A Chronicle of Life in a Different World
Episode 99: Kawara's Bath
On the way to Accra, three days after travelling through Tyrier, Reus discovered the “destination” river.
It took longer than I thought, but as I heard, walking along the street heard a river. When I stepped into the forest relying on the sound of the water, there was indeed a river there.
The river is about ten meters wide and generally shallow. Whether the realus soaks to the waist even if it enters the river. Still, there were deep places everywhere, and despite the late summer, the water didn't seem to be withering.
The river is not so wide, but rounded rocks are rolling towards us. As he approached the river, the rock became smaller into stone and the stone into gravel, and Reurus laughed at the convenience.
"... a break?
When she found the river, Eliza whispered.
The Reurus looks up at the sky to see where the sun is, but in an hour it will be dark. The river I found at the corner made me decide to rest here tonight.
"I kept walking, and I'm going to cut it up here today. I can't believe you're camping in the river."
"Kimpu? I don't know what it is, but why don't you take a break?
When Reurus answered with a candle, Eliza looked strange. Eliza used the word "incomprehensible" from time to time, but she was convinced that "camp" was also true.
Reurus looks floated, but doesn't miss out on the surrounding enemies. In particular, we will thoroughly check whether magic exists in the river.
(In the river, but there's no “strange" puddle in the river.)
Slime is the one Reurus is alert to. I've heard from Zilba before that the Slime in this world has once destroyed a country and is a very dangerous monster, also known as the "Country Eater."
But as long as Reurus can feel it, he can't find the magic. I glanced into the water, but I didn't see the 'nucleus' of the slime in my body.
Instead, you can see the river fish swimming in a pleasant way. The size was at most about 30 cm, but the vigilance seemed to be thin as to whether it was a place where people didn't usually come.
When Reus approached the river, he lifted the rock about 30 centimeters in a casual manner.
"Hmm!
"What are you doing!? Hey, what are you doing!?
Throw it at the big rock that protrudes into the river. Eliza shouted at the sight, but Reurus took off his armor and sword and entered the river.
"Ooh... I thought there was a fishing method like this, but it really worked."
Looking at the surface of the water, pukapuka and fish floated. It is not one or two, but nearly ten.
"Securing dinner," he said. I'll stick a tree branch in this and bake it. I wish I had a monster, but I have work to do. "
While saying so, Reurus moves the caught fish to the riverbank. It was decided that Sarah would be able to cook just by stabbing a branch of a tree, and I decided to leave it to Sarah.
The work of life is coming. Reurus walks around the banks of the river looking for a place where the flow is slower. Then, after some eye contact, he entered the river and picked up a large stone at the bottom of the river and began to pile it around him.
Then, dig the bottom of the river with bare hands and deepen it little by little. The fine soil and sand collected by hand is packed in the gap of the stone piled up to block the flow of the river, so that no water from the river enters.
"... Reurus? What are you doing?
Eliza sat on the rocks and rested because she had been walking by before, but she asked if she was concerned about Reurus's behavior.
"I'm making a bath. It's a little uncomfortable... but if it's warm, it won't matter."
In the meantime, Eliza's eyes were rounded as if she had been stuck in the void, even though it was a reel digging the bottom of the river.
"... a bath?
"Oops, if the river water doesn't come in for now, we'll just have a quick bath to warm Sarah up. It's like a hot spring on the Altar of the Spirit of Fire."
It's an open-air bath, but it's a revulsion that keeps digging holes. Enhanced physical abilities are not water resistant or anything like that, but the earth and sand are raised as they pass through the riverbed with their hands.
"My treatment is terrible! I protest categorically! What do you think the Spirit of Fire is?
"Light flame emitter? A fuel-free gas stove?
"I don't understand now, but I feel like I'm being fooled!?
As she screamed, Sarah lit the fire by placing firewood folded into a simple stone bowl. There is no need to make sparks from scratch with flint stones, and firewood burns up in an instant.
"Yeah, it's amazing, Sarah. That's a light flame emitter. With that firepower, we won't be in trouble in the winter."
"What? Wow, am I useful? Really? Am I amazing?
"Oh, wow, wow. It would be even more amazing if you could jump in here later and turn the water into hot water."
"Wow, change, change! Leave me alone!
I don't know if that's okay, but for some reason, I'm so happy that Reus makes a “bath” while sitting in the clutter.
The water is cloudy because we dug back the bottom of the river, but the dirt and sand will sink and the water will be clean while we eat. Once you've warmed up in the bath, you can go into the river instead of a water bath.
It was Eliza who listened to the interaction between Reurus and Sarah in a daze, but her expression gradually glowered to see if she had understood.
"I'll help you too!
"Oh, then help Sarah better than me. Stick a tree branch in the fish and bake it so it doesn't burn too much. Shake the salt, will you?
"Uhm! Leave it to me!"
When Reurus asked her to cook, Eliza ran off in delight. Reurus, who had left Eliza behind, smiled bitterly and went back to digging the bottom of the river.
Two hours later, Reurus, who had finished making a bath and dinner and searching for the surrounding enemy, stood by the river.
In front of the Reurus is a bath made by Reurus. It is roughly two meters in diameter and is surrounded by stone and gravel to stop the flow of the river.
Although the flow could not be completely stopped, there was no sign of the enclosure collapsing due to the flow of water. While eating and searching for enemies, the dirt and sand that soared up also sank on the bottom of the river, turning into fairly clean water.
"All right, Sarah's on."
"Leave it to me!
When she heard Reurus's words, Sarah immediately took off her clothes. The appearance resembles that of Eliza, but it is rather masculine.
"Gyaaaaaaaa! I'd love to take a bath, but I told you not to take it off! Don't get naked with a body that looks just like mine!
It's already dark, and the light source is only fire and moonlight. The moonlight is fairly bright on the ground this evening in the middle of the moon, and there is also a fire nearby, so it is not entirely dark.
As a result, Eliza immediately tried to stop, but Sarah inclined her head strangely.
"Er, why not? We're the only ones here anyway, and it's okay! It's not going to decrease! Instead, there's nothing less!
"The problem with Reurus is that whoever misses you so much that there's no room for diminishment!"
"Gyafu!?
The moment she understood Sarah's rumors, Eliza began to fall in love with Lariat. The blow grabbed Sarah's neck brilliantly and knocked her into the bath.
"And I thought I was gonna die! Hey, Eliza!? If that's what you want, I have an idea! Toriyaaaaaa!"
Sarah didn't seem to have endured any fine dust while saying that she thought she should be the Spirit of Fire or die. Instead, he immediately got up and jumped on Eliza and began to take off his clothes.
"Ah, hey, what are you doing!? Stop!?
"Stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it! Son of a bitch!
What Eliza was wearing at this time was a type of clothing that closed the front of her body with a button. As a result, Sarah struggled to remove Eliza's clothes by removing the button from one end.
"Don't break the stone in the bathroom."
Looking at Eliza and Sarah from the familiar Reurus, it looks like they have twin sisters.
It was a terrible sight for Sarah, who took off Eliza's clothes while laughing, and Eliza, who desperately resisted it, but Reurus did not particularly care and lit the firewood that had been crushed and folded into the fire.
(Damn, how are you?... Thanks for Sarah's brightness.)
Pachin, the trees explode in the fire. While listening to the sound, Reurus murmured with only his heart. "Idea calls" are genuine monologues because they are not connected.
"Ahahah! The first!
"Stop it! Give it back quickly!
Sarah tries to peel off Eliza's jacket, followed by her trousers. Eliza was desperately resisting, blushing her face.
Reurus looked at the sight while thinking about something else.
(When it comes to Accra, let them wait outside, and I'll go into town alone and go to church... no, is that dangerous? Speaking of children, if two girls were out of town, bandits would come by... hmm)
Sarah can fight more than she thought, so it won't be a problem in a short time.
Lower monsters do not come near Eliza, and even if intermediate monsters do, Sarah's flame magic will make it impossible to defeat but resist. If you can't use your magic against a bandit, Sarah can burn it out on her own.
(I'd like to gather information about the dwarf in town if possible... I don't know what to do.)
I was prepared, but the wind from the “ordinary people” to the adventurers seems to be very strong. Because Tillier doesn't have a scrap town nearby, it can only be treated as if it were a bandit.
"And don't take it off down! No, no, no, no, no!
"If you don't take it off, you'll have to take a bath! Are you going in with your clothes on?
"Take it off! Reurus is watching!
Eliza shows off her “prime” reaction in a chopped tone. The tone fell apart, and seeing Sarah and the two of them making a scene became more and more like sisters - Reus' thoughts were good for gathering information in Accra.
(It seems that there is no abandoned city near Accra... what's the occasion like this? Would a tavern be a good place to gather information? But they might refuse to enter the store like the last bathhouse.....)
Some of the fortified cities may be as close to the slums as the abandoned ones. But the question is how to find such a place.
Why don't we find Gara's bad guys and let them hold the money? It was a Reurus who thought about it, but I didn't think it would give me reliable information.
"Fufufufu... that leaves me with one underwear! You're not ready!?
"I told you not to!
The second Lariat exploded and was again thrown into the bath. Instead of her face, Eliza blushed her whole body with flickers and revulsions hiding her chest with her arms.
"... did you see it?
"... hmm? Oh, what a splendid lariat. From now on, you may want to learn to fight with your bare hands, not with your cane."
Soon Eliza was getting ready to take a bath - that's how Reurus started taking off his jacket.
"Sarah... hey, Sarah? It's time to warm up. The water in the river will come in, and you can heat it up a little."
I just finished searching for my enemies, so I'll take a quick bath before monsters and bandits come by. While connecting words, Reurus moves the Great Sword by the bath. If so, it would be better to have a weapon within reach.
"... I'm the only one who cares... maybe my common sense is wrong?
It was Eliza who forgot her usual words and murmured.
It was an instant bath, but the results were good. Because it was coarsely made, the river water flowed in, but when Sarah, who was covered in flame, soaked in water, it was just right with salt plums to get the right temperature.
I removed the dirt from my previous journey, wiped my body with a clean cloth packed in a backpack, and changed my underwear.
Eliza, whose face had turned bright red at first, also enjoyed the bath as if she had given up something. And when I got out of the bath and changed my clothes, I was depressed and looked as clear as a lie.
"If I ever find a river again, how do I get into a bath... this time I'll find a dwarf and have him make weapons and armor, and if I have extra money, I'll put a bath pot in my house?
"Yes! I agree! I've never been in a bath before, but it feels so good!
As Reurus murmured, Sarah immediately said yes. Reurus laughs at its responsiveness, but there are many problems with installing a bathtub.
"In that case, we need to build more houses first."
Because Sarah, the Spirit of Fire, didn't even think about signing the contract, Reus' house was based on Reus and Eliza's two lives. Placing a tub is narrow in the warehouse and will require additional bathrooms before placing a tub.
I agree too. It's just water.... "
"There you go, there's a storm water reservoir..."
The water in the well can be said to be a shared property of the town. There is no problem if it is enough water to drink or wipe the body, but if it is used in the bath, can I get it even if I pay for it?
For this reason, we will have to boil the bath by storing rainwater. If there is a problem, as far as Reurus knows, it won't rain much compared to Japan.
…………
Ah, I felt strange signs.
Reurus grips the handle of the great sword unconsciously and looks around.
Reurus?
"What's wrong with you?
Like magic, not magic.
Like a line of sight, not a line of sight.
I felt such vague signs, but Eliza didn't react anyway.
"... Sarah, what's your perimeter?
"Huh? Because I was attacked by this front-line thief..."
That's it, Sarah's eyes are wide open.
"Eh? Hey, lie!? Where did you come from!? There's something! A few... maybe two!
It was Sarah, who wasn't lacking in vigilance while she was in the bath, but there were more “heat sources” that she didn't know were within reach of her enemies if she was careful.
"I'm getting closer... are you walking? It's not that fast!
"What's the distance?
"Over there!"
Sarah pointed to the other side of the river - in the dark forest at midnight. Reurus looks in the direction Sarah pointed out, but there are still vague signs.
(Magic... magic? It must be magic... what is this?
What I'm feeling is probably magic. However, whether the opponent is hiding it or is it some sort of "protection", it seems to be “different” from the magic that Reus usually feels.
It is troublesome to express as a reuse, but the fact that it is heterogeneous is not wavering.
(Strong or heavy? No, light? It feels like it's getting stronger and stronger, but I can't grasp the distance...)
Reurus is already on the lookout. Sheltered behind Eliza and Sarah, she stared into the woods across the river. The “opponent” also noticed the Reurus, and gradually heard footsteps.
Excuse me for the night.
It was the voice of a man that resounded. Is it a manifestation of intent not to be hostile that the other person came out of nowhere?
It was a group of men and women who showed themselves from behind the forest. I didn't know how to dress in the darkness of the woods, but they were both born in the world and saw Reurus for the first time, with black hair melting into the darkness.
Men are in their early twenties, and women-girls are in their mid-twenties.
My name is Singh.
"I am Snow. Snow Little"
Man Sin is a calm voice.
Girl - Snow spoke with a voice of good vigour.
Both raised their names without displaying hostility.