“A simple soldier, granted the reincarnation gift of ‘Infinite Regeneration,’ found himself the target of countless beautiful women.”

Chapter 10: Reward (light ECCHI content)



“—Haaaa… Finally, it’s over.”

That night, the duel had taken place.

It was already past sunset, and the soldiers were no longer allowed to leave their dorms at this hour.

I arrived, much later than everyone else, at the large bathhouse located a short distance from the dorm.

—The large bathhouse.

It’s the only place where I could truly relax since coming to this hellish facility.

With so many people here, the bathhouse itself is larger than a 25-metre swimming pool… Including the washing area, it might even be bigger than the gym of the elementary and middle schools from my previous life.

As a former Japanese person, this sight made me feel a little excited.

“Ahhhh… baths are the best…”

After a quick wash, I submerged myself up to my shoulders in the tub, and a typical Japanese sighhh of satisfaction escaped my lips, as if I had become an old man.

The fatigue and stress seemed to dissolve all at once.

Now, as for the real issue.

“Why did I have to get scolded like that? Everything was Eresdia’s fault!”

The reason I had been held back until this hour was because I had been reprimanded by the instructor for the duel and for getting too close to Eresdia-Sama in public (even though I had no choice in the matter).

Eresdia had likely already returned to her room by now.

It was clearly unfair. I had done nothing wrong… how unreasonable.

And halfway through, the instructor started complaining about how hard it is to meet people in his position and how he was jealous of us.

Listening to him made me absolutely sure: I never want to become an instructor.

“… Now that I think about it, the bath’s completely empty. The instructors apparently use a different one, so… nice! This is starting to get exciting.”

I mean, come on—having this massive bath all to myself? Who wouldn’t get excited about that?

Maybe I should try swimming?

With that thought, I pressed my feet against the wall of the tub, ready to kick off—

“—Hey, Zero… Are you… in there?”

—Huh?

“Bwuh!? *Glubglubglub*”

“Wait, Zero!”

I slipped, lost my balance, and nearly drowned in the bath—a rather rare and unfortunate incident.

Eresdia-Sama, who had shouted in surprise, hurriedly pulled me out of the water.

Somehow, she managed to lift me up, and I lay face-down beside the bath, gasping for air.

“*Cough cough* Haaa… haaa… haaa…haahh”

That… was close… I thought I was going to die…

Even my cheat abilities wouldn’t help me survive drowning… Do you understand that, Eresdia-Sama!?

“What the hell were you thinking!? I almost died! A masochistic magic maniac and clumsy girl combo is too much!”

I shouted while avoiding looking up at her.

From above, I heard a rather timid voice replying, somewhat less energetic than usual.

“I’m not clumsy! And stop calling me a masochist! I don’t like getting hit, you know!”

I have no idea what she’s talking about.

And honestly, I don’t want to understand… Anyway, that’s not important right now!

Calm down, me… Let’s figure out what just happened.

To explain it simply:

—Eresdia-Sama suddenly popped her head through the door and called out to me.

Furthermore… This is the men’s bath.

Let me say that again: this is the men’s bath.

“Hey, do you realise where you are!? This is the men’s bath! M-E-N!”

“I know! There’s no way I’d make that kind of mistake! That’s why I asked if you were in here!”

…Huh?

Sorry, I need a moment to process this.

So, Eresdia-Sama knew this was the men’s bath when she came here.

As proof, she checked if I was inside.

And despite knowing all that, she entered the men’s bath.

…I see.

“…So you’re not clumsy, you’re just a pervert.”

“A pervert!? How dare you call an innocent maiden that!”

“Innocent maiden, my foot! Ask any guy around, and 100 out of 100 would call you a pervert! Now get out of here before the instructor catches us and yells at us again!”

“Wha… You’re just going to throw me out…? I was only trying to… reward you…”

…What did she say?

I turned to look at her in surprise at those words.

And there she was…

“—!?”

—Eresdia-Sama, standing with a bath towel barely covering her front.

It seemed that while pulling me out of the water, her towel had gotten wet.

Because of that, her flawless figure, one that could make even a professional model jealous, was even more emphasised, making her look more alluring than if she had been completely naked.

Her long, shapely legs extended from the towel, dampened by the water.

The small part of her white skin that was visible, just above the hips, was dangerously tempting.

Her slender waist led up to a modest but still noticeable chest, which slightly pushed up the towel.

Her hair, tied up in a bun, revealed her elegant neckline.

And her cheeks were slightly flushed, perhaps from embarrassment, her eyes moist with emotion.

“…”

I couldn’t say anything.

This is what they mean by being struck speechless.

My throat refused to work.

Even my breathing almost stopped.

She was so beautiful… too beautiful to look at, but I couldn’t tear my eyes away.

“I-It’s embarrassing when you stare at me like that…”

“S-Sorry…”

She blushed even harder and muttered as she nervously bit her lips.

Despite my apology, though…

“S-Stop staring so much! Were you even listening to what I said!?”

“I was. But my eyes aren’t listening to me at all. Don’t worry about it. So, what did you mean by ‘reward’?”

“D-Don’t worry about it!? Well… I guess it’s true that I’m the one who came here… Anyway… I was thinking of… washing your back… I can’t give you anything else, since we’re stuck inside…”

“By all means, please.”

I immediately sat down, wrapping a towel around my waist but keeping my eyes fixed on Eresdia-Sama.

Still blushing, Eresdia-Sama stepped behind me—

“Umm… Could you stay still? I can’t wash your back like this… and… um…”

—But when she tried to go behind me, I instinctively turned around, causing us to face each other again.

She now had no choice but to look directly at me, her eyes darting awkwardly.

However, I could only say one thing:

“Don’t worry. You can just reach around and wash from here.”

“~~~~!?”

Eresdia-Sama let out a voiceless scream, looking completely flustered.

“…I can’t do this anymore!!”

With that, she spun around and hurriedly left the bath.

Left behind alone, I…

“…Her back and butt were really beautiful… Thank you for this blessing.”

With that thought, I sank back into the bath to wash away both my excitement and the remaining fatigue.

Heh… it’s night, so it’s totally fine. (Totally baseless confidence)


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