended here.
Leaving the sofa and walking to the front door, Sixteen Nights 'smile carried a hint of belligerence.
"Do you want to go out and exercise, Old Master?”
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