Women cannot go to the second-floor lounge; after bathing they must leave the bathhouse. Unlike men, they don't get to head upstairs, take a breather, and chatter away with friends after a bath.
The majority of townsmen could only come to the bathhouse to wash up, naturally making the bathhouse one of Ancient Japan's key social venues for the common folk.
Coming to the bathhouse in groups, bathing together while chatting, and then heading to the lounge on the second floor to have tea while continuing their chatter — this was quite a common sight of the time.
The owner of Qianxun House was an old woman around 70 years old.
This old woman was named "Aqian," but those who frequently visited this bathhouse were used to calling her "Granny Tang."
Aoto had been living at Shiwei Hall for some time and had visited Qianxun House many times, becoming quite familiar with Granny Tang, and Granny Tang had also come to recognize this new customer, Aoto.
