I’m Not Good at Offensive Magic, but I’ll Do My Best With Support Magic!

The Journey

「Here, take off your clothes. Take a small towel, wash yourself with it, and get into the water」

「I see」

Shea-san explained to me the procedure for taking a bath. After all, it’s my first time, so I have no idea.

「First, you need to take off your clothes… and your robe」

I take off my robe and put it away in storage. Normally, the clothes seem to be put away in the basket where the towel used to be, but with my storage magic, I don’t need it.

「Yuan……」

When I took off my robe, Shea-san looked at me with sad eyes.

Did I do something wrong?

「What’s wrong?」

「Yuan… pervert?」

「W- What do you mean! ?」

「Underwear under a robe… pervert?」

「No I am not! I just… don’t have any clothes」

I do have some clothes… I have one dress that I got from the orphanage. But I can’t wear it on a regular basis since it’s for indoor use, right?

Even though I can use purification magic to clean myself up, I still have to know the difference between indoor and outdoor clothes.

「Didn’t you buy one?」

「When I left the village, I didn’t have much money… I spent it on Goblin meat and robes」

The robe can be a problem if I don’t have a spare.

If I only wear one dress, and I can’t wear a robe anymore, I won’t be able to hide my appearance. Then, not many people would sell their things to me, because I would be known as an abominable child.

So I can’t help but prioritize my robe over my clothes, right?

「So… sorry」

「No, it’s not your fault, Shea-san. I should have restrained the Goblin meat a little more」

And I can’t say that I didn’t think about buying clothes because I was so used to underwear and robes.

「Food is important. But from now on, we should also eat Orc meat」

「Orcs are delicious」

「Delicious. Best of all, it’s more nutritious than Goblin meat」

「Is that so?」

I thought that meat would taste different but the same, but apparently not.

「Un, I can’t explain it, but I heard that different parts of the body have different nutrients」

「There aren’t many places you can eat Goblin meat」

「Un, there are many places to eat Orcs. If you get lots of nutrition, Yuan will grow up」

Shea-san’s gaze stopped at one specific place.

「W- Where are you looking at! ?」

「…… Overall」

Shea-san averted her gaze.

Obviously, you were looking at my body parts, weren’t you?

It’s okay, it’s okay. I’ll grow out of it!

「And, in case you hadn’t been aware, you should buy some underwear. Especially the fabric for your chest…」

「Uu… I know, I know. I’d love to find something like that, Shea-san」

「Look for sizes if available」

Shea-san is terrible. She doesn’t seem to have any bad intentions, but it stings my chest. It’s not that I don’t have any, just that I’m modest and a little plump, you know?

Besides, it’s good for now.

2 more years… When I get to Shea-san’s age, I’ll be taller and my chest will be bigger than Shea-san’s.

Because then, our positions would be reversed!

「But don’t worry, little Yuan is cute too」

「That’s not very comforting!」

「It’s not consolation, it’s a fact」

If you say so, I can’t say anything. No, though I will declare that one day I’ll be bigger in many ways than you, Shea-san! In my heart, though.

I was slightly displeased, but my displeasure was instantly erased as I grabbed a small towel and headed to the Onsen with Shea-san.

「Wow! It’s amazing. It’s all white!」

「Un. The steam is amazing」

「Come on, let’s get in there!」

「No」

Impressed by the large Onsen that seemed to hold several people at once, I tried to get into the water first, but Shea-san grabbed my arm and stopped me.

Looks like I made an early mistake.

「First, it is good manners to wash the body」

「I’m not dirty, okay?」

「I know. But if there are others, they don’t know it. It’s important to develop a habit」

「I suppose you’re right. Um… what should I do?」

「This way」

Shea-san brought me to a place at the end of the Onsen.

There is a chair to sit on and two jars by the wall.

「This place is well prepared. The jar on the left is the liquid for washing the body, and the one on the right is the liquid for washing the hair」

「Okay」

When I tried to scoop the contents out of the jar of liquid on the left, Shea-san stopped me again.

「First, wash your head. Besides, it needs to be wet」

「I- I understand」

「If you put magic power into that magic stone, hot water will come out」

「I’ll try… Wapu!」

As soon as I put in the magic power, hot water flew from the tube in front of me and hit my face.

「Is this tube an offensive magic!」

「No, it’s liquid and body wash. It’s your first time, so I’ll help you. Yuan stay quiet」

「Yes… please」

Then, Shea-san took the liquid in her hand and let it soak into the hot water, and the liquid started to foam up.

「Shea-san! What’s that!」

「This is a liquid that foams up when it gets wet. You can wash with this to get clean」

Shea-san begins to wash my head with the foaming liquid.

「No pain?」

「Yes… it’s nice, and it smells good」

Shea-san’s fingers felt so good as she washed my head that I couldn’t help but squint.

Since Shea-san is a Beastman, she washes me very carefully so that no water or foam gets into my fox ears.

「Yuan, your hair is surprisingly long」

「Strangely enough, no matter how hard I cut it, it always grows back」

My back-length hair is not intentionally grown out. I’ve tried many times to make my hair short like a boy’s, thinking it would be easier to maintain if it was shorter, but it would be back to its original length in less than a week.

On the other hand, it stops after a certain length, though.

Sometimes, though, it’s troubling because things happen that I don’t understand even though they are about me.

「But it’s beautiful」

「You’re the only one who says so, Shea-san」

「Un, that’s okay. I like it」

It makes me happy to hear that you like my hair, which I hate. I’ve had a lot of bad experiences because of this hair.

That doesn’t mean I can’t like my hair, but I still feel like I can accept it a little bit. That feeling may be just for now, though.

「Now, the hair is done」

The bubbles in my hair fell away and a nice flowery smell arrived softly.

Maybe it’s because of the smell, but I feel refreshed, which is different from when I use cleaning magic.

Cleaning magic is odorless.

「Next is the back. If I do it, it will be proper」

「I can do that much by myself. I’ve been wiping myself down from time to time」

「It’s fine. I want to do it」

「Maa… if that’s the case, please.」

When she soaked the towel in a different liquid than before, it seemed like she was using the same flower, and the nice smell spread again.

「Does it hurt?」

「Yes, it’s a little ticklish」

「A little harder?」

「No, please keep it that way」

「Un, tell me if it hurts. I don’t want to hurt Yuan’s beautiful skin」

「In that case, I’ll use recovery magic to heal myself and I’ll be fine」

Shea-san is gentle and rubs my neck and back with a towel. It tickles and embarrasses me, but it feels even better.

「I’ll wash your tail, too」

「Eh, the tail… Hyah!」

Did you think there was no tail?

Actually, I do have one. It’s just that it’s usually wrapped around my body inside my robe using a string, so it’s hard to tell.

Even if I wear the robe deeply, some of my black hair will be visible, and even if I can hide my ears at that time, if my tail is exposed, I will be known as an abominable child. Hiding my head and not hiding my tail?　I would never do such a thing.

Besides, I don’t usually let others touch my tail because it is sensitive. Shea-san is a little special to me, you know?

But I’m ticklish, so please don’t touch me too much… On the other hand, your hands are too gentle~~.

「Yuan, please calm down」

「My tail took over…」

「I’m almost done」

In some ways, it may be more torturous than torture. Tickle hell is hard to endure if you don’t have any tolerance, right? The pain is rather strong for many people, though.

「The rest is front」

「I’ll do it myself!」

Everyone has parts they don’t want to be seen. Even I have a sense of shame. So, please don’t look so disappointed.

「Please wash yourself while you’re at it, Shea-san. Or would you like me to help you this time?」

「If Yuan wants to do it」

Is it my imagination, or does she have a little bit of an expectant look in her eyes?

「I want to take a bath soon, so I’ll do my best next time」

「Sou」

She’s obviously disappointed! I’m sure it’s not my imagination, because her tail is sadly pointing down.

However, Shea-san washes her hair, which is longer than mine, as though she is used to it.

She finished washing her long hair almost as soon as I finished washing the front part of my body. It’s not that I’m clumsy, okay? And it’s not that I don’t have enough parts to wash!

However, when I finished washing up, I was a bit bored.

「Yuan, you can take a dip first」

「Eh? Uh, yes」

I had nothing to do, so I watched Shea-san wash herself, and she told me so even though she wasn’t looking at me.

I think I could do it if I used sensory magic, but Shea-san seemed to have figured it out without using it.

By the way, I wasn’t peeping at her, okay? Unlike me, Shea-san is a vanguard and must have a lot of wounds, but she looks beautiful, so I was just curious.

「Well, I guess I’ll go ahead and take a dip」

「Un, try not to jump in」

「I- I know!」

「Also, you can wet a towel in the water and put it on your head」

「Got it」

I followed Shea-san’s instructions and headed for the water.

I seem to have the whole Onsen to myself that could hold several people at once. That alone made it worthwhile for me to be brought here by Shea-san. I feel like I’m living in luxury, but I want to be careful not to get used to it.

「It’s surprisingly hot」

I’m glad I had a wet towel with me. It would have been unbearable if I had just soaked myself. It would have been strange to use magic to alleviate a relaxing water.

「Ahh… but it might feel good」

The warmth seeps into my body.

It’s a different kind of comfort from bathing, and I think I understand why Shea-san recommends taking a bath.

「Be careful not to fall asleep or you’ll become flushed」

As I soaked in the hot water for a while, Shea-san, who had finished washing herself, also came.

Shea sat down next to me, so we were side by side.

「Yuan, good?」

「Yes, I’m glad that Shea-san brought me here」

「I’m glad you think so」

「I don’t know much about it, so please teach me as much as you do about bathing」

「Un. I’ll tell you what I learned from my experience. If it makes Yuan happy, it makes me happy too」

「I’m happy to make you happy too, so I’ll return the favor someday!」

「Un, but I’m getting enough」

「Even so. Since we’ll be together from now on」

「Un, together」

It is supposed to be difficult to trust people, but I naturally open my heart to Shea-san. We are like sisters who have spent all our lives together.

Maybe it has something to do with the contract magic, but I’m still happy about it.

「It’s getting a little hot in here」

「Coming up?」

「Yes indeed, I’m not used to this, so it’s about time」

「Un, Yuan’s been soaking longer than I have, so it’s no wonder」

「Shea-san just had a soak, so please take your time」

「I’m fine. Shadow Wolves live in cold places, so hot weather is a bit of a problem for us. Besides, there’s always tomorrow」

「Thank you very much」

I think she really wanted to soak in more. But Shea-san adjusted to my needs. So, words of gratitude naturally came out.

「Do you want me to wipe your body?」

「I can do that much」

When I got out of the bath, Shea-san tried to wipe my body for me. However, I could do that, so I refused.

I may be small, but I’m not a child.

Jii……

It’s okay, I can wipe it properly.

Jii…………

All it takes is to drain my hair and wipe it from the top down.

Jii………………

Wipe the toes thoroughly. There we go.

Jii……

「Mo, Shea-san! It’s okay!」

「Un, it looks fine」

「Shea-san, please wipe yourself. Or do you rather want to see my body! ?」

I couldn’t help but say that as she watched me wipe myself off to the end. In response, Shea-san said,

「Un, I think so」

「Fu ~e! ?」

She usually said something like that to me.

「If Yuan gets hurt, it’s my fault. If she gets new scars in the future, it will be proof that I failed to protect her」

「I can heal my wounds with recovery magic. I’m fine!」

「Un. But I don’t want to overlook anything」

「A・ny・way! I’m hungry. Wipe yourself dry and get dressed!」

「I got it」

Once again, I can’t hide my embarrassment at having my body looked at so closely.

I don’t think it’s fun to look at my body. If you’re going to look at something, it’s better to look at one like Shea-san’s.

「Yuan」

「Huh? Yes?」

「Yuan’s watching」

「It’s all in your head」

I looked at her as hard as I could, but it was just your imagination.

After that, Shea-san finished putting on her clothes and we left the bath.

It warmed my heart and body, and I think I enjoyed it even though I felt like there was a lot going on.

I found myself a little excited at the thought of taking another bath tomorrow, and had the pleasure of learning something new.

It’s scary to get used to luxury, but I’d like to expand this kind of enjoyment as long as it’s not a waste of money.

I’m not interested in spending 5 silver coins, though.

Author:

As I’m sure you all know, Yuan was a girl.

Once again, please take care of my child beastman, Yuan!

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