Chapter 136: Towels and hot water

The special single-person rooms reserved for Agents were all equipped with private toilets and bathrooms.

Aside from not having a kitchen or laundry room, this place looked like a luxuriously appointed and exquisite studio apartment.

At this moment, in the bathroom, Yukina and Ephnel were face to face, yet both of them averted their gaze to the side in unison.

The distance between them was very, very close.

Yukina could smell the pleasant, unique body fragrance coming from Naoko, as well as the faint, pungent smell of medicine seeping through the gauze.

And Naoko’s trembling breath.

Ephnel’s current injuries made it difficult for her to sit on the toilet as she normally would.

She could only support herself with one hand on the specially designed support rail, while Yukina helped her take off her underwear and held her through the process.

Her cherry lips were pressed into a thin line, and Ephnel’s snowy face was covered with a flush of bashful crimson, which spread all the way to the base of her ears and down her neck.

The sound of trickling water came from below.

Ephnel squeezed her eyes shut as if she were being executed.

Every pore on her body tingled as if it were about to explode.

Her whole body was already aching and devoid of strength, and now, what little strength she had left was also drained away.

Overwhelmed with shame, Ephnel buried her face, pressing it tightly into the crook of Yukina’s neck.

The thought of doing this right in front of Yukina made Ephnel feel as if all the strength had been sucked out of her body.

She couldn’t even breathe properly; she was dizzy, and her whole body went limp.

The sound of her heartbeat was like a drum, making Ephnel’s entire body tremble.

“I-I’m done…”

Her muffled voice was barely audible, as if it had escaped through her nose.

Yukina’s face was also flushed.

Only after hearing Ephnel’s voice did she slowly turn her head back.

Her gaze immediately met Ephnel’s watery eyes.

At this moment, Ephnel looked like a baby animal on the verge of tears.

Her tender red cheeks looked as if they could drip blood, as alluring as a ripened forbidden fruit, captivating one’s mind.

Yukina swallowed dryly.

Her heart felt as if it were being scratched by a little kitten, urging her over and over to reach out to Naoko.

She wanted to press Naoko down right then and there, to grab her slender ankle with one hand and lift it high, letting her snow-white underwear dangle from it, becoming a white flag raised high, swaying constantly before her.

But in the end, Yukina held back.

She pulled off some toilet paper and moved it towards the base of Ephnel’s thighs.

Ephnel didn’t dare to look at Yukina any longer, tilting her head slightly, her gaze cast down, and cooperatively opened her legs a little.

The soft, dry tissue paper left an unfamiliar sensation as it slid past the base of her thighs.

Immediately after, Yukina’s fingers pressed down gently.

Ephnel let out a suppressed moan, unconsciously arching her back and hugging Yukina tightly.

Her knuckles turned white from the sudden force.

Ephnel kept her eyes squeezed shut, her breathing becoming shaky.

She could even feel the warmth left by Yukina’s smooth fingers.

The toilet paper was thrown away.

Yukina helped Ephnel pull her underwear up from her knees, then lifted her up.

In the quiet bathroom, the sound of a flush echoed.

“Nghh—”

Ephnel lay face down on the hospital bed, burying her flushed face in the pillow.

After the trip to the bathroom, Ephnel had hurriedly washed her face and rinsed her mouth, but the burning heat on her face hadn’t subsided in the slightest.

The thought of doing that kind of thing in front of her sister, the memory of the smell that had filled the air, the image of looking at Yukina face-to-face as she put her fingers between her legs—Ephnel wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it a million times over.

This had exceeded the limits of shame Ephnel could bear.

Although, in a way, Ephnel’s body had already been thoroughly tasted by Yukina, so she shouldn’t have had such a strong reaction.

But in any case, the scene from that night was a completely different experience compared to what had just happened.

At least, that night had been in a pitch-black room, and Ephnel couldn’t see Yukina’s actions or expression clearly.

But just now, the lights were on.

For Yukina, who could see clearly at night, it made no difference, but for Ephnel, it was a completely different situation.

Her body was seen by Yukina, touched by Yukina, but under the bright lights, everything suddenly felt different.

It was as if the shower curtain had been ripped open while she was bathing.

Now, Ephnel couldn’t even console herself.

And…

She would have to go through the same thing again soon.

The sound of water from the bathroom subsided, and footsteps approached.

Yukina came over with a basin of hot water and a towel.

“Um, Yukina, is the door locked?”

Ephnel asked anxiously, her face pressed firmly into the soft pillow, her voice muffled.

“Yes. No one will come in at this time anyway.”

Yukina dipped the towel in the hot water and tested the temperature.

“The water temperature is just right.”

Saying this, she wrung out the towel.

The water in the basin sloshed.

Ephnel knew what was coming next.

The loose hospital gown was lifted up from her back.

The sensation of the damp, hot, almost scalding towel was wiped unexpectedly from her waist up to her spine.

A tingling sensation shot up her back like an electric current, and Ephnel held her breath in shame.

The smell of medicine spread through the air.

The hospital gown was lifted a little higher.

A small, warm hand suddenly caressed Ephnel’s lower abdomen, slid under her soft flesh, and lifted gently, supporting her weight.

Ephnel pressed her lips together tightly and cooperatively arched her back slightly so the gown could be smoothly raised.

Ephnel’s milky white skin was completely exposed to Yukina.

Although she had seen it once that night, this was the first time she had experienced it under the light.

But the alluring scene before her didn’t stir much desire in Yukina.

Instead, a strong sense of heartache filled her chest, almost overflowing from her throat.

The snow-white medical gauze on Ephnel’s back was like a knife stabbing into Yukina’s heart.

Carefully controlling her strength so as not to hurt Ephnel, Yukina avoided her wounds and bandages.

She wiped Ephnel’s exposed back several times, attentively and gently gliding over every inch of her skin.

“…Does it hurt?”

Yukina asked in a soft voice.

Ephnel just kept her face buried and shook her head.

Every time the warm towel glided past her waist, she couldn’t help but tremble slightly.

Gradually, Ephnel’s body began to flush.

Yukina dipped the towel in the hot water and helped Ephnel turn over.

Because of the gauze on her body, Ephnel wasn’t wearing a bra.

With Yukina’s help, she struggled to turn over.

At the same time, her slender and alluring curves were finally and completely exposed to Yukina’s sight.

Naoko’s eyes shimmered like water.

Her youthful, snow-white face was flushed crimson with shyness, glistening with a fine sheen of sweat.