16 Hunt 1 (1/2)

That morning was one of the strangest in Aaron's and Woof's lives.

Actually, if he didn't count a few days on which they had woken up just inches away from being eaten, this would be THE weirdest one.

Frowning when he heard Edmond say 'yellow teeth', Aaron wanted to say that there was nothing wrong with his teeth, but he didn't when Edmond took out a vaguely round object on which Aaron saw his own face, exactly as if he were looking into the surface of a calm lake.

The image wasn't very clear as there were imperfections on the object, which was called a 'mirror' according to Aaron's memory, but on it, he could clearly see that there was a yellow sheen when he opened his mouth.

Even though he had never had access to tools, Aaron was used to taking care of his teeth and other bodily hygiene using water from a stream or lake whenever they had the opportunity to get near them. He would use his fingers and water, and he had always felt that that was enough.

Alas, he had yet to realize that he was now in human society, where each and every aspect of a person could be judged.

He was led to that same spot where it had 'rained' on him before, where he was pushed into one of the stalls before being shown the correct method by Edmond.

Surprisingly, just one instance of using that branch which gave off a sweet smell resulted in his teeth getting whiter.

After that, he had to relieve himself in a hole on the ground.

A hole!

'How do these people have the time to clear these holes every day?', he wondered, while trying to aim properly during both his activities as he had been told by Edmond not to make a mess.

However, it was only during his activity that he noticed that it wasn't just a hole in the mud; no, this hole had a layer of some sort of material, and when he opened the door and said that he was done after washing himself using the water placed to the side, Edmond pointed at a latch on the inside of the stall, which Aaron pulled.

The sound of rushing water reached his ears, before a flood inundated the contents of the hole and swept them away.

No more smell or mess?!

His eyes open wide, Aaron marveled at the practicality before calling to Woof, who had been watching from outside with a very suspicious look on its face.

It was obvious that it didn't like this, not one bit.

Yet, on Aaron's insistence, Woof walked inside while Aaron walked out and closed the door.

”Wooow wooow oooww….”

”Row! Row wow!!”

First, they heard puzzled growls, before a loud bark caused all those in the stalls adjacent to the one Woof was in to run out in fright.

Was there some sort of Tera attack going on? That, too, here?!

When they heard Edmond who gave an explanation after letting out a sigh, the hamlet folk looked at Aaron strangely.

Meanwhile, Aaron had opened the door to find that Woof had accidentally turned the faucet for the running water, and as the faucet was angled downward so that the water could be filled in a container if needed, Woof was currently fighting that jet of water as if it were an attack from some water-type Tera.

Laughing out loud, he went inside and turned off the faucet before giving Woof detailed instructions.

Although Woof grumbled, Aaron just walked out, trusting it to adapt.

Looking at Edmond, he asked, ”Why did you and the others look at Woof like that?”