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Chapter 70 - Weren't we friends?

Raja then continued, "You're in shock, and then you turn to her to see that her back is turned to you while she walks away. You don't know what to do when all of a sudden, she turns just her face, looks at you, moves her hair, and keeps walking away. When you see that, you're not sure what to do, but finally, you decide to go after her, and that's the end."

Gen then said, "What do you mean the end?! What happens next, Raja?! How can you stop the story at that part?"

"Gen, it's not even six in the afternoon yet. There's no way I can tell that kind of story now."

"What do you mean there's no way?! You need to"

"Gen, the end of the story doesn't matter."

"It matters to me!"

"What really matters is that you understood the possibilities we missed, with this door only opening for women."

Dehji then said, 'I'm going to have to agree with him, Gen. The person who did this really has no heart.'

And Gen said, 'What do you mean, Dehji? Didn't you say it was right because that was the ladies' room?'

'I really did, but even though it's right, that doesn't mean I agree with it.'

Gen then said, "Okay, I get it. Let's see what the men's room looks like then. It should be the same as the women's."

And Raja said, "Well, I guess it's better than nothing."

The two of them then went towards the men's bathroom, and when they opened the door, they realized that there was another door behind the first door.

Behind the first door, there was a room with some baskets that were probably meant for them to leave their clothes.

They then opened the second door, and then they saw the bathroom. It was huge, on the right side, there were several showers, and on the left side, there was a huge bathtub on the floor.

Raja then said, "Wow, what a huge bathroom."

And Gen said, remembering Dehji's essence ordeal, "Well, I've seen a bigger one, but this one is massive."

Raja then walked around the bathroom, looking at everything, and then said, "Look, Gen, this tub has hot water."

And Gen then walked over, touched the water, and said, "The water is at the right temperature. I think after we finish exploring this place, I'm going to take a bath here."

"Look, Gen, there's a pool here too."

"Raja, that's not a pool. It's definitely a bathtub like the one we saw before."

Raja then said, pointing in one direction, "Oh yeah? Then why does it have a slide on the side of it?"

Gen then looked in the direction Raja had pointed and said, "What are you talking about, Raja? There's no way there's a .... that really is a slide!"

"I told you it was a pool, and right next to it, there's another one."

Raja then put his hand in the water and said, "This one has warm water."

And Gen said, "Wow, why all this in one bathroom? How many people lived here? Twenty?"

"Who cares, Gen. The important thing is that this is yours, and we have to enjoy it, hahaha. Let's have a party here sometime."

"Raja, first of all, if there's going to be a party, I'll decide when it's going to be, and besides, you know you can't go in the pool with the women, right? After all, the bathrooms are separate."

"Damn it, I swear to you, if I find the person who did this, I'll make him pay!"

"Well, he must be dead by now. After all, this place was built during the time of the empire."

"A descendant will have to do then."

"Raja, even if the bathrooms were together, we wouldn't be able to have a party."

"What do you mean, Gen? Is it because of the number of people? Because I know a lot of people."

"No, Raja, did you forget that too?"

"What?"

"Tomorrow, we're leaving town."

"..."

"Hey, Raja, did you hear me?"

"... Yes, I did, but Gen, could I not go to Tólis with you? I just remembered I have some things to do in the city."

"No problem, Raja, it's your choice."

"Thanks, and taking advantage of this opportunity, I'm a little short on cash, and since I'm staying in town, would you mind leaving me-"

"Never."

"Hey, Gen, slow down there. I'm not even done talking."

"And you don't have to. It's easier for you to sleep on the street than for me to let you stay in my house while I'm not around."

"Hey, Gen, weren't we friends?!"

"We are friends, but that doesn't mean I'm crazy."

"Hey! It's not like I'm going to destroy your house. At most, there'll be a broken thing or two, but that's part of every party."

"I already said no. Let's move on."

"Ahh, okay."

The two then started to go towards the exit, but before reaching it, Raja said, "Hey, there's a room in here. Let's see what it is."

And Gen said, "Okay."

Raja then opened the door, and a gust of heat came towards him.

He then said, "It's a sauna! This place never ceases to amaze me."

And Gen said, "Yeah, there's everything in this place, but I think this is the last surprise. Let's go ahead."

"Okay."

The two then walked to the door and left.

As they left, they saw a room with baskets identical to the one on the other side.

Gen then said, "It looks like there's nothing left to see. Let's go to the next room."

But Raja said, "Easy there!", and then went to the women's bathroom door and tried to open it without success.

Seeing this, Gen said, "Really?"

"You never know. I had to try."

Gen then went towards the wall, opened the passage, and the two of them went down the corridor to the next room.

When they got there, Gen repeated the process, and upon entering, they found a room with several shelves, with a lot of glass on top of them, a table, and several stretchers.

Gen then said, "This looks like an infirmary."

Raja then approached one of the shelves and asked, "What is this glass?"

Dehji then said, 'These are recovery bottles. They are made by people who have an essence related to healing themselves or others, and someone makes the glass with the essence of the container.'

Gen then explained to him what Dehji said, and Raja said, "Gen, let's talk quickly."

And Gen said, "Go ahead, Raja. What is it?"

"You agree that my essence can do anything as long as the people around believe in it, right?"

"Hmm, I would say yes."

"Good. So if you and I believe, and we are the only ones here, that means that whatever I do here comes true, right?"

"Well, in theory, yes."

"Ok. So right now, I'm going to use my essence on you so I can also listen to Dehji."

"What?! What are you going to do that for?"

"Gen, Dehji clearly knows a lot about here, and we're going to have to ask him a lot of questions, so I'd better listen to him too, so you don't have to keep repeating what he just said to you."

"That makes sense. Okay, you can use your essence."

"Okay."

Raja then began to use it, making smoke come out of his body and surround Gen's body.

After staying in his body for a while, it came back to Raja and entered him through his ears.

Raja then said, "Dehji, try to say something."

And Dehji said, 'Hi Raja, can you hear me?'

"Yes, Dehji, can you hear me?"

'Yes.'

"Good."

Gen then said, "It really worked! You can hear him."

And Raja said, "I told you, Gen, if we believe, nothing is impossible."

Dehji then said, "That's really impressive."

And Raja said, "Thanks."

They then looked around the infirmary, and after a while, Raja said, "Look, Gen, there are some lab coats here."

Raja then put one on, sat down on one of the chairs, and said, "Good afternoon, what are you feeling, Sir?"

Gen then smiled, sat down across from Raja, and said, "I've had a cough for three days. I've tried everything, but nothing works. It's been keeping me from eating and sleeping. Do you think it could be something serious, doctor?"

As Gen spoke, Raja was writing things down and sometimes stopped to listen to Gen talk and then went back to writing.

After Gen finished speaking, Raja took the paper that he was writing on, folded it, and handed it to Gen, dragging it across the table.

After Gen picked it up, Raja said, "Next."

Gen then stood up and opened the paper to see what Raja had written, and as he opened it, he read, "I'm sorry, but we don't attend men here."

Accompanied by a drawing of a doll, which seemed to be saying, "There's nothing I can do."

Gen then tore off the paper and looked at Raja, who had both feet on the table and a smile on his face.

Gen then said, "I should have expected something like that from you, hahaha."

And Raja said, "Hahaha, glad you know that. Now, let's go to the next room. There's nothing else to see here."

"That's right. Let's go."

The two then went to the marked wall, and Gen opened the passage for them.

After crossing a hallway, Gen repeated the process and opened the passage to the next room.

The two then entered, and upon entering, they looked around.

After a while, Raja then said, "Looks like it's an academy this time."