Before long, inside Yae Shrine's bathhouse, the mist made it difficult to see clearly.
Still, vague silhouettes could be seen soaking in the hot spring pool through the haze.
From time to time, the sound of splashing water could also be heard.
"So this is the hot spring at Yae Shrine? It feels pretty nice..."
"Soaking like this makes my whole body feel so much lighter."
Amid the conversation, through the mist, three figures could soon be seen in the bathhouse pool...
Three sturdy male bodies.
"I told you the hot spring at Yae Shrine was good..."
Xu Yanwu submerged his shoulders in the spring water and let out a comfortable sigh before asking Welt Yang and Lianshan beside him.
"I had to put in quite a lot of effort to divert this spring water up from underground. It took me forever to get it working, but it's pretty nice to soak in now..."
That was what Xu Yanwu said.
Welt Yang and Lianshan were also soaking in the hot spring, looking quite content.
Although it was already rather late, the earlier Anti-Entropy business had dragged things out until now, and the place was still somewhat noisy.
Even now, Xu Yanwu, Welt Yang, and Lianshan could hear the Valkyrie trainees next door playing around in the hot spring.
But...
That had nothing to do with the three of them.
They were not teenage boys, and this was not some youthful romance story. It was not as if they were going to peek on anyone.
Besides... what good would peeping do? If they were caught, it would only be more trouble than it was worth...
"Whew... being young is nice..."
Xu Yanwu lifted his shoulders out of the spring water, leaned against the edge of the pool, and sighed wistfully.
"Yeah...