Chapter 27: Chapter 27 – A Bath
Nick looked with surprise at Wyntor.
He had thought that Wyntor would maybe give his ticket to him, but when it actually happened, Nick was still surprised.
Nick felt bad accepting something so expensive.
"You just earned us a ton of money," Wyntor said, not looking at Nick. "Just take it."
Nick hesitated, but in the end, he just accepted it.
After all, he also didn't really want to die from his injuries, and despite his current demeanor, he was in quite a lot of pain.
When Nick took the ticket, Wyntor nodded. "Just follow the signs. I'll wait for you in three hours. That's usually how long these baths take. I've had my fair share of them in the past."
'He had his fair share of them?' Nick thought.
Nick doubted that Wyntor had taken a three-hour bath for every minor injury he had ever received, which meant that Wyntor had probably been heavily injured multiple times before.
"Sure, thank you, Wyntor," Nick said.
The next moment, a smile appeared on Wyntor's face. "Have fun," he said again as he walked through one of the doors.
Nick looked at the ticket in his hand with anxiety.
4,800 credits.
He held 4,800 credits in his hand right now.
The most money Nick had ever held in his hands had been 500 after he had finished a quite unsavory job.
4,800 credits was a lot!
Eventually, Nick looked around and found some signs hanging from the ceiling.
Nick's reading comprehension was still weak, but with enough time, he could understand what he was reading.
After wandering around for about three minutes, Nick finally found the entrance to the full-body recovery baths.
Nick slowly opened the door and looked into the room.
It had a couple of lockers and racks for clothing.
"Come in!" a woman shouted with a friendly tone.
Nick awkwardly walked into the room.
He had never been in such a place before.
When the woman in the room noticed Nick's appearance, a pained and apprehensive smile appeared on her face.
Nick just showed her his ticket.
"Right this way, sir," she said with a forced smile as she gestured to one of the doors. "Do you prefer to undertake the cleansing bath with or without clothing?"
"Cleansing bath?" Nick asked. "I thought this is a full-body recovery bath."
The woman just smiled awkwardly. "Sir, it is customary to take a cleansing bath before undertaking a recovery bath. We need you to be clean for the recovery bath to work properly."
"Oh," Nick said. "I'd like to keep my clothing on, then."
"Of course, sir," the woman said as she opened one of the doors to the side. "Please, step inside."
Nick felt out of place, but he followed the woman's instructions.
The room Nick entered was quite small, and he could see five light blue baths.
"Please," the woman said as she gestured towards one of the baths.
Nick awkwardly stepped forward and slowly lowered his body into the bath.
The blue liquid, which didn't feel like water, got pushed out of the bath but was quickly drained.
SSSSSSSS!
The next moment, the water around Nick started to bubble and released sounds akin to boiling water.
It was quite loud.
At the side, the woman's eyes opened widely in shock.
"Wow," she involuntarily commented.
"Oh?" Nick uttered.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm just surprised," the woman said. "I've never heard the cleansing bath become this loud before."
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