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Asakura booked a total of three rooms.
He and Ayano Mitsuki shared a room as male compatriots, while the girls and Hiratsuka Shizuka were divided into two rooms. The rooms were quite spacious, and even had an open-air courtyard with a small Onsen pool, specially provided for guests who didn't want to go to the large Onsen pool.
It is worth mentioning that this Onsen Ryokan does not have beds. The floor of the room is tatami mats, and you can just make a futon before going to bed.
In other words, the number of people who can stay in a room is not fixed, it all depends on the conscience of the person booking the room...
"Do you want to soak in the Onsen for a while before dinner?"
While putting away his luggage in the room, Asakura extended an invitation to Ayano Mitsuki.
"The pool in the courtyard looks a bit small..." Ayano Mitsuki was also a little tempted, after all, he had been stuffy in the car for more than an hour, and he was already covered in sweat.
"I heard that this Ryokan has mixed bathing," Asakura said mysteriously.
"...Asakura, let me tell you a truth for the sake of being a fellow male."
Ayano Mitsuki pushed up the glasses on his nose, the lenses reflecting a white light: "Never trust the mixed bathing in Onsen Ryokan. Thinking you can see good things in that kind of place will ultimately lead to a very tragic end."
"Is that so?"
Because the other party's expression was too serious, Asakura couldn't tell for a moment whether he was joking or really warning him about something.
"A friend of mine once had similar expectations for mixed bathing..."
Ayano Mitsuki said with empty and sad eyes: "But when he really went to the mixed bathing pool, he found that there were no young women at all. Besides men, there were only old women and monkeys. However, once he went in, his self-esteem didn't allow him to leave without even getting into the Onsen. But after getting into the pool, those shriveled old women would inexplicably come to your side, commenting on your muscles, and even touching and pinching you. For a moment, I... cough, my friend thought his virginity was in danger."
Asakura: "..."
You better be talking about your friend.
However, Ayano Mitsuki's tragic past experience also made Asakura give up the idea of going to mixed bathing.
Considering that he would have to shower before going to the big pool now, Asakura finally decided to go to the Onsen after eating the lunch provided by the Ryokan.
This decision was quite correct, because soon the Ryokan's waitress came to tell them that lunch was ready.
Because the girls' rooms were closer, they had already arrived when Asakura and Ayano Mitsuki arrived at the dining hall.
At this time, the girls had already changed into the yukata provided by the Ryokan, especially Yanami Yuigahama and the others, their faces were rosy, and their bodies were a little moist, they should have been in the Onsen, and they looked a bit more charming than usual.
Except for Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was sitting in front of the tea table with a golden sword. Even if the yukata that she didn't wear properly revealed a large area of white and greasy skin, you couldn't feel any lust at all, and it inexplicably gave people the impression of a Yakuza Boss, as if she would tear off one side of the yukata at any time, revealing the bra and shoulders full of tattoos.
Interestingly, Yukino Yukinoshita had also changed into a yukata, but because of this, she couldn't wear a knitted hat, so she could only wrap a bath towel around her head to cover her cat ears, which made the girl's head look ridiculously large, but if you smiled in front of her, she would glare at you fiercely.
Most of the rooms in the Ryokan look the same. They are almost all square Japanese-style rooms with not much furniture. The floor is covered with tatami mats filled with the smell of grass-woven mats.
The restaurant is also the same. Except for being slightly larger, there is nothing special about it. There are only small tea tables corresponding to the number of people inside, and the Ryokan's special Onsen meal is placed on the tea table.
The main dish is Miso stewed mackerel. It is said that the Miso used is the Ryokan's own mixed Miso, which has a special flavor because Onsen water is used in it.
Asakura tasted it during the day, and he didn't feel the 'rich in various trace elements needed by the human body, bringing a Onsen-like enjoyment to the taste buds!' as advertised, except for feeling a bit salty.
The staple food is eight-color rice bowl.
It sounds very powerful, but it is actually just a few kinds of sashimi rice bowls. However, if you count carefully, the color is indeed more than eight colors. It looks quite colorful and gorgeous. It can only be said that Japanese cuisine still has a hand in plating.
However, Asakura, as a time-traveler from Celestial Dynasty, doesn't like to eat raw food, so except for the slightly grilled crab legs and marinated fish roe, the other sashimi was cheaper for Yanami, who was still unfulfilled after eating her own portion.
In addition, there are also Onsen eggs and Ryokan-made pickles. Among them, Asakura's favorite is a pickle called Fukujinzuke, which tastes very refreshing and a little sweet. The taste is very suitable for him. If it is put in South Korea, it is definitely a national banquet-level kimchi.
The last soup is chawanmushi. It sounds mysterious, but after opening the lid, it is a very ordinary steamed egg custard. The only surprise is probably that there is a ginkgo hidden at the bottom of the tea bowl, which makes the steamed egg custard taste special.
Perhaps because Hiratsuka Shizuka's violent impression on others before was too deep, everyone maintained the basic virtue of not speaking while eating, and the meal was extremely dull.
Asakura didn't care, but he was also thinking about the plans for the future and didn't take the initiative to start any conversation.
Especially the two little ones from Gokou Ruri's family didn't dare to say a word during the whole process, and just looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka, the Azure Beast of Soubu High School, like a small animal from time to time.
Probably Hiratsuka Shizuka herself noticed this, so she left directly after lunch, probably to soak in the Onsen.
After she left, the atmosphere in the restaurant relaxed.
Everyone began to discuss what to do next.
Although the Onsen Ryokan mainly focuses on Onsen, of course it is impossible to only have Onsen. In fact, there is also a huge entertainment room on the first floor of the Ryokan near the parking lot, which has a lot of things to play with.
For example, second-hand arcade machines that were probably scavenged from some bankrupt game halls, massage chairs that look quite high-end, a reading corner filled with comics and light novels, occasionally mixed with a few serious literature books, and the standard billiard table that all Onsen Ryokan have.
In addition, there are many odds and ends, which make the members participating in this Onsen trip quite excited.
However, while everyone had not disbanded, Asakura quietly gathered the members of the Magic Club and found an empty room for a meeting.
After all, this training camp has a purpose to achieve. If the original purpose is forgotten for the sake of fun, his money would be spent in vain.
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