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Magic Tool Breakdown
Winter is setting in, and the cold is getting harsher.
This time of year makes me have an intense desire for a hot bath.
I want to warm my body thoroughly in a wide bathtub and feel comfortable.
I don’t have any major business I have to do in the royal capital, but it should be a good opportunity to bring the next batch of Howling vegetables.
I have also received reports from the farmers that the winter vegetables have been harvested, so let’s take them to Emilio.
Once my preparation is done, I went around the village to gather the winter vegetables from the farmers and teleported to Emilio’s office.
「Emilio! I brought Howling Village’s vegetables with me, what do you think?」
「Oh, that helps. The restaurants had also requested some, so I am thinking of asking you to bring some」
After saying that, while taking a large number of wooden boxes out from my subspace, Emilio - who is checking some documents on the sofa - happily smiles.
I was not specifically asked to bring them, but he told me to bring some recommended seasonal vegetables from Howling Village after all. So I thought he might ask for some for winter too.
Opening the lid, there were winter vegetables such as cabbage, turnips, and daikon.
「There are a few types of vegetables they could grow in winter but the ones I brought with me are incredibly delicious, you know」
I especially recommend the winter cabbage, daikon, and turnip.
It's so delicious I even wonder whether they are fruits after tasting the sweetness of each of them. It’s perfectly fine to eat them raw.
When I also handed the notes containing the recommended cooking method I had heard from the farmers, Emilio put them away, looking satisfied.
「Thank you. I’m thinking of bringing these to the restaurants, would you like to come, Kureto? The chef will make delicious dishes with Howling vegetables, you know?」
「I’m interested, but next time. I have other things I want to do more than that right now」
「Something to do?」
「I want to take a long, soaking, and relaxing bath in my mansion」
I’m curious about the dishes the chef made using Howling vegetables, but the desire to take a bath won over food right now.
「Kureto really likes bath, huh. You always take a bath every day, even when doing business in various places」
Emilio said, sounding slightly exasperated after I stated it firmly.
It's a normal thing for me - a person living in Japan -, but for the people who live in this world, it might seem strange to like to take a bath.
The nobility, royalty, and part of the wealthy had set up baths in their own house, but the general public basically went to the public bathhouse.
The Japanese values where every house has a bath will clearly appear strange here.
Having said that, no matter how you explain it, it won’t help. That doesn’t change the fact that I like baths.
「Then I will ask you again next time」
「Okay. I will invite you again next time」
Having finished my business here, I immediately teleport to my mansion.
「Now then, bath, bath」
It’s still broad daylight, but taking a relaxing bath while it’s still bright outside surely will be the best.
Teleporting to my room, I rang the bell to announce my return.
Before long, there's a knock on the door and a maid - Arche - comes in.
「I’d like to take a bath now, can I ask you to prepare it for me?」
I am expecting the usual response of 「Understood. Please wait a moment」, but there's no such reaction.
Instead, it's a confused 「Ueehh!?」.
That's quite an unladylike voice, but let’s ignore that for now.
I wonder what the matter is? I just want to use the bathhouse in the mansion, but is that really a problem?
「Is there someone using it right now?」
「No, that’s not it.....」
I try to guess what Arche’s worry that will make her troubled, but it did not seem to be the case.
Then, I wonder why she looked so troubled?
「Ah, umm, may I go and call Elza-san?」
「Aah, sure」
Arche then left the room after I nodded.
I don’t really understand it, but it seems like there’s some kind of trouble.
While I wait and wonder what's going on, Arche returns, bringing Elza with her.
After Elza greets me simply and calmly as usual, she starts talking in a smooth, unhesitating tone.
「Please forgive us, Kureto-sama. It will be difficult to use the bathhouse immediately」
「Eh? Why is that?」
「Currently, the magic tool installed in the bathhouse is malfunctioning and can not discharge hot water. The magic tool craftsman is scheduled to arrive tomorrow at noon, and it will be repaired after that……」
「I, I see」
It would have been fine if I had arrived yesterday or tomorrow, but I return at just the time when there is a problem. Arche and Elza must have wondered why I would return at such perfect timing. It can only be said to be untimely.
「If, Kureto-sama wishes to take a bath, then we can prepare it now. But, it will take some time」
「How would you prepare it when the magic tool is broken?」
「Larasha can use Water Magic and Arche can use Fire magic, we can prepare a bathtub of hot water」
「Ooh, so you can do that!」
I had forgotten about it, but Larasha and Arche are also the daughters of noble houses. They possess more mana than commoners so they probably can use magic in that manner.
I’m excited about the extremely fantastical method of filling the bathtub with hot water using magic.
「Unfortunately, both of them have that much mana so they could not fill the bathtub completely, but they will be able to do it by going all out while drinking Mana Recovery potions」
Telling me the terrifying method of making hot water in a matter-of-fact tone, Arche - who is standing behind her - went pale hearing that.
I once tried pushing myself to ascertain the limit of my mana previously, but my whole body was hit by a sense of fatigue and intoxication, and it was pretty draining.
Such an act of forcing others to use magic while taking Mana Recovery potions to force them to use more magic could only be said to be the act of the devil.
「No, there’s no need to force the two of them that far for me, you know!」
Arche looks as if she has been saved after hearing that I decline using such a method.
I don’t have the nerve to relax in a bath after Arche and Larash’s near-death effort. I will simply feel sorry.
「In that case, even though it will be pricey, shall I call a mage?」
From a realistic solution standpoint, Elza’s suggestion will probably be best.
However, calling a mage capable of filling a large bathtub as large as ours with hot water on the same day will be quite expensive.
Although I’m not short on money, it felt like a waste and made me not want to do it.
「Or maybe go to the public bathhouse」
There are various public bathhouses of all sizes in the royal capital so I can just head there.
But, there are naturally a lot of people there, so I doubt I could have the ideal time I imagine.
「――no, maybe a hot spring would be better」
「Indeed. With Kureto-sama’s magic, you can freely go to even distant hot spring areas
It is just a casual thought, but Elza nods in admiration.
If it's a hot spring, the number of guests over there will not be as high or as noisy as the public bathhouse.
Incidentally, I can probably spend my time leisurely while enjoying delicious food and sightseeing.
「Which hot spring are you going to, Kureto-sama?」
「I think I’m going to Yusteria, the city of hot springs」
While handling the work Emilio assigned to me, I am also marking sightseeing areas like this with teleport.
「If it is that place, I have been there once when I was a kid. It has a really charming townscape with a lot of hot springs. I recommend it」
「How nice～, hot springs」
As Elza is telling me about it, Arche - who is standing by - unconsciously mutters so.
「Arche, you should refrain from whispering like that」
「I, I’m sorry!」
Arche hurriedly bows to apologize after Elza reprimands her.
It may be an inappropriate thought befitting a maid, but in this cold weather, hearing her master casually talking about going to hot springs will naturally make her let slip a hint of envy.
「Would Arche and the others like to come with me, while we’re at it?」
「Eh! Is that okay!?」
Arche asks with a very happy expression on her face. Elza, beside her, is glaring sharply at her, but in front of the magical power of hot spring, it seems like she could endure her superior’s glare.
「I don’t mind. Whether I go alone or with everyone, it won’t change much」
「Thank you very much!」
Arche let out a voice of joy when I nodded.
「How about you, Elza? Of course, you can refuse if you don’t want to come.....」
「I am very happy to receive your invitation, however, taking a break from my job as a maid to go to the hot spring is.....」
Arche - who is at the peak of joy - had a face that seem to say 「This senpai, what is she saying now」.
It’s the face a subordinate makes when faced with their unreasonable superior at the company.
If her superior - Elza - were to refuse, there’s a high possibility everything will be cancelled, so Arche must be worried.
Unnoticed and from the gap of the door behind them, perhaps Larasha and Lulua had overheard us, and are staring at me with a serious look in their eyes.
Judging from their expression, it looks like they also have a burning desire to go to the hot spring.
「Isn’t it fine to do it one in a while? Your body and mind will break down if you keep on working every day, you know」
「No, we already have plenty of days off. If, we take more days off, I wonder if it would match with the pay we receive for our work」
I try to gently persuade her, but the serious Elza will not give in.
She seems to have pride as a maid.
「Then, can you come with me as part of your work? This is my first time going to Yusteria so I want someone to guide me there」
I actually don’t plan on doing this, as I just want to fully enjoy the hot spring, but I’m sure she will not want to come with me if I didn’t say something like this to this serious girl.
Of course, I won’t force her if she really doesn’t like it, but judging from her expression, that doesn’t seem to be the case.
「……right. It is a maid’s duty to help their master when going out. If it’s for work, then we have to accompany you」
Elza then smiles as if she has resigned herself to it, perhaps she noticed my poor excuse.
And thus, we decide to go to the Yusteria, the city of hot springs. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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