I, a Holy-Attributed Healer, Am Surrounded by Beautiful, Big-Breasted Women of the Female Knight Brigade - Chapter 17 - Beautiful Women Bathing Naked

Chapter 17 – Beautiful Women Bathing Naked

I left the lodging I had been staying in since I arrived here.

A month from now, a festival will be held in the walled city of Corias, and it seems that nobles from other territories will be coming on that occasion.

The suite room I had been staying in will likely be used by one of the nobles.

“Salt-sama, are you ready?”

“Salt-dono, we’re all set.”

“Yes, I’m on my way.”

After the two of them came to pick me up at the lodging, we headed to the Adventurer’s Guild.

We were able to borrow the Fourth Knights’ carriage, so this time we also borrowed a cart to carry my luggage.

I’ve already told Lana-sama and Freyna-sama that I’d be leaving the walled city of Corias, so all that’s left is to head to the Adventurer’s Guild.

“Salt-san, what can I do for you today?”

I was greeted by Towa at the reception desk, and I took on some requests from the Adventurer’s Guild.

“I’m going to be away from the city for a while, so I came here to take on some jobs on my way there. Can I take them all at once?”

“For a while, you say? When will you be returning?”

“I’m thinking of heading to the border of Corias. There were reports of increased miasma over there, right?”

“I see. Salt-san is really hard working. It’ll take about four days to get to the border. Considering the work you’ll do there, it might take about two weeks?”

It’s eight days just for travel. And I expect it will take about a week to resolve the miasma issue.

“Well, it depends on how far it has spread.”

“Yes, I understand. So, roughly three weeks then.”

“Right. You seem concerned about the timeline. Is something going on?”

“Oh, no, it’s just that with the festival happening in a month, I wondered if you’d be back in time for it.”

Towa, who panicked when I asked her a question, seemed to be hiding something.

“So that’s what you mean. Yeah, Krish-san and Mei have to do work for the Fourth Knights during the festival, so we’ll definitely be back by then.”

“Oh, I see! Ehehe, well then, please take care and have a safe trip!”

When I told Towa I’d be back before the festival, she got into a good mood.

Still not understanding what was going on, Towa sent me off.

I returned to the other two with the approved requests.

I chose purification jobs that I could solve, and jobs that I could handle by traveling to and from the border.

“Sorry to keep you waiting, I was able to get some requests at once. Now, I just need to solve them one by one.”

“Salt-dono, you are very diligent.”

“That’s true. You’re deliberately taking on more work for yourself.”

“Is that so? It’s just a side job. Someone has to handle these long-standing requests eventually. If I think I can do it, I might as well.”

I got into the wagon and Mei started to drive. Krish-san watched me with a curious expression as I was checking each request.

“Why would you want to do something like that?”

“Well, Krish-san might already understand this. You often have to do a lot of unpleasant things.”

“You often have to do a lot of unpleasant things?”

This time it was Mei who reacted to my words.

It’s true that most people don’t want to do things they don’t like.

Mei had the same puzzled look as Krish-san.

“Yeah, if you only do the things you like, gradually you start to wonder if it’s something you really like. It’s only by doing things you don’t like, or things that are difficult that you can once again appreciate doing things you truly enjoy.”

“Because you do unpleasant things, you can appreciate what you love…”

“But unpleasant things are unpleasant! And the things I love are still things I love.”

Krish-san looked somewhat convinced, while Mei seemed still unconvinced, so I continued.

“I love sleeping in a fluffy bed and eating delicious food. But before that, I like to help people, work hard, and sweat. The food I eat when I’m hungry from hard work tastes amazing. Eating to my heart’s content and then sleeping like a log in a fluffy bed feels great. That’s why, even if it’s something unpleasant, I do my job.”

When I finished expressing my feelings, Krish-san started laughing.

“Ahahaha, you have no greed, Salt-dono.”

“Exactly! There are so many more enjoyable and fun things to do. Like dressing up, putting on makeup, and, um, eating delicious food?”

“Haha. Mei, aren’t you just like Salt-dono?”

“Mumumu, sweets are justice!”

I think it’s fine for everyone to have their own likes.

But that alone doesn’t make life fun.

You endure the unpleasant things to fully enjoy what you love most. That’s my way of living.

“Alright, let’s leave the walled city of Corias. We won’t be back for a while, are you both okay with that?”

“Yeah, that’s fine. We’ve been away several times for Lana-sama’s inspections.”

“That’s right. We’ve had expeditions for work as well.”

“Then it’s settled.”

We packed a few days’ worth of food and camping supplies in the carriage that Mei was driving, setting off through the gates of the walled city of Corias.

♢

The one who wasn’t prepared was me.

“Salt-dono, I’m going to take a bath in the river, so please stand guard.”

“Salt-sama, you can’t peek, okay?”

I didn’t realize that traveling with these women would be different from traveling with my childhood friends.

“Ah! I forgot my towel.”

“Mou~ Krish-sama, Salt-sama is here, so don’t go around naked.”

“You’re right. Mei is naked too.”

How am I supposed to guard these two with my eyes closed?

“Salt-sama, are your eyes properly closed?”

“Of course.”

“Fufu, you really are a gentleman~”

“Not really. I want to open them so badly right now, so hurry up and get to the river.”

I could hear Mei’s footsteps approaching.

“Even if you peek a little, you won’t be punished. We’re both naked right now~”

“Stop it.”

“Fufu, Salt-sama, you’re so cute. But thank you. I look forward to working with you in the future. And if you can’t hold back, please attack me instead of Krish-sama.”

“Huh?!”

Their presence vanished, and when I opened my eyes, the two were nowhere to be seen. They probably headed for the river.

I couldn’t see them from where I was, but I could hear the sound of the river and their voices.

“Ah, beautiful women bathing naked… How long am I supposed to endure this? This feels like torture. And what did Mei mean by that?!”

Did she mean that if I lost control and tried to attack Krish-san, Mei would sacrifice herself instead?

No, I can’t betray that resolve.

Aroused by Mei’s words, I spent the rest of the journey in agony until we reached the border city of the territory.