“But you do know that I like Enfi just the way he is, right?”
Was the difference in their levels as men such an important thing? As a woman, she could not understand how significant it was.
Nfirea’s face turned bright red, then he took Enri’s hand.
“Let’s go.”
There was no longer any darkness in those words.
Although she didn’t know why her lover’s feelings had changed, cheering up should mean that he was happy. Hand in hand, Enri and Nfirea chased after Ainz and Nemu.
Translators: Rockgollem
Editing: Skythewood, Namorax, TaintedDreams, Nigel, Ferro, NoirX, Zack Tan, SifaV6
Special thanks to Anon
A little droplet started to form at the edge of a golden water tap. It expanded, and gravity eventually pulled the water droplet towards the floor of the bathroom floor.
In the Great Tomb of Nazarick, there were many places to bathe. This was one of them.
There was only one silhouette in this large marble bathtub which could fit many people at once.
A blue water droplet fell along the contour of the smooth white body. The colour “blue” was not a relative term, but a literal observation as if it had been artificially dyed.
When it reached the feet, the blue liquid that had flowed down the contour of the body defied gravity and started climbing with a movement different from typical water.
“—Fuaah.”
The figure unconsciously made a sound which echoed throughout the bathroom.
As if feeling embarrassed from its own voice, a slender arm sprouted out from the blue liquid. There was no sound of water drops hitting the floor or ripples on the surface of the liquid. That was because it had abnormally high viscosity.
With this outstretched arm, the figure rubbed its face. It was a face which was idolized by many for its handsome appearance.
“Ha—”
The figure let out a big sigh and leaned backwards, but its body did not sink into the water. The blue liquid slowly lowered and supported the thin figure. Its movement and elasticity was like being embraced by an extremely soft waterbed.
The liquid definitely had a will of its own.
The blue liquid squirmed before sprouting several tentacles, each about the width of a couple of fingers. They moved as if hugging the silhouette of the figure.
Face, chest, stomach, arms and legs… and waist.
The creature jiggled as if being content at having restrained its prey. Its identity was “Sapphire Slime”, an advanced evolution of a slime.
The tentacle dug deep into that sensitive part around the waist.
“——Aa.”
Another moan flowed out. It was louder than before, but there was no effort to suppress the sound this time either. It was as if the figure had focused his senses on the slime that was squirming around inside its body.
The figure in the bath spoke to itself.
“…Ahh. I can’t hold it in anymore. I can’t describe this feeling with words.”
Murmured Ainz, who was in the middle of a slime bath.
He scooped up the slime and poured it on top of his head. The slime that had been enthusiastically cleaning the holes around his pelvis seemed to understand what its master wanted to have cleaned next. Ainz felt squirming sensations around the top of his head.
“Huu. This is heaven. Heaven indeed.”
Ainz’s undead body was comprised entirely of bones.
Because he did not excrete, his body neither got dirty nor did it smell bad. However, that did not mean he did not need to clean himself. Dust and dirt would accumulate on his body, and on certain occasions he had been covered in his enemies’ blood. It was purely to clean himself.
Plus, as a Japanese person, he could not bear to not take baths.
“I’ve only been to saunas in the original world. I just wanted to submerge myself as soon as I found out I could take a bath… Maybe bathing is an integral part of being Japanese?”
Ainz sunk deeper into the slime while imitating the motion of sighing. A slippery sensation slowly wrapped around his body.
Since it posed no danger to him, he thought of it as a very sticky liquid instead.
If I wanted to bathe normally, it would have been a pain.
Ainz looked down at the most inconvenient part of his body to clean: his ribs. To wash them one by one took an inordinate amount of effort. He remembered how much time he had to put into it the last time and even though he was not capable of breathing, let out a sigh.
That was not the only annoying place to clean. His spine was a problem as well. Due to the protrusions on the bones, the towels would constantly get snagged there. Meticulous effort was needed.
At first, Ainz cleaned every single nook and cranny, but even with his strong mental fortitude, he was sick of it. He wondered what kind of cruel joke it was to take over thirty minutes just to clean his body.
Then he tried whirling around in soapy water like how washing machines span around. It wasn’t bad, but the problem was that he did not feel clean at all. If he didn’t scrub his body with something, it never felt like all the dirt was washed off him.
Next he tried a cleaning brush with a handle attached to it. It was truly a fine idea.
It did spray soap bubbles all around him, but Ainz didn’t have to clean the bath. That was the job of the maids, and they were happy to have something to clean. It was like killing two birds with a single stone.
But even this idea had a downside to it. He could not confirm whether his body was really clean.
Just like how some people get cavities even though they brush really well, he was always worried about whether he had truly cleaned his body thoroughly.
Thus, Ainz arrived at the last and final solution of dumping slimes all over his body.
“Of course… this was revolutionary and ingenious. It’s the perfect plan.”
Ainz murmured while watching the sapphire slimes crawling around his body.
He nodded with satisfaction at his own idea. Perhaps this was his best idea so far since coming over to this world.
“The more I think about it, the better it seems!”
Praising himself over and over again, Ainz looked at the slimes scouring all parts of his body.
Very lovely indeed…
Even though they were a dangerous monster that could melt flesh with acid and were strong enough to bend metal bars, they cleaned Ainz’s body extremely well. In some ways, he felt as if they were his pets.
Yeah… A slime bath is good, but sometimes I should take a regular bath as well.