Bathing alongside Anima, part of me wonders why this happened...but more than that, I'll have to do something about Anima, who is on the verge of tempering right now.
　But here's the one problem. The question for Anima is, "Where do we go from here? But is there a clear answer in me to the question of what we should do with mixed bathing?

　This is not a spa. If that's the case, you can't just look at the scenery, and drinking alcohol seems a bit odd. Washing your body... well, in this case, it would be more accurate to say flushing your back, but that is also somewhat like digging your own grave.
　So what to do........well, I mean, is there no other option but to just take a bath while chatting leisurely with the two of us?

"...Well, Anima. You don't have to think about it so much. We can just relax and chat and we'll be fine.
Nah, I see...
'Yeah...'
Yes.....

　Oh, this is a pattern where neither of us is talking to each other, and we're so conscious of each other that we're speechless on the contrary. Hmmm, well, this is Anima's first time bathing together, so I, who have a certain amount of experience, should take the lead here.
　

''........Well, Anima. Thanks for the day, Anima taught me a lot of things that helped me have a good time fishing.
'No, no, I couldn't be happier if I was able to help my master!
Well, we didn't catch any edible fish at all.
''Well it's great in terms of probability, but it's also hard to say that a rare outcome isn't the best.

　As I spoke to her, I feel that Anima's composure, which had been leaning toward nervousness, has gradually returned. In fact, Anima is a solid child, and as long as she can keep her cool, she won't be too worried.
　At the very least, this shouldn't lead to a nervous panic.

'But we caught a lot of fish themselves, and thanks to Anima, we had a good meal... I think it was a pretty good first date with Anima as a lover.
Yes!

　Anima smiles happily when she hears my words. I can see the bear's ears twitching, which is kind of cute, since he doesn't have a hat he usually wears.
　And then a question that I had been thinking about for a while came out of my mouth.

"Come to think of it, Anima was formerly a black bear, is there any remnants of that time just the ears?
'What?　Oh, no, there's something else. Normally it's hard to see with clothing...
"...what?　Hey!

　In response to my question out of curiosity, Anima suddenly stood up from the bathtub, turned her back to me and then.......lifted the towel near her buttocks. Eeeeee!

As you can see, the tail is still intact.

　It's good to see the 'round tail' that was hiding in the towel.......but let's rethink the situation. I'm in the bathtub.......that is, I'm sitting down. And Anima is standing up so that I can see her better.
　Then what happens........it's not just my tail that is visible. It means that the amazingly white and taut buttocks, which are slightly uptight from being soaked in hot water, will be exposed almost right in front of you.

'Ah, anima!
'Normally it's not that much of a distraction, so I keep it in my pants...'
'Not that!　Hurry up and put the towel down!　Soak in the hot tub!
'What?　Ah, yes. Yes, sir.

　It seems that Anima is unconscious, or rather, she just recognized that she was only answering my question in a way that was easy to understand, so she didn't seem to understand the situation very well.
　Even so, she listened to my panicked words and immediately soaked herself back into the bath accordingly, but unfortunately, she is not calm. It was too much of a surprise, and it was burned into my eyes in a batch. I may not be able to see Anima's face decently for a while.

''........Master?''
'Oh, no, uh, well I guess I asked the wrong question, but don't be too casual about that kind of thing... it's bad for your heart.
That kind of thing?　
Anima!

　It seems that finally, Anima has come to realize what kind of state she was in earlier, and her face suddenly turned bright red, which is easy to understand. Her eyes are swimming, and even from a sidelong glance, she looks confused.

''Aww, mo, mo, sorry, ah, no!　Oh, oh, you're not very nice, you're not very nice, you're not very nice, you're not very nice!
Anima, calm down!　In the meantime, take a deep breath...
Well, well, well, you know, I'm not...　I am ready to devote myself to my master at any time, if you are ready to devote yourself to me!　As long as we're lovers here, it's fine, but it can't be that way in the future...
Really calm down!　Because I don't know what you're talking about anymore!

　Anima's face was reddened to the point that even a sidelong glance was worrying, her eyes were rolling around, and her tone of voice was no longer quite clear on what she was trying to say. But I could tell that he was in a temper tantrum.

"Tsutsuki, I mean--Kyuu.
Anima?

　Finally, the confusion seemed to have reached a critical point, the strength drained from her body, and Anima sank into the bathtub. I hurriedly pulled Anima up and got out of the bathtub, holding her surprisingly light body.
　What is it, how can I really say........maybe I am cursed by the bathtub after all.