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Just another Isekai Lover~

Chapter 411: The Relationship Between the Two

The conversation wrapped up successfully, yielding a fairly good outcome, and dinner came to an end. After dinner, it was time for a bath. Not wanting to miss this chance, I planned to bathe with Axel and Isidore and press them for answers.

However, something unexpected happened.

“Huh? Fabienne is taking a bath with us too?”

“Yes. I brought a swimsuit, so there shouldn’t be any problem, right?”

Fabienne’s eyes wavered with uncertainty. She was probably feeling uneasy being alone. I was the only one she could rely on. On the other hand, I was already close with Axel and Isidore, and I also knew Carol. It would take a bit more time before Fabienne could truly get along with everyone.

“Alright, Fabienne. Let’s take a bath together. Nero, could you check the bath time for us?”

“It will be in thirty minutes.”

Nero swiftly took out a pocket watch and checked the time. It seemed he had already memorized the schedule. When did he do that? Did he check during dinner? As expected of Nero.

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While waiting, I prepared my swimsuit. I was glad I had brought it. There hadn’t been many opportunities to take a bath on the way to the Marquis Mulan’s estate. I planned to enjoy this chance to the fullest.

Bath time arrived. Of course, I bathed with Fabienne. A servant who had accompanied us from the Heine Marquis family skillfully set up a partition between me and Fabienne.

Even knowing that I couldn’t see, my eyes still kept glancing over—that’s just how men are. Seeing this, Mira gave me a look as if to say, “I can go over there, is there a problem?” and headed toward Fabienne. Guh…

After finishing changing, I entered the bath with Nero. The size was about the same as the bath in the Heine Count’s household. Maybe there was a standard size for baths.

“There don’t seem to be any magic tool showers. Have they not spread yet?”

“It appears so. I think it’s a wonderful magic tool, though.”

“The only way to spread awareness is by word of mouth. It’d be nice if we could advertise it.”

“Advertise?”

“Ah, no, it’s nothing.”

If I wanted to advertise, I’d need the technology for printing. Writing everything by hand on paper would be too inefficient. With all the different magic tools around, it wouldn’t be strange if there were printing magic tools. Why don’t they exist?

Ah, I see. The literacy rate must not be very high. If only a few people can read, then written materials wouldn’t hold much value. That’s something that will have to improve as the system develops. If all children can attend school, literacy rates will naturally rise.

While I was lost in thought, Fabienne entered the bath carrying Mira. The accompanying servants, of course, were also wearing swimsuits. With this, there wouldn’t be any awkward eye placement issues. But, well, my eyes still wandered a bit.

Fabienne glanced around the bath and then lowered her voice.

“There are no magic tool showers, are there?”

“Kyuu.”

“It seems so. Ah, I can help wash your hair. Believe it or not, I’m good at producing water with magic.”

“Oh my, then I’ll be counting on you. Julius-sama, you really can do anything.”

This time, her voice sounded pleased. Looks like I made the right call. Washing Fabienne’s long silver hair would be a challenge. Using magic to create a shower-like stream of water would make it much easier.

I immediately began washing Fabienne’s hair with help from the servants. It seemed she hadn’t been able to wash it properly during the journey. I had thought her hair was clean, but the rinse water was dirtier than expected. Now, of course, it gleamed beautifully.

“Julius-sama, you’re quite skilled at this.”

“Well, yeah. I’ve used this method to wash my hair and body while traveling.”

“Um… from now on, would it be alright if we bathed together even during our travels?”

“Wha—! If you’re fine with it, I don’t mind, but…”

Is this really okay? There won’t always be a place to change clothes. And if there’s no place to change, then naturally, there’s no place to change into a swimsuit either.

After having her hair washed and feeling refreshed, Fabienne snugly leaned against me. The people of this world develop way too fast in certain ways… it’s kind of troubling.

“Should we install a magical shower device?”

“I think that’s a good idea, but don’t we lack the necessary tools to create magical devices?”

“Yeah, that’s the problem. We don’t have the tools, nor do we have a workspace. It would be a waste to prepare everything just for that. What should we do?”

“Oh, I know! Why don’t we borrow the magical device workshop in the domain capital?”

“I see, that’s an option. I’ll consult with them later.”

Fabienne looked delighted. Seriously, my wife is just too cute.

As we were heading to the salon after our bath, we unexpectedly ran into Axel and Isidore. Seeing me and Fabienne still warm from the bath, their eyes and mouths opened wider than I had ever seen before. Are they okay?

“J-J-J-Julius, don’t tell me…?”

“Yeah. We just took a bath together.”

“Wait, you… What an outrageous thing to do…!”

“Outrageous? We were both wearing swimsuits, so there’s no problem.”

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“Swimsuits?”

I explained to the two, whose faces were bright red, what swimsuits were. As they listened, their faces slowly returned to normal, and for some reason, they sighed in relief. I’m really curious about what kind of evaluation they have of me.

“Oh, so that’s what you meant. Could you show me this swimsuit sometime?”

“Of course, I don’t mind. If you wear one, we could all take a bath together.”

“All together…?”

I could kind of guess what he was imagining because Axel’s face turned red. Looks like he’s quite interested. If I’m going to press him on this, now’s the time.

“By the way, Axel, how far have you gotten with Carol?”

I took half a step closer to Axel. He quickly turned his face away. That’s a reaction of someone hiding something. Next to him, Isidore lowered his gaze and raised both hands as if troubled.

It seems Axel doesn’t want to admit it. But as his friend, I should clear things up for Carol’s sake.

“I-I have no idea what you’re talking about! Right, Isidore?”

“How far have you two progressed?”

“What?! Betrayal?!”

Axel was clearly not expecting that response. His eyes widened, and he looked at Isidore as if he had just seen a demon. Isidore could only give a wry smile at his reaction.

“It’s not betrayal. Just give up already. I think everyone’s noticed by now.”

“Carol still thinks no one has figured it out, though.”