Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 202 : One a Day, Smooth and Fair

"Phew......"

The whole body seemed to float in this vast night sky.

"We really came to the right place......"

After climbing to the top of the snow-capped mountains surrounding Lake Gagar, led by the local Felis tribe members, the two arrived at an excellent spot.

Who would have thought there would be natural hot springs in such a place.

Although the newly renovated bath at home was also great, it still couldn't compare to natural hot springs...

In this season, the hot water in their home bath always cooled quickly, never allowing for a fully satisfying soak,

But now, they could finally enjoy a proper bath.

The closer to the mountain peak, the higher the temperature of the hot spring pool, and the position Yvonne and Elsa were in was just right.

The milky white pool rippled with rising wisps of steam, undoubtedly tempting weary travelers passing by to undress and have a good rest, truly difficult to refuse.

"But... come to think of it, the Felis tribe doesn't seem to like bathing."

At first, when told they could have such a nice place to themselves, Elsa felt a bit embarrassed, but the Felis didn't seem very interested in hot springs.

Apart from hunting, getting into water to bathe was an extremely unwilling act for them.

Rather than bathing, the Felis preferred to groom themselves with their tongues, identical to cat habits in this respect.

The nights in the snowy mountains were incredibly quiet, with the holes in the snow acting as natural sound absorbers. Even with human ear sensitivity, only nearby sounds could be captured.

Lingering around the ears were only the sounds of water splashing, nothing else.

"What's wrong?"

Elsa was pouring hot water over herself with her hands. Seeing the gaze directed her way, she stopped her movements.

Her hair was tied up into a bun, with strands falling at her temples, touched by some moisture. Her white neck, tinged with red, appeared and disappeared in the mist,

Somehow feeling like she could understand the feelings of the male protagonists a little.

Such a cute child, it's only natural to fall in love.

"............"

Covering her overly modest chest, Elsa showed a helpless expression:

"Evie... your leering look is like a drunk old man."

She hurriedly withdrew her gaze, coughing:

"...You're quite harsh, describing a Young Lady in her prime as an old man."

"Eh~ But it's clearly a lecherous old man."

However, because of soaking for too long, her face had indeed turned red, and her head felt dizzy from the blood rushing up, indeed somewhat similar to the feeling of drinking alcohol,

"...Evie?"

"Don't come closer."

"Eh?"

Yvonne extended her hand, with a serious face, gesturing for Elsa to keep her distance.

"I'm struggling with my rationality right now."

"Pfft... Why so serious all of a sudden."

Hmph~ Lecherous is fine, after all, she's been lusting after her body for more than a day or two.

Yvonne poked Elsa's shoulder with her finger,

The round shoulder, flushed red, soft and fragrant, making one's hand itch with the desire to poke it.

"Ah!"

After being touched by her, Elsa's face clearly reddened.

"What are you doing so suddenly......"

"Don't you like this?"

As if speaking to herself, Yvonne embraced Elsa's body submerged in the water.

"It's not that I don't..."

From halfway through, her response gradually became small swallowed sounds,

"Just this much should be fine, right?"

"Mm, mm... mm mm?? Ah!"

After being sneak-attacked from underwater, her waist trembled, losing core support, her whole body softened and fell onto Yvonne,

"...Really, now is not the time for this kind of thing."

Elsa reproached with a red face,

Just then, a small black furball floated up in front of the two,

"Yahei—!"

Splash—

Both were simultaneously sprayed with water.

"You little rascal—"

Yvonne reached out to intercept this small destroyer sailing at full speed.

"Don't play in the hot spring, it's dangerous!"

If there were hidden holes underneath, drowning would be bad. Even minor incidents like spraining an ankle, bumping the head, or choking on water would be unpleasant.

Although she had just fallen into an ice hole and nearly drowned once, this child was surprisingly carefree, not afraid of water because of it, and still swam around energetically.

"Come, Bebe, come here."

Elsa called the little one over

"It's been a long time since we've given you a proper wash, let's take a bath."

This child's hair was black and soft, although it had grown a bit long, her body was also soft and fluffy,

Elsa took out a small brush and soap from her item slot, letting Bebe sit on her. Then she carefully lifted her hand, parted the fur covering at the roots, and carefully brushed with the soapy brush.

Lathering up, the little one obediently closed her eyes,

"So ticklish~~~ Wah, so ticklish~!"

When scrubbing under her arms, Bebe let out giggling laughter.

"Oh my? Looks like this is a weak spot..."

"Ha-hahaha—No~ Mama, stop~stop!"

"Take this, take this—"

With her fur wet and soapy, she was as slippery as a small loach, really hard to catch, and she quickly darted elsewhere.

Never mind, she's clean enough... let her be.

Small whirlwind activated! Bebe shook her body like a little dog, and quickly, ninety percent of the water on her fur was shaken off, replaced by Yvonne and Elsa, who had just dried themselves, being drenched.

"Bebe, we'll need to prepare to go up soon."

"Let me play a bit longer~"

"No, you can't soak for too long, you'll get dizzy in the pool."

"Uu......"

"There will be chances for you to play to your heart's content later. Before that, if you come up obediently now, there's something good for you to eat."

"Something delicious? Where??"

"Come, come, over here."

Moving aside a rock and taking out a pre-set grass rope, Yvonne lifted a woven basket full of eggs from the hot spring,

"These are... bird eggs??"

"Wow—"

"To be precise, they're snow bird eggs."

In a place like this, what kind of delicacy could be made with these small bird eggs?

"Today we're eating 'onsen eggs'!"

"Eggs cooked in this kind of place... will they be fully cooked?"

Elsa expressed doubt.

Although the hot spring had some heat, the temperature wasn't particularly high. Elsa didn't think this temperature, which could only give oneself a warm bath, could fully cook eggs.

"It's not only fully cooked eggs that can be eaten."

Because the temperature at which egg whites coagulate is slightly higher than that of egg yolks, heating eggs at just the right temperature range can produce onsen eggs.

Yvonne carefully cracked the eggshell while explaining:

"These are snow bird eggs that the Felis found in nearby trees. These birds prepare to nurture the next generation as spring approaches, and now is the time they lay eggs."

The eggshells were a pale blue-green, and it felt somewhat regrettable to crack them.

"Ah... Can you help get a plate?"

"Will this do?"

Elsa produced a suitably sized dish and placed it on the wooden tray floating on the water, using the buoyancy of the water flow to push it to her side.

"Eating soft and smooth things will make your skin better too."

"...Really?"

Elsa expressed doubt about this,

If simple eggs had such effects, wouldn't those expensive skincare products become a tax on intelligence?

"In my hometown... there's an old saying, 'you are what you eat'."

As the saying goes, treat the stomach with stomach, the heart with heart, blood with blood, bone with bone, marrow with marrow, skin with skin...

Eating what you lack, also called "form nourishes form", is a unique set of 'nutrition science' summarized by the older generation,

For example, the wrinkles on the surface of walnuts often remind people of the brain, and then it's widely recognized as being able to nourish the brain. In fact, it has been confirmed that walnuts contain nutrients that can nourish the brain.

Of course, this statement generally has no basis. After all, the nutrients needed by the human body are obtained from these foods, and there are always one or two indicators that are beneficial. A person who often eats meat is likely to be stronger than those who don't eat much meat.

However, consuming more eggs rich in protein and amino acids certainly has some degree of beauty and skin-nourishing effects,

Actually, Yvonne felt her skin had worsened recently due to staying up late, so she wanted to nourish it properly.

Under the gaze of both, Yvonne carefully cracked the eggshell.

After soaking in the hot spring for a period of time at a moderate temperature, subtle changes had quietly occurred inside the egg.

The surface of the egg white was a semi-transparent white layer slightly coagulated. After piercing it with chopsticks, the yolk flowed out slowly in a semi-solid state, between raw and cooked. Before opening, it was Schrödinger's egg.

"Want to try it?"

"............"

When the plate was pushed in front of her, Elsa hesitated,

"I don't really want to eat it..."

"Why?"

"I feel like eating it directly like this would be very fishy."

Elsa had experience eating raw chicken eggs, so she knew what the texture of these half-cooked poultry eggs would be like.

"I guarantee, it won't have that taste."

"...Then I'll try one bite"

However, when she put this wobbling 'soft egg' into her mouth, she was shocked.

The egg white was as soft as a cloud.

When eating it, you could feel the perfect intertwining of egg white and yolk. The strongest flavor was the rich, semi-fluid yolk coagulating on the tip of the tongue,

"Amazing... There's really no fishy smell at all!"

Only the full egg fragrance remained in the mouth, without any extra taste.

Generally, raw eggs have an unpleasant earthy smell. But these onsen eggs didn't have this taste at all,

"As long as the raw ingredients are fresh enough, there won't be such tastes."

Moreover, the water quality of the hot springs here was very good. Under the slow cooking of heat, the eggs also gained a kind of mineral-rich aroma.

"Can this be added to the menu?"

One bite after another, unable to stop.

"Although we can make soft-boiled eggs usually, the unique flavor of onsen eggs can only be achieved in hot springs."

"It feels a bit of a pity..."

Not being able to add it to the menu meant it would be difficult to eat again next time.

Elsa somewhat reluctantly put the remaining egg into her mouth

"The egg was too small, couldn't taste it properly... Another one!"

"Eh~~~ Wasn't it just going to be one bite?"

In the end, she still couldn't resist.