I stepped into the newly built open-air bath after changing out of my clothes in the changing room.
“Oh wow! This is a proper open-air bath! The quality is unbelievable for another world!”
Next to me stood the Demi-Goddess, wrapped in a towel. Though hidden by her clothes, I could tell that she had quite a generous bust when she took them off.
“It’s a beautiful bathing place, befitting the Saintess,” Felmaa said in her human form. She transformed into this shape because it required less area to wash compared to her Fenrir form.
“Wait, where are the Puppy Fenrirs?” I asked, realizing they should have been in the changing room.
Just then, my familiars arrived, bringing Feruta and Feruco along.
“Mee!” “Myuu!” “…………”
“They’re covered in mud! What on earth have you been doing?!”
Feruta and Feruco were caked in mud, while Ferumi was only slightly dirty.
“Mee!”
“Did you say, ‘Playing in the mud is so much fun!’?”
Now that I thought about it, the ground around the hot spring had turned muddy when the water burst forth.
“It seems Ferumi tried to stop the two of them and got caught up in it,” I noted.
“Ferumi-chan… what a hard worker, even as a Fenrir.”
Now, with the muddy Puppy Fenrirs in front of me, there was no way I could let them soak in the bath like this.
“Let’s wash you off first.”
There were privacy screens set up around the open-air bath. And just to the left of the changing room’s exit…
“Wait!? There’s a shower here?!”
The Demi-Goddess pointed at the familiar sight of a shower found in Japanese bathrooms.
“No way, it can’t possibly work in another world,” she said, twisting the shower’s knob.
Shshshshshsh!
“Yahhh! Cold water!”
The Demi-Goddess screamed as she doused herself in cold water.
“Adjust the temperature!”
I turned the knob, and warm water began to flow from the shower.
“Oh, it’s warm now…”
“W-What is happening here?!”
Felmaa’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Water is being sprayed from this stick! Is it some kind of magic wand…?”
“It’s not a wand. This is a shower. Water flows out vigorously from here.”
I splashed the Demi-Goddess with the shower.
“See? You can wash your hair and body precisely like this.”
“I see! How convenient! I never knew such a marvelous thing existed!”
Of course, it’s a product from Earth.
“How did you even make a shower?”
“I looked up how to make it on Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet) and then left it all to Satsuma-kun.”
Satsuma-kun is incredibly handy. He built this bathroom and the shower.
By the way, the materials were bought by Tomato-kun from KAMIZON. All I did was add the temperature control feature with “Let’s Become Familiars.”
“Now, Feruta and Feruco, let’s get you all cleaned up.”
“Mee!” “Myuu!”
As the two tried to escape, their mother caught them.
“Felmaa, just hold them like that.”
“Understood… What is that?”
I picked up a bottle that was sitting next to the shower.
“This is shampoo.”
“Shan, pu?”
Since the civilization level here is far behind modern Japan, shampoo doesn’t exist. They usually just use soap, which is incredibly expensive (according to the Internet).
“It’s liquid soap. You take some like this and lather it up.”
“!? F-Feruta is covered in bubbles!”
I began to shampoo Feruta’s dirty fur. He squirmed and struggled at first, but gradually calmed down.
“And then, to finish, we rinse off the bubbles with the shower…”
“!? A-Amazing! Even though he was covered in mud, his fur is now clean! And… it has a faintly pleasant scent!?”
Feruta’s fur shone brilliantly, now glossy and sparkling. Feruco barked in surprise, “Myuu! Myuu!”
“W-Wow… I’ve never seen soap that lathers this easily. And it cleans so well…!”
“Now, let’s wash the rest of them too.”
“Yes!”
After a little while…
“Felmaa, you look so clean now.”
Felmaa’s fur sparkled like a jewel thanks to the effects of the shampoo and conditioner.
“I can’t believe how beautifully I can groom myself…! Shampoo is truly amazing!”
Being a female, Felmaa seemed pleased with her newfound cleanliness.
“Ahh! The hot spring feels so good!”
The Demi-Goddess had washed herself and quickly jumped into the bath. Well, that’s fine.
“Let’s head to the bath now.”
“Yes, Saintess!”
Felmaa followed behind me, holding the three Puppy Fenrirs. We removed our towels and soaked in the bath.
Ah… this feels so good…
A large bath really is different. I can stretch my arms and legs, and it feels so… nice…
“It’s incredibly comfortable…” “Mee…” “Myuu…” “…………”
The Fenrir family closed their eyes, literally soaking in the hot spring. By the way, Felmaa was holding them to ensure they wouldn’t sink.
“However… bathing in a human-sized bath is… really nice… Without fur… the warmth touches my skin directly…”
“Felmaa, don’t fall asleep. You’ll drown.”
“Ah! I’m sorry!”
The Fenrir family seemed to be enjoying the open-air bath. I was also very satisfied to be in a hot spring after such a long time.
And the fact that it was in the middle of the day made it even better.
As I soaked in the bath while gazing at the beautiful sky, it felt like my heart was being cleansed.
“Looking up at the sky while bathing leisurely is the best. This open-air bath is truly wonderful.”
“Indeed.”
“It’s so peaceful… so serene, it’s perfect.”
…Huh? Something feels off…
“Miika-sama! Aren’t you thirsty?!”
The changing room door swung open with a bang. When did the Demi-Goddess get out of the bath…?
“Your servant has brought you ice-cold beer!”
The Demi-Goddess approached the bath with a cooler slung over her shoulder. Wait, huh? Huh?
“Beer… where did you get that?”
“From your house, of course.”
…The open-air bath is quite a distance from the Log House.
“Hey, Demi-Goddess. I’m curious, but this is outside the Dragon Vein Area, right?”
The location of the Log House is a special place called the Dragon Vein Area, where Holy Magic flows abundantly.
Holy Magic has the effect of keeping monsters away. That’s why there are no monsters around the house, making it safe.
However, this open-air bath is outside the Dragon Vein Area. It wouldn’t be strange for monsters to appear.
“Monsters aren’t attacking at all. Why is that?”
“Well, it’s probably because your divine power has increased, and the Dragon Vein Area has expanded.”
The Demi-Goddess placed the cooler on the floor and stepped into the bath with a can of beer in hand. Then, she popped it open.
“Didn’t you just say something important? My power increased, and the land changed or something?”
“Oh, right,” the Demi-Goddess nodded.
“The land where a God resides is influenced by the magic power that leaks from them.”
“Oh…”
“Miika-sama is a demigod, almost like a full-fledged God. That magic power has caused the Dragon Vein Area to expand.”
“…I see. So as a result, even the open-air bath has become part of the Dragon Vein Area.”
This meant I no longer had to worry about being attacked by monsters while going back and forth between the bath and the Log House. Plus, with no monsters around, we could relax and enjoy the bath in peace.
“Ahh! This is bliss! The beer is so good!”
The Demi-Goddess was happily drinking the beer she had chilled in the Log House’s refrigerator while soaking in the bath.
I decided to join her.
Pshh.
“Saintess, what is that?”
“This? Beer. It’s an alcoholic drink.”
“Alcohol!? This is…?”
Come to think of it, the only alcohol in this world is wine.
“It’s delicious. Want to drink together?”
“I-I would love to! Please!”
I popped open a can and handed it to Felmaa. She took it hesitantly.
“W-What is this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Her beastly tail stood straight up.
“This is so delicious! I can’t believe there’s such a bubbly drink that goes down smoothly and has no off-flavors at all!”
The technology to make alcohol is far superior in modern Japan. I’ve tried the wine here, and it was terrible. They don’t have machines to manage quality, so it’s rough and unpalatable.
Felmaa was eagerly drinking the beer. It seemed she really liked it.
“Mee!” “Myuu!” “…………”
Even without their mother translating, I could tell the children were saying they wanted to drink too.
“I’m sorry, Puppy Fenrir-chan. This is an adult beverage.”
““Meeeeee!””
However… well, here I am. Soaking in the open-air bath in broad daylight, and when I’m thirsty, I can enjoy a refreshingly cold and delicious beer.
Ah, this is the best… Long live the slow life!
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