Chapter 385

Chapter 390: Bath Time Shenanigans (Please Subscribe!)

Deep within the Forest, crystals hung upside down from the Safe Floor’s sky dome, their light filtering through the lush green leaves. The environment was illuminated like scattered sunlight on the ground, with blue crystals shining brightly among the grass.

The figures of four Adventurers strolled leisurely beneath the tree shade, a Parum (little person), a Dwarf, an Elf, and a Human exchanging trivial matters.

It was rare to see Finn and Gress so relaxed in private, which made Izay feel both curious and more at ease.

Although they were leaders of the great faction Loki Familia, they all treated their Familial Group companions as family.

This Familial Group’s harmonious and united atmosphere was not only due to the main deity’s nature but also owed much to the care of its leaders.

This made Izay somewhat glad he had chosen Loki Familia back then.

—What a wise choice, worthy of me!

When he returned from the forest trail chatting with the three bigwigs of his household, the cluster lights covering the entire floor’s ceiling gradually disappeared, and the bathing members of the group had already returned.

Except for those who drew the short straw for guard duty, everyone else gathered around the campfire, just in time for dinner.

The dishes were abundant, with no shortage of meat, vegetables, and fruits, thanks to the ample preparation of ingredients.

Since Izay’s personal space expanded, the expedition team greatly improved their food situation.

In the past, because of the need to carry many tools, the food was mostly preserved meats and military rations, but now Izay could bring many ingredients that others couldn’t carry.

As for other supplies…Finn refused Izay’s help, citing that he should leave some space for other members’ duties.

Izay could prepare extra supplies himself, but taking over all the work would lead others to become dependent, which wouldn’t be good.

“Izay! I picked some natural mushrooms from the Great Tree Maze, want to try them?”

“That…Cyril, this thing seems poisonous…”

“No problem! As long as you have Development Ability for Anomaly Resistance, there’s absolutely no issue! And isn’t your detox magic top-notch?”

“No thanks, personally, I haven’t developed ‘Anomaly Resistance’, so I can’t enjoy such delicacies.”

Facing the fresh food the half-dwarf picked from the forest, Izay quickly declined.

Cyril looked regretful as she roasted the giant mushroom on an iron rack, breaking off a small piece and eating it.

“Is that so…? This one actually has weak toxicity, and it tastes pretty good. How about you, Lady Haruhi?”

“Eh, eh——?”

Seeing she couldn’t share her “good stuff” with Izay, she turned her target to the fox girl beside him.

Upon seeing this, Izay immediately shielded Haruhi: “No! Haruhi is only Lv.1, she hasn’t even obtained any Development Abilities yet.”

“Oh, right, sorry…” Cyril sheepishly retracted her hand and apologized, continuing to offer loudly to those around her.

After being rejected by Ais, Refia, Anqi, and others, Tiona noticed.

“If none of them will eat it, then I’ll have it!”

The Amazon girl showed her bravery by readily accepting Cyril’s offering.

Perhaps the taste really wasn’t bad… In the end, they managed to finish the whole mushroom between the two of them, leaving the surrounding members speechless.

Not long after, the lively dinner time ended. Everyone subsequently returned to their respective tents.

Afterward, they might chat casually with friends for a bit before going straight to sleep?

But before sleeping, the girls suggested playing card games, dragging Ais into it forcibly along with Tione.

There were also invitations extended to Izay, but he declined.

Considering he had missed bath time earlier while hanging out with Finn, Izay decided to find a place to bathe now.

After all, after a series of battles, not washing up felt quite uncomfortable.

On the way, Izay sent Haruhi, who wanted to sneak along to help, back, fearing he might give in.

This is inside the Dungeon!

A person shouldn’t, at least not…

“Really don’t understand why that girl Haruhi dared to follow quietly. Is she unaware of her own charm? Or does she think it doesn’t matter at the Dungeon’s spring?”

Izay muttered while searching for a clean spring.

Maybe it’s both?

Seductive foxes aren’t called that for nothing.

Having little self-awareness while possessing latent lewd attributes, they are naturally talented fox spirits.

“But old monk won’t fall for it~”

Even he wouldn’t learn positions inside the Dungeon.

Nope, not gonna happen.

After wandering for a few minutes in the forest, Izay finally stopped at a spring reminiscent of a secret realm.

Carefully confirming the surroundings were safe, he took out a towel from his personal space.

He used Magic to heat the water in this area until white mist enveloped the spring before luxuriously lying in it.

A naturally grown crystal pillar stood in the middle of the spring, its pale blue glow adding a dreamy touch.

“Perfect~ A fine place for rest.”

While soaking, he pulled out a porcelain cup and sake, fully indulging in relaxation.

However, this peaceful moment didn’t last long… Faint commotion came from the forest.

“There’s fog!? This temperature…it’s a hot spring?”

“Eh—? There are hot springs in the Dungeon!?”

“Why didn’t we find it during the day?”

“We probably didn’t come here during the day, did we?”

“Oh, that’s true.”

“Great, Lady Riviria! We seem to have found a perfect bathing spot for you!”

??????

These voices sounded so familiar…

Izay, leaning against the central crystal column drinking wine in the spring, suddenly sensed something amiss.

No way! Someone wants to peep while he’s bathing!?

Outside the clear spring.

Riviria sighed involuntarily.

She sneaked out from behind the camp late at night, enduring the whole day to avoid letting anyone in the Familial Group notice her desire to bathe.

Because once she revealed such intentions, the elf maidens would surely follow her around, like ladies-in-waiting serving a princess, maintaining strict vigilance.

But…shouldn’t Alisia, the second-in-command of Loki Familia’s elf squad, deserve credit?

She seemed to have anticipated this possibility early on. The moment Riviria stepped out of the camp, Alisia followed closely behind.

And upon noticing Alisia’s movements, the other elf maidens joined in voluntarily, including Refia, leading to the current situation.

A group of elf maidens surrounded the “hot spring,” each face brimming with excitement.