Aiming for a Cozy Life in a Dangerous Forest in Another World! - Chapter 39
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Chapter 39: Let’s Build a Bath 2
I can confidently say that the Fiferd steak Label prepared for us was the most delicious food I had ever eaten.
…Well, I had only lived for 18 years in my previous life, and since being reborn, I had been living in the forest. I didn’t have much to compare it to.
The tenderness of the meat, the flavorful juices…
We had enough for about 20 more meals, so I was relieved.
After dinner, I consulted with Label about the bath.
“Even before I reinforced it, the rocky mountain was structurally very sound. And the main areas I reinforced were the stairs and the walls around the base, which Kotoha-sama created. So, I believe it should be safe to dig a hole at the base of the rocky mountain to create a bathroom. It would probably be best to avoid the areas directly beneath the pantry and the treasure room, just to be safe…”
“Okay, thank you.”
Now that I had Label’s confirmation, I immediately started work on the bathroom.
I decided to build it near the stairs, at what would be the 10 o’clock position if the stairs were at 12 o’clock.
I used 『Earth Magic』 to create a hole in the wall of the rocky mountain. I would deal with the excavated earth later, so I just piled it up in the open space for now.
For the floor, walls, and ceiling, I created stone slabs with 『Earth Magic』 and installed them. It was a bit more work, but the stone looked and felt much better than bare earth, so I wouldn’t compromise on this.
It didn’t need to be very spacious, since I would mainly be using it alone, or at most, with Pola. And if I dug out too much space, the moisture might build up and damage the rocky mountain.
Being buried alive in my own bathroom was not a scenario I wanted to experience.
Therefore, I created an elongated rectangular space, with the left side as a washing area and the right side for the bathtub I had created earlier.
We could all use 『Water Magic』, but it would be troublesome and not very relaxing to use magic to wash ourselves. And Kaito couldn’t use 『Fire Magic』, so he would have to wash with cold water.
So I created a large water jar for the washing area. I would fill it with hot water at the same time I filled the bathtub.
The floor of the bathroom gradually sloped upward as you went further in. And I dug a shallow ditch, about 20 centimeters deep, at the entrance to the hole I had dug for the bathroom. The ditch extended across the open space and connected to the moat in front of the north entrance. This was our drainage channel.
I had to make the drainage ditch quite deep towards the end to maintain a slope from the bathroom to the moat. But I could just cover that part with a board created with 『Earth Magic』.
I made the moat deeper and created steps to prevent the water from flowing back up.
To prevent us from tripping when entering, I created a board with small holes and placed it over the drainage ditch at the entrance.
I tested it, and the water from the washing area flowed through the ditch and into the moat. A small amount of water remained in the ditch and in the washing area, but it wasn’t a problem.
As long as most of the water drained, it was fine.
Installing the bathtub was simple: I just had to place it on the right side of the bathroom and secure it.
I adjusted the slope of the ground to ensure that any water that overflowed from the bathtub flowed into the drainage channel.
That’s about it for the construction.
We created clothes with 『Physical Armor』, so we didn’t need a changing room. And we couldn’t create a resting area like those found at hot springs.
We could just enjoy a glass of iced 『Amaju Fruit』 juice under the night sky.
…Apparently, that was still quite luxurious by this world’s standards.
And so, the bathroom was complete.
I was sure there would be things we wanted to improve, but we could just make adjustments as needed.
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That night, I showed Kaito and Pola the new bathroom.
They were from noble families, so I had assumed they would know about baths. But then I realized Pola had been only four years old when she was still a noble, and baths in this world might be different.
So, I explained to them how to use it, and Pola asked me a question.
“How do you dry off after taking a bath? With a towel?”
………Ah.
I had completely forgotten.
That’s right, there was something we hadn’t been able to obtain at all: cloth…
The only cloth we had were the tattered clothes Kaito and Pola had been wearing.
We obviously didn’t have any towels.
“…I forgot. We haven’t found any cloth, have we?”
“Of course not…”
“That’s what I thought…”
Crap, I totally messed up.
We created our sleepwear with 『Physical Armor』, so it would probably be okay even if they got wet, but…
No, that’s no good. We don’t have a hairdryer or anything, so we wouldn’t be able to dry our hair.
……Hmm? A hairdryer.
Could I replicate a hairdryer with magic?
It basically just blows warm air, right? Well, it didn’t have to be warm.
Speaking of which, was there such a thing as Wind Magic?
Wind cutters seemed to be a pretty common trope…
Come to think of it, that damned Twibald from yesterday.
Didn’t it shoot something like blades at me?
It didn’t seem like it was firing anything physical, so was it wind?
Blades of wind, literally wind blades?
Hmm, I had seen it yesterday, so I should be able to imagine it…
Should I give it a try…?
“Sorry, you two. Wait here, I’m going to try something!”
I said and rushed out of the north entrance.
♢ ♢ ♢
I entered the forest, found a suitable tree, and prepared myself.
I didn’t want to be bothered by magical beasts, so I dispelled my 『Physical Armor』, activated 『Dragon Transformation』 to cover my body in scales, and released my aura.
I didn’t manifest my horns or transform my hands. It was difficult to control the power when those parts were transformed.
I imagined the wind blades the Twibald had used yesterday, aiming at the tree.
I imagined a crescent moon shape.
For size, I started with something about the size of my palm, with the outer edges thin and sharp…
Once the image solidified, I imagined launching it towards the tree and focused my will on my hand.
A “whoosh!” sound split the air as something shot out from my hand, cleanly slicing off a thick branch from the tree.
…Yes! It worked.
Well, my aim was a little off, but I was able to launch it.
Did this mean I had learned Wind Magic?
I checked my status, and indeed, 『Wind Magic』 2 had been added.