SIAW Vol. 2 Chapter 7 Part 1
Chapter 7 – To the Bath…
Thanks to the Map skill, I could see that Misha was still working hard.
Guess I might make a barbecue for dinner…
I went from ALA to my Room, in the kitchen, to make preparations for the barbecue.
I chopped up some Forest Boar and vegetables and took barbecue sauce, salt, pepper and other seasonings from the storeroom.
I went back to ALA and climbed up on the roof: it was almost sunset.
I was going to call Misha and Sil via Mental Massage, but the latter showed up on the roof before I could. He had probably spotted me.
I thus sent a message to Misha.
(“Misha, it’s time for dinner. Come on the roof.”)
(“…Okay.”)
Her reply was rather subdued.
Wondering what was up with her, I started setting up the firewood. Soon enough, Misha arrived.
I used Appraisal and could tell that she had worked very hard: the results were greater than my expectations.
“I don’t need food!”
So exclaimed Misha, all of a sudden.
“Let me guess, your stomach is full of potions?”
“Right! I don’t think I can take anything else right now.”
The same thing that happened to me during my doping days…
I gave Misha an Antidote and Paralysis Heal.
“For now, drink these so you can heal your status ailments. If you take a bath and sweat a bit, the excess liquid in your body will be expelled, so you’ll be able to eat.”
Misha took the potions from me and swallowed the contents, not without a frown.
I wanted Sil to do the same, but Appraisal revealed that he wasn’t afflicted by any status ailments. On the contrary, he had already acquired the Poison Resistance and Paralysis Resistance skills.
I really couldn’t even begin to comprehend how monsters worked…
Sil had a [B] in affinity to both skills, so it made no sense for him to learn them so quickly. It might have been because of his species…but I had no proof.
I guess that monsters couldn’t be judged based on our standards, after all.
Anyway, for now —
“Let’s take a bath first, then have dinner later!”
“W-Woof….?” (“Food…later…?”)
Sil’s tail drooped down on the floor, but I paid him no mind and headed to the bathroom.
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In the dressing room before the bath, I finally realized that it would be awkward, to say the least, to change in the same room as Misha.
“I’ll go change inside, so you change here and then come in, Misha. In the bracelet you can find the clothes to wear when bathing — your swimsuit. There are a few of them, but since you’re going to rinse too, I think that the more your skin is exposed, the better…”
Make no mistake! It’s not because I want to look at you! Okay!?
As I was making such painful excuses in my mind…I couldn’t help but feel excited at the prospect. I was still a boy at heart, after all…!
In any case, I had to change before Misha came in.
I stored my clothes and equipment in the Item Box, then took out some trunks and wore them.
I then used Clear on Sil and me and used the shower magic tool on my body. It was the second time for Sil, so he wasn’t feeling timid or scared anymore.
I heard Misha come in, so I turned towards her.
….Aw…she picked the competitive swimwear…!
Misha was standing there, fidgeting.
“Maybe something with more exposure is bett—”
“This one has enough!!”
I couldn’t stop my desires from leaking out, but Misha interrupted before I could finish the sentence.
“Well, that one is fine too, I guess…”
I was indeed hoping for something else, but that type of swimsuit had its good points too!
Misha was slender and had very shapely curves, after all.
I cleared my throat to change the topic.
“You can shower here, Misha.”
“Shower? What’s that?”
I used Clear on Misha, then sprayed her thighs with hot water from the shower magic tool. She looked at her thighs and the magic tool, curious.
“If you pour magic power in this, hot water comes out. Always spray your whole body with this before going inside the tub.”
Misha picked up the magic tool and started spraying hot water all over her body.
Sil was already in the tub, playing around, so I went inside too.
I made a pretty large tub, so it wasn’t going to feel cramped after Misha came in too.
After showering, Misha came up close to the tub. Just like Sil the day before, she dipped her feet in and entered, very cautiously.
Aah, it feels so good to soak…
After warming up for a while, I got out of the bath: Sil and Misha followed me too.
I poured the Tenma-style conditioner on my hands and rubbed it on my head, then did the same on Sil’s whole body.
I put some on Misha’s palm too.
“This is the ‘conditioner’ I told you about yesterday. If you rub it over your head and tail, they should get fluffy and glossy, but it could have different effects depending on the person…if anything feels strange, stop using it immediately, okay?”
Misha’s reply, however, was something I would have never expected.
“I want you to rub it, Tenma. Like with Sil.”
Eh? Can I? Really? No no no, wait a second!!
I barely managed to stop my desire to fondle her fur and keep my cool.
“You should do it yourself, or you might have trouble next time. We’re going to take baths separately, after all.”
Misha puffed up her cheeks, but I pretended not to notice.
I gently washed Sil and headed for the bubble bath.
“Misha, after applying the conditioner make sure you wash it away well.”
While talking, I poured magic power in the bubble bath magic tool.
Misha had come closer too, but she looked very surprised.
“Tenma, isn’t it hot in there?”
The bubbles probably made her think that the water was boiling.
“The temperature of the water here is actually lower than the other tub, actually. There’s just bubbles coming up from below.”
Misha put a hand in the bubble bath, to make sure it was really not boiling, then came inside.
“These bubbles help you sweat, you know. They are good for the body.”
Misha dipped in, up to her chest. Sil, like the day before, soaked up to his neck.
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