Chapter 186-3
[Part 3/6]
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Spiritual Veins are gifts from the earth. They are blessings of spiritual power. They can change the science of the past. It's a miraculous thing.
The benefits of Spiritual Veins are many. They promise absolute abundance, rich mineral veins, no disasters, and endless clean water... How can onsen bubble up in places that aren't earthquake zones, and not pollute the earth? Some geologists in this world study the differences between regular onsen and those from Spiritual Veins.
Anyway, in places blessed by promising Spiritual Veins, the culture of onsen is rich. In the past, in the western empire, they built public baths in places taken from demons, and if you dig in the right spots, hot water will come out.
In my past life, they would change the water every few days, but in this world, it's normal for public baths in major cities to use water endlessly (only in spiritual areas).
In places like Hotoya village, they don't build public baths but use natural onsen instead. At certain times, the villagers take turns using the baths. This is also a way to avoid taxes that Fusō-kuni puts on public baths. Sneaky...
"Alright, here we are."
After telling the innkeeper, I arrive at the onsen in the forest outside the village. I've already used it twice, but both times I was too busy to enjoy it.