Bonus Short Stories
The Scent of Soap
In a rocky area somewhere in the Paladia Kingdom, in the stone house Rio had set up, Christina opened her eyes and slowly sat up in bed. It was the morning after Rio had saved her and Flora.
“Mmgh...”
She held up a hand to elegantly stifle a yawn, then stretched her body a little. Faint rays of sunlight shone through the small window in the room.
I slept like a log, Christina thought to herself. She had passed out as soon as she collapsed into bed yesterday; considering how she spent the day before wandering the forest in distress, that was understandable.
What a comfortable bed. The pillow’s perfect too.
The fatigue she had accumulated wasn’t entirely gone, but she was wide awake.
I wonder if Sir Amakawa is up yet...
She decided to leave her room and check. She climbed out of bed and checked her appearance in the full-length mirror, confirming her clothing wasn’t disheveled.
No bed head. Good. Actually...
She touched her hair with her hands, confirming that its texture was as luxurious as it looked. It was almost as though she had just dried her hair out of the bath.
What is this...?
Christina blinked in wonder in front of the mirror. She combed her fingers through her hair and found it smooth and easy to arrange. On top of that, when she picked up a lock of hair and brought it to her nose, she could smell something sweet.
“Such a nice smell...”
With a twitch of her nose, Christina sniffed at the relaxing scent in her hair, then turned around and looked at Flora, who was still asleep in the bed. Then, as though sensing her older sister had awakened—
“Mm... Christina?”
Flora woke up as well. It was almost like all the suffering she went through because of the spider’s venom was just a dream, though this was anything but.
“Good morning, Flora.” Christina smiled at her little sister as she thanked Rio in her head.
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