Chapter 305

"But if it's like this, you will definitely win!"

I, who didn't respond with an "I'm sorry" to Seam's innocent words, am open. "Don't do that, Seam," Uranus scolded with a pale face, but I think you should be scolded, right?

Niyanko seems very tired, so I'm going to move to the Hot Spring Inn now. Sometimes he watches people's expressions, so when he smiles faintly, he looks away every time. Excuse me.

Meleoron let out an easy-to-understand sigh.

"Uranus, if you are going to make something like this, please get his consent.

If you do it suddenly like this, you will definitely get angry."

Uranus looked embarrassed. To him, it was probably just a lighthearted prank. As a result, it made me angry. I am really hungry.

Meleoron looked at me suspiciously,

"If you are angry, you have to tell me why, right?

Getting angry won't solve any problems. Are you just trying to take revenge on me?"

Uh...

Even if you say that, I don't know why I'm so angry. All kinds of... yes, all kinds of things. It's embarrassing, isn't it...

"... Aisha, I'm sorry."

"Even if I apologize, I won't forgive you."

"Mu..."

Meleoron looked angry. I mean, I can't forgive you for apologizing so insincerely. From now on, I'm going to push this silly cat around.

"... Aisha.

If you are that angry, you can destroy it."

Uranus said weakly. Oh! You should have said so earlier. It's really silly to go back to the main street to destroy your own ice sculpture. I want to enter the Hot Spring right away!

"Isn't it useless to do that kind of thing now...

You will have to pay for it with your own body."

"Oh my. Aisha, it's fine."

Involuntarily towards the lecher, "Huh?", but he refused.... Wait a minute, did I blurt something out?

Seems to be calling Niyanko, who is blushing for some reason.

"Uranus, if you want to apologize, you have to apologize properly, right?"

"No...

But I didn't expect you to be so angry, so I don't know how to apologize..."

"If I don't explain why I made Aisha's ice sculpture in the first place, wouldn't it be useless?"

"Eh...

I can explain, but that seems to be adding fuel to the fire."

"If you don't know why you are angry, you have to ask.

If I leave her alone, do you think Aisha will get angry unnecessarily?"

............ How dare you say that out loud to me, Seam.

Hmm... I can't stay angry forever. It would be nice if we could start over from the Hot Spring.

Well, the Hot Spring I've been looking forward to.

Snowflake has many Hot Spring Inns, but it seems only a limited number of inns have Hot Springs that allow Mixed Bath. There is one in the east, west, north, south, and center of this city.

There are 5 inns that allow Mixed Bath, probably because of the randomly occurring event—Specified Pocket Card. The difficulty of obtaining it is also B, including various things that won't happen during battle, which is a reasonable difficulty.

The problem is.

There is a possibility that you will encounter other players who want to obtain a Specified Pocket Card in a Mixed Bath. Honestly, I'm sorry. I don't want to interfere with Uranus's diagnosis.

In that case, I want to avoid the southern inn near the city entrance, and the central inn where people come and go.

So, I was taken away by Uranus to look around the east, north, and west inns in turn as a Guide to the city. Of course, I couldn't go in, I could only look from the outside.

"If you want a place that doesn't look crowded, well, I would say the West Inn.

There is a Snow Mountain to the northeast of the city where there are Specified Pocket activities, so there are also players settling in nearby inns. It's just a matter of probability."

Probably. As long as random events appear in Hot Spring Inns that allow Mixed Bath, the possibility of meeting the player you are looking for is not zero. It is rare in relatively safe areas like Otania.

"Then this place is fine.

I'm so tired."

"Me too."

"Here. I don't mind..."

"..."

Right in front of me is the western Mixed Bath Hot Spring Inn. Its name is "Yukinkonoyado".

Even looking from the outside, it is a fairly large Hot Spring Inn. There are many types of Hot Springs, and it seems some are Mixed Bath Hot Springs. It feels like a leisure facility.

However, I have no complaints about staying here.

"Then...

Is Aisha okay? Even here."

"............"

I crossed my arms and didn't answer. I couldn't help but wonder why I was so annoyed by his attitude of watching his complexion. Why am I so angry...

"Hey, Aisha.

We are doing a group activity, so at times like this, we will do well!"

Meleoron hit me with a painful argument, so when I was very frustrated,

"... I don't mind this place either."

However, I still have to check the results of the event in the middle of the night, and I'm thinking about where to go for lunch.

"Are you considering it?"

I asked in a low voice, and Uranus was a bit surprised.

"Oh, of course you want to."

It's almost 11 o'clock, and I'm going to soak in the Hot Spring right away; I'm worried about the midnight matters, so when I checked into this Inn, I just wandered around to rest a bit.

We left here before midnight, checked the results of the Snow Sculpture Event, and then ate lunch outside.

After a leisurely lunch and checking the results of the ice sculpture event, we returned to this Inn. Then, we soaked leisurely in the Hot Spring.

"I'm thinking..."

Hmm.

I feel like I'm putting off the Hot Spring, but I don't have any other plans to carry out properly. Whether it's lunch or the Hot Spring, it's all for relaxation.

"However, I have no objections."

"Are you staying at this Inn today?"

"Ah..."

"That might be the case."

"Everyone doesn't want to do a forced march for just one day of events today, right?"

"Everyone, no."

"Please take care of your health."

"Yes..."

"Well, being excessive is bad; I'm considering spending at least two days to challenge this event."

"Three lives."

"I also vote in favor."

My tone is softer toward the brothers and sisters who try their best to appear bright and beautiful.

"Yes. I don't mind."

"What about the room? Do you want a room for two like usual?"

"That's all."

Meleoron raised his hand slightly.

"If there is, however."

"Why don't the four of us stay in one room today?"

Hmm... I don't mind, but why suddenly?

"... Well, we only separate when waking up, so I don't think there's any problem."

"Why a four-person room?"

"It's strange. Sometimes it's fine."

Uranus is thinking about something. I don't know... the relationship between Uranus and me is strange, so I wonder if it has anything to do with it. However, a four-person overnight stay is welcome. From a defensive perspective, it's more convenient.

If that's the case, I'm worried that Seam and I will argue over the cherry blossoms.... There's no help for it; if that happens, I'll collapse. Usually, the cherry blossoms are a reward for Seam.

"... Alright, if you have a room, you can do that."

"But don't do anything strange to me and the sleeping Aisha, okay?"

"Is it okay if I'm awake?"

"You remove a joint every time you touch it, right?"

"Ahahaha."

"It's fine, it's fine. I won't do anything strange."

Really? Honestly, if 【Perfect Plan】 is used while I'm sleeping, I've given up... I wouldn't be able to notice it before it's touched. Even after being touched. I can't even be sure.

Now, cheer up. It's time to enter the long-awaited winter Hot Spring Inn!

As soon as I opened the door of the Inn, the air inside was warm.

From the other side of the Japanese-style corridor that looked exactly the same from the outside, a game character came over immediately.

"Welcome to Xueqinzi's Inn."

"How many people?"

"Four people."

"I would like to stay in a four-person room with you, is that okay?"

"Yes, it is available."

"Please come up."

After the habitual exchange, they began to take off their shoes at the entrance. This is the first time I've worn these shoes today, so there's no need to worry about taking them off. The brothers and sisters are particularly teasing.

"Don't rush, I'll handle the check-in."

Uranus followed the game character. For those used to it, it's easy, really. Even so, it is.

After checking in, Uranus was waiting for us, and we were guided to our room.

Is it a bit too wide for 4 people to sleep? Such a large Japanese-style room. Ah... or rather, two rooms are connected. The bedroom and the living room are separated. It's wider than I imagined.

Exhaling a big breath, the siblings put down their backpacks. Meleoron immediately slipped into the Kotatsu in the living room and lay down. Hey.

"The only meal is breakfast, and it will be delivered to your room."

"There are all kinds of things in the Inn, it would be good if you could enjoy it within the scope of common sense..."

Uranus, who has influence.

"To be honest, my wallet is lacking winter gear and accommodation expenses."

"There is nothing wrong with eating lunch, but if you are too extravagant, you will eventually have to withdraw money at strange times."

"What?

Then, do I have to go and get it in the end? That's troublesome."

Meleoron from the Kotatsu. I'm not saying don't dive, but at least take off those fluffy clothes. What if it breaks?

"If I don't win the ice sculpture competition, then so be it.

If you sell the winning prize, then the trouble disappears."

Hmm. Well... it's annoying that he took the championship, but I don't like losing the championship.

"Aisha, I hope we can win."

"... Seam. I didn't do anything, right?"

I never thought about being a model. This is worse than making ice sculptures without permission or photographing Biscuit. Miruki's photo shoot... if only it hadn't been without permission.

The budget is tight, and before we could even soak in the Hot Spring, everyone unanimously decided to "warm up in the room." We had a short break until noon.

It just turned into an inner self and entered the Kotatsu. Hmm... this is the happiness of winter.

"Wait, sister.

Don't take up so much space, you're in the way."

"Hmm.

It's fine, it's just this."

"I only put in a little, so don't sleep. Take out a little more."

Just as the brothers were arguing about how to get into the Kotatsu, the lightly dressed Uranus entered from the left side of the Kotatsu where I was. "Hoo," exhaling,

"Seam.

Shouldn't we continue that story?"

"Hmm?

... Ah, the one who said this is reality?

If you can explain it to me, I'd love to hear it."

"Ah, I'm a bit interested in that too."

A large sum of cash raised.

"You know Aisha is real, don't you?"

"What?"

Seam spoke to me.... Hmm, that's right.

"Why do you think I know?

If it's Uranus, he seems to really know."

"Because Aisha didn't ask Uranus at all.

If you don't know, ask Uranus, who seems to know, right?

But he didn't ask at all, so I thought he knew it was real from the beginning."

Uh... is that what you think? I know I'm asking him a lot of questions, but I don't know.

Well, how do you know it's real?

When I heard from Miruki that it was a real island, I remembered it was the same in the original. I just don't remember why... Miruki said he would know if he investigated it himself, but in the end, he shouldn't have investigated.

"As far as I'm concerned, even if I say I know, it's not that I discovered it was real through my own research.

I learned it from a friend while I was Collecting information about Greed Island."

Saying this, I turned my gaze toward Uranus.

"Hmm...

I was very suspicious from the beginning. About this game.

They say there is a risk to life, but why would it take a life?"

After shaking his shoulders and trembling, Uranus exhaled a breath from his nose,

"If you play the game normally, quite a few people would die, right?

For example, in Doka*n, if the player died every time their HP dropped to zero, it wouldn't be funny."

Hmm... this metaphor is too much, but it's also correct. Nodding.

"Conversely, there is no need to let someone die just because they died in the game.

If you think about it carefully, this is a real world disguised as a game world. If that's the case, then the natural logic is that if you die, it's over."

Meleoron tilted his head,

"... I didn't understand, but isn't the reasoning too strong?"

"I thought so too later, but this is also the reason for my suspicion.

Then, when others entered Greed Island, I saw their bodies disappear from in front of the Game Console, and I thought, oh, it's just an action. I didn't do anything special.

I was expecting that if you jumped from the so-called reality to the game world, you would do something more special."

Hmm. I know what you want to say, but this is still weak evidence.

"But that doesn't mean you were convinced it was real, right?"

"Of course. That's why I looked it up in the game.

Well, when I looked up at the sky, it was a shot."

"... Is it the Sun?"

"Yes.

The time indicated by the clock and the relative position of the Sun. Also, the stars in the night sky gave me a rough idea of the location."

"Generally speaking, this island is to the east of the Yorbian Continent."

"Hmm..."

"Even if you say it's to the east of the Yorbian Continent, that's still quite a large area..."

"To be precise, you went to Amrita Port before entering the game, right? It's on the east coast of the Yorbian Continent, and this island is about 2500 kilometers east of the port."

Oh, I found a specific location. It's very close. Is it in a place like this?... Yes? No, when Leorio made me escape from the island, I probably wouldn't have gone that far. I really don't understand, because I was being held in his arms...

When I asked about the location of the small island, Seam still looked displeased.

"But you might just be expecting it to be there, right?

Are you sure it really exists?"

When asked, Uranus grinned. Oh?

"—Seam. Do you think I wouldn't actually check it?"