Otome Game Mob Villain

Chapter 727

"Sorry, we're late."

"No no, we're the ones who asked you to guide everyone. Don't worry about it."

"Really? That helps to hear."

Amon, who had run across the white sandy beach, narrowed his eyes, smiled shyly, and scratched his cheek.

Since he's also wearing swim trunks, like me, his upper body and the area below his knees are exposed under the brilliantly shining sun.

This is the first time I've seen his bare skin up close, but it's moist, firm, and very beautiful skin.

His sister Rapha and sister Citri also have noticeably beautiful skin, so it might be a family trait.

You can't tell through clothing, but his body is toned all over too.

Partly due to his age, he doesn't have the solid muscles like Vene or Capella yet.

However, you can see faint evidence of training beneath Amon's skin.

Due to his position as tribal chief, he never neglects his daily martial arts training.

Even during this foreign trip period, he's been practicing with me consistently during breaks and overnight stays.

"But I was surprised by how these swimsuits are ingeniously designed for beast tribes."

"Eh, what do you mean?"

When I tilted my head at Amon's words, he turned his back to me.

"See, there's a button at the back of the swimsuit. This allows the tail base to be quickly tucked inside too."

"Ah...!? So that was the intention?"

My swimsuit also had a small slit and button at the back, but I hadn't understood the purpose and wondered, 'What's this? We didn't have this in Baldia's swimsuits.'

I hadn't noticed that detail in the swimsuits made in Baldia.

To be fair, even with Baldia's regular swimsuits, they cover down to below the tail base, so there were no complaints from the beast tribe children who wore them for swimming.

But noticing these small details is part of the Monkey Tribe's technical prowess.

"In the Fox Tribe territory, Empire and Balst clothing circulates too. But such thoughtful designs are rarely seen in clothing made for humans. The residents have to make holes or slits themselves."

"Ah, that's right, humans don't have tails. The Rabbit Tribe does have them though."

Reacting to Amon's words, Vene twisted her body as if showing her bottom, revealing a small round tail the same color as her black hair.

Would this be the equivalent of the coccyx area in humans?

I knew the Second Knight Order had Rabbit Tribe children with tails, but this is the first time I've seen an adult's tail up close.

"Huh, I knew they had them, but they're still quite small even in adults."

"Yeah. Rabbit Tribe tails are small, so it doesn't bother us much to keep them inside clothing. So many people just keep them tucked in. Though some dislike it because it gets sweaty."

"I see. Even looking at just clothing for different races, there are detailed considerations and differences."

While staring at Vene's tail, I put my hand to my chin and groaned.

The world is vast, and there are likely many things I don't know or haven't noticed yet.

By that same token, one could consider that unnoticed business opportunities are scattered everywhere.

But I wonder what the tail base looks like when wearing this swimsuit.

Still, I can't exactly ask Vene to show me, so I looked at Amon.

"Hey, Amon. Could you show me what it looks like when worn?"

"Eh, u-uh. It's fine, but..."

"Thank you. Then, excuse me."

After getting his consent, I stood behind him and looked at his tail base area.

I see, by making the slit with some generous size, it can be used by any beast tribe.

Beast tribe tails might look fluffy and large at first glance, but actually it's just covered with body hair - the tailbone itself is thin.

Of course, the thickness of the tailbone depends partly on physique.

Even though the bone is thin, the area around the tailbone is covered with muscles, so it's not fragile enough to break easily.

By the way, this information comes from Baldia's proud physicians (mad doctors?) Sandra, Bizica, Nikiku and other researchers who examined various documents and 'test subjects.'

Of course, they absolutely don't do anything illegal or inhumane, I swear.

"...Fascinating. Sorry, let me just touch it a bit."

"Eh...!? Wa-wait...!?"

Wanting to examine the swimsuit's design more closely, I carefully and gently grasped his tail base.

Ah, looking closely, they've slightly changed the material only where it contacts the tailbone area.

Probably to avoid impact on the tailbone or getting body hair tangled.

"Such detailed considerations."

"...!? Ah, st-stop... No more, Rid. That's enough, please stop."

Amon let out a high-pitched voice in a flustered manner and jumped back.

"Eh...!? Ah, sorry, I got carried away."

When I looked up startled, Amon was breathing heavily with his shoulders, his eyes moist, and his cheeks slightly reddened as if sunburned.

His fox ears also had a faint reddish tint, and they seemed to be trembling slightly.

"N-no, don't worry about it. It's just that the tail base area is a bit sensitive. Looking is fine next time, but I'd prefer if you didn't touch it."

Now that he mentions it, I've heard cats get angry if you touch their tails.

The reason is that tails have many nerves, and particularly the base has a bundle of nerves connected to the spinal cord, making it very sensitive.

Perhaps beast tribe tails are similar.

"I'm really sorry, I'll be careful from now on."

"No, it's fine. Don't be so formal about it."

When I tried to bow deeply, Amon stopped me.

"But..."

"Rid, you're not from a beast tribe, so you couldn't have known. Just be careful from now on. Don't be so formal about it. Hey, since we're at the sea, let's just go with the flow."

"...!? Fu, fufu. Okay, you're right. Thank you, Amon."

"Yeah, let's forget about this and enjoy the sea."

Since he unexpectedly made a joke, I ended up laughing.

Amon is smiling now too, so I'll follow his suggestion and not bring this up again.

"...Rid. You really are precocious, aren't you."

"Eh, what do you mean?"

When I turned around at Vene's exasperated voice, an extremely languid voice came from behind: "Nyaaa~..."

Turning around, I saw Cookie making an annoyed face.

But for some reason, he's grown to about 2 meters tall, and wider than usual too.

Somehow, he looks like a huge tsuchinoko (mythological snake-like creature).

"Cookie, what are you doing...?"

When I tilted my head, he let out a deep sigh.

Then he signaled with his eyes for me to look behind him.

Hmm, I wonder what's behind him.

Thinking that, I peeked and saw Tink and Emma in their swimsuits.

And hiding behind them stood Chris in her swimsuit.