Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 142: Hot Springs
There must have been a notice that a member of the Margrave Heine family would be coming. By the time we got off the carriage, all the inn's employees had already gathered in front of the entrance.
Seeing this, the people around us started to make a lot of noise. Oh no, we are so conspicuous. Brother Cain seems to be used to it, as he carried himself with an air of dignity. It seems that I am the only one who is petulant.
“We have been waiting for you.”
A nice middle-aged man stepped forward to greet me. Is this man the manager of this inn? He has a refreshing smile on his face.
“Thank you for welcoming me. It’s nice to see you again. This is my brother Julius.”
“Thanks for having me.”
I respond to the welcome with a bow of my head. Will I receive this kind of welcome every time? That makes me a little less likely to take advantage of it. Personally, I’d be happy to be more at ease if there was more of a snuggly feeling to it. I don’t want to feel like my every move is being watched. Hmm?
“Um, is something wrong?”
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The manager was taken aback by my question. The skills I cultivated by greeting the nobles during horse racing season and glancing at their expressions are no joke. I don’t miss even the slightest change in complexion. Brother Cain, who was standing next to me, nodded his head curiously.
“It's......... Currently, one of the town’s most famous landmarks, the hot springs, is no longer producing.”
“W-what?!”
I couldn’t help but shout in surprise at the manager who apologetically said. After all, I was looking forward to it when I heard that Brother Cain had a hot spring. It can’t be helped. By the way, Brother Cain was surprised by my scream.
“Why are you so surprised?'' was written on his face. For Japanese people, hot springs are very special. Ah, the manager's face looks similar to Brother Cain's. Maybe I was the only one looking forward to it?
“I am truly sorry.”
“Oh, no, I’m not particularly angry…”
I make the apologetic manager raise his head. I had to be shown around the inn first. Perhaps relieved that I wasn’t angry, he quickly showed me to my room.
“It’s very spacious, brother. But isn’t it indeed too big for just the two of us?”
The room I was shown to was on the top floor with a nice view. From the window, I could see the nearby forest and a small lake behind it. Of course, the whole town could be seen from the room.
The inside of the room was decorated in cool colors, with white and blue as the main colors, as it was expected that aristocrats would stay there. The carpet under my feet was soft and fluffy. It would be comfortable to walk on it with bare feet. If I did that, I’d probably get scolded for bad manners.
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“This is the room I always use when I go to the royal capital. It might be a little big, but that way you can relax as much.”
My older brother sits on the sofa with an air of familiarity. He looks exactly like an aristocrat’s child. It’s like that. I, on the other hand, am a somewhat uncomfortable guest sitting at the table. My feet are feeling a little restless.
“You can see the lake over there. I had no idea there was a lake in a place like this.”
“That lake is famous around here. It is said that the spirit of the lake grants wishes.*can make any wish come true."
“Is it like that throwing a lumberjack axe or something into the lake thing?!”
Was it a golden ax or a silver ax? If so, I'd like to throw something in there.*
“Why would you do that? …… If you do that, the spirit of the lake will be angry with you. Don’t do that.”
He looked at me with extremely blank eyes. I guess not. Too bad. But a spirit of a lake. Maybe we should go visit. Ah, perhaps.
“By “other landmarks in this town,” do you mean that lake, by any chance?”
“Yes, that’s right. There is also a ‘green corridor’ in the nearby forest where a boardwalk has been built.”
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“A Green Corridor! I want to go there!”
There it is, I bet there’s something in there that can be used as an ingredient for a magic potion.. My “magic potion material sensor” is reacting like crazy! When I approached him vigorously, my brother fell back onto the sofa.
“Okay, I get it. We have plenty of time, so let’s go together.”
“Yes. I’m looking forward to it! Oh, let’s go to the lake too.”
“Okay. But you won’t take a woodcutter’s ax with you, okay?”
“…… too bad.”
“Don’t you dare do that.”
Damn it, no? Brother Cain’s face is tense. It seems that he really wants me to stop. Well then, I should throw a coin or something into it. It might bring me some good luck.
After taking a breather in our room, my brother decided to show me around the town. First, we headed to the hot spring resort area, which turned out to be a disappointment. He said it was one of the tourist attractions, so even if there were no hot springs, there would at least be some hot spring steamed buns.
“There aren’t many people here.”
“I guess so. It seems that the hot springs have really stopped running. Some stores are closed.”
My brother looked at me with his eyebrows lowered. He probably wanted to show me a lively hot spring town. That's really unfortunate. I asked the staff while eating the hot spring buns.
“Since when did the hot springs stop flowing?”
“Well, I heard that the amount of hot water has been decreasing for about two months. It seems like less than a month later, it stopped coming out completely. At first, it seemed that they were cheating by boiling water...."
That’s a bad idea. Maybe that’s why the place is so lackluster. That store must have gone out of business. That might be the case with that closed store.
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There were other people with depressed faces wandering around the hot spring resort. Probably the people who work around here. They might be thinking, “What an unnecessary thing I’m doing.”