I don’t know if this should be sothing that should be bragged or not…… but I think I’ve had my fair share of bathroom troubles since I ca to this world.
There have been tis when I felt like I’m about to lose my head, tis when I fainted because blood rushed up to my brain, and even tis when I got caught up when soone’s self-destructing. That’s enough to make think that I really am cursed by the bath……
But even I, with my disgraceful experience in bathrooms, don’t know what to do about the current situation.
I brought the unconscious Anima to the changing room and covered her body with a large towel, but after that, I didn’t know what to do.
No, of course, I theoretically know that it would be better to wipe her wet body. However, rather than saying it’s just too high of a hurdle…… I feel like doing such a thing would bring lots of troubles, in all sorts of ways.
However, I couldn’t just leave her like that. It would have been nice if I could use so kind of reviving magic but…… Ahh, no, wait.
[……Alice, help out here.]
[I don’t mind helping out, and I think helping out here is a good decision…… but would you mind wiping yourself down and getting dressed first? This pure, chaste Alice-chan can’t look straight at such things.]
[Ahh, unnn. Alright.]
Seriously, I’m glad Alice was here. Even though she is my lover, no matter what reason one might say, wiping the body of Anima, who has passed out in all her glory, makes feel really guilty.
Grateful for the presence of the sa-gendered Alice, I quickly wiped myself down, changed my clothes, and saying one more thing to Alice, I walked out of the changing room.
Just a few minutes later, the door to the changing room vigorously opened and out ca Anima, dressed in a casual outfit.
While I was relieved to see that she’s well, with a flustered expression on her face, Anima bent down while running towards , and sliding a little on the floor, she knelt down in a dogeza.
[My apologies!]
……Did she just pull off a sliding dogeza? When did she learn such an advanced technique…… Ah, no, that’s not important now.
Errr, it’s that, isn’t it? This definitely is so kind of apology for bothering or giving trouble.
[No, I was just being careless, or rather, I should have been more careful.]
[N- No, it is I who————]
[Okay, stop.]
[————–Eh?]
I know Anima’s personality well. No matter how much I follow her up here, she won’t stop insisting that this was her fault.
When that happens, we’ll just end up arguing over who’s to bla. If that’s the case, the best way to round out the situation is……
[I understand what Anima is trying to say. However, I feel responsible for this situation too. That’s why, let’s just say that we were both careless this ti.]
[……Master.]
Yes, the best thing to do here would be to say that it was both our faults. When dealing with the overly serious Anima, it’s easier to convince her with this than to say that she’s not at fault.
And when dealing with Anima, it’s best to be a little more forceful.
[And with that, I’m sorry too. There, end of story…… That should be good, right?]
[Y- Yes. If that’s what Master says, I have no objections.]
[Unnn, then stand up there and…… Errr, let’s see. How about we go for a walk to cool ourselves off?]
[Ah, yes! I’ll go with you!]
It seed that my intentions had been properly conveyed, as Anima cheerfully nodded with a bright expression on her face.
As for , it might sound like I’m composed, I can’t really say that I’m completely calm…… and was in the mood to cool my slightly flushed face, so basking in the night breeze should be just right.
Bringing my portable Lighting Magic tool, I went outside with Anima. The riverside, far from human habitation, is quiet and the only sound that could be heard was the soft murmurs of the stream, but the place was wide enough that it didn’t feel creepy.
[……Fufufu.]
[What’s the matter, Master?]
[No, I just rembered sothing. It was that this Lighting Magic Tool was the one I bought from Alice during that incident with Eta and Theta……]
[That certainly brings back mories.]
Yes, as Anima said, it really brings back mories. Eta and Theta, who were enemies at that ti, have now beco like family.
Looking back on it like this, I realized that many things have changed. At that ti, I didn’t know that Alice’s true identity was the Phantasmal King, and I also didn’t have any lovers.
[……Speaking of which, aside from Sieg-san, who had been guarding from the shadows, Anima was the first one to co running to at that mont.]
[That was just a coincidence though……]
[But your presence at that ti made happy and reassured . Thanks.]
[……It is an honor.]
When Anima said that with a wry smile, I don’t feel the impatience that I used to feel. How should I say this…… It’s nice feeling her growth like this.
At that ti, I honestly never imagined that Anima would beco my lover. But now, it’s like our current relationship is just right, or rather, it feels very natural to have Anima by my side.
With that thought in mind, I gently wrapped the nearby Anima’s hand within my grasp.
[M- Master!?]
[Did you not like it?]
[N- No, it’s not like that…… Rather, errr…… I’m happy.]
When Anima squeezed back my hand while saying this, she was so cute that I couldn’t help but smile. She really has beco attractive…… No, I’m sure she’s always been an attractive and cute girl. It’s just that I’ve finally co to realize such a thing.
Thinking about it that way, I guess I could say that I’ve also grown up.
[……What a nice night.]
[Yes. The moon is also clearly visible.]
Moon huh…… Co to think of it, although it was just sothing I randomly thought, I rembered that there was a rather special phrase used in situations like this. I never really really thought I’d ever have a chance to use it, but sotis, I guess it’s alright for to be a little fancy.
[Ahh, “the moon is beautiful, isn’t it?” ……I really felt like saying that line.]
There is an episode where the great writer Natsu Soseki once translated the phrase “{em}I LOVE YOU{/em}” as “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?”, and from then on, these words…… hides the aning of love and affection.
Does Anima know the aning of this phrase? Well, they’re words from the world I was in, so I guess she really wouldn’t know its hidden aning……
[……If I were to answer those words correctly, I should respond with “I can die happy” but…… Even if it doesn’t an the sa thing, I’ve already finished dying and have beco reborn, so I’ll respond with these words instead…… “I’m looking at the moon with you after all”……]
[!? Anima…… You knew the aning of that phrase huh.]
[Yes, when Epsilon-dono told about the other world…… and hearing Master tell that…… makes really happy.]
Anima’s response to my words “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?” was another standard response to those words, which cos from the great writer Shii Futabatei, who translated the words “{em}Yours{/em}” as “I can die happy”. They’re words that hide the aning “I am yours”.
And after that, she changed it with the words “I’m looking at the moon with you after all”, which is also one of the standard responses, although the origin of this phrase isn’t clear…… It has the aning “Now and forever, I want to keep looking at the moon with you”.
How should I say this…… It has beco so kind of fancy exchange, but we both knew exactly what each other ant…… and all the emotions within it were conveyed. But above all that…… Anima’s heartfelt smile was much more beautiful and attractive than the moon in the night sky.
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