Arnold Ray walked outside the women's bathhouse, which was located at the edge of the deck of this gigantic stone ship. He placed the plastic bag given to him by Keiko on the railing of the ship and began to enjoy the scenery while having breakfast.
Keiko had given him half an hour for breakfast before taking him on a detailed tour of the layout of the Absolute Beauty bathhouse.
"Half an hour..." muttered Arnold Ray. He felt that this was more than enough time, to be honest, he could finish breakfast in thirty seconds. Having been a soldier, he was trained in meal times, but it wasn't like he was rushing to the battlefield to kill enemies, so there was no need to eat so quickly.
He opened the plastic bag and found a transparent plastic box containing piping-hot sausage and egg rice rolls. At the same time, he noticed that several restaurants on Tang People Island had quietly opened their doors and that there were many customers at Tang People Lake, which had been empty just moments ago; they were all there to buy breakfast.
Of course, there weren't as many customers as during the night market, and only a few restaurants offered breakfast service. Nevertheless, this peaceful scene brought a smile to Arnold Ray's face. Having experienced war, he understood the value of peace more than ordinary people, and he longed for it.
He quickly devoured a few sausage and egg rice rolls, licking off all the sauce, and savored the delicious taste. This was probably the most comfortable and delicious meal he had had since returning.
"Keiko seems cold, but she's actually quite nice," Arnold Ray mused to himself.
"What did you say?" Suddenly, a cold female voice came from behind him.
"Ah! Keiko..." Arnold Ray was startled and turned around to find that Ryuzaki Keiko had appeared behind him, seemingly out of nowhere.
"I've checked everything, and it's clean enough. I guess you pass. Have you finished breakfast? Let's take a tour of the facilities inside the shop," Ryuzaki Keiko said with no change in expression.
"Oh," Arnold Ray replied.
With that, Ryuzaki Keiko turned and walked away, and Arnold Ray quickly caught up with her.
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"This is the changing room, but you're not allowed to enter when we're open," Ryuzaki Keiko said, leading Arnold Ray to the front desk and opening the cloth curtains on both sides of the dividing wall before they walked in.
Inside, instead of directly entering the bathhouse, they entered a spacious dressing room. It had rows of clean and neat wooden cabinets, although the cabinets didn't have doors.
Each cabinet had two layers – one for guests to store personal items and another with an exquisite basin containing clean towels and bathrobes.
"Drip~" Ryuzaki Keiko reached out and pressed a "small iron block" on the side of a cabinet, and a mechanical sound was heard as the cabinet was automatically covered by an opaque virtual field.
"This is a fingerprint lock. Press it again, and it will unlock," Ryuzaki Keiko explained as she pressed it again, causing the virtual field to disappear.
"Oh..."
"Next is the inside."
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Following that, Ryuzaki Keiko led Arnold Ray to the end of the dressing room and opened a Japanese sliding door, leading them to the core area of the women's bath.
...
As soon as he entered, Arnold Ray was stunned.
The floor and walls of this women's bath were made of wood, which was surprising because most bathhouses were tiled, right?
This spacious area had redwood flooring, and one side of the bathhouse had a vertical wooden wall with mirrors embedded in it, topped with high-end golden brick showerheads in the shape of dragon heads.
These were the bathing facilities for guests.
On the other side was the main feature of the women's bath...
One large bathtub occupied a quarter of the entire bathhouse. It was huge and circular, with a rim that resembled frosted lava.
"This is the so-called 'Fantasy Universal SPA,' and it hasn't been filled with water yet, so you may not know its effects. The water is infused with spatial magic, giving it an illusory blue color that shines. It will make guests feel completely relaxed, improve blood circulation, and make their skin smooth and tender," Ryuzaki Keiko explained.And the other half is a very delicate segmented bath, a large bath divided into seven small blocks, forming a pattern of seven stars in the shape of a constellation.
"This is the [Sakura skin care SPA], also added with void magic in the water. After entering the water, the bottom of the pool will reveal a pattern floating up, just like cherry blossoms, to remove impurities from the skin. Of course, all of the above effects are half true and half false."
"Oh..." Arnold Ray responded softly.
On the left side of the women's bath, there is another sliding door, which is not the door to the changing room.
However, Ryuzaki Keiko immediately led Arnold Ray to continue forward, passing through this door…
They came to the outdoor area, and if Arnold Ray guessed correctly, this should be the location of the ship's front deck.
And the layout here...
It is obviously an open-air Japanese hot spring, but it is artificial, not natural. However, wooden fences are built around, and the so-called open-air area only reveals the sky.
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"This is the resting area, where guests waiting for massage can rest."
Then, Ryuzaki Keiko continued to lead Arnold Ray forward, entering from the other side of the hot spring. This time, they entered an indoor area.
It was a large room with rows of high-end massage chairs and a large screen, resembling a movie theater.
"Keep going."
After only ten seconds, Ryuzaki Keiko continued to lead Arnold Ray, walking out of the main door of the rest area.
They arrived at a new place again...
But here, Arnold Ray had a bit of an impression. Wasn't this the row of small rooms on the left side of the front desk?
It seems they have come full circle and returned here.
"This is the work room for the massage therapists, and this room... will be your workplace in the future."
Ryuzaki Keiko came to the corner of this area and pointed to Arnold Ray, saying coldly.
"Ah..."
Arnold Ray suddenly froze.
