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The next present Hana got, much to the delight of Sana and Sara was a small package wrapped in simple paper that seemed to be the same stuff that the paper bags they sold medicine in were made of. Of course, the two inaba didn’t leave them bare and the empty space on the top and sides of the box were decorated with cartoony pictures of inaba sitting on top of yin and yang symbols. The simple and goofy nature of the wrapping, and the excitement as she opened the package only made Hana smile again.

Inside was a simple wooden crate without a lid, no more than 30cm in length and width. Despite its small size the contents were something Hana wanted for a while, various small jars and two longer wooden bottles with labels reading ‘shampoo’ and ‘conditioner’. It took a second to figure out what it was, then the memory struck just as they shouted with pride, “It’s Eirin-sama’s special hair care package!” “And the really cool skin care stuff you loved! Its real good stuff!”

Giving the inaba a thanks and a hug Hana couldn’t help but notice that certain people, namely Marisa, Sanae, and Kosuzu seemed a bit envious. She got why, Eientei tended to sell their beauty products at cost, a reason why she could never nab any; not only that, but it was the full care package ‘guaranteed to make you the life of the room!’ as it was advertised. Sana and Sara were all smiles and blabbed further, “Look closer Hana-chan!” “Tewi Tewi got you a present too, at the bottom!”

Digging down, careful to place the glass and wooden casks onto the table she fished out a parcel with something soft inside. She had a curious expression on her face as she felt the parcel before looking up, as did Sana and Sara. They looked to where Tewi was earlier only to find Marisa standing by her lonesome, no one else followed Hana’s eyes and it didn’t seem that anyone but the trio of girls noticed her absence.

She carefully unwrapped the package looking upon the table, letting everyone get a clear look at what it was as she did. A small card was tucked away in one of the folds that Hana didn’t notice at first, she read the words, ‘A little something to help you with your blossoming love life. Snagging the heart of you-know-who won’t be easy, but the inaba are ready to welcome you with open arms to our family!’

Sana and Sara, who were standing over her shoulders exchanged confused glances before looking at Hana, “Don’t look at me~” “Nope, not me either! Tewi never told us what she got you!”

Interest was mounting, what did Tewi mean by that note? D-did she know? What was that about making me family? I-if she knew then why was she here acting all friendly? She nervously opened the packaging unveiling a crimson cloth close to the same color that her own outfit was made out of. Her first impression was that the cloth was rather well made if not a bit thin, a summer outfit? How would it help her capture her f-father’s heart…?

She glanced up, confusion filled her head as she glanced around the room. Sanae’s gentle smile was dropping, Alice covered Dolly’s and Shanghai’s eyes, Maria, the inaba, and Kosuzu’s face was getting red, Mima and Yuuka seemed to be sighing, Mamizou seemed to be suppressing a laugh, Aunn seemed confused, and Yukari let out a ‘oh my~’ as the outfit unfurled and the backside of what the ladies were witness too was exposed. It was… it took a second to click in Hana’s mind what she was looking at.

It was lingerie! a sheer and delicate negligee complete with a rather lacy looking pair of panties that barely covered what was important and looked too small to be comfortable to wear for long. That pair of panties also seemed to come with an equally lacy pair of garters and socks as sheer as the negligee itself. If Hana’s face wasn’t going as red as the outfit was she might have even taken the time to appreciate how a swirling yin and yang pattern was sown into the slightly thicker upper portion of the outfit. Hana barely had time to admire the stitchwork as the panties fell free with gravity and drifted onto the table for all to get a perfect look at.

The gazes in the room shoot back towards Marisa, where Tewi was previously standing around with a smug look on her face. Marisa practically danced out of the way of the explosive glares and barely suppressed laughs as Tewi was nowhere to be found. If any of them were paying attention to the little creature, they would’ve heard the sounds of the door opening and a wandering rabbit giggling to herself.

>>45118881

Hana’s little prank did make her happy seeing the inaba cower in fear like that as she rapidly grew in size after traveling with the light straight above them and growing larger as her body exited the space. Still, the tables did turn on her somewhat when she realized she was still as bare as the day she was born.

Sana and Sara were simply happy that they found her, though she could tell they a little unnerved by how Hana moved around them as she covered herself up and seemed, to them, to vanish into the walls with her voice coming from seemingly random, to them, directions. To Hana it made perfect sense as she dressed in an empty room on the opposite side of Eientei.

According to the relieved inaba Hana had started wandering around while coming down from her medically induced stupor. It was impossible to restrain her, even though Eirin summoned the orderlies and nearly instantaneously calculated where she would be able to walk or fly too it was almost impossible for the inaba to track her down without Eirin to micromanage them. They supposedly even found Hana once, crying and apologizing for being mean to them, which made Hana doubt that part of the story personally. When they went in to restrain her, she simply slipped out of their grasps as she walked through them and onto the roof where she sprinted away through the ceiling.

All Hana could do is let out a ‘bwuh’ as she felt kind of bad for giving everyone such a hard time, and apologized, albeit lightly. She’d have to save her real apology for Eirin and Kaguya… Still, it didn’t take long for her to dress in her usual outfit Sana was carrying and taking the shortest direction, a space in the flooring and a turn down the wall she elicited another yelp of fear from the group of inaba as she simply, to them, materialized from in between them.

Squeezing and expanding the lines again she let the nervous inaba lead her. Did they need to be that weirded out? Hana felt a bit strange at how they reacted to her entirely unremarkable ability, to her, on one hand it made her feel good knowing that minor youkai would give her respect off the bat now with a little demonstration.

On the other? It made her feel a bit awkward and even saddened thinking that her own loved ones might just treat her the same, well that and while Sana and Sara were considerate enough to her, she had to keep them on her side as she still had to sweat them for more of that lotion and other beauty products. That was the only reason, of course.

It didn’t take long, well it did in comparison of how fast Hana could make the journey, but the twists and turns ensured that it’d be a pain trying to reach Eirin’s office again even with her ability. Kaguya’s ability was fearsome in its application, the place was like a maze and she suspected that if it weren’t for the Inaba’s instincts and inherent knowledge someone could wonder these halls for years without any hope of escape… Terrifying to think about.

Sara and Sana, despite their seeming nervousness jumped in for a quick hug as the other Inaba give quick goodbyes as they left Hana at the doorway of Eirin’s office, they seemed to scamper away quickly like last time. Hana could’ve sworn she heard a, ‘quickly, before Reisen gives us more work!’, though she didn’t have the time to ponder the relationships of youkai she didn’t have to deal with personally. At least Sana and Sara didn’t seem to dislike her, which was good enough… for sweating them for beauty products, of course.

Eirin was sitting at her chair, Kaguya was sitting on a padded and equally comfortable looking chair that wasn’t there before. She was situated at Eirin’s side and a small foldable table was between them with some tea and snacks. Hana considered reaching over from across the room and nabbing one of the cookies now that she could feel how hungry she was but that’d be rude. Instead, she walked into a wall and took a seat, if Eirin or Kaguya were at all perturbed they didn’t show it in the slightest. In fact, it was Hana that was a little perturbed by how their eyes followed her around her path through the room.

Kaguya grinned and seemed like she had something she wanted to say but Eirin spoke first, “As you well know the procedure was a success. You have added to my datasets wonderfully.”

Hana didn’t know how to feel about being reduced to a number, but it was good if she helped right…?