I’ve Became Able to Do Anything with My Growth Cheat, but I Can’t Seem to Get out of Being Jobless - Volume 7 - Chapter 151

Chapter 151

(151) Steam-san, it’s your turn now

Translator: Tseirp

Measuring by eye, the water temperature was 55 degrees . However, measuring temperature by sight is a little awkward, as the only thing that can be judged is the amount of steam and that it’s a measuring method that can easily be overturned just by using dry ice . Actually, the amount of steam changes with humidity, wind speed and etc so there’s also a need to measure the surrounding temperature first but I believed that my prediction was roughly correct .

That’s why, I had to lower the temperature by at least 10, no, 15 degrees before we could enter the hot spring . I really wanted to toss dry ice into it .

Thus, I immediately used that .

“「Ice」!”

I tried using the 「Ice」skill I learned after reaching Ice Magic II . A huge icicle pierced the surface of the hot spring and floated up .

I described it as huge but its length was only about 3 meters .

Using that alone would be like pouring water on a hot stone .

“Fumu … . ”

At this rate, even if I continuously used 「Ice」, it would take quite some time .

If that’s the case, I used that skill instead .

“Magical Power Boost!”

Super boosted Ice Magic, to describe it in words, it was as if I released a spell capable of annihilating a company of enemy troops . I felt it rob me of my magical power from the depths of my body .

It was a contradiction to see that magical power accumulating when my magical power was being snatched .

I condensed the power within my hand .

If it’s now, if it’s now, I can use it!

“Boooooooooost Iceeeeeeeee!”

【Ice proficiency level increased to Lv2】

I collapsed as I heard the message that my ice proficiency went up . My magical power had been depleted .

Maybe because I was rushing to enter the hot spring, I forgot to switch my main job to Magician .

That’s why I immediately fell into magical power depletion .

Even so, the power was overwhelming .

Not only was there a huge piece of ice floating in the center of the hot spring, there was a thin layer of ice stretched across the water surface . Just like an ice skating rink . It was glittering .

“I, I overdid it …”

Or so I thought but the ice on the hot spring surface quickly melted and steam once again rose up .

… Oh?

I crawled closer to the hot spring and placed my hand in it .

Water temperature 43 degrees . It was slightly hot but it’s safe to enter .

The ice chunk in the center was still there so maybe the temperature would fall to about 38 degrees in the end?

“I, Ichino-sama, do you really want to enter a hot spring that badly?”

“Precisely by doing this much that it would feel better when I enter — Sorry but could I enter first?”

I said as I somehow got up to and maintained a sitting position before I started taking my shirt off .

” … Er, could Carol enter the hot spring now as well?”

“Carol … you . ”

… That’s right, I knew about Carol’s feelings .

“I see, Carol wants to enter the hot spring too . But, I have to be the first to enter the hot spring after all — in Japan, Miri was always stealing the first place . ”

Miri liked hot springs to quite a considerable extent . Just like a certain young lady from Genji .

“No, I wish to enter the hot spring together with Ichino-sama . ”

Ah, hahaha, so Carol wants to enter together huh .

A male and female entering hot springs together, that’s already a mixed bath .

Mixed bath huh, that’s the dream of most men . A man’s romance .

Now that I think about it, last year, I went to a spa town with Miri . At that time, I heard that there was a mixed bath nearby (But the dressing rooms were separate and men and women could enter together but there was a boundary inside the hot spring that the genders could not cross) and I sneaked away from Miri and secretly went to the mixed bath (Like a crocodile lying in wait for young women to enter) .

After waiting for about an hour, I thought I heard the voice of a young woman and turned around to see .

“It’s the young woman Onii wanted to see . How is it, are you excited?”

Miri appeared saying those words .

I wanted to scream “What’s the romance in going to mixed bath with a younger sister!” . I wanted to scream “If I want to, I can do so anytime I wish at home!” . Even before those, I shouted, “I can’t enter a mixed bath with a younger sister who hasn’t even gotten married!” and completely denying what I’ve been doing, I immediately made my younger sister leave the mixed bath . Incidentally, when we left the hot spring, there was a ‘temporary closed’ signage put up at the hot spring house which explained why there weren’t any women or men entering . It’s a pathetic story whereby both the brother and sister overlooked the conspicuous sign .

The next day, in that spa town, I heard a story of a girl who put in a lot of money to book an entire hot spring for three hours to enter the hot spring together with the guy she likes . I cursed that enviable man . As expected, to fully enjoy a mixed bath, unlike a guy like me who travels with his younger sister, it would have to be a Riaju-like guy so after that incident, I no longer held any expectations towards mixed baths .

After that long reminiscence, I shook my head .

“No no, that would be bad . Entering the hot spring together . ”

“Why?”

“Usually men and women enter separately for hot springs right?”

“But, Ichino-sama said Carol was still young so, er, you said won’t do e … ecchi stuff . ”

” … I did say that . ”

I don’t remember saying it so explicitly but I certainly did say something similar before .

“Would Ichino-sama will feel guilty if he sees Carol’s naked body and er, do weird things?”

“Definitely not! I will not do something Carol doesn’t feel comfortable with . ”

“Then, there shouldn’t be any problems entering the hot springs together right?”

” … Eh? Really?”

Once she put it that way, I realized that it didn’t seem that there would be any problems entering the hot spring with Carol .

” … There won’t be any problems entering the hot springs together?”

“No problems . Carol will help Ichino-sama wash his back . ”

” ……… Let’s enter together?”

“Yes♪”

Seeing Carol nod with a smile, I somehow could not wipe off the feeling that I had made a huge mistake and that I was talked into it by Carol .

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I took off my clothes and entered the hot spring .

Naturally, I did not forget to use the Lifestyle Magic 「Clean」 on myself as a substitute to showering before entering the hot spring .

I also applied 「Clean」on Carol while she had her clothes on .

“It’s a strange feeling to clean the body before entering the bath . ”

She said but the purpose of a hot spring is to not only cleanse the body but also for relaxation .

The temperature of the hot spring was lowered to about 41 degrees . It might have been a little hot for Carol .

Putting that aside — I looked down at my feet . From the way the rocks were organized, the hot spring did not look natural no matter how I looked at it .

Even though I say that, there were no traces of anyone living there and there wasn’t any path either .

However, there was something strange .

There wasn’t much debris floating on the surface of the hot spring .

Normally, a natural hot spring like that should have leaves and such floating on the surface . I wonder just what was the reason behind it?

As I was lost in thought .

“Ichino-sama, how is the water?”

“It’s a little hot but it feels good . ”

I turned back to reply to realize my enormous mistake — Carol was there without a single thread on her .

This, isn’t this quite bad?

If handled poorly, won’t this enter the adult’s section?

The sole saving grace was that steam-san was still doing his work properly even now .