The additional bathrooms are located behind my house on the opposite side of the store.

　It was built so that you can come and go without having to go outside and just move indoors.

Now, here's how to prepare for it: ......

　Two types of valves are operated to pour hot and cold water into the bathtub at the same time.

　The pipes that bring the hot water to my home are branches from the pipes that supply the hot springs of Green Hollow Town, and have just been improved by a mechanical engineer led by Alexia.

　And since the cold water is supplied by underground water, it is kept cool and cool without needing to be cooled by any means.

　As I bent down beside the bathtub to make sure that the water, cooled to the right temperature, was filling the tub, Garnett peeked over my shoulder.

'Ooh, that's a nice little puddle. I hear these things are hard to maintain, but do you have to have them done by a traveling housekeeper?
''I'm thinking of asking Spring Wakabatei for help. I've been asking them to cook and clean for me from time to time in the past, and I'm sure they'll do it for a small extra fee.

　As the best inn in town, Spring Wakabatei offers a variety of jobs in addition to lodging.

　In addition to operating as a dining room, of course, the housekeeping service is also one of them, and when I first moved to town, I frequently used to take care of them.

But at this pace, it's going to take a long time to accumulate. Shall I wash myself while I accumulate?
Maybe that would be more efficient. Then you'll be the first to go to .......

　I wouldn't waste any time soaking in the hot tub as I washed and pooled up in parallel, instead of waiting for them to finish getting ready.

　I agreed with Garnett's suggestion and was about to stand up, intending to give up first place, when a skill-enhanced slender arm held my shoulders firmly in place.

'Since we're going to be here, why don't we both go in?
...... No, no, no, wait, wait. That's a bad idea.
It's not bad. You and I are the only two people in this room. It's a bit late for that, isn't it?

　I moved my head only to look up and met eyes with Garnett, whose cheeks blushed and smiled at me.

　You're still embarrassed about it, though.

　No one has any idea what the hell kind of idea went through your mind to come up with this, but at least you're sure it wasn't a joke.

　If this is a joke, it's time to laugh it off.

　If it's really your kind of thing, it's tactful to say no.
　It's just that we're between him and me.




　--So, after completing various preparations in the washroom, which is large enough for one person, I soaked in the bathtub with my body cleaned to the bone.

　The new bathtub is just big enough for me to stretch my legs leisurely even at my height, and Garnett's height would fit in perfectly.

　Because of its size, it was easy for two people to get into the bathtub at the same time.

Hey, hey. I know you said that since I'm going to be using it, the bigger the better, but I'm sure you didn't want this from the start.
I mean, who's going to look for it? Come on, goofball. Goofball.

　While sitting on my lap, Garnett fluttered his legs and kicked the hot water.

　I was prepared for this when it was suggested that the two of us go in together, but I was brought into the situation exactly as I expected.

　As any man could imagine, this situation was quite dangerous.

　While I was trying to distract myself from the situation, a nostalgic feeling suddenly crossed my mind.

...... This reminds me of the old days when I did this.
Would it hurt you to mention old-time girls?
No way. It's my immediate family.

　That wasn't even fifteen years ago.

　If I'm not good at it, I may be on the 20-year mark.

"When I was giving my brother (Mark) and my other sisters a bath ...... buk.

　The back of her wet blonde head hits her face with a thud.

'Who's the kid, who's the kid? "Who's the kid, who's the kid?　Oh?
'I'm not saying you're a kid. I mean, you know what you're doing.
Well. Of course.

　I hold Garnett's head in my hands as he laughs with amusement and begins to tell him stories of the good old days to distract him.

When I was still a child, my home village only had one public bath, but as it was the village chief's house, we had our own bathroom.
'Oh, yeah, I've heard that story before. You were helping to bathe your brother and sister, and you thought it was too much trouble, right?
...... When did I do this?

　The relevant memory came into my head, but I'll keep my head in love with it.

　I'd like Garnett to forget when and where we were talking about.

It was the first time we bathed together. You remember it anyway, don't you?　Well, that was a bad time for me. All sorts of things were going through my head: ...... Wap!

　I hold Garnet's head and shoulders and let her soak in the hot tub up to her mouth.

　Even though the topic I broached was the cause of it, it's troubling that I have to remind myself of something strange in this situation.

　After spitting bubbles for a while, Garnett twisted and slipped out of my arms and changed his position so that he dove under and covered the hot water of the tub.

　Her wet, golden hair stuck to her pale skin.

　The flush on her cheeks could be due to her body temperature rising from the bathing, or maybe it was something else.

'Well, I haven't seen your people very often. It's a very good idea to be able to have a good time with them.
''When I had to return home abruptly and the knighthood ceremony and ...... oh, no, the timing wasn't right for the ceremony, was it?
It's a good idea to show your face some other time. I'll call you and arrange a meeting with my sister at ...... and I haven't met her yet.

　I can't very well say that I don't want to because I'm embarrassed when he talks about the future in such a fun way.

　So instead, I'll say something that might upset Garnett from here as well.

'Speaking of relatives, I didn't even get to say a proper hello to your sister. Do you want to go see her again sometime?
"Geez, ...... don't do it, don't do it, don't do it. He's even more of a pain in the ass than Valentine's Day.

　Garnett sinks down to his shoulders again and pulls himself together, still facing each other.

　In the end, me and Garnett ended up talking endlessly in the bathtub after this, and by the time we got out of the bath, we were feeling completely blistered.