Chapter 25 (1/2)
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at 30th of January 2019 04:14:50 PM
Chapter 25
The capital of Greige was closer to the beast country than Garonce, and far away from Groin with, and there wasplaces that ell populated
That hat Maki and Chiharu told theo to the capital in order to eatoff their merht up disappeared in Garonce, e, they could always see a bird person hiding nearby since that afternoon, of course, with a pouch around their waistAnd the two felt conflicted
Further with Kaider and Nyran againEvery area was purified of miasma when they stayed, but there was no end to it either, so they decided to only stay one day in each place before uarantee that their ouldn’tto avoid people’s gazeBecause you don’t want them to notice the color of your eyes”
“Yeah, you just have to insist that its brown”
“You have it easy, ChiharuYou can play the useless little sister and people don’t talk to you so ht? He really likes to talk to you, Maki”
“If you only knew half of it”
“I’ myself thanks to your sacrifice”
“H town of Corail tomorrowAnd you knohat that means, don’t you?”
“HeheI’ve stocked up alreadyAnd ill finally be able to wash our hair”
Well, one was hardly going to get drunk enough to pass out with apple wineBut Chiharu was still worried about soh”
“Huh?”
“Won’t we be in separate baths?”
“Oh, right”
“It would be fine if ere alone, but knowing Kaider, he o with them
“NoNo way”
Maki shi+vered
Chiharu had been looking at Maki in lazy amusement then, but now she looked worried
“Norfe can couard by the entrance, so wash up in a hurry and come back out”
“What? What the? We won’t be able to relax at all”
Maki grumbled
“You’re a man, aren’t you? Wash up, take a dip and be done with it”
Kaider said dispassionately
“Are you serious? It’s a hot springYou take your tiet out once to cool off, and then soak and relax in it again”
Maki said with exasperation
“Well, the boy is rightHot springs are meant to be enjoyed leisurely”
The innkeeper offered
“Also, I have a scar on o in with anyone”
This was an excuse that they had coether
“Do you think us Adventurers are not covered with scars? A man shouldn’t care about that”
“That’s not what I meanAnd I am not such an old man to be able to see it like that”
“O…ld…man…”
“Kaider, how old are you?”
“I arateful that you want to guardto rush herShe won’t be able to relax”
Kaider looked towards Chiharu with a sad expression
“I would like to take my time in there”
His shoulders slu that bubbled out of the mountain depths, flowed slowly down levels carved into the rocks until it reached the river belowAs there was a lot of water, the midway levels had the most comfortable temperatureAnd here there were partitions that allowed them to be used separately
However, the locals did not care for these partitions, and etherThose who liked hotter water would go to the higher levels, and those who preferred it cooler would go down
“Its noro on ahead”
Said the innkeeper
“But, we’re 14 and 12”
“Oh, but you are still childrenBesides, the locals will leave you alone if there are families or woo late at night, but if you go to the top baths early in the , you can watch the sunrise”
They were sure that you were allowed to drink at 14 and 12 in GaronceSometimes they were treated like children, and other times they would be treated as adultsMaki wondered at just how lax things were here
But Chiharu’s eyes were sparkling
It couldn’t be helpedThey would have to give up drinking wine in the hot spring and ht
And so they didn’t raise any ht and quietly bathed aloneThen, while it was still dark, they snuck out of the innThey followed the path up the mountain for 10 minutes until they reached the recommended spotThankfully, there was no one there
They held their bottles of cider as they relaxed in the hot water and stared out as the sky grew brighterThey were close to the place where the water gushed from, and so it was quite hotAfter a while, they would sit outside and allow their bodies to cool off as they drankThey felt like they had been released fro, like they were free inside and out
“Well, we should get out soon”
“Yeah”
Just then
“…I thought I heard Norfe’s voice from over here”
It was Kaider
“Wait a minute, KaiderYou worry too erous for children to be alone”
“You should respect Norfe’s wishes a little…”
The locals would leave them aloneBut people that weren’t locals?
“Ah…”
“Ah…”
Both of them had washed and dried their hair yesterday, so they had it tied up to keep it dryJust now, they were sitting on the edge of the bath as they were considering getting outKaider and Nyran’s eyes went first to their hair and were just about to go down to their pale bodies
“Ahhh!”
The smaller one screamed
“S-sorry”
The two frantically turned around and hurried away
“Maki, let’s get out while we can”
“What?”
“Maki! Hurry up and get changedWe’ll return to the inn from the other side”
“The other side?”
“Hurry!”
Chiharu rushed Maki into changing, and they quickly made their way down the other sideWhen they were sure that no one atching, they put on their wigsMaki was still in shock
“Maki, they probably didn’t realize that it was usIt’ll be fine if we pretend”
“Oh, yeahPretend?”
“YeahWe weren’t wearing the wigs, so ould have been seen as toht”
Maki was still not in control of herself
“Come on! It’s not like either of us are that o that far”