Exploring the Dimension After Reincarnation: Academic

A sauna? I refuse!

Noctis has a long and convoluted conversation with Alvino who turns out to be an elder in the Red Moon organization. While Alvino wanted to give Noctis his sleeping pills and trap Noctis in his sleep during the assault, Noctis did not put up with any sort of alertness or suspicion that had an impact on him being particularly vulnerable to attack. Even so, Alvino still did not dare to attack Noctis and preferred to follow the plan that had been set before.

“Back to the main topic, Dear Customers. So, the product I have this time is ...” Alvino turns around and picks up Dwa's purple bottle earlier, then returns to Noctis and explains, “... This is a special liquid that will give off a fragrant odor on the steam. For the use of this product, you can use it while doing sauna.”

“Sauna? A steam bath? Very rarely find it around here, I did not expect if in this company has one.” Noctis was amazed by this, yet he still had a flat face, feeling this was not something truly spectacular.

A sauna is a room with hot and dry temperatures that is used to help the body sweat and burn more calories. Sauna is also one way to relax the body. The term sauna comes from the ancient Finnish language which refers to traditional Finnish baths. In other Baltic languages, the term sauna does not necessarily refer to a bathing building. The term may also refer to small buildings, cabins, or lodges for fishermen.

‘But a liquid that will give you a special fragrant smell? It reminds me of the perfumes in this world that have poor quality. Maybe, I can get that pink girl (Theresa) to start putting her money in the perfume industry stock. Of course, I will give you perfume recipes from the modern world that will certainly bring huge profits. This is much better than betting on something that has a probability of succeeding below 10%.’

“Ah, you know it, yes, Customer. Could it be that you are richer than you seem? If you've ever been menco-,” said Alvino who unfortunately truncated by Noctis.

“Sorry, only. But I'm not interested in a steam bath at the moment because I have other needs to do.” Noctis showed his right palm when giving a rejection.

“Are you sure, Dear Customer? It will feel very comfortable after completion, you know.” Alvino began to shed cold sweat, feeling that his organizational plan would fail.

‘The plan is, I will mix this sleeping pills with the steam that is there. The steam from this drug is enough to put an elephant to sleep. I tried it myself by using a few drops of it. I don't know the measure to make a spirit king fall asleep, but he should have fallen asleep if I poured this liquid.’

“I told you, didn't I? I have an urgent interest after this, so I can't waste my time on unproductive things like sauna baths or anything like that. Next time maybe I will, but not for now.” Noctis flipped his body, then started walking towards the exit.

‘Actually the Pink Girl is in a lesson at the moment, but I'm sure she won't be upset if I say about the possible gains after I kidnap her. Instead, he will be happy with me who gave a new product to the Magnifix company. Well, if he gets angry I will apologize sincerely or I might just suffer a few not-so-painful bumps.’’

“Tu-Wait, Customer! I guarantee this won't take much time. Really, half an hour! Half an hour was enough to see the efficacy of this medicine! You wouldn't spend much of your time if it was only half an hour, ‘kan?” alvino shouted to stop Noctis.

Noctis paused and looked back at Alvino before saying, “Master Alvin, I know about your enthusiasm to persuade a new customer who will promote your product. But right now, I'm actually having an urgent interest that I must resolve immediately before it's too late. So, I'm sorry.”

‘Incursive interests? What is that? Dwa says that Noctis is unemployed and teases little girls more often (Elena et al. Besides, this is not something immoral). What makes a spirit king as strong as himself have such an urgent interest? At least I should find him! …. No, no, no, I have to focus on his plan!’

•••••

To keep his own body from falling to the floor, his hands were pressed against both sides of the wall in the corner of this room. It would be very dangerous if he fell, as his current clothes were very indicative of the typical Red Moon members, and it just so happened that Noctis already knew about this organization, too, so that direct confrontation will not be avoided anymore.

‘Okay, why did Cztery have such a long time to make Noctis go to a different room, anyway? Indeed, it was good that I could eavesdrop on the conversation between them, but if this continued, my hands began to tingle and would no longer hold my body weight. I also don't want to use magic in my dimension because there is a possibility Noctis will realize about my existence.’

‘Do I have to give a little help to Cztery, huh? I don't think he's going to succeed in convincing Noctis into the sauna and inhaling a lot of steam from the sleeping pills. My additional plans will be very reckless and very risky, but I think I have no choice but to do this. Sorry if you're going to have nightmares, yes, Cztery!’

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“Dear Customers, at least you can inhale the smell of this remedy to ensure its efficacy. I'm sure you will be very happy with him and change your mind afterwards,” added Alvino to be more convincing.

“Those words are common words that many merchants other than yourself say. I am becoming less and less interested in staying in this place. It's already! Don't interrupt the business I'm going to do after this!” Noctis turned his head forward with his right hand touching the doorknob.

“Tungg--.” Alvino runs up to Noctis, but something he doesn't want happens.

*Zrrtt!*

The shadow under Alvino's feet rose by several centimeters, but this was enough to make him stumble and fall. This tragedy had been taken into account by Dwa before, rather this was a backup plan that he had previously thought of.

*prank!* *bush!*

The glass bottle broke before the purple mist that was the contents of the bottle evaporated in the air easily until it filled the room.