Night fell, Alex was tired from his date with his sister, in the end, both Artemia and Maria joined in, leaving the black prince more exhausted. He decided to take a bath.
The bath was just a bit smaller than the bath inside his mansion. It was located in an open underground space filled with hot water heated by magic stone. Once you entered the bath, you could see the water vapor floating around and giving the bath a calm atmosphere.
Alex submerged himself in hot water and relaxed his body. The water temperature was at the best point, and he could not help but sigh in comfort; he felt like his fatigue was slowly getting washed away.
Feeling the water against his skin, Alex smiled wryly while remembering the good old days. Hah… How he missed the days when he visited an onsen for the first time. It would be good to try the real thing once again, he thought.
While he was submerged in the water, Alex felt the door of the bathroom opening, which surprised him, but in the next second, he recognized the presence of the newcomer.
"Princess, what are you doing here?" Alex asked with an amused grin on his face.
"… Can I bath with you?" Artemia asked in a low voice.
Alex smiled wryly. "Do the other girls know that you are here?"
"…"
"I thought so." Alex sighed and looked towards her. Artemia only had a towel covering her body. She was staring at the ground shyly, and her face had turned slightly red. Her gaze sometimes darted towards him, but when she noticed Alex looking at her, she moved it away.
''Say Eretria, are you trying to seduce me? So openly?" Alex chuckled; acting all shy did have its charm, but it doesn't suit the princess who should be acting more confidently; acting shy suited Luna or Eris more.
Artemia chuckled before walking confidently toward Alex.
''Excuse me!" She said before entering the bath after cleaning her body.
However, instead of sitting beside Alex, she sat on his thighs.
He was completely stunned. Her butt was placed above his member; just a slight movement, and he would pierce her.
Artemia seemed unbothered by this as she leaned her body on his chest and submerged her face in the water. Her breathing was a little bit rough, sending Alex into a frenzy.
But he resisted the urge to pierce her and hugged her waist gently.
"I say princess, are you tempting me?" Alex asked while beating Artemia's left ear.
Artemia chuckled while saying.
''Who knows!"
Alex put on an amused smile but stopped teasing Raven. Even though he was tempted to devour her here and now, he knew that Artemia was not here for that.
So, despite the heated atmosphere, the two remained silent while enjoying the bath.
A few minutes later, Artemia finally opened her mouth.
"Lilith..She is a good girl, just a little shy."
Alex was slightly startled, but soon a smile formed on his lips. "Are you suggesting that I make a move on your friend?
"Mm… I hope you can get along with her." Artemia responded while not going too much into the details, and Alex understood what she was trying to imply; he couldn't be more amused. To think that Artemia would push her friend's inside the wolf's claws? How amusing.
Just as Alex felt amused about Artemia's suggestion, he heard the following question.
''When are they coming?"
Obviously, she meant Lilith, Alice, and Noire. Like he did with his sister Alex informed Maria and Artemia about the girls coming to join them so. While they were surprised to hear that Alex got a pet, they didn't say anything after learning it was a female like Gracier did.
''They will be here by tomorrow,'' Alex answered; Artemia nodded, after staying in the bath for fifteen minutes, she stood and gave Alex a deep kiss before leaving, not long after she left, Maria came in. Like the princess, she sat on Alex's tights. Alex chuckled before hugging his fiancee.
The following morning Alex woke up to find two girls sleeping beside him using his arms as pillows. Fighting against the numbness spreading through his arms, Alex woke them.
''It's morning, sleepyheads!"
Maria and Artemia woke up simultaneously; they stared at each other before greetings Alex, then left the bed after giving Alex each a kiss.
Looking at them entering the bathroom, Alex wished he could join them but decided against it in the end as he would not be able to control himself.
After their baths, the four decided to take breakfast. Just as they finished, Alex frowned before smiling.
''Let's go upstairs. They have arrived.'' Alex, who sensed Noire coming, suggested. The girls nodded before following Alex upstairs.
Alex closed the door after they entered, and there was a black flash forcing the girls to close their eyes, and when they opened them again, four girls were standing in the middle of the room.
Surprised, Alex stared at Eris; he didn't expect to appear alongside the others.
''I guess it's another surprise,'' Alex murmured while his eyes locked onto Noire.
''I'm back, Master.'' Noire curtsied elegantly with one hand above her breasts.
''Welcome back, Noire. It's good to see you. You can go rest now.''
Upon hearing her master's words, Noire was overjoyed; she nodded before vanishing.
Finally, there was only Alex and the girls; they stared at each other for a moment before smiling simultaneously.
''Welcome back. It's good to see you, especially Lilith.'' Alex said with open arms, and none of the girls seemed adverse to sharing a hug with him.
After giving them a welcoming hug, Alex moved and sat on a couch he brought; Maria, Artemia, Eris sat on the bed while Gracier sat beside her brother with Lilith sitting across from Alex.
''It's great to see most of you. I thought I wouldn't be able to for a long time.'' Lilith shared her thoughts, making others wonder what she went through to say those words; she was different from her past self.
''Let's enjoy ourselves today, and tomorrow we will begin a sparring match..'' Alex proposed; the girls saw no objection to this proposition; on the contrary, some were looking forward to these sparring matches.