LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 257 - Divine Cat Mii-chan Goes to Quinto's Bathhouse After a Long Time
Chapter 257: Divine Cat Mii-chan Goes to Quinto’s Bathhouse After a Long Time
Not much has changed in my daily life since getting engaged to Yuri. Maybe just a bit more skinship, and Yuri now kisses me in the morning and before bed. Letty does too. Ah, and the three of us take baths together. I’ve experienced some ‘beep’ things and ‘beep-beep’ things. Mii-chan joins us in the bath, which makes me feel a bit embarrassed.
At night, we still sleep in separate rooms. I’ve heard that elves have strong views on chastity, and they don’t sleep in the same bed until after marriage. Letty’s race doesn’t follow that, so she tried to sleep with me, but Yuri took her to her room instead…
At first, I thought it would be difficult since elves and demons don’t typically get along, but they’ve become close enough to bicker, which puts me at ease.
“Mii~”
Amid all this, I received word from the Commercial Guild that they had gathered personnel, so I headed to the guild. Just like with Wilhelm, I decided to send them all to Forte first, where they’ll be accompanied by a White Wolf to cross Brocken Mountain and proceed to Nixe.
“Nixe? Not Forte?”
“People from Wilhelm’s Commercial Guild are already heading to Forte. They should arrive soon.”
“How will they get from Forte to Nixe?”
“They’ll cross Brocken Mountain. The Wilhelm group also crossed the mountain safely. No issues at all. It’s perfectly safe.”
“…I see.”
I plan to request the hunters and carriages currently heading from Wilhelm to Beruna to escort them back to Wilhelm. Originally, only one carriage and a group of hunters were supposed to finish their task in Forte, but now I’m having everyone go to Beruna instead, since it’s more efficient. I’ll go to Forte later to explain things to Glenhardt.
When I visited Glenhardt in Forte with Letty, he mentioned that he’d hired a few people to work at the orphanage. The new hires are family members of hunters who died during the recent mafia attack. One issue is that some of the orphans are children of those mafiosos, but Glenhardt assured me they understand that the children aren’t at fault. The orphanage director, who will be sent by the church soon, is also aware. Now that we have enough staff, it might be time to start gathering orphans from the slums. I’ll leave that to Letty.
The group traveling from Nixe to Forte should be arriving soon. Hopefully, my workload will lessen a bit. I’ll inform the people in Beruna that the personnel have arrived and ask the hunters and carriages that escorted them to extend their service.
Finally, things are calming down.
“Mii~”
Perro and the others should already be in Quinto, so I’ll fly over tonight. There’s still plenty to do in Quinto, and once that’s finished, I’ll likely resume labyrinth exploration.
I’ll tell everyone during dinner that I’ll be heading out tonight. I plan to stay at an inn in Quinto, so after dinner, I flew over. It seems they’re in a storage shed in someone’s backyard. This is probably the base for the Blue Dragon’s Roar team. I decided not to greet them tonight—I have somewhere I want to go first.
After arranging a stay at an inn along the way, I headed to my destination. I know the town well, so even someone as directionally challenged as I am shouldn’t get lost… I hope. If I do, I can just use my map skill—totally not an excuse!
“Isn’t that Mii-chan?”
“Mii~”
They’re not mentioning me? Mii-chan jumped from my arms to greet the lady at the counter, who instantly started grinning and hugged her. Only after a while did she finally notice me.
“Oh, Nero’s here too? You want the usual, right? Go on, take it.”
Without letting me respond, she handed me a ticket and started stroking Mii-chan’s fur like she was savoring its texture.
“Mmm… Mii-chan’s fur is better than the finest fabric.”
I’ve been completely forgotten. See you later, Mii-chan.
“Mii~”
The large bath is amazing! The bath attendants and the massage ladies were great, too. Although, I’ve been spoiled by Yuri and Letty in our home baths, so this felt a bit lacking. Still, it’s nice to indulge sometimes.
After the bath, I put my hands on my hips and gulped down some homemade fruit milk.
“Ahh… nothing beats a drink after a bath!”
People around me gave weird looks, but I didn’t mind. They’re the odd ones for not savoring this bliss. I was probably in the bath for quite a long time, maybe even past the first bell. I hope the lady at the counter was satisfied too.
“Leaving already, Nero? Why don’t you go in again? I’ll let you in for free.”
“No, no, I’m already lightheaded from the heat. I’ll be staying in town for a while, so I’ll come back.”
“You better! Bring the others next time.”
“Mii~”
I thanked the lady at the counter and returned to the inn. We’ll come again, won’t we, Mii-chan?
“Mii~”