I'm a ghost story witch in Tokyo

Chapter 20 20. "Hot Spring Travel"

After washing her face and hands by the pool, Rui Ji found that Yue had already gone to the passenger accommodation area first.

This is their end point for tonight—the end point of exploring the map.

Since discovering this Yuyuzhishui, the nature of straying into regional ghost stories has changed a bit. Ruiji has the illusion that she has come to a hot spring trip in an uninhabited land.

The door of the hot spring hotel seems to be used to block evil spirits and ghost stories. It is a real safe house, and there is a circle of Shimenawa that is common in shrines outside.

Shimenawa is made of straw, which represents the boundaries of sacred objects. White zigzag imperial coins and paper pendants can be hung on it, symbolizing that the gods guard the house and keep the family safe.

The shimenawa outside the hot spring hotel is very new, as if it has just been woven, and the imperial coins and paper pendants on it are not yellowed or damaged.Shimenawa is thickly braided, wider than Rui Ji’s calf. It is hung under the eaves to separate the hot spring hotel from the outside world, and its function is very similar to that of a torii gate.

Perhaps it is the existence of these Shimenawa that protects this hot spring hotel from the outside world.

Yue used the key found in the master bedroom to open the doors of the guest rooms one by one. The layout of each room was similar. The items were retro in style and placed in the same position. Soft tatami mats were laid on the floor. There was a low table for drinking and a For beige cushions, there is no bed, and there are bathrobes, towels, pillows and quilts in the cabinet, which are necessary for accommodation.

There are pairs of mouthwash cups and toothpaste and toothbrushes on the table. The brands used 30 years ago have long been eliminated by newer and better products.

Everything was frozen 30 years ago. This hot spring hotel, Asahina Town and Kisaragi Station outside seem to be trapped in the long river of time, unable to advance or retreat.

There are dozens of empty rooms here, and they can live in any one they want.

Rui Ji was about to step into the next room, Yue called her to stop behind her.

"It's dangerous to move separately. We'd better live in the same room and take care of each other. If you don't feel comfortable living together, I won't force you."

"It makes sense. I don't seem to have a better choice."

Witches who are alone can easily be targeted by strange stories or other witches with ulterior motives.Two witches have disappeared in this place one after another, which is enough to show the importance of companions.

Without any hesitation, she walked into room number 103 together. Room 103 is in the middle of the first corridor of the accommodation area, and has the largest area. Although it is a single room, it has an area of ​​80 square meters. Let alone two people, it can accommodate several times the number of people.

Yue put down his backpack, sat in the center of one of the tatami mats and rested for a while, opened the double-door wooden cabinet against the wall in the room, and took out a yukata and a pair of clogs.

Looking at this battle, I thought of taking a bath in one of the hot spring pools.

"No way……"

"It's a pity to stay in the room and not soak in the ready-made hot spring."

"That's why you took a bath in the ghost story?"

"It's good to be cautious, but you don't have to be so nervous. Excessive tension will cause mental problems. Since you can't change the status quo, then take the few moments to relax yourself before thinking about how to leave."

The witch first let out some bold words, then left the room and went straight to the misty open-air bath.It was hard for Rui Ji to refute, after all, the other party had eyes that could distinguish danger.

Hot spring hotels are safe, and hot spring pools are supposed to be safe too.

"Wait for me."

Rui Ji took another set of bathing equipment and caught up.

Regarding the enjoyment of the facilities in the ghost story, it also often appears in various versions of the witch tales.There are witches who have eaten food from foreign countries, visited scenery and buildings that have never been seen before, and even exchanged profound knowledge about the origin of species in this world with witches who appeared in ghost stories...

Compared with their behavior, bathing in hot springs is insignificant, especially the witches who exchange academic knowledge in strange talks, have courage that ordinary people can't imagine.

Yue is always very impatient when doing things. Although he is impatient, he does things safely. Rather than saying that he is impatient, it is more appropriate to describe him as "not sloppy" and "simply neat".

Saving time is a good virtue and not to be blamed.

When I came to the open-air hot spring, there was only a pile of freshly taken off clothes on the shore. The top was a witch hat, and the bottom was black sweatpants with gray stripes, a white Polo shirt, and unsuitable underwear.

The style is understated, and the cartoon graphics add a little childishness to the shy words.

In contrast, Rui Ji's style is very mature, a complete set of black winning underwear.The lace texture fabric is light and breathable, and the snow-white skin covered under it is faintly visible, and it is easy to have beautiful or bad reveries.

After hesitating again and again, she was finally defeated by the attraction of the hot spring.

The day's running around and the exhaustion accumulated from excessive mental energy consumption made the hot spring irresistible.Shyness and fear disappeared in the steaming mist, Rui Ji took off his clothes and folded them, placed them where the hot spring water could not be splashed, and where he could see them at any time, and tried the water temperature with the tip of his toes.

The water temperature is just right, there is no burning sensation on the body.

First step your legs into the pool water, and then slowly sit down.The stone slabs at the bottom of the pool are smooth and flat, and will not scratch the delicate skin of the buttocks at all.In addition, every stone slab is very clean, and hygiene is in place.

The stiff and tired body is surrounded by the warm pool water, hugging, the tense nerves are gradually relaxed, the heavy brain is emptied in the rippling water waves, the messy thoughts are settled in the depths of consciousness, and the mood is unprecedentedly peaceful.

Several lantern-style street lamps carved with light gray stone are distributed in several corners of the open-air hot spring. The light yellow lights are hazy and illusory in the fog, and everything around seems to be at the junction of virtuality and reality.

Farther away are continuous mountains, shrouded in night, Rui Ji can't see clearly, only some fuzzy outlines of rolling and rolling, the red moonlight can just describe the outermost lines of the mountains and buildings.

Rui Ji wanted to close his eyes and lean against the pool wall to sort out his thoughts.

Too many things happened all day today, far beyond the threshold of what she can digest.First, she became a high school witch, and then encountered strange stories from the Sengoku period in Japan in her own courtyard. Now people accidentally fall into regional strange stories, and are still soaking in hot springs in strange stories.

"The world is just too crazy."

She stared at her legs, which were soaked white and red, and sighed.

There was a sound of water in the mist nearby, and the long pink-white hair came into sight first, followed by the girl's graceful body curve.Yue has developed very well, better than her younger sister Jingliu.

Jingliu's figure is better than that of a flat body, but unfortunately some places where fat should grow are not so long, and they don't appear to be protruding enough.

It was the first time today that I took a bath with my peers at such a close distance.

The heart beats under the chest.

(End of this chapter)