The Seirei Gensouki Spirit Chronicles
Chapter 1: Life In The Village

After which, he equipped the Time-Space Cache artifact he received from the spirit village into his left hand and shouted the “Dissolvo” Air spell near his hand immediately began to change, and four small metal bottles appeared in his palm. Each contains a variety of soaps and detergents to wash her hair, body, and clothes. Naturally, they were made by spirit people.

Rio picked up the bottles with both hands, undressed, and climbed onto the bath bucket. Then, he used his spirit arts to freely control the water and clean his hair and body with soap.

It would be much more convenient to have some kind of bathroom, even the outdoor ones. I'll ask Yuba if I can build it later. We can even lend it to other villagers to use.

After she washed her hair and body, she went to wash the clothes she had been wearing that day. A few minutes later, Rio changed into spare clothes and returned the earthen wall surrounding him back to the ground. Then, he saw Ruri and Sayo standing quite far away.

“... Oh, it turns out Rio too,” sighs Ruri. A strange structure had been built behind his house the moment he came out, so it was natural for him to be suspicious.

“Sorry, I didn't mean to surprise you,” Rio apologized with an apologetic expression.

“No, it's okay ... Did you move the land with your spirit arts earlier?” Ruri asked curiously.

“Ya it's right.”

“Hmm. I'm not very good at earth spirit arts, so I don't really understand .. but is this something you can easily manipulate?” Ruri did not seem to receive a subtle answer from Rio, so she turned to ask Sayo next to her.

“A-I don't know. I'm also not good at earth spirit arts .. But compared to what I can do, it doesn't seem like something simple ..” Sayo offers his own opinion with uncertainty.

“... Well, it is not difficult if you practice often,” said Rio. Since he could not measure the average level of spirit art users in the Yagumo region, Rio gave a vague answer to avoid answering completely. He thought he should just explain as much as needed.

“Yeah, whatever.” Ruri did not seem to be too bothered with that, and suddenly started walking forward. He came closer to Rio, twitching his nose as he breathed air.

“Hmm ... But what is this ..?” As soon as he was right in front of Rio, he looked at his face. Rio hesitating. “Erm, what do you mean?” he finally asked. Sayo curiously approached, watching the two of them from a distance closer to the blush. “Hah?”

“I know that! There is a fragrant smell from Rio!” Said Ruri, her face bright with a bright smile.

“... Oh, the stench of animals we hunted stuck to me, so I took a shower.”

“Hah, so that's why. It smells very fragrant, but ... Let's kiss it, Sayo.” Ruri gestured for Sayo to come closer.

“E-eeh ?! I-I'm fine! I can smell it from here!” Sayo shook her head with a bright red face.

“There, there – need not be shy” Ruri ducked behind Sayo in a quick motion and pushed her forward towards Rio. Sayo continued to insist on opposing him, but she did not resist strongly.

“Oh ..” As soon as he was right in front of her, her face flushed to the tip of her ear. He looked down.

“See, doesn't she smell?”

“Y-Ya ..” Sayo agreed with a barely audible voice. Not sure how he should react appropriately to this situation, Rio just stood there with a forced smile on his face.

“Hei, Rio. What does this smell?” Ruri asked.

“I think it's the soap.”

“Hah? Bath soap? You mean the soap you use to wash your body and clothes?” Rio's answer made Ruri's eyes widen in shock.

“Ya, that soap.”

“Why? Since I made it myself, I guess ..”

Rio's eyes widened due to Ruri's shock, even though it didn't make sense for Ruri and Sayo to react in such a way. While soap does exist in the Yagumo region, it is a luxury item. It is not an easy thing for a layman to get, so vinegar is often used as a substitute.

“K-You did it? Rio, can you make soap? Phew! In our village, Grandma was the only one who really knew the cure, but even she did not know how to make soap. Awesome, Sayo? ”

“... Yes, it's amazing.” Ruri and Sayo both turned to look at Rio with gazes full of admiration.

“As long as you have the material, it's quite simple. I'll leave it at home, so please use it later. You too, Sayo,” said Rio, ashamed. The two girls blinked blankly at him.

“Wait, what?! We can use it too ?! ”

“Of course. I'll make more when I have time, so there's no need to hold back on using it. ”

“Wow, I can't wait! Thank you, Rio!” Ruri and Sayo clapped happily.

“So, why are you two here?”

“Oh, we saw Dola and Shin on the road earlier, so we thought you'd be back too. If you're going to wash yourself, you're going to need hot water and firewood, so Sayo said we should go back and make sure you know where to find it and how to do it,” Ruri said with a smile, staring at Sayo.

“Ah, no. I, umm ..” Sayo struggled to suppress the katakata in her embarrassment.

“So that's how it is. Sayo, thank you for your consideration. I used spirit arts to make water, so I'm fine. ”

“Huh ... K-You used spirit art to make water?” Sayo asked with a look of disbelief. Ruri was surprised as well.

“Ya I did. Is there a problem..?” Rio asked, wondering why the two girls were so shocked.

“Ah no. It was just that hot water was much harder to make with spirit arts than cold water. ”

“...Oh so. There is a trick to do it .. Should I teach you sometime?” Rio offered casually.

“E-Eh, really ?!” Sayo said, wanting to accept her offer.

“Y-Ya.” Rio nodded, surprised.

“Good for you, Sayo! You have to work hard,” Ruri giggled with a smile, ruffling Sayo's head.

“I'm counting on you,” Sayo said, lowering her head in shame at Rio.

Chapter 1: Life In The Village

Two months passed since Rio started living in the village, and at that time, there was no one there who did not know his name, and the villagers generally looked at him well.

This was partly thanks to the village chief, Yuba, who brought him in, and partly thanks to him bringing back a large amount of hunting loot every day. The supply of village meat has never been greater, and Rio is actively working in the area besides hunting as well. Using the knowledge he obtained in the Royal Academy and the spirit village, Rio had contributed to raising the standard of living in the village by an incredible amount.

Splice....