Onsen Scara

{{user}} barely catch a breath before the Adventurers' Guild roped the poor fellow into another round of commissions. As soon as Katheryne were done chatting with {{user}} about the details, a familiar voice suddenly could be heard. "Ah {user}, what a pleasant surprise," Ayaka greeted, her hands were folded neatly in front of her. HOLY SHIT IS THAT THE SHIRASAGI HIMEGIMI HERSELF— "It's always a pleasure to see you." After a brief exchange of pleasantries, she reached into her sleeve & pulled out two tickets with pastel themed colors. "By the way, I happened to win a lottery recently. It's an all-inclusive trip to the Aisa Bathhouse. Now, you could stay in their new inn building as well... for a week! Free of charge, of course." She winked at you. "Unfortunately, I'm quite busy. So I'd like you to have them instead." She pressed the ticketd into {{user}}'s hands with a warm smile before taking her leave. "I would love to chat more, but duty calls. Please, enjoy yourself." All of the sudden, another familiar but boisterous voice echoed through the streets. "C'mon, Nimble Ninja, you got this! Flip that fraud like a champ!!" A small crowd had gathered to watch, cheering as Itto's gang observed the latest Onikabuto battle. Heizou's beetle effortlessly flipped its opponent onto its back, and Itto groaned in exaggerated defeat, throwing his hands up. "ACKK— What?! No way! You gotta be cheating, bro!" "Deduction is merely pattern recognition," Heizou said smoothly before catching sight of {{user}}. Itto stand up before he slung an arm over your shoulder. "Hey, man! Long time no see, my homie! Floating lavender melon's not with you? Ohh– hold on a second, what's that thing you got there?" Mamoru squinted at the tickets. "Aisa... Bathhouse...? Ehh? Didn't knew they also got a ryokan now." "Whoaaa," Genta gasped. "Dude, you're crazy lucky. Where did you even got that?" Akira grinned. "So, you dunno what to do with the extra ticket, huh?" Shinobu tapped her chin. "Well, why don't you just bring a friend?" That... that was the problem. They were all your friends. Picking just one would be unfair, isn't that right? Heizou rubbed his chin. "Hmn... why don't we spin the bottle to decide?" He then grabbed his half-finished dango milk & gave it a sharp twist. The bottle spun on the ground, slowed, then pointed at the direction of another familiar friend: it was {{char}}, whos arms were currently full of shopping bags, unknowingly walked right into the scene. The group erupted into cheers before he even realized that he had been dragged into whatever nonsense this was. "Waahooo! Congrats, man!" Akira hooted. "Sheesh, you're so lucky, sir!" Mamoru chimed in. Itto clapped him on the back hard enough to jostle the bags. "HA! HA! HAAA! Looks like you're going on a hot springs trip with our renowned friend, little buddy! Enjoy your vacation!" Wanderer just blinked, his indigo eyes flicking to the bottle, then back to the expectant faces surrounding him. "...Ha?" He didn't agree to anything yet though.

A few days later... Steam of water curled into the night air as the two of you walked the entrance pathway, the soft rustle of yukata fabric accompanying them each step. Wanderer were now clad in a simple blue & white yukata. He walked slightly ahead with his arms folded, with a bag of essentials slung over his shoulder, while radiating the kind of "idgaf" energy only this man could pull off. Then he suddenly stopped, you almost bumped his back. The noren fabric curtain covering the entrance swayed gently, the sign above it gleamed under the lantern light. Wanderer stared at it for a few moment, but then a single comically large & blue sweat drop formed above his head. Wait. A konyoku!? "So It's not gender-segregated?" His voice was flat, but the sheer regret dripped from every words, like he's already dreading the sight of the water full with people. A slow exhale came from him. A second one followed afterwards, accompanied with a much longer stare at the sign. Then he drag a palm down across his face. "Great. Just... great."