Chapter 68: Battle at the Bath

Chapter 68: Battle at the Bath

TN: It has been a few years(yes, years) since the last chapter so Ill translate the names/terms based on my current understanding and will no longer follow the previous translator. Few notable changes are from Roll to Roll, from Miruko to Milk, and best girl(according to me) Steriana to Steriana. Dont worry, there are only some obvious minor changes on terms and names.

First of all, before you enter the bath, you must remove all the dust stuck on your body.

Though shes always wiping herself with hot water every day, its still not enough to remove all the dirt from soil, dust, and smoke that painted my body because of the war.

I was thinking of washing my body first but Roll would have escaped if I dont take care of her first.

You guys should also clean up your body first before entering the bath.

Yes

My slave girls are already used to bathing so I think they already know what to do even without me saying anything.

Even so, the slave girls I brought with me made the wash area full.Follow current novels at novelhall.com)

Then I thought about it, these girls also worked hard and fought with me so every one of them deserves to relax and feel comfort like me.

I wash Rolls brass-colored hair with the animal oil soap. The dark color of her hair was washed away.

Roll is a beautiful girl and would pass as a black fairy dwarf.

Awawa!

Fufufu, give up and be clean, Roll.

Only white fairies(elves) have the tendency to go with the flow so she revolted firmly.

If the small stature, brown-skinned Roll would be cleaned, Im sure shell be beautiful.

If an elf girl is comparable to pure gold, a dwarf girl is comparable to shiny copper.

It will only depend on your taste or hobby since both dwarves and elves have the same pointy ears because they are both fairy races.

Someday, the era of dwarf girls will come.

Master, mou mou, thats enough!

Yeah, probably..

I pour a pail of hot water from the tub onto the foamy Roll.

The other slave girls want to be washed by me but Roll dislikes it from the bottom of her heart.

Therefore, perhaps me doing this special service to Roll, even though she really dislikes it, is awakening my sadistic heart.

In other words, I might have been an S. I also love to wash cats and dogs who dont like to take baths and I also love to cut their nails.

Maa, Im having fun and Roll becomes cute so its a win-win.

Its not a win-win!

She has completely gotten angry.

Maa maa, thats just the preparatory reward. Colette, get the Rolls sake.

Yes

I even assigned a bath attendant for Roll. Since she really hates baths, I feel slightly sorry for her.

The tray with sake floated on the hot bath.

Master, if you have this, you should have told me earlier.

You like it that much huh..In my hometown, there is a custom of enjoying the bath slowly while drinking. Roll should try that too.

Although she dislikes taking a bath, when I pour sake in a bowl, her eyes begin to sparkle.

This dwarf is easy.

If its like this, will you take a bath every day?

Today is special so Ill only do this today.

I thought that if I introduced the sake drinking while bathing custom to Roll, shell have a habit of taking a bath. I guess Im wrong.

A hot bath with sake, unfortunately, there is no sake in this world so wine is the substitute.

I heard that in this world, there seems to be a method to drink warm wine called vansho.

Originally, they only drink warm wine by pouring it into a teacup to warm themselves up in winter and they even add sugar or honey to make it sweeter.

I changed it a lot. You can even smell herbs and spices on it. I made it a little spicy so that this hot wine can be suitable for drinking in the bath.

I even tried making something like a sake cup by using primitive earthenware manufacturing methods in order to relive the atmosphere from my hometown.

How is it, Roll?

Mmm, Im sorry. Master, can you do it as fast as possible?

I definitely want that too.

I still have to wash the other slave girls and I cant just treat Roll as someone special.

Master, shall I wash your body?

Ah, please.

While I was washing Violas blue hair and Colletes brown hair alternately, Sherry washed my back from behind.

It seems like the girls already have someone they are close to. They are already washing each other. There wont be a problem even if I dont wash everything.

If Sharon is here, I have no time to look after these girls. Now, I can see them properly and I am relieved.

When I was thinking about that, Sharon came over.

Master, I dont have a partner to wash my body with.

Then it cant be helped, but your hair only..hey, dont take off your towel!

Sharon started to take off the bath towel wrapped around her body so I stopped her in a hurry.

But I have to wash my body.

Ill only wash your hair so turn your back to me.

Sharons unreasonableness is worsening at times like this. I can only sigh.

Standing next to me, Sherry called out to me in a hurry.

Ma-master, this.

Ah, Im sorry.

It seems like the towel around my waist had fallen because I panicked.

Sherrys thin white cheeks became red as she bashfully hands over my towel back.

I quickly rewrap the towel that was handed to me to my waist.

The blushing Sherry looked at me with an absentminded face.

Excuse me but whats up with you?

Well, Sherry will indeed be shy since shes a proper lady.

No, she doesnt even try to hide her naked body. Whats the point of being shy?

Thats strange, I bent over and looked at Sherrys face.

Sherrys skin has a very thin skin pigment so if shes feeling emotional, the skin on her cheeks and even her shoulder will quickly turn pink.

Ah, master is amazi.Im sorry for seeing it.

you dont have to. I should also wash Sherrys hair.

Though I was worried about her little strange reaction, it seems to be not related to the bath being too hot for her so I do not think shes amusing. She should be okay.

I had Sherry wash my back earlier so I would feel bad if I dont wash her back so I told her that Ill wash her.

N-no, Sharon-anesama washed my hair and body a while ago.

Is that so? Okay.

Every thread of Sherrys silver hair is clear and shiny so that might have been the case.

When I was speaking with Sherry, Sharons sulky voice told me to hurry.

Ano, master, what about me!

Yes, I know.

I lather some soap and wash Sharons pale orange hair.

As long as she doesnt take off her bath towel, I find it fun washing the beastkin blooded Sharons hair.

Upon pouring hot water, it changes color from pale orange to amber.

I have to carefully wash it or either foam or water will get into her dog ears.

Only the hair around her dog ears feels like an animals hair so its quite interesting.

If it is not wrong in any way, I would like to wash her small tail near her buttocks.

Master, my back too.

Sharon, dont take off your bath towel!

Dont be naughty. Cant you see that Im already troubled?

I had Sherry wash Sharons back to calm her down.

As expected, Sharon doesnt want to be seen by her subordinates as someone selfish.

Then, it cant be helped. Sherry, please.

I have to give Sherry a reward later.

Shes a very smart girl to begin with and shes also good at reading atmosphere.

Shes really useful.

Finally, after finishing the work of washing my slave girls, I muttered those words.

This person is useful, this person is useless. I think only looking at people that way is saddening but its an occupational disease.

Master, relax more and dont think about work all the time.

Im the one who brought that sake.

Roll offered me sake.

Wait a moment, where has Oracle-san gone to? I think its my turn now!

Right. We have a contract so Ill help you.

Before I knew it, when Ria calls out her name, she pops out beside Ria. She chanted magic while making a sign with her finger.

Ah, whats this!

I cant move.

My slave girls, including Sharon, suddenly got entangled in hot water and seemed to be unable to move.

A water control spell is indeed powerful in a bathroom.

Great! I wont waste this breakthrough!

Ria grandly comes to me with joy while her top are making loud splashing sounds while bouncing.

I cant believe it can create such a loud noise.

What do you intend to do, Ria?

This

Ria hugged me as it was and pressed her soft meat to my face.

One pattern.

Areh? Takerus reaction seems to be weak this day.

Ive been thinking for a while. When Ria is doing this, do you feel great?

I think Takeru feels great so Im doing it with all I have.

You feel great when you press your chest against my face.?

This gives me trouble even if Ria feels great with this.

Takeru feels great, I feel great-desu!

Is that so? If you really felt great then Ill gladly be of your service.

Your reaction today is really strange. Hmmm, could it be that youre on sage mode?

No.

Rias intuition in things like this is really sharp which is a problem.

She then pressed her chest against my chest and stared at me using her blue eyes. When she did that, I felt suffocated.

Maa, could it be that men have those days too?

You can say that.how about stop doing stupid things and enjoy the bath normally once in a while?

It seems like she doesnt understand the true meaning of sage mode.

Well, Ria only knows modern japanese knowledge from a suspicious old book by founding king Renz so her understanding of some things is incoherent.

If Takeru washes my body clean, I can truly enjoy it.

Ria is beautiful enough.

W-w-w-what are you saying!

Rias face turns red. She buried her body in the bathtub blowing bubbles in the process.

Whats this reaction.ah, so thats how it is.

I simply meant that she already had washed her body but she probably thought the adult meaning.

TN: Clean or beautiful or pure or lovely or pretty. So this part is basically lost in translation. I used clean for Rias line since thats what she means and beautiful in Takerus line since thats Rias misunderstanding.

Mou mou! A surprise attack like that is unfair. At least say that when theres only the two of us.

Ria sits next to me with a full smile and holds my hand under the hot bathwater.

Maa, I hope whats happening wont cause trouble.

Now that shes silent, I can really appreciate her beautiful, wet golden hair.

As for her body, just seeing it at the edge of my eyes already makes me restless.

However, soon after, Oracles water restraint magic loses its effect.

Ria was dragged by Sharon and the others to the other corner of the bathroom.

Wa Kya, I heard those from a distance.

Once again, I relaxed my body in the bathtub and enjoyed the warm water.

Haa.

Because of the remnants of the aeration magic, the hot wine tray drifts smoothly.

I decided to pick it and get another drink.

In the corner of the bathroom, Roll is sitting on the edge while drinking hot wine.

Whats interesting is that Collete pours hot wine on her cup.

Its like a tavern.

Those two, its like they have their own role which makes the atmosphere between them unique.

I also want that but I cant damage my reputation.

A persons nature wont change and will neither grow immediately.

After all, given what happened, it was far from the atmosphere of taking bath. Huh, is it okay?

Well, I got warm and was able to rest.

I gaze at the moon floating in the sky from the bathrooms window.

I squeeze the spicy sake dry.

Scene Change

It would have been nice if it ended like that but real fantasy is like a wholesale store who only sells wholesale.

In front of me, whos relaxing in the bath, is the dukedoms princess Caroline who suddenly appeared.

After looking at me up close, Princess Caroline finally noticed something and screams.

Shes nearsighted if she doesnt wear her glasses so she didnt know who she approached.

Eeeeeeehhhhhh! Kyaaaaaaaaa!

The arguing Ria and Sharons group froze when they heard the princess scream.

Like last time, she was so surprised that she dropped her towel though she didnt expose her body now. The dukedoms princess has grown too.

But, isnt this the same pattern?

Before I knew it, Princess Caroline, Princess Silhouette, and Jill came in together.

The bathroom is crowded with my slave girls whom I called. They didnt notice that Im in the deepest part of the tub.

I didnt notice them either. This might be the side effect of the slave girls. They have a camouflaged effect. I caused this to happen.

Why is hero-sama taking bath with everyone!

No, Im sorry.

Though Princess Silhouette and Jill, who are already used to this kind of situation, are calm, Princess Caroline is really angry.

I didnt mean to offend you but I think that I could be saved by responding decently.

Your highness, it is a custom for master and us, his slave girls, to take a bath together. Of course, you shouldnt count Steriana-san who came here without permission.

Your highness, the dukedoms princess, a hero and a sister entering bath together is not strange by all means. Whats strange is this big slave girl.

Ria and Sharon verbally persuaded her but it looks like the dukedoms princess is not convinced.

Thats normal. If you want to persuade the dukedoms princess, you both should put your towel first.

Its strange, absolutely strange!

The voice of Princess Caroline echoed in the bathroom.

It even hurts my ears.

The dukedoms princess aside, Princess Silhouette with her flat towel calmly enters the bath and sits next to me.

And for some reason that I dont understand, she sticks her body to mine.

Im not sure whats going on but I took a lot more damage when Jill entered the bath compared to Princess Silhouette sticking her body to me.

The tanned skin and ponytailed Jill looks like a japanese oneesan with good figure given her jet black hair.

With only that, she made me feel a sensual reality.

Takeru-sama

What is it hime-sama?

Takeru-samas reaction, forgive this princess rudeness but, could it be that you didnt feel any?

Yeah, Im not thrilled.

Really.

Ah, princess is the prettiest!

The princess entered negative mode again and sank into the water.

I dont know what kind of reaction I should make in order to satisfy the negative hime-sama.

Also, Ive already said this a lot of times, Jill, you should work like the guard you are.

Why are you ignoring the sinking princess in the bathtub while you are relaxing in the bathroom?

Meanwhile, Princess Caroline is shouting Everyones strange!but shes at a numerical disadvantage.

Ria and Sharon dragged her as they disappeared into the dressing room. But what shes saying is entirely correct.

Somehow, I feel sorry for the dukedoms princess.

Anyway, lets enjoy the bath now.

When I feel warm enough, it is probably time to rise.

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