Chapter 19 – Swimsuit Induction and Show
“Wataru-san, what are you going to do today?”
Alessia-san asked me as I was having a leisurely cup of tea after finishing breakfast in the main dining room.
Well, the Japanese food I was looking forward to yesterday was different from what I expected, and I was somewhat shocked. Let’s change our mood by exercising today.
I bought a video camera, maybe the pool? The possibility of a bra might be noticed, but I’m sad to pass up a pool with a group of ladies. …Let’s push it through by saying it’s a special outfit for getting in the water.
“Yes, that’s right. I want to exercise today, so why don’t we go to the pool and play in the water?”
“Pool? What do you mean by playing in the water?”
…Don’t you play in the water? Oh, come to think of it, there are monsters. They don’t swim and play in the river or the ocean. Maybe they can’t swim?
“Well, do you all swim?”
The women looked at me with a puzzled look.
“We have never swum before. Fishermen, sailors, and naval officers only learn to swim in case of emergencies.”
…So the group who loves to maneuver the ship was blasting along on a ship when they couldn’t even swim?
“Didn’t you ever have a chance to swim in a river or the ocean during your adventures?”
“No, because it’s hard to get wet during an adventure. There are people who specialize in exploring watery places.”
Oh, it’s certainly difficult to get wet, isn’t it? You can’t even take off your clothes in a place where there are monsters… Come to think of it, the cave where we got the Ryu scales was almost untouched, right?
It was a place you could get to if you went against the headwind. Was the water blocking the valuable medicinal herbs and the tens of billions of Ryu scales? I guess if you have a ship, you can still discover more treasures. …I’ll think about it when I can’t sell pepper anymore.
“I see… Well, what can I say? The Castle has a place that looks like a bath, many times bigger than it is, and you can play in it. If you can’t swim, why don’t you play in the kiddie pool first?”
If it’s for kids, they won’t drown, and they can have fun playing with each other, like splashing each other.
“You want to play in a kiddie place? That’s a little embarrassing.”
“Alessia-san, we’re the only ones in this place, so there’s nothing to be embarrassed about.”
We’re not going to be in the middle of a bunch of kids screaming, so I don’t see the problem.
“…This was inside Wataru-san’s ship, wasn’t it? I knew that, but I still feel like I’m in a foreign town.”
Not so much a foreign country as an otherworldly town, though. When I’m on the Castle, I feel like I’m in a foreign country, too. We decided to play in the pool for now, so we went to buy swimsuits.
“Wataru-san, there’s hardly any cloth left.”
“This is a special outfit for playing in the water. If there is too much fabric, it will be difficult to play in the water.”
If possible, I’d like them to choose a swimsuit that looks like it’s backward with a T, but if it looks like this, it’s going to be difficult. Should I order Ines and Felicia to do it? …Hmm, but hey, there’s the tail, too, and a bikini is just about right.
I wouldn’t go so far as to say micro bikini, so I’d like to at least direct them to a regular bikini. I don’t mind the one-piece type, but I prefer the ones with less fabric area.
Oh… you have to cut a hole for the tail. But I can’t sew. Huh? I don’t think we can go to the pool today.
“Is that so? What about the one with lots of fabric over here?”
“I wouldn’t recommend the one with a lot of fabric. This type is easier to swim in.”
I just can’t recommend it because of my preference. I am the only otherworlder in the world, right? If I lied this much, they wouldn’t know.
“Is that so?”
“Yeah, and I just realized that there isn’t a swimsuit here that has a hole in the back for a tail. Unless you make a hole and sew it on, you can’t use it. So we couldn’t go to the pool today.”
“Speaking of which, there are no swimsuits with holes in them… Claretta can sew, can’t she?”
“Yes, I’m used to working with holes for tails, so I can do it today. I can also take care of Ines’ swimsuit.”
Alessia-san’s words were followed by Claretta-san’s confidence in her ability to take on the task. She even took care of Ines’ part, so that’s a big help. I managed to stop the one-piece, tankini, etc., and succeeded in inducing bikinis.
Let’s switch the pool to tomorrow and… what to do today… ice skating. Maybe we can put the ziplining and rock climbing together at the pool.
“Well, we’ll leave the swimsuits to you, Claretta-san. Let’s postpone the pool until tomorrow. Let’s go ice skating today.”
“Ice skating? What is it?”
“It’s a game where you skate on ice with special shoes.”
“Ice? I’ve heard that water freezes where it gets cold.”
Come to think of it; it’s never been winter… It’s been warm all the time. I didn’t pay attention to it at all because there’s so little change. I heard there are places where it gets cold, so there are seasons, right? Or maybe that place is winter all the time. If I ask Creator God-sama, will He answer me?
Anyway, let’s buy some swimsuits and then some socks and head to the skating rink.
It’s a surprisingly small rink… Well, just having a skating rink on a ship is awesome.
“It’s amazing, Wataru-san. It’s such a big ice rink. Do you play there?”
My impression is that it’s a small skating rink, but from the ladies’ point of view, it’s different.
“Yes, Alessia-san, you’re right.”
Can we borrow shoes here? Let’s just say at the counter.
“27cm skates, please.”
A pair of skates appears.
“Wataru-san. Is this shoe a weapon? They look kind of inconvenient.”
I understand what Alessia-san wants to say. If I didn’t know any better, it would look like a pair of shoes with a blade on the bottom.
“They’re not weapons. It’s hard to walk on, but on the ice, it’s slippery. Let me put on my shoes, and I’ll explain.”
“I understand. So how can I borrow the shoes?”
“What’s your shoe size, Alessia-san?”
“…Size?”
“It’s the size of your foot.”
“Hmm, I bought shoes that fit when I tried them on, so I don’t know what size they are.”
…I guess you could say that. I was the same way. Since I’ve been on the Castle, my sense of detail has gone back to when I was in Japan.
I rent shoes by comparing them to my shoes and checking the approximate size.
I change my shoes near the entrance of the skating rink. When I stand up, the ladies are pulling up as if it is hard for them to move.
That’s what happens at the beginning, even if you’re at a higher level. Once you get the hang of it, though, it seems to go faster.
“I guess the first thing to do is to practice standing on the ice.”
“…It’s pretty scary.”
The women are pulling themselves up and slightly slouching. I teach them how to walk and stand on the ice slowly. They practice walking with their legs open in a “c” shape while holding onto the railing.
The little screams that leak out slightly are sexy. But the women, despite what they say, are very athletic and don’t fall. It’s a little frustrating because when I started skating, I fell all over the place.
Even when they let go of the handrail, they stand steady and have no problem walking. They are improving very fast.
“Now that you have learned to walk, the next step is to slide. I’ll show you an example, so please watch me.”
I have been skating a few times, so I am secretly confident. Although not quite light in front of the ladies, I skate smoothly. I can’t jump, but do I look cool?”
“Ara, you can skate like that. I finally understand what these shoes are for.”
Alessia-san says and kicks her back foot, and she quickly moves forward. …I had a feeling that this was going to happen. The women’s athleticism has been incorporated within them.
“Fufu, I could skate.”
Alessia-san smiles happily. She was still a little awkward, but she skated on the ice without any problems. The other women followed her lead.
“It’s a strange feeling.”
Dorothea-san, looking a little mystified, shows off her steady skating.
“It’s interesting.”
Marina-san skates quickly.
“Ufufu, Wataru-san, skating is so much fun.”
Ilma-san looks very sexy as she skates.
“So fun.”
Carla-san is skating smoothly. She has a dazzling smile.
“It’s a little scary.”
Claretta-san is a little timid, but she’s skating steadily.
“It’s fun. Watch me, Master. I’ll win.”
Ines is competing with Alessia-san for some reason.
“Master, it’s interesting.”
Felicia is smiling and skating at her own pace.
I can see their personalities in the way they skate. This rate of progress is as expected. Let’s teach them to run backward from here and have them try jumping. I have no idea how to jump, but I have a feeling these girls can handle it. All that’s left is to record everything.
As I was making my pathetic plans, something unexpected happened. Rimu, who had been standing on top of my head, jumped off the ice.
“Rimu! Are you okay? It’s cold!”
Slime doesn’t freeze, does it? Is he okay?
“It’s freezing; I’m fine.”
He doesn’t seem to mind the cold. The slime moves around in front of my eyes but hardly moves forward. Is it possible that he is trying to move forward and failing? This time, he moves his body slightly… but he’s making just a little progress.
“Wataru, move… I can’t…”
Shocked by his inability to move, a sad thought flies through the air. For some reason, when I approached him to comfort him, Fuu-chan charged at him and bounced Rimu off.
“Suu…”
Rimu happily bounced away with a thought that I didn’t understand.
“Fuu-chan, what’s wrong?”
I talk to Fuu-chan.
“…Wind…” and she chased after Rimu while being blown away by the strong wind. It’s like a pinball. …I wonder if billiards would be more appropriate.
“Marina-san, Fuu-chan slid down with great force…”
I talked to Marina-san, who was skating nearby, and it seems that Fuu-chan is now able to move on the ice using wind magic on her own. That’s a wonderful sense.
There is no magic that Rimu remembers that could be used for propulsion. But he is using the recoil from being bounced off the ice by Fuu-chan to move across the skating rink, bouncing back strongly when he hits the wall.
It’s not pinball or billiards; it’s airfield hockey. …Slime doesn’t frostbite, does it?
Satisfied after skating for a while, he slides toward me, climbs up my body, and settles in place on my head. Rimu’s body feels cold and subtly hard.
“Rimu, aren’t you cold? Are you getting cold?”
I take him down from the top of my head and hug him to warm him up.
“I’m fine.”
…Are you okay? I don’t know any doctor who can examine slime; I’m a little worried. I look at Marina-san and see her warming Fuu-chan in her arms as she returns. I guess we’re thinking the same thing.
When I teach the women the reverse, they master it right away. I don’t know how to jump, so I’m struggling with it. Hmm, is there a skating book or something in the library? Oh, I just thought of a good idea. Let’s try it after the shoot.
I recorded the women skating happily with the video camera I bought. They fall down a lot when they try to jump.
They understand that I am recording them, so they try to jump in front of the camera and look at the camera with a big smile on their faces. And they are beautiful women. …I’m happy that I was able to capture a little happening video.
It’s time to try something I’ve been thinking about.
“Everyone, may I have a word?”
The women gather at the sound of my voice.
“What’s wrong?”
Alessia-san asked me on behalf of the group.
“I just thought up an idea, but I think we can put on an ice-skating show with a staff member appointment. Would you mind trying it out?”
“Fufu, staff appointment. Sounds fun; I’d love to try it out.”
Everyone was enthusiastic. It’s going to be a great show. I appoint everyone to the ice show staff.
“Ara, I didn’t know you could do this. May I ask you to do this for me, Wataru-san?”
“Yes, what is it?”
According to the ladies who have gained knowledge of ice shows, they need music and lighting. I summon the Saporabi and place them in place. The ladies are skating to get used to their bodies… much better.
I wonder what it feels like to become proficient at the job you’ve been assigned to do? I’ll give it a try next time. It seems that the breaking-in was over, and on cue, the ladies began their show.
…Busty beauties were skating with various techniques. …Wonderful. It’s wonderful, but the clothes are very uncomfortable. The lighting, the music, the skating, it was a real show, but the clothes were so rough that it looked like a practice scene. …Dressing is important, isn’t it?
“Phew, how was it, Wataru-san?”
“Alessia-san, you were wonderful. It was just a pity that your clothes didn’t match the show. Next time, let’s think about the costumes.”
“Now that you mention it, you’re right. I didn’t think that much of it. But it was fun. I think I understand a little bit how the people in the troupe feel.”
Theater troupe? I’ve never seen one, but I wonder if I can go to the royal capital to see one. It seems like a lot of nobles and rich people are going to see it.
“Let’s watch the recorded video later, shall we? I think it would be quite fun.”
“Wataru-san, I’m hungry.”
I checked the time at Carla-san’s words and found that it was past 3:00 p.m. I was too engrossed in skating. Let’s go have a late lunch.
