"The Washuu Clan's threat to us has indeed basically disappeared, but..."
Midway through, Byakuya's voice trailed off.
He had wanted to ask if Rize was sure about this, but immediately realized such a question was pointless.
After all, things had already progressed this far...
"Never mind. If you've really thought it through, at least take a bath first."
Byakuya said.
"A bath?"
Rize thought about it and readily agreed. "Bathing together sounds nice too."
"Together?"
Byakuya had originally planned to bathe separately, but Rize insisted on dragging him into the bathroom with her.
And he didn't even need to undress himself—Rize had already stripped off all his clothes.
Only a towel remained, covering a certain important area.
Rize didn't bother covering herself at all.
Her sense of shame had always been rather thin, especially when facing Byakuya.
"Could you at least cover yourself with a towel?"
Byakuya couldn't help but say.
Mainly because he didn't know where to look.
"At a time like this, what's the point of saying that?"
Rize said with a laugh. "Besides, I don't really understand what there is to be embarrassed about."
With that, she directly pulled off the towel from Byakuya's body.
Now, both of them were completely exposed.
"Alright..."
Seeing Rize so composed, Byakuya felt that if he kept being so conflicted, he'd seem too timid. So he stopped caring.
First, they helped wash each other's hair and scrub each other's backs.
Washing Rize's hair and scrubbing her back was a first for Byakuya—he just used his usual technique.
"How does it feel? Let me know if I'm being too rough."
Byakuya asked while washing.
"Idiot, I'm not some fragile human. A little more force doesn't matter."
Then Rize added cheerfully: "Same goes for when we do that thing later~"
"Ahem..."
Byakuya cleared his throat. "Let's finish washing first."
...
After helping each other wash hair and scrub backs, they got into the bathtub together, which had already been filled with hot water.
Due to the bathtub's limited size, Byakuya and Rize had to squeeze together.
Rize sat directly in front of Byakuya, her back pressed against his chest.
"Has that stuff worn off by now?"
Byakuya asked Rize.
Because the flush on Rize's face now looked more like it was from the bath, and her eyes seemed different from before.
Normally, that kind of thing wouldn't wear off so quickly.
But Rize was no ordinary person—she was a ghoul, and a kakuja-level one at that. Her constitution was completely different from a normal human's.
"You noticed that too?"
Rize was slightly surprised. "But that doesn't mean I'm letting you off."
This was also her way of admitting the drug's effects had already passed.
"Fine. But this way I know you're not just acting on impulse."
Byakuya said.
"Who told you to keep fooling around with other women outside..."
Rize couldn't help but glare at Byakuya with some resentment. "Though I can't stop you, I can take as much of you as possible for myself."
"..."
Byakuya could only smile awkwardly at this.
"Is that enough? Or..."
Rize turned around and pressed herself against Byakuya, whispering in his ear: "Should we just do it right here...?"
"..."
Byakuya's pupils trembled slightly.
No matter what, he was still a man. In such a situation, any normal man would find it hard to hold back.
Though he could exercise extreme restraint, there was really no need to force himself to hold back right now.
So...
But before Byakuya could make any move, Rize had already taken the initiative.
And little Byakuya had already been standing at full attention.
"Mm... something seems off?"
Rize tried several times but felt it wasn't quite right.
"Would you believe me if I said I don't know either...?"
Byakuya said.
"Honestly..."
Rize was about to complain about Byakuya, but immediately realized that it was precisely because neither of them had any experience that this was happening—which also meant Byakuya hadn't done this before. This actually made Rize happy instead.
"Ah, finally got it."
Rize said with satisfaction.
...
From the start, Rize had been dominating the proceedings. Byakuya naturally didn't want to be too passive.
"Too weak—you're no match for me at all~"
Rize suddenly said.
She looked completely at ease, her eyes carrying a teasing glint.
Whether she was mocking Byakuya or deliberately provoking him was unclear.
Either way, her words had definitely provoked Byakuya.
"...Is that so?"
Byakuya's voice lowered slightly.
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly switched positions...
"From now on... even if you beg for mercy, I won't let you off..."
Byakuya said calmly.
"Just what I wanted. Come on~"
Rize smiled composedly, deliberately breathing into Byakuya's ear.
But less than an hour later, Rize's expression began to falter...
Her previously calm and composed self now had her hands involuntarily gripping Byakuya's back.
...
From the bathroom to the bedroom...
Byakuya and Rize didn't sleep the entire night, instead dedicating themselves to researching how humans and ghouls could make babies.
Only at dawn, due to time constraints, did they finally stop.
[Ding! The host has completed "intimate relations" with Rize Kamishiro. Reward: 200 Fusion Points!]
Yet Byakuya felt almost no fatigue, while Rize lying beside him clearly needed rest.
"Byakuya, do you think I might already be pregnant?"
Rize suddenly asked.
"Probably not that easy, right? This is just the first time..."
Byakuya didn't think it was very likely, unless they got lucky...
"I just wonder... whether our baby would be half-human or half-ghoul."
Rize was curious about this.
"I think either is fine. The point is that it would be our child."
Byakuya said.
"Well obviously. I'm just curious."
Rize said.
"Do you want to sleep more? I'm planning to go downstairs."
Byakuya asked Rize.
He didn't feel sleepy right now. He could take a nap at noon or just wait until tonight to sleep.
"I don't need to either. Let's just wash up and get dressed."
Rize got out of bed.
Between Rize's regenerative abilities and Byakuya's physical constitution, even after an entire night of exertion, they were as good as new.
After they cleaned up and changed clothes, they opened the door—only to run into Matsumae, who happened to be cleaning the hallway.
Matsumae silently observed Byakuya and Rize for a moment. With her senses far surpassing ordinary humans, she could smell the strange odors coming from Rize's room.
Though she had never experienced such things herself, she now understood what had happened between Byakuya and Rize...
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