Doyun made it to the onsen lobby in four minutes and thirty seconds.
He checked his phone when he arrived, breathing normally, noted the time, and walked straight to the reception desk like a man with an appointment.
The lobby was clean and quiet with that warm mineral smell that meant the water was real. A wooden reception desk. A woman in a traditional inn uniform. Folded towels in a neat stack. A price board on the wall.
Doyun looked at the price board.
Reasonable.
"Irasshaimase[1]" the woman said.
"Konnichiwa[2]." Doyun said, and gestured at the price board, pointed at himself, and held up one finger.
She nodded. Reached for something under the desk. Produced a towel set, a locker key, and a small folded robe.
Doyun looked at the robe.
He looked back at her.
She looked back at him.
This was happening.
He took the items.
