Chapter 10
Lin had just gotten back from getting the breakfast she had promised Sen, when a disgusting smell filled her nose even causing their breakfast to be ruined.
She saw Sen with the two ladies that lately seemed to be nearly inseparable from her leading a stink spirit by the hands to the bath. She reluctantly threw
their ruined breakfast and went to get some supplies. She had to help Sen. She was going to make sure this spirit didn't lay a finger on her but if he did before
she got there…Yubaba or no Yubaba she would make that creep pay. Sen tried to open up the little door that operates the water mechanism. She was kind of
glad that the "customer" she had let in from the rain had brought her all the bath tokens since the first one slipped due to the sludge the stink spirit left when
if over filled the tub by literally doing a cannon ball. She nodded to the twins who stood at the ready and the three of them would pull the handle letting the
water flow. They helped each other climb the sludge fill sides of the tub and when they got to the top yanked on the handle but all three slipped into the tub
and found that this stink spirit had something on his side. "Sen, my ladies, stay right where you are. I'm coming to help you. You're gonna be fine. I won't let
him hurt you." "I think he needs help." "We think there is a thorn in his side. It won't come out no matter how hard we pull." Yubaba had had a feeling that this
was no stink spirit and with the conformation about a supposed thorn in his side, she knew she had been right. She jumped from the floor she was standing on
and made a rope. "Listen to me that's no stink spirit we've got on our hands. Grab onto this rope." The three secret sisters grabbed the rope and tied it on
while Lin held it up for them to see clearly in the water making sure it was good ad tight. "Right. We have it tied on. " Yubaba nodded and called for backup
from the other workers and made fans appear. "Everyone Ready on my command. And…Heave…" After several pulls a bicycle and other trash from the human
realm came out until the three sisters pulled out the last thing: a line from a fishing pole. As soon as it was pulled out, the three girls were enveloped in a huge
bubble of water. After a few seconds, what looked like a talking head came out of the water. "Well done" was all it said and in their hand left the girls three
presents. To Sen, the now free of pollution river spirit, left a secret medicine found only by his river. To the twins he left a rare gift: two of his dragon scales
and earrings made of silver gold with a black diamond for Aria and gold and rubies for Lyra. The items presented to the twins were blessed by him and it is an
amazing honor for a dragon to bestow his scales to you. As the mess cleared, gold was scattered in the dirty water. It was the River Spirit's payment for the
bath and damage he caused. The three girls were revealed standing side by side just staring at the water until it started to bubble. "Girls, you're in our guest's
way. Set aside. Open the Main Gates. Make way. " With a bow the three girls stepped down. Just as he was sure they would be hurt by his exit. The River
Spirit made a grand as exit as any. Each of the sisters held there gifts carefully as to not break or ruin them when they were literally attacked. "Sen, you
three did great. We made so much money. That spirit is rich and powerful. Sake is on the house tonight but first hand over all the gold you picked up."
Everyone groaned but complied and went to get their free sake. Yubaba watched the three who had just made her even richer curiously. Sen was an enigma.
After everything she did to discourage her, to harm her, to threaten her, she still pulled through with the biggest determination she had ever seen. And
through this hell she was putting her; she still managed to make friends? She secretly envied that but no one would ever know her secret thoughts and this
new truth: She had been proven wrong by a human.