Chapter 327. After all, ‘bath’ means jjimjilbang (7) I guess, it seems that Pena, who couldn’t wait for me, went around looking for me.
“I didn’t even have to go around… even if it wasn’t, I tried to visit Pena and you too. Um, but why are you summoning Salamander?”
“You mean Sele? Lady Lipana said she wanted to see it once.”
“aha??????
I guess you know the situation.
First of all, since it is already known that Pena has affinity for spirits, it seems that her mother thought it strange and begged her to show it to her.
“But then, can’t I return it?”
Why do you carry so much weight?
“Well… I think Sele liked the air here for some reason. So I just kept taking him with me.”
“A Salamander?”
I’ve never heard of a salamander liking a jjimjilbang.
Seeing Sele’s strangely satisfied face.
I guessed roughly why.
“Ah… is it because of the energy you feel from the hot spring water itself?”
The hot spring water here is literally utilizing what is collected from the underground of Pahilia.
Of course, the energy of nature is full of it.
I’m also saving it on purpose.
Is this really a comfortable place for the spirits as well?
“I think so.”
Pena answered and put a cushion brought by the maid serving here on the floor and put Sele on it.
It’s a lizard, but what it’s doing is totally a cat.
After putting down a piece of luggage, Pena came right next to me, sat down, and dipped her feet in the same foot bath.
“Wow… what is this? It tickles…
“That’s good again.”
Pena, too, seemed unfamiliar at first, but softened at the effect of my footbath.
Something caught my breath.
“Looks like everyone asked a lot of questions.”
“Don’t say anything? Everyone kept asking me about this and that. I thought you were getting scolded for talking moderately.”
Knowing that, he also called Pena.
Fortunately, it seems that you faithfully acted as a shield for everyone instead of me.
It was because everyone seemed to be particularly interested in this marriage talk.
“Everyone seemed to be expecting something interesting. There really wasn’t anything like that.”
“what? Because nothing really happened.”
“…Yes, that’s right.”
It looks a bit disappointing.
But is it true?
At best, I tutor Pena and sometimes hang out?
So, of course, there could be something.
Besides, those days were still before I became free.
We were surprisingly healthy.
Looking back, is it really surprising?
Pena pursed her lips tightly as if in contemplation.
As you can see, there is a lot to think about.
The public seems to be conflicted about something.
Rather than worrying, I feel something strange.
What else are you thinking about?
I deliberately waited without asking.
As I waited, Pena spoke as if she was looking at me.
“…Come to think of it, did Arel go to all the other baths by any chance?”
“Well… I did go to one or two places. Wasn’t it me who made this here in the first place? Looking back, I had already enjoyed it a lot before that.”
“Hey alone?”
Noticing her strange gaze, I smiled bitterly and slightly averted my gaze.
I slowly got a sense of what I wanted to say.
“okay? Well, that’s fine. I also wanted to enjoy it leisurely this time.”
“Is that so? Hmmm…then what would be good?”
I started thinking for a while to see if there was a place I could recommend.
However, I don’t think I had anything to recommend.
Because she seems to have already decided.
“Come to think of it, isn’t there a perfect place?”
“huh….? ah.”
If you don’t notice, I’ll have to give you the pro title back.
You seem to have wanted to bring this up from the beginning, right?
“Come to think of it, didn’t I mention that there are baths that couples and lovers can also enter?”
“Well, I didn’t bother opening it, but I can use it. It’s just that today’s purpose was the purpose, so I didn’t bother to guide you…
“Oh? Then can we go?’?
Are you fine?”
“…Really? Why did the wind blow?”
What’s wrong with this Hogu princess?
When I deliberately asked in a rather harsh manner, Pena glanced at me and lightly touched my side with her fist.
It means to do it in moderation.
“so? how is it?”
“Well, what are you going to do?”
I just shrugged.
“Sometimes it will be fine. Shall we move, then?”
Certainly, the two of us can be more relaxed there than here.
* * *
It is said that it is a mixed bath, but there is no strange meaning.
It’s not even the soup that was made for that in the first place.
However, no matter what the intention is, when you actually enter, you can’t help but feel the unique atmosphere.
In the first place, the culture of bathing may have such charm.
People tend to become open when they take off one layer.
Or maybe human beings are just animals possessed by lewd demons.
Anyway, soaking in a spacious hot spring bath alone with Pena is strangely satisfying.
“Whoah… I think I can finally relax a little.”
As soon as Pena entered the bath, she stretched out her slender limbs and leaned back leisurely.
At first, he glanced at this place as if he was worried about coming in together, but after soaking, he felt relieved as if something had been released.
Well, there really isn’t much to be conscious of.
By the way, both me and Penana are now wearing thin clothes that can be worn while bathing.
These are clothes for bathing in a bath where mixed bathing is possible.
It is because it is against common sense to go into a place like this without even putting on a single thread, no matter how much one is going to marry.
And in the first place, this is right.
Thanks to that, unlike when Pena first hesitated, she was able to stare at me relatively unhurriedly.
Well, at least it’s a piece of cloth.
Currently, we are immersing ourselves leisurely with our bodies leaning against each other at a distance where our shoulders touch each other.
The bath is wide, but if you sit wide enough, that’s really not moody.
Now that it’s like this, I feel like I’m really getting married soon.
I wouldn’t be doing this if it weren’t for anything.
“In the past, when Arel said he was making a hot spring bath or something, I didn’t understand why he needed something like this? But I think I know now.”
I’m glad you’re happy.
I think the most satisfying thing is when other people are willing to like what I like.
Isn’t everyone eager to sympathize with taste?
“Arel, did you even think of this?
Wasn’t this a plan you had for quite some time?”
“Um, rather than thinking. I wanted to make something like this before.”
“Before?”
“Yes, before.”
I smiled and said again.
“I have wanted to create a place like this for a long time. You can spend time leisurely even if you don’t work. can rest And a place where you can hang out with other people.”
That’s why I thought of acquiring a territory from a young age and planned to build a city there.
It was a goal I wanted to achieve at least once from a long time ago.
A world where you can spend a pleasant and cozy life while just lounging around without thinking about anything else.
It is only now that the outline has been prepared.
“…Arel always sounds like an old man.”
“Did I?”
“My father… His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire has been like that lately. Now that everything is done, I just want to spend my time leisurely.”
No matter how much you put me on the same line as that kid?
Come to think of it, he is the former emperor of the empire…
“Come to think of it, that former emperor is the current emperor… He passed on his seat to your older brother and is now living in seclusion, right?”
“Yeah, I haven’t met very often either.”
Pena said that and made a subtle expression.
Even though he is a father, from her point of view, I can’t help but feel a bit complicated.
It was because I was trying to cover up Pena’s qualities related to spiritism in order to pay attention to the Holy Kingdom.
Even if it was a political intention, there is no way to understand it with personal feelings.
Pena had never tried to talk to me about it until now.
In the first place, even after the church of the Holy Kingdom was harpooned, they did not tell me what really happened.
Was it reconciliation or is it still there?
I didn’t even ask on purpose.
Instead, the topic was slightly diverted.
“Good thing he or your brother gave permission for the marriage. When it comes to Ernesia Kingdom, they are nobles who used to grind their teeth.”
“yes? Well, neither of them have anything to say to me.”
Seeing how bitter it is, I wonder if they haven’t reconciled after all.
That family is really shit.
Long live the harmonious (?) royal family of Ernesia.
“So, Arell?”
“huh?”
If there is something she wants to ask, Pena leans her body in as it is and looks up at my face as she asks.
“When are you going to eat?”
“???? ah.”
For some reason, I wished I hadn’t asked that.
We haven’t officially announced the date of the wedding, and we haven’t even decided yet.
For now, it seems that everyone around them has sought understanding, and Pena has also sought understanding from the Empire.
“You’re not saying you haven’t thought about anything until now, have you? huh?”
“Do I look like such a poor man?”
I snorted.
“I have thoughts.”
And he said it confidently.
Don’t worry. I’m thinking of a very good time in advance.
Just don’t worry and wait.
Of course it’s a lie.
No, I was busy preparing for the completion of the resort area and anticipating various things, so I still haven’t decided on a wedding date.
sorry i’m lazy
‘…I can’t just say that.’
The country is also aware of that.
If you tell me honestly here, you will be slapped on the back on the spot.
“Really?”
However, she stared straight into my eyes and asked if she had a hunch.
“Did you see me lie?”
why are you silent
But this time, as if believing it, she laughed meekly.
“I’ll be looking forward to it.”
Saying that, Pena turned her back and leaned on the edge of the bathtub as if she was really tired.
….I have to come up with a plan soon.
Well, I think that the right time has come.
For now, I need to play around with her so that she doesn’t think of anything else.
“You look really tired?”
“I told you. It doesn’t look like you’ve taken a bath… I don’t know why everyone asked so persistently. Arel, you should have experienced it yourself.”
“I know that, so I passed it on.”
“huh?”
“….never mind.”
I just evaded that I had done a good job and looked straight at Pena’s drooping back.
It doesn’t mean weird.
just for this
Starting with Pena’s shoulders, I started rubbing and rubbing all the way down her shoulder blades.
“Wow?! for a moment? what are you doing?”
“huh? Are you trying to let go because you look tired? look. Maybe it’s because we’re nervous, so we’re all together here. If you leave it like this, will it hurt you later?”
what? It’s a simple massage.
Even if it looks like this, this kind of thing is my specialty, so trust me and leave it to me.
He’s also good at tricks… When did you learn that?”
“Just a half hobby?”
“What the hell do you do to get such a hobby?”
Well, if you learn this or that, it will naturally become this or that.
