I Reincarnated as the Mob Flame User Destined to Die in the Early Stages of the Game, but When I Cleared the Event Before the Protagonist, the Heroines Followed Me

Chapter 22 – Impromptu Hot Spring

Alicia and I had plenty of leisure time and lived a life of defeating monsters while moving around. Along the way was bonus time for cohabiting with Alicia.

“I wanna go to a hot spring, nyaa~”

“Let’s go to a hot spring when the effect of the monster summoning debuff wears off.”

I think Alicia would get out of the hot spring in less than 10 minutes.

She’s sensitive to heat, after all.

If there’s a river, we could make something like a hot spring bath, right?

“Shall we try making a river bath?”

“Sounds interesting, nyaa~”

I built walls with stones and mud in a slow, deep part of the river, isolating it from the rest.

I used fire magic to harden the wall like pottery, and after a while, I poured clean water from the river into it.

I started building it in the morning, and it’s already getting dark.

It took a while to find the mud.

It would have been faster if I had clay.

“Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!”

I submerged the fire magic in water to prevent the fireballs from exploding.

Blup, blup, blup!

The water warmed up as if a heated stone had been dumped into it, and the impromptu hot spring was completed.

“It’s a hot spring, nyaa!”

Technically, it’s not a hot spring, but the mood is what matters.

“Today, let’s start a fire, grill some fish, and then take a dip in the hot spring.”

Splash!

Alicia took off her clothes and jumped into the hot spring.

O-ooh! She’s completely naked!!

“I’ll start the fire.”

I took out firewood from my Storage, skewered the fish, and planted them into the ground.

All the while, I kept glancing at Alicia.

But Alicia cleverly hid her important parts with her tail.

Still, I couldn’t help but try to steal a glance at her.

Alicia immediately got out of the hot spring.

Even if I couldn’t see anything, my heart was still pounding.

Once Alicia finished changing, she ate the grilled fish with relish.

“This place is so comfortable, nyaa~”

“That’s right, let’s camp here for a while.”

“That sounds good, nyaa~”

Alicia and I spent our time hunting monsters while stylishly improving the riverside bathing facility.

We’re enjoying a casual life.

I use Exfire three times a day, then return to the base and create a stylish bath.

And like that, the debuff of the Karma Ticket expired.

No, I won against Dust’s Karma Ticket.

Did Dust’s stupidity save me?

I used to hunt a lot of monsters around the village in the beginning. Thanks to that, the monsters didn’t gather that much. I had accepted everyone’s request and helped them by hunting monsters. Because of that, I didn’t die.

The Karma Ticket is used twice in the game story, and both times the opponent was the boss.

The first time you use one Karma Ticket near a forest where there are a lot of monsters, and the second time you use three Karma Tickets at the same time to bring about different effects and prevent absolute defeat against the final boss.

Let’s get back on track.

Alicia might leave after helping me. But I want to be with her more.

Still, I can’t lie to her.

I decided to tell Alicia that the effect of the monster summoning debuff had disappeared.

“It’s great, nyaa~!”

Alicia hugged me.

My heart started pounding on its own.

The other party members in the game were also charming, and just being able to make memories with Alicia already feels like a miracle.

“Thank you so much, Alicia.”

“Where are we going next, nyaa?”

“You’re going to come with me?”

“Of course, nyaa~!”

Alicia is coming with me!

My mind started to race.

I hadn’t thought about what to do next carefully.

As the bandit-raid event approached after I turned 18, my sole focus had been survival.

As soon as that was over, there was the Karma Ticket incident and I had to continue fighting off monsters.

But now the situation has changed!

…I can think of two things.

– Get back at Dust.

– Bond with Alicia and the other party characters.

There are other details too.

I want to let the village know that we’re safe, and I also want to relax here for a little while before leaving.

But let’s consider each major aspect one by one.

First, regarding getting back at Dust, I don’t want to waste time targeting Dust.

I don’t want to waste time on that guy.

Is he even alive right now?

There is a possibility that he’s dead…

Still, let’s assume he’s still alive.

If I do decide to act, I’ll get all the treasures in the dungeons and make it difficult for Dust to shine.

I haven’t used my three Karma Tickets yet.

I’ll find the perfect timing.

If he tries to interfere again, I’ll smack him with a mace.

He won’t have any complaints even if he dies, right?

As for bonding with Alicia and the other party characters… In the first round of the game, Alicia, Claire, the female swordsman who came to train Dust, and Estelle, who masters healing magic, become party members.

All of them are beautiful and attractive, and many men would fall in love with them if they spent time together.

As a mob character, I might not be able to bond with every single one of them.

But I’ll do my best.

Even if it doesn’t work, I’d rather regret trying and fail than not trying at all.

The goal is to get equipment that increases the likability of all the characters and to get everyone to equip them.

The level of difficulty is high when it comes to acquiring the likability-increasing equipment, and even if I do get it, I don’t know whether they’ll equip it or not.

But I want to do everything I can.

“Alicia, let’s relax here for a few days before going back to the village. We need to tell them that we’re safe. After that, I want to go on a journey to collect treasures in dungeons while touring the city.”

I’m going to collect equipment that increases favorability in the dungeons!

Then, I’ll have Alicia equip it!

“…Has Gett ever been to the dungeon before, nyaa?”

“I’ve been hiding it until now, but yeah, I have. I’ve acquired a lot of treasure.”

“Next time I’ll go with Gett, nyaa~ It’s dangerous to go to a dungeon alone, nyaa~”

“Thank you. But I want to keep it a secret from everyone because they’d worry if we go to the dungeon.”

“It’s probably for the best, nyaa~”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“Let’s rest here for a few days, nyaa~”

“Yeah, let’s eat lots of delicious food and take it easy for now.”

Alicia and I spent about two days without fighting monsters.

But suddenly, while Alicia was in the bath, she abruptly moved and grabbed her weapon.