Leaving the lawny hill we were in, illuminated only by the fireworks in the sky, I’m currently walking barefoot down a wooden corridor illuminated by a gentle light.
It seems that they were setting off a lot of fireworks at the White God Festival, as although a good amount of time had already passed, I can still hear them going off.
Well, putting those fireworks aside…… As I took off my clothes and wrapped a towel around my waist, I wonder why I’m in this situation.
[We have finished negotiations about this.]
[……That we did.]That’s right, we certainly have talked about this before. When we went to the exhibition booth, the flow of the conversation somehow ended up with me promising to take a bath in the onsen together with Shiro-san.
She was wearing a bathing suit as I had requested, so I couldn’t really say that I spoke wrongly.
Well, watching fireworks while bathing in an onsen is actually a luxury that is hard to come by, and to be honest, it sounds like it would be kinda fun.
As for nervousness…… I indeed am nervous. Even though she was wearing a bathing suit, the extent of exposure was so much greater than her usual clothes or the yukata that she had just worn, so I didn’t know where to look.
[……That aside, doesn’t the onsen feel like it got quite an improvement?]
[I’m adding improvements everyday. The onsen is also natural hot spring water flowing directly from its source.]
[Where the heck would that water even come from……]The three Supreme Gods, Shiro-san and I had taken a bath in this onsen when I came to the God Realm in the past, but it seems to have really improved compared to when I visited after a long time.
The onsen, which were unnecessarily large back then, have been made a little more compact, and the scenery is better than before, with more trees and flowers, as if she put more effort into the scenery.
[……The water seems to have changed as well.]
[It changes every day.]
[Eh? It changes every day!?]
[Yes. The water changes within a month’s rotation. All of them were natural hot spring water flowing directly from its source.]
[……Seriously, where the heck do you even……]
She kept on pushing on that natural hot spring idea on this onsen, so she probably built some kind of sub-space exclusively for this purpose. That being said, if it was just as Shiro-san said, that would mean she has 30 different kinds of hot spring water in this onsen…… Eh? The heck, that’s interesting.
[You can come here every day to take a bath, you know?]
[……To be honest, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interested in the other types of hot spring water, so ummm, if there’s an opportunity……]
I’m rather fond of onsens…… Today’s hot spring water looks clear, but has a slight bluish tinge to it, and even though it was a color of water I don’t see very often, it’s very beautiful in its own way.
There’s also that slightly refreshing scent…… After lightly washing my body, I went in and felt good, the water being somewhat cool and refreshing.
[……By the way, the trees and flowers that grow here also change daily.]
[Even the scenery changes every day!?]
[You can come here everyday to take a bath, you know?]
[……………………]
An onsen with 30 different types of scenery and hot spring water? W- What a fascinating onsen this is. I almost reflexively replied that I would come here every day.
Well, putting aside coming to take a bath everyday, my desire to come take a bath here again had certainly become extremely great. To be honest though, I feel like I’m running at the palms of Shiro-san’s hands……
[Well, putting that aside…… We can see the fireworks so beautifully.]
[Isn’t it nice to watch the fireworks while bathing in the onsen?]
[I feel like I’m having a very extravagant time. I’m glad Shiro-san suggested this.]
[I’m also glad that you were pleased with my suggestion. By the way, Kaito-san…… If it’s now, your lover could pour you some sake, you know?]
[That’s a very attractive offer.]
The corners of her lips raising a bit, Shiro-san brings forth a tray of hot sake on top of the onsen, hands me the sake cup and pours me some sake.
Thinking that this really is extravagant, I drank my sake……
[It’s really delicious. To be honest, I’ve never really liked sake that much, but this is really easy to drink.]
Lots of sake taste a little bitter, and I’ve never really liked it, but this hot sake is really easy to drink.
I think its alcohol content is quite high, but it’s not nearly as bitter, and tastes sweet instead. The fruity aroma spreads in the mouth, and the aftertaste is very nice.
[I created it based on Kaito-san’s taste, so if you liked it, I’m glad.]
[……Thank you. Since we’re at it, can you create another sake cup? Let’s drink together, Shiro-san.]
[I suppose so. Well then, let’s drink.]
This time, I poured some sake into the cup that Shiro-san held in her hand, and after a quick toast, we drank sake together. The sky is filled with beautiful fireworks, and the onsen gently warms my body.
I have my beloved lover next to me, and we enjoy pouring sake to each other’s cup…… This really is a wonderful and extravagant moment that’s difficult for me to describe in words.
<Afterword>
Doctor M : [So, what do you want me to do here?]
? ? ? : [Well~~ Serious-senpai has suffered tremendous mental injuries and apparently needs 5 chapters to fully recover. Right? Serious-senpai?]
Serious-senpai 【5 Chapters ’till Full Recovery】 : [U- Unnn, that’s right……]
? ? ? : [In other words, Serious-senpai requires mental healing…… “If she hears about your beloved child”, won’t she recover?]
Doctor M : [I see! I see!!!]
Serious-senpai 【5 Chapters ’till Full Recovery】 : [No way…… What the heck are you doing…… Think about the lines you shouldn’t cross…… Indeed, it was my fault for feigning ill…… but you can’t just do this for that…… Don’t you have compassion!? Don’t you have any conscience!? Don’t you have anything like that!?]
? ? ? : [Doesn’t seem like it.]
Serious-senpai 【5 Chapters ’till Full Recovery】 : [You demon! You devil! You Alice!!!]
? ? ? : [You got the wrong person. Then, she’s in your care, Doc.]
Doctor M : [You can count on me! Well then, let’s start with something Serious-senpai probably already knows, a review of my beloved child. Don’t worry, I’ll wrap this up in about “86 hours”, and then we’ll get the episode of my child that would heal Serious-senpai’s mentality……]
Serious-senpai : [I’m recovered! I’ve already recovered!!! STOOOOOOPPPPP!?!?]
