Before I knew it, they had even made a bathtub with a big branding of "Shi" on the maru.



"Shannon, where did you get that tub?

"Patra and her friends made it for me.

"I see. ......"



　Looking closer, we see that Mr. Gargoyle also has a bath tub in his hand, including one for Mellow, who has recently joined the bathhouse.

　I thought that there would be no bath tub for Lucky, but Lucky had even made a basket to hang from his neck.

　What's that? I want one too. You guys are so sneaky.



"What's wrong, papa?"

"Nothing. I just thought it was cool that everyone had the same bucket.



"Hmm?　Dad's got one too. Gargoyle!

　I thought Mr. Gargoyle had only one tub in his hand, but it turned out that each of us had a tub made to fit our body shape, and out of Mr. Gargoyle's big tub came two tubs, one for me and one for Ciel.



"How can there be no tub for Mr. Locke?"

"That's Patra!　I'll give you a big hug.



"Papa!"

　He hugged Patra, and all the orange-antes hugged him at once.



"Master Locke, I'm ...... too."

　Mellow climbed onto her lap, and Shannon hugged her from behind.

"Hey ......."

　Lucky catches me around the neck and we escape out of the box.



--Rock, I'm going to take a bath.

"Thanks for saving me."

--"I just wanted to get in the tub.



　One by one, everyone comes out of the box yard. I take the tub from Mr. Gargoyle and start to wash myself. I also clean Lucky's body.

The sand and other dirt on Lucky's body is quite dirty, even though he looks clean.　



　Lucky has grown up so much that he takes a bath without getting into the tub.

While Mr. Gargoyle and I were washing Lucky, the women came into the bath one after another.



　The women are wearing towels wrapped around their bodies today.

　It's against manners, but they are the only ones who use them, so I guess it's OK.

　More importantly, Mellow was also there.



"Is Mellow okay with the hot spring?"

"Of course he is. Of course he is fine. He just can't stay in the hot spring for very long, but it is important for everyone to get naked together, isn't it?



　Mellow rinsed off and got into the hot spring, her slender legs turning into fish fins, and almost instantly she sat down on a rock on the other side and started to sing.



　Each of us takes a dip in the hot spring and gazes at the stars while listening to the mermaids singing in the snow.

"I think Mr. Mellow's singing would be even more beautiful if we had some instruments or something."



　Before we knew it, Shannon had come up beside us.

　We must have bathed together several times, but for some reason, her face was unusually hot today.

　Shannon's white skinned face is also red in the cheeks and I wonder why... ...... I'm nervous.



"Mr. Locke, what's wrong?"

　Shannon tilts her head and asks me, her neck looking so s*xy.



"No, I don't know. ...... I've been nervous for a while now. ......"

"Actually,...... I'm also ...... as I was when I yelled at you,......"



Shannon?

"What?　I'm sorry. I spilled some alcohol in the bathtub. Here you go."



　Mr. Gargoyle was pouring the drink into a cup floating in the bathtub. He was probably going to drink it while listening to Mellow's song. Shannon was getting sleepy and started to lay her head on my shoulder.



"No, you did great. Thank you, Mr. Gargoyle. By the way, what's the drink?

"This is the sake produced in Hakoniwa that we jointly developed with Mr. Domorte. I brought it here so that Mr. Locke could be the first to drink it.



　I take the cup from Mr. Gargoyle and take a sip. The aroma of sweet banana spreads in my mouth.

"Banana liquor?"



"Yes, it is. I thought it could be used for socializing. I'm growing a lot of other fruits and vegetables right now, so I'm planning to add more varieties."



　While I've been out of the house, the garden has been getting better and better.

　Basically, I don't care what they do as long as they have fun and get along with each other.



"This is delicious. The mellow aroma of the banana and the sweet mouthfeel make it very easy to guzzle, so I'll have to be careful."

"It's really great that you always take care of things for everyone, even though you don't have a sense of taste yourself," said Domorte.



"I wish I could find a way to taste it or something."

　I take another sip of Banana's drink.

　The sweetness is almost addictive.



　In the pale light of the moon falling from the sky, the view of the snow from the hot spring, the sake, and Mellow's beautiful voice, it was truly a luxurious moment.