【Dimiret】A wild prince's courtship in nine steps

Anyway, it's nice to be able to sleep together.But Barrett is convinced that most people don't see it that way.Ordinary people like Sylvain would imagine: On a good morning, they kiss each other, laugh together, tease each other about the day ahead, and possibly have sex.Just like some uncle's books will write.

Their mornings were nothing like that.After Beret woke up, Dimitri, who was still fully armed, would always stare at him, and Beret would also look back.After that, the two moved slowly.Dimitri would get up first, grab his gun and stand in the corner of the room.Beret would also get out of bed afterwards, but he would not take the Celestial Sword.He opened the door, took the breakfast that Du Du brought (now it is for two people) into the room, and sat on the edge of the bed to eat.Dimitri would also pick up the other plate and eat his own.This is good.

They just kept looking at each other.

Dimitri always gobbled it up, while Beret took his time.After they finished eating together, Dimitri would nod and leave the room.Normally, he'd head back to the cathedral while Barrett went about his day.Beret was pleased that Dimitri was sleeping, though.Dimitri's condition is slowly improving, he is no longer tense, and his sleeping position is gradually relaxed.Beret's room for movement on the bed was compressed, but he didn't care.

Sleeping together was nice, but there was one thing that wasn't so good: there was Dimitri's grime everywhere.Almost every time when Beret returned to the dormitory and waited for Dimitri to arrive, he had to spend time brushing his sheets and fur, and the effect was... so-so.There were blood spots on the bed that Barrett couldn't wash off even with water and soap, and there was mud in the carpet.Beret was a mercenary, but even his fellow mercenaries knew to maintain basic hygiene, and Dimitri was like a big dog that has been wandering around for too long and is growing fast .

How to make him clean?Beret thought about it.He wasn't the first to do this, Ash, Janet and Mercedes had all tried to suggest Dimitri take a shower.After Du Du returned, he also mentioned this matter to his lord, but all they received was the prince's muttering.Dimitri's hair was always dirty, as was his armor and clothes, which must have been uncomfortable.

Beret felt that Dimitri lacked a sense of security, so he was unwilling to take off his armor, and he was unwilling to slowly let go of his defenses.Human instinct is understandable.However, Beret still had to find a way.He hoped that Dimitri would be well, and that he would be clean.

While wandering, Beret was thinking about the action plan, and ran into Sylvain and Felix who were chatting.Well, they're smart and might be able to give some advice.The close friends were a little surprised to see the teacher walking towards them with a very focused expression.Beret stood still in front of them without saying a word, organizing his words.

"Teacher, do you need help?"

Beret frowned.He didn't know what to say, which was frustrating.This is a matter of urgency.

"Is it related to His Highness? Could it be that there is something wrong with your relationship?" Shirvan said jokingly.

"It's a problem in bed."

The two widened their eyes.

"I don't want to hear it, let's go."

"Felix? Hugo? Mr. Vollardarius, I beg you to stay! Ah...Goddess, please help me!" Shirvan hoarse, while his teacher was still Try to speak clearly.

"He's... dirty."

"...well, that's a bit too much information, even for me."

"He threw dirt all over the place like a puppy."

Felix snorted angrily, while Sylvain was visibly relieved.

"Okay, so you can't bear His Highness's personal hygiene problems. So what does this have to do with us?"

"Do you know how to make him clean?"

"Hmm... When His Highness was a child, it was notoriously difficult to get him to take a good bath. Now he is in this situation... Maybe you can try to drag him into the river by force?" Sylvain suggested.

"You can just push him off," Felix added.

Beret nodded his thanks and left as quickly as he had come.Perhaps he should also take advice from other students.After making up his mind, he went all over the monastery and found them one by one.

"Can you make the bathroom warmer and more comfortable?" Yanette suggested.

"Can you try the positive motivation method? For example, as long as we take a shower, we can do something interesting, such as eating a big meal." Ingrid put forward her opinion.

"The faucet in the bathroom is very loud, maybe it makes him feel irritable? You can try to put the water in advance and let him take a bath!" This is the suggestion of Mercedes.

"Maybe His Highness has forgotten how to take a bath? You can teach him step by step..." Ashura gave his opinion.

"Clean part by part for His Highness, and cover up other parts first." This is Du Du's assumption.

These are great suggestions.But Beret knew that Dimitri would never take off his armor, so none of their proposals would work.Perhaps only Du Du's plan can be tried.Beret could persuade Dimitri to take off his gauntlets and wipe his arms with a cloth.This is not the most permanent solution, but it is better than doing nothing.Just as Beret was thinking about how to make Dimitri take off his armor, a familiar voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Teacher, we are back!"

It was Fleur and Sitis.Some time ago, the siblings left the monastery following a clue about Leia's whereabouts.Judging from Sitis's expression, the trip was futile.However, they are back.

"Teacher, I have a lot to say to you! However, I'm really hungry, would you like to go fishing with me first? I really want to eat those queen loaches you caught in the fishing pond!"

Beret doubted whether Fulian was really as hungry as she said.But if she wanted to go fishing with him, he wouldn't refuse.Fishing would free his mind, and maybe make him think of a good way to clean up Dimitri.

A few minutes later, they were sitting by the pond, their lines dangling in the calm water.Flynn hummed a little tune softly, while Beret stared at the water surface.Maybe he could push Dimitri down...

"Then, let me tell you about our journey in detail! As you know, we first went to Lake Totatis..."

Normally, Beret would be willing to listen, but today he was deserting.He racked his brains, trying to think of a way to make Dimitri clean—he had to be clean, clean, clean until there was no more mud on the bed.More than a month after Berrett and his students reunited, the question remained unresolved, which was nerve-wracking.

"Teacher, are you feeling unwell?"

Beret shook his head.

"I'm very good."

"Then what's bothering you?"

Beret suddenly felt guilty.It is obvious that Fulian is the one who needs attention and needs someone to accompany her to relieve boredom.She and Sitis set out to look for Leia, but returned without success again, probably very frustrated.But Fulian is also one of his students, and he may be able to ask her for his questions.It stands to reason that this question should distract her from the battle and the search for Leia.

"Dimitri always messes up our bed."

"Oh my god, there's a new development in your relationship! I don't know what to say though. Sleeping in the same bed is really... but I think I should congratulate you!"

Well, congratulations should be made, congratulations to Dimitri for finally sleeping.

"And you said he... would stain your bed?"

"Well, what ash, dust, mud, dirt, blood, sand..."

Fulian's face became pale obviously.

"This is really embarrassing. Is he also very resistant to people talking about taking a bath with him?"

Beret nodded.

"Well, I'm not an expert on this, but from what I've read..."

The following things are happening at the same time:

Fleur put down her fishing rod so she could concentrate more on talking to her teacher.She was so focused on helping the teacher solve the difficulties that she didn't hear the footsteps behind them.It had to be said that the man was quite cautious - it was Dimitri, walking towards the teacher.Beret almost didn't notice the footsteps and turned his head.It's only noon, did something happen to Dimitri?But there was no new blood or grime on him (Berrett knew all about the old ones already).The prince did not stop until he was behind the two anglers.

As a result, when Fleur turned to Beret, Dimitri's blood-stained armor startled her.She turned pale, and acted subconsciously according to her instincts. The dazzling light instantly illuminated Beret and Dimitri, covering the entire pier.In the next second, there was a loud bang: the prince fell into the pond.

Beret raised his head.Good, Dimitri is in the water, he should be able to clean up a bit.

"Fleur, thank you."

Fulian was ashamed and hurriedly apologized and begged for forgiveness.

The pond overwater accident kind of worked.Immediately after Dimitri crawled out of the water (he looked like an angry cat), he stormed off to the cathedral.Beret followed him to the church and handed him a towel: at least dry your hair, too.And Dimitri glared at the towel that dared to "offend" him.The two looked at each other for more than five minutes before Dimitri reluctantly took the towel and covered it over his head.Well, there is progress.

Before the high-ranking lord crawled out of the water, Flynn slipped away quickly.She happened to meet other classmates who were going to have lunch, and she was so embarrassed that she almost bumped into Ah Xiu.Seeing her sad face, everyone prepared for the worst before asking what happened.Then...they all beamed with joy.

"I knew it was the best way to push that boar into the water." Felix said firmly.However, Fleur is still ashamed of accidentally pulling the prince into the water with a rescue.To comfort her, the group began sharing with her the latest intel on various oddities between their teacher and Dimitri.

Afterwards, their teacher came for lunch too, and Fleur dared not look at him at all.

In the next military meeting, Sitis informed everyone that someone had witnessed a herd of monsters nearby.Barrett agreed to step in and investigate, but Yanette looked weird when she heard the news.Is she afraid of monsters?She wasn't afraid of being like this before.Barrett had to talk to her before everyone left the meeting.

The task of fighting monsters is arduous.There are four monsters in total. They are huge and very dangerous.But now, Berrett's students know what to do.They launched a fierce attack, quickly knocked down one of the monsters, and then concentrated their fire on the next one.When they were about to clean up the last monster, Beret found that Ingrid was close to its claws, so he rushed to help.Before the monster had a chance to touch his student, the ex-mercenary severed its forearm with a clean blow, knocking it to the ground.As a result, he was naturally splashed all over by the sprayed black blood.

Beret looked at himself.He's covered in the blood of monsters, what a nuisance.But they had crossed a small river on the way, and he could wash off the blood in the river, and the students would surely agree to camp by the river.There is still a long way to go to the monastery, it would be better for everyone if Beret didn't go back with the smell of a dead body.

The students agreed unanimously, and everyone started towards the small river with laughter and laughter.No one was badly injured in this battle, those small cuts and bruises healed naturally, and the rest of the Mercedes had been treated.Dimitri was not injured.Since he started playing alongside Barrett, he's gotten better at avoiding injuries.good.

When the sun was setting, the large army could already see the small river.As usual, everyone divided into groups and completed their camping tasks individually.Everyone looked at Dimitri anxiously: would he go hunting again?At least he shouldn't bring back a monster, after all, they just finished a wave.

Dimitri didn't look like he was hunting, he just kept staring at Beret.Beret put the Sword of the Emperor of Heaven aside, and when he was about to go down to the river to take a bath, he met his gaze.There was no bottomless sadness in Dimitri's eyes, and the bloodthirsty desire subsided after the battle, so there was no need to worry about him.After staring at each other for a few seconds, Beret turned around and walked towards the river.He heard footsteps behind him, and Dimitri followed.

Beret found a rock by the river to put his clothes on, and prepared to make a quick decision.He quickly stripped off his clothes and stepped straight into the river.The river was icy cold, but Beret did not have the right to pick and choose and enjoy luxury.He walked forward quickly, and stopped when the river was waist-deep, and began to scrub his body.

He heard the sound of splashing water behind him, and turned around.It's Dimitri.

He was still fully armed, but at least he wasn't carrying his gun.Beret saw the gun leaning against a tree with Dimitri's cloak hanging on it, and no one else was there.Don't they even want to take a shower?Beret saw that Shirvan's armor was stained with blood, and Ash's clothes were also covered in mud, because he was forced to roll several times on the ground in order to avoid the attack of the monster.Maybe they wanted to wait until they got out of the shower first?Or do you want to take a hot bath when you return to the monastery tomorrow?

Even though Dimitri was standing in the water, he had no intention of taking a bath.His hair was still a mess (a few seconds in the pond wasn't enough), and his breastplate was covered in congealed blood, which Barrett wasn't even sure would wash off.He didn't even count the underclothes under God's armor, and he had no idea when Dimitri last took off his armor.

Let's take it step by step.

Dimitri stopped a meter away from Beret.Beret took a cautious step towards him, making sure Dimitri could see his movements clearly, his empty hands.Dimitri looked at his palms, then at his torso, still slightly stained with blood.Finally, his gaze rested on the teacher's eyes again.Dimitri's eyes were neither aggressive nor harbored any ulterior purpose.

Beret continued to walk towards Dimitri.He reached out and touched the cold, sticky armor on Dimitri's chest.

Dimitri remained motionless.

His teacher began cleaning his armor.He kept his eyes on Dimitri, and his hands moved very slowly.

The river around them was stained with blood and was no longer clear, but the flowing water quickly carried away the filth.Beret started cleaning the breastplate, then the left and right arm armor.He wanted to continue cleaning the leg armor, but he was afraid that his sudden bending would scare Dimitri away, so this task should be done by the river under their feet.For similar reasons, Beret did not clean Dimitri's carapace.

After the armor was cleaned, Beret stretched out his hands and gently laid them on the prince's hair.He waits.

Dimitri slightly turned his head towards the teacher's palm, as if agreeing, and Beret immediately began to scrub Dimitri's hair.He's been as careful as he can be, but his fingers still pluck at knots of hair and catch solidified stains from time to time.However, Dimitri neither complained nor moved.Except for the sound of rushing water, everything is so quiet.

Barrett picked up speed as much as he could.As much as he'd love to have some more time like this, he doesn't want to mess with Dimitri any longer.Dimitri believed that Beret would help him, so Beret just had to help him.

After washing his hair, Beret took a step back, giving Dimitri room to walk away.But Dimitri took a step forward instead, which startled him.

As Barrett had done earlier, Dimitri reached out to him until his palm touched Barrett's hair.This move was unexpected, and Beret couldn't help being stunned.

Dimitri picked up a handful of cold river water, poured it on Beret's scalp, and washed it along his hair.The prince was wearing gauntlets, and his movements were a bit clumsy, but Beret knew that Dimitri had been very careful.There wasn't much blood on Beret's hair, and he could wait to wash it after returning to the monastery, but he was very happy to have the opportunity to receive Dimitri's help.

Dimitri's eyes wandered between the teacher's face and hair.Beret could feel the prince's hands touching and scrubbing his hair.Beret has never let others wash his hair since he was a child. The touch of other people's hands on his head is really strange, but it doesn't seem to be very annoying.

Afterwards, Dimitri's fingers brushed the teacher's neck.The prince's body stiffened in an instant, and he was dumbfounded.

Beret looked at Dimitri with certainty.In that blue pupil he saw fear.He stretched out his hand and stroked the hand of God Mitoli that was still on his neck: Don't worry, there is nothing to be afraid of, your teacher will not be hurt because of this.

The fear in Dimitri's eyes dissipated.

For a short while, they maintained this position until the cold water made Beret shiver.Seeing the teacher tremble, Dimitri withdrew his hand and turned away, walking toward the river bank as if fleeing.Beret watched as he picked up the spear, but threw the cloak beside his clothes.Perhaps feeling his gaze, Dimitri nodded towards him and walked towards the camp.

After regaining consciousness, Beret crawled out of the river.He was so intoxicated with the time he spent with Dimitri just now that he hasn't washed his clothes yet.

After putting on the clean underwear, Beret picked up Dimitri's fur cloak.The cloak was cleaner than he'd imagined, so he draped it over his shoulders before cleaning the blood from his coat.This cloak is really warm.

After Beret returned to the camp, he found that everyone was very surprised, because His Royal Highness looked much cleaner.Felix also asked Barrett if he had pushed the boar into the water again.

"Teacher, you are such a great magician! Your Highness can almost perfectly pretend to be a normal human being." Shirvan joked.

However, there were smiles on everyone's lips, so Barrett knew it was a good joke.He found that whenever Dimitri became more like a "person", everyone's eyes would shine with hope.The misfortune that His Royal Highness suffered deeply affected them, so they were all very happy to see him gradually getting better.

The next day, they returned to Garreg Mach.Most of us took this opportunity to go to the sauna and take a good bath.Beret had to admit that this must be much more comfortable than taking a bath in the icy river.For a moment he hesitated to join them, but there was no need: he was clean.

However, after a few days, Beret understood the benefits of taking a hot bath.He and Ingrid, Sylvain, and Felix had a high-intensity sparring session, and immediately after that, he was called to help clean and tidy the unused rooms in the monastery.Anyway, I will be sweating soon, so why rush to take a bath?So Barrett plans to go to the sauna after a long day at work.But he was so engrossed in his work that he didn't notice that the time passed quickly and the sun had already set.

When he walked out of the hall, it was already dark outside.Well, at least the bathroom is still open.Beret simply hoped that Dimitri hadn't run to his room.

After walking through the monastery, Beret got the answer: he saw Dimitri walking towards his room.Dimitri also saw Beret and turned to walk towards him.When the two were one meter away, they stopped abruptly.They were relatively silent.

After a while, Beret spoke first.

"I'm going to take a shower."

Actually, Dimitri could wait in Beret's room for him to come back, or he could go back to the church for a while and come back later.The problem is, they haven't really discussed their respective schedules, so they haven't made plans in advance or anything.But perhaps that's what suits the prince best, who is unfettered and can come and go as he pleases.

Beret didn't wait for Dimitri to answer him, and walked towards the stairs leading to the sauna.He was a little disappointed that there were no footsteps behind him.He wished Dimitri would follow, as he had followed him down the river a few days ago.However, he was unwilling to force Dimitri to do anything.

It has to be said that the monastery's sauna is truly depraved.Before coming here, the former mercenary had hardly experienced the luxury of a hot bath.During the journey, a cold shower is better than a dirty one, so Beret had to adapt to this just like his fellow mercenaries.But in Gargul Mach, he could enjoy the convenience of the underground natural hot springs, and it was great to relax his sore muscles slowly in the hot bath.Even in the middle of the night, the water in the sauna room is still hot and there is no need to reheat it.All Barrett had to do was undress, grab a towel, and take a dip in the water, and that was all he had to do.

Beret took off his clothes and just wrapped up the towel when he heard someone coming.Looks like he has company.Did Dimitri decide to follow?Or someone else?Probably not.At this point, Beret and Dimitri are probably the only two people who haven't slept yet.If Setis still had paperwork to deal with, he would be the third.

The blond hair and black armor came into view, confirming Beret's conjecture.Dimitri closed the door behind him (he was getting better at this) and walked towards Beret.His eyes were full of hesitation that he couldn't express, and he was even a little out of breath.The corners of Beret's mouth curled up.

"Do you want to come with me?"

Dimitri nodded.

In the dressing room, the prince carefully put down his gun and took off his cape and fur.At this moment, he stopped hesitantly.

Beret knew that this would be a turning point.Will Dimitri convince himself of Beret?Or, the shared bath tonight is still too much for him?No matter what choice Dimitri made, Beret could understand it.

"Do you want me to help?"

"……Um."

Beret began to remove the armor for Dimitri, starting with the leg armor.Beret moved slowly and carefully.He looked into the Prince's eyes, asking for his opinion.And each time, Dimitri nodded.

Next came the vambraces, the breastplate, and the rest of the armor.The prince is now wearing just a pair of trousers, a shirt and a jacket.Thanks to the brown blood that had clotted, the clothes were so dirty that their original color could no longer be seen.With gentle movements, Beret undid the vest, then the lining, and finally the trousers and panties.

Dimitri's skin seemed to speak of all the pain he had suffered.Scars of various shapes and claws are open, and old bruises are entrenched on them.Beret could see the new wounds that were about to fade away, the scars that were different from the skin color, and the broken bones that had not been treated in time to grow wildly under Dimitri's skin, creating jagged bumps.

Beret's own body probably also looks like this kind of old wounds and scars.Beret can guess the prince's experience through the scars on his body, can Dimitri also read the stories behind Beret's scars?

Beret gently held Dimitri's hand and led him into the water.If Dimitri didn't want to, he could have easily thrown Beret's hand away, but he didn't.He took a step forward, echoing Beret's footsteps.Hot water came up from the soles of his feet, and Beret let them surround him.Soon, Dimitri also stepped into the water.Step by step, they moved forward slowly as if they were dancing together, until the hot water rushed to their stomachs and patted them gently.

There is an air of palpable tension in the bathroom.Beret waited for a while, giving Dimitri time to make a decision.They still hold each other's hands tightly.

Beret held Dimitri's hand tighter, as if to comfort him.After a moment, Dimitri shook back.

Beret began to bathe the prince.He is neither rush nor slow, step by step.Like cleaning the armor that day, he started with his hands, then his arms, first left and then right.At the same time, Beret was also performing white magic.He stroked the scars, hoping to erase them.

After that comes the torso.When he came across wounds that were presumably still aching, Barrett healed them as best he could.Dimitri couldn't help gasping as he worked on a broken rib that hadn't been replaced.

After Dimitri sat by the pool, Beret began to wash his legs.After this job was over, it was Beret's turn to hesitate.He was about to ask a question, but Dimitri had already answered him: he turned around, facing Beret with his bare back.Beret suddenly felt honored.He put his hands on the prince's upper back, and the prince jumped up instinctively, but then he relaxed a little.

Beret started cleaning.From his neck to his lower back, he slowly washed away the dried blood, smoothed away old scars, and smoothed the tense shoulders.From the beginning to the end, Beret kept his movements as gentle as possible so as not to scare Dimitri.

"Turn around." Beret said softly.

Dimitri complied.He gazed into his teacher's eyes, sparks flickering in the one blue eye.Beret couldn't identify the emotion, but he could see the tenderness and peace in it.

Everything is so peaceful.Beret put his hands on Dimitri's hair, and his gaze never left Dimitri's eyes, just like when he was in the river that day.Again, Barrett began washing the blond hair.

The blindfold was still dirty.

"Can I take it off?"

Dimitri nodded.Beret put his hand on the back of his head and gently took off the blindfold.

The blindfold slid down, revealing an ugly scar and closed lid: the eye was gone.Beret traced Dimitri's eye sockets with his fingers, and cast white magic again.He wanted to appease Dimitri, to ease his pain, to ease the pain that was long gone and still tormenting him.Afterwards, Beret also washed Dimitri's cheek.

This time, Barrett did well.The moment his hands left the prince, he suddenly didn't know where to put his hands, and he looked at Dimitri.

After seeing Dimitri's expression, Beret smiled.

"Thank you."

On the second day, everyone in the Qingshi school was surprised: their prince was completely new and ready to go.He still wore the armor, but it had been scrubbed to a shine.Judging from the smell that emanates from him, he may have also changed into a set of underwear.The most surprising thing is that His Royal Highness's hair has also become clean!He even tied his hair up with a little scrunchie so it wouldn't fall too much over his face.

For the first time since their reunion, Dimitri looked more like a man than a beast.

"Teacher, you are such a great magician!"

Step [-]: Wash and brush together END