Chapter 77
In the end, Fii ended up at the sauna without any ideas.
The problem hadnt changed from an hour ago.
At this rate, she would have to enter the sauna with everyone else.
Not only that, but Doug was reaching the limits of his composure.
Whats wrong, Doug? Youre all fidgety. Haha, are you looking forward to the sauna that much? asked a carefree Slad.
M- Mn nodded Doug with a pale face.
It was fine since everyone here was dull, but someone sharp like Conrad-san would have seen through with a glance.
At any rate, this crowd of relaxed boys could finally see the sauna, and the smoke rising from its chimney.
It was a large-ish wooden building, and quite a number of guests were coming and going.
There were two entrances, and signs above them labelled them as mens and womens. Apparently they were separated by sex. But that didnt help Fii at all right now.
Before long, they arrived in front of the sauna.
Phew~ Were finally here.
Im looking forward to it.
The boys all wore expectant and relaxed expressions.
Fii had to come up with some reason to avoid entering the sauna.
Sickness? No, that cause trouble in the future.
But suddenly remembering some errand would be a little too unnatural
At that moment, before everyones eyes, a young boy and his mother walked into the womens sauna.
One of the apprentice knights came up with a good joke, and turned to Fii.
Isnt that great, Heath. You can still go into the womens sauna. Guys under eleven are allowed in!
Fiis age was about the same as his.
In other words, if Fii lied about her age, she could still enter without a problem. That was the idea.
And of course, he was also teasing her because of her girly face.
Oi, oi, peeping is no good, aint it.
Whoa, whoa, hed just be entering from the front. Thats not peeking. You could even call itmanlyto stroll in boldly for a look at the women! declared the boy who had first teased Fii.
But despite his joking tone, Fii pretended to think seriously for a moment, before looking at him in the eyes and answering,
Yeah, youre right. Ill go have a look.
Eh?
Time stopped for the apprentice boys.
Gorms, Slad, everyone as they stared at Fiis face as though they couldnt believe their ears.
Leaving the frozen boys aside, Fii kept her serious expression as she took off her apprentice knights jacket, and handed it to her friends.
If I wear my jacket in, even Ill get busted, so take care of it for me. Well then, Im going in.
With that, Fii strode briskly towards the door to the womens sauna.
O-, Oi!
Gorms hurriedly tried to stop her, but Fii turned around with a serious expression and held a finger to her lips.
Dont cause a fuss. Theyll find out.
The boys all heard Heaths voice.
An apprentice knight stormed into the womens sauna. The public would find that out.
Everyone understood how grave it would be.
The womens sauna.
There was no boy who wasnt fascinated by its allure, but at the same time, it was a sacred and dangerous land that they could never step foot into.
While the boys were sewn to the ground by their confusion, Heath began walking again.
Towards the door to the womens sauna.
With brisk, natural steps, as though Heath was doing nothing wrong at all, Heath casually opened the door, and then walked right in. Heath disappeared from their sight.
Into the womens sauna
With the exception of one person, everyone had broken out into a cold sweat at what just happened, their eyes wide open and still dumbfounded by the scene.
Their hearts seemed to pound furiously in their chests
Pounding from the shock of what just happened, and the fear of the uproar that was to come
But strangely, they were met with silence.
An boy, who was an apprentice knight of all things, just walked into the womens sauna. It should have been a massive scandal that shook the world.
But even after Heath disappeared into the sauna, nothing had happened. Nothing had happened at all.
And as though truly nothing had happened, time seemed to flow again, as the boys returned to the calm evening street.
H-, He went?
That guy seriously went
And he even went so casually
They boys felt like they had seen some illusion.
But it was reality. Heath had gone into the womens sauna.
Boldly, from the front and so casually
And the fact that nothing at all had happened meant that Heaths infiltration had succeeded
Since the passer-bys began looking at them suspiciously, the boys flusteredly removed their gazes from the door to the womens sauna.
A group of proud knights had very nearly been treated like perverts.
Without even heading to the mens sauna, they just stood there as their eyes wandered randomly, and fidgeted about.
They were searching all around them.
Searching for the figure of that small apprentice knight boy.
And then they came to a conclusion.
That small boy was nowhere to be seen.
In other words, what had happened just now truly was reality