Testing My Luck in the New World

The moment we were back in our room and away from the prying eyes all other living beings, I fell onto the bed, now exhausted for another reason entirely. Even though she should have been apprehensive now more than ever given what happened while we washed, Yua quietly closed the door and, obeying the past order I meant for her own benefit, she climbed up onto the bed a short distance away from me to avoid sitting on the floor.

She didn't say anything for a while. Wondering if she was upset with me, and every prolonged second of silence between us was making it harder to tell myself that she wasn't, I chanced a peek at her. What I saw was her blushing cheeks as she looked down, not to her feet, not to the floor, but at me. Directly at me. The moment our eyes met, my heart panged and signaled my eyes to retreat to fight another day. Naturally, I made sure to lay on the bed facing down to avoid any further unwanted guests from rising up on the off chance my mind fell back on the sight of her covering herself with that tiny towel, but this effort must not have been enough for her.

I may not have seen all of her, in fact, I really hadn't seen anything that would have been censored on public television, but I had essentially seen Yua naked. That incident only came to pass because she warned me exactly like I asked her to. But it was mainly because I was so lost in thought that I hadn't been cognizant enough to have heard her repeated warnings, prompting her to move closer to get my attention.

If I had known that the person she heard coming was a woman, I would have worried more about myself. Then again, I suppose I didn't specify men when I gave her the order to hide herself.

"Master... Who was that woman?"

Breaking the silence by asking the question I knew was coming, but still hoped wouldn't, Yua finally met my eyes. Her cheeks were still flushed as she twiddled her thumbs. Without another word, for anymore would have been too painful, she awaited my response.

"Uh, her? Well... she's just a random slave I happened to run into outside yesterday."

"You ran into her... outside? Back there?"

"Y-Yea," I said and I had no reason to lie. That woman more or less said the same thing. "B-But nothing happened!"

Yua's cat ears perked up at my sudden shout and she bit her lip. She looked away, contemplating something with a roll of her chin and let the silence steal our voices again for a minute or two before looking back.

"I understand. Master was washing himself when that woman just happened to come out to do the same, right?"

"Right!"

That was exactly what happened, but... why does it feel like I'm being interrogated?

"I-I sorry for looking at her..."

Deciding to preemptively apologize before she really got mad, I put my hands together to pray for her forgiveness. Her eyes widened at the sight of her master making such a pleading gesture in front of her. Shocked enough to gasp, she waved her hands dismissively.

"Wha... Master doesn't need to apologize for that. I don't mind at all. It's just..."

She doesn't mind? How? Did I just imagine her glaring at the back of my head?

"Th-Then is it because I asked you not to let anyone else see you naked?"

"No... I am happy to obey Master's orders."