Chapter 321 – Bath with uninvited guests…

Night was upon the Secret Realm, it was slightly longer than in the outside world, so Aiko had plenty of time to find a nice pond or a lake to wash in.

It would take a while to wash the filthy smell, but thankfully Mei gave Aiko some soap, just in case something happened.

She didn't know what it was made out of, but it smelled pleasant and created bubbles, so Aiko quite liked it.

It was hard as a brick, but soft when underwater, it was quite funny.

Aiko dashed under the guise of the night. She was looking for rivers or sources of water, anything that could potentially lead her to a suitable pond or lake.

She didn't need all that much water in her small form, but she had to keep in mind that she would turn big sometime soon.

It would be troublesome if the pond was too small for the big Aiko, so she would have to adjust her search thanks to that.

Aiko didn't like the big form in certain ways, but liked it for others. For example, those heavy fat pillows were awful for Aiko, but the increase in the size of the tails was incredibly good. It was easier to wrap herself in them and turn herself into a giant fluff ball with them.

Aiko narrowed her eyes. She spotted some kind of clearing with river sounds nearby. Maybe she finally found it?

Aiko changed her direction to that clearing and to her surprise she did find a pond!

It was barely big enough for her big Aiko, but that should be fine. She would handle the majority of things in her small form, and finish up the rest in her big form, which means she would have to wash her tails and hair before she turned big and it became burdensome.

Aiko spread her senses, trying to scout nearby monsters, but fortunately, there were none.

The pond was small and it had a rock on the west side which could hide anything from sight as it was quite the sizeable rock.

Aiko nodded happily, if something happened, she would be able to hide behind that rock, get dressed and run away!

With that plan in her mind, she went near the rock to undress. Her small body would be easy to wash, so Aiko hurried to do as much as possible before she turned big.

She also dumped a few Warming Stones into the water beforehand, so it would not be as cold.

With those things out of the way, Aiko took a dip. It was still cold, since she was too impatient, but the water near the Warming Stones, was alredy nice and lukewarm. The rest would heat up eventually, Aiko just need to wait a bit.

It was easier to clean things in warm water, so Aiko took the brick of soap and rubbed her tails furiously. She would do her best to clean the stench from them, since this was one of the few parts that stayed in both her fox and human forms. The other was her ears, but not her hair.

For some reason hair and fur were separate, but since Fox Aiko would have a hard time washing herself, she would leave that for someone else.

Aiko rubbed her tails together to spread the soap somewhat evenly. She was creating quite a mess, but all Aiko cared about was getting clean and not to get scolded too badly.

Next up was her head, which was more troublesome than her tails. Sure, she had 8 tails and they were a pain to clean, but nowhere near as much as her Fox ears. Those damn things were sensitive and if water got inside them, it would hurt Aiko for some reason.

She had to carefully clean the insides whilst making sure not to get any water inside.

While Aiko still had Water Elemental Affinity, she did not have much control over it, not to mention she didn't have any abilities that could utilise that element. She did have [Clean], but Mei still banned her from using it on herself for some reason.

'But it just destroyed the clothes...' Aiko pouted before ruffling her hair. The hair was fine and not that long. Some Human Cultivators had hair longer than their bodies, which must be a real pain to clean!

Aiko vowed that she would have shorter hair later, but it must be natural or Mei would scold her for it.

Aiko sighed gently. It was such a bother, why does everyone have long hair when it's such a bother to clean it?!

She could not understand the Human Cultivator, nor Mei that followed in their footsteps.

Foxes hated the Human Cultivators, yet they did everything similarly to them. What's the point of having such a unique race when you are going to copy someone else's race?!

Aiko sighed as she finished ruffling her hair. The next step, she was not looking forward to.

Her ears were cumbersomely large, which was a bother for the current, not-really-caring, Aiko.

She did the outside first and washed them gently. The insides had fur too and it was a lot more troublesome to wash.

She had to grab the fur inside, gently soap it up, wash it and dry it in one go. It was such a bothersome system, but it allowed Aiko to protect the insides of her ears.

With that finished, she noticed something approaching her, so Aiko scrubbed even more than before. Her ears were finished, but she would have to do a few more passes when it came to her hair and tails. It was important to get rid of that stench.

...

Morning approached and Aiko transformed, all that was left to do was wash her cumbersomely large body and she would be able to leave.

Aiko gets on with it, but her senses pick up on intruders. Fortunately, that intruder was still quite far away and there were two of them near each other, so Aiko didn't need to worry just yet.

She would be able to wash some more before they came closer. Moreover, they weren't walking towards her, so Aiko had even more time.

She kept washing her skin. She hated those cumbersome melons, but there was nothing she could do about them.

Aiko shook her head as she used the pond's water to wash her body.

She was taking her time with it, since it was much larger, but thankfully she didn't have to clean her tails or ears again.

The duo moved, or at least one of them. It was approaching the pond, so Aiko scrubbed faster.

She finished cleaning her body and wanted to get out of the water to dry her tails.

"4th-Tailed Fox..." Murmured a voice in disbelief.

Aiko suddenly heard a voice behind her. She was sure that the intruder was further away, so what happened?!

Fortunately, Aiko was covered by her tails, so that the intruder did not see anything. Aiko peeked at him, since she wanted to know who that intruder was.

'It's him!' Aiko's eyes widened. It was the pussy chaser!

Aiko frowned. She was not just another pussy and she definitely would not be chased!

'I will definitely get rid of this form!" Aiko vowed on this with her life.

The snobbish Cultivator coughed. He reeked of sex, which disgusted her. "Fair maiden, may I join you?" He was trying to play the polite gentleman, but she was not swayed!

"You can," Aiko agreed, but also added. "Since I'm leaving, you can have it all for yourself." She didn't care about what he would do with it once Aiko left, but she would definitely not bathe with someone who was pitching a tent!

The snobbish Cultivator sighed calmly. "I beg the Fairy for help. I was injured by a vicious Beast and I have a hard time using my limbs." He planned to weasel his way into the pond with her, since every female Fox loved the fragile type of men that they could abuse during their crazed sex sessions.

"That is too bad." Aiko replied indifferently, startling him.

The snobbish Cultivator was shocked that his sugary words didn't work on a Fox. How could this Fox refuse him, when she got him so hard?! "Noble Fairy, I was truly injured... I beg for your help."

He was playing the weak card again and showed his injuries.

They were not injuries per se, but pollution from the filth that Aiko dumped.

'So that's what would happen if I touched it?' Aiko was curious. His skin had dyed black and certain parts had dots or were peeling off.

'This is an incredible weapon...' Aiko narrowed her eyes. If she could store that filth safely and hurl it at her enemies...

What a scary thought!

The snobbish Cultivator saw the Fox pause and believed that she was swayed by his words.

"I will even close my eyes and share my herbal soap with you." He played up the fragile, begging act. 'That is a lie, once she takes her eyes off of me, I will stare to my heart's content!'

Aiko was not swayed. Could that herbal soap be better than what Mei created? That's highly unlikely, as Mei had used many high-grade Herbs and other materials to make it.

Aiko did not believe for a second that some snobbish Cultivator could beat Mei when it came to wealth and knowledge!

"That is alright, you can wash here by yourself." Aiko timed her words with her transformation and as the morning fog filled the surroundings; She match her return to her small form, with a transformation into her fox form and dashed away from this place.

"Fairy..." The snobbish Cultivator gently cried, but his eyes were filled with obsession. 'What a beauty... I wonder if she is from the Fox Village or part of this Secret Realm?' He licked his lips while staring at the soap on the lake. 'I will definitely find you!'

'What a scary guy...' Aiko shook her head as she disappeared into the forest without him knowing. 'I hope we never meet again...'

Aiko didn't want to fight naked, and her small Fox form would be too wet to move quickly enough to dodge his Techniques. She knew that she would not be able to match his speed and even wondered if he had some kind of Treasure that upped his speed past the Secret Realm limit!

'Fighting him head-on is a no-go, but If I could use that filth it would be quite the quick fight!' Aiko smirked to herself as she dashed back to the Dragon.

She did not know how much time passed while she was digging, but that was alright. Mei was still Cultivating her tails, so it should be fine.

Aiko found her way back and she was even tempted to visit the Blood Fox, but at the last second, she changed her mind. She still needed to clean herself in her small Fox form!

...

Aiko arrived at the camp. Mei was still hidden somewhere Cultivating her tails and the first one to greet her was the Dragon.

"[Clean]! [Clean]! [Clean]! [Clean]! [Clean]! [Clean]! [Clean]!" The Dragon was roaring as a gentle light with water enveloped Aiko and cleaned her fur.

"I'm back~" Aiko hummed happily, it seemed like more bathing wouldn't be necessary!

"Back my ass! What kind of stinky hole did you explore that you smell worse than a Royal Dung Beetle!?" The Dragon was completely speechless at this little smelly rascal!