Translated by NotBlueYet
Edited by Kingavent
After a fruitless duel with the hero. After a full day’s journey home, I finally arrived back at the Maijin Shrine.
I’m the head of the Maijin Shrine, but I wonder how it is that I spend more time riding the raven than being in the shrine or actually performing the kagura.
It’s too much of a burden to fly around the world and solve problems.
“I’m tired today, though. So tired, I’m tired of travelling.”
“Thank you for your hard work. I’ll have dinner ready in no time.”
…… Seraphy was like me today. Even though we’ve been riding the raven for a whole day, both to and from work, she doesn’t show any sign of fatigue.
Lelia and Teal were clearly both tired, judging from their faces.
I remembered that Seraphy was said to be an iron saint during our time at the Luna religion.
“Thank you. I’m sure you’re exhausted, so why don’t you get some rest first?”
“Thank you for your concern. But I’m fine. Leave it to me!”
Seraphy is laughing happily as she gestures to make a force bump.
…… Well, I’d be grateful if you could make food for me.
I think I’ll take a bath while Seraphy is cooking. ……
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“Prayer Kagura: Hot Water Dance”
Further behind the living space in a remote part of the shrine, there is a bath.
The bathtub and the washing area are all made of wood. There is no shower, no faucet, nothing at all – just a place to cleanse the body and a bathtub.
That’s right. It’s deep in the mountains. There is no way there is running water here.
That’s why all the children of the dancing gods routinely dance every time they take a bath – or any other occasion that requires a lifeline.
The kitchen is also not plumbed for anything, though.
Well, it’s easy for Seraphy and Lelia to get water out through prayer or magic.
If I had to say, I would say that Teal, who has no training in magic or prayer, might be in a bit of trouble, but I’m sure that can be taken care of easily.
As I was thinking about this, the bathtub was filled with hot water in no time at all.
The bathtub was so big that even if I dove into it and lay down on the floor, there would still be a lot of room.
It took me ten minutes to fill it up.
But ……
“Finally a bath.”
I took off my prayer clothes that I had been wearing for two whole days and threw them into a basket in the changing room.
Then, I scooped up hot water from the tub and splashed the water, which had been heated to the perfect temperature by the god of hot water, over my body.
“Aaaaah~~ I’m purified, ……”
Thinking back, how many days has it been since I had a bath?
Since that day when the heroes banished me from the party, I’ve taken over as head of the family, begged for rain, and defeated a Lord-class demon. I’ve spent most of my time on the raven.
If anything, I’ve been so busy hunting demons since I became a holy knight that I’ve hardly had a chance to take a hot bath.
Fo-, it’s been four years?
For the past four years, I have mostly wiped my body with a wet towel or performed a Shinto dance to purify myself and cover up my filthiness.
But I still need to soak in hot water to get rid of the fatigue.
I jumped into the bathtub with the intention of throwing away all the hot water in the tub after I left.
“(I’m soaked!)”
My moans of excitement bubbled up to the surface of the water.
The buoyancy of the water makes me feel as if the weight of my body is gone.
My eyes and my whole body felt warm.
It’s been a while since I’ve felt anything like this. It’s been so long that I was moved.
This is it. This is what I’ve been looking for.
The healing power of this bath will allow me to continue this shitty family business. Just being able to take a bath is much better than when I was a holy knight.
Thank you, hero. Thanks to you banishing me, I’m taking a bath now!
I did a light somersault in the bath, and got out of the bathtub with a bang.
“Kagura Dance: Water Dressing”
As I stepped into the bath, the cold water clung to my body, cooling me down from the heat of the water and stripping me clean of fatigue and grime.
It’s not really this kind of technique, but it’s an application.
“Ka, Kagura-san, what’s this …… thing you do for your back? Eh?.
While I was washing myself like that, Teal came into the bath.
Her face is young, though, so young that she looks like a little girl. Under her bath towel she was slightly muscular, after all, she had been a scout in the hero party.
“Why are you coming in so naturally? Didn’t I put a sign saying I was bathing?”
“Yes! I wanted to wash your back, Kagura-san! …… And I can’t take a bath alone. So I thought it would be better to go with Kagura-san.
Ahh, I see.
Teal can not use magic or prayer, so she can not take a bath unless she is with me, Seraphy or Lelia.
But Teal is shy, and I’ve rarely seen her talking to Seraphy or Lelia, even in the hero party.
“Was it hard for you to ask …… Seraphy or Lelia?”
“There is that….. too. It’s also true that I wanted to go in with Kagura,…….”
“Can’t help it. I’m going to wash your back today, sit in that chair.”
“Ye-, yes. ……”
Teal sat down on a chair. While blushing slightly, she flips open the back part of her bath towel.
Her short, trimmed hair is moist and wet.
Tael was my best friend when I was at the hero party. So, rather than being a junior member of the team, I felt her to be more like an easy-going younger sister.
When we do this, I’m reminded that Teal is a girl, whether I like it or not.
I touch Teal with my water-clad hand.
“Hyan~!”
“Hey, don’t make weird noises. ……”
“I’m sorry. It was cold.”
I adjusted the water coat to make it a little warmer.
Tael’s back is harder than I expected. Well trained and full of effort. But it’s so small.
“Hey, Teal. ……”
“Wh-what?”
“N-Nothing, …….”
But it was more than I expected. I was embarrassed to wash the back of a girl my age.
I tried to talk to her to disguise it, but I didn’t know what to say. Speaking of which.
Teal used to accompany me on my watch. During that time, she was mostly silent.
She’s not a talker Neither was I.
But I was, then and now. I didn’t mind the silence then, and I don’t mind it now.
“Kagura-sama, let me wash your back …… Hey Teal! Why is Kagura-sama washing your back?”
“Seraphy?”
Seraphy, holding only a towel and wearing a kitchen gown, strolled into the bathroom and tried to pick up Teal.
“Fu, you don’t have the decency to come in here without taking off your clothes!”
“You’re insane for walking into the bathroom naked while a gentleman is bathing! It’s lewd!”
“It’s not lewd! It’s only because it’s Kagura-san. ……”
Seraphy and Teal started to fight each other.
I wasn’t able to get a nice and slow bath, then Teal’s bath towel came off and I couldn’t help but keep my eyes on her.
“… You two, get out.”
I shed the water droplets on my body along with the water robe and changed into a replacement kimono that I think Seraphy had brought for me.
“Oh, by the way, Kagura-san! What were you going to say just now?”
I didn’t answer Teal’s question, and left the bathroom. I left the bathroom and went to the living room.
“Teal, please tell me or Lelia the next time you take a bath! You can’t do that with Kagura-sama!”
“But, but ……”
“But nothing”!
Well, I hope you won’t barge into my bath too often next time.
Teal and also Seraphy. It’s …… pretty bad for my heart.
By the way, it’s a secret what I was going to say to Teal earlier
Translated by NotBlueYet
Edited by Kingavent
After a fruitless duel with the hero. After a full day’s journey home, I finally arrived back at the Maijin Shrine.
I’m the head of the Maijin Shrine, but I wonder how it is that I spend more time riding the raven than being in the shrine or actually performing the kagura.
It’s too much of a burden to fly around the world and solve problems.
“I’m tired today, though. So tired, I’m tired of travelling.”
“Thank you for your hard work. I’ll have dinner ready in no time.”
…… Seraphy was like me today. Even though we’ve been riding the raven for a whole day, both to and from work, she doesn’t show any sign of fatigue.
Lelia and Teal were clearly both tired, judging from their faces.
I remembered that Seraphy was said to be an iron saint during our time at the Luna religion.
“Thank you. I’m sure you’re exhausted, so why don’t you get some rest first?”
“Thank you for your concern. But I’m fine. Leave it to me!”
Seraphy is laughing happily as she gestures to make a force bump.
…… Well, I’d be grateful if you could make food for me.
I think I’ll take a bath while Seraphy is cooking. ……
◇
“Prayer Kagura: Hot Water Dance”
Further behind the living space in a remote part of the shrine, there is a bath.
The bathtub and the washing area are all made of wood. There is no shower, no faucet, nothing at all – just a place to cleanse the body and a bathtub.
That’s right. It’s deep in the mountains. There is no way there is running water here.
That’s why all the children of the dancing gods routinely dance every time they take a bath – or any other occasion that requires a lifeline.
The kitchen is also not plumbed for anything, though.
Well, it’s easy for Seraphy and Lelia to get water out through prayer or magic.
If I had to say, I would say that Teal, who has no training in magic or prayer, might be in a bit of trouble, but I’m sure that can be taken care of easily.
As I was thinking about this, the bathtub was filled with hot water in no time at all.
The bathtub was so big that even if I dove into it and lay down on the floor, there would still be a lot of room.
It took me ten minutes to fill it up.
But ……
“Finally a bath.”
I took off my prayer clothes that I had been wearing for two whole days and threw them into a basket in the changing room.
Then, I scooped up hot water from the tub and splashed the water, which had been heated to the perfect temperature by the god of hot water, over my body.
“Aaaaah~~ I’m purified, ……”
Thinking back, how many days has it been since I had a bath?
Since that day when the heroes banished me from the party, I’ve taken over as head of the family, begged for rain, and defeated a Lord-class demon. I’ve spent most of my time on the raven.
If anything, I’ve been so busy hunting demons since I became a holy knight that I’ve hardly had a chance to take a hot bath.
Fo-, it’s been four years?
For the past four years, I have mostly wiped my body with a wet towel or performed a Shinto dance to purify myself and cover up my filthiness.
But I still need to soak in hot water to get rid of the fatigue.
I jumped into the bathtub with the intention of throwing away all the hot water in the tub after I left.
“(I’m soaked!)”
My moans of excitement bubbled up to the surface of the water.
The buoyancy of the water makes me feel as if the weight of my body is gone.
My eyes and my whole body felt warm.
It’s been a while since I’ve felt anything like this. It’s been so long that I was moved.
This is it. This is what I’ve been looking for.
The healing power of this bath will allow me to continue this shitty family business. Just being able to take a bath is much better than when I was a holy knight.
Thank you, hero. Thanks to you banishing me, I’m taking a bath now!
I did a light somersault in the bath, and got out of the bathtub with a bang.
“Kagura Dance: Water Dressing”
As I stepped into the bath, the cold water clung to my body, cooling me down from the heat of the water and stripping me clean of fatigue and grime.
It’s not really this kind of technique, but it’s an application.
“Ka, Kagura-san, what’s this …… thing you do for your back? Eh?.
While I was washing myself like that, Teal came into the bath.
Her face is young, though, so young that she looks like a little girl. Under her bath towel she was slightly muscular, after all, she had been a scout in the hero party.
“Why are you coming in so naturally? Didn’t I put a sign saying I was bathing?”
“Yes! I wanted to wash your back, Kagura-san! …… And I can’t take a bath alone. So I thought it would be better to go with Kagura-san.
Ahh, I see.
Teal can not use magic or prayer, so she can not take a bath unless she is with me, Seraphy or Lelia.
But Teal is shy, and I’ve rarely seen her talking to Seraphy or Lelia, even in the hero party.
“Was it hard for you to ask …… Seraphy or Lelia?”
“There is that….. too. It’s also true that I wanted to go in with Kagura,…….”
“Can’t help it. I’m going to wash your back today, sit in that chair.”
“Ye-, yes. ……”
Teal sat down on a chair. While blushing slightly, she flips open the back part of her bath towel.
Her short, trimmed hair is moist and wet.
Tael was my best friend when I was at the hero party. So, rather than being a junior member of the team, I felt her to be more like an easy-going younger sister.
When we do this, I’m reminded that Teal is a girl, whether I like it or not.
I touch Teal with my water-clad hand.
“Hyan~!”
“Hey, don’t make weird noises. ……”
“I’m sorry. It was cold.”
I adjusted the water coat to make it a little warmer.
Tael’s back is harder than I expected. Well trained and full of effort. But it’s so small.
“Hey, Teal. ……”
“Wh-what?”
“N-Nothing, …….”
But it was more than I expected. I was embarrassed to wash the back of a girl my age.
I tried to talk to her to disguise it, but I didn’t know what to say. Speaking of which.
Teal used to accompany me on my watch. During that time, she was mostly silent.
She’s not a talker Neither was I.
But I was, then and now. I didn’t mind the silence then, and I don’t mind it now.
“Kagura-sama, let me wash your back …… Hey Teal! Why is Kagura-sama washing your back?”
“Seraphy?”
Seraphy, holding only a towel and wearing a kitchen gown, strolled into the bathroom and tried to pick up Teal.
“Fu, you don’t have the decency to come in here without taking off your clothes!”
“You’re insane for walking into the bathroom naked while a gentleman is bathing! It’s lewd!”
“It’s not lewd! It’s only because it’s Kagura-san. ……”
Seraphy and Teal started to fight each other.
I wasn’t able to get a nice and slow bath, then Teal’s bath towel came off and I couldn’t help but keep my eyes on her.
“… You two, get out.”
I shed the water droplets on my body along with the water robe and changed into a replacement kimono that I think Seraphy had brought for me.
“Oh, by the way, Kagura-san! What were you going to say just now?”
I didn’t answer Teal’s question, and left the bathroom. I left the bathroom and went to the living room.
“Teal, please tell me or Lelia the next time you take a bath! You can’t do that with Kagura-sama!”
“But, but ……”
“But nothing”!
Well, I hope you won’t barge into my bath too often next time.
Teal and also Seraphy. It’s …… pretty bad for my heart.
By the way, it’s a secret what I was going to say to Teal earlier
