The next day, I decided to go to the public baths in Green Hollow Town - the town where the Wakaba Tei of Spring is located - to clean off the dirt from my body.

　During my half month in the dungeon, I made an effort to wipe my body with spring water at the beginning.
　But in the second half of the month, I couldn't afford to do that, and I stopped worrying about the details.

　As expected, it is vicious harassment to continue using the inn's bed in this state.

'Great, no way, an open-air bath.

　I let out a squeal of surprise as soon as I walked into the public bathhouse in the early morning.

　According to the manager of the bathhouse, there are natural hot springs in the mountains surrounding Green Hollow.
　The hot water is not suitable for bathing as it is, so it is mixed with river water while it is being brought into the town to cool it down to just the right temperature.

　Residents are said to go to this public bath almost every day and enjoy taking a bath.

　I was the only one who used it, but I guess it's just a matter of the time of day.
　It's not this early in the morning, but it should be normal for people to think about relaxing after work to relieve their fatigue.

'It's like renting out the place, something to get excited about.

　First, use soap to wash every inch of your body.

　Next, I shave off all of my beard and finally, I roughly shorten my hair with a knife.

　It's more like cleaning up than bathing.

'Phew, that's refreshing.'

　I sank into the bathtub, feeling refreshed from the bottom of my heart.

"I've lost a lot of weight, ....... Dieting was never a hobby of mine.

　I observe my body again.

　After wandering around the labyrinth for half a month without being able to eat anything, the fat had been scraped off of my body.
　If I'm not good at it, I'm probably losing muscle as well.

'Rather, I guess they call this kind of thing 'tired' instead of 'thin'. Oh, no, no, no. I've lost an unhealthy amount of weight.

　He laughs sarcastically and jokingly, and slaps his arms as if he were pouring hot water on them.

　The vicious habit of spilling something to himself doesn't seem to be going away.
　It's an after-effect of wandering the labyrinth in solitude.

　It would have been better if I could [repair] this kind of thing, too.










　After finishing bathing, I walked around Green Hollow Town for a while before returning to the Spring Wakaba-Tei.

　It seemed that the adventurers staying at the inn had already gone off to work, and both the inn's entrance and dining room were deserted.

　Just as I was about to return to my room to rest, I was unexpectedly approached by a dark-haired Eastern man who spoke to me in a friendly manner.

''Luke-dono!''
Hmm?　You are ......
'Thank goodness. I heard you were awake, but I see you've recovered well enough to walk outside.
...... cherry, right? Are you feeling better about your injuries now, too?

　At first I wondered who it was, but I soon remembered the name.
　It was the female samurai who had defended Sylvia and fought the dragon.

　The reason I couldn't recognize her at first glance was simple and obvious.
　It's because I hardly saw Sakura's face at that time.

　When I first ran to her, she was behind me, and when I threw the sword over to her, she was behind me.
　Furthermore, Sakura fell down right after I finished off the dragon, and as soon as I started to treat her, I passed out too.

　In the end, I only saw Sakura's face clearly for less than a minute combined.
　It's no wonder that I don't remember his face well with this.

　The same is true for Sylvia's face, which I couldn't remember right away.
　It's just that the same was true for Sakura.

I've recovered every last bit of my wounds, thanks to you. I will definitely repay you for this favor.
"You're overreacting: ...... Anyway, since we're not going to stand around and talk about it, why don't we go inside and talk about it? I've got a lot of questions to ask you too.

　I walked into the Spring Wakaba-Tei and sat down on a chair in the dining room.
　Then Sylvia, the signatory girl, brings me a fine breakfast, which I didn't ask for.

I'm not ...... proud of it, but I don't have any money, okay?
I don't need that. It's a thank you from our store, and this is still not enough. If it weren't for Luke and Sakura, I'd be a dragon's lunch.
That's not a joke I want to hear when I'm about to eat.

　And the menu was a meat dish.

''Lord Luke, let's take it gratefully. It is not polite to withhold favors.
Your mouth is very loose.
'Ha!　...... I didn't see that one coming.
............

　Well, it's certainly not a situation where I can refuse a treat just for show.
　I'll take advantage of the favor here.

　When Sakura and I were sharing a seat at the breakfast table, Sylvia sat down next to Sakura.

　And for some reason, she even brought lunch for herself.

'Aren't you at work?'
It's time for a break. It's time for an early lunch. I'll be too busy to eat at lunchtime for the guests.

　It was late for breakfast and early for lunch at this time of day, and there were few customers in the dining room.

　In a little while, it would be a busy time for Sylvia, the sign girl.

'But it was a disaster to go out and get some herbs and run into a dragon.
'It's not worth it. If your beloved sword doesn't break or ...... is an excuse.
Speaking of which, is Sakura an adventurer?

　When I asked her that, Sakura shook her head.

'No, I'm in the middle of my warrior training. I stopped in this town to rest in the hot springs.

　So, does that mean that Sakura was guarding Sylvia with pure good intentions and not for profit?

　The first impression of Sakura as a serious hard man was added to the image of a good-natured person.

''If I borrowed Luke-dono's sword, I could finish him off with a single sword. There's nothing else to say than that I was unprepared.
The best weapons aren't enough to win this game. It's not uncommon for someone to challenge you with all the right equipment and get killed in an instant.

　To be honest, yesterday's battle was even more impressive than the sharpness of the sword, but the tremendous movement of Sakura was more impressive than the sword.

　There aren't many top-notch adventurers who can move like that while being mortally wounded.

　Come to think of it, the sword Sakura was carrying had been snapped in half.
　I wonder what happened to that one.

　Just as I was thinking about ......, Sakura broached the subject.

''By the way, Luke-dono. I heard that you are a user of the 【Restoration】 skill. Would you be willing to take on one of the restoration requests?
You mean that sword? Of course it's nice. But first, let's get a little hungry.