âDungeon in the home, undressing castle
I slowly enter the dressing room and close the door behind me, keeping a wary eye ahead.
Wearing jet-black armor, my defenses are top-notch.
In addition, his life force is of tremendous value.
And his flying skills make him a very troublesome black demon.
The most important thing is its fertility. The âcall your friendsâ command that it sometimes shows is something I donât want it to use if at all possible.
Iâm still too low-level to deal with more than one of them.
ârustleârustleârustle
There he was! I saw the second he was in the lower right corner of my field of vision, behind that basket!
Yes! I thought this was going to be a long battle, but it looks like itâs going to end sooner than I thought!
Another great win for me today!
Slowly, I put my hand on the basket and start shifting it gently.
But what caught my eye was something white and light blue.
This striped pattern might be that thing.
The proof is the pink Himekawa pajamas under that something.
Calm down, me. Donât get flustered here.
This is his plan. If I get upset and walk away, it means my defeat.
And then today would be a no-bath day.
I have to avoid that.
Take a deep breath. I must not be in a hurry.
I move my eyes from the basket and set my sights on him.
There he is. He is motionless in the shade of the cage, preparing for the coming attack, and raising his defenses.
I attacked first with my holy sword (rolled-up newspaper), and when he was weakened, I finished him off with my final weapon (insecticide).
I catch the immobilized one with a rolled-up newspaper and roll them up.
I did it. I was able to win again today. I was able to withstand his mental attacks and successfully seize victory.
I had fought many fights before, but this one was the worst.
After leaving the changing room, I called Himekawa and told her it was safe.
Just to be sure, we both looked around the changing rooms to make sure he was really gone.
He probably wonât be coming out again today. One of these days Iâm going to smoke him out and annihilate him!
âIt seems to be all right.â
âYeah. Now, go take a bath and relax.â
I walked out of the changing room and was about to close the door when Himekawa called out to me through the door.
Is there anything more?
âWell, I hate to ask, but have you seenâ¦?â
Hmm? What did I see? I knew it was that, didnât I?
Whatâs the best way to answer that?
âUh, I havenât seen it.â
A moment of silence passes.
âThatâs a lie. The basket, itâs not where it started.
Himekawa closed the door to the changing room as it was.
Was it my fault? But itâs impossible not to see it in that situation, isnât it?
If thatâs the case, I wish sheâd remove it first. Or put a towel over it.
Oh, did I make her use the towel because of the blood?
That was my bad.
âIâm sorry. But I just glanced at it, didnât look directly at it, and didnât touch it.â
Himekawaâs voice comes through the door.
âIâm so embarrassed, Iâm done talking about it!â
She got angry.
I thought I could take it easy at least for today, but now Iâm getting kicked in the butt.
âIâm going to stay in the living room.â
I said to Himekawa and went back to the living room.
My fingers hurt. I unwrapped the handkerchief Himekawa had wrapped around me and put a compress on it.
I wrapped the handkerchief over it again.
Himekawaâs handkerchief. Thereâs a little blood on it, and itâs stained.
It doesnât look like it will come off even if you wash it, maybe I should give her a new handkerchief.
Lying on the sofa, I look at the ceiling and reflect on what just happened.
Himekawaâs scream, the door opening vigorously, Himekawaâs softness.
And the gesture of the half-naked figure wiping off the blood with a towel.
I turn my palm to the ceiling and stare at the handkerchief.
What am I doing?
Somehow, I hate myself.
I need to do better. I canât go on like this!
I got up from the sofa and went to the table to open my notebook and reference book.
I havenât caught up with Himekawa. Iâm in the position of being taught.
One day, I will turn the tables on her. As a caretaker, I will be able to teach Himekawa how to study.
That will surely be for the future.
Iâll see what I can do, and letâs do what I can do.
Time is not infinite.
Set a goal, make a plan, and execute it.
I grabbed a pen and was about to write the first letter in my notebook when the moment arrived.