Chapter 86: You’re Too Slow

Chapter 86: You’re Too Slow

“Ouxs, let’s take a bath together! Gaia is here too! It’s been ages since the three of us soaked together!”

Ignoring the sign that read “Busy, please do not disturb,” Mios kicked open the door. He shouted at Ouxs, who was hard at work.

“Mios… I’m really busy right now. You go by yourself. I need to finish this research in time.”

Unlike Gaia and Mios, Ouxs was in a huge rush. He was wracking his brain, working on his inventions for tomorrow’s battle plan. He wanted to wrap everything up tonight to prepare for the plan.

“It’s just a quick bath! It won’t take long, right? Come on, let’s go!”

Mios grabbed Ouxs’ arm and tried to pull him outside.

“Stop making a fuss. I can’t waste any time. Go tell Gaia I’m not coming tonight. Let’s do it another time. Seriously, Gaia! Choosing now to suggest a bath! Doesn’t he know I’m swamped?”

Ouxs shook off Mios’ grip and returned to his work. He really couldn’t afford to waste a second.

“Um… okay, then I’ll tell Gaia.”

Mios could tell Ouxs was genuinely busy. He wasn’t the unreasonable type, so if Ouxs was so focused on his work, he’d let him be. No need to make things more chaotic.

“Remember to close the door for me, and don’t kick it next time. How many doors have you broken this month?”

“Uh, can’t remember.”

“If you can’t remember, I’ll remind you. You’ve kicked in a whopping 87 doors this month.”

“Ah? That many? I didn’t even notice!”

“Of course, you didn’t. I’ve seen all the expense requests for door replacements caused by you kicking them in while I was revising documents. I’ve kept track, and there have been exactly 87 requests this month. So please, for the love of everything, don’t kick the door next time.”

“Got it, I’ll try to push doors open with my hands next time. I won’t bother you anymore, I’m leaving.”

Mios gently closed the door behind him and headed off to find Gaia.

“Gaia! Ouxs said he’s too busy, so he’s not coming to bathe.”

Mios found Gaia already soaking in the bathroom and explained the situation about Ouxs.

“Oh, I see. It’s been quite tough on Ouxs lately. Not only does he have to handle my paperwork, but he’s also messing around with the inventions for the battle plan. Once the battle plan goes well tomorrow, we need to reward him!”

Gaia felt guilty about how many tasks he had dumped on Ouxs lately. While he and Mios could enjoy a bath, Ouxs was stuck tinkering with inventions. It just wasn’t fair.

“Right! After the battle plan succeeds tomorrow, let’s party and have a good bath together.”

“Yeah! That’s a great idea! After the battle plan’s success, we’ll all soak happily together.”

“Yay! It’s a joyful decision!”

Mios raised his arms in cheer, as if success was already guaranteed.

“Ah… so you are already here. I was wondering where to find you.”

Just then, Yake and Yaser pushed open the bathroom door and entered.

“Didn’t we tell you to change your clothes before coming here?”

“Did you say that? I think you did, yeah.”

“That’s why I told you to come directly to the bathroom.”

On the way here, Yake insisted they find Gaia first, while Yaser thought it was better to come straight to the bathroom since they were all heading there anyway. Now they wasted time in transit, and Gaia had already started bathing.

“Sorry, it’s all my fault.”

“No worries! Let’s go! There’s still time for a bath!”

Yaser patted Yake on the back and stepped into the large bathtub first. Yake followed, sitting down beside him.

“Wow, this palace is something else! This tub is huge; it must feel so nice!”

Sitting at the edge of the tub, Yaser relished the comfort of the warm water enveloping him. This tub was way bigger than any he had at home; he could stretch out fully.

“It’s just okay, really. No matter how big the tub is, its only purpose is to bathe, after all.”

Maybe it was because he lived in the palace, but Gaia didn’t think much of the big tub. To him, no matter the size, a bathtub was simply meant for soaking.

“Yeah, true enough.”

Yaser nodded; that made sense. But still, soaking in a big tub must feel a lot better!

“By the way, where are the girls? Why aren’t they with you?”

Mios looked at the two and wondered where their girlfriends were.

“They’re coming soon; they’re still changing towels.”

“Oh, changing towels, huh? That’s normal, but why is it taking so long? Shouldn’t that be done in a minute? It’s been almost five minutes! Why aren’t they here yet?”

It had been nearly five minutes since Yaser and Yake entered, and that seemed unusual. Did it really take that long to change a towel?

“I’ll go check.”

Feeling a little out of place with the current atmosphere, Yake jumped at the chance to leave and see what was taking them so long.

“Sorry for keeping you waiting!”

“Because this guy is so clumsy, it took forever just to help me change my towel!”

Weirafiya pointed at Aierjisi, blaming her for taking too long to help.

“Did you say you’re a towel changing expert? Didn’t it take you a long time to help me with mine too?”

Aierjisi wasn’t going to let that slide. Why was all the blame being thrown on her? Besides, the Phoenix wasn’t exactly a pro at changing towels either; they were both equally slow.

“Alright, alright, enough already! Just go over there and enjoy the bath!”

“Wait! Ah!!”

Mios took their hands and jumped into the bathroom with them, causing Weirafiya and Aierjisi to squeal in surprise.