Volume 5 Chapter 24 Morning Bath With My New Wife
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
With my new wives in the morning bath, I found myself waking up earlier than usual. For a moment, I was confused by the sleeping women on either side, but I quickly remembered the events of last night.
”Ah, I really messed up. Driven by the moment, I did something outrageous. Marrying two women in one night—I’m such a womanizer! Can I even take responsibility for this?!”
I thought I had made up my mind during the affair, but now that I had calmed down, I felt angry at my own foolishness.
However, as I looked at their peaceful sleeping faces, a warm feeling of love gradually filled my heart. They have their quirks, but they’re fundamentally good girls. They must have had their own reasons, maybe even to repay the favor of saving their lives. Marriage is a lifelong commitment, not something to be decided on a whim.
Still, they were both incredibly beautiful. To have such beauties as my wives… it’s a pity I’m not a nobleman, but it’s not a bad thing. Alright, I’ve made up my mind!
Tizzy had a sleeping posture unbecoming of a Duke’s daughter, half sticking out of the blanket. The fire in the hearth had gone out at some point, making the room quite cold. I gently covered her bare shoulders with the blanket again.
Meanwhile, Ms. Shirakaba had a composed sleeping posture, like a Yamato Nadeshiko or a samurai. She looked incredibly handsome when dressed as a man, which was a bit frustrating, but she was a cute girl on the inside. Her heart isn’t that of a man. She doesn’t seem to be pretending to be mysterious—she probably has her own deep reasons.
I quietly left the room without waking the two, heading towards the splendid bathhouse next to the kitchen. Tizzy’s purification magic was quite good, but nothing beat a hot bath. I had permission from the Professor, and it would be a waste not to use the facilities at least once.
The floor was concrete with tile, perhaps intended to recreate a Japanese sento. The exotic atmosphere was due to the craftsmanship of the artisans of this world. The mosaic on the wall didn’t depict Mount Fuji; instead, the steep mountains felt like a ski resort or the Alps at ten thousand feet. Each handcrafted tile was slightly different in color, giving it a high-end feel. “It’s quite nice, isn’t it?” I thought.
The spacious bathtub seemed like it could fit five people at once. When I twisted the sturdy valve, water flowed in with vigor. This place was chosen for its abundant spring water, so I could use as much pure mineral water as I liked for free. The water felt slightly warm when I put my hand in, but unfortunately, it wasn’t a hot spring. The temperature of the groundwater was almost constant throughout the year, so it felt cold in summer and warm in winter.
There’s no reason not to just get into the water like this. But I still want to soak in hot water.
There were two holes in the inner wall of the bathtub, connected by a long copper pipe to the boiler. Cold water entered through the lower hole, warmed as it passed through the fire, and came out as hot water from the upper hole. It was a very simple mechanism.
So, to heat the bath, I need to light a fire in the boiler. There isn’t much fuel left in the warehouse, and cleaning up the ash would be a hassle. I’ll have a salamander blow fire. Thanks to my recent collaboration with Mr. Zenom, I’ve gotten quite good at fine-tuning the fire strength. I shouldn’t have to worry about melting the boiler.
With a small breath from the salamander, the top of the bathtub quickly turned into hot water. “As expected of a Fire spirit,” I thought. “It’s mysterious where all this heat energy comes from, but I guess that’s the strength of magic.”
While waiting for it to heat up, I decided to wash my body. But that just meant having Ms. Lime clean me up when I summoned her.
Ms. Lime, the High Slime, often took on a human form when I summoned her. She seemed to especially like Ms. Flare’s appearance but also actively incorporated good points from other women—quite the enthusiastic researcher. Indeed, she had already started incorporating parts from Tizzy and Ms. Shirakaba. As an explorer of female beauty, she could become a good rival for Schulz.
Sitting on a wooden bath stool, I had Ms. Lime wash my back. To be precise, she hugged me tightly from behind and helped me. From where our skin touched, she digested and absorbed waste, making my skin smooth like an egg’s shell. In other words, I am being eaten by slime, but since it doesn’t eat living cells, it’s okay.
Hmm? I sensed Ms. Shirakaba’s presence getting closer. She’s not thinking of joining me in the bath, is she? Since we’ve become husband and wife, it wouldn’t be strange if she did, though.
I don’t intend to do anything shady, but being seen embracing a beautiful woman naked in the bath could lead to a lot of misunderstandings. I feel bad for Ms. Lime, but I’ll have to send her away. Slime is convenient in situations like this.
”Morning bath? Um, is it okay if I join you?”
Ms. Shirakaba, who arrived at the changing room, asked a little shyly.
It was somewhat awkward to be seen naked, so I quickly jumped into the bath. The bottom part was still cold water.
Ms. Shirakaba, who opened the door and came in, was properly covering her important parts with a towel. I felt relieved to see that she still had some sense of shame. Last night’s wild behavior was like she was a pervert.
”It’s been a while since I’ve used this bath.”
Oh, that’s right. Ms. Shirakaba worked with the Professors at the hatching grounds. Wait, didn’t I hear she’s 17 now?
”By the way, Professor Bernstein has been summoned for quite a while, hasn’t he?”
”Professor is quite senior. When I was summoned three years ago, this place was at its peak. During the season, many fine salmon would swim up the river.”
So, if it’s been three years, she must have been summoned around middle school age. That must’ve been tough for her.
After rinsing off, Ms. Shirakaba smoothly slipped into the bath. She looked a little surprised that the bottom part still had cold water but skillfully kept her balance and floated with ease. I see, that’s a good trick. I won’t do it because it’s embarrassing, though.
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”My name is Yukina Shinmi.”
”Huh?”
I replied, surprised. I see, her real name is Ms. Niimi. Hearing a Japanese name after a long time feels strangely refreshing.
”Is this the first time I’ve introduced myself here? I’ve completely forgotten my own name.”
Speaking of which, why don’t summoned Heroes use their real names? Ah, but Professor and I do. And that person who killed the fox also had Alexander as his real name. It’s probably one of those flashy names.
”Do you really want to go back? To Japan?”
”That’s the only thing I want to avoid even if I die.”
An awkward silence followed I don’t know what happened in the past, but it’s probably better to avoid topics related to Japan.
According to the Professor’s research, summoned Heroes tended to fall into a few categories: people who strongly wished to go to another world, people who had no place in their original world, and people like me, who didn’t cling to their own place.
What’s the real truth?. Professor’s words are, aside from fish-related things, probably full of nonsense, as Mr. Raoh said. It’s true that not many want to go back to Japan, though.
If I could go back, I would, but first I need to save Ms. Nina.
”Strength alone makes this world good. From now on, I will support your power leveling Amada… I mean Mr. Saburou. Getting to around level 20 should be quick in about a week.”
Personally, I don’t want to raise my level any further. I’m analyzing with the editor skill, but there seem to be various disadvantages to leveling up. I haven’t confirmed it, but as a trade-off for gaining strength, I might be losing something important.
Ms. Shirakaba’s kindness was hard to refuse, but once you raised your level, it was almost impossible to lower it. There were also special monsters that could perform a level drain attack.
”There’s too big a level difference, and it would be unfair to parasite off you.”
”No, supporting beginners and power leveling them is actually quite profitable. When delivering the final blow to new monsters, you get a huge bonus in experience. Luckily, I also have the skill to hold back,”
After weakening the monster with a hand-me-down skill, let the beginner defeat it. I’ve had similar things done in online games, but there were many negative opinions, such as players not improving their skills.
”This game has a system where you stop earning experience if you keep hunting the same monster, so beginners are always welcome.”
”A game…?”
”Ah, you were from the other world camp? I don’t think that’s possible. It’s more logical to think of this as a world inside a game. Let’s end this discussion here; it would just lead to a pointless debate.”
I’ve heard that the other world faction and the VR game faction are the two major camps. It seems there are countless factions, such as the afterlife faction or dream ending faction. No one knows the fundamental truth about what this world really is.
”Oh, let me show you my menu screen. You’ll laugh when you see it—it looks exactly like a game screen.”
Ms. Shirakaba was operating the invisible screen in front of her with her fingers. This scene definitely looks like a VR game. It seems like she intends to invite me to her party.
”Huh? No matter how many times I try, Ella keeps appearing. Normally, this happens when you try to invite an NPC, but that’s strange.”
Hey, what’s an NPC? Now that I think about it, I’ve never formed a party with anyone.
”This is troubling. I won’t be able to get married.”
When I married Uno and the others, I didn’t do anything, but usually, it seems like you need to go to the temple to register. Could there be a menu like that in the game?
”Even among players, if their affiliated countries are enemies or their alignments are different, they can’t form a party… but I don’t think you’re chaotic evil.”
Ms. Shirakaba, being a Paladin, is apparently a ‘devotee of order and a good person,’ so it seems she can’t form a party with bad people.
I don’t think I’m a bad person. In fact, I can see an enormous amount of Corruption behind Ms. Shirakaba. She must have killed countless monsters to level up.
I, too, have killed and eaten quail, so I can’t say I’m innocent, but I take life gratefully in order to survive. If leveling up requires repeatedly killing, then I won’t do it.
”That’s strange. It shouldn’t be possible for you to be an NPC.”
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