'Nyah, hmmmmm!
Kanade!

　I heard a scream from the lake.
　I dozed off but woke up in an instant.

　There was no response from the small animals that were alerting the area.
　So did that mean that something happened in the lake?

"Oh, no, don't think about it!

　Get up and run as fast as you can.
　Kanade and Tania.
　Sola and Luna.
　Stay safe, everyone!

　You run with a prayer, but...
　At this point I had forgotten the fatal thing.

　I ran all the way to the lake.

'Guys, are you all right?!'
""What?"

　The four of them, who had exposed their bare skin, look back at each other with a pout.

　........Ah.
　Come to think of it, I was in the middle of bathing.
　Even after all this time, I remember such things and freeze up.

''..........''

　They don't seem to understand my sudden appearance, and they all stiffen up too.
　They're stunned, not even trying to hide their water dripping skin.

　Meanwhile, Kanade's tail was twitching.
　At the tip of it, a fish had taken a bite.
　Apparently, the scream I heard earlier was due to the fact that the fish had bitten my tail.

　I was the one who came to my senses first.

I'm sorry!

　In front of me, there were numerous skin-colored components.
　I hurriedly looked away and, incidentally, flipped over.

'Well I heard you scream and I thought something must have happened I should have thought better of it. I'm really sorry.

　I have to leave quickly.
　I left the lake, sweating like a funny man, and....

" "!!!!!

　I heard four inarticulate screams from behind me.
　Really, I'm sorry....



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　........30 minutes later.

'Nyah ... eh Rain's eh.

　Kanade and the others, who had returned from the lake, had their cheeks dyed vermilion.
　The Kanade turned its zit eyes towards us, wagging its tail restlessly.

''I'm sorry. It might be an excuse, but I didn't mean any harm.''
What do you think?　Thank goodness you're not trying to peek at us naked, are you?

　Tania was angry, too.
　She shot me a look so sharp that I thought it would sting.

'Awwww ... to Rain, Sora's, haha ... naked ... awwwwww.'
"Hmm. Sola's gonna be useless for a while. Good grief, we're in trouble.

　Sola is confused.
　On the other hand, Luna was calm and unflappable.
　That calmness is scary in reverse.

　I've done something outrageous.
　Even though she didn't have the intention to do so, to peek at the place where everyone was bathing....

　........Normally, I wouldn't be able to trust a man like this.
　I think we've done reasonably well up until now, but I think my trust has been broken all at once.
　It might be hard to stay together like this.
　Worst case scenario, the party could fall apart............................

'I'm really sorry!　I'll do whatever it takes to get you to forgive me.
'Nyan...?　Anything?

　Kanade's eyes glow bewitchingly.

'Really, would you do anything for me?'
...if I can help it.
Hmmm ... no two words?

　Tania also got in on the conversation.

The way....
Ooh, I'm getting paranoid. I'm curious to see how far this thing will go.

　Sola and Luna are still in the same stance.

'If you want to do anything...'
What we want is for us to...
"Gulp.
"Do what you've always done!
...What?

　I was confronted with a demand I didn't understand.
　I'm not going to let them tell me to do what I've always done, but....
　What does it mean?

It's very embarrassing to have been seen like that, you know?　Nya, I'm starting to get red in the face again when I remember.
I'd like to give you a breath or two, but I know that Rayne was genuinely concerned about us, so I can't complain, even if I wanted to. There isn't one.
'So you're thinking about Rain and how you've done something awful to everyone and how you don't know what to look like, right?
"Even though I blame myself for that, it's a delicate feeling for me. That ... that was kind of an accident, and I don't think it was Rain's fault.
'We'd rather not have a rift with Rain this time. So I'd like to see things go the way they always have.

　I can't help but roll my eyes at the verdict I wasn't expecting.
　I'm glad you both said that, but...

'No, but... no matter what the process was, it resulted in everyone's... well, it was like a peep...'
Sora doesn't ... mind.
You looked terribly upset.
Luna needs to shut up for a minute.
"Rajah.
"Book.

　As if to rejoin the conversation, Sora coughed lightly.
　Once again, she looks into our eyes and speaks.

''Sola understands that Rain doesn't have any malicious intentions. After what happened, well, I mean.........I'm extremely, haha, I'm embarrassed, but.......but Kanade is right, I don't want this to be the reason for the distance between me and Rain. Hmm.
"I agree with Thora!　Don't beat yourself up about it. Think of it as an accident. Or consider yourself lucky.
Let's shut up about Luna, shall we?
"Rajah.
''It's a conclusion we reached earlier after discussing it between us.
'Well that's okay?　I think we all have a right to be angry in general... why do you forgive me so easily?
'It's not that it's easy. 　But you know what?

　Kanade chuckles.
　Looking a little embarrassed.

I'm sure Rain would be okay with it.

　I said something like that.

'I'm, well ... you see. I'm not a dragon tribe, am I?　So it's not like I don't care if a human sees me naked, or if it's like being looked at by a bug... but if it were another human, I'd put out the coals.

　Either it's not good or it's not...?

Sora has, uh.....
My sister says she didn't feel so bad. By the way, so did I.
Luna.
Hey, get out of here!
So, that's it then ... we're done with this story!
Yeah, yeah. Do you want to take a dip in the water, Rain?　You're sweating, too.　You'll feel so much better, clearer.
So now we're going to look in on them?　I understand.
I won't do that!

　I found myself back in the air as usual.
　What can I say.................laugh.
　I was ready for the party to fall apart when I saw everyone naked...
　It was just an unfounded fear.
　Everyone was laughing, including Kanade, as if that was impossible.

　No, well, that doesn't make up for the mistake I made....
　I need to reflect on this more and more.

''Well I get it. It might be a bit difficult, but I'll try to be as unconscious as possible, and I'll do what I've always done, just as normal.
Meow. Good luck, Rain?
It's a punishment and you have to do it right, okay?
'I've already received your apology and I'm done apologizing.
Can't you at least think back on one of them?　Hmmm.
'You can't do that, you know!　Please don't take Luna's nonsense to heart!
Well, well, Rain's a guy too, right?　If you have to, well, if you have to, well, it's just a little bit... I don't have an axe to grind, you know!
Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?

　How did I ever think that the party would fall apart?
　Maybe I was being a little timid because of the Arios incident.
　I'm going to have to trust everyone, just like everyone else trusts me.