Bath

[DING!]

[You have got the Inverted Spear of Heaven!]

A strangely shaped dagger suddenly appeared in Kimihito's hand. The Inverted Spear of Heaven is a dagger with a Jutte-like shaped blade. It has a "q" shaped circular hand guard that points out on the side of the longer edge. Additionally, the weapon has a black handle with a circular link at the end.

He didn't know what it was used for, whether an ordinary dagger or something else. But after looking at the screen in front of him, he saw some information regarding the dagger. Knowing nothing about the dagger, he decided to read the description of the dagger.

[The Inverted Spear of Heaven is a special grade cursed tool that has been imbued with a cursed technique powered by a particular foreign type of energy that allows it to force the stoppage of any other supernatural technique it comes into contact with. If the Inverted Spear of Heaven hits a user's target or their supernatural technique, it will be immediately nullified]

After reading all the information, Kimihito was both surprised and amazed by the effect of the dagger he was holding. However, he felt a little strange about the dagger's name.

'Rather than the Inverted Spear of Heaven, it would be more suitable if it was changed to Inverted Blade of Heaven.' He thought.

Kimihito also didn't know about special grade cursed tools and the like. However, he planned to continue carrying the Inverted Spear of Heaven with him because he didn't have a safe place to store it, and also in case he was hit by a supernatural technique. It would be troublesome if he didn't know how to deal with such an attack.

Without realizing it, Yuuna, who was beside him, was curious about the strange dagger he was holding. Due to its odd shape, she thought it might be some work of art. Writing something quickly in a book, Yuuna tried to touch his shoulder.

Kimihito, who felt his shoulder touched by a soft finger, immediately looked at the ghost next to him. He knew Yuuna seemed to want to talk to him, and it could be seen from the book floating in the air nearby.

{What dagger is Kimihito?}

"Oh, it's just a souvenir I bought when I came here" He forced lied to her. It was impossible to say that it was a weapon that came out of a gacha.

Yuuna easily believed what he said. There couldn't be such a strange dagger, she thought.

Yuuna suddenly thought of something and immediately wrote it down in a book. {Kimihito, why don't you try Yuragi-sou's open-air hot spring?}

"Open hot springs?"

Kimihito was surprised that this place had a hot spring. But what surprised him even more was because it wasn't just a hot spring, but an open-air hot spring. A type of bath where he can see the scenery outside while enjoying the warmth of the hot water.

'I didn't expect this...'

Rent is only 1000 yen per month it seems impossible to get a facility like this. It felt like Kimihito had just discovered a hidden gem, Yuragi-sou.

"It'll be evening soon. Maybe I'll give it a try." He muttered.

Because Chitose had told him that Kimihito had to come over for dinner, he could only enjoy the open-air bath for a while. Not that he couldn't enjoy it anymore at night, but he found it very tiring.

{Then I will take you there!}

Immediately, Kimihito felt someone holding his hand.

'So smooth.' He thought, didn't know if the softness of her skin was the hallmark of a ghost or if it was genuine.

***

Walking towards the bathhouse, Kimihito was continuously pulled in by Yuuna. "W-wait! Yuuna? Are you also going to enter the bath with a guy?"

Yuuna, who heard Kimihito's words, became a little embarrassed, but she thought of why she went inside. {You can't see me, right? So it doesn't matter.}

'What kind of logic is that?'

"It doesn't matter what? You're a woman, so you better take care of yourself." He didn't care if someone was a demi-human, a ghost, or a monster. As long as she's a woman, she's still a woman. That's an unchangeable fact.

If Kimihito could see Yuuna's form, he would see her face was already red. She was confused, whether to feel happy or embarrassed. Glad that she was still considered a woman even with that form or embarrassed because she invited a man to bathe without the slightest hesitation.

{It's okay. I'm glad because it's my first time.}

"..."

Kimihito didn't know how he should respond to Yuuna. However, he didn't want to destroy her happiness after meeting someone who accepted her. So he thought it was okay to let her come inside with him in the end.

"Then I'll wash my body first." He said.

Right now, he only covered his lower half with a towel, so his body could be seen clearly. There were several cuts and scratches all over Kimihito's body. Even so, his body looked lean muscular build. It was all the result of the hard training he had endured before.

Suddenly a notebook floated in front of him. {I'll help scrub your back.}

"..."

"No need, I can do it by myself."

There was no reply from Yuuna, the books and pens she had put in a dry place not to get wet. He could also see the soap floating behind his back.

'Well, maybe it's okay just to rub the back.' He didn't mind because it was true what she wrote, about he couldn't see her.

Yuuna, who was rubbing Kimihito's back, was amazed by his wide and hardback. In contrast to her smooth and softback. She also imagined being hugged by him, wondering how it felt.

And suddenly...

Feeling something soft touch his back, Kimihito wasn't sure if it was Yuuna's hand. If it was her hand, then indeed he could feel her fingers. But it was clear that something as gentle as that couldn't possibly be her hands.

'Don't tell me...'

As time went on, he felt the softness pressing against his back. Not one, but two 'things' that he could feel.

"Yuuna! Yuuna!"

"UEEH?! What should I do?" A scream suddenly awakened her, and she realized what she had just done.

"Awawawawa..." Even if she screamed as loud as she could, Kimihito would never be able to hear her voice.

"Hmm?"

Shortly after Yuuna screamed, Kimihito felt lifted just like in the room earlier. But since he had experienced this incident once, he already knew how to anticipate it.

Kimihito quickly grabbed the wooden poles in the hot spring to not fly away. There is one other way: holding Yuuna or hugging her. However, it was highly likely that her poltergeist would get worse if he did that.

Even though he had only been hit twice, he could tell that her power only activated when getting embarrassed. There are probably two things that trigger her power to be active, that is when she imagines embarrassing things and does embarrassing things.

From the little information he had, Kimihito could already predict that her poltergeist power would get stronger the more she felt embarrassed. This time felt quite strong, and he felt like he was quickly thrown upwards.

"Yuuna, calm down! Inhale... Exhale... Inhale... Exhale..." He wasn't sure if it would work, but it seemed the poltergeist was starting to subside.

{I'm sorry, because of my power, you're even bothered!} She wrote.

"I'm fine. I'm already prepared anyway."

{I'm grateful… I was so worried.}

Yuuna was worried that Kimihito would get hurt because of her power. It would be unfortunate if she hurt the first man to accept her existence.

"Then I'll go in first." After saying that, he started to enter the hot spring pool.

Soaking in an open hot spring bath relaxes Kimihito's body. All the fatigue experienced during the journey from the village to Yuragi-sou disappeared instantly like the steam of a hot spring. He was happy after that because it was all over.

Enjoying the pleasure of a hot bath, he would probably feel at home at Yuragi-sou. Living with a comfortable atmosphere, cheap rental fees, and complete facilities in the city make a living in Yuragi-sou appear like heaven on earth.

'Well, maybe there are some proble-'

Before he finished thinking, he could see a deep basin of water in front of him. But what was strange was that the basin formed a girl's body. He could also see well-developed 'assets'. It doesn't take much effort to guess who's there.

Kimihito tried to resist the strong urge from within his body. According to him, the appearance in front of him was strong enough to shake his soul. It looked as if he had seen it all, but in truth, he had not been said to have seen it. He was feeling arguably unique right now, like an extraordinary work of art still covered in a cloth of mystery.

'So this is what people called an invisible charm.' He thought as he closed his eyes and nodded.

"Haa..." After taking a deep breath, he began to calm his mind. He tried to turn his gaze in another direction to be calmer.

Kimihito decided to look at the twilight sky, which slowly turned into a dark sky full of stars. After it was completely dark, he thought about getting out of the bath.

"Yuuna, I'm going to have dinner."

Yuuna, who heard that, immediately followed him out of the bath and changed her appearance to wearing Yuragi-sou's yukata with her usual red haori, that's if people could see her.

Besides her, Kimihito also wore a Yuragi-sou yukata with a white base color and a blue pattern. Unlike her, he didn't wear a red haori. Finished changing clothes, they started walking, and the other flew into the living room for dinner.

Besides dinner, Kimihito will also meet the other residents of Yuragi-sou. He was pretty curious about the people who could afford to stay in Yuragi-sou. Indeed, they are not ordinary people.