Hot Spring (Level 1)

Ding!

[Kill Hobgoblins (5/5) - (COMPLETED)]

[Received 1500x Spa Credits, 1x Rocket Launcher]

While Moon was busy checking out his SpaWatch, Goblin Slayer had managed to get rid of the remaining invaders.

Ding!

[Guest Satisfaction increased to 75%]

After the battle, the spa's walls and floor were now covered in blood and pieces of goblin meat, somehow making it look even worse than before.

"Uhh, I appreciate you helping out, but did you really have to make such a mess?" Moon called out his guest.

"I am sorry." Surprisingly, instead of getting offended, the scary looking knight apologized.

"This will take me days to clean up…" Moon cried out, while doing his best to fake a dejected expression.

In reality, he didn't really care that much, but he also did not like being in debt to someone he had just met, so he decided to mess with his guest a little bit.

"I can help with the cleanup, if you want me to." Goblin Slayer offered in a sincere tone.

Sigh!

"Hey man, don't worry about it. If you really want to help me, just advertise this place to your friends or something. I don't get a lot of guests these days…"

"If you say so..." Goblin Slayer answered back, before promptly walking out the front door.

In the blink of an eye, Moon's first ever guest vanished as swiftly as he had arrived.

He seemed to be a busy man.

Ding!

[(D+ Rank) Guest (Goblin Slayer) has left The Wet Oasis]

[His satisfaction was (75%)]

[Calculating Rewards…]

Ding!

[Received 750x Spa Credits, 1x Goblin Slaying Technique]

"Wow! That's a lot of credits for just one visitor." Moon exclaimed, realizing the potential of serving customers.

He was about to check out everything he got from today's quests, but then he remembered that there was something more important that needed to be done first.

"Right! I should have over 2000 credits now, I can finally get that hot spring!" Moon shouted out like the addict he was and quickly scrambled to access his SpaWatch's Store.

Ding!

[Bought 1x Hot Spring (Lvl. 1) for (2000 SC)]

[Do you wish to install it?]

[Yes] [No]

"YES!" He excitedly yelled out as he pressed the confirmation button.

Ding!

One of the walls in the spa lobby started to glow blue and soon enough a wooden door appeared in the middle of it.

Wasting no time, Moon quickly ran through the newly formed door, eager to see what awaited him on the other side.

As he entered, a wave of warmth enveloped him, and the soothing sound of trickling water reached his ears.

In front of him was a hot spring, surrounded by wooden walls and illuminated by the soft glow of moonlight coming from above.

"Certainly looks nice, but let's see if you are the real deal." Moon said, as he couldn't help but let out a smile.

He approached the edge of the hot spring and dipped his toe into the water.

"Hmm... The temperature is decent..."

He untied his robe, letting it slide off his body as he stepped into the spring.

His well-toned chest was exposed to the air, covered by scars and markings from all of the difficulties he had gone through in his previous world.

The smell of sulfur filled his nostrils, tickling them slightly, but it did nothing to deter him.

The water lapped at his toes then wrapped around them gently, drawing him in further.

Moon eased himself down into the hot spring until he was waist-deep in the warm water.

He sighed as heat soaked into his skin and all of the fatigue left his body.

"It's not perfect, but it will do for now..." He said in slight disappointment, as he leaned back against the smooth wooden wall behind him.

His confidence in the System grew as he closed his eyes under the moonlit sky and surrendered himself to the hot spring.

*********

After soaking in the spring for a few hours, Moon finally opened his eyes and stepped out of the water.

He padded across the soft, clean grass towards his robe, his bare feet cooling down quickly in the crisp night air.

He pulled on his soft white robe, tied it at the waist and then went back inside the lobby.

Moon sat down behind the counter, peacefully staring at the main entrance.

"So that was a "Level 1" Hot Spring? What level would the hot spring where you kidnapped me from be?"

[The Hot Spring you are referring to would be around Level 3.]

[Depending on your Luck and Customers, you could unlock it as early as next week.]

"Oh, really?"

Moon was skeptical when he heard that the System would only take 1 week to give him a hot spring better than the one he had spent years searching for.

But there was no point in arguing with it, he could just wait and see for himself.

"Oh, by the way, where is the fridge? How can I get food around here?" Moon asked the System something he was curious about ever since he first arrived in this place.

[You feed off the satisfaction of your customers, as long as you keep getting visitors you won't starve.]

"What a weird diet…" He muttered before lazily closing his eyes, still seated on the chair behind the lobby's counter.

Since he had already satisfied his hot spring addiction for today, he returned to his usual positive and carefree self.

But like with all addicts, Moon's satisfaction was only temporary. 

Soon enough, he would probably be back doing anything it takes just to reach higher levels of hot springs.

But today…

He decided to take a nap…

*********

(An unknown amount of time later)

Knock! Knock! Knock!

A soft knocking noise came from the main entrance, waking Moon from his slumber.

"Excuse me, is anyone there?" The distinct noise of a female echoed through the door.

"We are open, you can enter!" Moon quickly regained his senses and shouted across the room.

'Hmm? Another guest already?'

The door slowly creaked open, revealing the second ever customer of The Wet Oasis.