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Fuku's Mystery Bag
After Taming Fuku and making him my familiar, I returned with everyone to the mansion. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Fuku! I’ll show you around the mansion!」
「Wan!」
「Arc, before that, you have to clean Fuku-chan’s body」
I was about to quickly guide Fuku around the Kontract mansion, but Runoa called me to stop.
Fuku looks to be completely clean and doesn’t smell at all.
He’s the Inugami’s kin so he’s different from a normal dog, so he’s probably quite clean.
However, my family doesn’t know that so they probably just thought of him as a wild animal we met at the forest nearby earlier.
It would be a natural choice to have him wash himself first.
「Okay. So we are going to take a bath first, okay?」
「Wan!」
After hearing Fuku’s answer, we started walking at a light, steady pace.
Compared to dog breeds that work around water or are good at swimming, Shiba Inus are often not very skilled with water. But looking at Fuku’s appearance, that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Rather, he looked to be in a good mood.
Maybe he liked taking baths.
「Should we also give Bell a bath too?」
「That’s right. Bell, we’re also going to take a bath―ah! Hey, don’t run!」
The moment Chloe turned around and spoke that, Bell already took off at quite a speed.
It’s like when a dog or a cat hates to be in front of the veterinary clinic.
「Bell doesn’t like baths 」
「It’s an Ice Bear after all」
「Then why don’t you wash it with water?」
「Bell doesn’t like that too」
Runoa said with a wry smile.
Rather than it being a racial trait, it seems to be just Bell’s personality that doesn’t like baths.
「Neesan, we’re going first」
「Hey Arc, help me here!」
I left Chloe behind with her struggle with Bell and headed towards the back of the mansion with Fuku.
There is a cabin over there and upon entering, there is a large bathtub was installed in the middle of the cabin.
It’s large enough that 10 people are going to be able to enter the bathtub, but this place is not for humans but for bathing familiars.
The bath we use is a different one inside the mansion. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
First, I have to activate the magic tool that provides hot water to the bathtub.
Just by pouring your mana into the magic tool, it automatically generates hot water and fills the bathtub.
I don’t understand its detailed structure but it’s convenient just like a household appliance.
「First let’s brush you」
Before washing Fuku’s coat, I first need to brush his body.
If I don’t brush him first, the fallen hair and other stuff will end up shampoo-ed at the same time and it will turn into a situation where it will be harder to wash properly and cleanly.
Preparing before the brushing, I wipe Fuku’s whole body with a steamed towel.
Not only does it remove dirt from his body before brushing, it will also open up the pores.
Fuku accepted my wiping as I scrubbed his body with the steamed towel.
If it’s Bell, he would already make noises in displeasure but Fuku is very amiable compared to him.
「Eh? What’s this?」
As I was wiping Fuku’s body, I saw a drawstring pouch attached to Fuku’s collar.
「I’ll take a look at it for a bit, alright?」
I said to Fuku and tried touching the drawstring pouch.
When I opened it, there was a single letter inside.
The sender seems to be Inugami and details about the pouch were written with skillful writing.
『Fuku Mystery Bag』
A Mystery Bag where you can store items.
The inside of the bag is connected to a subspace, making it possible to store large items much larger than the bag. The capacity is almost unlimited. Time stops inside the subspace and food and the like will not spoil inside.
However, it is not possible to store living creatures inside the bag.
「Amazing! It’s a bag that can store anything!」
It’s like the Magic Bag or Item Box like those in games or manga. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
As long as he has this, I’m going to be able to go out freely outside with Fuku, and even enjoy food with him.
「Hm? Does it still have other effects?」
When I read the rest of the letter, apparently, you can select a single item on earth to pick with this Mystery Bag once a day.
Seriously? That means I will be able to get my hands on luxury grocery items or useful tools from Earth I can’t enjoy in this world?
「Mystery Bag!」
I immediately try to get something from the Mystery Bag.
「........high-grade domestic food?」
What came out of the mystery bag was dog food from a famous maker that anyone who kept a pet has seen once.
「Wan wan!」
Fuku’s eyes sparkled after seeing what came out.
Standing up, he lightly patted the bag of dog food.
I opened the bag, put some on my palm, and Fuku started eating it voraciously.
Apparently, this is Fuku’s favorite food.
I’m happy his favorite food came out from the bag, but I was still a little shocked since I was expecting something more recognizable from my birthplace to come out.
But, I will be able to get them not just today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow too. There would probably be something different next time, I’m looking forward to it.
「It’s great isn’t it, Fuku」
「Wan!」
After putting the dog food away, I continue brushing Fuku.
I opened a drawer nearby and took out a brush for animals from there.
It’s a versatile brush with soft bristles.
「I wonder if this brush is fine?」
I try brushing lightly from his back towards his waist.
Fuku stared at the brush in surprise, but he didn’t look particularly uncomfortable.
I tried brushing gently at his side and behind his ear but he didn’t show any uncomfortable behavior, just sticking out his tongue as if feeling comfortable with it.
Un, this brush seems fine.
First, I brush from his back to his waist.
The fur won’t come off even if I just slide the brush on the surface, just brushing the fur aside and parallel to the brushing surface, following the fur’s direction. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
When I brush the teased hair, I take care not to hurt the skin by brushing in the opposite direction.
「There are more fallen hair than I thought」
When I showed him the fallen hair I got from the brushing, Fuku showed a cute expression as if saying 「Eh? There are so many of them!」that I did a double-take.
「I would really like to use a slicker brush, rubber brush, or furminator but they don’t have them here」
But, it will definitely be convenient if I have those since I’m going to continue brushing Fuku from now on. I know their rough structure so let’s wait for the right timing to make them.
After I’m done with the brushing, I extend the hose from the magic tool and spray hot water starting from Fuku’s feet so as not to startle him.
「Looks like you’re fine with hot water too」
There’s no sign of disliking it to the point of running away so I just poured hot water on his body.
I held his ears so the hot water wouldn’t enter his ears.
Dogs generally don’t like their face to get wet but in Fuku’s case, he doesn’t seem to mind getting a little wet.
I’m really glad he’s so well-behaved.
「Now then, the problem is the shampoo」
It seems like there are no dogs in this world, and the Kontract house doesn’t have anyone with dog familiars among them.
There are many types of shampoo for familiars, but I wonder which shampoo I should use for Fuku?
「Ara, his body is surprisingly slim, eh?」
As I was troubled over shampoo, Runoa popped her head, apparently coming to check on us.
「Arc, have you washed Fuku-chan?」
Fuku - who is soaking wet - looks so slender.
He just has a fluffy coat but his body is not that big.
「Un, there’s no problem so far. I’m just wondering what to do with the shampoo…..」
「Can I touch Fuku-chan for a moment?」
「Sure, is that okay Fuku?」
「Wan!」
Fuku barked in affirmation when I asked him. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Runoa bent down and looked straight at Fuku while gently touching his fur.
「……the fur is softer than I thought」
「Right?」
Runoa is also a Tamer, so she also seems to find the fluffy coat attractive.
As I watched her with a smile, Runoa came to her senses and started touching his fur and skin as if to check something.
「With this type of fur quality, it’s going to be fine if you use the same shampoo as Setsu. But, his skin doesn’t feel very strong so it will be better to dilute the shampoo with a bit of water before you use it 」
Dogs only have a third of a human’s skin thickness, making their skin delicate.
She knows nothing at all about Fuku but to find out that much with just touching is as expected from a Tamer.
「First apply it a little on his paw and see what happens」
「Okay! I’ll try it!」
I decided to try based on Runoa’s suggestion.
I borrow Setsu’s shampoo and dilute it a bit with water, then I apply it just a little on Fuku’s right paw.
「???」
Fuku looks up at me as if saying 「You are just going to wash that part?」.
「I’m testing whether the shampoo will have no problem for Fuku or not. Wait a little, alright」
I looked at his condition for a while, but there were no unusual things happening with Fuku’s coat or skin.
「Looks like there’s no problem. Well then, I’m going to wash your whole body, alright」
I pour the shampoo into the bathtub and lather it up while diluting the shampoo.
After the bubble bath is prepared, have Fuku enter the bathtub.
Fuku steps around and makes splashes, I guess he is also enjoying the bubble bath.
Use the hose to let hot water come out and fully wash him from his behind.
Shiba Inu’s coat is thick so I thoroughly wet it to wash away the dirt and oil from their skin.
I apply the bubbles to his body and wash it while smiling at his figure.
I rub the shampoo on his body as if giving him a massage and wash the place between his nails and paws
After I gently wash his ears too, I use warm water to rinse off the foam from his body all at once.
You can’t remove all the dirt in one wash. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
As I was rinsing the bubbles and shampoo, Fuku vigorously shook his body.
「Kyaaaa!」
「Waaaa!」
Runoa and I scream at the water splashing at us.
「This is the fate of people washing their pets」
「That’s right」
It is natural for animals to shake their body vigorously when they’re being shampooed.
It can discharge the water that enters their ears and it can also help calm tension or discomfort.
Making them endure it would just give them a greater burden on their body instead.
After rinsing his body, I apply shampoo again and wash him with the fluffy foam.
Once I finished washing his entire body, I rinse off the foam with plenty of hot water.
「There you goー, we're done with the shampoo. I'm going to wipe you with a towel now」
I carefully wipe Fuku’s body with a clean towel next.
Once most of the moisture has been removed from his body, I dry him with a dryer-like magic tool that can blow air.
This will also prevent tangles in his coat, accelerate blood circulation, and also to increase the coat’s gloss.
「You are used to washing now since you have also washed Setsu」
「It is basically the same manner of washing after all」
I helped to apply shampoo on my friend’s dog in my previous life and sometimes I earnestly requested Runoa to let me wash Setsu after all.
It is probably because of those experiences I didn’t fumble much in shampooing Fuku.
「And it’s done! Fuku, good job!」
「Wan!」
After the shampooing is over, Fuku’s fur has become several times shinier than when I first met him.
「Ahaha! Fuku’s fur is so fluffy!」
When I tried touching his fur, it felt very soft.
「Let me touch him too!」
Runoa and I hug Fuku and have our fill of his even more wonderful fluffiness. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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