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Chapter 51: Shower

The next day, I immediately started taking action to improve the sanitary environment of the Knights’ training grounds. Of course, Rosalia was with me. I told her not to come because it was dirty and boring work, but she still said it was okay and followed me.

“Lionel, look at this.”

“What is this ……?”

Lionel twisted his head when he saw the blueprints on the table.

“I’m thinking of building a place on the training grounds where people can wash themselves.”

“I see. Can’t we just use well water to wash?”

“Not necessarily, but I thought it would be better to make it a little cleaner.”

“I see.”

He nodded his head, but did not seem very convinced. Well, it is true that it is not always necessary, and they may not understand it.

“The training ground smells bad. Shouldn’t you clean it up a little more?”

“That’s …….”

Lionel smiles wryly at Rosalia’s straight words. I think he probably meant to say “all knight orders are the same.” However, as expected, it must have been hard for him to bear what Rosalia said, and he approved the installation of a shower room.

The location is right near the well in the training area. Here, well water can be pumped up and immediately sent to the water tank. I would have them build a solid building for me later, but I think I’ll  build the water tank by myself.

All I have to do is dig a hole, so I should be able to do that quickly with earth magic. I dug a hole with my magic, and then I compacted the surrounding soil into a concrete-like structure to prevent water from leaking. This is good.

All that was left was to set up a sloping channel for the water to flow from the well to the reservoir.

“Okay, the first step is complete.”

“That’s great.  brother is good at magic too.”

“am I?”

I have seen magicians digging holes in the training grounds, so it shouldn’t be an uncommon magic, but was this the first time for Rosalia to see it?　I’m sure Rosalia has had some training in magic, and it might be a good idea to teach her.

Now that I have successfully created a water reservoir, the next step is to create the magic tools. I’ll start with a magic tool to heat the water. Make a square iron container of appropriate size. The sound of hammers pounding on the steel plate echoed through the training hall.

The knights came over to see what was going on, but they seemed to have guessed it when they saw me making something. No one interrupted me. Do they understand me, or do they just think, “Oh, no, not again.” I’m a little curious.

It was just a square container to make, so it was quickly completed. On the inside of it, I drew in a magic circle for heating. Rosalia was watching the process as if she were devouring it. After confirming that the magic circle was OK, a temperature control switch was attached to the outside. The prototype was now complete.

I immediately filled it with water and checked its operation.

“Yes, it’s warming up nicely. At this speed, it should be useful enough as long as we don’t try to make the water too hot.”

“The water is warm. It’s amazing how easy it is to make a magic tool like this, brother.”

“It’s not that amazing, though, since it’s based on a magic tool that already exists.”

Rosalia was watching with a look of respect. A little embarrassed by her gaze, I started to make the next magical tool for pumping water. I had planned to attach a propeller to each end of the shaft and rotate one end using a magic circle that would blow wind, but there were no gaskets in this world.

As it was, the water would leak. So instead of using a propeller to send water, I decided to send it directly by blowing wind. Water and air would pass through the piping, but there would be no harm done. The water would only pass through the top half of the piping.

However, if that is all, the air pressure might eventually cause the pipe to burst. So I made some small chimneys along the way to vent the air. When I tried it, it made a hissing sound, and it was a bit noisy. I’ll have to ask them to be patient. Good thing it was outdoors.

The piping, water pump, and shower head were completed. All that remains is to put them together and see how they work. But I haven’t finished the building yet. Let’s get some of the wood we have stockpiled and have them build a shower stand.

I talked to the knights and they immediately helped me. Apparently, my credibility in the knighthood has grown considerably.

It seems that I am grabbing the knights’ magic potion as if I were grabbing their stomachs.

In no time at all, the shower stand was ready. That’s what I’d expect from people who train to build defensive fences on a regular basis. They’re very good with wood. It would not be surprising if they had some woodworking skills.

The metal piping, water pump, and shower head were quickly installed. The shower head is fixed. If I had a resin material, I would have made a type that could be moved freely, but I don’t have that yet. It would be very convenient in many ways if there was. It made me realize once again how amazing modern science is. The person who developed the resin material is amazing.

“It’s finished. Can someone please try it out?”

“Then let me, with all due respect.”

“I’m looking forward to working with you. Please feel free to give me your opinions. I’ll make improvements based on them.”

“Yes, please. Leave it to us!”

The members who had been helping me build the shower stand came forward. He tried the shower. Hot water came out of the shower head as planned.

“Is this hot water?!　This is good. I It can be used even in winter. I’ll be glad to have it in the coming season.”

“If you turn this knob, you can change the force with which the hot water comes out.”

“Is this it? Oh! This feels good!”

When he turned up the power, he applied it to his arm muscles and shoulders.

“ it could be a massage. Does it help stiff shoulders?”

“This works. It’s a wonderful magical tool.”

“Since my hands are free, I think I can use the soap to wash myself.

I handed him the soap and he happily started washing. From the way he was so happy, I wondered if soap was precious.　I didn’t pay attention to it because I use it all the time.

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