Eros turned to look at Estelle’s stunned expression and gave a dry laugh. "That’s because the Artifact Spirit just sealed it."
Whenever something was hard to explain, he simply shifted the credit to Barbara. They couldn't verify it anyway, and they wouldn't dare to try. After all, for an artifact held by a Great One, sealing a mere Grade 2 item was perfectly natural, right? Estelle didn't doubt him for a second; instead, she marveled: "As expected of the Artifact Spirit. To completely seal a Grade 2 artifact in an instant..."
Barbara: "..."
Hearing this, Eros instinctively looked away. Once the item was secured, he didn't linger in the vault with Estelle. Carrying the extinguished "Sun," he returned to the building being converted into a bathhouse. He summoned the butler and ordered the servants to fill the pits with fresh water.
Once the servants had cleared out, Eros didn't hesitate. He held the extinguished Sun to his lips and whispered: "If you don't light up right now, I’m going to eat you later."
Showing "kindness" was simple, wasn't it? No big deal.
In the next second, a brilliant radiance erupted from his hand. The blinding light made it difficult for anyone present to keep their eyes open. Wait... it doesn't need to be THAT bright.
After adjusting the intensity and having Barbara apply a proper seal, Eros tossed it onto the floor at the center of the bath. Moments later, white mist began to rise from the water. Eros watched with satisfaction. With the purification power sealed by Barbara, it could no longer affect a person’s spirituality. Now, its intensity was just enough to purify the water and the stone tiles, keeping them perpetually clean and saving him the trouble of scrubbing.
Just have the servants add water. This artifact is surprisingly convenient, he mused.
The onlookers exchanged bewildered glances. He really used a Sealed Artifact to make a hot spring? But what Eros pulled out next truly shook them. He crouched down and reached into his shadow, retrieving a lush green orb. The moment it appeared, a surging wave of life force washed over them, as if they were standing before an endless forest. Their fatigue vanished instantly.
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They began to realize what he was doing. Under their gaze, Eros embedded the green pearl into the bottom of the bath as well.
"From now on, you can come here to soak whenever you like," Eros said, dusting off his hands as he looked at the shocked women. "That life pearl is a remnant aura from the Great One of the Elves. It’s filled with the purest life force. You already know what that does for the body, so I won't elaborate." He rubbed his chin. "I still need to put up signs for 'Men' and 'Women'."
The women were catatonic. If they heard correctly, that pearl contained the aura of a Great One? That was practically a Divine Grace! Bathing in Divine Grace... was this blasphemy? They were excited but worried.
Estelle spoke up cautiously, "Will this behavior... displease that Great One?"
Eros froze; he hadn't considered that. He quickly asked Barbara in his mind. She replied with certainty: "It won't!"
He didn't know why she was so sure, but if she said it was fine, it was fine. "Don't worry," he told Estelle with a smile. "How could that benevolent deity be displeased by such a small thing?" Since Eros had personally received the baptism of that Great One, they took his word for it.
Later, Eros wrote "Men" and "Women" on the two doors. Undine pouted. "You’re only one person, why do you need so much space?"
"Because I want it. Mind your own business, stinky sister~"
"Mama! Look at him, look at him!" Undine whined, shaking Estelle’s arm. Estelle could only smile at her two lively children.
That night, Eros, wearing only his trunks, soaked in the perfectly heated bath, listening to Undine’s occasional shouts from next door. He narrowed his eyes in comfort. Just then, his door opened. He glanced up, expecting a servant, but saw Madam Florika in a bathrobe.
Assuming she had the wrong room, he was about to point out that the ladies' bath was next door. But then he saw Florika raise a finger to her lips, signaling for silence. Simultaneously, she locked the door behind her.
Eros froze, confused. Before he could react, Florika stepped into the water and sat beside him. Eros’s eye twitched as a sense of impending trouble rose in his heart. He tried to stay calm and whispered: "Madam, what are you doing? The ladies' bath is next door."
Florika’s red lips curled into a smirk. She leaned in close to his ear and whispered with a light laugh: "Your Highness... you wouldn't want Lady Estelle to find out about 'us,' would you?"
