Chapter 3 - The Sentinels' day off.

The Sentinels' day off.

Aya: Today, we're going to the hot springs. For achieving good results in various missions, we've been given permission to rest at a hot springs hotel in groups!
Yumiko: A vacation at the hot springs... It looks like the Taisha can come up with decent ideas occasionally. Although it would have been better if I could bring Alfred along.
Mebuki: A vacation at the hot springs... That it is.
Suzume: M-Mebu, you aren't going to tell me you're going to train even there or anything, right?
Mebuki: Hm?
Suzume: W-Well, I mean, I'm a die-hard Mebuist who swears loyalty to you and will do basically anything you tell me, but... Ahaha...
Mebuki: A vacation isn't a vacation if you don't properly rest on one. Of course I won't train.
Suzume: Phew.
Yumiko: Not even Mebuki-san is that boorish, after all.
Aya: Let's have fun!
Mebuki: Yeah. Since we're resting, let's rest thoroughly.
Suzume: Ooh, that sounds great! Now it's getting fun, Mebu!
Shizuku: I guess I'll try going for a place with thick broth this time...
Mebuki: Shizuku, why are you staring at your terminal?
Shizuku: Checking Tokushima ramen reviews.
Mebuki: We're here to rest. Put it away.
Shizuku: Strict...
Mebuki: I've already thought out the best way to rest. We'll be perfectly rested. Perfectly.
Suzume: F-For some reason I'm getting a bad feeling about this...
Aya: And so, the bus reached the hot springs!

Suzume: Whoa, this room is so huge and pretty!
Yumiko: Around the size of the shed at the Miroku household, but quite a comfortable one.
Aya: These buns at the table are really tasty!
Yumiko: My, so these are onsen manju. Mm, that was quite delectable!
Shizuku: Do you ever get tired of pretending like this?
Yumiko: What pretending!? There is no pretending! Come on now, Shizuku-san, have some.
Shizuku: *munch-munch*
Mebuki: Alright, let's go to the bath before dinner!
Aya: I agree, Mebuki-senpai!
Suzume: Hot springs, hot springs!
Aya: I can't wait!
Suzume: Right?
Shizuku: You're all going in together?
Mebuki: Shizuku, hot springs are that kind of place.
Yumiko: Well now, let us spring to action and see what these hot springs hold!
Suzume: I really love that all you do in hot springs is just relax.
Aya: Why?
Suzume: Amusement parks have rollercoasters and stuff, they're scary.
Aya: I don't like those intense things either, they make me go dizzy.
Suzume: It's amazing that you can even ride them!
Mebuki: Don't just talk, undress. We have to use our time efficiently and rest.
Suzume: I think you already stop resting when you start thinking about stuff like that... Just kidding.
Mebuki: What was that?
Suzume: Nothing! See, I'm undressed now!
Shizuku: Uuh...
Aya: What's wrong, Shizuku-senpai?
Shizuku: Well, uh...
Yumiko: What, are you embarassed? Be bold about it, just like me! Whoosh! See!
Shizuku: Uh...
Yumiko: I said whoosh!
Shizuku: W-wait a bit.
Aya: Well, everyone has their own pace.
SHIZUKU: Nah, it's fine! Here we go!
Suzume: She changed!
SHIZUKU: Kagajou, you really are as skinny as a sparrow!
Suzume: Ugh!
SHIZUKU: Alright, let's go!	Off to the bath!
Mebuki: Wait. Rinse first.
SHIZUKU: Huh? Jeez, fine. Huh?
Mebuki: What is it?
SHIZUKU: Now that I look at it, you've got a lot of wounds on your body.
Mebuki: Same as you. But these all honourable scars.
SHIZUKU: Tickle tickle.
Mebuki: Wah! W-What!?
SHIZUKU: That voice just now was kinda cute. My bad, kinda felt like testing how stoic you are.
Mebuki: Jeez.
Aya: The water just soaks into your tired body...
Suzume: It kind of stings on the wounds, but I think I can manage this much...
Mebuki: The water here has a lot of effects. Let's soak to our shoulders to use it fully and rest well.
Suzume: The view of the coast is so peaceful and nice. Makes you want to look at it forever...
Yumiko: How hot it is!
Suzume: Can you like, not get up right in front of me just as I say that?
Mebuki: Miroku-san, please look at Aya-chan.
Aya: Twenty one, twenty two, twenty three...
Mebuki: See, she's fully submerged and counting numbers. Do the same as her.
Yumiko: I felt I was about to get dizzy...
Suzume: Guh... Now that I get a proper look, they're pretty huge... So this is the Miroku family!
SHIZUKU: Tch, not bad...
Mebuki: Miroku-san, everyone's looking at you.
Yumiko: Hmph, there is absolutely nothing in this body to be ashamed of!
Mebuki: That's not the issue.
Aya: Thirty six, thirty seven, thirty eight, thirty...
Mebuki: Aya-chan, are you alright?
Aya: Waah! I almost passed out.
Yumiko: See? It is too hot. Let us step out and head off to dinner.
Mebuki: I guess.
SHIZUKU: Even if you take Kokudo into mind, she sure agreed easily.
Aya: This food is delicious! I love the tuna sashimi!
Shizuku: Yeah, it's tasty.
Suzume: Oh look, you're back.
Aya: Miroku-senpai, do you want my portion of the skipjack tuna sashimi?
Yumiko: There is no need to be considerate. Instead, please enjoy its greatness to the fullest.
Suzume: The fish sashimi is great, but wouldn't it be awesome if they rolled out some luxury like crab?
Yumiko: Crab...
Shizuku: Hm?
Yumiko: *COUGH* I am fed up with crab, you see, ohoho.
Shizuku: Really?
Yumiko: But of course! I have had it plenty in salad!
Shizuku: But that's not actually...
Mebuki: Thanks for the food.
Aya: Thank you for the food! It was so tasty! I'm grateful to the Shinju-sama for blessing us with it!
Mebuki: Well now, let's go to the bath.
Suzume: Eh?
Yumiko: Ah?
Shizuku: Again?
Mebuki: Suzume?
Suzume: Yes!
Mebuki: What have we come here for, again?
Suzume: To bathe in hot springs, my liege!
Mebuki: That's right. And that's why we'll use them a lot and rest a lot.
Yumiko: Would it not be better to go before sleep and in the morning? Now is too soon!
SHIZUKU: I'm still feeling hot.
Suzume: Oh, she already changed.
Yumiko: But you shall oblige, right?
SHIZUKU: Well of course, since I lost back then and have to obey Kusunoki.
Aya: Staying true to your word, you're amazing, SHIZUKU-senpai!
Mebuki: Get up already.
Yumiko: I shall resist!
Mebuki: Suzume, give me a hand.
Suzume: Roger!
Yumiko: Were we not comrades?
Mebuki: Come on, Miroku-san!
Yumiko: You certainly are pushy.
Mebuki: Ah, what a nice bath.
SHIZUKU: It's nice, but...
Suzume: We've just been here.
Yumiko: I cannot anymore, it's too hot!
Suzume: Why do you keep showing your body off?
Yumiko: Because I feel as if I am about to pass out!
Mebuki: Jeez. Please look at Aya-chan.
Aya: Nineteen, twenty, twenty one.
SHIZUKU: Some strong deja vu. Don't pass out, alright?
Suzume: Phew, what a bath. I thought I was about to become a boiled sparrow.
Yumiko: Now the only thing left is to sleep.
Mebuki: It's bit too early for that.
Suzume: Mebu, what are you doing?
Mebuki: We're going to deepen our friendship before sleep.
Aya: Whoa, there's a lot of cooking utensils!
Mebuki: You know how they say "to eat from the same pot" about improving your cooperation?
Suzume: Don't people usually go to karaoke for that?
Mebuki: Shizuku doesn't like that. Right?
Shizuku: I'm bad at singing...
Mebuki: I'll cook some food for everyone. I learned it for today.
Shizuku: Is it going to be Tokushima ra-
Mebuki: It's udon.
Shizuku: Of course it is.
Mebuki: Add the broth to the pot...
Yumiko: It does smell rather nice.
Suzume: I think I'll definitely be able to fit this in even after dinner.
Mebuki: Our work is hard, so we should eat well while we can.
Suzume: Instead of a salaryman meal, it's a Sentinel meal!
Mebuki: Sprinkle leeks on top of the boiled noodles, crack an egg over them, and then add this.
Yumiko: T-These are! One of Kouchi's famous products, thick and soft garlic chives!
Mebuki: And then put in this.
Suzume: Ehime's specialty, jakoten!
Mebuki: And then finish it off with this.
Shizuku: Tokushima's pride, sudachi.
Mebuki: It's done! The Sentinel meal, united Shikoku udon!
Mebuki: Have some.
Shizuku: It's great. The tastes mix together in a vortex... They draw you in just like the Naruto whirlpools!
Suzume: You sure talk a lot today.
Shizuku: It's just that good.
Suzume: Let's see... It'sh aweshome!
Mebuki: I'm glad. Eat up a lot.
Aya: This is... The ingredients are in total harmony!
Mebuki: That's right. Harmony. I think we should all be united like this, too.
Yumiko: The fact this is simply an udon dish is a little peculiar, but it is a wonderful proposition.
Suzume: Mebu, you rock! Can I get a refill or something?
Mebuki: Of course you can.
Suzume: Sweet! One more!
Shizuku: Me too.
Yumiko: I shall request some too!
Mebuki: Once you're done eating, we're going to the bath
Shizuku: Now that's just...
Suzume: A little...
Yumiko: Too much!
Mebuki: See, you're already in sync!
Suzume: That's cool and all, but spare us, Mebuuu!
Aya: In the end, we ended up having a fun vacation.