Chapter 80: Is it that delicious?
The next day, around 6 AM.
Raide and Nimi were having breakfast, then drinking tea after the meal.
Nimi rested her cheek on her hand and let out a small tired sigh.
Seeing Nimi like that, Raide gave a troubled expression and lowered his head.
"I’m really sorry."
"No, it really was Raide-san’s fault... but it was wonderful, you know? I’m just tired."
"But..."
"It was wonderful. I was happy that I was loved? But... I’d be happier if you were a little more careful."
Nimi smiled embarrassedly and continued, and Raide lowered his head again at her words.
We had embraced Nimi early in the morning, so that morning her body was already in good condition.
After that, we cleaned, bathed, and did many other things, but what was the most exhausting was Nimi.
In my previous life I had read manga about this, but no... I never thought the after-care would be this hard.
I could only be with Nimi, and I was the one who panicked more than she did.
If Nimi hadn’t smiled softly and comforted me so many times, I would have remembered this as a trauma.
Nimi was almost never sleeping, so I asked her to rest in the morning.
Nimi accepted with a wry smile despite my persuasion, and I finally relaxed.
From now on, when we make a child, I’ll make sure the next day is a day off.
...My body really is in strange condition, isn’t it?
I kept checking my status screen, but there was no weird skill and no abnormal skill level.
I had never heard of hidden stats in Overworld, and it hadn’t come up in the examination group’s discussions.
I was about to say "No way," but traced the part of the status screen where something might happen.
Nothing happened, so I gave a wry smile and shook my head.
This was just a baseless rumor, something the examination group never tried. Of course there was no reason for it to exist.
Raide carried Nimi princess-style to the bedroom, laid her on the bed, and told her to rest quietly while kissing her.
Nimi smiled with maternal warmth and said she would be fine, so Raide told her he was leaving for the academy.
At that moment, he told Nimi’s part-time helpers that Nimi was tired and she needed to rest in the morning.
They happily agreed, but their faces were full of mischievous grins.
Academy training field.
Today’s weather was clear and sunny, so sweat came out immediately when the students moved their bodies.
While watching the students sweating, Raide was about to tell them to take water, then stopped.
...Wait a second, was hydration only with water?
Since it wasn’t too hot, I was careless, so I decided to check. I called Erika, who was training nearby.
Erika was wiping her face with a cloth and approached while tilting her head.
"What is it, Raide-san?"
"Sorry, something urgent. When it comes to hydration, what do you usually do?"
"...Just water? Not fruit juice?"
"Hmm..."
Erika wiped her neck with a cloth, thought for a moment, and answered with a puzzled look.
Actually, ever since I started holding Erika, the rose scent had been getting stronger and stronger.
It wasn’t unpleasant, but it felt stronger every day.
It wasn’t just Erika; I could sense the scent of all my lovers getting stronger.
It was pleasant, and I wanted to keep sniffing them forever.
Raide gave a wry smile and shook his head. He started rummaging through his magic bag.
...It was simple, but it was better than nothing.
He took out a wooden cup, added sugar and salt, poured water with a magic tool, then stirred it well with a stick and flavored it with a lemon fruit.
The lemon was similar to a real lemon, but the aftertaste was much sweeter.
He took a sip to check the taste. As a layman, he asked her to forgive the flavor.
Erika watched his actions with a puzzled expression. When he handed her the cup and told her to drink, she brought it to her mouth cautiously and took a sip. Then she pulled away, covered her mouth with one hand, and looked surprised.
"It’s delicious."
"...Is it that good?"
"Eh? Ah, yes, it’s delicious, but... what happened?"
Even though the sugar and salt were added by eye, it shouldn’t taste bad for a healthy person.
It wasn’t as good as real-world products, but basically it was like lukewarm sea water with a little salt.
It would be better to make it before it got really hot.
...By the way, there was that person who mixed white token for the butler. What was his name again?
Raide decided to ask him when he got home. He took the cup back from Erika.
He explained simply that it was an experiment for hydration, crossed his arms, and rested his chest on his arms while shaking his head with a sulky look.
"...So you’re investing in me again?"
"Hmm... I don’t know."
"My assets already exceed those of barons, you know?"
"That’s amazing."
"Ugh, it’s not my problem... Wait, what?"
Erika’s sulky look was interrupted when she saw something behind Raide and tilted her head in surprise.
Raide tilted his head and turned around, and Polte was running toward him with a bright smile.
Since she was running, her feet must have healed completely.
Polte reached him, put both hands on his knees, and panted while breathing heavily.
Raide smiled at Polte and said,
"Your feet healed, I see?"
"Yes! It’s thanks to Instructor!"
"My thanks?"
Polte looked up at Raide, took a cream from her pocket, and showed him.
She had applied it only to the hard part of the sole so it wouldn’t get on the wound. The result was that it had become much softer.
She also showed him that when she tried it on her hand out of curiosity, her hand became super smooth.
Polte’s smile was full of energy without any sign of depression, so Raide smiled happily and gently stroked the back of her head.
Polte’s hair was slightly damp from wiping sweat, so he stroked it while smiling.
"Don’t overdo it? If you feel like getting down, come to me right away. I’ll praise you as much as you want."
"U, ah... yes, I understand."
When Raide pulled his hand away from Polte’s blushing head, Polte looked a little disappointed.
...She likes having her head stroked? Then I’ll stroke it if she works hard.
Just then, Erika peeked out from the side of Raide’s body and smiled. She waved at Polte with one hand.
Polte noticed Erika and smiled happily, then approached her.
Erika also listened to Polte’s explanation about the cream.
While smiling, Erika kept looking at Raide.
Her eyes had changed to a sulky look while she smiled.
Raide gave a wry smile and scratched the back of his head with one hand. Then he looked around the training field and checked the students’ movements.
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