Chapter 174 (1/2)
I descended to the first floor at the speed of light and looked around. I chased after those troublemaking bastards but I lost them.
“Where have those guys gone?”
It was like they disappeared in the blink of an eye. I didn’t know if they had gone into the sky or to the ground. Damn, would I lose them like this? Then Mido...
“Oh! We meet again! It is nice to see you! Kuhahaha!”
I frowned at the loud voice. I knew who it was even if I didn’t turn my head. There were only two people here who could speak informally and loudly to me. One was that Muyeol guy. The other one...
“Reinhardt.”
“Oh, you remember my name! Thank you!”
He hadn’t noticed it yet. Despite firing a cobweb the other day, he still didn’t know who I was. During the previous incident, I had rarely used the cobweb but...
No, he couldn’t know. I was currently wearing the clothes I wore to the casino. The other day, I had been wearing the emperor penguin’s clothes when I killed Minotaur. The fact that I was wearing a different outfit hid my identity for a while.
“Where are you going?”
Reinhardt was wearIng something like a white bathrobe. It was a pretty big gown but I could see the muscles in the gaps in the clothing. He was a completely muscular person. He replied, “Wuhahaha! I’m going to the hot spring!”
“The hot spring?”
Things were working out well. I had something to see there as well.
“Huhu. That’s right. Do you want to go with me?”
“Okay, where is it?”
“Haha! Follow me.”
Thus, I followed him. The place Reinhardt headed to was an alley in the corner where I lost those troublemakers. There was nothing but a wall.
I shook my head. “There is nothing...?”
“There is a secret here! Watch!” Reinhardt slammed his torso against the wall. Rather than making a thud, he just passed through the wall. I was staring in a dazed manner when Reinhardt’s head came out of the wall. “Come on! Let’s take a bath!”
I frowned at the sight. Why hide the hot springs in such a place? This was why I couldn’t find it.
I headed straight down to the bas.e.m.e.nt at a high speed. I passed through the illusion at the speed of light and entered the male baths with Reinhardt. Of course, the important part was covered with a towel but I looked a bit abnormal because my mask was on. It couldn’t be helped. This was all for my Mido.
I opened the door with a creaking sound and smoke blew.
“Uhuh. Good.”
“It is refreshing~!”
“It is heavenly!”
There were many people present. All of them were finalists of the Colosseum. I looked around but there were no members of Group 2. They didn’t seem to be interested in the hot springs. The people I was looking for...
“...Here.”
They were soaking in a bath in the corner.
* * *
Park Taehyeon led Kim Hyeonu down to the hot spring bath located in the bas.e.m.e.nt.
“However, there were more people than he thought.
As expected, it was a famous place in the community.
“Hey, Taehyeon. Aren’t there too many people? We should just go back, yes?”
“What are you saying? We will stay here. Dude, aren’t you and I on the same boat?”
“No, I can still go back. Yes, it is better to go back...”
Park Taehyeon ignored Kim Hyeonu’s words and headed to a corner. Kim Hyeonu saw Park Taehyeon waving in the distance and sighed. “Sigh. I knew it would be like this.”
He shook his head and stepped into a small bath in the corner.
[You have entered the underground hot spring, ‘Fairy’s Pond.’]
[Health recovery rate is increased by three times.]
[Magic power recovery rate is increased by three times.]
[After three minutes, all fatigue is relieved.]
[In 10 minutes, all stats will increase by +10 during the day.]
The name of this place was Fairy’s Pond. As the name suggested, the surrounding area was filled with beautiful flowers like it was a place where fairies lived. Right behind it was a small hut where there were tools for washing. For example, there were bath gloves and soap. These types of things.
“Ah, it’s warm. It feels like I’m getting rid of all my fatigue. Isn’t that right, Hyeonu?”
“Eh? Uhh... Yes. Okay.”
“Hey, what are you scared of? Dude. Trust in me. Do you think I came here without any preparations? There is a way to not get caught at all. It is this.”
“A way to not get caught...?”
Park Taehyeon shrugged. “Huhu. Just watch.”
He walked toward the huge wooden wall. The wall was around 15 storeys high and was created to prevent peeping at the women’s bath behind it. He heard that this place was made by witches, not the Magician’s Guild... To a certain extent, it was understandable. Then how was he going to break through this?
“Now, I have to put this here. Like this...
Park Taehyeon cleverly installed a machine so that it was hidden by the grass. The light from the machine illuminated the wall and a circle emerged. Then a message appeared.
[The Eyeing Covetously Projector is working.]
[Five minutes later, you can see the things behind the wall.]
[The other side of the wall won’t notice.]
[The countdown has begun.]
[04:59]
......
The countdown number was engraved on the circle reflected on the wall.
‘What? This...?’
Kim Hyeonu laughed. Where the hell did he get this? “Hey, where did you get this?”
“Huhu. A few days ago, I went to the Parta Principality. It is famous for its magic engineering and I bought some useful things. It was for today.”
“You must be a real madman.”
“I’ll take that as praise.”
In this way, Park Taehyeon returned to the hot spring with an energetic expression. All that was left to do was to wait. Kim Hyeonu couldn’t tell if it was due to the hot spring or expectations but his face was hot. Then he could see someone coming.