Chapter 22:
We decided that we would now leave. But there are so many people here where we are resting, so we can't ride on kuroma's original form. It would be dangerous if he accidentaly steps on someone.
「Athena, let's walk from here until to the main road.」 Me
「Okay.」 Athena
While we are walking, more and more people are showing up until it became very crowded. What is with this people? There are so many of them.
「Sorry kaito-sama, the summer is ending soon, so they are holding a festival.」
I see, that's why it is so crowded. It would be bad if athena and kuroma will be lost, so i told kuroma to return in my ring for now, and i hold athena's hand.
「K-kaito-sama?」 Athena
「Sorry, athena. It is bad if you will get lost.」 Me
「T-thank...you...」 Athena
After a while of walking, we finally arrived at the main road. Unlike earlier, there's no much people here. So i sighed in relief and turned around to check on athena.
「Athena are you o...」 Me
Areh? I saw something inside the store at the back. It is a pink long sleeve turtle neck dress, it's cloth is slightly thick, and simillar to a sweater.
Isn't that a dress from the modern world? Why is that here? And not just the design, but also the stitches. The stitches in this world is simple because they are all handmade, but this one is clearly made using a sewing machine. Athena was wondering what i am staring at, so she looked at her back.
「Kaito-sama, do you like that dress? If you do, then i will wear it.」 Athena
「N-no, that's not what i...」 Me
I tried to tell her that i am just wondering, but she already run inside the store, and told the saleslady that she will buy it. Well, it's true that i like the design, but i didn't said that she should buy it.
I followed her inside, and she was inside the fitting room, so i looked around and looked at the different kinds of clothes.
I knew it, that dress is different. There's nothing in here that has the same stitches as that. Everything here are hand stitched, even the most expensive one.
Etto~,
It's been more than thirty minutes now, but she still didn't showed up. I wonder if something happened, but the sales lady told me that she was still preparing. I can't also look inside the fitting room ofcourse.
I wait again for another 30 minutes, i'm getting worried now, so i called out to her on the fittitng room she entered earlier. But no one answered.
「Athena?」 Me
「Kaito-sama.」 Athena
Areh? She answered, but her voice comes from my back.
When i turned around, i saw athena wearing a brown sandal that the straps reached below her knees. Her hair has changed, it is a blue straight hair and the end is curly. And she is wearing the pink dress from earlier.
She looks very beautiful, i can't help myself but stare at her.
「K-kaito-sama.」 Athena
「....」 Me
「Kaito-sama, what do you think?」 Athena
「You look like a goddess.」 Me
Hm? Areh? Areh areh areh???? Did i just said that she look like a goddess????
「I-is that so? T-thank... you... I-i'm glad you liked it.」 Athena
Wait wait wait.... It's true that i like it, but... Uwa~ah, idiot idiot idiot. I am an idiooot, how can i say that like that!? So embarrassing! So embsrrassing!!!
Sweats are dripping on my face.
She looked so happy because of what i said. But it's so embarrassing!!! What should i do!? Should i take it back!? No, no, no, that's bad, she would surely cry if i do that. Uwa~ah, i'll just let her.
Okay, let's calm down, let's calm down.
*Sigh*
「W-well, let's go. I'll pay for that.」 Me
「N-no, i'll just...」 Athena
She tried to refuse, but i already gived the money to the counter. I wonder why the price is expensive, but the saleslady told me that she also go on a parlor that was managed buy the same store. So that's why she didn't come out quickly.
After we go outside of the store, i summoned kuroma on his original form. The dress that she is wearing is a one piece tube dress, so she sit sideways because she can't ride in a normal way.
I followed her and ride on kuroma's back, then we departed from the town. As usual, there's still small monsters on the way, so kuroma kills them all with a waterbullet while running.
After a few hours of running, the night has finally arrived.
「Kuroma, stop right here.」 Me
I told kuroma to stop at the road where there are trees nearby. It would be bad if people will see the house, so i will put it behind these trees.
I get off from kuroma, and i also helped athena. Then we go behind the trees.
「Kaito-sama, why are we behind the trees? I don't mind if you are planning something. I'll allow it, but there might be monsters here.」 Athena
「Wrooong!」 Me
Planning something you say. Do i look like that kind of person? And why would you even allow it?
*Sigh*
「I'm not planning something.」 Me
「Is that so? Too bad.」 Athena
Huh? What are you saying you girl?
*Sigh*
Her joke is becoming more frequent. So i'll just ignore her.
「Anyway, we will be stsying here.」 Me
I take out the house that i made yesterday. It's black so no one could easily see it.
「Wha!? Is that a house!? To think that your item box can fit that big house. As expected of you, kaito-sama. You are so amazing!」 Athena
Well, that can't be helped that she is surprised. A normal item box can only fit a few objects after all, it only depends on the price.
「Let's get inside.」 Me
When we get inside, athena was amazed. The house is designed like the modern houses on my old world, so this is her first time seeing a minimalistic house.
「Athena, sit down there and i will prepare everything.」 Me
I pointed at the sofa to let her rest, but she said that she wants to help, so i let her help. We have the foods that sarah prepared earlier, so athena only made tea. And i am at the bathroom preparing the water.
After we prepared everything, i put the foods in the table, and we started eating.
「「Itadakimasu!」」
Hmm, as usual. It's so delicious, the meat is so soft and juicy. And the tea that athena prepared is also very delicious.
After eating, i washed the plates. But athena doesn't want to let me do all the work, so she helped me wash it.
She's having a hard time doing it, but she is smiling.
「Etto~, Athena-san, why are you smiling?」
Does she really want to do it? She didn't get any chance to wash plates before because of her status, so maybe she looks forward to doing it?
「I-it's nothing. I-i am just thinking that... we look like a newly wed couple.」 Athena
「Wha! Wha! Wha! What are you saying!? Athena!?」 Me
Newly wed, how can you say that so easily!?
「I'm just kidding. Fufufu, your reactions are really cute, kaito-sama.」 Athena
What is this girl saying? If you keep doing that, i'll...
「Just properly wash that dishes! Geez.」 Me
She is still smiling while my face is becoming red. Uwa~ah, this is embarassing!
After we washed the plates, i told her to take bsth first, but she insisted to me that i will go first. I don't know why, so i'll just do it.
I go to the bath and then poured magic power om the magic faucet that i made, then i poured magic power on the small metal box to make the water warm.
After taking my shower, i entered the bath tub. Ahhh it feels good, the temperature is just right.
While i am relaxing, and enjoying the warm water. Athena suddenly called out to me from behind the glass sliding door.
「Kaito-sama」 Athena
「Eh? Athena? What are you doing here? This is a bath you know? Are you lost?」 Me
「N-no. Anno~, kaito-sama, please let me wash your back!」 Athena
Eh? Ehhh??? Ehhhhhh??????
「Etto~, Athena-san, that is not a good joke you know?」
「No! You are wrong, i-i am not joking!」 Athena
Huh? Is she really serious?
「Athena, if you are joking, i surrender! You can go back now.」 Me
「No, i swear, i am not joking. I-i really want to wash your back. I am serious.」 Athena
She sounds serious, but how can she do that? Is she not embarrassed?
「W-well, t-then, if you are really serious, t-then... O-okay, but let me put my towel first.」 Me
「O-okay」 athena
I stand up and the wrapped my towel on my waist, then i sit on the small chair that i made.
「T-then, you can... you can come in now...」 Me
「T-thank... You...」 Athena
Athena opened the door and she comes in, she wraps her body with a white towel and kneels on my back. She looks so sexy, i just noticed it now, but her chest is slightly big even wrapped by the towel. Maybe that was size D?
「T-then, kaito-sama, i'll start now.」 Athena
「Y-yeah」 me
She washed the small towel she is holding and rubbed it slowly on my back, it's so gentle that it's slightly ticklish.
She rubbed the upper center of my back then rubbed it down slowly, then slowly rubbed it again upwards, we are not speaking because of embarassment, so i can hear her breathing.
After a while...
「A-athena, i think that's okay now. T-thank... you...」 Me
After i said that, i stand up from the chair. But athena pulls me and i sat down again.
「Etto~, athena-san, i think.my back is already clean.」 Me
「.....」 Athena
She didn't say anything. What? Is there a problem?
「Athena?」 Me
「....」 Athena
While i was wondering why she didn't speak, athena suddenly hugged me.
「Eh? Athena-san? What's the problem?」 Me
「Kaito-sama.」 Athena
「What?」
Is there a problem?
「Kaito-sama, your house is really nice.」 Athena
Eh? Why did you suddenly speak about that?
「W-well, yeah, but why are you saying that?」 Me
「Kaito-sama, your item box is really big tjat it can fit your house.」 Athena
Eh? Why did she suddenly speak about that things?
「This ring is special after all, but why are you saying that all of a sudden?」 Me
「Kaito-sama, your horse is really amazing, it's so fast, and it can even fly.」 Athena
Areh?
「Athena? What has gotten into you?」 Me
When i asked her that, Athena removed her towel and she suddenly hugged me, so i looked away. Athena, your mountains! Your mountains!!! It's pressing against me!!!
「Kaito-sama, let's bring this house somewhere far away, let's live in this house, and please make love with me.」 Athena
Eh? EHHHHH!!!!!?????
「Athena, what are you saying? I can't do that! We are not married, and we are not even a lovers!」 Me
「Then marry me, be my lover.」 Athena
Areh? Her voice becomes sad. Ah geez, i don't care anymore even if you are naked. I turned my head and looked at her eyes to see if she is crying. She is naked in front of me but i don't care.
「Athena, why are you crying?」 Me
Her tears are falling from her eyes, and it's not stopping.
「K-kaito-sama, please save me.」 Athena