Reincarnated As A Dragon Vol. 1: A New World, A New Life (Old)

Chapter 24: Time With Besley

Reminder

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ : Timeskip
**************** : Flashback

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I was never the type of person who tries to keep themselves clean 24/7, and I have a couple of times expressed my unobservant nature in my new life. Yet, I am very disappointed in myself that I didn't notice the spots of dirt on my body, which leads into this predicament I am in right now.

Besley entered his bathroom and turned on some water while grabbing a scrub and lowered me to the tub. It was-

AYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA THAT IS FREEZING WHAT THE HELL

... yeah, so I frantically tried to scramble out of the water yet I'm not getting any grip and only managed to splash water all around the place, ruining Besley's clothes along with it. That is until I realize I'm not just a cat and got enough sense back to actually use my wings to escape the tub.

GIRMOLD I'M BLAMING THIS ON YOU FOR NOT TELLING ME ANYTHING ABOUT DIRT ON ME

Nevertheless, I'm back in the tub again, but this time the maids added some hot water onto the already-filled tub and actually made it enjoyable.

Besley was a bit mad that I splashed water all over him but had enough goodwill to see, or probably feel, that the water is cold and asked one of the staff to get some hot water like he does every day.

The scrub he used was one of those metal sponge thingies you use when you wash dishes. It's not painful, but it is very rough and ticklish and very uncomfortable at times. It did its job though. I decided to entertain him for a bit for his efforts, even though it's not much compared to what most pets need, so I swam around the tub, the water tipping side to side while some water started splashing. He was giggling the whole time.

When he was finished, he drained the water by opening the drain you normally get from bathtubs. I wonder how rare is running water. I see people on the streets gathering water from a small canal built for the public, and seeing as the water runs to a tap in here and how this world is mostly medieval, I do wonder how rare running water is.

Besley then dried me up with a small towel, but instead of leaving me alone again, he slowly picked me up and laid down on his bed. What-

"It's been a while since I had you in my hands like this, hasn't it?" He then cuddled me even tighter. "You're very cute and cuddly, you know."

I would've blushed if I could. On second thought, I think I did. Uhhh... If you could let me go now? I have a feeling that I wouldn't go out of this without magic, and that is never gonna be a choice for now.

I looked up, only to see that his eyes were already closed. Damn, how do people fall asleep so fast?

Eventually, after some hesitation and reluctance, I decided to sleep too.

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I woke up feeling extremely comfortable. It's like one of those days where you wake up but try to sleep again not because of tiredness, but because the bed is so comfy and the blanket feels like it's protecting you. It's been so long since I've felt like this. I wonder why. Normally I have the feeling every day, but-

Wait...

I shifted, and it felt like A normal bed. A bit big, but normal. That's when I realize the abnormal thing about the situation is that-

I'm on a bed???

I jolted up, a bit confused. I was in Besley's room. I don't know how. Normally the staff wouldn't allow that under the order of Lord Gracius. That's when all the memories from last night came back to me.