Volume 1 - CH 23

Chapter 23 [At the rainy village, part 2]

[Erm, how's the bath temperature?]

[Unn, it's just right]

Eventually to serve as the test run of the simple boiler at the same time, I entered the heated-up bath.

The result was excellent. This tool allows for the fine-tuning of the temperature, so it was neither too hot or too cold. It was perfect to warm this rain-drenched body of mine from the core. Fabulous.

[You should enter too Mizuri. It feels nice]

Inferring from the conversation up till now, it doesn't seem like she has taken a bath in a long time. So, I recommend it to her. Bath is the cleansing of heart to girls after all.

[I-is that so. Then I shall take you up on your offer]

[Eh?]

Creak, as the door was closed, Mizuri who had nothing but a single piece of towel joined me. Eh, you are entering now? I meant to say you should use it after me though......wait, it's c-r-a-m-p-e-d!

Confirming the temperature through her fingertips, she then entered the bath without hesitation. Wait a second, the bath of this house isn't wide enough. It's especially so with two people.

[Ah, it's true. The temperature is just nice]

Haah. I could feel her breath on my face. Like I said you are too close.

As much as I would like to change the position of my body, with this crampedness it doesn't possible.

While pondering on my next step of action, [Actually, I have an older sister 2 years above me] she started narrating. following with [Currently she lives at a mountain city far away from here but, Mei-san resembles her a lot]

Ah, so that's why.

Allowing a complete stranger like me to stay overnight, and the over-friendliness, it all makes sense now. Her feeling of yearning to see her sister is projected on to me.

We finally managed to switched our position, in that case, I could spoil her a bit was my thoughts.

...That is well and all but, after the change it felt like something soft was leaning on my back. It's a bit late but this girl seems to be developing well in contrast to her age, doesn't she? Could it be, I lost? It seems like it doesn't it?

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Then it was night. Now that my body is warmed, I laid on the bed and started dozing off.

Tomorrow the village chief will be back, I need to thank him properly......as I was engrossed in my thoughts.

[...Bro, are you......sure?]

[...Of course, be quiet and follow]

I could hear some sound. The soft voice of a conversation mixed with the sound of rain.

[But still, stealing from the house of the village chief of the neighboring village, if we are caught......]

[The homeowner is in our village. This house is currently an empty shell]

Getting up from the bed silently and placing my ear on the thin wall, now I can hear the content of the conversation clearly. Oh my, it seems like there are some rats sneaking around.

I carefully unveiled the all-purpose map and activated the enemy radar mode. This allows me to grasp the position of people in real time, and I confirmed their position.

The suspicious duo walked along the wall and arrived at the back door. That was where their movement stopped, undoubtedly, they were going to pick the lock.

Obviously, the names that were displayed were names I don't recognize. They probably tried to sneak in using the darkness and rain as camouflage but everything is transparent to me.

[I know Mizuri said that but to think it would actually happen]

Standing up, I exited the room with the bag of unlimited capacity. The first goal is the entrance. From there, I retrieved the raincoat from the eaves and put it on. Then I imitated them and headed for the backdoor by walking along the wall.

[...Bro, is it done?]

[Don't rush me. Just a bit more......]

Walking on tiptoe, stealthy footsteps. I snuck up behind the burglars carefully. In normal circumstances they would have noticed but my presence was completely masked by the sound of the heavy rain.

Without further ado, let's send them packing swiftly. I name it, the haunted house of the alchemist Mei.

Getting as near as I can, I released the fully automated pickaxe and auto battle sword. The fully automated scoop and fishing rod included as a freebie! Make a ruckus to your heart's content!

[Eek!? B-bro!?]

[What. I said it's just a bit mo......dowaaaaah!?]

The item I released were making unsettling sound while approaching the thieves. Noticing them, they let out a pathetic cried and crumbled.

Exaggeratedly digging at the ground right in front of their feet was the pickaxe, and in unison was the sword barely grazing their cheek. The scoop was flipping the soil and the rod was spewing it's thread everywhere.

It was as if it's the night parade of a hundred demons or poltergeist phenomenon. If they knew the trick this would look really foolish but their frightened reaction was so overboard it made me cringe a little.

...Well, whatever. All right, as insurance.

[Heeheehee! LEAVE-! LEAVE-!]

I covered my head with the hood of raincoat, and delivered the finishing touches with the appearance of a cloth ghost.

[R-runnn!]

[T-this place is haunted---!]

With a threatening voice synergizing with the rain and darkness, the thieves fled from the scene. Hahaha. Your luck ran out when you attempt to steal from this house when I am around!

Ensuring that I can no longer see their silhouette, I returned to the room and this time for sure I fell asleep.