Chapter 46

The innkeeper smiles at this friendly looking bunch of transfers, wondering why they're in such a good mood after the battle. "Did you get something good from the Ogres? I saw you come in with the soldiers, so you must have just arrived in town."

"Nothing good from the Ogres. Just joking around and happy to see a proper bath after the trip up from the ruins today." Misha answers with a smile, still trying not to laugh at the Pixies antics.

"That's a shame. I hear quite a few adventurers get good things from the Ogre hordes."

"Oh? What sort of items? Most of us could use new weapons at this point, and Elmira here could use almost everything, we had to dress her in our spare gear when she joined the group." Char tells the clerk.

"Mostly magical weapons. They seem to collect them, so there's more than normal dropping when they die."

"We will have to check on the daily quests then. But back to the important topics, do you have a party sized room? Or enough rooms for us?" Mythryll asks.

"We have three options, depending on your preferences. We have single rooms, but you could go two to a bunk to save money. We have common party rooms, where there are futons laid out in the side rooms. They're really quite comfortable. And then there's the Imperial suite. It has only one massive bed, but futons can be added. It also has a private hot spring and courtyard. It's expensive, but for a group that isn't shy around each other, it could be an option."

The words private hot springs and courtyard are enough to sell it to Misha. Everyone knows how she loves to relax in the hot water. The clerk shows them the Imperial Suite, and he's right, there is an entire side room that could have been a second bedroom. They're informed that it actually is, but the Imperial family's custom is to make servants sleep on the bare floor, so it isn't normally equipped with them.

"If you can bring two futons to the second bedroom, I think we can work out sleeping arrangements from there." Cain smiles at the Elf and hands over a stack of coins to pay for the room, thinking back to how he was once called strange for spending so much on luxury hotels instead of equipment.

All things considered though, it wasn't any more expensive than everyone getting their own rooms. You just needed a sharing is caring type attitude.

There is even a luxurious, silk lined, small cushioned bed in the corner of the room on a stand. To Cain, it's obviously a cat bed. But to Elmira, it just needs a few blankets from her inventory and it's Perfect.

"This is so much better than the hot springs in the ruins. Public Pools are overrated." Misha sighs, leaning against Cain in the hot springs.

"The courtyard is beautiful too. I don't recognize a bunch of these plants, but it's almost as good as being back in the forest." Mythryll heaps praise upon the choice of hotel.

The design is even pixie friendly,  with a shallow side pool, only a few cm deep that Elmira can sit down and relax in. A first for her, but she's quickly understanding why the upgrades are worth it.

"Do we want to do the dungeon tomorrow, see what it's like? Or should we sign up to go out when the next Ogre raid happens? The villagers said there was a pretty good quest reward for killing them." Cain asks as everyone relaxes in the courtyard.

"Let's try out the dungeon. With the Iron Man titles, we have had such good luck with dungeon drops, maybe we'll get something good." Misha suggests.

"Do we know what it is? If it smells bad I'm totally up for fighting Ogres instead." Mythryll teases, scrunching up her face like she smells something awful.

"I'm told it's demons. But I don't know what kind." Cain shrugs. "Maybe we can find you another one piece bathing suit."

Mythryll laughs, making Misha giggle. "I don't know if that could properly be called a bathing suit. But it was definitely unique."

"You just want to lewd the Elf." Misha teases, sticking her tongue out and the newer arrivals look a bit confused as to what they're talking about.

"It was labeled a [Strappy Demonic One Piece]. So we thought it was a bathing suit. It ended up being a body harness made of leather straps." Cain explains and Char's eyes light up with mischief.

"Well, I guess we'll have to just try our luck inside the Demon Dungeon then." She says, managing to keep a straight face. For a few seconds anyhow, before bursting into laughter.

The staff brings them in a late dinner and they all get somewhat dressed. The hotel has bath robes that any transfer can wear, a true luxury, so that's their option for dinner wear. They get settled in around the low table and Char starts cutting up berries for Elmira. Having someone else to baby also helps distract her from Mythryll, who usually becomes the outlet for her mom type energy. Not that the Elf actually minds being looked after.

 The Spirit Folk Shaman is so much bigger than the Elf that they really do look like a mother daughter pair from behind. Cain thinks it's adorable, and he's waiting to see how their relationship progresses. They'd make a great couple, he thinks. But that doesn't seem to be the dynamic they're aiming for.

 Char has cut Elmira's dinner up into bite sized bits, before drizzling honey on top and the little Pixie is ecstatic, talking about receiving gourmet service while the big Shaman gives her an indulgent look and Mythryll giggles.

"Nobody tell her. Let Char enjoy the little things." Cain thinks to himself and gives Misha a wink.