Infinite Gacha

Hot springs, it feels so good!

It really feels good.

Silica, a girl who runs a store in Giant Town, and a girl who works with her were enjoying the hot springs in a newly constructed building on the outskirts of Giant Town.

They are bathing in the most common type of hot spring, which is as wide as a spring.

In addition to the hot spring Silica and the others are bathing in, there are also fruit floating baths, pouring baths, and medicinal herb baths.

Incidentally, there is also a mixed bath if you go through the back door, but the use of the mixed baths is prohibited by the "Witch of the Giant Tower".

(Why did they bother to create a mixed bath if they were going to ban it?)

Silica pours hot water over her shoulders and wonders in her heart.

Instead, the girl who currently lives and works at Silica's store tells her in a voice full of joy.

I'm glad you came all the way here on your day off, Silica-san. I never expected the hot springs to feel so good."

I guess so," he said. I only heard about it from my father and other peddler acquaintances, but I had no idea that taking a big bath in a hot spring during the daytime could feel so good.

Silica's late parents were originally peddlers.

Peddlers have horizontal connections among their peers and exchange gossip, business stories, and information about dangers.

When Silica was a child, she was able to hear many stories through these connections.

One of them was about hot springs.

I heard it was in the Dwarf Kingdom, but I really can't believe I'm going to be able to go to a hot spring like a noble.

I understand, Sirica. I would never believe such a thing if you told me that I had just been banished from my homeland."

The employee girl speaks in a tone that is more laughable than self-deprecating.

Employee Girl is one of those who were kicked out of their homeland along with those who worked as spies in other countries from the racial (human) kingdom "because they are relatives.

In many cases, the main family explored the inside of the human race kingdom as spies from other countries, and the branch families were not aware of this fact at all.

However, Lilith, who ascended to the throne as queen of the Human Kingdom, had no choice but to make an example of them and "crush them as a foreign crime and deport them including their relatives," which resulted in the birth of an employee girl.

Many of those who were caught up in such an accident have come to live in exile in the "Giant Tower".

Silica is on board with her laughable story.

It's a sad story that I was expelled from my home country,...... but from my point of view, it's a big relief that I don't have to run the store all by myself anymore.

Haha, even for me, I'm not so good with men, so I'm really grateful to be working for you, Sirika!

The store that Silica is currently in charge of was run by these two men.

Once in the past, a girl named Miki worked there as an employee girl, but as of ......, her existence is pretended to have never existed.

The employee girl twists her body, which had been resting her back against the edge, and turns to face forward.

The girl's buttocks float to the surface of the hot spring due to her light weight.

(That's a little bit too much ....... But it's a women's bath, so I guess it's okay?)

But now that the spa facilities are up and running, things are going to get busy again."

As Silica wonders whether to pay attention or not, the girl's blurting out turns her attention back to her again.

Busy?　...... Oh, yes. Certainly the demand for soap will increase now that the spa facilities have been built."

Currently, there were other women living in Kyotogai who had come to enter.

Naturally, they have soap in their hands.

They could have bought it at the spa, but some of them probably brought their own.

They expected that the demand for soap would naturally increase, and the store run by Silica and her family would be busy and prosperous.

But," Silica adds, "the demand for soap will increase.

But," Silica added, "we are not the only soap store in town. You don't have to worry about it.

Is that so?"

As Silica said, almost all the stores in "Kyotogai" have soap.

The price is half or even one-third of the price in some places.

The light is used to prevent illness, and the fairy maids wholesale a large amount of "N, Soap" from the gift "Infinite Gacha" to the stores.

Thanks to this, the soap is appreciated as "fairy maid's soap" and has become a popular product that men often buy.

So, it is unlikely that we will be so busy as to cause worry.

Wow, you are indeed a merchant's daughter.

Haha, I'm not a merchant's daughter, I'm a peddler."

Silica's cheeks were tinted with praise and for a different reason than the heat of the hot springs.

In fact, since soap is placed in every store in "Giant Tower Street (Kyotogai)," their store is not the only one that is busy, as Silica expected.

(And thanks to her coming as an employee, the usual work has also become easier. (And thanks to her coming as an employee, the usual work has become easier.)

It was tough because Silica used to run the business by herself, but now it is a two-person operation.

Thanks to Silica's help, my workload has been greatly reduced, and when more employees are added, I will only have to do a little work on the books.

I could feel that such an easy future was approaching.

(Thanks to the fact that there are now two of us, I don't have to wait for the additional employees, and when they arrive, my workload will decrease at once, making it much easier for me. Then I'll be able to take more days off, relax, drink tea, and eat sweets at leisure ...... and live like a nobleman soon. My time has come!　I don't have to struggle to run a store by myself anymore!)

As Silica is convinced of her victory in her heart, the employee girl next to her blurts it out.

But it's a little disappointing. If we had been busier, we could have increased the store's sales even more."

'Hmmm, I don't know,' he said.　Soap itself is not a very profitable product. Even if we get busier, I don't think the store's sales and net profit will increase that much.

Silica's completely guarded head makes an opinion that she thought of without thinking.

If you want to make more money than you've already made, you'd better start using the hot springs to develop your products instead of selling soap."

Using the hot springs?　But isn't a hot spring just about getting in? Are you going to add more facilities?"

No, it's not. I heard from a fellow peddler that in the spa towns of the Dwarf Kingdom, people not only take a bath in the hot springs, but also cook with the temperature and steam, and make various products using the hot spring water itself. You could do the same with the hot springs in Kyotogai.

Well, that sounds like an interesting idea.

By the way, what kind of products do you have?　Are they difficult to make?

No, I heard it's not that difficult. They boil eggs in hot spring water to make "boiled eggs," steam vegetables and meat in the hot spring water, and fill the hot spring water as it is and sell it.

"Shirika-san."

The employee girl calls Silica with a frightened attitude.

Caught off guard, Silica, who has closed her eyes and slumped into the hot springs, doesn't notice the whisper.

A questioning voice comes down from above.

"Are you selling the hot spring water as it is? ....... Isn't that a little too lazy?"

No, it's not true. Just being in a hot spring like this is good for you, you know?　In other words, it's even better for you if you drink it. Of course, we sell the clean stuff, not the hot spring water we got from the hot springs, right?　And "boiled eggs" and steamed dishes made from hot spring water are also said to be healthy just by eating them, as the ingredients of the hot spring water are transferred to the food. This is just a rumor I heard from a fellow peddler when I was a child.

But it is a job that not only we can do, but also women and children of other races can do. Maybe we can create new jobs.

I was like, "Oh, no, employment. You sound like a fairy maid, or rather, a witch who has to think!

Finally, Silica realizes.

She opens her eyes and looks in the direction of the voice and sees a beautiful girl who looks ...... like a ridiculously beautiful girl, but whose personality is conversely diluted because of it, a serious-looking fairy maid with glasses looking down at her.

All the conversations that had just taken place were with the fairy maids looking down on Silica.

Silica didn't realize it, but she had been talking with them for a long time.

The fairy maids were also on their day off today, and had gone all the way to the ground to soak in the hot springs that Light had just entered.

On the pre-opening day, only some of the fairy maids were able to enter at the same time as Wright.

If the other fairy maids took their turn, the residents of "Kyotogai" would never be able to take their turn to bathe.

Since this would be a complete reversal of the original plan, the fairy maids who had done well were given priority and invited to the pre-opening ceremony.

Shirika's entire body was covered in a cold sweat that was different from the sweat she had been sweating after soaking in the hot spring.

The beautiful limbs of the fairy maids.

Even women would be glued to her naked body, but Silica was in such a hurry that she did not even react, but hurriedly stood up from the hot water and bowed her head.

I am so sorry!　I didn't realize they were fairy maids, and I was so rude to them!　Please forgive me!"

To the residents of Kyotogai, the fairy maids are, without metaphor, the "messengers of God.

They are sent by the "Giant Tower Witch" who protects "Giant Tower Town.

It is inevitable that they are treated as "servants of God.

Although Silica was unaware of such a person, she was talking casually with him.

The other guests and the girl employee looked at her with a pale expression, but the fairy maids were not offended in the slightest.

Rather, they were staring at Silica as if they had found a treasure.

They were not angry at all, so don't worry about it. Rather, your knowledge is very valuable!

I know," he said. There are still not enough jobs in Kyotogai to satisfy everyone. If your idea is adopted, new demand and employment will be created. There is nothing to be angry about.

A fairy maid who looks like a ridiculously beautiful girl, a serious-looking fairy maid with glasses, praises her with open arms.

Silica felt more stomach ache than relief at the praise.

The girls continue with smiles on their faces.

Silica's smile is more stomach-turning than relief.

If we can make a mark with this, like those girls (gals, nerdy fairy maids), maybe that gentleman (Mr. Wright) will praise us!"

It's true!"　Now I won't have those two mounting me while I'm in my room!"

Upp......!"

Silica feels a pain in her stomach this time at the remarks of the fairy maids.

From the contents, it seems that she will have to meet with the head of the city, the "Witch of the Giant Tower," and tell her directly about the proposal she had just made.

Just the thought of it makes her stomach churn.

However, there was no way I could reject the fairy maids who have always been so kind to me.

A beautiful girl with a dazzling smile tells us, "I'm not going to reject you.

Then, will you come with us for a bit?　Of course, I'll pay for today's hot springs, and I'll even return the favor, don't worry."

Well, I'll go back ahead and make my advance warning to the 'Witch of the Gigantic Tower'.

The bespectacled fairy maid quickly heads for the doorway without hearing Silica's reply.

Her walk was very graceful despite being fast.

Also, her being the first to go made it virtually impossible for me to "decline.

Silica will surely now meet the head of the "Giant Tower", the "Giant Tower Witch", and make a presentation, albeit sudden, about the spa products.

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

Silica looks to the employee girl as if to ask for help, but ...... she herself can't do anything.

She looked at the other onlookers, but none of them looked away.

The most important thing to remember is that you can't just take a look at the information you need to know. She's a friendly person, and I'll just tell her the story I just told you, so there's nothing to be afraid of.

I understand. ...... please ......"

Silica managed to say just that.

No matter how much the fairy maid mouthed the words 'the witch-sama is a friendly person~,' Silica is a former slave in general.

There was no way she could seriously take a casual attitude.

There was no way to withdraw. I repeat. There is no retreat allowed.

Thus, like a calf being sold, Silica followed the beautiful fairy maid to the entrance of the hot springs.

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