Chapter 105 (2/2)

”Here you are.” I handed out two more dishes loaded with shabu-shabu, thankful that it was fast to cook.

”Oh, it tastes different~. But delicious too.”

”Umu, it's delicious.”

I made some more because I wanted to taste it myself. Shabu-shabu, veggies and mushrooms as well as meat. The enoki and Wyvern's meat in the sesame seed sauce... well, it just worked. The savoury fragrance of the sesame seed sauce meshed with the tender juicy meat flavours. I decided that both ponzu and gomadare sauce were delicious with Wyvern meat, in fact I couldn't choose between them despite them being so different in taste. I'd have both kinds of sauce for the next shabu-shabu, I told myself.

””Seconds!”” So fast? Sure enough the two dishes in front of Fer and Sui were empty again. I shouldn't let my mind wander like that otherwise I'd never get seconds of my own. Right then, I set to work, shabu-shabu shabu-shabu shabu-shabu shabu-shabu...

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After the meal I made a box type 'house' to sleep in with my Earth magic, laying out Fer's futon inside beside my own.

”Hey Fer, I'm going to take a bath, you can go to sleep first if you want.”

”Understood. I'll go to bed first then.” Saying that Fer went into the 'house'. Right then, it's bath-time for me.

”Aruji, is a bath like in hot water?” Sui piped up.

”Yes, that's right. Do you want to come in too, Sui?”

”I want in-” Sui bounced happily while I made an enclosure with Stone Wall and took out the bath (My bath!) from my Item Box.

”Will you put some water here for me Sui?”

”Yes-” Sui filled the bath with fresh water and I heated it up with a Fireball. This time I judged it better and the temperature was just right first time. I reached into my Item Box and pulled out another Net Super purchase, something I hadn't thought about the first time I had taken a bath. Tadaa! It was a bath mat. My bare feet wouldn't end up all muddy afterwards.

”Right then, jump in first Sui.” I offered.

”Understood-” Splas.h.!.+ ”S'warm, aruji-” Sui floated in the warm water like a large plastic bath toy, seemingly enjoying the experience.

I took off my clothes and thoroughly washed my hair and body. Rubbing the lather into my hair until it bubbled left me feeling refreshed. I rinsed myself off with more hot water from the bath. Oops, I nearly forgot the bath salts... it was my favourite sort, with a yuzu-based citrus-y smell, a bit like the ponzu sauce for the shabu-shabu, I thought to myself as I sniffed the fragrant warm vapour rising from the bath water.

”That smells nice.” I said.

”Nice-” Sui agreed as I climbed in beside her.

”Ahhhhh”

After having enjoyed a bath with Sui I was getting ready to go to bed immediately after but I remembered something I had to do, unfortunately. That thing. I sighed but I knew I'd get no peace from certain personages if I put off any longer. It can't be helped, You made a deal didn't you? I told myself.

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