I know it’s late for me to emphasize this but, one of the best perks of being genderbent is, of course, I can take bath with the same gender, meaning, taking a bath with girls. Even after doing it a lot of times, I can’t get tired watching such blissful scene.

“Fuaaah!~ That hits the spot! Immersing thy self in such luxury doesn’t get tiring at all. More like, for the last ten thousand years, this is the first time I was able to grasp such opportunity.”

“That’s a little misleading so please refrain from uttering those words using my daughter’s body.”

“Ahahaha! I’m sorry mom!”

“Don’t call me that too…”

Izuna greatly delivers her disdain to Asteria who soaks herself in the hot spring. She shamelessly spreads her legs in front of me while heaving a sigh of bliss. Whether I like the view in front of me or not, that is not something I should be thinking about.

I am currently dipping myself in a shallow part of the hot spring too but I am hovering my body with a towel while closely hugging my knees.

Why?

Well, of course, you’d feel extremely overwhelmed by this view.

Izuna’s adult charm with her bomb body is enticing. Her hips and waist are perfectly toned and her breasts aren’t something you could grab hold with one hand alone. Her tranquil beauty matches with her wet fox ears and tails. I’ve seen Higan’s body so many times but I do still say that she is endowed for her age.

“So this is a hot spring. We only have a huge bath back at the castle heated with fire runes installed on it.”

“Yes, Lady Violetta. It is said that natural hot spring such as this can give you a smoother and shinier skin. Also, it improves blood circulation and helps you with your stiff back. This is all perfect too for pregnant women as long as you don’t soak too long.”

“Ahahaha, I’m actually embarrassed right now.”

“No need! Senya over there often took baths like this back at the fairy mansion.”

“I’m not talking about that.”

“Ah, but that shape of a woman is certainly beautiful. Pregnancy is not considered less bit ugly. In fact, a woman embedded with fertility is a lot more stunning.”

“Geez, don’t flatter me that much.”

Mimosa is talking with Violetta while Senya lays on a shallow part of the hot spring. Mimosa brought some liquor to drink and even shared it with Senya but refused to give some to Violetta as per my stare.

But, it is like Mimosa said, Violetta looks a lot beautiful.

Because she always wears a cape and saggy clothes, her belly was hidden well, however, right now, her exposed belly which has swelled up a little, looks fittingly attractive.

Mimosa, on the other hand, sprouts a very athletic figure, like how I remember it. A little bit hairy down there but I think it was shaven a little. Senya’s sublime and frail figure didn’t fail to make my chest pang. Those gorgeous pink hair that seems fitting for her image and her long slender limbs are nothing short of perfection. Her supple breasts don’t lose out on my scoring board.

“Asagao!”

“Alstroe, please don’t run!”

Topaz who should be sleeping together with Mimi is here. My face slowly melts as I saw the cute figure of Alstroe running towards me with a towel wrapped around her body. Topaz, likewise, has a towel wrapped around her body.

Hmm?

Is she trying to conceal her breasts? I don’t think it looks bad, however, because she is no taller than five feet, there’s a really indecent feeling to it. I feel like a criminal whenever I look at Topaz who has large breasts but petite in size…

Alstroe then plops beside me and beamed a smile. Topaz then gently sat a little far from me. At first, I don’t think she was that conscious, however, at time passes and she gains more emotions and learned how they work, it seems she developed a sense of shame, especially for her body.

With that thought in my mind, I called out to her.

“Topaz, there’s nothing to be ashamed of. You look pretty cute.”

“I see, that’s one thing I’d like to hear right now. Thank you.”

Good thing I read that right!

She loosened her tension and remove her arm from her breast that holds it. As she does…more volume came out!

What?!

She then smiled at me brightly that I felt like a halo appeared above her head!

I-Is she really a devil?! At this point, if anyone told me that Topaz is like a saint, I doubt I’ll disagree. In the first place, when did she learned to smiled so kindly like that?!

Taking Mimi into account who loves messing up, I can easily imagine Topaz doing this smile with sincerity everytime…

Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon.

I hope that’s not the case.

“Oh, Asagao is a perv!~”

“Wha-?! No! What are you saying all of a sudden, Alstroe!”

“You really like staring at big breasts!~”

“I do…but I am nothing sort of a pervert…”

“Ehehehe!”

Alstroe is mischievously teasing me with a candid smile.

I couldn’t help but feel a little hurt. Well, seeing Alstroe in this form and attitude is really refreshing. Maybe I should stop looking for the method for her to return to normal and have her live permanently like this.

On that note, I feel relieved to know that someone right now is smaller than me. If she didn’t shrink to this size, I am going to be the smallest, yet again in this group.

I’ll play a prank on her later.

Moving on, the only people who are absent are Mimi due to excessive drinking, Casablanca, and Hibiscus who fell asleep and has to retire early, and Shouko who turned herself early due to the fervor of the banquet taking a toll on her stamina.

And…hmm…Hinoki is…?

“So, I was saying Lady Violetta is—WHOA!? HUMONGOUS!?”

I heard a shout, almost shriek out of disbelief from Mimosa while she speaks with Violetta. It shocked her that I feel like her eye shot up under those foggy glasses of her. Violetta also gapes her mouth in surprise…as well as everyone.

I turn around and what I saw is…

H-Huge!

What is this!? This is not something that you can call normal! Or rather, that size is already a cheat level!

“Hmm, maybe I should excavate our own hot spring in the Elven Capital. What do you say, Sierra?”

“Yes, that’s would likely give more job opportunities for our people and elevates our attraction. Given the economical nature that is of the hot spring, it’s already a huge profit without many losses since it is only needed to be maintained.”

“I do think of the same. I am just glad that you are here to answer my uncertainties.”

“I am happy for your praise.”

Hinoki Prasiolite, the Elven Queen, together with her councilor, Sierra, made their appearance.

With just slight movement, those knockers jiggle. With every step, they violently shake! Even a slight touch surely may bring great discord inside those whales and cause an earthquake!

H-Holy shit!

Her clothed figure wasn’t even her final form! When they broke free from their restraints, they become a weapon!

D…D-cup? No…A, B, C, D,…E? F? I don’t know.

Gulp.

I…I know she is Casablanca and Hibiscus mother, and for a long shot, kind of my stepmother but!

No, no, no!

I should bury those indecent thoughts at the deepest corner of my mind. Yeah, I should. As expected of elves, they are well endowed. Even Sierra has a nice figure but kind of got overshadowed by Hinoki.

Hinoki followed by her councilor Sierra sat close to Izuna. They chatted casually and have a few drinks of liquor as they submerge in the hot spring under the wonderful moonlight.

And so, as she felt satisfied, Asteria then called out for our attention.

“Hey, now that I’ve stalled for enough, I think it’s time for me to resume my story.”

However, no one is even looking at her, except for me. Everyone is enjoying themselves as they talk with one another. It seems that the lively fervor of the banquet was brought over here. Not that I mind and I think even Asteria won’t…

Hmm?

“Eh…is that so…I’m ignored…”

This girl…

She is embarrassed getting gawked at but will get depressed if she didn’t get the attention she desires. More like, even if she is Asteria right now, I’ve never seen Higan’s face making a depressed face out of a comic book.

“I’ll listen to you. Since we are both unoccupied.”

“Oh, as expected of Asagao!”

“Just stop making a weird expression. You ruin Higan’s cool image.”

“Ohoho, don’t mind the small details!~”

Aaaand…she’s back at her feet.

Though I can’t say I hate her but it’s really unsettling for me. If I must, I want to see the real Asteria talking to me instead of using someone else’s body.

I’m sure under odd circumstances, we can be friends with each other.

“Now then, since it became a chat rather than a collective sharing of information, I’d like to mix in some personal insight into this.”

“I understand.”

Since I want to hear what she has to say, I stood up and sat down beside her. While I was doing so, it really came to me that Higan’s tails are no longer there.

“First, are you familiar with Greek Mythology?”

“I am.”

“Well, you are. It would be dumb of you, who came from that world if you didn’t know.”

“Why did you even asked?”

“I just wanted to confirm. Then, do you know how the story goes?”

“Yeah…something like the Titans gave birth to the world?”

“See, you didn’t know.”

“Don’t say it like I am obligated to learn it like a religion!”

“Keh, unfaithful runt. Well, there’s no meaning to it when you yourself right now is close to godhood, huh. Well then, I’ll leave the tedious parts and tell you the vitals.”

Asteria heaves a sigh as she sank to the hot spring a little lower than me.

“Zeus, the child of Chronus and Rhea, you know of him, right? That filthy lecher.”

“Is it really alright for you to say that?”

“Yeah, it is. After all, he chased me all around the planes, trying to make me his wife. Since I can’t take it anymore, I flee with all my might and ended up in the Aegean Sea. I then kept my sister there, Leto, from the rage of Hera because she is pregnant with Zeus’s children.

“Leto…your sister…then…”

“She told me that I should just take a form of an island which was called Ortygia and later, called Delos. It was so that she could hide me from Zeus’s prying eyes. I deeply embedded in my heart the hate I felt for that man. You know why?”

“Zeus then…married Leto.”

“Marriage is a frail concept within us gods. As I said, Leto is pregnant with Zeus’s children. She then gave birth to Apollo and Artemis.”

“Yeah…”

“And then…”

“…?”

“I told you that we have collective consciousness throughout the vast space of time, right?”

“You did say that.”

“It seems that this, specifically me, who you are talking right now, was hunted by a race called Ethers.”

Them again?!

“However, that was a long time ago. I was able to escape again but this time, I found myself here, in this world where my presence is null. And, moreover, the fragmented power known as Asteria is not embedded in an item but in a person.”

“And that’s…how the Fox Clan with holy powers started, right?”

“I like how you are quick on the uptake. But it’s not only my holy power they inherited. They also learned and absorbed my animosity against men. I had a child too with Perses but that’s all.”

“!!!”

I…

I just gape my mouth there with eyes widened in surprise.

So…it was not just a mere trait that Yasha, Higan’s grandmother, passed down. The true root of that is actually Asteria?

“That’s why I am telling you, right here, right now, this vessel of mine, Higanbana, cannot love the opposite gender and she will never will.”

“That’s…!”

“She can never ever have any real romance with a man. The past inheritors did have men in their lives and some had to so they can pass down the power which is me, however, specifically this current vessel, no longer plans to love anyone else other than you.”

“But…is that…”

“Asagao Lionheart, you were the one who stirred her heart, yet, you refuse to believe your feeling deep inside yours for her, thus, you keep rejecting her.”

Asteria, with serious eyes, push me down and half of my head is submerged in the water. I don’t even know what to say now all of a sudden as if my body is bound with an irresistible spell.

“Therefore, I, Asteria, shall say it upfront. Take responsibility for my vessel that you deeply pained.”

For some reasons, her words are like honey dripping into my ears.

She has an odd glow to her that I cannot resist.

“Ah, Asagao Lionheart, you shall be—eh? Huh?! HUH?! You shouldn’t be waking up right now!? How?!”

I can feel my breathing normalizing again as Asteria suddenly went into a panic. Her shrill voice resounded that everyone turned their attention to us.

Asteria, who is straddling me, started panicking on her own…

Hmm?

“What are you trying to do?!”

“I’m just carving a path for you!”

“You think I’d want that?! Get out of my mind!”

“No, no, no, I can’t!”

Asteria suddenly started monologuing to herself with two alternative voices. Her expressions are somewhat funny as it changes to an enraged to a comically guilty one.

Wait…does it mean…? From the conversation with herself alone…

“I’m taking over now so get the hell out!”

“Ah, wait, wait! I’m not done yet!”

“Oh really? Done with what?! Using magic to charm Asagao?!”

“Eh, you realized it?! Except it was not magic.”

“It’s the same thing no matter what you say!”

“Ahehehe!~”

“Get out!!”

SMACK

Asteria…or rather…

Higan forcibly took her body back from Asteria but, in a fit of rage, punched herself in the face. As her fist landed on her cheek, I immediately saw he eyes rolling back.

Wow…

At this moment, they both blacked out.