Giving the Big Shot a Bath

Bathing, a word that sparks the imagination, at least for Mayona, who instantly conjured several poses. Judging by the Poison Dragon's voice, she'd probably be stunning as a human. Maybe they'd even end up in the bathroom together, making all sorts of discordant noises, perhaps even washing each other. As for such things, Mayona could only think: the times are changing for the worse, morals are decaying!

However, things weren't quite as she imagined. She silently followed Ruby to a clearing. The ground was already covered in fallen leaves from the branches above. Ruby felt around on the ground and pulled a rope, yanking it hard. A large section of the ground was lifted up. Only then did Mayona see it was a waterproof tarp. Beneath it was an excavated pit, roughly a hundred meters square and twenty meters deep, with metal gleaming on all sides and the bottom. There was a large drainage hole in the middle, which must have been modified by Ruby.

The Poison Dragon was only a little over sixty meters long from head to tail, so this large bath could accommodate her body without feeling crowded. Then, at Ruby's request, Dragon transformed into a giant, thirty-meter diameter circular showerhead suspended above the Poison Dragon's head. Proportionally enlarging Earth items was no challenge for Invisible Blade, though he wasn't happy about it. After a bit of grumbling, he obediently went to be a showerhead.

"This is bathing?"

Mayona tugged at Ruby, who was putting on a hazmat suit, and asked. This was nothing like she had imagined. The promised romantic scene had turned into this, and she almost felt sorry for Ruby.

"What did you think it was?"

Ruby, completely covered, retorted. He had no desire to die in the Poison Dragon's bathwater. This suit was a bit crude, but it had excellent waterproofing.

"How long is this going to take?"

Mayona felt too embarrassed to voice her true thoughts and instead looked at the Poison Dragon's massive body. Up close, she was like a small mountain. Ruby alone would probably have a very hard time.

"Soon."

Ruby set up scaffolding around the bath and climbed up, starting to scrub the Poison Dragon with a brush he'd made. A stiff steel brush could easily inflict massive wounds on a normal person, but for the Poison Dragon, it was just the right amount of pressure. During this, Mayona helped by fetching a fragrant wooden bucket from the warehouse, filled with body wash. After dipping the brush in the body wash, it created many soap bubbles.

Surrounded by bubbles, Ruby's body appeared somewhat blurred. The bubbles floating into the sky casually reflected the bodies of the person and the dragon. Seeing such a dreamlike scene, Mayona inexplicably began to envy the Poison Dragon.

"I added ingredients that nourish dragon scales to the body wash. How does it feel?"

Ruby carefully cleaned every crevice between the dragon scales, asking this during a break.

Philoxis replied with a cheerful tone, "It's great! Other dragons ask me why my scales have become so beautiful, but I'd never tell them."

Although Ruby said it would be soon, the difficulty of cleaning a giant dragon was obvious. He started cleaning in the afternoon, and by the time he finished, it was already dark. This was even with some areas left uncleaned. Mayona clearly remembered the situation at that time.

"Lift your tail."

Ruby said this after cleaning most of the Poison Dragon's scaled body. Next, he needed to clean the unscaled areas, which were relatively vulnerable parts for the dragon race.

"I said, lift your tail."

Seeing Philoxis didn't react, Ruby raised his voice and shouted again.

"...I can wash that part myself."

Philoxis gently swayed her massive tail, her tone slightly unnatural as she replied to Ruby.

"Can you reach it? Isn't that the part that needs cleaning the most?"

"You're so annoying!"

Ruby's work was done, but Philoxis wasn't satisfied yet. After Ruby plugged the drain with a giant stopper, the pool began to fill with water. Once the water level covered most of the Poison Dragon's body, she began to regulate her body temperature, soon bringing the water to a comfortable hot spring temperature. She lay down comfortably. Whether it was an illusion or not, Mayona even thought she saw a flush on the Poison Dragon's purple face.

"It's like boiling yourself. And this is too toxic..."

Mayona commented. Don't doubt the Poison Dragon's toxicity; the entire pool of water turned purple in less than two minutes. What was even more terrifying was that the rising mist formed a skull in the air before exploding, making Mayona's scalp tingle.

"Hoo."

By now, Ruby could barely stand. He sat on the ground, taking deep breaths to regulate his body. But the next moment, he felt his body enveloped in a warm light. The caster's rich magic power aided his exhausted body.

"[Healing Light]"

Mayona saw Ruby looking at her and said the spell's name with a smile.

"Thanks."

Ruby said softly. Having Mayona around was indeed convenient; at least he wouldn't be too exhausted to even eat. After returning to the house and having dinner with Mayona, they went back to the pool to check on the Poison Dragon's condition.

"Did that Poison Dragon leave?"

The water in the pool had been drained. Mayona was surprised and indignant. Ruby had spent so long helping her bathe, and she left without even a thank you. Dragons were indeed all bastards.

"No, she should be coming out soon."

Ruby gestured for Mayona to look closely. A pair of fair hands gripped the edge of the pool, and soon their owner pulled herself up from the bottom.

Mayona was momentarily speechless, unable to describe the beautiful woman walking towards them. She thought her own hair was eye-catching enough, but the other woman's long hair, reaching her buttocks, was gradient-colored. Under the moonlight, it seemed to emit the seven colors of the rainbow, yet it also seemed to constantly shift, primarily in shades of purple. It was a color that would make an artist smash their drawing board in frustration, and it had a slight natural curl, she didn't know how it formed.

Her vertical, slit pupils told Mayona of her non-human identity. However, even eyes like these made it hard to look away. Mayona had always thought her own eyes were beautiful, but compared to this person, they were neck and neck, like a ruby and purple amber placed side-by-side; which one was preferred depended entirely on the admirer's taste.

Her face? There was nothing to say about her face. That little brat Mors had a cute face, so it went without saying for the adult dragon Philoxis. In any case, she was the type who would cause countless nobles to fight over her if thrown into the capital. Most importantly, her breasts. Just one glance made Mayona lose all desire to compare. What were those? Why did they sway so much with every step? How was that even possible! Were those really breasts? And they defied gravity; with so much fat, why didn't they sag a little? Mayona felt they were so firm they were almost poking her in the face. It was infuriating.

Compared to the dragon race, Mayona felt this person before her was more like a cow spirit who had transformed into a human.

"Ruby, thank you."

Philoxis's body was still wet, and the moisture added to her alluring appearance. She finally stood before Ruby. In truth, dragons, by nature, disdained thanking lower beings, but Miss Poison Dragon was quite sensible. Ruby's efforts for her far exceeded what a dragon's thanks could convey.

"Here."

Ruby accepted the thanks and handed Philoxis the bath towel and glass bottle he was holding. No one disliked looking at beautiful things, but the Archmage girl beside them was almost blackening with jealousy. Ruby felt that if she didn't cover herself soon, she'd likely get beaten.

"Gulp, gulp... Drinking a bottle of coffee milk after a bath is indeed a dreamlike pleasure. But only here do you have it. It seems I can't leave you now."

Philoxis obediently wrapped the bath towel around herself, then opened the glass bottle and drank the milk in one go, revealing an expression of utter satisfaction.

"Unfortunately, human lifespans are short. I'll probably be dead before you even realize it."

"Why do you have to pour cold water on things like this? My relaxing mood is ruined."

Philoxis unhappily poked Ruby's nose with her index finger, though she couldn't deny the truth of his words.

"Okay, that's enough. The bath is finished, you can go now."

Mayona pressed down on Philoxis's arm, standing expressionlessly between her and Ruby. Seeing those breasts up close only worsened Mayona's mood.