CH 315

“Fuh, this is pretty hard. But you’re strange, too.”

“My sister insisted, so I had to do it. I’d appreciate it if you could make it by mid-afternoon, but how is it?”

“I’ll figure it out. Leave the rest to me!”

Well, after a long night, today was the day of the request. However, we’ll start at night, so it’s still our free time.

This morning, Aina, who went to bed early, rampaged through the house with Sephiro and Ash, and we, who went to bed late and tried to prepare for the night, were woken up by an innocent intruder.

So now we’re calling Daihachi-san again to make baths for Radia and Schneider. We don’t mind the smell so much, but it seems to be so strong for Aina that she couldn’t get close to Ash when he went to Radia’s place. If that’s all, it’s just selfishness, and I’ll just drop my knuckles, but she said she’d wash both of them if we made a bath, so we made one in a hurry.

I imagined a large tub to match Radia’s, with an iron plate at the bottom to catch the heat. I also had a bottom plate made so that it would not touch the steel plate like a drum bath.

I’m there watching and everyone else is free to spend their time as they please.

“Right, left! Mix in a feint every now and then.”

“Yes!”

“Wow, Makina-chan’s attack is getting faster! I can’t see them at all now.”

Makina was doing her usual training with Fath-san, and Nora was accompanying her. Nora said it was because she was the first female friend she’d had in a long time, since she hadn’t seen Kudelica and the others since she got married. My brother was sitting on a log chair with Sephiro, watching the scene and smiling.

In a corner of the garden, Urka and Schneider were swinging in a hammock.

“I like this. I wish I lived in a house with a garden like this ……”

“Woof ……”

“Hammocks can be used in the room, but they are also useful for camping on rainy days. Shall I make you one?”

“Oh, that’s great. I’d love to! Your master is really amazing.”

“Aooooooooooo♪!”

Schneider lets out a short yelp of joy as he is petted by Urka. Schneider likes to sleep in the hammock more than Ash and the little snow tiger.

Anyway, according to Urka, you can concentrate if you swing in the hammock and close your eyes. I wonder if it’s called “f-minute fluctuation”? He said wants to improve his [Spiritual Art] for the night.

And as for our selfish princess–

“Ash, come here, come here!”

“Kuoon♪!”

“Don’t run around, or you’ll trip, okay? The grass is clean, but–“

“Don’t worry, I always play with Tilia-chan in the garden at home!”

Tigre-sensei and Verna-sensei’s daughter, Tilia-chan, has a quiet personality similar to Verna-sensei’s, but she’s just as active as Aina, so I’m looking forward to her attending the academy. I can only see her becoming an elite in sword and sorcery, though.

Anyway, both Aina and Ash seem to be having fun, so maybe it was a good thing that they met. While I was thinking about this, I turned my attention to making the bath, and Sarge climbed up on my shoulder.

“Haha, what is it all of a sudden? At any rate, the capital is peaceful. Everyone is a good person. But that part of success is not so good.”

“…… I’ve only told Sarge the ending, but the Doctor who almost killed my brother, Retzel, is still alive. He was also a member of an organization called “Gospel’s Descent”. And they’re working in the dark here in the Reflexion Kingdom.”

I nodded at Sarge’s words and continued my story.

“Yeah, Oriola and Glasco were both caught up in it. We know that he’s based in Berias Kingdom, though.”

“Basleigh-sensei knows a lot about it, but she says the king is keeping an eye on things …… Well, if the country is surrounded, it’s a war, and I can see why they would be cautious.”

Sarge closes his eyes and thinks, trying to remember something. He ponders for a moment, then his eyes widen. 

“What’s wrong?”

“Oh, I thought you knew something. But thank you.”

Sarge fluttered down to Aina with a resentful look on his face, shouting in anger at the Gospel’s Descent that targeted the territory.

It was a peaceful time without any particular disturbance like that. Basleigh-sensei, who is often the cause of disturbances, seems to be busy with her work at the castle and has gone there early today.

–And

“Hey, it’s ready!”

“Oh, that was pretty fast. Let’s go.”

“Aina’s going too!”

“Kuoon!”

I was playing with Aina when I heard Daihachi-san’s voice, I took Ash in my arms and headed for the bath with Aina. Then the others gathered around to see the results.

“We’ve got another big one in the garden. Won’t the garden get too small soon?”

“We’ll move again then. We can just put it back together and sell it.”

“I can’t understand how rich people think …… Anyway, when you boil water, you can put this thing down so you don’t hit the iron plate. Use the stairs to get in.”

“Okay. Oh, and there’s a shallow part for Schneider and the others too.”

“Yeah, it’s my way of making sure I get my orders! Well, I’m leaving now, I’ve already been paid, after all. If you want to modify it, just call me again.”

With that, Daihachi-san left, leaving us alone. I’m glad he’s so quick to respond. I’d like to thank him separately next time.

“I’ll tell Radia later …… Let’s boil a bath right away.”

“I’ll fill it with water then. ”

My brother, who is good at water magic, fills the tub with water, and when it’s about half full, he lights a fire in the furnace underneath the tub. When the water is just right, I called the two of them.

“Radia, Schneider. Come here.”

“Grrr?”

“Woof.”

“I’m going to wash you now, so can go into the bath? Aina, go barefoot and wait on that platform over there and get ready to wash up.”

“Yes!”

They looked at each other and then obeyed my words and soaked in the hot water. Aina followed, holding her nose and waiting with a brush and a stone.

…… By the way, I think the life magic “Purify” will probably take the smell that Aina hates away. However, if I were to do that, it may mean that they will do it if I tell them to, so I asked her to wash them as part of their education.

Now, as for the two that is using then bathing–

“G-Gawww……”

“Wafun……”

“Oh, she says it feels good!”

“Oh! Schneider is in the bathtub!? He dove in …… and stuck his head out. I thought you might have slipped.”

“I thought you slipped. – Okay, I’ll scrub!　Oh, Ash, are you going in too?”

“Ahaha, I’d love to have a tamer for this. I can also take requests from undead and monsters ……?”

Radia and Schneider soaked slowly with their eyes narrowed. Following that, Ash was also taking a bath in Radia’s arms. It’s a vicious monster, but this scene is soothing ……

Afterward, Aina did her best to brush off Radia’s dirt, and Nora stroked her, which made her look so much cleaner.

Radia seemed to like the bath so much that she kept going in and out of it until the sun went down, which made me smile.

Now that the fun time is over, Me, Makina, Urka, and Fath-san are on their way to the theater.

I finally had some time to spare ……

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Basleigh is absent, huh.”

So it makes you curious if she’s not here ……