Bathing—a word that invited all sorts of fantasies. Mayuna instantly imagined several different positions. Judging by the poisonous dragon's voice, she would probably be stunning in human form too. The two of them would probably enter the bathroom together and make all sorts of inappropriate noises. They might even end up washing each other. Mayuna had only one thing to say about that: morals were in decline!
However, things turned out somewhat differently from what she had imagined. She silently followed Ruben to an open patch of ground. The earth was already covered in fallen leaves drifting down from the trees. Ruben felt around on the ground, found a rope, and gave it a hard pull. A huge section of the ground lifted up. Only after looking closely did Mayuna realize it was a waterproof tarp. Beneath it was a hollowed-out pit, roughly a hundred meters long and wide, and twenty meters deep. The walls and floor gleamed with metal, and there was a huge drain in the center. Ruben had probably modified it himself.
The poisonous dragon was only a little over sixty meters long from head to tail, so her body did not seem crowded in this enormous bath. Then, at Ruben's request, Dragon transformed into a gigantic circular showerhead thirty meters across and hovered above the poisonous dragon's head. Enlarging an object from Earth proportionally was naturally no challenge for Invisible Blade, though he was clearly unhappy about it. After grumbling for a while, he obediently went over to serve as a showerhead.
"So this is bathing?"
Mayuna tugged at Ruben, who was putting on a protective suit. This was completely different from what she had imagined. The promised pink scene had become this. She almost felt sorry for Ruben.
"What did you think it was?"
Ruben asked back as he wrapped himself up tightly from head to toe. He had no desire to die beneath the poisonous dragon's bathwater. The suit was a little crude, but its waterproofing was quite good.
"How long is this going to take?"
Mayuna was too embarrassed to say what she was really thinking, so she looked toward the poisonous dragon's massive body. Up close, it was practically a small mountain. With Ruben working alone, it would probably be exhausting.
"Not long."
Ruben set up scaffolding around the bath, climbed up, and began scrubbing the poisonous dragon with a brush he had made himself. The hard steel bristles could easily tear huge wounds into an ordinary person, but for the poisonous dragon, they were just the right strength. During this time, Mayuna helped fetch a fragrant wooden barrel from the warehouse. It contained body wash, and once the brush was dipped into it, it produced great masses of soap bubbles.
Ruben's body looked somewhat hazy amid the bubbles. The bubbles drifting into the sky casually reflected the figures of a man and a dragon. Seeing such a dreamlike scene, Mayuna somehow began to feel a little jealous of the poisonous dragon.
"I added ingredients to the body wash that nourish dragon scales. How does it feel?"
Ruben carefully cleaned every gap between the dragon scales and found time to ask as he worked.
Felosys replied happily, "It feels great. Other dragons keep asking why my scales have become prettier, but I'm not telling them."
Ruben had said it would be quick, but anyone could imagine how difficult it was to clean a giant dragon. He started in the afternoon, and by the time he finished, night had already fallen. That was even with some areas left uncleaned. Mayuna clearly remembered the situation at the time.
"Lift your tail."
Ruben only said this after cleaning most of the poisonous dragon's scale-covered body. Next came the areas without scales, which were also relatively vulnerable parts of a dragon.
"I said, lift your tail."
Seeing that Felosys did not respond, Ruben raised his voice and shouted again.
"...I can wash that part myself."
Felosys lightly swayed her enormous tail and answered Ruben in a slightly unnatural tone.
"Can you reach it? That should be the place that needs cleaning the most."
"You're so annoying!"
Ruben's work was finished, but Felosys was not satisfied yet. After Ruben plugged the drain with a massive stopper, the bath began to fill with water. Once the water covered most of the poisonous dragon's body, she began regulating her body temperature. She quickly heated the water to the warmth of a hot spring and lay comfortably inside. Perhaps it was an illusion, but Mayuna could even see a flush on the poisonous dragon's purple face.
"It's like she's boiling herself. And isn't this way too poisonous...?"
That was Mayuna's assessment. Never underestimate a poisonous dragon's venom. In less than two minutes, the entire pool had turned purple. The most terrifying part was the mist rising from the water. It formed a skull in the air before exploding, making Mayuna's scalp tingle.
"Haa."
Ruben could no longer remain standing. He sat on the ground and took deep breaths to steady his body. But the next moment, he felt warm light envelop him. The caster's rich mana aided his exhausted body.
"[Healing Light]."
Seeing Ruben looking at her, Mayuna smiled and spoke the name of the spell.
"Thank you."
Ruben thanked her softly. Having Mayuna around was indeed convenient. At least he would not be left without even the strength to eat. After returning to the house and having dinner with Mayuna, they came back to the pool to check on the poisonous dragon.
"That poisonous dragon left?"
The water in the pool had already been drained. Mayuna was surprised, but also somewhat indignant. Ruben had spent so long bathing her, and she had left without even saying thanks. Dragons really were all bastards.
"No. She should be coming out soon."
Ruben motioned for Mayuna to look carefully. A pair of snow-white hands gripped the edge of the pool, then quickly pulled their owner's body up from below.
For a moment, Mayuna did not know how to describe the beauty walking toward her. She had thought her own hair was eye-catching enough, but the other woman's long hair, which fell all the way to her shapely buttocks, was even dyed in a gradient. Beneath the moonlight, it seemed to radiate all seven colors of the rainbow, yet it also looked like constantly shifting shades centered around purple. It was the kind of infuriating color that would make fan artists smash their drawing boards. It even had a slight natural curl. Who knew how it had formed?
Her vertical slit pupils revealed her inhuman identity, but even such eyes were difficult to look away from. Mayuna had always believed her own eyes were beautiful, but she found herself evenly matched against this woman. It was like placing a ruby and purple amber together; which one someone preferred depended entirely on their taste.
Her face? There was nothing much to say about her face. Even that little brat Mers had an adorable face, so there was no need to mention Felosys, an adult dragon. In any case, she had the kind of appearance that would make countless nobles fight to the death if she were thrown into the imperial capital. Most importantly, though, was her chest. One glance was enough to make Mayuna abandon any thought of comparison. What even were those? Why did they sway with every step? How was that even possible? Were those really breasts? And they defied gravity too. With that much fat, could they at least sag a little? Mayuna felt as if they were so firm they were about to poke her in the face. It was simply infuriating.
Compared to a dragon, Mayuna felt that the person before her was more like a cow that had gained sentience and turned into a human.
"Ruben, thank you."
Felosys had not dried off yet, and her damp body made her even more alluring. She finally came before Ruben. Given a dragon's nature, they normally disdained thanking lower life-forms, but the poisonous dragon lady was quite sensible. What Ruben had done for her far exceeded a dragon's thanks.
"Here."
Ruben accepted her thanks and handed Felosys the towel and glass bottle he was holding. No one disliked looking at beautiful things, but the little female Archmage beside him had nearly gone dark. Ruben felt that if Felosys did not cover herself soon, he would probably get beaten up.
"Glug, glug... As expected, drinking a bottle of coffee milk after a bath is a dreamlike pleasure. But only you have it here. It seems I can't live without you anymore."
Felosys obediently wrapped the towel around herself, then opened the glass bottle and drank all the milk in one go, wearing an expression of immense satisfaction.
"Unfortunately, humans have short lifespans. I'll probably be dead before you even realize it."
"Why are you pouring cold water on me like that? My rare moment of relaxation has been ruined."
Felosys unhappily reached out and tapped Ruben's nose with her index finger, though it was difficult to deny that he was right.
"Alright, that's enough. The bath is over. You can leave now."
Mayuna pressed down Felosys's arm and stood expressionlessly between her and Ruben. Seeing that pair of fatty mounds up close only made her mood worse.
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