Everyone, Stay Dry and Keep Your Heads Down
In July, the night sky over Magnolia Town is clear and dotted with stars.
The bright moonlight, like a thin veil, draped over a group of adult male mages who were looking around and occasionally making comments.
Hughes strode arrogantly ahead, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings, his eyes frequently lingering on the young woman's curvaceous figure.
Tall and round, some resemble bamboo shoots, others resemble balls.
"It's so beautiful, it's a pity I don't know if it can be played!" Hughes muttered to himself.
The hot spring street was only five or six hundred meters long, and it took Hughes twenty minutes to walk it with Macao and the others...
Hot Springs Street is a famous red-light district in Magnolia Town. Hughes roughly counted, and they passed at least eight or nine hot spring taverns.
As everyone knows, for hot spring bars, hot springs are always a secondary industry; the primary industry, well, those who know, know.
According to Macao, a regular customer at the hot spring resort:
Who would come to the hot spring town to soak in the hot springs? Everyone comes here to release stress!
Hughes had been in Magnolia Town for a long time and often heard about the famous hot spring town from libertines like Macao and Gildarts, but this was his first time visiting.
It must be said that the quality of the employees here is high; every single one of the people Hughes saw along the way was curvaceous and full of charm.
One word: smooth and moist.
Two words: Highly informative.
Eight words: Keep dry, don't look up.
Seeing that Hughes's gaze kept glancing at the girl standing in the hot spring tavern, Macao and the others lowered their heads and chuckled. It wasn't that they didn't dare to laugh out loud, but they were mainly afraid of upsetting Hughes's fledgling heart.
In the afternoon, Makarov gathered his group of guild veterans together, and Macao thought something had happened.
It turned out that Hughes was planning to invite them to soak in the hot springs in the hot spring town.
When they heard the news, they were stunned for a long time, thinking that Makarov was making fun of them.
They all rolled their eyes at him, thinking that it was better to believe that Macao would become the guild master of Fairy Tail than to believe that Hughes would invite them to the hot spring town.
Everyone in the guild knows that Hughes is a penny-pincher who freeloads off the guild every day.
It wasn't until Makarov mentioned that he had already given the premium VIP card for the hot spring town to Hughes, Macao, and the others that they began to believe him.
Macao and the others knew that Makarov possessed a high-end VIP card for the hot spring town, a gift from the person behind the scenes who controlled the entire town.
To run this kind of business in Magnolia Town, it is essential to curry favor with Makarov, the "Ten Wizard Saints."
As far as Macao knows, as long as you show this premium VIP card, you can play at any hot spring bar in the hot spring town, and you can even bring your own people.
At the end of the hot spring town, Hughes, Macao, and the others stopped in their tracks. In front of them stood the most luxurious hot spring tavern in the town.
While other taverns have stunningly beautiful women standing at their entrances, this one is different; the gatekeepers are two mages, whose looks are rather ordinary.
I don't know if they think mages are more attractive to customers than pretty women, or something else!
Hughes glanced at the hot spring tavern called Emerald Spring, where he saw red walls, green tiles, and bluestone floors, with a few bamboo-like green plants standing near the entrance, swaying in the night.
Under the deep red light, the upturned eaves and carved beams and painted rafters exude a unique charm and elegance.
Music, singing, and playful noises occasionally drifted out from inside, and Hughes, with his keen hearing, could even faintly hear soft moans.
Hughes: (⊙o⊙)... This is good, this is it!
The mages standing at the door clearly recognized Macao and the others. Before Hughes could even take out the high-end VIP card from his pocket, they opened their arms, wanting to welcome them in.
Regular customer Macao patted Hughes on the shoulder and stepped inside first. He knew it was Hughes' first time in such a place, so he wanted to set an example for him.
Hughes followed Macao in a very convincing manner, navigating through the winding passages until they finally arrived at a large courtyard.
There are many open-air hot spring pools in the courtyard, but they are not very big. I estimate that each hot spring pool can only accommodate two or three people at most, and it's hard to say what the posture will be.
Macao stopped and turned to Wakaba, Reedus, and the others behind Hughes, saying, "This is for you. I'll take Hughes to the back."
"Everyone, please be careful!"
After saying that, Macao gave Wakaba and the others a knowing smile.
Wakaba and the others chuckled a few times.
The two continued walking inside, and when they reached a fork in the road, Macao said a few words to Hughes and then hurriedly ran to the other end.
Hughes shook his head speechlessly and strode forward. Unlike Macao and the others, he was genuinely there to soak in the hot springs and blanch in the water.
Hughes had only ever heard of hot springs on TV, and had only ever seen them on TV. Now that he had transmigrated to the Fairy Tail world and had the opportunity to experience them firsthand, he naturally wanted to give it a try.
He initially thought that the hot spring town of Magnolia Town was just a place to soak in hot springs, but after entering, he realized that he was still too naive.
As for other services offered at the hot spring bar, to be honest, he hadn't thought about them.
While Peach Blossom Cave is beautiful, there are risks involved in actually using it.
Oh dear, Mei Shi De, I've heard those five words before.
It's possible for the larger head to control the smaller head, but if the smaller head controls the larger head, things can easily go wrong.
Thoughts raced through his mind, Hughes didn't stop walking. Soon he saw the room Macao had mentioned.
The room was quite large, with a steaming hot spring, a sturdy-looking bed, and bottles and jars that Hughes couldn't understand at all.
Hmm, he really doesn't understand what "lubricated" and "slippery" mean.
After changing into the clothes placed beside the hot spring, Hughes tiptoed into the hot spring.
Soaking in hot springs in July might seem like a crazy thing to an ordinary person, but it's just right for a mage.
As for Hughes, he really came to blanch the water, and even felt that the hot spring water wasn't hot enough, so he used the Flame-Flame Fruit to heat it up again.
The hot spring was steaming and bubbling, sending up wisps of heat. It was so comfortable that Hughes felt sleepy and unconsciously closed his eyes.
Suddenly, a rustling sound reached Hughes' ears.
Hughes, disturbed, opened his eyes and looked over with considerable impatience, then froze.
Hughes blinked to make sure he wasn't seeing things... The person in front of him was a woman, or more accurately, a young woman who was both alluring and somewhat innocent—a contradiction!
She wore a form-fitting dress that showed off her excellent figure, with beautiful proportions.
Individually, her features might not be considered top-tier, but when combined, they complement each other, making her face appear extremely natural and soft, exuding a gentle, mature woman's charm.
"Hello, Kailinfu, the owner of Emerald Spring!" Her warm and gentle voice was like a spring breeze caressing the heart, leaving a lingering, itchy feeling inside.
Kailinfu gently turned to the side, bending her slender waist, and extended her fair and smooth hand toward Hughes was lying in the hot spring pool.
As Kailinfu bent down, her ample breasts bounced twice, causing Hughes's gaze to wander up and down.
Yes, it's very bouncy, and the feel is absolutely fantastic!
Seeing that Hughes did not respond, Kailinfu stretched out her hand. "Nice to meet you, Hughes!"
As she spoke, a delicate fragrance wafted from her and reached Hughes's nose.
Hughes remained seated in the hot spring, but his gaze lingered on Kailinfu's body with a more scrutinizing intensity.
How did this woman know about him?