No, a familiar face returns

Flayn bashfully stepped into the bathroom on her tiptoes. She held onto the knot of her towel for dear life. It was always a little embarrassing to use the public bath here but felt even more so today. She felt like whoever saw her would somehow be able to extrapolate that she’d been running around naked outside by looking at her expression or something.

She acted as casual as she could and slipped into the water. She meekly waved at the other girls in the room; Hilda, Marianne, and Mercedes.

A minute or two later, Annette walked into the room, wearing her towel around her waist like the others. Flayn averted her eyes, scared that Annette might’ve somehow seen her earlier. Also, eying up a topless girl just wasn’t very proper. Several minutes passed. The other girls made idle chatter and Flayn considered what to do next.

Ok, Hilda and Marianne will probably leave soon. So will Mercedes. Annette just got here but she’ll probably leave along with Mercedes. So after that I can-

Her thoughts are interrupted with a loud shout.

“Hey!”

Everyone turned to the door.

“I know you’re in here you Nudie! You can’t hide from me!”

Lysithea stood overlooking the bath, her legs were stretched broad and her hands curled into fists and pressed against her hips. It was downright fear-inspiring.

Or, it might have been had Lysithea not been completely stark naked.

She didn’t even bother putting on a towel. Everyone giggled at how stupid Lysithea looked.

Everyone except Flayn of course who was terrified out of her mind. She’d never seen a naked girl so threatening. She grabbed on of the soap baskets that was floating in the bath and hid her head behind it. She was still visible but only on closer inspection.

“Uhh Lysithea what are you doing?” Mercedes asked while suppressing a laugh.

“I’m looking for the butt naked Nudie of Garreg Mach Monastery! A complete pervert running around making girls look at her big naked butt!”

Everyone started laughing. Lysithea blushed.

“It-It’s not funny! The Nudie is making a mockery of the academy and the church! Not to mention she’s trying to seduce poor helpless girls! I saw her just a few minutes ago!”

Hilda’s face turned to shock.

“Lysithea, look out she’s right behind you!”

“Where!?” Lysithea gasped and turned around, seeing nothing.

Hilda smirked. “Oh my! Nobody look! Lysithea’s trying to seduce us by flashing her butt! She must be the Nakey Girl of Garreg Mach or whatever!”

Everyone howled with laughter. Even Flayn couldn’t help but laugh at the prank. Lysithea turned her head back, a look of betrayal in her eyes. She looked down and realized she was mooning the whole room with her blushing bottom. Her face flushed cherry red and she covered her pert little behind with both hands.

“How.. How dare you make a fool of me! You… you bully!”

Lysithea turned back around, briefly flashing her flat chest and pussy to the room again before moving both her hands over her crotch. She seemed to have forgotten to cover her breasts. She ran over and jumped in the bath to conceal her indecency. Everyone continued laughing as Lysithea still blushed.

“Alright, spill the beans! Which one of you is the Nudie? It has to be you Hilda. You’re the only one perverted enough to do it!”

Hilda giggled. “Me? Perverted? Isn’t Mercedes the one who goes to class in her undies?”

Lysithea was swayed. “Of course! Mercedes must've been taking her exhibitionist fantasies to the next level and decided to strip off even her undies!”

Mercedes was flushed bright red. “No! I would never do such a thing! The umm... undergarment... incident was just an accident! The most humiliating mistake of my life!”

Lysithea looked smug, believing to have figured it all out.

“Oh yeah, I bet it was humiliating. I bet you loved that didn’t you? Well, the jig is up!”

Mercedes covered her face in shame.

“Leave Mercie alone! Can’t you see she would never do it!?” Annette piped up.

“Oh yeah, if not her then who?”

“I don’t know! I can’t even understand all this Nudie talk! Maybe it was Marianne, she hasn’t said a word this whole time!”

Everyone’s eyes turned to Marianne. “Wh-What!? I’ve been here with Hilda this whole time! How could I have…”

Hilda joined in. “That’s right, Marianne and I were the first ones here. Then Mercedes, then Flayn, then Annette. Now you’re trying to pin the blame on innocent little Marianne? There’s no way it isn’t Annette!”

“Annette came in here last!? You thought you could just slip into the bathhouse unnoticed? Not on my watch!”

Lysithea started pacing toward her in the water. Annette paced away in equal steps.

“No! It’s not me I swear! I would never go outside totally nude! Please leave me alone!”

Her eyes darted around, looking for an excuse. Flayn’s eyes locked with hers for a moment.

“Flayn! Flayn could be the Nudie! She’s been dead quiet and I didn’t even see her in here when I came in!”

Flayn went ghost white.

“I...I… No! I…”

It’s over! My life is over! I've been exposed!

However, Lysithea was simply incredulous.

“Annette, are you kidding me? How stupid do you think I am? Flayn would never do something so perverted! What’s wrong with you?”

Lysithea inched toward her faster.

“No! Please! Mercie, help me out! You know I would never do it!”

Mercedes couldn’t bear to make eye contact.

“Annie, I want to believe you, but if Lysithea’s telling the truth then…”

Annette’s heart dropped and she blushed like no tomorrow. Hilda giggled some more.

“I can’t believe it, Annette’s a streaker! Maybe even a nudist!”

Lysithea was inches from grabbing her.

“It wasn’t me! Please stop! How do I prove to you it wasn’t me!? I’ll do anything!”

Lysithea finally stopped. “Hmmm. I suppose there is way to prove it...”