Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Balsam Village.
July 14, x790.
Having just walked into the mixed bath's changing room, Alfonzo and Sun started getting undressed. And just as Yumi said, each article of clothing they took off, they placed in one of the baskets in the room. Then, shortly after they started getting undressed, Elicia also entered the room.
"This never gets old." Elicia said as she licked her lips while staring up and down at Alfonzo, who was only wearing his underwear with his chiseled, muscular body nearly on full display. "Mama like."
Hearing that, Alfonzo only shook his head with a smile on his face as he bent over and took off his underwear.
Meanwhile, seeing an opportunity, Elicia darted forward. Then, when she was standing right next to Alfonzo, she...
*Smack!*
... slapped his butt, making the sound echo around the changing room. IN fact, the sound was so loud and unexpected, that Sun, who was about to slip off her panties, like Alfonzo, jumped in surprise.
"Ehehehe!" Elicia giggled in amusement after catching Sun's surprised jump from the corner of her eyes.
"It-It's not funny." Sun said shyly as she, too, slipped off the last article of clothes she was wearing. She then picked up a wash cloth from next to the basket where she placed her clothing before grabbing Alfonzo and pulling him towards the bath. "Come on, Alfonzo. Let's go."
"Okay, okay, I'm coming." Alfonzo said while once again shaking his head as Sun pulled him along.
Elicia's giggles continued as Sun reached the sliding door separating the changing room and the bath. Yet, Sun decided that being embarrassed at Elicia's teasing was much less important than getting to the bath. So, she pulled the door open.
When she did, she found a hot spring bath on the other side surrounded by a smooth wooden floor. The bath was large enough to fit seven or eight people comfortably. Along the wall to the left of the bath, there were four shower heads on the wall with small wooden stools in front of them. To the right of each shower head, there was a stand holding several different soaps, shampoos, and conditioners. Basically, anything that a guest might prefer.
Opposite the wall with the shower heads, there was a glass door leading to a sauna. On the back wall, there was a glass wall, or rather a one-way mirror, that overlooked the back courtyard of the inn, which was quite picturesque. And finally, there was no ceiling, making this hot spring an open air bath.
"Damn... I kinda wish I had built our bath like this." Alfonzo muttered while looking around the mixed bathing area. "Instead, I put it on an underground floor. I'm kinda kicking myself right now."
"Yeah, but it's right next to the training room." Sun said cheerfully as she continued to pull Alfonzo long, each step making her rather impressive assets jiggle. "And a bath right after training is amazing."
"I guess you're right." Alfonzo replied with a smile. "It does have its perks, doesn't it."
"Uh huh!" Sun said enthusiastically while nodding her head with vigor. "Now, come on, Alfonzo. Let me wash your back."
"Sure." Alfonzo replied with a smile.
The two then moved towards the stools, with Sun sitting Alfonzo on one of them when they arrived. Then, while kneeling behind him, Sun reached forward, pressing her naked body against his back in the process, as she reached for the shower head and turned on the hot water.
"Is the temperature good?' Sun asked as she sprayed the water from the shower head on Alfonzo's hands.
"Yeah, it's fine." Alfonzo replied with a nod. "You know, with my passive magic power defenses, temperature doesn't really matter to me for stuff like this, right?"
"Still, it's better to be comfortable, ya see?" Sun replied in a serious tone. "Baths are for relaxing, after all."
"Guess I can't argue with that." Alfonzo replied with a shrug and a smile.
Next, Sun sprayed both hers and Alfonzo's bodies with the shower head. Then, she put it back and turned off the hot water. After that, she once again reached over Alfonzo, this time putting a generous helping of body wash on her hand.
After that, she rubbed her hand together to get a good lather going. And finally, she began to wash Alfonzo's back with her hands.
"How's that." Sun asked cheerfully.
"Great." Alfonzo replied with a content smile.
Smiling happily, Sun became more enthusiastic while she washed Alfonzo's back.
Around that time, the sliding door opened again. When it did, Elicia, like Alfonzo and Sun, walked in without a thread of clothing. And when she saw Sun washing Alfonzo's back, her eyes lit up.
"I'll help, too." Elicia said as she jogged towards the two.
Then, without waiting for a response, Elicia picked up the shower head in front of Alfonzo, turned on the hot water while making Alfonzo bow his head. She then started to get his dreads wet, clearly intending to wash his hair.
While doing that, Elicia turned to look at the available shampoos. However, she somewhat frowned when she saw them.
"They don't have the best selection here." Elicia muttered. "But I guess this will work."
With that, Elicia made sure that Alfonzo's hair had all been wetted. Then, she turned off the water and put the shower head back on the hook. After that, she picked up the shampoo she decided on and squeezed some into her other hand.
While Elicia began lathering his hair, Alfonzo felt Sun's body pressed against his back once again. However, instead of reaching for something, Sun wrapped her arms around his torso. Then, she started rubbing herself up and down on his back. Meanwhile, her hands started moving up and down his chest and abs.
"You know I can get the front myself, right?" Alfonzo asked while wondering how he ended up in such a cliché hentai situation.
"I know." Sun replied cheerfully. "But this way, I get to clean my front, too. Two birds with one stone."
"Actually, I think we got two stones here." Elicia said while giggling as she looked between Alfonzo's legs.
"Can you blame me?" Alfonzo asked, completely unbothered by Elicia's joke.
"Not at all." Elicia replied. "If I had one, I'm sure Sun would make mine hard, too."
At first, when Sun heard the part about two stones, she tilted her head in confusion. However, as Alfonzo and Elicia's conversation continued, she quickly understood what they meant. Then, with a smile on her face, Sun's hands started to creep lower and lower while she washed Alfonzo's front.
Just at that moment, the sound of the sliding door sliding open could be heard once again. The three then looked in its direction, only to see Marin, naked like the others, closing the door behind her.
"Hey! No fair!" Marin exclaimed after seeing the situation Alfonzo, Elicia, and Sun were in. "I wanna help, too."
With a slight pout on her face, Marin walked over to the group of four. She then used the shower head to wet down the front of her body. After that, she picked up the bottle of bodywash before squeezing it all over her breasts and chest. After that, she put the bodywash back on the rack. Then, she rubbed her hands over her chest, creating a lather.
"There we go." Marin said as she knelt down next to Alfonzo.
Marin then took hold of Alfonzo's arm and hugged it against her chest. Then, like Sun, she started rubbing her body against Alfonzo's arm.
"Two birds with one stone." Marin said with a smile.
"Actually, if you count the one Sun threw, I think we're up to four birds and three stones now." Elicia said, her giggles growing more intense.
Stopping to think about what Elicia said for a moment, the erotic novel enthusiast did not take long to understand her meaning. She then grinned as she looked down between Alfonzo's legs.
"Yeah, and I know this one can knock down more than three birds on its own." Marin said as she unwrapped one of her arms from around Alfonzo's and lowered her hand down to his crotch.
"Take it easy, Marin." Alfonzo said, blocking Marin's hand while trying to keep his wits about him, despite the enviable situation he was in. "We can't do this here, it's an open air bath. Everyone will hear us. Wait until we get back to our room. I'll put up a barrier there. Plus, you know we're gonna take a lot longer than the hour we booked."
"Tch! Fine." Marin said after clicking her tongue.
After that, the sound of chatting, giggling, and laughter echoed around the bath for a while. During that time, Elicia, Sun, and Marin cooperated to bathe Alfonzo. Then, once they were done, Alfonzo took his time to bathe each of them in turn.
After that, the four got into the bath and enjoyed their time until there was roughly fifteen minutes left until they had to leave. Then, the group got out of the hot spring and spent the remaining time int he sauna before leaving the bath to return to their room.
As for Brandish? Let's go back to the time when Marin entered the changing room.
Standing in the inn's hallway, just outside the baths, Brandish was wrestling with herself.
'Should I go in there?' Brandish asked. 'I mean, it's just a mixed bath. And I'm not particularly concerned with being seen naked by a man. But why is this making me so nervous?'
["Isn't that obvious?"] A rough, female voice said from Brandish's inner world.
Naturally, that voice belonged to Brandish's [Armament Spirit], Hecatoncheires, a giant woman with fair skin, long, flowing blue hair, bright red eyes, and red horns growing from the sides of her head wearing a set of leather armor that covered almost every inch of her skin, a stark contrast to Brandish's attire that leaves very little to the imagination.
'If it was so obvious, would I be out here fretting over it like this?' Brandish asked internally.
["*Sigh* And that's why you should have never started reading those kind of books, Brandish."] Hecatoncheires said in an exasperated and disappointed tone. ["You've forgotten about your modesty, haven't you? Then again, you always dressed like a harlot even before you found those kind of books, didn't you?"]
'Hey! I'm no harlot!' Brandish argued back fiercely. 'I'm still a virgin, you already know that.'
["Of course I do."] Hecatoncheires replied. ["I'm a part of you, remember? Besides, I didn't call you a harlot. I only said you dress like one. I mean, seriously, would it kill you to put on some real clothes?"]
'It just might.' Brandish replied, calming down quickly. 'It's so much work to put on all those pieces of clothing. What I'm wearing right now only takes like thirty seconds. It's perfect.'
["*Sigh* You know, dressing a little conservatively might have made him notice you already."] Hecatoncheires said, her exasperation increasing. ["I mean, what man wants a woman that shows off everything to everyone, all the time?"]
In response, Brandish stiffened as her eyes widened in surprise while a blush crept onto her cheeks.
'Wha-Wha-Wha... What are you talking about?' Brandish asked. 'When have I ever said that I wanted Alfonzo to notice me?'
["*Sigh* First of all, I am you, Brandish."] Hecatoncheires replied, just sounding tired at this point. ["Secondly, even if I didn't know that, I never said anything about Alfonzo. You basically just told on yourself, you know?"]
The blush on Brandish's cheeks exploded to cover the entirety of her face, her neck, part of her chest, and her ears when she realized the truth in Hecatoncheires words. Yet, that was enough for Brandish to make her decision on the spot.
Turning sharply, with her face still red, Brandish went towards one of the curtained off baths next to the mixed baths.
["That's the men's bath."] Hecatoncheires said flatly.
Looking up, Brandish realized that Hecatoncheires was right once again. So, she once again turned sharply. Then, she started walking, the sound of footsteps thudding throughout the hallway. Then, she rushed into the women's changing room, quickly got undressed, entered the bathing area, washed herself off just as quickly, and finally, stepped into the bath before submerging herself completely while ignoring the comments about how letting her hair touch the water is bad manners from the other women in the hot spring pool.
Brandish did eventually calm down, however. When she did, she raised her head from the water, only to be stared at with nasty glares from the other guests. However, Brandish was completely unphased. Instead, she checked the time on the wall. Then, she relaxed until near three o'clock before getting out to join the rest of her team.
Then, after the group of five met up, they returned to their room together. And while Brandish sat in the common area of the room, Alfonzo, Elicia, Marin, and Sun went into a room together. And it did not take a genius to figure out what they were in there to do.