566 Whereabouts of Reality
The waitress was blissfully unaware of my inner cry.
"You may ring that blue bell if you wish to go to the open air bath. Ring the yellow bell next to it and we will come to take the dishware if you're done with your meal. Would you like to rest in your room now? Or would you like wash away fatigue in our bath first?"
Apparently I'm looking exhausted from outside perspective. They're being attentive.
"It's still a bit early for meal. I'd like to see the bath."
I don't have a lot of luggage. Only one magic bag. I leave it on the tatami and make my way to the open air bath.
"It's your standard dressing room at the entrance... No compromise huh... They even got the separated curtains for men and women baths..."
It has come to a point where thinking this is Japan feels right.
But reality is a harsh mistress. I groaned at the view inside.
A Japanese-style bath five meter long in diameter. Filled with blond blue eyed people. They look so out of place.
The bath is full of people already. Of course. I didn't rent this place all for myself or anything.
There must be other guests staying here for the open air bath.
After all, the scenery here, blurred by the white steam and the wide open blue sky, is simply the best.
But I can't get into it. I alone can't.
(Ah... I'm drawing gazes... Thanks to these black hair and eyes...)
I really stand out among the people. I'm not wearing a hood after all. My looks are fully exposed. Bare naked. The dress code you're born with.
And then my eyes caught sight of some weird objects. They're familiar to me, just not in this world.
"Jacuzzi, shower... Absolutely zero compromise huh..."
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Also a yellow plastic-like pail. And also, soap, as well as a push buttoned shampoo. How perfectionist can you be?
This inn is apparently pretty packed.
The hot water is continuously pouring in like it's drawing from a hot spring.
(Is it a knowledge cheat or perhaps technological? ...This must have cost a fortune no? ...Aren't five silver coins for a night stay way too cheap for this world?)
Isn't this inn on the level of the topmost super high class one considering the standard of this world?
I filled my bucket with hot water from the Jacuzzi stamped with a red mark and poured it on me.
"Let's just enjoy... No. I shouldn't think! Feel!"
All the new information my eyes caught is dizzying me.
I decided to stop thinking and getting stressed out by it.
I haven't been in a bath for quite some time. I'll wash every nooks and crannies. Head too.
I focus my all into that and forget everything else.
I wash the foam on my hair with hot water.
"Ah, when was the last time I washed with a soap... Slippery skin... and shampoo... like thing? It's so refreshing. Yup, glad I chose this inn..."
Feeling whole for once, I immersed myself fully in the hot water.
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