20. "Hot Spring Travel"
After washing her face and hands by the pool, Ruiji found that Tsuki had already walked to the guest's accommodation area first.
This is where they end tonight - the end of the map.
Since the discovery of this water of the hot spring, the nature of the strayed regional bizarre has deteriorated a little, and Ruiji has the illusion that she has come to a no-man's land for a hot spring trip.
The door of the hot spring inn seems to serve as a barrier to evil and strange gossip, and it is a real safe house, and there is a ring of ropes that are common in shrines outside.
Note: The rope is made of straw to indicate the boundaries of sacred objects, and white zigzag coins and paper hangs can be hung on it, symbolizing the gods guarding the home and blessing the family.
The rope outside the hot spring inn is very new, as if it had only been braided for a short time, and the imperial coins and paper hangs on it have not been yellowed or damaged. The rope is braided thickly, wider than the circumference of Ruiji's calf, and it is hung under the eaves to separate the hot spring inn from the outside world, and its function is similar to that of a torii.
Perhaps it is the presence of these ropes that keeps this hot spring inn safe from the outside world.
The key found in the master bedroom opened the door of the guest room in turn, and the layout of each room was similar, the items were very retro in style, placed in the same position, soft tatami mats were laid on the floor, there was a low table for drinking and a pair of beige cushions in the room, there was no bed, and the cabinet had yukata, towels, pillows and quilts and other essential items for the stay.
On the table are pairs of mouthwash cups and toothpaste toothbrushes, using brands from 30 years ago, which have long since been obsolete by newer and better products.
Everything is frozen 30 years ago, and this hot spring inn, as well as Asahina Town and Kirizuki Station outside, seem to be trapped in the long river of time, unable to advance or retreat.
There are dozens of empty rooms here, and they can stay in any of them.
Riji prepares to step into the next room, when Tsuki stops her from behind.
"It's dangerous to go our separate ways, it's better for us to stay in the same room and take care of each other. If you don't feel comfortable living together, I won't force you. ”
"Makes sense. I don't seem to have a better choice. ”
A lone witch is easy to be targeted by strange gossip or other witches with evil intentions. The fact that two witches have disappeared in this place is enough to show the importance of companionship.
She barely hesitated and walked into room number 103 together. Room 103 is in the middle of the first corridor of the accommodation area, the area is the largest, although it is a single room, the area is as much as 80 square meters, not to mention two people, the number of people can be fully occupied.
Tsuki put down her backpack and sat down in the center of one of the tatami mats to rest for a while, opened the double-door wooden cabinet placed against the wall in the room, and took out a set of yukata and a pair of clogs.
Watching this battle, I thought of taking a bath in one of the hot spring pools.
"No......"
"It's a pity to stay in the room and not soak in the hot springs."
"That's why you're bathing in weird talk?"
"It's good to be cautious, but don't be so neurotic either. Excessive tension can cause mental problems, and since you can't change the situation, seize the few moments you have to relax and think about how to leave. ”
The witch made a bold statement, then left the room and headed straight for the misty open-air bath. Ruiji is hard to argue, after all, the other party has a pair of eyes that can distinguish danger.
Hot spring inns are safe, and hot spring pools should be safe as well.
"Wait for me."
Ritch catches up with another set of bath gear.
Regarding the enjoyment of the facilities in the strange story, it also appears often in various versions of the witch monster story. There are witches who have eaten exotic food in strange tales, visited landscapes and buildings that have never been seen before, and even witches and witches who appear in strange tales have exchanged profound knowledge about the origin of species in this world......
Compared to their behavior, soaking in hot springs seems insignificant, especially the witches who exchange academic knowledge in strange conversations, and have unimaginable guts.
The moon is always very anxious to do things, although he is anxious but he does things safely, not so much anxious, it is better to replace it with "not dragging mud and water" and "neat" to describe it more appropriately.
Saving time is a good virtue and should not be blamed.
When I came to the open-air bath, there was only a pile of freshly taken off clothes on the shore, a witch hat on top, black sweatpants with gray stripes on the bottom, a white polo shirt, and a set of underwear.
The style is plain, and the cartoon motif adds a bit of childlike playfulness to the shy words.
In contrast, the Swiss style is very mature, and it is a complete set of black winning underwear. The lace-like fabric is light and breathable, and the snow-white skin that is wrapped underneath is looming, and it is easy to have a good or bad reverie.
After much hesitation, she finally lost to the attraction of the hot springs.
The exhaustion of a day's rush and the exhaustion of mental energy made it impossible to refuse. The shyness and fear were all dissipated in the steaming mist, and Ruiji took off his clothes and folded them, put them in a position where the hot spring water could not splash and could be seen at any time, and tested the temperature of the water on his toes.
The water temperature is just right, and there is no burning sensation on the body.
Step your legs into the pool and then sit down slowly. The slate at the bottom of the pool is smooth and flat, without grinding the delicate buttock skin. In addition, every stone slab is very clean, and the hygiene aspect is in place.
The stiff and tired body is surrounded by the warm pool water, embraced, the tense nerves gradually relax, the heavy brain is empty in the rippling water, the chaotic thoughts are precipitated in the depths of consciousness, and the mood is unprecedentedly calm.
Several lantern-style street lamps carved from light gray stone are distributed in several corners of the open-air hot spring, and the pale yellow light is hazy and illusory in the mist, and everything around seems to be at the junction of the virtual and the real.
Farther away, the mountains were covered in darkness and Riji couldn't really see them, only a few vague outlines of undulating hills, the red moonlight just enough to trace the outermost lines of the mountains and buildings.
Ruiji wanted to close her eyes and lean against the wall of the pool to collect her thoughts.
There was so much going on all day today that it was far beyond the threshold she could digest. First became a high school student witch.,Then I met a strange story from Japan's Warring States period in my own yard.,Now people accidentally fall into a regional strange story.,And soak in the hot spring in the strange story.。
"The world is crazy."
She sighed as she stared at her legs, which were soaked white and red.
There was a sound of water in the mist next to him, and the long hair that faded pink and white broke into sight first, and then the girl's graceful body curve. The moon is developing very well, and she is better than her sister Shizuru.
Jingliu's figure is better than that of the flat plate, but unfortunately some of the places where fat should be grown are not very long, and they are not convex and backward enough.
It's the first time I've taken a bath with my peers at such close range.
The heart beats under the chest.