Chapter 93 (1/2)

Volume 1

Chapter 94

Ch 94 — My Heart’s Desire, Taking A Bath

Fer swiftly brought me out of the city and into a deserted part of the forest . He erected a Barrier around a large area to ensure my safety and then headed off to hunt . Me, I was in a hurry to have a bath .

First off I cast “Stone Wall” repeatedly inside Fer’s Barrier, creating a roofless square-sided room with four walls . I wanted to be able to look at the sky while enjoying my bath and if it rained? So what, I was going to get wet anyway . I pulled my new bath (MY bath!) out of my Item Box and positioned it in the middle of my magical bathhouse .

“Sui, are you awake?” I enquired telepathically and Sui popped out of her bag .

“Fuh~ . . . whaaaat zit, Aruuuji . . . ” Sui-chan was still sleepy . She was finding her new bag very comfortable, it seemed .

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“Sui, can you use your Water magic to fill this for me?” I indicated the bath .

“Ok . . . ” Sui’s tentacle stretched out and pure water flowed from the tip into the bath, filling it quickly .

“Sui, that’s enough . ” The flow of water from Sui’s tentacle stopped when the bath was about 80% full .

Now for my Fire magic . . . . “Fireball!” I made a small fireball and plopped it into the bath water . The fireball disappeared in a sudden explosion of steam and boiling water . Oops, maybe it was a bit too much . . . I needed to stir the water but I had forgotten to get a paddle, I didn’t want to scald my hand after all . I needed other things for my bath anyway so I opened up Net Super and started ordering various necessities .

“Lessee, a paddle for stirring the bath, yes and body wash . ” I personally prefer a liquid body wash soap to regular soap . I added a bottle of rinse-in shampoo as it’s less bother to use and it was just for me . Towels, I bought some face towels and bath towels too . Is that all? Oh, bath salts, something that would smell good and invigorate my skin . I put everything into the shopping cart and fed the Net Super some coins to settle the bill . A cardboard box with my order popped into view .

I stirred the bath water with the plastic paddle, waiting for it to cool down a bit and then I realised it was being kept at that temperature by the crushed mana stones embedded in the pottery . It was a magical bath, after all, the water wouldn’t cool down naturally . Duh . “How stupid of me . . . ” I muttered to myself . “Sui, can you add some cold water to the bath?” Sui-chan obliged, squirting cold water from a tentacle . I gingerly put my hand in to the water to test it, thinking I should get a bath thermometer next time I ordered anything from the Net Super, but it was just right now . Excellent .

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I stripped off my clothes and began preparations to bathe by thoroughly washing my hair . I’d only been able to wash my hair with plain water since I got here and it wasn’t in the best of condition .

“Geh, the shampoo isn’t lathering up at all, my hair is super-greasy after so long . . . ” I added more shampoo after a first rinse and finally got bubbles to appear . Thinking about the condition of my hair I washed my body down twice with the liquid soap from the Net Super . I put some hot water from the bath in a large pot and washed each foot carefully . I didn’t want my new bath (MY bath!) to get dirty footprints in it after all .

“Okay, my feet are clean!”

Finally I sprinkled bath salts into the bath and stirred them until they dissolved in the hot water . They were a favourite choice of mine with a citrus-y smell . I paused, savouring the moment, before I got into the bath .

“Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo”