The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

Don't stare at it for too long.

"Is Noah's drawing really that bad? I haven't seen any of Noah's paintings." With her hands on the girl's shoulders, Hoshino Utsunomiya said, "That's just an example. Maybe for Noah, drawing something that isn't good enough is considered bad."

"But I'm not entirely sure either."

"Alright, your back is clean now. Go soak in it. I'm going out now."

Having abruptly ended the current topic, Hoshino Utsunomiya was about to turn around.

"--(hold)"

He's been caught.

"Soaking up with Noah."

she says.

A slightly stiff body, and the feeling of being held.

Slippery, sticky, or something else...

"Soaking up with Noah."

Seemingly seeing that he didn't respond, the girl repeated herself.

"I... I've already washed myself." Utsunomiya Hoshino, unusually showing a hint of panic, pursed her lips and said, "Noah can soak himself."

He doesn't necessarily need to take a bath.

"Let's soak together with Noah." She slightly tightened her small hands.

His heterochromatic eyes were wide open, and his innocent face seemed to be devoid of any extraneous thoughts.

She just wanted to soak with him.

......is that so?

"...The bathtub is too small. It's too crowded for two people. I'll wait until Noah finishes his bath before I go in." Hoshino Utsunomiya turned her head away.

next moment.

One hand that was held became two hands that were grasped.

"So, as I said, I'll wash with Noah."

Noah Kinosaki appears to be issuing an ultimatum.

Hoshino Utsunomiya dared not imagine what would happen if he refused her again.

"Okay, okay, we'll shower together, we'll shower together with Noah." Holding down Noah's wrist to stop her from going any further, Hoshino Utsunomiya said repeatedly.

"Just let go of my hand first, okay?"

Agree, then reassure.

Noah Kinosaki finally let go.

She wasn't afraid he would regret it and run away, after all, he wasn't about to go back on his promise.

As for whether her paintings were good or bad, and whether Hoshino had ever seen them, that remains to be seen.

She didn't care when Hoshino Utsunomiya gave a negative answer.

Hoshino wouldn't lie to her.

If I say I haven't seen it, then I haven't seen it.

but......

Was it drawn with balloons, or with Noah...?

...I'll think about this when I get back.

"..."

Hot water, bathtub, Noah Kinosaki.

Utsunomiya Hoshino began to ponder a very serious question.

How do you squeeze it?

Should she turn her back to Noah Kinosaki, or choose to lean against Noah Kinosaki's back?

The bathtub in the shower room is curved, wider at the top and narrower at the bottom. The top is about two meters long, but the bottom surface is only about one meter wide.

Actually, it's enough. If you're alone, it's more than enough.

But if they have to squeeze together...

Why don't we sit facing each other?

If you cross your legs like that, you should be able to squeeze them together.

If you sit back to back, both of you will have to squat down.

There's also the option of sitting on someone's lap.

But, but...

Very confused.

But he didn't have time to dwell on it.

Because Noah Kinosaki was already standing beside him, reaching out as if he wanted to grab him again, clearly intending to pull him in.

"I'll go in, I'll go in, I'll go in," Hoshino Utsunomiya said repeatedly, leaving the decision to Noah Kinosaki.

Oh well, let her squeeze in however she wants.

It was a bit warm, but I quickly adapted to the water temperature and submerged my entire body in it.

Hoshino Utsunomiya sat in the middle.

Noah Kinosaki stepped forward, striding across the room.

Without the slightest hesitation, she turned her back and sat in his lap.

Lean back.

Look up.

"Hoo hoo hoo." (Smiling face)

He leaned back a little, and she leaned back a little more.

wipe.

wipe.

wipe.

I had no choice but to press myself against the edge of the bathtub, feeling helpless.

There's nowhere left to retreat.

Hoshino Utsunomiya wanted to surrender.

But I have this feeling that I'll be caught again as soon as I get up and go out.

As expected, Noah Kinosaki is a bad kid.

but......

“…” Taking a deep breath, Hoshino Utsunomiya tried to reach out and hug Noah Kinosaki.

Noah Kinosaki: "Hmm?"

The girl was only slightly puzzled, but did not resist. Instead, she gently patted his legs that were stretched out beside her.

Noa Kinosaki is smaller than Coco Sawatari.

At 150cm tall, he's more than half a head shorter than Coco.

At 44kg, she is significantly lighter than Coco.

Therefore, even with the same action of trying to hug someone, more often the attempt will fail.

Even so, it is still difficult to suppress the rising physiological urges that will follow.

Bad kid, bad kid, bad kid.

But I will like it.

Hoshino Utsunomiya doesn't dislike bad kids like Noah Kinosaki at all.

Those who know they are wrong but do not correct them, and who repeat their mistakes, are the kind of bad kids who are rotten to the core and deserve to be disliked.

But Noah is just a naughty child filled with all sorts of peculiar little schemes.

But it's quite charming.

"I won't make mistakes."

That's all he said.

"Noah never intended for Hoshino to make a mistake."

That's all she said.

Then, after a long silence, Hoshino Utsunomiya released Noah Kinosaki.

I tilted my head back, leaned back, and looked at the ceiling, which wasn't exactly pure white and clean.

Does this mean I've fallen for Noah?

The physiological sensations are not wrong, nor are the psychological sensations.

Nothing's missing.

If I had to say, the only thing lacking is time.

But if you insist on wasting time, it's too inefficient; it's really just a way to convince yourself to slow down.

If I had to say something, feelings are something you'll develop feelings for when they're in the right place.

Hoshino Utsunomiya felt that she had no problem.

If there's any problem...