Chapter 274 – Mixed Bathing
Although I currently occupy the excellent ryokan in the upper part to myself, I used to share shared accommodation.
Even though it is public, my position is system administrator. Because it is the highest rank among users, it is a spacious and luxurious room like a hotel.
Even though I didn’t have a private yard and had to live next to and downstairs with several neighbors, I was satisfied.
About 10 days after the lockdown, I was able to find some free time.
[Why don’t you move house soon?]
While looking down on the view from the central control room, I was advised to move by Artemis.
“Why? “The place I’m staying now isn’t bad.”
My accommodation is located on the top floor. It is twice as large as the general guest rooms below. Since it is a high place, the view from the veranda is also great.
Of course, the view looking down now will be even more amazing.
Wiggle, wiggle. Procrastination. Loitering.
Because strangely distorted and discolored bodies are lurking throughout the vast underground city.
Before the infection outbreak, there was a brilliant night view, but now it looks like a hellish cave.
[There are many better houses? A mansion for the wealthy that is several to dozens times larger than this one and even has a garden.]
Beep.
Artemis switched the window to screen mode.
The window that showed infinite darkness suddenly broadcast an advertising video of the VIP district.
As it was built by wealthy people from various places such as Korea, the United States, the Middle East, Europe, and Japan to prepare for the rest of their lives, the architectural styles and concepts are diverse.
There are mansions that look like the London aristocracy would live in, hotels with impressive Greek temple-style columns, and even resorts reminiscent of mosques.
[Whether it is a private resort or a group party resort, there will be no need to receive guests in the future. It’s a theme park just for you. Feel free to choose.]
“It is a luxurious room immersed in darkness without anyone entering.”
Thinking about it this way makes me feel somewhat poetic.
“Then you have to move all the furniture and luggage, right? It’s annoying.”
I thought of the home training equipment and bedding I would have in my dorm.
[Just leave everything behind. No matter which building or room you choose, it will already be filled with good things. It’s not like going into a new apartment or anything like that. You’re choosing a house that’s been completed down to its core. It’s your personal baggage, and it won’t be much.]
As Artemis said, the things that can truly be considered my burden are simple. The military uniform, dog tags, clothes, some books, and souvenirs I bought when I was deployed, etc.
Since I was deployed to a military base without a family or home to make memories, my baggage was always small.
[First, this is accommodation for employees, right? Jinsu, you are no longer employed by someone. The new owner of this city. Either officially or informally.]
“How is the part that says it’s unofficial so insidious?”
[Cook, it’s my mood.]
No matter how much I thought about it, I could hear a sinister laugh.
Being official means that I am the only manager according to the chain of command.
Unofficial means that Artemis, the central control AI, is strongly supporting it. Just like you tempted me with subtle words about your plans after closure during construction in the past.
[Let’s go quickly. Huh? Jinsu. I have to go see a new house worthy of the owner.]
To be honest, it was annoying, but I surrendered to the unusually annoying voice of hers. Because she was really displeased with me living in a dormitory.
Wouldn’t it be good to be nice to each other in a situation where you don’t know how long you two will be together in the future?
Looking back, I think her goal at the time was to divert my attention from the monstrous hell of the middle and lower classes rather than the move itself.
[How about here? It is a mansion with the concept of harmony with nature and comfortable camping.]
The walls and roof are made of transparent glass, and it is surrounded by bushes and trees. The concept is that the dense plants provide both atmosphere and privacy.
“It’s not bad, but it might be a bit uncomfortable at night. “I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep if I watch a horror movie, right?”
You will feel like someone is peeking through the transparent window.
[I can help you with that.]
“How?”
[Sing a lullaby continuously until you fall asleep without being scared?]
“Don’t play around.”
[Hehe, then shall we go see the next house?]
A golf cart driven remotely by Artemis came by and picked me up.
The next place we arrived was a 5-star hotel with a design reminiscent of an old European royal palace.
This is because a European investor wanted to transplant his favorite Ritz hotel into a shelter.
“I feel it every time I come, but it feels like it’s too luxurious.”
As it was built in a shelter, the scale had to be reduced, but the luxury inside was actually upgraded.
“What on earth were they thinking when they even covered the toilet with gold?”
[Because it’s plating. It was put on quite thickly, but it didn’t cost that much.]
“Well, it’s just a toilet. “If I sit here and poop, it’ll be so burdensome that I’ll get constipated, right?”
[What a messy way of speaking.]
“They say pooping is pooping, so what do you say? Should I say I’m defecating?”
I think it was around this time that Artemis tried to correct my speaking style.
When I became the one and only official manager and at the same time she herself decided to make me her master.
As a leader, I hated using swear words or vulgar expressions, and the word I hated the most was poop. It’s not even a particular slang term.
[Anyway, I agree that it is inefficient. It is difficult to maintain hygiene because of the risk of the gold falling off.]
You might even be afraid to use a cleaning brush.
“Besides, it’s far from the central control room. “I like a place where I can jump right away if something happens.”
[Then shall we go to the next house?]
Finding a new home was quite fun. Artemis and I walked around the upper VIP district and gave reviews.
Balladang.
I tried lying down in all kinds of bedrooms.
“Ah, I want to sleep like this.”
On beds, sofas, ondol rooms, and carpets that are comfortable enough to make people unusable.
“You don’t know how it feels. It’s such a shame.”
[The smell of fabric makes me feel like I’m being pressed against something.]
It felt like looking at a newlywed couple’s home. Strictly speaking, Artemis was in a position closer to a real estate agent.
The perfect thing is that there is no down payment, no real estate fraud, no moving-in notification, etc.
All you have to do is declare, ‘I want to live here!’ Wherever you see it.
After wandering around for several days, the final place I chose was a Japanese-style ryokan.
I loved the fresh air in the attached garden, the beauty of the pond, the hot springs you can jump into at any time, and the tatami room.
“Oh, I missed this feeling. It was surprisingly difficult to taste it in the shelter.”
The best of them all was the feeling of the wooden floor brushing against the soles of my feet.
[Hum.]
Artemis, who should have excitedly explained the pros and cons of the ryokan, was calm.
“What’s wrong?”
[Just. I wonder if it’s that good to walk barefoot on the wooden floor.]
“I feel like I’m getting healthier just by walking. My mind also seems to be purified. Good! “I will decide here!”
[Why don’t you look back a little more? There are many good houses I haven’t been to yet.]
Artemis is sad that her long-awaited tour of the house is over.
“I like it here. “It’s big enough but not empty, and it’s comfortable but still feels like home.”
She lightly kicked down the cold wooden hallway a few times and grinned.
“After all, you should be able to walk around the house without slippers. If you get up and open the paper door, the air coming in will be different, right? “It would be the best start to the day if I stretched out in the morning while walking here.”
[If you are satisfied.]
She didn’t say anything more to me as I walked around the floors and tatami rooms with excitement.
She just called a cargo drone to move the luggage. That’s how my new accommodation was decided.
It was the evening of two weeks after the previous infection incident.
* * *
“It feels perfect to step on a tree. “I think I understand why you chose this place over better places.”
Artemis, wrapped in a bath towel, smiled.
Sexy calves and arms, thin nape, wide shoulders typical of Westerners, and large breasts that cannot be hidden with a towel.
Everything shone white like jade.
As she lowers her upper body, the water that had accumulated in her deep collarbone and even deeper cleavage flows down.
Gulp.
She drank a can of beer as a snack while watching the sight. Enjoy eye candy and a cold drink in a warm bath! This is heaven.
“It’s a drinking hot spring. “I think I’ve told you several times that it’s bad for your health.”
Artemis crossed her arms.
She, who is a person of common sense and is also my doctor, is very strict in this regard.
“Then come and confiscate it.”
“Ha!”
She tilted her head left and right as she saw me shaking the can. It is a gesture of willingness to respond to trivial provocations.
Artemis stretched out her feet over the steaming water like a princess putting on her glass slippers.
Her toenails were the only black gloss on her completely white body. It touches the surface of the water and causes ripples.
“Oh.”
When I saw that elegant sight, my lower body reacted.
I had been eating well and nourishing myself for a while, and with the heat of the warm water, there was no time to calm down.
But why sink it? Doesn’t everything here belong to me anyway? Including that beautiful young lady’s body.
Artemis must have come knowing that. Just leave her like this…
Gulp.
With those thoughts in mind, she took a sip of the remaining beer.
“Doctor. Why don’t you take it away? “I’m going to drink it all.”
“…”
Artemis still hasn’t entered the bath.
Pong.
She just keeps dipping her white feet in the water and taking them out again.
“Huh?”
At first, I thought they were playing in the water, but that wasn’t the case.
“No way.”
A thought suddenly crossed my mind as I watched the steam rising from the hot spring.
“Is it because it’s hot?”
“Ugh.”
Her arrogant face distorted. The expression on his face was a mixture of fear, pain, and frustration.
“I did raise the temperature higher than usual.”
She planned to sleep well and sleep well. But when you look at the thermometer, she is by no means hot.
“What is this temperature! I feel like my flesh is ripe! Are you planning on becoming human stew?”
“It’s not that hot at this level. The local bathhouse where old people go is a real hell bathhouse. “This is reasonably comfortable.”
Pong.
However, Artemis could not submerge more than her ankles.
As soon as she submerged even a little too deeply, she was startled and pulled out her feet. Her dainty hands were raised in the air like a red panda.
Her pose was awkward, with one foot outside the hot spring and the other on the surface of the water.
“Are you trying to show off your water walking?”
“It’s noisy.”
Her posture is so bad that even when she gets angry, she stumbles. The corners of her mouth naturally go up due to her cuteness.
Boom.
She eventually lost her balance and landed on her butt.
But she won’t be very sick. Her big butt, which could be used as an airbag, became her cushion.
“Puhup!”
I burst out laughing at that ridiculous sight.
“It’s hard at first, but you’ll get used to it quickly once you get in.”
The majesty of his first appearance has disappeared, leaving him a pitiful figure squatting down and watching the passage of time.
“Why don’t you be stubborn and lower the temperature setting?”
I pointed to a nearby manipulator. However, Artemis did not fight the temperature simply out of pride.
“This is your resting place. I don’t want to hinder your recovery. “You’ll be able to get in soon.”
“Oh my gosh, you’re special too.”
I waded through the water and reached in front of her.
“Give me your foot.”
“Why, why?”
The fear of seeing a water demon appears on Artemis’ face.
“I’m not trying to force you.”
She holds her beautiful feet in both her hands. She is a little red, probably because she got soaked in the bath.
Tribute.
“I had a hard time being tortured, but I need to be released.”
“What is torture?”
Artemis’ tone of voice was displeased, but she did not reject my touch at all.
“It’s cool.”
“I was holding a can of ice.”
The can I took out of the refrigerator was so cold that it hurt when I held it with just one hand.
I drank it with both hands, and now my hands are as cold as a martial artist who has learned the ice ball.
Her right hand holds the soft sole of her foot, and her left hand covers the beautiful top of her foot.
“Huh, huh.”
Artemis’ pleasant hum echoed through the quiet hot springs.
“As expected, I like it cool.”
Artemis said.
“It’s a computer, so it’s natural.”
“…”
She made a sullen face.
Recesses forming elaborate arches. When I touched it gently, the sullen expression eased.
Artemis’ feet and my hands exchange hotness and coldness.
“The cold is slowly disappearing from my hands.”
My hands, which used to be like ice, are now moderately cool.
“… You can just use the back of your hand.”
“Okay, okay.”
It seems like the lady doesn’t want it to end yet.
I slowly pressed the protruding part of the cold back of my hand against her Yongcheon acupoint. At the same time, she studied Artemis’ expression.
“Why are you looking at it?”
“To stop before it hurts.”
“You are completely treated like a child.”
Despite her tone of voice, there was a smile on her face.
“It’s so different from the massage given by nymphs.”
“This isn’t something you can really call a massage.”
It’s just a simple massage while conveying the coldness of my hand.
“But how is it different?”
“That is.”
After soothing her for a moment, she turned her head.
“I don’t know.”
“There’s something even Artemis doesn’t know.”
It’s not sarcasm, it’s pure admiration.
“Of course there is.”
“I thought you would be able to distinguish in detail the intensity and type of sensation by octave.”
Octave refers to interval, but she probably knows what I mean.
“The sensations I feel in this body are so intense and unfamiliar.”
She puts her hand to her chest.
“Emotions and sensations are connected like the front and back of a coin. And it comes and goes like the ebb and flow of the tide. “I don’t know what to say about this.”
I can feel the heavy breathing, a hot breath that feels different from the heat of the hot spring.
“Right now I just want to focus on my senses”
“Oh.”
Is it because of the atmosphere? Or maybe it’s the heat? I’m saying lines I wouldn’t normally say.
“How about something like this?”
Epilepsy.
I gently scratched my ankle with my fingertips.
Artemis is already vulnerable to physical sensations. I felt like there would be an uproar if I touched the soles of my feet, so I compromised to this extent.
“It tickles.”
My consideration was returned with a gentle smile.
“So what are the requirements?”
“…”
She put her fingers between her toes and held them together. What should I call this? It won’t be a hand clasp.
It may be embarrassing to do it in everyday life because of the smell, but in a place like this, there is no problem.
“Ugh.”
Artemis’ face heated up so much that it was recognizable even in the hot spring.
“Are you embarrassed?”
“It’s because it’s hot.”
“If I don’t like it, should I solve it?”
“I don’t like it.”
“Okay, okay…”
I think the ‘hate’ that Artemis meant was not to solve it.
Kwaak.
Her toes tightly clamped down on her fingers as they tried to escape.
“Aya!”
Still, she feels pain. It’s natural that there is a difference in the thickness of the bones and the hardness of the flesh in terms of structure.
“Are you stupid?”
“How dare you call someone a fool?”
Even in the midst of her anger, the clasps on her feet do not loosen.
It’s lovely as is, but I don’t have the energy to care about it right now.
Artemis is tall. Her bath towel was struggling to cover her naked body.
But what happens if she sits down and raises one of her feet?
Thump!
Her heart begins to beat rapidly.
“…”
“Why are you suddenly quiet?”
Artemis looked at me strangely as she suddenly became silent.
Her eyes widen, and my gaze follows the direction she is looking.
“…”
“…”
Our gazes overlapped in the two most precious and shameful places.
In an instant, the shackles on her toes that were holding her tightly were loosened.
“Artemis.”
“Uh, huh?”
I lowered the hot spring water temperature a lot. This is further down than when I entered the body of a young girl.
“Come inside slowly. Is this okay?”
“You don’t have to lower it that low.”
“No. “It would be better to keep it low.”
I said, holding her hand and carefully leading her to the bath.
“I feel like my fever is starting to rise.”
