“Give up, Leo. From now on, you will have to bathe regularly in order to stay clean.”
“Wouuu…”
Leo looked at the floor sadly as she followed after me.
She had been playing so excitedly in the river. So why did she hate baths so much…
Was it because the water was hot? …It was certainly odd.
I took off my clothes in the changing room and entered the bathing area.
“Leo, I’m going to pour hot water on you now.”
“…Wou…”
I scooped up water with a basin and poured it over Leo.
She shuddered a little, but then closed her eyes tightly and tried to make it through this ordeal.
Once Leo was thoroughly drenched, I used a towel to lather up some soap.
Then I rubbed it against Leo and scrubbed the fur from her back to her toes thoroughly in order to clean off the dirt.
“…It’s quite filthy…”
“Wou…”
Before I knew it, the bar of soap had turned black.
I had to wash away the dark suds with water and lather it again before washing Leo.
“Leo. Stay still, okay? I’m going to wash your face now.”
“Wou!? Wou… Wuff…”
She seemed resigned to her fate.
She let out a tired sigh and continued to lie on her back after I finished washing her belly. And like that, she closed her eyes and gritted her teeth.
I carefully washed her face so that the soap would not enter her eyes, nose or mouth.
…Leo. You have so much meat sauce around your mouth.
Even her nose was a bright red now.
Next time, I would have to warn her before eating food that would stain her fur.
“Look, Leo. All this red will ruin your cool face!”
As if in answer, Leo snorted loudly.
Like the other areas, I had to wash the soap several times before all of the dirt and color fell away.
“Now, Leo. We’re finished. You can stand up now.”
“Wuff!”
The moment that I had my permission, Leo sprung up with just the strength of her back, and did a flip in the air.
She then landed on the ground with a smug expression.
“Leo… It’s amazing that you can move like that…but you splashed water all over me…”
“Wou? …Wuff.”
As Leo was still wet when flipping in the air, the water had hit me so that I was drenched from head to toe.