𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝟕: 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐡
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We have arrived in the city of Fefki.
We’re going to stay here overnight.
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“Ah, a bath. . . . . .”
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This is the guild house of the Silver Phoenix Trading Company, where Miss Ikkoji serves as the guild master.
They’ve prepared a room for us to stay.
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The room is quite large, and I, Decker-chan, can stay there.
By the way, they’ve prepared rooms for the monsters as well.
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Hiiro-chan, seems to be staying in the same room as Kumakichi-kun.
Those two get along well.
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“What’s the matter, Kyrie-sama?”
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Decker-chan, the former troll girl, tilts her head.
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“I want to take a bath. . . . . .”
“It’s okay not to bathe for about three days, right?”
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What. . . . . .the. . . . . .?!
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“What are you talking about! Decker-chan!”
“Whoa! Your voice is loud today, Kyrie-sama. . . . . .”
“It’s unbelievable that a girl wouldn’t take a bath!”
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I thought all girls around the world loved baths!
But it seems like Decker-chan is different. Unbelievable!
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“You won’t die if you don’t take a bath. . . . . .”
“I will!”
“What?”
“Something of the soul will!”
“I, I see. . . . . .You’re quite a clean freak, aren’t you, Kyrie-sama.”
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Is that so?
I’m not a clean freak; it’s just unbearable not to take a bath.
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When I was in the royal capital, there were public baths, and the Abyss Forest had natural baths.
But. . . . . .this is a snowy country.
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There are no baths. . . . . .
Sigh. . . . . .It’s hard not being able to take a bath. . . . . .
“Why do you like baths so much?”
“Rather, I want to cleanse myself. As a woman serving Noir-sama, I must always keep my body clean.”
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A saint must keep her body clean as she is a messenger of God.
If not, it lowers the dignity of God.
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“I see. . . . . .Even though you’re a goddess, Kyrie-sama, you care about God.”
“I’m not a goddess, but girls need to take a bath every day. Noir-sama said so too, 『Baths are the laundry of life』!”
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Noir-sama’s teachings remain as scripture.
Among them, there’s a bath episode, where the aforementioned saying was preserved.
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“If there’s no bath, there’s no choice. . . . . .”
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I’m going to leave the guild house.
At the entrance.
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“What’s up, Miss Kyrie, where are you going?”
“I thought I’d go outside.”
“Why?”
“To purify with water.”
“Wait a minute!!!”
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I was grabbed by Miss Ikkoji.
What’s going on?
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“What did you just say?! Water purification?!”
“Yes.”
“That thing where you purify yourself by entering the water before praying?”
“Yes.”
“You must be. . . . . .silly?!”
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I was called silly again~. . . . . .
Huh~. . . . . .?
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“Kyrie-sama, wait!”
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Decker-chan came running after me.
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“What’s the matter?”
“This idiot was trying to go into the water in this freezing cold.”
“Eeeee?! Has Kyrie-sama lost her mind?!”
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Lost my mind. . . . . .
Huh. . . . . .?
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“Is it that strange. . . . . .”
“It’s not just strange, you’ll die, literally. It’s unusually cold outside, you know?”
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Certainly, outside the window, a fierce blizzard was raging.
“Certainly looks a bit cold.”
“That’s not just a bit! Seriously. . . . . .What’s with this girl, is she a natural airhead?”
“Huh, natural. . . . . .?”
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Is that so. . . . . .?
Until now, none of my friends in the forest had ever said anything like that. . . . . .
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“That’s probably because all the folks in the forest were airheads too.”
“What a shocking new fact. . . . . .”
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Well.
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“You want to take a bath or something? If so, just say it.”
“But is there even a bath?”
“There is! There’s a big bath in this guild house!”
“Oh. . . . . .! That’s wonderful!”
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I can take a bath~.
Yay!
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“I’ll show you the way.”
“Please. Oh, before we go, can we stop by Kumakichi-kun and the others?”
“? That’s fine, but. . . . . .”
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We arrived at Kumakichi-kun’s room.
“Nuu. . . . . .” From the room, Kumakichi-kun, Guu-chan, Hiiro-chan, and Sura-chan appear.
『What’s up, Big Sister?』
“There’s a bath in this house. Want to come in?”
『Yes!』
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“Nuu,” and Kumakichi-kun appears, and we all head to the bath.
As we walk down the hallway, we reach a big door.
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A blue curtain and a red curtain.
I’ve often seen these in the public baths of the royal capital!
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“Amazing. . . . . .Having a bath inside a private building is amazing!”
“Right? Dwarves are good with their hands, after all, it’s our own.”
“Amazing. . . . . .As expected of Dwarves.”
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A bath is quite a luxury.
There are magical tools to heat water, but they’re expensive.
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So, in the royal capital, public baths were the norm.
In small villages, they fill the tub with water and someone who can use magic heats it (which is troublesome, so they don’t bathe every day. . . . . .)
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“Well, let’s go in.”
『『『Yay!』』』
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Kumakichi-kun and the others follow. . . . . .
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“Wait, miss!!!!”
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Miss Ikkoji interrupts again.
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“What? Are these guys all bathing together?”
“? Yes. Is there a problem?”
“A big one! That bear there is male, you know?!”
“? Um. . . . . .and?”
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And then. . . . . .Miss Ikkoji is left speechless.
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“Do you always bathe together?”
“Yes.”
“Oh, you’re not embarrassed to be seen naked by a male?”
“Not at all. Kumakichi-kun and the others are magical creatures, not human boys, so it’s not embarrassing.”
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Though it would be embarrassing to be seen by Mr. Chatura or Priest Ion.
But these are cute bear-chan and griffon-chan.
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Even if they see, it’s no big deal. . . . . .right?
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“That’s right, male! Males to the men’s bath! Got it?!”
『Got it. Bye, big sister!』
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With that, Kumakichi-kun, Guu-chan, and Sura-chan go into the men’s bath. . . . . .
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“Were all of them male?! Especially the bird and the slime!”
“Yes, so what?”
“No. . . . . .I just realized that you’ve always been accompanied by three males. . . . . .”
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So what does that mean. . . . . .?
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“Miss Kyrie, you’re. . . . . .quite the natural airhead, aren’t you. . . . . .”
“Eh, yes. . . . . .? Is that so. . . . . .?”
“Yes. Sorry for calling you stupid or anything, you’re not stupid, just an extreme airhead.”
“Is, is that so. . . . . .?”
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I don’t really understand the difference between the two. . . . . .
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“Anyway, let’s get in the bath! Right?”
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