Kono Sekai ga Game da to, Ore dake ga Shitte Iru Vol 3 Chapter 2.3

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So, with that, there’s a large bath .

I couldn’t take my clothes off completely in the game, so I’d had normally had a bath with my clothes on, but that doesn’t matter in this world .

Out of concern I managed to persuade Ringo to stop following me . I quickly undressed in the changing room and made my way to the big bath .

Actually, about this bath . I’d had my eye on it since I was exploring, or rather, long before that . I’ve never bought this house in the game, so naturally I’ve never been to this big bath, but it was well received even in the game era . It was raved about, with people saying “It’s not an exaggeration to say that I bought this house for this”, “I’ll never enjoy a feeling like this in a real bath”, “It’s the closest place to paradise”, “You can even dive into the bath, how novel”, “So this is what it means to have your soul slip out of you”, “I can’t stop going in even if I want to, In a sense, it’s the devil’s bath . ”

I hadn’t bought this house because I didn’t need a big house back then, but I’d been curious about the big bath here for a long time .

“Even so, it really does feel like a large bathhouse…”

I muttered to myself . My voice slightly echoed in the wide bathroom .

The room was about ten meters square, and about half of it was used as a bath .

The size of the hotel is so large that it is either a public bath or a hot spring .

“All right, let’s go!”

I suddenly jumped into the bath .

In this world, the baths are equipped with an automatic water-purification system that is powered by magic, which means that the water will never get dirty .

Probably, the Nekomimineko staff made up this setting because it was troublesome to program water contamination, but for this time, I am grateful for their laziness .

(Hey, it’s not as hot as I thought it would be…)

It looked like a hot spring, so I was expecting hot water, but the temperature of the water didn’t seem to be that hot .

However, it was not that cold either, so the warmth of the water was gently transmitted throughout my body .

“Fuwaaaaah… . ”

Unintentionally, my relaxed voice leaked out .

It’s been a long time since I’ve been in a place where I can relax without worrying .

After enjoying the warmth of the bath for a while, it was time to move on to the main event .

I took a big breath and dove down into the bath in one fell swoop .

(Oh!)

I cautiously opened my eyes in the water .

It was indeed a fantastic sight to behold .

In the center of the bath, there was a light-emitting crystal that sprinkled shimmering light through the water like a disco ball, dancing around like an art piece .

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Moreover, the crystal swayed in the water and flickered slightly, so the light inside would never be the same intensity .

I was speechless as I watched the world of light and water change in each moment .

(I see . This is a sight you can only see in a game world, isn’t it?)

Once my initial excitement subsided, there was room to analyze the beautiful sight in front of me .

In Nekomimineko, you can breathe underwater, your eyes don’t hurt when you open them, and you can even talk like normal .

It’s troublesome to implement the state of being truly underwater with the VR device, so Nekomimineko has underwater dungeons and battles .

Although the movement speed underwater is slower, and HP is reduced by a percentage due to the inability to continuously “breathe”, inside Nekomimineko you can basically move in water as if it was land . (I say this with the meaning that if this was real life, you’d definitely not enjoy it . )

It’s hard to define whether I should call today’s world a game or a new reality, but the fact that the specifications of the game are still here means that I can enjoy it .

(Soon I should head back up . )

The water is not too hot, so I feel like I can stay underwater forever, but my HP is decreasing as time goes by .

I suppressed my regrets and went back up to the water’s surface .

“Fuu… . ”

Then I put my head on the edge of the tub and let my body float in the bath .

There were some beautiful things that you would never see anywhere else, and that alone makes me think that I may have made the right decision to buy this house .

More than anything else, it’s nice to be able to relax like this without worrying about anything .

(Man, I wish I could stay like this forever…)

After all, has the backlash from being so tense up until now finally arrived?

The space is too comfortable for me . My consciousness gradually fades away .

Before long……… .

“——-Souma! Souma!”

I heard someone call my name, and I woke up .

”Rin . . go…?”
When I saw her, Ringo is shaking my body in a frantic manner, calling me in a different, more urgent voice than usual .

I wondered what was wrong with me that made her become so alarmed, but then I realized .

(My body, it’s heavy…?)

In game terms, I would equate it to having barely any HP left . I can’t feel the power in my body .

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What the hell has happened to me?

I quickly looked around, and I see that I was still in the bathroom . I was being laid on my back near the bath .

“What on earth just happened?”

I asked while slurring my tongue, and Ringo told me the situation in bits and pieces .

When I didn’t come out of the bath, she said she called me at front of the bathroom, but there was no answer . She got worried and went into the bathroom, and then she saw me submerged inside the bath .

(Could it be, that after I dozed off, I started to sink?)

Come to think of it, I can barely remember that time . I was so comfortable that I must have lost conciousness .

But what does that have to do with my body being so fatigued?

(No, that’s it! It’s because while you are submerged in water you always take a percentage of damage…)

There was an early bug where the boss of an underwater dungeon wouldn’t show up no matter how many times you went there .

The reason was that the devs forgot to put an aquatic attribute on the boss of an underwater dungeon, and so the boss was killed by the continuous damage of the underwater penalty .

If you don’t have aquatic attributes, even a boss will die, so there’s no way a mere player with no equipment can fight against it .

Just thinking about it sent a shiver of fear up my spine .

In this world, there are fewer detectable notions when you’re submerged in water compared to reality . Even in reality, falling asleep in the bath is certainly dangerous, but no matter how deep your sleep, you’ll wake up if your head goes into the hot water .

But it’s a different story here in this world .

Here, I don’t have a hard time breathing when I’m in the water, and the water isn’t so hot that I don’t jump up in the heat when the top of my head gets submerged .

It’s rather cozy to be in the hot water all the time, and there’s no trigger to wake you up if you were to fall asleep in the bath .

But on the other hand .

As an underwater penalty, the body continues to take percentage damage according to its maximum HP .

This time, it’s a good thing that Ringo noticed . But what if I had just gone on sleeping without anyone noticing…

(I could have been dead . )

I realized that this was no joke and that I was on the verge of losing my life, and once again a chilling feeling of fear ran through my body .

Besides, come to think of it, there was no way a well-trained Nekomimineko player would shill this big bathtub so hard . I’m sure they were aware of the trap of this large bathhouse long ago .

It’s a more relaxing place than any other, but if you really relax, you’ll naturally sink into the water, and eventually your HP will run out and you’ll die .

That’s what those “paradise”, “soul-slipping”, “demon bath” comments were all about!

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My house, which is supposed to be the safest in the world . Who would have thought that the baths that should be the most relaxing of them all would become death traps?

Ringo said this yesterday .

“If I’m not here, then Souma might die…”

I’ve said before that there is no such thing as a “good thing”, and now I have unintentionally proved that phrase to be correct .

Anyway, Ringo is a life saver .

I was about to thank Ringo again .

(E-Eh? Wait a minute? This place… is a bathhouse, right?)

My situation was so dire that this fact that had completely slipped out of my mind .

“…?”

I look again at Ringo who is looking at me .

She’s wearing the same outfit as when we separated earlier, even with the equipment I bought her at the armor shop .

Her armor is wet from saving me, but I think it’s okay in this world .

Rather, you could say that it prevented her clothes from becoming see-through .

The problem was more on my side .

(Wait, could it be…)

As if in prayer, I gently let my gaze fall on my body .

”UwaaAaaAaah!!!”

The next moment, I jumped up and hid my body from Ringo .

Not surprisingly, I came to the bath with nothing on, that is, in my birthday suit!

“…Are you okay?”

On the other hand, the other person involved, Ringo, is rather composed . It’s true that she was state of emergency when my life was at stake, but she didn’t seem to care at all when she saw me naked .

”Y-Yeah, I’m okay, I’m okay!”

I should have asked if Ringo was embarrassed or worried here, but instead I’m souring the mood .

I have known from the very beginning that Ringo doesn’t have a sense of shame, but the mind of a male is a complicated thing .

Anyway, I don’t think my spirit, let alone Ringo’s, can stand to be exposed naked in front of her any longer .

”Well then, I’ll be up in a minute and you can go out and wait for me first . ”

I begged with a pleading force .

In contrast, Ringo was rather indifferent .

“…Un . ”

She nodded back .

Without showing any embarrassment, she stood up and walked towards the bathroom door .

On the other hand, while I was looking on, my face bright red with embarrassment, Ringo, who was walking quickly and without hesitation,
“……!?”

Suddenly, she lost her footing . I hear a pretty satisfactory sound of her crashing onto the floor .

“Ringo!?”

It was a rare mistake for Ringo, who was an airhead that never blundered . The floor was probably wet and slippery .

I found myself running over to her .
“… . I’m fine . ”

With an unwavering attitude, Ringo quickly sat up, and with her gestures, held off my attempts to get closer .

I was relieved with the situation, but soon I realized something odd .

Ringo got up properly without any injuries, but she never once looked back at me .

“Don’t tell me, when you fell you hit your face or something…?”

I voice my concern, but Ringo completely denies it .

“…I’m… alright . ”

She said as she stood up, obstinately refusing to look at me .

“…See ya . . ”

She left shortly after, not even bothering to look at me at all while she walked out .

Afterwards, I finished putting my clothes back on and went to see Ringo, where I saw that the injuries on her face that I was worried about did not exist .

“Hey . Is it possible that you’re mad at me for what happened earlier?”

“…No, that’s not it . ”

Ringo didn’t make any eye contact with me for a while after that .

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