Chapter 275: 274, what are you soaking in a bath in the middle of nowhere? Chapter 275: 274, what are you soaking in a bath in the middle of nowhere? “It is said to send Vivian’s Team back to the Royal Capital, but this matter definitely couldn’t be done in a short time.”

“There is no other reason; it simply requires a considerable amount of time.”

“The Artlu Canyon is inherently large. An ordinary adventurer team traveling from the outskirts to the depths, even without the irresistible factors of demon attacks along the way, would still take several days just traveling.”

“Shane and Ai Yi were able to arrive so quickly solely because both of them flew, their speed far surpassing that of ordinary people.”

“Moreover, Shane and Ai Yi had set out only in the evening, and then entered the canyon to search for Vivian’s Team. They had encountered quite a few incidents, and it was already deep into the night past midnight.”

“Given this situation, and seeing how exhausted Vivian’s Team was, they weren’t able to travel quickly, and naturally couldn’t leave to return to the Royal Capital soon.”

“Seeing the young girls increasingly exhausted, Shane finally made a decision.”

“‘Let’s camp.'”
“That was the decision.”

“Therefore, Shane found a flat area in the canyon with a water source, preparing it for Vivian’s Team to spend the night there.”

“Of course, in order to provide a peaceful night’s rest for everyone, Shane did quite a lot of work.”

“For example, he set up barriers around the area using Grant Magic.”

“”Grant*Concealment.””
“”Grant*Expel.””
“”Grant*Alert.””
“”Grant*Isolation.””
“These four grants were very useful attributes for camping.”

“Concealment was granted around the campground, making it seem as if this flat area had disappeared. From the outside, it would look like a dead end.”

“Expel was granted to the rocks around, causing them to emit faint magic fluctuations, unconsciously interfering with others’ spirits, keeping people away from this area subconsciously.”

“Alert was granted to the surrounding vegetation. If anyone crossed this area and touched the vegetation, all the flowers, grass, and trees would make a noise together, alerting Shane and the others.”

“As for Isolation, Shane drew a circle around the campground and imparted this feature.”

“With this, everyone inside the camp’s scent, Magic Power, voices, and even body odors were isolated, preventing them from being detected by external entities.”

“After completing all these, the campground was somewhat assured for a restful sleep.”

“Vivian and her group finally put their minds at ease without being picky and lay down on the spot, falling into a deep sleep with exhausted expressions.”

“Though letting these delicate beauties sleep directly on the ground like this posed many problems, now wasn’t really the time to be choosy; having some rest was quite nice.”

“Vivian and the others were adventurers, used to camping outside, sometimes under worse conditions than this, and they naturally became accustomed to it.”

“Of course, Shane still used magic to grant a ‘Constant Temperature’ feature to the surrounding air and isolated the night’s cold breeze, trying to provide a more comfortable resting environment for the group of girls.”

“‘You really take good care of them.'”
“Ai Yi, having witnessed all this, made a slightly odd comment.”

“‘They aren’t all your spouses, are they?'”
“Shane instantly rolled his eyes, not bothering to respond to this pampered young girl.”

“Truly pampered.”

“At least, seeing the scene of everyone using a patch of flat land as a campground and resting on the spot made Ai Yi frown cutely, eventually deciding,”
“‘I’ll look for a cave nearby.'”
“Leaving such words behind, Ai Yi departed without a hint of nostalgia.”

“Shane didn’t pay her any attention.”

“After all, no matter what, this young girl was absolutely not going to be in any trouble.”

“So, Shane just let her run around on her own.”

“As for Shane himself…”

“‘Ah, this is truly comfortable.'”
“In a nearby water source, which was a pond, Shane comfortably soaked inside.”

“Yes, he was taking a bath.”

“‘Being able to bathe in the wilderness is truly a pleasure.'”
“While squinting his eyes, Shane added a ‘Heating’ feature to the water in the pond.”

“It must be said, Grant Magic is incredibly useful, its versatility incomparable to any other Magic Series.”

Not to mention that Magic itself has a variety of properties that can be granted, even with the same property, the effects can be completely different depending on the object to which it is granted and the amount of Magic Power infused.

For example, the property “heating”, if granted to a stone, then that stone could immediately become hot, and if enough Magic Power were infused, it could even turn into magma, which is quite normal.

And if “heating” were granted to water, naturally, it would boil the water, turning it into hot water.

However, one must be mindful of the amount of Magic Power infused.

Otherwise, if overheated, not only would one miss out on the pleasure of a warm bath, but it might also evaporate the water into steam.

“Celestial Magic is mainly outstanding in power, while Grant Magic is more widely applicable.”

During his journey to Artlu Canyon, Shane had tried out both types of magic and was quite satisfied in the end.

“It seems my initial choice was correct.”

Shane was glad he had chosen both the Celestial Magic and Grant Magic systems.

Having learned these two types of Magic, Shane felt infinitely benefitted and never regretted it.

“Of course, it would be even better if I could learn Space Magic and Life Creation Magic.”

Shane muttered, unsatisfied.

That being said, if Space Magic and Life Creation Magic were actually presented to him, Shane felt he wouldn’t have the energy to learn them.

Just memorizing the Magic Spells of Celestial Magic and Grant Magic alone had Shane questioning his life, let alone continuing to cram more into his brain–it might just go to waste.

“Alright, I admit it, I’m not some kind of academic genius, just a poor student.”

Studying, after all, is nothing but a fleeting cloud.

If one were truly a genius, why be a Hero?

Why not find a corner to explore the mysteries of the world, achieve the status of a Great Mage? Wouldn’t that be wonderful?

“…Uh, actually, it wouldn’t.”

Recalling the daunting nature of Great Mages, Shane shrank his neck.

Having reincarnated in Otherworld, why be a Mage at all?

Of course, it was time to build a harem!

Thus, Shane, while habitually brainstorming, comfortably immersed himself in the water.

Until a clear sound of water interrupted.

“…”

Shane fell silent.

He didn’t open his eyes.

Because he knew exactly what had happened.

Could his “Magic Perception” have been fake?

How could he not have noticed someone approaching?

It’s not like he wasn’t expecting such a thing.

Otherwise, why take a bath in the wilderness?

However…

“Even though I was expecting this, it’s just expectation. If possible, I hope you take a good rest and don’t exhaust yourself.”

Shane chuckled bitterly as he opened his eyes.

The next second, Shane saw the familiar figure.

Who else could it be but Tielle?

“…”

There she was, Tielle, bathing in the water opposite him, with the innocence of a newborn.

Her naked, petite body was still so enticing.

As usual, that scene-spoiling mask was still worn on Tielle’s face.

Tielle just soaked quietly.

Until a while later, she slowly spoke.

“Let me tell you a story.”

Tielle began speaking.