Hot springs were great for relieving fatigue, relaxing muscles, and warming the body, but you couldn’t soak for too long. Fifteen to twenty minutes was enough for ordinary people. Adele and the others were special and could soak longer, but after about half an hour, even they started to feel drowsy.

“Shouldn’t Xiao Ai be going to bed soon?” Dorothy suggested. “How about we take her back to the room to rest?”

Everyone agreed.

Xiao Ai pouted. I haven’t agreed yet! But...she knew what the older sisters were planning. The little one didn’t want to spoil Mama’s fun, so she pretended to be sleepy, although First Snow saw through her act. But First Snow didn’t say anything.

They got out of the hot spring and returned to the changing room, which had private rooms for changing. Most girls preferred privacy, or rather, they only wanted to show their bodies to Adele.

This raised a question: if Adele really went wild tonight and slept with all of them...wouldn’t they all see each other naked? Although they hadn’t openly discussed this, they had all thought about it, and their answers were surprisingly the same: even if they were all naked before Adele, their gazes would only be on Adele. They didn’t care about the other girls. Any accidental glances would be quickly forgotten, their minds filled only with Adele.

Xiao Ai changed into a white nightgown brought by Adele and was then taken upstairs to the bedroom by First Snow, who volunteered. First Snow would stay with her for a while, then sneak out after Xiao Ai fell asleep to join Adele and the others. This meant that Xiao Ai would have to sleep alone tonight, which was unusual. Even when Adele was away for training, First Snow slept with her, a pure companionship without any ulterior motives.

The clever Xiao Ai understood this, but she still made the sacrifice, not acting coquettishly in front of Adele. Otherwise, she could easily ruin the sleepover that all the girls were looking forward to. So, in a sense, tonight could be seen as the night Xiao Ai transitioned from selfishness to maturity.

Adele watched Xiao Ai, who kept looking back, the gaze between mother and daughter touching. Finally, ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ Xiao Ai disappeared up the spiral staircase.

Only the girls who were well past the age of innocence remained in the living room. Their eyes lit up, like wolves staring at Adele, the delicate little lamb! Even Wofoo, a true werewolf-vampire hybrid, felt a flicker of self-doubt. In this situation...who are the wolves?

But Adele’s charm was just that great, enough to awaken anyone’s primal instincts. But even though they were eager, the girls, led by Dorothy, didn’t act impulsively, respecting Adele. Their eyes glowed like wolves’, but their bodies were restrained. After enduring for a long time, Dorothy finally spoke on their behalf, “...Is it okay, Adele~?”

Adele covered her face with her hands, curling up on the sofa like a cute little bunny, a lop-eared rabbit playing with its fluffy ears.

After a long silence, Adele finally responded, “...If it’s you guys...” This simple sentence caused a storm in the girls’ hearts. There was a qualifier in Adele’s consent, and they...were the chosen ones.

Almost everyone took a step forward, their breathing quickening. Feeling the pressure, Adele blushed and waved her hands, “W-Wait!”

“So many at once...my body...won’t be able to handle it!”

“Meow...” First Snow, anxious, meowed, reminding everyone of her presence.

The girls chuckled and exchanged glances, then chose Hermione as their representative to speak what they had discussed in private. Hermione didn’t really want to be the representative, but she wouldn’t miss this chance to talk to Adele intimately. So she came to Adele, leaned down, letting the girl’s upturned face be close to her chest, her lips near Adele’s small, delicate earlobe, which quickly turned cherry-pink from the Ice Queen’s breath.

“Don’t worry, Adele~.”

“You won’t be overwhelmed, definitely not.”

“If you ask why...it’s because tonight, we belong to you.”

“Not you to us.”

Adele’s eyes widened in confusion. Hermione sighed and said, “Silly, it means...you’ll be the top, and we’ll be the...bottom~”.

“Now you understand why these bad girls chose me as their representative, right?” Hermione grumbled.

She now suspected there was a traitor in her family! Otherwise, how would everyone know that she was a “bottom” in front of Adele!?

Hermione had once topped Cromwell Academy’s “Big Sister Ranking,” which actually had a full name:

“The Big Sister I Most Want to Be Dominated By Ranking.”

This clearly showed that before meeting Adele, in everyone’s eyes, Hermione was an icy, dominant top.

But...does liking someone mean you’re destined to fall for them?

Hermione couldn’t answer this question, but she was one of the standard answers:

“Of course.” B

ecause when you liked someone, you were willing to do many things you wouldn’t have done before.

And now, not just Hermione, but all the girls present had made up their minds. On this night that belonged to Adele, they would cater to her, doing everything she wished.

“So, Adele, you won’t be overwhelmed~.”

“As for whether we will be overwhelmed...that’s up to you.”

“Tonight, we are the roses in the garden.”

“Adele, you are the master of the garden.”

“Whether you want to pluck us, crush us, break us, or just smell us...”

“The flowers can endure...”

“The flowers all belong to you...”