Chapter 375 : Testing The Bath
「Now that the bath is finished, it’s time to use it~!」(Camilla)
「Let me fill the bathtub.」(Mark)
「Thank you, Mark-kun.」(Camilla)
I approached the hinoki bathtub and stretched my hands toward it. I then used my water-attributed and fire-attributed mana to produce hot water.
Hot water spurted out from my palms as if my hands were water pipes.
As the hot water continued to fill the bathtub, the scent of the spirit wood drifted along with the steam and began to fill the bathroom.
「Mmm~ It smells so nice~」(Camilla)
「I like this smell.」(Pamella)
As expected, they like the smell. However, it’s not the full potential of this bathtub. Not yet. We can boost the scent even more, and for that, we need to do something first.
「Pamella, can you put your hands on this bathtub and inject your mana into it?」(Mark)
「Eh? Um, alright.」(Pamella)
While I was continuing to pour hot water into the bathtub, I asked Pamella to do that.
She didn’t know my intention, but did it anyway. She put her hand on the edge of the bathtub and injected her mana.
「Ara~ The smell is getting stronger!」(Camilla)
「Whoaa…!」(Pamella)
That’s right. Not only the smell, but the healing effect of this bathtub will get stronger when you inject it with mana. I discovered it the other day after experimenting with the spirit wood.
First, I wanted to make sure that the spirit wood was safe for human skin, so I asked Gauche oji-san to make a small bucket from the spirit wood for me. After that, I began the experiment.
I filled the bucket with hot water and put my arm into it. After soaking my arm for a few minutes, I didn’t feel any bad effects whatsoever. Instead, I felt the fatigue in my arm disappearing slowly. I then came to the conclusion that spirit wood is safe for human skin.
After that, I tried to inject my mana into the bucket and see what would happen. The reason why I tried that was because this spirit wood was born from Diadora’s wood-attributed mana, and speaking of Diadora, she always consumed my mana, so I thought if I injected my mana into the wood, something would happen, and I was right. The nice smell of the spirit wood would become thicker when I injected my mana into the wood.
I told Gauche oji-san about the result of my experiment, and according to him, after observing the bucket, he said that injecting the spirit wood with mana not only enhances its smell but also makes the wood more resistant to corrosion and dirt.
「Camilla-san, the bath is ready now.」(Mark)
After I finished filling the bathtub, I lowered my arms and stepped away.
「Thank you, Mark-kun~ I’ll go get my girls here. They’re looking forward to trying the new bath.」(Camilla)
「Ah, so that’s why they came here earlier than usual.」(Mark)
I was wondering why the hostess onee-sans came to work earlier than usual, but now I know why. Looks like Camilla-san told them that I would build a bathroom today, so they came earlier to try it.
Camilla-san left the bathroom and went into the bar through the back door. She then returned with the ladies.
Colette, who was among them, waved her hand at me cheerfully.
「Mark-kun, thank you for building us a bath! This bathroom looks wonderful! You’re amazing as always!」(Colette)
「You’re welcome.」(Mark)
「Nee, nee~ Colette onee-chan, can I join you~?」(Nicola)
Nicola clung to Colette’s waist as she asked that.
Colette then stroked her head and answered.
「Un, un! I want to bathe with Nicola-chan too! Pamella-chan will join too, right?」(Colette)
「Un.」(Pamella)
「Great~! Let’s enjoy the bath together! Of course, Mark-kun too!」(Colette)
「Uhhー」(Mark)
「ーEEehhh!?」(Pamella)
Honestly, I kinda expected someone would invite me, but it seemed that Pamella didn’t expect it at all.
She shrieked all of a sudden, and her face turned bright red as she glanced at me flusteredly.
「Oya oya~? Pamella-chan, are you embarrassed? You don’t want Mark-kun to see you naked, do you~? But you two bathed together last time, so isn’t it weird to feel embarrassed now?」(Colette)
「That’s… Uww…」(Pamella)
Pamella’s face was as red as a boiled octopus. I’ve seen her blush many times, but this was one of the reddest blushes I’ve ever seen.
「Right~? You don’t mind if Mark-kun joins us, right~?」(Colette)
「Umm… M, Mark-kun made the bath, so… I-I-I don’t mind…」(Pamella)
Pamella’s eyes wandered around nervously as she said that.
She said she didn’t mind, but judging from her flustered gesture and expression, I could tell that she was forcing herself.
I remember she fainted out of embarrassment when I joined her and the hostesses in the bath last time. I don’t want that to happen again.
As a gentleman, I should say ‘no’ here.
However, before I could refuse, Elmena, another familiar hostess, put her hand on Pamella’s head and talked to her.
「Pamella-chan, it’s important to be brave when you try to approach a boy, but you also need to back off sometimes. Or else, he would think you were an easy girl.」(Elmena)
「Un…」(Pamella)
Seems like Elmena has completely different thoughts from Colette.
It was as if Colette and Elmena were the devil and the angel battling in Pamella’s head.
「Umm, don’t worry about me. I’m good. You guys can enjoy the bath without me. I’ll be waiting in the bar.」(Mark)
「Eeehhh? Come on! You’re no fun!」(Colette)
「Colette, are you a child? Cut it out already.」(Elmena)
「Aa-ahh… I thought I could watch something interesting while bathing.」(Colette)
Colette looked disappointed while Pamella let out a sigh of relief.
「Well then, I’ll be going now. Have fun.」(Mark)
Now that I still have a chance to run away, I quickly turned around and left the bathroom.
「Pamella-chan, I’m sorry I’ve gone too far. To make up for it, I’ll clean every inch of your body, so be prepared~!」(Colette)
「Kya! Colette onee-chan!」(Pamella)
I could still hear the girls even after the door was closed. Seems like Colette just wanted to tease Pamella.
I couldn’t help but sigh…
Thanks to Elmena, I could escape from the bath, but to be honest, I’m not completely against bathing with the girls, but at the same time, it doesn’t feel right either to join them.
Besides, Pamella didn’t seem to want me to see her naked. Well, I can completely understand.
Colette and the other hostesses might not mind being seen naked by a kid like me, but Pamella is different. We’re almost the same age after all. I just don’t want her to faint in the bath again.
『I can’t believe you would miss a chance to bathe with these beautiful women. Poor Onii-chan…』(Nicola)
As I walked away from the bathroom, I heard Nicola’s voice in my head.
『I just want Pamella to enjoy the bath without worrying. That’s it.』(Mark)
『Reeeally? Anyway, you know what? Since I pity you, I will be reporting to you what is happening here.』(Nicola)
『Oh? That will be helpful. I’m counting on you then.』(Mark)
『Leave it to me.』(Nicola)
Hoping Nicola would give me useful information that could help me develop hinoki bathtubs in the future, I went into the bar and sat on the sofa.
However…
『Ladies and gentlemen, we will soon be witnessing the grand opening of Iris Bar’s bathroomー! You’re listening to me, the cutest commentator of Fatia Town, Nicolaー! I’ve undressed and I’m now in the bathtub, waiting for the ladies to join meー!』(Nicola)
『…Huh?』(Mark)
『Our first lady is the ‘Shota’ Killer of Iris Barー! Hugeー! They’re huuugeー! Her voluptuous breasts are even bigger than the last timeー! Seems like she has been training a lot to increase the volume of her ultimate weaponー I mean, her breastsー! Please welcome, Miss Coleeetteー!』(Nicola)
『…..』(Mark)
『You can caress it and you can squeeze itー! Either way, you will feel heaven on your palms since it has the right amount of softness and elasticityー! The only butt in this town that has the perfect shape of a peachー! Making an appearance, the woman known for her beautiful butt, Miss Sharooonー!』(Nicola)
『…..』(Mark)
『Our next lady is the slender beautyー! Although she doesn’t have huge breasts and butt like the first two, her slender waist and long legs have become destructive weapons that have lured so many men, which is also the reason she was crowned as the most picked hostess in Iris Barー! Miss Elmenaaaaー!』(Nicola)
『…..』(Mark)
『You touch her, you go to jailー! You can ask her to bring you drinks, but her mom will kick your ass if you ask her for a kissー! Please welcome the youngest and purest hostess of Iris Barー! Pamellaaaaー!』(Nicola)
『…..』(Mark)
『Is she a dark elfー? Not, she’s notー! She is a human but she’s as beautiful as a dark elfー! The only woman with the most erotic dark skin in the townー! Entering the bathtub is our dark-skinned lady, Miss Anriiiiiiー!』(Nicola)
『…..』(Mark)
『There she isー! The woman we have been waiting for is finally hereー! Our last ladyー! Our mistressー! Our starー! Our idolー! Our championー! Huge breasts, beautiful butt, slender waist, long legs, you name it cause she has them allー! The most mature lady with the most gorgeous body in Iris Barー! Ladies and gentlemen, feast your eyes with her presenceー! The owner of Iris Barー! The one and onlyー Mama Camillaaaaaaaaー!!』(Nicola)
『…..』(Mark)
…What the heck is she doing?
I was hoping she would tell me if the ladies like the bath or not, or are they enjoying it, or are they feeling comfortable with the bathtub, but she began commenting like a sports commentator.
After that, I was forced to spend my time alone in the dimly lit bar while slowly drinking my apple juice and listening to Nicola’s ridiculous ‘report’.
Her excited voice gave me a bit of a headache.
Aa-ahh… I should have joined them in the bath…
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