Chapter 758: Lets Go Fishing with Anima ⑦ (1/2)

I don't know if this should be something that should be bragged or not…… but I think I've had my fair share of bathroom troubles since I came to this world.

There have been times when I felt like I'm about to lose my head, times when I fainted because blood rushed up to my brain, and even times when I got caught up when someone's self-destructing. That's enough to make me think that I really am cursed by the bath……

But even I, with my disgraceful experience in bathrooms, don't know what to do about the current situation.

I brought the unconscious Anima to the changing room and covered her body with a large towel, but after that, I didn't know what to do.

No, of course, I theoretically know that it would be better to wipe her wet body. However, rather than saying it's just too high of a hurdle…… I feel like doing such a thing would bring lots of troubles, in all sorts of ways.

However, I couldn't just leave her like that. It would have been nice if I could use some kind of reviving magic but…… Ahh, no, wait.

[……Alice, help me out here.]

[I don't mind helping out, and I think me helping out here is a good decision…… but would you mind wiping yourself down and getting dressed first? This pure, chaste Alice-chan can't look straight at such things.]

[Ahh, unnn. Alright.]

Seriously, I'm glad Alice was here. Even though she is my lover, no matter what reason one might say, wiping the body of Anima, who has passed out in all her glory, makes me feel really guilty.

Grateful for the presence of the same-gendered Alice, I quickly wiped myself down, changed my clothes, and saying one more thing to Alice, I walked out of the changing room.

Just a few minutes later, the door to the changing room vigorously opened and out came Anima, dressed in a casual outfit.

While I was relieved to see that she's well, with a flustered expression on her face, Anima bent down while running towards me, and sliding a little on the floor, she knelt down in a dogeza.

[My apologies!]

……Did she just pull off a sliding dogeza? When did she learn such an advanced technique…… Ah, no, that's not important now.

Errr, it's that, isn't it? This definitely is some kind of apology for bothering me or giving me trouble.

[No, I was just being careless, or rather, I should have been more careful.]

[N- No, it is I who————]

[Okay, stop.]

[————–Eh?]

I know Anima's personality well. No matter how much I follow her up here, she won't stop insisting that this was her fault.

When that happens, we'll just end up arguing over who's to blame. If that's the case, the best way to round out the situation is……

[I understand what Anima is trying to say. However, I feel responsible for this situation too. That's why, let's just say that we were both careless this time.]

[……Master.]

Yes, the best thing to do here would be to say that it was both our faults. When dealing with the overly serious Anima, it's easier to convince her with this than to say that she's not at fault.

And when dealing with Anima, it's best to be a little more forceful.

[And with that, I'm sorry too. There, end of story…… That should be good, right?]

[Y- Yes. If that's what Master says, I have no objections.]

[Unnn, then stand up there and…… Errr, let's see. How about we go for a walk to cool ourselves off?]

[Ah, yes! I'll go with you!]

It seemed that my intentions had been properly conveyed, as Anima cheerfully nodded with a bright expression on her face.

As for me, it might sound like I'm composed, I can't really say that I'm completely calm…… and was in the mood to cool my slightly flushed face, so basking in the night breeze should be just right.

Bringing my portable Lighting Magic tool, I went outside with Anima. The riverside, far from human habitation, is quiet and the only sound that could be heard was the soft murmurs of the stream, but the place was wide enough that it didn't feel creepy.

[……Fufufu.]

[What's the matter, Master?]

[No, I just remembered something. It was that this Lighting Magic Tool was the one I bought from Alice during that incident with Eta and Theta……]

[That certainly brings back memories.]

Yes, as Anima said, it really brings back memories. Eta and Theta, who were enemies at that time, have now become like family.