LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 19: Chapter 19 : Potential talent for magic
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Rias and Sona both nodded, with Sona speaking, "Yes, this is all of us."
The matron clapped her hands together, "Wonderful! We've never had so many guests before!"
Her husband, speaking up in a deep voice, added, "We've never had any guests before."
That earned him a playful slap on the shoulder from his wife and a lightly scolding, "Hush you." She turned to their guests and put on a motherly smile, "Welcome to our humble onsen.
Our Master has deemed that you have full access to all of our facilities, for free. We have several indoor springs and one, mixed, outdoor spring. We also have a game room, massage parlor, rooms, and a full kitchen you may order anything on our menu from."
She gave the whole group a polite bow, "Please, follow me to your rooms where you may change."
The matron led them all to the second floor which was just one long hallway with doors on either side. She gestured down the hall, "All the rooms are the same so please, feel free to select whichever one you wish.
You will find yukatas in many sizes, towels, futons, our menu, and more within the rooms. If you are hungry, please order some food. Otherwise, all of our facilities are downstairs, just follow the signs to find which facility you wish to partake in."
After the matron left, everyone turned to their respective king, Kiba was the first to speak, "Are we really going to just accept all of this at face value?"
Rias really wanted to say yes, but left the answer to Sona who obviously said, "No. Examine everything carefully before using it. Especially any food.
While this Master of their may seem nice, this could all be one giant trap. Be suspicious of it all and only use something after you have confirmed that it is safe."
As she finished speaking, the matron stepped back onto the second floor and stopped at the first door on the left where a stoic, yet happy, Koneko was standing in the doorway with a menu in hand.
The matron offered the petite girl the tray in her hand, a tray covered in chocolate chip cookies, "Your order, miss."
Koneko happily accepted the tray and immediately plucked a cookie off of it to eat.
She let out a little happy hum that was immediately followed by the sound of a hand meeting a forehead with a meaty smack. Everyone turned to find Sona giving herself a facepalm as she ground out, "What did I just say?"
As she lowered her hand she glared accusingly at a sheepish-looking Rias.
Meanwhile, Koneko continued to happily munch on her cookies with no apparent negative effects prompting Rias to say, "Well, if there was something wrong with the food I'm sure Koneko-chan wouldn't have eaten them." She looked over at her little Rook, "Right Koneko-chan?"
Koneko looked up from her latest cookie to give Rias a nearly invisible smile, more a very minor curve to the corner of her lips, "Good."
Rias gestured grandly toward Koneko as she addressed Sona, "See? Perfectly safe."
The look she got from Sona could have made the Sahara Desert seem wet in comparison.
Rias cleared her throat then addressed her peerage, ignoring the look Sona was giving her, "Alright everyone. Feel free to explore and enjoy yourselves. Just be sure everything is safe before you try it."
Rias, naked as the day she was born, relaxed in the outdoor hot spring. The water was gently steaming, giving the air an almost mystical feel as it was partially clouded. None of that compared to what she was looking up at.
The sky above the spring was a truly beautiful, if alien, sight to behold. Above her, the sky looked nothing like any sky she had ever seen before. Hanging in a sea of stars was a massive moon, much closer than Earth's own. It was a breathtaking purple with orange swaths and surrounded by rings like Jupiter.
She could even see bright little moons surrounding the massive moon, or was it a planet? She didn't know, nor did she care.
What mattered was that is was gorgeous. On top of that, the springs were the perfect temperature and she could swear that the spring was making her already sinfully smooth skin even smoother.
She lowered her eyes from the sky to track down and collect a small floating wooden tub filled with ice cubes, a ceramic bottle, and a small sake cup.
She hummed happily to herself as she took the bottle and poured herself a measure of crystal clear chilled sake.
She sipped from the small cup and returned to her star gazing, though it was interrupted a moment later, "I still can't believe you're drinking sake! We have school tomorrow."
She playfully rolled her eyes and turned to look at the speaker, Sona obviously, and smiled, "It's fine, it's just a little bit and it's very good. It has a wonderfully sweet floral flavor, I'm sure you would like it."
To prove her point she took another sip and sighed happily, prompting her friend to frown in annoyance.
Sona always was a little too stiff. Rias blamed Serfall, Sona's older sister. If Serafall had been a little bit more mature then Sona probably wouldn't feel that she needed to be so mature all the time to counteract her much more playful sister.
Rias sighed and looked at her friend a little seriously, "What is it?"
Sona looked a little surprised at the question, then guarded, "I don't know what you mean."
The only reply Rias gave was a knowing look. Sona huffed and sank a little deeper into the water. Finally, she started talking, "I invited Okane-san to the Student Council offices today. I used 'checking in on his experience so far' as a pretense to get him there. With our suspicions about him having Innovate Clear, it seemed like a good course of action."
Rias hummed, "And?"
"First, I could sense no Sacred Gear from him, and his magical power hasn't changed at all. It seems highly unlikely that he is the one responsible for these pocket dimensions. Still, he would make an excellent Bishop with his potential talent for magic."
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