"Wow, but the palace baths are just like a spa. It's like a spa.

　It was the palace baths provided by Shin, and there existed a vast bathing area like the one in Rome.

"After all, if you want to relax after a long day of work, you should take a hot spring!

　I was up to my mouth in the hot water, enjoying the solitary bath.
　If it were true, Rock, Dora-chan, Fitis, and others could have stayed with me here, but I experienced it on the first day, and honestly, I couldn't take it easy, so now I go in alone at midnight when everyone is asleep.
　After all, today's work was the most physical work I've ever done, and I wanted to relax and unwind.

　After showing Shin my new demon, I followed Shin's guidance and went to hunt the demons in the desert to cultivate more demons.
　I didn't do much direct hunting, mostly to get seeds and eggs from the demons living in the desert, and if there was a small battle in the process, I had Shin and others help me out.

　A cactus ball, a demon that walks around with arms and legs growing on a cactus that I saw while traveling in Kobda before.
　Originally, cacti were considered a valuable food source in the earth's deserts.
　Its high water content made it an all-purpose plant that was used not only as food but also for medicinal purposes.
　The cactus ball, a cactus-shaped demon, is a valuable food in this world as well, and if you crack open the contents, the flesh of the cactus is packed with water.
　The taste was surprisingly good, and it tasted like okra.

　There was also a killer scorpion. To my surprise, it tasted great too.
　It was like a lobster, if you were comparing it to a lobster. The meat was so dense inside that it was quite tasty even though it was just roasted.

　There is also a basilisk, the upper species of the cockatrice.
　The taste is similar to that of the cockatrice, but in terms of flavor, the basilisk is better.

　There seems to be a number of other demons out there, but that's about all I could get today.
　I'll use the demon seeds and eggs I've already got to breed and improve them.
　However, as Shin said before, the number of demons in the desert has been decreasing recently, so looking for other demons will be more difficult than today.

　For now, I'm thinking about combining my cactus balls with killer scorpions.
　The lobster-like flesh of the killer scorpions will be fed into the flesh of the cactus balls, which will be grown as scorpion balls.
　The plan is for the tree to produce several cacti, and when you crack open the fruit, the flesh will be packed with lobster-like flesh.
　Because of the cactus' natural tendency to retain water, if it works, it should be absolutely delicious.

　There are several other plans for blending and breeding, but let's go through them one by one first.
　Well, this is fun!
　Thanks to my breeding skills, I'm excited to see which monsters will be able to combine their characteristics with mine to create new ones.
　I should be grateful to my dad after all.

　As I was thinking about this, I heard someone open the bathroom door and walk in.
　Well, I thought I was the only one enjoying hot water at this late hour of the night, but I didn't know there were others.
　It's hard to see well due to the steam, but the petite build, slightly visible brown skin, and golden hair.
　Is that by any chance .......

"Are you sure it's Shin?

"Heh?　Ki, Kyou?　Are you Kyou-san, too, by any chance?

　At the sound of my voice, I saw Shin trembling from behind the steam.
　Nothing is that surprising.

Yeah, it is. You're taking a bath at this time of day, too.

Yes, you're right. The bathrooms in this palace are large, so it's the best way to relax after a long day. ......

　and then begins to panic to the point of being visible to the casual observer. What the hell is this?

...... Okay, well, I'll leave you to it. I didn't know that Kyou-san was in there, so please enjoy a relaxing soak by yourself. ......

　That said, Shinn hurriedly and hurriedly heads for the door.
　Hey, hey.

No, no, I don't care that you're the only one who came in. What are you in such a hurry? We're both men!

　As soon as I lifted myself out of the tub to pull her back, Shin glanced back at me as if in response, and her foot slipped on the soap that was lying at her feet.

"Ah!

　That's who was screaming. The next thing I knew, Shin was splendidly falling on his ass and trembling in agony.

Hey!　Shin, are you okay?

　I jumped out of the hot water and approached Shin, who was supporting his hands around his buttocks, but at that moment .

?　No, no!　Mr. Kyou!　Don't look at me, kid!

　When I raised my head and looked at the upper body of Shin, who let out a loud cry that resembled a scream that had never been heard before, I saw that he was

"Huh?

　With short golden hair, brown cheeks dyed bright red, Shin hides his chest with his arms.
　However, there is a slight bulge in the chest that seemed to overflow from its arms, the neckline of the waist and the line of the buttocks, the body is more like a girl than a boy, or rather, this is not what you would expect .......

'Oh, come on!　Oh, oh, you were a woman?

　Shin's face turned red again in response to my exclamation, and he desperately hid the places he should have hidden.