A journey to another world starting from a sword

"I wonder if they have any cold drinks?" As soon as Argo asked, Qiao immediately replied.

"Yes, ice is a luxury on the seventh floor, but we will still provide chilled drinks for our guests here."

"Is it milk?" Argo raised an eyebrow.

"Is this a custom from your hometown?" Nirunier asked, frowning her pretty eyebrows. "The milk doesn't taste good; it tastes really strange."

...You always have a wine glass in your hand, so why do you hate drinking milk?

They all silently complained to themselves.

However, drinking milk after a bath is a custom passed down only in certain places or by older generations. Modern people do not adhere to this practice. For example, Mito only saw this scene in some anime by chance, while Asuna never did such a thing.

The school trips in middle school are abroad, so there is no opportunity to experience this at all. If it is a place like Kyoto or Sendai, there is a good chance that some girls will do this kind of thing, and then everyone will try it together with laughter.

"Actually, we don't drink plain milk anymore. It tastes even better if we make it a little something different, like fruit milk or... milk tea," Xiaochun said, waving her hand. Just in case there was no chocolate or coffee available, she didn't mention those two things at all.

“Well, since it’s a custom from your hometown, Asuna, I’d like to experience it too. Kio! Go and prepare, we’ll have a drink when we come out,” Nyrunel instructed.

"Yes, ma'am." Qiao lowered her head gently.

“Let’s go in anyway.” Nirunel pointed to two doors on the wall deep inside that seemed to lead to the large bath. The left door had a circle symbol on it, while the right door had a square.

So men and women are separated, huh? I guess I don't need to wear swimsuits anymore, Asuna thought to herself, as she followed Nerune into the changing room.

With a sudden surge of urgency, Asuna went to the changing area. There were wicker baskets for clothes and a particularly pleasant incense. However, since players can use a special ability called "Illusion Book Technique," she simply pressed the equipment contact button to put the clothes into her inventory.

After checking with the others again, it was clear that no one was looking in their direction.

"What's wrong, Asuna?" Mito asked from the side, as Asuna was now only wearing the two pieces of cloth underneath her clothes.

"Mitsu's legs are really beautiful." Asuna lowered her gaze and said enviously, "Such slender legs."

“No…” Mito blushed, “Asuna is the one, she has a great figure.”

Asuna is indeed more voluptuous than her, even though both of them are still JCs.

Meanwhile, the sounds of their companions playfully fighting could be heard over there.

"Liz? I didn't know you were this big."

This suggests that they have discovered that someone is actually far more capable than they appear.

"Wow, it's black! Miss Jeliska is so bold!"

Over there was an older woman wearing very mature-looking inner clothing.

"Nice body!"

Argo rarely bathes with them, but now he's unusually excited, or perhaps just as usual? This is probably the first time with so many people.

"Let's go first." Having already taken off the ordinary dress worth five thousand cor, Nyrunel walked over and said to Asuna.

"Okay." Asuna quickly removed the last piece of clothing and followed behind Nyrunel, pulling Mito along with her.

“Hey,” Nirunier turned and suggested, “How about we jump into the bath and take a look?”

“If Miss Qiao were here, she would probably be angry,” Mitt sighed.

“But Kio isn’t here,” Nirunier winked mischievously. “Besides, opportunities to indulge like this don’t come often.”

"..." Although she knew it was wrong, Asuna seemed somewhat tempted.

The moment the door opened, an unimaginable amount of mist rushed towards me, along with a floral fragrance.

Upon actually entering the large public bath, Asuna immediately exclaimed, "Wow, wow, wow—!"

This is so luxurious!

Perhaps it was built with long-term use in mind, as the architectural style of the bathhouse is extremely luxurious.

Steaming vapors carrying the scent of frankincense drift among the pillars. When you step barefoot onto the obsidian mosaic floor tiles, the coolness of the serpentine marble beneath your feet is refreshing. Stone statues joined by golden tenons and mortise and tenons guard the central bath, while also providing a platform for resting after leaving the water in the extremely spacious bath.

Each statue has a rose-colored silk drape hanging from its palm, and the tassels soaking in the pool tremble gently with the ripples. The alabaster panels on the four walls of the bath are carved with grapevine patterns, and hot water circulating in the underground channel is gushing out from the mouths of bronze lion heads.

"Me too." As soon as she finished speaking, Nirunier ran over, then leaped high into the air, performed a somersault, and then landed in the bathtub at the angle of her buttocks.

Despite her petite stature, the speed at which she fell caused a large amount of hot water to splash up, pouring directly onto Asuna and Mito's heads like rain.

Soaked from head to toe, Asuna abandoned her reserve and laughed playfully, "Then..."

She followed Nirunier's movements and jumped in, sprinting with maximum agility. Mitt did the same without hesitation.

She emerged from the water, water droplets dripping from her bangs. Asuna opened her eyes and immediately searched for her accomplice.

There was no need to search; Mitt was right in front of her, having just gotten out of the water and tossed her long purple hair.

Then... Asuna saw Mito freeze, staring blankly behind her.

Asuna turned around and was stunned; she hadn't expected there to be other people there.

Moreover, that surprised look in her eyes suggested she was either astonished that her diving posture wasn't pretty enough or wondering why she was there.

"for......"

"for?"

"Why are you here?!" Asuna screamed.

"That's supposed to be my line!!"

Actually, Dante came here to meditate after finishing his meal, so why did Asuna and the others come here?

Chapter 161: Do you know about lifting ethical restrictions?

"What? You're here?" Nirunier boldly put her hands on her hips. "How about it, the Great Baths of Worubda!"

"It is indeed the most luxurious I have ever experienced, but the baths in the fourth-floor city of Yofel offer a panoramic view of the entire lake, and the scenery there is still superior." Dante looked at Nirunel and commented earnestly.

"What are you still chatting about so casually?!" Asuna shouted from the side, splashing water as she raised her right hand high.

Looking up at his tightly clenched fist, Dante suddenly saw a yellow light effect appear on it, and his eyes widened instantly.

He couldn't care less about admiring the girl's body at that moment, because Asuna's punch would probably be very... no, very painful.

"Wait, wait!" Dante reached out to stop him. "I'll be right there... wait, wait a minute!"

Despite shouting like that, it is common knowledge that once a "sword skill" is activated, it cannot be canceled midway.

"Mmmmmm mmm gurgle gurgle—!"

Just as the fist was about to come down with a roar, Dante instinctively dodged, falling backward and landing directly in the hot water.

"Ah..." When the fist lost its target, the momentum of the swing and the resistance of the water below caused Asuna, who was standing in the water, to lose her balance and fall face down into the water.

“Hahahaha…” Nirunier laughed gleefully; she hadn’t encountered anything so amusing in a long time.

Mito hurried over, "Asuna? Dante?"

It was originally designed for Nyrunel, so the pool is shallower than expected.

They both sank to the bottom immediately, but Dante was the one who actually sank; Asuna at least had a fleshy cushion.

In the water, Asuna and Dante gaze into each other's eyes, their bodies pressed tightly together.

In real life, you would have to get up quickly, otherwise it would be very uncomfortable to have water stuck in your lungs. But this is in a game, and the game designers simplified the calculations, so Asuna didn't feel any discomfort.

However, at this moment she felt that her face was hotter than the hot water surrounding her, and for a moment she could only hear the loud thumping of her own heart, ignoring even Mitt's panicked shouts.

Her heart felt like it was going to jump out of her chest, and she felt an even greater pressure on her chest from the inside out.

Then she felt something poking her thigh. Before she could even figure out what it was, her shoulder was grabbed by someone below and she was pushed toward the water.

When Mito saw Asuna's head emerge from the water, he immediately grabbed her and pulled her out of the water.

"Are you alright?" Mite asked worriedly.

"Huh? Ah... no..." Asuna was still in a daze.

"Cough cough cough cough cough..."

"It's choking... Ah—" Upon hearing Dante's violent coughing, Mitt looked in Dante's direction, but what she saw next was an unbelievable scene.

"Ah..." Asuna stared blankly ahead, just like everyone else.

Logically speaking, it's impossible to see this scene in Aincrad... that's how it should be.

“…” Nirunier’s face was also stained a beautiful fiery red, from her neck to her chin and then to her nose.

"I can still grow."

"Give up, at least our bodies won't change in the game."

Silica and Lisbeth's voices came from outside the door, and because there was only the quiet sound of running water, they could be heard very clearly.

Coming to her senses, Asuna immediately stood up and, using the statue as cover, addressed the girls who were about to enter through the open door in a forcedly calm voice: "Wait, everyone. Dante is here too, so make sure you're wearing your swimsuits properly."

"Is Dante here too?" Silica exclaimed, then peeked through the crack in the door.

"When did the president arrive?" Jeliska asked casually, tugging at the towel that was slipping down her back.

"Huh? I don't have a swimsuit?" Xiaochun asked, a little flustered.

"It's okay, it's okay, a bath towel will do." With a mischievous grin, Lisbeth opened her inventory, clicked on the swimsuit, and put it on.

"How could nothing be wrong?!" Xiaochun exclaimed, her face flushed. No one would take a bath wrapped in a towel.

"Hahaha..." Lingyin scratched her cheek and put on her swimsuit just like Lisbeth.

"Don't worry, I'll go tell Qiao to get ready." Nirunier fanned her cheeks with her little hand and walked towards the door as if nothing had happened.

Taking a bath was out of the question, so everyone just used the bathhouse as a swimming pool, except the water was a bit hot.

Argo was the first to discover that one could jump off the statue, land on the bottom of the water, and immediately stand up. Soon, several lively girls started playing with it.

"Aren't you coming to play, Asuna?" Argo invited Asuna, who had been leaning against the stone steps in a daze.

"Hmm, ah... um, never mind." Asuna shook her head slightly, then half-submerged her face in the water.

Glug glug... what I just saw... glug glug glug...

In the end, everyone went back comfortably. During the trip, Nyrunel mentioned that Dante said the view from the fourth floor, Jofel, was even better. Everyone nodded in agreement, which made her start to think about whether or not to demolish and rebuild the baths. In the end, she gave up on the idea.

"I should apologize." Dante muttered to himself as he stood in front of Asuna's door late at night. He was so focused on coughing that he ended up being seen completely. Although it could be considered a reciprocal gesture, it was definitely the other party who lost out.

"Knock knock knock." He knocked on the door three times politely.

"Okay~" Asuna's voice came from inside as she answered the door.

When the door opened, Dante noticed that not only Asuna was inside, but also Mito, Silica, Liz, Lingyin, Koharu, Jelisca, and even Argo. Most importantly, they were playing games with Nyrunel on the carpet.

"What? So Asuna called Dante. Oh, wanna play?" Lisbeth said, waving the cards in her hand.

"Aren't so many people playing Monopoly?" Dante noticed that only Silica, Liz, Haru, and Nyrunel were actually playing; the others hadn't joined in.

“That makes sense. I’ll have someone make one later.” Argo nodded and answered Nyrunel’s question about “what is Monopoly.”

"Anyway, come on in." Asuna blinked and made way for her.

"Ah..." Dante then remembered what he had asked, so he covered his mouth and lowered his voice.

"Um, I'm here to apologize."

Asuna's face flushed instantly. "I-Is that so?"

She seemed to be trying her best to suppress the wavering in her words.

"Then let's go to your place first." She finished speaking, then waved to her companion behind her, "I have something to take care of."

Before leaving, Dante called Mitte over as well, since they were both there, they might as well go together.

The result was that the three of them sat together on the carpet in Dante's room. Asuna was wearing a rather revealing white gauze dress, while Mito was wearing a purple vest and dark shorts, with more of her legs exposed than Asuna's.

This outfit was custom-made by Ashura, whom Asuna took her to. When they returned, they also brought one for Ashura himself, which is the white shirt and black trousers he's wearing.

"I'm sorry." As Dante thought of the scene, he subconsciously looked away, the image already deeply etched into his memory.

"I...I was the one." Asuna also lowered her head, thinking that she shouldn't have thrown the punch.

What happened at that moment? It felt like a string in my mind had snapped, and anger instantly overwhelmed shame.

Upon closer reflection, it seems that this happened when Dante shifted his gaze from himself to Nyrunel.

“Well, we’ve already seen them all, so we’re even, right?” Mitt said, sitting cross-legged on the carpet.

Although her tone was somewhat indifferent, she felt her face flush again when she thought about it.