It's been four hours since the airship took flight, and the team stared at the ocean that stretches as far as the eye can see. Laura held onto the steering wheel until she saw a landmass from the horizon as the airship drew near, she can see smoke coming from the mountains.

"We are almost to our destination" she said.

"Finally! It's about time, I was wondering if we got lost" said Eric.

"According to the books, Onsen is renowned for its mining industry and it's hot springs" Sonya explained.

"I bet there are other scrubbers who can teach me some tricks" Siegfried wondered.

As the airship reached the shores, everyone watched as steam rises from the water of the coastline. It was because of the lava emptied into the sea, heating the coast as a natural hot spring. Then the airship flew past the mountains and entered a barren land dotted with hot springs, with few trees and shrubs growing nearby. Laura landed the airship at the island in the middle of the steaming lake, in which a natural land bridge connects to the eastern side. Then the team left the airship and felt the air being hot, but the wind felt cool as it blows.

"It feels hot, yet the wind felt cool" said Eric.

"You're telling me, I can even feel the warm ground beneath my feet" Siegfried remarked.

"This is the southern region, so of course there's a lot of hot springs around here" Sonya answered.

The team walked down the land bridge that lead eastwards, and they can see few people bathing in the steaming lake. One of them is an old woman floating in the water, enjoying the heated water. When the team reached the end of the land bridge, the old lady noticed them as they were about to leave.

"Cicero, is that you?" Asked the old lady.

"Huh? Why are you asking me?" Siegfried questioned as he is confused.

"You can't fool your mother, Cicero. I appreciate your decision in going to the Blue moon to work at the hot springs, but your coworkers in the bath house in town missed you. The letters that you send me everyday have stopped, so I feared the worst. Now you're here with your new friends, and it brought me relief that you've come home safe and sound" said the old lady.

The team was confused by what she said to Siegfried, because she believed that she was speaking to her own son.

"She thinks you're that Cicero guy that died on the moon" whispered Sonya.

"Yeah, and judging by both her poor eyesight and what I'm wearing, it's safe to say that I almost look like him" Siegfried whispered back.

Then he cleared his voice and try to sound almost like Cicero, just so the old lady wouldn't tell the difference and assumed that her son died.

"I'm going back in town to visit my coworkers over at the bath house, mother. You don't have to worry about me, I'm doing fine at my new work station on the Blue moon" he said while trying to imitate Ciceros voice.

"Alright, son. I'll be back in town as soon as I'm done, and may the blessings of the fire crystal be with you" said the old lady with a smile.

The team followed the road that went north, they also fight monsters along the way (since the monsters are fire elementals, they are easily killed by Laura's blizzara spell). It was already afternoon when they reached in town, and the town itself appeared to have built within numerous hot springs. There was bridges connecting to each part in town just so the people can cross through without having to wade through the warm water, and there were houses and buildings built on the islands with trees and bushes. The team were fascinated by the scenery, and at the back of town was a Roman styled bath house. As the team crossed the bridge in town, they even saw three Scrubbers in the market getting some ingredients for the bath house. One is a young woman, the second is a slightly overweight man, and the third is a teenaged boy.

"Excuse me, could you tell us where the fire crystal is?" Asked Laura.

"Huh? Are you crazy or what, because the fire crystal is within Mount Vesu. It's obviously blocked by lava, so getting in there would be suicide!" Said the teenaged Scrubber in a rude tone.

"Pardon his rudeness, but he's right. There was a path within Mount Vesu, but it was long since buried by lava. If you're planning on to visit the fire crystal, I suggest you should go and see the king on this one" said the female Scrubber.

"Also, this guy is also a scrubber. I thought to be a Scrubber, one has to train under a master here" said the overweight Scrubber puzzled.

"I own the Scrubber crystal fragment, I was told that this job class was invented by this guy named Cicero before he died. Heck, even me and my teammates met his mother over at the steaming lake" Siegfried explained.

This shocked all three Scrubbers, they were speechless on what he said. However, the female Scrubber cleared her voice before regaining her composure.

"You speak of Cicero, correct?" She asked.

"Yes, he once worked at the hot springs in the Moon Base before something happened that led to his death" Siegfried replied.

"Cicero is very well known here in town, and the two of us known him for nineteen years. He used the crystal fragment that you have mentioned to make that job class, for people outside this continent to learn what being a scrubber is all about. Now that you mentioned him being dead, you may speak to our master about this matter in which he won't be happy" she explained.

With that said, the three Scrubbers escorted the team towards the bath house to speak with the master there. The bath house has seven columns that lined the pathway, and it's roof has reddish orange tiles. As they entered the bath house, the floor is polished and decorated in mosaic, there were archways supported by pillars, and even the walls have tiles.

Authors note: what do you think of the info dump of this chapter? Will the team speak to the master of the scrubbers?