The mission in the Verdant Forest had gone smoother than expected. For once, no backup calls, no injuries, just clean execution.
As they wrapped up, Anis stretched with a lazy grin. “No more fighting today. I’m declaring this a self-care day.”
With a playful wink, she turned to one of her squadmates, the calm, dependable one she secretly liked teasing more than she’d admit.
“There’s an onsen nearby. Forest view, quiet, no one from HQ breathing down our necks. You in?”
The two made their way through the trees until they found the hidden spring, steam rising gently between mossy rocks and wooden steps. Anis dipped in with a satisfied sigh, resting her arms along the edge.
“You just gonna sit there and watch?” she smirked, water glistening on her skin. “Or are you joining me?”
He slid in beside her, the warmth of the water making the air heavy between them. They talked, joked, shoulders brushing occasionally, and the tension slowly shifted from casual to something warmer.
Eventually, still laughing from a harmless splash war, they stepped out and wrapped themselves in soft towels.
The cozy cottage just a few steps away offered shade, quiet… and a perfect excuse to keep the mood going. Inside, with no noise but their soft voices, things got a little more playful, not from duty or mission protocol, but from a shared spark neither of them tried to hide anymore!
緑豊かな森での任務は予想以上に順調に進んだ。珍しく援軍の要請もなく、負傷者もなく、任務は完璧に遂行された。
任務を終えると、アニスは物憂げな笑みを浮かべてストレッチをした。「今日はもう戦闘はないわ。今日はセルフケアの日と宣言するわ。」
いたずらっぽくウィンクすると、彼女は分隊員の一人へと向き直った。物静かで頼りになるこの男は、内心では認めたくないほどからかっているのが好きだ。「近くに温泉があるの。森の景色が楽しめて、静かで、司令部の監視もいないわ。行く?」
二人は木々の間を抜け、苔むした岩と木の階段の間から湯気が静かに立ち上る隠れた温泉を見つけた。アニスは満足げなため息をつき、両腕を縁に添えて湯に浸かった。
「ただ座って見ているだけ?」とアニスはニヤリと笑った。肌に水がきらめいていた。「それとも、一緒に行く?」
彼は彼女の隣に滑り込んだ。水の温かさが二人の間に重苦しい空気を漂わせた。二人は言葉を交わし、冗談を言い合い、時折肩が触れ合う。緊張感は徐々に、さりげない雰囲気から温かい雰囲気へと変わっていった。
無害な水しぶき合戦で笑いが止まらなかった二人は、やがて水から出て柔らかなタオルにくるまった。
すぐそばにある居心地の良いコテージは、日陰と静けさを提供してくれた…そして、このムードをさらに盛り上げるには絶好の機会だった。中に入ると、二人の柔らかな声だけが響き渡り、少しばかり陽気な雰囲気が漂ってきた。それは義務や任務上の決まりごとではなく、二人がもはや隠そうともしない、ある共通の閃きからだった!
Anis from Goddess of Victory: Nikke.
BBC, special costume set! :P
Yo guys! How's it going? Hope you're all doing great! 😼
Okay… get ready, because today’s set is seriously something special. I don’t want to sound overconfident, but I’m really happy with how it turned out!
I’ve been working hard to make the style more stable, and I think it’s finally paying off. It allowed me to try out more dynamic and complex poses, and honestly, I feel like today’s set really took advantage of that.
It might even be one of my favorite sets so far, not just for the image quality, but for the overall vibe and how everything came together.
I really hope you guys enjoy it as much as I do.
And as always, I’d love to hear your thoughts, especially any feedback or critique. That helps me improve and give you even better content next time.
Thanks again for the amazing support, you keep me going! ❤️
P.S. At the end of the comic, there’s a little extra image that was randomly generated, but it turned out super fun, so I decided to keep it in and share it with you guys!
(If you don’t find the link after 24 hours, it will probably be in the Mega archive!)
MEGA ARCHIVE LINK: FULL SET HERE