Yes, the economy is in a bad way these days. The number of customers has been decreasing. My father is trying to promote the town with his chess game, but we haven't been able to get much publicity.

　It's been a while since I came to the Silver Moon in Reflet, and Micah told me about that. I hadn't seen her for a while, but I didn't know that was going to happen.
　In order for an innkeeper to make a profit, the guests have to stay here. And in order for that to happen, there has to be a reason for people to stay in this town. There are no specialties or tourist attractions in the rifflet itself.....
　I'm sure it would be different if they had a hot spring or something.
　...should we dig it up? No, no, no, no, we're not in a volcanic area, so there's no way we're going to have hot springs.

''It has to be some kind of event......... A festival or something.........
What kind of a festival?
I can't think of any, but... Where I'm from, a snow festival or a Tanabata festival?
We don't get much snow around here. What's a Tanabata?

　No good. Besides, it's only temporary, right? Even if it's only once a year and it's only for that period of time, the rest of the time it's a complete waste of time.
　The only way to keep people coming back is to create something unique to this place. A hot spring is the best choice after all..... Just because an inn has a hot spring, it's enough to attract customers. Can we use magic to boil water and make an artificial hot spring? But I can't boil it every day, and it doesn't have any effect on me. It's just a big bath. Is there any other way... Hm?

You can do it. Hot springs.
What?

　Yeah, you can. And it's pretty easy. All you have to do is pull the hot water from the place where the hot spring is located, pull it through the "gate", let it run over the water, and then put the hot water back through the "gate" again, and you're good to go.

Can you really make a hot spring?
You can do it, I guess. And it won't take much.
That would be very helpful if it were true, but... Well, what can I do?

　Just as Micah begins to fret, his father, Dolan, returns. Mr. Dolan jumped at the mention of building a hot spring and confirmed the details.

'So you're saying that you're going to use your magic to connect this place with the distant hot springs? How is that even possible?
Yeah, maybe. Well, I'll see if I can do it anyway.

　I pull out my phone and search for "hot springs". That's in the woods, just outside the Merician Mountains, in the south. I asked Micah to check it out, but he said he'd never heard of a hot spring in a place like this. Is it a hidden hot spring? Just right.
　Using the "Gate", I returned home to take Sheska out, and this time I transferred to the "Garden". I ask her to go to the hidden hot spring where we are going.

You're not going to see me naked until Master takes me out to a hot spring deep in the mountains. Just give me a word of command and I'll undress you at any time.
That's not why I'm here. So don't try to pull your skirt down!

　If anything, he bites Roboko in the head with a chop to get her to be quiet, as she is s*xually harassing him. This guy's mind is too much of a peach-colored fantasy.
　Eventually, the Garden reaches its destination, and I move to the ground. Oh, the smell. It was just like a hot spring.
　As I went through the bushes, I found a natural hot spring in the forest. The water quality of the hot spring looked good, and it wasn't that murky. I approached the hot spring and tried to put my hand in it. Was it a little hot? Well, it's better than lukewarm, but the heat is not a problem.
　If you look closely, you can see that there are other sources of hot water here and there, and there seems to be no problem with the amount of water.
　The pipe which enchanted the "gate" is installed here, and hot water is led to the "silver moon", and is returned to the pipe here through the "gate" again. You put the Silver Moon in between the flow of the hot spring.
　First of all, I take out a chunk of mithril from the "storage" (because I felt it might get rusty if it was iron), and make some pipes about 10 cm in diameter and 30 cm long. Attach those pipes to some of the sources. I used "modelling" to completely secure them so they wouldn't get washed away.

'Okay, now we're ready to go.

　 I forgot about Shesca! I don't know what they would say if I left them again.
　Relieved to find out, I transitioned to the 'garden' where Sheska was waiting with the 'gate'.



　I went out to the backyard of the "Silver Moon" and used earth magic to create a channel about 30 centimeters deep. It should be about a meter long. You'll need to harden the area around it with stones to keep the water from getting muddy.
　I take a chunk of mithril from the "storage" and make a statue of a face with a common lion's mouth open and place it on one side of the channel. If I grant the "gate" as it is, the hot water will dabble right out....
　I used the "program" to allow the "gate" to open and close with the keyword "open/close". Once it's set to "closed", I fill a mithril pipe at the top of the other side of the canal. The hot water that passes through this pipe will be returned to the hidden pipe again.

'I think that should work.

　With Dolan and Mika watching, I touched the head of the lion statue and the moment I chanted "Open", hot water spurted out of its mouth with a dabababba-babba.

'Oh!'
There's hot water!

　Eventually, the hot water flowing out of the lion's mouth filled the waterway and stopped when it reached the height of the pipe on the other side. The hot water flowed to the drainage pipe and back to the hidden hot spring.
　I went barefoot and stuck my feet into the hot water. Yes, it feels a little hot, but it's okay.

'No...wow, this is amazing...'
'But even if the hot springs come out, we don't have the grounds to build an outdoor hot tub or anything like that, do we?

　Dolan stared at the hot water flowing in a daze, and Mika frowned at the real issue. I've been thinking about that for a while now.

'The big house in the back is an empty house, if I recall, isn't it?
Yes, but what are you going to do?
Let's buy it.
"What?

　Yeah, that's the quickest way to go. Anyway, I went to the real estate agent's place and checked how much the house in the back was for sale, and he said it was 8 white gold coins, so I paid for it immediately. When I sold the shattered pieces of the Mithril Golem, it was a ridiculous amount of money, so I'm not lacking in money at the moment, and that house has a use in that house.
　I signed the contract, and when I officially bought it, I went back to the 'Silver Moon' with it.

''You really bought it!
Well, let's just do it all at once, shall we?

　With Micah, who let out a dumbfounded voice beside me, I first activated the 'gate' on the ground and transferred the entire house in the back to the 'hanging garden'. Suddenly, the house sank to the ground and disappeared in an instant.

''Ugh!''

　Despite their amazement, they continue to erase the fence with the 'silver moon' in the same way.
　The shape of the bathhouse is roughly arranged with earth magic. I can make it pretty extensive. After that, I used "modeling" to change the details.

How do I make the men's room and the women's room? Do you want to split it up completely?
'What? Oh, um, can you share?
I love you.

　The bathhouse is completely divided into two. The roof and pillars are made of cypress, and the space between the men's and women's baths is divided by a cypress wall. Furthermore, a "paralise" will be added to the wall. Heaven's punishment for the peeping man.
　A small changing room was made in both baths and the curtain was hung over the baths, and the exterior was completed for the time being.
　Finally, I "programmed" the roof of the open-air baths with "Mirage" to completely block out the visuals from above.
　It turned out to be a completely Japanese open-air bath, but I think it's pretty good, yes.
　As I was nodding to myself, feeling satisfied with my work, I saw Mika and Dolan, both of whom looked pouting at the edge of my vision.

''No...I'm tired of being surprised...''
You made it so fast....

　Hmmm, I think I overdid it a bit. It was so interesting that I made a lot of things. I even made a tub and a chair.

I mean, can we use this open-air bath for business? The land and this bath itself belong to you, don't they?
'I'll rent it to you indefinitely. If you make a profit from using this place, you can buy it from me in time. Eight white gold coins.

　Show them the land title and show them the amount they bought. The house is gone, but we got a hot spring in its place, so I'm wondering if that's a zero deduction.

'Hmm...not bad. It's not just the sales of the inn, but the sales of the baths as well. In that case, I'll be grateful to use it.
Although this hot spring is ineffective against diseases, it is quite effective against physical abnormalities. If you have bad eyesight, back pain, or poisonous aftereffects, a soak in the hot spring will eventually cure you.
Does it work that well?

　Well, no wonder. After all, I've programmed the recovery process. It would make a lot of noise if it was cured all at once, so I slowly dissolved it into the hot water and let it work slowly.
　For the time being, it was a trial run. I opened up both the men's and women's baths and filled them with hot water. In the meantime, Mika and Dolan invited their acquaintances to come over, saying it was free for today.
　In addition to Dolan, Baral, the owner of Kumahachi, Simon, a toolmaker, and Zanuck from Fashion King Zanuck came to the men's bathhouse. Or rather, the old man ratio in the men's bathhouse is too high!
　As I was thinking about this while soaking in the hot springs, I brought a couch to the edge of the washroom and Doran and Baral were starting to play chess. You don't have to go this far.
　In addition to Mika-san, the women's bathhouse is filled with Ael-san and her employees from the coffee shop Parento, and our own Sheska. Is it safe to soak in the hot water even though she's a Lobo? I thought it was a bit of a stretch, but then again, after all, he was a pervert.

Master, shall we wash your back?
"Shut up and take a bath, you fool!

　I yell at him through the wall. How pink is that guy's head?

Well, yeah, you can go ahead.
Hey, Sheska! What are you climbing the fence for?
Huh?

　I thought I heard Mika's voice calling out to the idiot, and then I heard Sheska's muffled voice and something that sounded like she was going to fall over, coming from the women's bath. So it works on that guy too, "Paralyze". They said they used bio-parasites, too.

"Please be careful when you try to climb the wall like this and look in, as you will get hurt.

　The old guys in the men's bathhouse gave a drawn-out laugh at my explanation, and they all nodded honestly. I didn't expect the first offender to leave the women's bathhouse, though.
　Well, with the anxiety factor removed, I was then able to take my time soaking in the hot water. Ah, that's a nice hot water.