Chapter 65 (1/2)

Next Episode 65: Seibu Rein Eccentric Hot Spring-Arc

Upon looking up at the sky, the stars were already s.h.i.+ning.

It was still the first day since we arrived at Rein's southern country home. Even so, I had quite the experience.

We had s.e.x on the tropics sh.o.r.e, s.e.x inside of the forest, and s.e.x while the animals were watching.

I thought that reading books at home was the most restful and significant use of time.

However, returning to the wild in the midst of the forest like this was surprisingly fun. The expression of returning is a bit weird, though.

“However, I'd hate to do this everyday.”

“……?”

Right now, I was immersing myself in the onsen that was prepared in Rein's house. Entrusting my back against the edge, I warmed myself up.

Since it was after a thorough bout of s.e.xual intercourse, I wanted to wash my body.

This hot spring was also splendid, having a moderate size on top of a good view as well.

“The starry sky is especially good, huh?”

“So many!”

Rein was still in her childhood state even now. Riding on my lap while completely naked, we bathed together.

Because this girl has memories regarding me, I thought she wouldn't become so attached to me, but it appears that wasn't the case.

Since children are only interested in themselves, she might think of me as a convenient vibrator or something.

“Even though she's a child, having a vibrator is such an anomaly, huh?”

“……?”

Every time I murmured, Rein shook her head side to side as though to try and look this way. Since she didn't move from atop my lap, she naturally wasn't able to take a peek at my expression.

Finding such a young Rein adorable, I poked her cheek.

“……nngh.”

Upon stopping her movements once her cheek had been caught, Rein began to suck on my poking finger.

While making a slurping sound with her drool, she beamed with a grin.

It should be fine now.

“[Defeat is Yours].”

Quoting the keywords, I had Rein fall into a trance while still sucking on my finger.

“Rein, from here on, you will be able to see a stairway in the depths of your heart. Yes, it is the stairway that you just climbed down today. Please climb it.”

“……stair, way……climb.”

“That stairway will make you into an adult again. Look, as you climb step by stpe, your body will grow.”

In this situation, I'm planning to release Rein from her regressed state.

Furthermore, I will just release her from her regressed state, making it so she retains all of her memories of that time.

I don't know what kind of triggers there are that could cause a mental illnesses of regression for humans. If she retains her recognition of that time, then, well, even if she had doubts, she probably wouldn't pursue it.

After that, all I have to do is match my story with her. If she tolerates the fact that she regressed and we talk about all of the contact we've made with each other, then I'll be able to flexibly deal with it.

“Well then, awaken……now!”

“……fueh?”

Rein woke up. While my finger was still in her mouth.

As expected, she was stuck in a daze for the first few seconds, apparently unable to follow the situation.

However, after another few seconds, her eyes regained a gleaming s.h.i.+ne that was much like her.

“Guoh!! Boh!!”

“Peh!”

Rein suddenly elbowed me in the sides. After that, she spat out my finger and took distance from me in a single bound.

Receiving pain in my side, I writhed in agony inside the bath. It shouldn't have hurt that much, though, since I made it so that this girl wouldn't be able to induce harm to me.

“b.a.s.t.a.r.d……my weak, point-“

“Don't come closer!”

It would seem that my weakpoint had been noticed. Kokoro also tickled my sides a lot, so I already knew about it.

Rein was like a cat who had their territory raided, exposing her wariness as she slowly but steadily took her distance from me.

“So you've……returned to normal?”

“…………”

I deliberately implied that I was aware of this irregular event.

Like this, I emphasised the fact that Rein had regressed.

In doing so, I wonder what happens next?

Perhaps because Rein remembered what happened and couldn't bear the embarra.s.sment, she soaked herself in the hot spring up until her forehead as she blew bubbles in the water. Even if she did such, her face being red was completely visible.

For the time being, I'll follow up like a person with empathy.

“What, Rein had a strange heat to begin with, so don't worry so much about it. Even I've gained some counselling knowledge from Kokoro, after all.”

“……blub blub.”

While still diving in the hot spring, Rein slowly approached me.

And then, after raising a splash, she rose from the water's surface and grabbed my chin.

“Forget it. Seriously.”

“Haha……haha!!”

I couldn't stop laughing.

The area between her brows wrinkled as Rein gritted her teeth and glared at me. It was an incredibly vexed and wonderful expression.

“……you-“

“That Rein was also cute. Even if you don't mind it so much, I'm happy that I saw that Rein.”

For the time being, since it'd be dangerous to worsen her mood any more than this, I'll praise her a bit.

Of course, because I couldn't do anything as skillful as currying favour, I just spoke the truth.

“It'd be a waste if I forgot it, right?”

These were words from my heart. The intercourse was also fun, after all.

Rein continued to fixedly meet my eyes as though appriasing me, but eventually gave up, letting go of her hand after sighing.

“That's right, you were that sort of guy.”

“It seems like you finally get it, huh.”

“I already knew. Right now, I finally gave up.”

Pressing the back of her hand against her forehead, Rein rose as though to swim on the hot spring's surface.

“I also know the embarra.s.sment of having your own childhood self being seen.”

“So what? There's no way we can even things out.”

“Then, when we get back, do you want to see picture of me when I was a child?”

“…..I'll refrain, thanks.”

“Then this will be a secret between only the two of us.”

As soon as I said this, the conversation stopped.

Certainly, the result wouldn't change even if we disputed it over more than this. Rein also stopped.

Like that, without us particularly conversing with the other, only the sound of the slos.h.i.+ng hot spring water persisted.

However, neither of us got out of the bath as time pa.s.sed while we were both together.

“……really, how stupid. I want to disappear.”

“……Rein?”

The first one to break the silence was Rein. Her eyes were gla.s.sy, and it looked like she had given herself up to despair.

While immersing myself in the water up until my shoulders, for the time being I waited for her next word.

“Even though this sort of thing has never happened up until now, my body has become strange, and my mind even turned into that of a child's. I really have no idea what's going on.”

That was Rein's whimpers.

Certainly, it's abnormal that she'd suddenly become h.o.r.n.y or regress into an infant. In the face of this bodily change that has continued ever since the start of this year, it wasn't impossible for Rein, who was still a girl, to be bewildered.

Those who don't have to worry about this kind of situation is probably only me as I was the cause that created it.

However, how unexpected.

I was considering whether or not to increase the mentally strong Rein's physical ability.

However, upon actually coming into contact with Rein, she turned out to not be such a strong woman. She gets shaken, and she's also sensitive to other people's facial expressions. She's a normal girl.

It's just that, from everything that's happened up until now, I am convinced that it something psychological is the cause.

It seems that I still have to continue researching more.

“You, why don't you think it's strange? I don't mind if you call me weird, so-“

“It's not like I have to understand everything about someone, see.”

I will also continue my hypnosis from now on and make new discoveries. That makes me a little happy.

“I think that it is hyman to expend effort into trying to understand it. That's why, even if there's something I don't understand, well, even if I think it may be strange, I can't really hate it.”

“……”

“Besides, I like the Rein that I know right now enough, after all. The rest of the playfullness that I didn't know about is cute, so isn't it fine?”

I got carried away and my mouth slipped.

Thinking normally, this was the way of speaking that made it seem like I treated her like a toy. Since I'm actually using her like a toy, I can't really make any excuses, though.

I don't know what Rein thought, but she once again immersed herself in the water up until about her nose, blowing bubbles in the water while looking this way.

In that state, she walked on all fours with both hands and both feet until she reached my side.

“I don't really get what you're saying, though.”

“I-I see, my bad for saying something strange.”

When Rein quietly plopped herself beside me while grasping her knees, she appeared to have become quite docile-looking.

I guess it felt like she had been released from her absurdly strange despair?