v1c7 - The food problem is solved, but a new shower problem emerges
“[Holy Cross]!”
After lunch and after consulting with Lydia to have potatoes made in the field, the Shadow Wolf appeared for the second time today, and this time we were able to defeat it again with my paladin skills.
“Lydia, are you okay?”
“Well, I’m okay, but …… Mr. Alex. I think it would be better to put me down in the middle of a battle.”
“Ah! Come to think of it, that’s true. Lydia was so light, I’d forgotten.”
After deciding to make potatoes, first, I plowed the side of the cabbage patch with a plow, and then Lydia used the power of the spirit of the tree to create plants there.
After that, she used the power of the spirit of the earth to make them grow, but they consume a lot of magic power and runs out of magic power quickly.
To counter this, I finished the plowing work first, and then moved around with Lydia on my back, continuously generating potatoes, growing them, and supplying them with magical power.
It was during this time that the Shadow Wolves appeared, and I fought it while carrying Lydia on my back.
“This time, it was a Shadow Wolf that showed up, so it was fine, but next time I’ll have to put Lydia down properly.”
“Erm …… a Shadow Wolf is more than enough of a threat, or rather a terrifying monster in general, though.”
“Well, fortunately, the Shadow Wolf has a weakness in the holy attribute. Anyway, will you be fine if we move on to the next wheat?”
“Yes, I’m fine. Rather than that, don’t you need to take a break, Mr. Alex? Even now you are using your paladin skills, and you have shared your magic with me many times.”
“No, actually, my paladin’s skill automatically regenerates my stamina and magic power. So there’s nothing wrong with that.”
Paladin, the best job in terms of defense, have a passive skill called “Regeneration” –a skill that is always activated, so whether they are fighting or moving, they will recover their magical power on their own.
Therefore, the consumption of magic power is low, and it is a good match for a job that attacks with magic.
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(T/N: Just periods.)
“It’s done!”
“Oh. For now, it looks like we’re going to be self-sufficient in food. Thank you, Lydia.”
As with the potato field, I piggybacked Lydia while creating a small wheat field and surrounded the field with a moat and walls.
Then we harvested potatoes and cabbage for today’s dinner and went to the cabin.
The sun was already beginning to set, so we got the entrance and exit holes sealed up and that was the end of our first day’s activities.
We wielded the mulberry quite a bit and took a shower to let off some sweat ……
“Oh, right …… on second thought, there’s no such thing as showers.”
Realizing what’s happening now, I feel like I’m about to fall apart.
I don’t care if it’s just me, but since Lydia is there …… I’m not sure I’ll be able to recover if she says I smell sweaty.
“If you want a shower, I can make one with the power of the spirit of water like I did when I made lunch, you know?”
“But that spirit magic skill consumes a lot of magic power, doesn’t it? Wouldn’t it be hard?”
“Really? If Mr. Alex shares his magic with me like he has been doing, I think we’ll be fine, though?”
“No …… it’s a shower, you know? In other words, you’ll be completely naked ……”
At my words, Lydia finally understands, and her face instantly turns bright red.
“I-If it’s all right with Mr. Alex …… the man who saved my life, then …… w-we can take a shower together ……”
“But …… that means we’ll both be naked.”
“U-Um, I’m not sure if it’s fortunate or not, since I was enslaved, but it seems that elves are rare among humans, so I was just being made a spectacle of, and I wasn’t ordered to do anything lewd, so my body is clean …… Ah, w-what the hell am I saying! P-Please forget that!”
After the food problem was solved, we both fretted over the new shower problem that had surfaced, and after much thought…
“T-Then …… Mr. Alex. I’m fine, so you can move now.”
“O-Okay. I’m …… I’m gonna move slowly.”
“W-Wait a minute, please. I’ve never done anything like this before, so I’m still a little scared.”
“I understand. We’ll go at Lydia’s pace. So don’t push yourself too hard.”
We were both naked, back to back, and I pulled Lydia’s hand, which was still backward, and we decided to go to the temporary bathing area.
We left the cabin and walked slowly along a steep stone path to a corner of the wall.
“Then, I’ll let it out …… [Water Blessing].”
With Lydia’s skill, a slightly weaker cold shower pours down from above our heads.
Washing our sweat, my right hand still holding Lydia’s left hand…
“Mr. Alex. Is it fine now?”
“Yeah, I’m fine now. Thank you.”
“Then next time, go to …… [Healing Breeze]!”
A gentle breeze blew away the water droplets on my body and hair.
Lydia was probably not completely dry with her long hair, but since Lydia had stopped the wind…
“Then we’re going back. You’ve got wet feet, so be extra careful with walking backwards, Lydia.”
We decided to return to the cabin the same way we came.
“Yes. I’m oka- …… Kyaaaah!”
“Lydia! Are you …… Whoa.”
“I’m sorry. I almost slipped a …… little.”
In response to Lydia’s scream, I turned my head involuntarily …… and we ended up blushing at each other.