Book 1: Chapter 10
When I stepped into the hot spring, my body seemed to melt away.
I didn’t think hot springs would be so commonplace and provided in every inn in the city. The problem that often occurs in other-world novels that I read was something like, “Only royalty and nobility can enter into a hot spring!”
There was no one other than me in the bathhouse which was so huge and steamy that you can’t see from one end to the other. I saw a few people in the inn lobby, but they all seemed to be merchants. The reason I knew they were merchants was because I heard from Mimino that this inn is not directed towards adventurers or travelers, but towards merchants. And also because their bodies did not seem like one that was suited for fighting.
It seems that even if you are not from the human race, it is the merchants who treat you equally, followed by the general public, and then the adventurers, then the nobles, then the farmers. Farmers seem to have a strong sense of discrimination because they live in a closed village. As such, they usually dislike outsiders.
…I guess that makes sense.
Nonetheless, the general public is a large group, so there would certainly be some who are prejudiced. And in fact, there are also some merchants who are prejudiced. Mimino-san reminded me to be careful.
「Phew… I feel calm when I’m alone.」
According to 【World Ruler】, this hot spring flows directly from the source underground. It seems to be effective against skin diseases but not petrification.
The large stone-built bathhouse was located in the semi-basement of the building. There was a ventilation window at the top for ventilation.