CH 54

" Master Rid, I think it's time for us to move to the hot springs."

Huh?　Yes, I think so. Zack, may I ask you to show me around?"

I was surprised to hear Deana's voice and realized that more time had passed than I had expected.

I was surprised to find that we had been talking a lot.

"Yes, I understand."

I was talking with Zack about various things until a few minutes ago, but Deana rushed me about the hot springs and we started to move around the guest house.

But was it my imagination, or was Deanna pressing too hard for the hot springs?　

"This way, please."

The entrance and exit of the hot spring to which we were led were covered with red and blue curtains.

I was a little taken aback by this very familiar sight.

Moreover, when I looked closely at the curtain, I saw a familiar onsen symbol, although it did not have any kanji characters on it.

The design is based on a river-like mark that looks like hot water, with a circle around the mark a little below it.

It was something that probably every Japanese person has seen at least once.　

The blue mark is a man, and the red mark is a woman.

" Please be careful when entering. If the water is too hot, please inform the attendant."

"I understand. Thank you."

Zack bowed and was about to leave when something came to mind and he asked a question.

"Speaking of which, what do you do with the hot spring water at the guesthouse?"

I believe that hot spring water can be dangerous, depending on its composition.

Besides, there is no electricity in this world, so I wondered how they do it.　

So I wondered, and Zack quickly answered.

"Don't worry, . The hot springs here are safe for the human body. The hot water comes from the source, which is linked to the waterway. We also adjust the temperature of the water by "firing" it.

When Zack finished, he bowed again and left.

Speaking of "hot water fir," is it the kind they do at Kusatsu Onsen or something like that?　

I think the temperature was adjusted by mixing the water with a stick that looked like a ship's paddle.

If so, it must be a pretty good hot spring with only the source of the water.　

I am glad I asked the question.

My expectations for the hot spring had been raised.

But I think Deanna's eyes are shining, too.

But she was also tired from the long trip and I wanted her to take her time.

"I can go to the hot spring by myself."

"...... No, that's not possible because I have an escort duty."

Don't worry about it. I don't mind taking a bath. If you are worried, why don't you call Rubens and have him stand in front of the hot spring?"

I was joking, but Deanna's eyes lit up.

"Nice Idea , master !"

The maid, upon hearing mu words, bowed to me and left the place.

Had she gone to call Rubens?　

He was tired, too, and probably sleeping.

I felt a little sorry for him, but then I thought about it, Deanna is Rubens' girlfriend.

Then maybe I shouldn't worry so much.

"I'll wait here for Rubens to come, so please go in first."

"I understand. Rubens will take care of all the escort work at worst, so you can relax, too."

"Thank you."

She bowed to my words, straightened her posture, and stood in front of the door.

She looks like a gatekeeper.

I said to Deanna, "Well, I'll go in first," and passed through the blue curtains, then went down the hallway and entered the changing room.

"Wow, this looks familiar. ......"

It was a changing room much like the hot springs I remembered from my previous life.

There were several shelves, and each shelf contained a basket in which to put the clothes I had to undress.

When I took them off

"There was a towel and a ...... yukata.　This is a ...... yukata."

Unfortunately, it doesn't fit me, but I am sure it is a yukata.

The guest house was beginning to look more and more like a luxury Japanese ryokan.(T/n ryokan = hot spring that located on the grounds of the inn )

I took off my clothes and moved to the bathing area of the hot spring.

As I moved, I looked at the hot spring and saw that it was an open-air rock hot spring .

It was a nice, very attractive hot spring.

I tried to wash my body immediately, but then I noticed something

There was no soap.

Come to think of it, soap is still a luxury item in this world.

It seems that even the guest house does not have any soap.

I was a little disappointed, but I gave up and soaked myself in the hot spring after pouring hot water over my body.

The hot spring water was so nice that I couldn't help but smile as I soaked in the hot spring.

While soaking in the hot spring, I decided to think about what I could do about soap.

This is the time to use "memory."

Just as I was thinking that, I heard a noise coming from the changing room.

Who could it be?　

Rubens or my father?

I was leisurely looking around the changing room, thinking, about it

Then I saw a figure, and soon realized it was a woman.

'Master Rid , excuse me. ......"

"Ha ......?"

I was taken aback by the unexpected visitor.

I gave a dumb response and froze.

What?　Why?　Deanna is coming?　Didn't you go to the women's side?

No, Rubens didn't come in the first place?　

My head was confused by the event.

And then, I looked at her, Deana's naked body in a daze.

"I was embarrassed to be seen so much, as I expected."

I was shocked by Deanna's words.

At that moment, I turned my head in the opposite direction of Deanna, making a violent noise in the water.

I turned my head in the opposite direction of Deanna, my face reddening as I said strongly,

"Deanna, why are you coming into the men's bath?"

"What?　For escorting. ......?"

Deanna said to me as if it was natural.

I was wondering if it is the role of an escort to come to the hot spring?　

I feel like she should be standing in front of the changing rooms.

'Where is , Rubens?"

"He is here. So, is it good ?　He is standing in front door .

While conversing, I sensed that Deanna was approaching the rock bath.

"Then, why don't you go next door to the women's side?"

What are you saying, Master Rid?　 This is the most dangerous situation.　Besides, from the appearance of Master Zack, Renalute will probably be making all sorts of moves."

Certainly, what Deanna is saying may be correct.

But that's not the case with this.

'Hmmm, Master Rid What are you so puzzled about?"

Deanna is coming closer to me and whispering in my ear after the fact.

I can feel my face turning red.

It feels dangerous to go any further.

I mean, wouldn't it be bad for a candidate for marriage to be bathing with a woman, even if she is his guard?　

Thinking this, I got up from the hot water and said.

"I'm going to go now, so Deanna can relax and take her time ."

"That's no good."

I was about to walk past Deanna with my eyes closed when Deanna caught me by the arm.

I was so nervous that I turned around and shouted to her.

"What the hell ⁉?"

"I am also Master Rid's bodyguard, so I have to go out with you when you go up.　"

I turned around and my face turned even redder.

I opened my eyes as quickly as I could.

Then I took a good look at Deanna's beautiful body.

As I flinched, " ......," Deanna began to giggle.

'You are really strange , Master Rid, aren't you? Since you are still a small child, no one will mind anything if you take a bath with women . More importantly, it would be strange to care, wouldn't it?"

That may be true.

But something inside me is telling me it's wrong .

from my memories of my previous life, I think I had nasty feelings as much as anyone else.

But now I can't look at Deanna with nasty feelings.

Because I have come to feel that Deanna, or rather women, are very precious.

I took a deep breath and let out a deep sigh.

Then I said to Deanna

"I'll be near the doorway and I'll try not to look at you. , so let me know if you want to leave ".

I'll be near the doorway and won't be able to see Deanna.

'Hmmm, thank you. But am I that unattractive?"

Deanna said again with a mean, teasing look on her face.

I cocked my head and muttered.

'No, on the contrary. Deanna is so beautiful that anyone would be taken aback when they see her.　It's not good for children to see that kind of things"

"Oh my. ......"

Perhaps the bath had made her blush, but this time Deanna's face turned red.

She is alright ?

I was worried and called out to her.

"Deanna, are you okay?　Is your face red?　Are you blushing?"

"I'm sure ...... master Rid will take good care of Lady Farra- just as mister Zack-said. I wish Rubens would learn from you".

'I understand about the Fara , but why you dragged here Rubens?"

, "...... Nothing, I'm fine. Anyway, lets spend a little more time in the hot springs."

"Oh, yes."

After that, Deanna did not tease me.

But when I asked her about Rubens as a matter of concern, she got angry and said, "Don't ask me about that now."

Rubens, what have you done to Deanna?

Then we warmed up in the hot spring for a bit and went up in turn.

I went up first, then Deanna.

In the changing room, I was careful not to look at Deanna's body.

Then Deanna asked me, "How to wear this?" I told her how to put on the yukata.

But it was difficult to explain only verbally, so I helped her in the end.

Diana in the yukata looked very attractive , especially her skin after taking a hot bath.

And because she is a knight, she has a very good figure .

Her good figure brought out the charm of the yukata even more.

I made a request to Deanna out of mischievousness.

"Please, let's show Rubens what you look like. I'm sure he will have an interesting reaction."

"What? ......, , if it's a request from master . Rid, then ......."

Deanna looked embarrassed and headed to Rubens .

There is a short walkway from the door to the changing rooms.

So, if I left the changing room and looked from the passageway toward the curtain, I could see only their interaction.

Fu...uu......"

Rubens stood upright and unmoving in front of the brick, biting back a yawn that came from drowsiness.

Just as he was falling asleep, a dark elf maid arrived. The first thing he heard was that Deanna wanted him to temporarily take over as my escort.

The maid immediately took him to where Deanna was.

When He asked the reason for the change, He was told that she was going to go to the hot springs with Master Rid as his escort.

Deanna had been saying she wanted to go to the hot springs for a while, so she might be thinking she would not want to miss this opportunity.

He gladly accepted.

And quite a bit of time passed. "It's a long time ......,"He sighed, (is a hot spring really take that long?)

He let out a sigh. Then he heard Deanna's voice coming from behind the curtains.

"Rubens, can I have a wor with you d?"

Yes?　What's up?　What about guarding master Rid - ......."

Seeing the figure that Deanna revealed from behind the , Rubens' eyes were drawn to her with rapt attention.

A Cuteness overflowed from her that was unimaginable in comparison to her usual appearance.

Her skin was moist and fresh and blood-colored.

Her hair, wet after a hot spring bath, was down and very shiny.

The ponytail she usually wears gives her a completely different charm, and the gap between the two makes Rubens' eyes more glued to her.

Rubens was flinching with her appearance , and she blushed a little and looked up at .Rubens

"What do you think of these clothes?　It's called a "yukata," . ...... Does it suit "me?

"Ah, ......."

Rubens naturally hid his mouth with his hand.

But still, the eyes can't help glancing at her.

Deanna's yukata outfit was attractive.

In addition to her beautiful movements, Rubens saw a charm in her that he had not noticed .

It was Deanna's cleavage, which was not concealed by her yukata.

Perhaps even Deanna herself was unaware of it.

Therefore, every time she moved her body, Rubens's rationality was trapped.

But Deanna does not notice it.

On the contrary, she shudders a little when Rubens looks away.

'......After all, don't I look good in a yukata?　Master Rid told me that I look so good in my yukata that he wanted me to show it to you. ......"

, "That's not how it's ...... works."

Rubens strongly and clearly denied the word "doesn't suit me".

Then he turned his averted eyes to Deanna.

Deanna looked up at Rubens with her eyes looking up at him with a bit of a shrug.

Rubens looked straight into such eyes.

As they looked at each other, their breath and heartbeats synchronized.

And their heightened emotions were conveyed to each other without words.

Rubens took hold of Deanna's arm over her yukata and gently pressed her against the wall on the aisle side behind the curtains, out of sight from the outside.

Deanna's arm was also held by the wall, but she did not resist.

Instead, she turned to Rubens with her moist eyes swimming.

Then, with a little nod, she signaled his acceptance.

Rubens was so fascinated by this that he found himself covering Deanna's lips.

'Nnw......"

The place was enveloped in their hot, bewitching world.

"Deanna, you're beautiful. I love you."

"Me too,......."

They were now completely in their own world.

But they had forgotten.

Why are they here in the first place and what is their job ?

A chance to go back from the world of just the two of them.

It was a loud, very deliberate coughing sound.

The moment they heard that cough, they came back to reality .

Deanna was so embarrassed that she let out a rare scream.

"Oh, my God!"

"Ouch !"

The sound of her cheeks being slapped violently echoed in the passageway .

Deanna's whole body turned bright red and she crouched down, covering her face with her hands.

In contrast, Rubens was rolling his eyes while holding her hand on his cheek that had been slapped by Deanna.

Then, a child came from the back of the brck aisle.

The child, looking very embarrassed, to said to them,...

"I didn't see anything. , so don't worry, okay?"

Both Rubens and Deanna were probably remembering what had just happened .

Both Rubens and Deanna were turning red like boiled rice.

After that, Zack and the servants heard the screams and came over, causing a bit of a commotion.

But Deanna was startled by an insect in the dressing room and started screaming.

Then she slapped Rubens, who came running in.

It was ike a typical scene from a romantic comedy.

Rubens and Deanna remained red during the explanation.

After everything clammed down, everyone who had gathered there disappeared, and we were left alone.

At that point, I reminded them one more time,

"I didn't see anything, okay?"

My words made the two of them turn red again.

T/  m Chapters in that series can be kinda long for me eh..  I   was thinking to one chapter per day form now , but you will be mad perhaps ... I  dunno , what to do ......