There are some things in this world that are better left unknown.
"Miredi, we're lucky. We have a small hut in the oasis. Let's fill our stomachs while we're there."
"...Um, Oh, I can't see anything."
Meredith groaned and stretched out her hands like a zombie. It seemed she had fully grasped the horror of Oscar's glasses; her body was trembling slightly.
Oscar remotely controlled the Black Umbrella through the sensor stone, unleashing healing magic. That was one of the Black Umbrella's abilities, Style 11, "Holy Light," which rained down a dazzling, healing rain from the umbrella's ribs.
"Ahh~ I can see, I can see the world~~!"
"Oh, stop playing around and let's go, Meredith."
Meredith raised her hands as if praying to God, concentrating on bathing in the holy light, while Oscar carried her away.
It wasn't long before we arrived at the oasis, which was a small but cool place surrounded by greenery and tall trees.
The huts that served as rest stops were quite neatly maintained, evidently being cleaned and maintained regularly. Having said that, they were just ordinary huts, and while they offered protection from the sun, which was at least better than the desert, the heat still trapped inside and made it quite stuffy.
To be honest, it's more comfortable under the black umbrella because the air can circulate.
In the end, the two decided not to enter the cabin and sat by the water to rest.
Considering that other people might come, Oscar stretched out the middle stick of the black umbrella, straightened the U-shaped umbrella handle, and inserted it into the ground for use to be on the safe side.
"Every family should have an Ao."
Meredith washed her hands and face with the water from the oasis and praised the convenient black umbrella and its inventor.
"At least tell me a name. I'm not a convenient tool."
Oscar smiled slightly and washed his face as well.
Although they had been taking precautions against dust and high temperatures since the beginning of the journey, they had only started halfway through, so they had been exposed to the dry air. The cool water touching their hot faces was a refreshing feeling.
After washing his face, Oscar felt refreshed and comfortable, but Meredith still seemed dissatisfied.
"Ouch~ There's sand in my hair~"
Meredith untied her ponytail and combed her hair with her hands, causing fine sand to fall. Not to mention the sand inside her clothes, which stuck to her skin due to sweat, making her feel even more uncomfortable.
"Just be patient until we reach the town. We should be there today. Once we get to the inn, you can take a nice shower. I can also buy some clothes while we're there... No, I think a divine weapon should be enough, right? Hmm."
Oscar was considering whether he could add a sand-repellent function to his clothes when he heard Meredith say seriously:
"Can I just take off all my clothes and jump in?"
"Pfft!? Are you an idiot!? This is a public place!? People could pass by at any moment! No, before that, I'm still here! Don't you have any sense of shame!?"
Meredith was about to start taking off her clothes, but Oscar tried to stop her.
However, if it were any other time, she would have said, "Oh my goodness, you're so flustered. What did you imagine? Tell me!" and would have taken this opportunity to tease Oscar. But now, her eyes were fixed on the Oasis Spring.
Mireidi is indeed a girl in her youth. Although she has no choice during the journey, she will not miss any opportunity to stay clean.
If this continues, she might jump into the spring with her clothes on.
"Calm down, calm down, Meredith. Calm down."
"To cool myself down, I think I should jump now. Someone famous once said this: Why jump? Because there's an oasis there."
"That celebrity became famous because he was the weirdo who jumped into Oasis. No, I think you probably misheard or misinterpreted what they said."
Meredi gradually approached the oasis spring and was about to put her head into the water.
Oscar sighed.
"I know, I know. All you need is a shower, right? I'll make a simple changing room and shower stall in the bushes over there, so you can shower there."
"Oh, I love you!"
"Alright, alright."
Meredith wanted to hug him, but Oscar pushed Meredith's head with his hand to stop her. At the same time, as a precaution, he took out a magic weapon from his arms.
It is a silver plate, a divine tool used to lock onto the target's location, but now it has a new function that can detect the amount and presence of magic power within a certain range.
Since this trip was to find someone special, there was a high chance that the target's magical power was enough to rival Oscar and Meredith. Even if they couldn't find him, it could simply be used to detect the approach of someone with power.
Since it doesn't react to orcs without magic, there's still room for improvement, but it's fine to use it now.
This was a precautionary measure for the defenseless Meredith.
"There was no response within 300 meters."
There are two spots of light in the center of the silver disk, namely Miledi and Oscar, both of which are at the maximum brightness level.
Oscar stood up and walked into a thicket of trees. In order to minimize damage to the plants and soil, he evenly extracted materials from the surroundings and refined them into something else, then reconstructed it on the ground.
Most alchemists, upon seeing his unique skills, would probably despair at the unreachable peak, or even roll their eyes and faint.
However, using such a skill to build a friend's shower room is simply an overkill!
"Milletti, this is purely for shelter, so we haven't considered its strength. The walls are very thin, so please don't be too rough."
"Wow! There's even a shower room!"
Oscar was about to tell her to prepare water herself, but before that, Meredith had already used gravity magic to move the water from the oasis and poured it into the water tower installed above the simple shower room. Oscar deliberately did not install a ceiling, so if the water was insufficient, she could just add more.
Because there was a tap, the water would not flow out directly, but before Oscar could explain, Mireidi rushed into the attached dressing room.
“Oh~~!”
"What's up?"
"Thank you~~"
"Ah, well, you're welcome."
Meredith seemed happier than expected. Oscar scratched his cheek and was about to walk out of the bushes.
"I'll stay where I can hear you. I think I'll be fine as long as I keep my eyes on the silver platter."
"Okay, got it. No peeking, please."
"Okay, okay, I won't peek."
“No, absolutely not. Really, really not. Oh, seriously, absolutely not—”
"Are you being sarcastic?! Or am I really that untrustworthy!?"
An innocent laugh came from the shower room, followed by the sound of flushing. From the sound of her voice, she seemed to be in a very happy mood.
"Really?"
Oscar pushed his glasses up as if to hide something.
"But then again, I'm covered in sweat and dust too..."
While Meredith was taking a comfortable shower nearby, Oscar was also concerned about his own condition. He looked at the silver plate, but there was still no reaction around him.
"Well, I'll clean up a bit too..."
Oscar had no intention of getting naked; if he just took off his shirt and wiped himself off, it would be over in no time. And since he was a man, he didn't think it was necessary to prepare a shower room.
Oscar quickly exposed his upper body and wiped his body with a towel soaked in Oasis water. He wiped his body vigorously as if he were rubbing it with a dry cloth.
At this moment, Oscar suddenly felt a gaze, he became alert and turned back to look in the direction of the gaze.
“—Gurgle.”
Meredith half-peeked out from the shower and stared at Oscar.
"What are you doing?"
Oscar asked with his eyes twitching.
"When Ao was carrying me on his back, I was thinking... Ao looks like a skinny literature student, but his body is surprisingly strong."
"For personal reasons, I've asked my fellow adventurers to train me. By the way, your bloodshot eyes are terrifying, and that's voyeurism. Where's your gentleness and consideration?"
"I forgot it in the Letseng Grand Canyon."
"Go get it back!"
The positions of men and women were completely reversed. Oscar once again regarded Meredith as a sorry beauty, but at this moment he saw a crisis and immediately said in panic:
"M- ...
"Hehehe! Would Aou be embarrassed? Would you be embarrassed if a girl saw you naked? Answer me, would you be embarrassed?"
"I'm going to put your annoying personality aside for now, so just listen to me, Meredith. Like I said earlier, that shower room isn't very strong."
"Hmm? How strong is the shower?"
"That's right, ahh, hey! Don't put your weight forward! Hurry up and get away—"
Before Oscar could finish his words, the sound of something cracking was heard.
What was that something? Of course, it was the shower wall.
"what?"
Just as Mireidi made a puzzled sound, the shower room collapsed, unable to bear the weight of a person.
"Wow~~"
"what……"
Of course, Meredith, who was pressing her weight against the wall, fell down along with the wall.
Oscar saw a white naked body. A smooth back, mouth-watering curves, and slender, tight legs...
"Hmm, I actually made such a mistake—"
Then, perhaps distracted by the heavy bump on her nose, Meredith stood up defenselessly—
"A-Ah! Don't look!"
"As you command!"
Oscar's mental shake made him say an answer he had never said before. He turned around and faced away from Meredith.
"Ugh, I've been seen. I've definitely been seen. It's all my fault... As a pure girl, I really should use a 'Black Sky Poverty' now..." A terrifying muttering could be heard from behind. If she used the ultimate move that would create a bottomless pit from the Green Tunnel on Oscar, Oscar would be completely annihilated.
"I, I didn't see it! I didn't see it!"
"You're lying! Ao! Your voice is shaking!"
"Um! Um, I only saw a little bit... I'm sorry."
"Wow, since it's all my fault, your frank apology...it's really bothering me."
It was rare to hear her tone really contain shyness, and Oscar felt something in his heart for some reason.
"More than that, is the locker room okay? Hide quickly. If you still want to shower, I'll fix it."
"No, I won't wash. I'll get dressed right away. Wait for me."
Her tone was very gentle, and the gentle Meredith was just a beautiful girl. Oscar didn't know how to react, but instead hoped that she would be as annoying as usual and make him want to beat her up.
Oscar muttered to himself and hurriedly put on his clothes.
Soon after, Oscar and Meredith were sitting together under the shadow of a black umbrella.
"..."
"..."
There was no conversation between the two, and Meredith's ears were still red.
Oscar thought, "I'm really not used to this." He took out the food he had brought from his luggage. It was canned food. Oscar's canned food was very popular among adventurers. Its high sealing quality made it have a very long shelf life.
Even so, in order to avoid attracting attention, Oscar still retains its strength when making it, so the cans made for his own use can be preserved for a longer time.
If the country knew about this, his canned food would undoubtedly be sold out, or he would be overwhelmed with orders. During the march, the preservation of food was always a headache.
"Because I sweat a lot, I need to eat foods with a lot of salt."
Oscar said as he handed the can to Meredith.
"Yeah, that's right!"
Meredith took the can with great energy, and it seemed that she was going to use her aura to shake off her shame.
Oscar would be troubled if she continued to be an ordinary pretty girl, so Oscar didn't say anything and suggested starting the meal.
The canned food is grilled meat, made with a special sauce using pepper, salt, and spices. Its rich flavor is popular with adventurers, and it's said to boost their spirits. However, it's not usually used as food.
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