Published at 5th of March 2022 10:36 am

Chapter 94 - My Heart's Desire, Taking A Bath

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Fer swiftly brought me out of the city and into a deserted part of the forest. He erected a Barrier around a large area to ensure my safety and then headed off to hunt. Me, I was in a hurry to have a bath.

First off I cast "Stone Wall" repeatedly inside Fer's Barrier, creating a roofless square-sided room with four walls. I wanted to be able to look at the sky while enjoying my bath and if it rained? So what, I was going to get wet anyway. I pulled my new bath (MY bath!) out of my Item Box and positioned it in the middle of my magical bathhouse.

"Sui, are you awake?" I enquired telepathically and Sui popped out of her bag.

"Fuh~... whaaaat zit, Aruuuji... " Sui-chan was still sleepy. She was finding her new bag very comfortable, it seemed.

"Sui, can you use your Water magic to fill this for me?" I indicated the bath.

"Ok... " Sui's tentacle stretched out and pure water flowed from the tip into the bath, filling it quickly.

"Sui, that's enough. " The flow of water from Sui's tentacle stopped when the bath was about 80% full.

Now for my Fire magic.... "Fireball!" I made a small fireball and plopped it into the bath water. The fireball disappeared in a sudden explosion of steam and boiling water. Oops, maybe it was a bit too much... I needed to stir the water but I had forgotten to get a paddle, I didn't want to scald my hand after all. I needed other things for my bath anyway so I opened up Net Super and started ordering various necessities.

"Lessee, a paddle for stirring the bath, yes and body wash. " I personally prefer a liquid body wash soap to regular soap. I added a bottle of rinse-in shampoo as it's less bother to use and it was just for me. Towels, I bought some face towels and bath towels too. Is that all? Oh, bath salts, something that would smell good and invigorate my skin. I put everything into the shopping cart and fed the Net Super some coins to settle the bill. A cardboard box with my order popped into view.

I stirred the bath water with the plastic paddle, waiting for it to cool down a bit and then I realised it was being kept at that temperature by the crushed mana stones embedded in the pottery. It was a magical bath, after all, the water wouldn't cool down naturally. Duh. "How stupid of me... " I muttered to myself. "Sui, can you add some cold water to the bath?" Sui-chan obliged, squirting cold water from a tentacle. I gingerly put my hand in to the water to test it, thinking I should get a bath thermometer next time I ordered anything from the Net Super, but it was just right now. Excellent.

I stripped off my clothes and began preparations to bathe by thoroughly washing my hair. I'd only been able to wash my hair with plain water since I got here and it wasn't in the best of condition.

"Geh, the shampoo isn't lathering up at all, my hair is super-greasy after so long... " I added more shampoo after a first rinse and finally got bubbles to appear. Thinking about the condition of my hair I washed my body down twice with the liquid soap from the Net Super. I put some hot water from the bath in a large pot and washed each foot carefully. I didn't want my new bath (MY bath!) to get dirty footprints in it after all. "Okay, my feet are clean!"

Finally I sprinkled bath salts into the bath and stirred them until they dissolved in the hot water. They were a favourite choice of mine with a citrus-y smell. I paused, savouring the moment, before I got into the bath.

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo"

After such a long time without having a bath, I couldn't stop moaning as I finally got to soak myself properly again. I patted the rim of the bath (MY bath!) contentedly.

"Ohhhh yes, having a bath feels grrreat... "

"Aruji-, does being in the water make you feel good?" Sui asked me curiously. "Oh yes, the water's nice and hot, so it feels good. " I thought for a moment. "Do you want to come in too, Sui?"

"Uh-huh-" Splash, and Sui was floating in the bath beside me.

"Oh, you're right. This warm water feels good. The smell is good too~" Sui seemed to like being in the bath.

Myself, I stretched out, feeling the knots and tensions in my body dissolve in the hot water. The smell of citrus wafting from the bath water added a relaxing effect to the overdue experience. Life is good, I decided, bathing is best. I looked up at the open sky above me. It is a wonderful thing to take a bath while looking up at a blue sky. Paradise, paradise.

Japanese people can not live without a bath. This is simply a fact. I thoroughly enjoyed my bath with Sui.

I took a long indulgent bath. The water stayed hot because of the magical properties of the crushed mana stones in the pottery and I didn't have to add more hot water half-way through. The bath had been expensive but boy was it worth it, I decided. After climbing out of the bath and drying myself and changing my clothes, it was time to clean up. First of all I erased the Stone Walls of my temporary bath-house using my Earth magic.

"Sui, can you get rid of this water and all the foam bubbles?" I asked. I didn't want to just tip the water out on the ground, it would become muddy.

"I understand~" Sui burbled and turned into her Giant Slime form before splitting up into a host of Little Suis who sucked up the bath water and froth, cleaning everything up nicely.

"I want to drink something cold after a bath. " I decided so I bought some milk coffee from the Net Super. Sui-chan had been in the bath with me so I bought her some fruit-flavoured milk.

"Sui, this is delicious when you drink it after having a bath. " I explained as I put the fruit milk in a dish for her.

"Wow, it's true. It's cold, sweet and delicious-" she said, sucking up the fruit milk with a tentacle.

Yeah, for me drinking cold sweet milk coffee just after a bath hits the spot.

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