Chapter 123: Aqua Master

"Use more force on the shoulder area, so that when scrubbing, the person being scrubbed simultaneously feels the comfortable sensation of their muscles and joints being loosened; on the side waist, ease up on the force, but not too gentle, otherwise... wahahaha, it'll make them laugh out loud..."

Under the Scrubbing Goddess's guidance, Broly's scrubbing ability, which was originally mere imitation, was rapidly improving.

"Ah, this place isn't needed, I'll do it myself."

"Eh?"

"Did I not scrub this spot on you either?"

"Mhm."

"That's right, not every place can be scrubbed, and this triangular zone is a forbidden area for both men and women, not to be touched haphazardly."

"Oh!"

Broly understood, and grasped another piece of common sense.

When they finished bathing and came out, Aqua's gaze toward Broly had changed; it was no longer the look of viewing a simple child, but had become serious, like that of a master regarding a disciple about to graduate.

"Broly, regarding scrubbing — no, the Body Surface Purification Technique — I have nothing left to teach you; from here on, you'll have to comprehend it yourself."

"Yes, Aqua."

Seeing her serious appearance, Broly also turned serious and nodded.

"Don't call my name directly, call me Aqua Master!"

"Okay, Aqua Master."

"Very good!"

Aqua was very satisfied, laughed and patted Broly's head, then put on...

"Why are the clothes you gave me somewhat torn?!"

"Can't be helped, these are my old clothes I didn't want anymore."

"Then why does Broly's old clothes have no holes and no patches?"

Aqua pointed at the clothes on Broly, somewhat angrily asking.

"That's because my younger brother's clothes were preserved better."

Marian said.

"Are there no old clothes that aren't torn?"

"Clothes that aren't torn don't count as old clothes, they're clothes I still want!"

"Wah, Broly, she's bullying me!"

Aqua felt very aggrieved, and with only Broly, this newly accepted scrubbing disciple, by her side to complain to, she subconsciously chose the easiest way to vent her grievance, directly hugging Broly and crying to him.

"Don't cry, don't cry..."

Broly looked at Marian; if it were when he was ignorant, he would definitely have threatened the other party, but now...

"Big Sister Marian, could you give Aqua Master a change of clothes that aren't torn?"

"Aqua Master?"

Marian was somewhat puzzled, but looking at the boy who had changed into her younger brother's clothes, she couldn't refuse his request.

"Alright, for your sake, I'll go get her a new set."

Saying that, this red-haired older sister returned to the room and found a set of clothes without patches for Aqua.

"Thank you, Miss Marian, I will definitely cherish this set of clothes you gave me."

After changing clothes, Aqua immediately beamed with joy and said exactly that.

"Hey, don't make it sound like I'm giving this set of clothes to you; you bastard hugging a younger brother and acting spoiled!"

Marian retorted.

"Got it, got it, what a stingy ghost!"

Aqua's waving hand and careless words made a 【#】 mark pop out on Marian's forehead.

This person really deserves a beating, it makes her fighter's soul burn!

"Aqua Master, when someone helps us, we have to say thank you."

Broly tugged on Aqua.

"Uh, sorry, I got too complacent; although I don't know why you're targeting me, I still have to say thank you to you."

Facing the boy's clear gaze, Aqua also felt she had gone a bit too far, but when bowing her head to apologize and say thanks, she still didn't forget to vent her dissatisfaction.

She is a Goddess, yet always inexplicably targeted by people, and she has a temper too.

【What a good child!】

Marian's anger subsided; looking at Aqua's state, she felt she didn't seem like a vicious older sister character either, thought for a bit, and then stated the reason she had been somewhat targeting her.

"Hah? Older sister, no no no, we two aren't any kind of sibling relationship!"

Hearing the reason for being targeted was that the other party thought she was harshly scolding her younger brother, Aqua directly couldn't hold it in and argued back.

"Then what is your relationship?"

"Goddess and Reincarnator."

This kind of blunt truth absolutely cannot be spoken; even if spoken, it would definitely not be believed — this afternoon she was already treated as a liar by that junior Eris's believer, Aqua didn't want to be treated as a liar again.

"Master and Disciple!" Aqua decisively answered, causing Broly, who wanted to say he was a Transmigrator and that Aqua was the Forest Elf's Wife Identity he wanted to pursue, to directly lose the chance to intervene and answer this question.

Moreover, what Aqua said wasn't wrong; just now in the bathroom, he had been taught scrubbing — no, the Human Body Surface Dirt Purification Technique.

This technique sounds like it has little use, but just now when Broly was scrubbing Aqua, the other party's Happiness Value was rising rapidly.

Clearly, this is a Not Bad ability for raising a wife's Happiness Value; just don't know if it's universal for all wives, or only works when scrubbing Aqua.

The situation is debatable; have to wait until meeting other wives later, try scrubbing them, and see if it can raise their Happiness Values.

"Master and Disciple?"

Marian had some doubts, while Broly nodded at her: "Aqua is indeed my Master."

Although she had just taken him as a disciple.

"See, I didn't deceive you!"

With Broly's support, Aqua became even more confident.

"Then what about his parents?"

Marian asked again.

"This..."

Aqua didn't know how to answer; she had only met Broly today, and hadn't yet obtained his information.

"My mother is already dead; I heard she died giving birth to me, and my father is in another world."

Broly didn't conceal his situation either; he had almost no memory of his birth mother, and his father was indeed in another world.

"This..."

Watching Broly state the cruel fact of being orphaned in such a flat tone, both Aqua and Marian got a bit teary-eyed.

"Sorry, I misunderstood you."

After a pause, Marian apologized to Aqua.

"It's nothing; I'm just the one temporarily looking after him, only to be looked after by him in return — I'm the one who should feel embarrassed."

Aqua also blushed a little, thinking that she would actually be treated as a vicious older sister by the other people in the Guild made her feel ashamed; clearly she is that reliable Goddess-sama, so why does she become like that in the eyes of outsiders.

This definitely can't be her fault, but it also can't be anyone else's fault, so the blame can only be attributed to the world — it's the world's fault that created this misunderstanding.

And from now on, she must stay vigilant to prevent this kind of misunderstanding from happening again; she is the Goddess-sama in this world who looks after the boy who chose her!

As Aqua thought this, Marian asked: "Then tonight, will you two still sleep in one room on one bed?"

"Not sleeping."

"Sleeping."

The former was Broly's answer, the latter was Aqua's.

The two people made eye contact, then simultaneously changed their words.

"Sleeping."

"Not sleeping."

Marian: "..."

Do they sleep together or not in the end?

"Uh, my sleeping posture isn't too good."

Broly said; he wanted to enjoy the quilt alone.

"Mhm, me too."

Aqua also agreed.

"Alright then, I'll prepare another room for you."

"Eh, can you?"

"My parents passed away early, and my younger brother and I also relied on each other.

So, after they were all gone, there are still quite a few empty rooms in my house."

"Uh..."

Even Aqua didn't know what to say at this moment.

She thought for a bit, then decided to bring out her Goddess posture.

"Please don't be sad; the dead will surely wish for the living to live on properly."

"Eh?"

Marian turned back in some surprise, looking at Aqua and subconsciously said: "Didn't expect you could actually say some pleasant words."

Aqua: "???"

After reacting to the other party's meaning, her expression quickly turned into that of a sulky Qi Packet, the kind that can't be coaxed.

"Sorry, I misspoke; I apologize to you, please forgive me, okay."

Aqua put on an absolutely unforgiving look, but Broly, watching the Happiness Value on her rise inside the Crystal Palace, felt this Master-Wife-sama was probably also a person whose mouth and heart don't match.

Sure enough, when they got up the next day, Aqua had completely forgotten this matter.

One doesn't know if it was because Marian prepared a sumptuous breakfast to apologize, or simply because she's a Goddess-sama who doesn't hold grudges.

(Chapter End)