After enjoying a comfortable soak, Roxy's face glowed with a rosy hue like the evening sky. She slowly walked out of the bathroom.
At this moment, she was wearing a nightdress, its hem gently swaying with her steps—utterly adorable.
A few water droplets still clung to her smooth legs, not yet wiped dry.
Dan Feng, meanwhile, was quietly sitting in the living room with his back to the bathroom, holding a book and reading intently.
Hearing the faint sound from the bathroom door, he slowly set the book down and turned to look toward the doorway.
"Finished?" Dan Feng asked with a smile, his voice gentle. "How did the bathtub feel?"
Roxy's face was full of satisfied smiles as she excitedly replied, "Mm! It was incredibly comfortable. Soaking in the bath felt like all the exhaustion in my body was swept away at once—I feel so relaxed now." Her tone revealed her genuine fondness for the bathtub.
This miraculous thing was worlds apart from her previous experience of bathing with just a bucket.
Hearing this, Dan Feng couldn't help but feel a surge of joy. Since he had made it himself and Roxy found it useful, he should naturally be happy.
He smiled and said, "That's good. Then I'll go take my bath now." With that, he stood up, picked up the clean clothes he had prepared in advance, and headed toward the bathroom Roxy had just left.
Roxy walked lightly to the spot where Dan Feng had been sitting, sat down gently, and prepared to use a combined wind-and-fire magic to blow warm air and dry her wet hair.
At that moment, Dan Feng entered the bathroom holding his change of clothes.
As his gaze swept across the floor, he suddenly noticed a small white object lying quietly there.
Curiosity rose in Dan Feng's heart. He murmured in confusion, "What is this?"
Dan Feng slowly bent down and carefully picked up the small white item.
He examined the mysterious object closely, then slowly unfolded it.
As Dan Feng moved, the true appearance of the small white thing gradually revealed itself.
It was a white triangular item with a small black bow tied in the middle—overall, it looked very cute.
Dan Feng froze for a moment, staring at the white object, momentarily at a loss.
However, Dan Feng didn't fiddle with Roxy's panties excessively or do anything improper.
He quickly snapped out of it and decided to use his water magic to wash Roxy's panties clean.
A gentle stream of water magic flowed over the panties like a clear spring, instantly cleaning them.
After washing, Dan Feng hung the panties on a nearby rack, planning to take them—along with his own clothes—up to the second-floor balcony to dry after his bath.
The water originally in the bathtub had already been cleverly blown by Roxy into the drainage hole in the floor using wind magic.
This was a special design by the renovation team. As for where the water ultimately flowed, Dan Feng had no idea.
After draining the cooled water, Dan Feng undressed, revealing his sturdy muscles and abs. He slowly stepped into the bathtub, feeling the endless coolness the cold water brought to his body.
Honestly, he wanted to add some ice—this level of cool water felt like nothing to him.
But a quick wash to get rid of the cooking oil smell would do.
So after soaking briefly, Dan Feng didn't linger in the bathtub. He stood up, dried off, dressed, and drained the water.
Then, unhurriedly, Dan Feng picked up his own freshly washed clothes, along with Roxy's clothes and her cute panties, and walked out as if nothing had happened.
The moment Dan Feng opened the door, Roxy—who had been sitting quietly on the sofa—quickly stood up, seemingly ready to head back upstairs with him.
However, when her gaze unintentionally swept over what Dan Feng was holding, her originally fair cheeks flushed crimson as if bathed in the evening glow.
Dan Feng noticed Roxy's gaze. Following her line of sight, he realized he was holding Roxy's panties.
His heart tightened, and he hurriedly explained, "This... I saw this on the bathroom floor, so I washed it for you on the spot. I absolutely didn't do anything else!"
Yet Dan Feng's explanation only made Roxy's face turn even redder. She shyly turned her head away and mumbled softly, "I didn't say anything... Why are you so nervous, Dan Feng?"
Seeing this, Dan Feng quickly clarified, "I was afraid you'd misunderstand."
Roxy's voice grew even softer, like a mosquito's buzz: "I won't misunderstand. I've always trusted your character, Dan Feng. Even if you really did something, I wouldn't say anything."
Dan Feng, hearing this, waved his hands frantically: "I'm really not that kind of person!"
Roxy couldn't help but burst out laughing, then coquettishly said, "Okay, okay, I know. I was just teasing you~ How could Dan Feng possibly be that kind of pervert!"
(Some Rudeus felt offended)
Afterward, Roxy took her panties and clothes from him. Together with Dan Feng, she went to the second-floor balcony and hung all the laundry there.
With nothing else to do, the two decided to return to Dan Feng's room first, read some books to pass the time, and build up a bit of sleepiness.
Dan Feng opened his bedroom door. As soon as he lit the kerosene lamp with fire magic, he noticed the neatly made bed.
"Hm? Roxy, you actually made my bed?" Dan Feng said in surprise.
"As your lover, it's perfectly normal to make your bed." Roxy couldn't bring herself to look directly at the bedsheets she had rumpled by rolling around in them.
But Dan Feng said nothing upon seeing it; he simply smoothed out the sheets in silence.
Dan Feng's room was the largest of all, with many wardrobes, a fairly large wooden desk, and bookshelves that still stood empty—waiting for Dan Feng and Roxy to fill them.
The two sat together on the bed. Dan Feng took out a book he hadn't finished yet, and they read it together.
But the further they read, the more boring it became, so they simply started chatting freely about the future.
At present, Roxy actually had nothing much to do. Taking on requests wouldn't bring in money they needed, and there were no books on King-class magic for her to study toward becoming a King-class mage.
So if she wanted to become a King-class mage now, the only way was to create her own King-class water magic—but the difficulty was no less than climbing the Heavenly Continent barehanded.
Thus, she voiced her troubles to Dan Feng.
After listening, Dan Feng thought for a moment and suggested that Roxy could learn the God-strike magic unique to the Millis Continent. That way, if she ever encountered undead or ghosts in the future, she'd have a way to deal with them.
"But isn't advanced God-strike magic something you can only learn by becoming a Millis believer?"
"Is that so? Sorry, I'm not too clear on that." Dan Feng shook his head, deciding to look into other ways to learn God-strike magic later.