Chapter 200: Vent
"You're an irredeemable beast..." muttered Tatsumaki, reclining against Vahn with her eyes closed in a cozy porcelain bath after he had given her body a thorough cleaning and careful rinse.
"Mmn...perhaps..." conceded Vahn, relaxing with his arms on the tub's rim as he stated, "But, if nothing else, it should have convinced you I have no qualms regarding your size or physique. Short and slender girls have their charms..."
"Oh? And what are my charms...?" asked Tatsumaki, opening her eyes ever so slightly and staring ahead, fully prepared to send Vahn flying or giving his testicles the same treatment as her would-be blackmailers if she didn't like his response.
"Your legs and thighs, for one...I can see why you go out of your way to emphasize them in your Hero ensemble..." remarked Vahn, removing his right hand from the bath's rounded rib and casually caressing the inside of Tatsumaki's right thigh. It wasn't especially plump, but the shape was immaculate, and it was soft to the touch and notably toned. Despite her stature, she possessed C-Rank Strength, B-Rank Dexterity, and A-Rank Constitution, so even if her thighs were placed into a mechanical vice, it would give before her muscles and bones did.
"Alright...and...?" asked Tatsumaki, her blush, which had never fully faded, deepening as she closed her eyes and leaned her head back, content that Vahn hadn't made a crass and thoughtless remark regarding her tightness or handleability due to her size...
"There's the general shape of your face, the sharpness of your features, and your hair..." stated Vahn, sliding his hand up Tatsumaki's body, the tip of his middle finger caressing her central line before stopping at her neck. Then, while massaging her throat and vagus nerves, he stated, "Crimson red and emerald green happen to be my two favorite colors...though, due to my hair, skin tone, and eye color, I look best in black, grey, ivory white, and gold..."
"Mmn...I suppose those answers are acceptable..." muttered Tatsumaki, enjoying the feeling of Vahn's hand even though it should have bothered her to have someone grasp her throat. It frustrated at the start, but she was beginning to enjoy how attentive he was, not necessarily treating her as if she were delicate but constantly taking action to make her feel good or comfortable. His cumming inside her seventeen times had made it very clear he wasn't concerned with restraint so much as her comfort...
"When we leave this suite that the palace has prepared for me...mere minutes will have passed outside, right...?" asked Tatsumaki, pulling up her feet and spreading her legs, effectively mirroring Vahn's posture as she allowed the tension to leave her body.
Though Tatsumaki's actions suggested she wanted his hand to travel southward, Vahn continued massaging her neck as he affirmed, "That's right. If you're curious about the specifics, approximately 8.63 seconds have passed since we entered accelerated time. So, even if we just stay here for the duration of your lunch break, that gives us a little more than three months to play with..."
"What an absurdly convenient ability..." muttered Tatsumaki, speaking as if Vahn's power to accelerate the flow of time was a bad thing but readily thinking of how she could exploit it. Her duties as the No. 2 and presently most active Hero kept her extraordinarily busy, so being able to hop over to the palace to rest, recuperate, and relieve stress whenever she pleased was a tremendous and unexpected boon.
With the fingers of Vahn's right hand eventually finding their way to her pussy after she wiggled her knees a few times, Tatsumaki breathed a hot sigh from her nose and revealed, "I spoke with my fool of a sister...I'm not going to have her recant her status as a First-Grade Maid, but I prohibited her from sleeping with you to gain some undefined advantage or leverage over you. That girl is constantly trying to get ahead to prove a point, and it regularly gets her into messes that I have to clean up..."