Chapter 233 : Underground Commercial Street
"Thi, this is..."
"Insolania's underground commercial street, a place where desires can be freely vented."
Hearing Elucia's explanation, Lonis was stunned.
When she was at Clear Academy, she had also gone underground and seen another side completely different from the maid café.
However, that scene compared to what was before her eyes now was like comparing a small witch to a great witch.
Neon signs connected one after another, noisy shouts came from everywhere, and dazzling light shot out from glass windows, illuminating the slightly drunk steps of passersby.
Casinos, hotels, arenas, brothels, Pleasure Device experience shops—all kinds of establishments operating on the edge of legality could be seen here, roughly a hundred shops at first glance.
"How could..."
"The pressure of long-term fighting with demons has led to people in the Bright Ember Kingdom needing a place to vent. As a location tacitly approved by the royal family, this has existed for a very long time."
Nalonaté shook her head and said: "Remember what I said? The Bright Ember Kingdom has duality—light and darkness—so the magnificent royal capital doesn't only have the part exposed to the outside."
"Wuu..."
Lonis somewhat understood why Elucia had her wear such clothes.
Because the exaggerated bunny girl outfit actually became the most normal clothing here... Lonis could see many scantily clad men and women walking around with strange smiles, seemingly soliciting customers.
"Just like this, my little maid—if you got lost here, I can't say what the consequences would be."
"Wuu wuu!"
Elucia's one sentence scared Lonis into quickly pressing her body against this girl again... completely unaware that Elucia's hands were being improper with her body again.
Sliding across her lower abdomen, then giving her bottom a deep squeeze.
"Ma, Master, where are we going next?"
"To the arena first."
"Eh?"
"There should be the information we need there."
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The arena was a core building located in the underground commercial street.
It was like a giant pillar supporting the rock dome of this underground world... Lonis had already visited the underground prison where the Bright Ember Kingdom trained shield guards, but the scale of this arena still exceeded her expectations.
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"Welcome, distinguished guests. We're currently holding the most important battles... we have beginner, realistic, and mechanical versions—what would you like to see?"
Elucia's young master appearance attracted the attendant's attention, and he ran over wearing work clothes.
"Coming here, of course we want to see the most exciting. Do you have human versus beast?"
"Human versus beast?"
"Humans fighting demons."
"Ah, ah! We do have that, but... tonight's scheduled fighter didn't come..."
"Oh? Then let my female companion here participate. She says she really wants to challenge the tentacle monsters here."
"Eh? (Elucia?)"
Being suddenly pushed forward by Elucia, Lonis felt very nervous.
But soon, she noticed a glimmer in Elucia's eyes... that was hinting she didn't need to worry, she had a plan.
So the bunny girl puffed out her full chest and said with some confidence (though still looking timid to outsiders): "Tha, that's right, I want to challenge the tentacle monsters."
"Ah, guests, please don't joke. Our gladiators all need to be registered—how could just anyone participate? If there's danger during combat, we can't take responsibility."
The attendant shook his head frantically, and you could see his gaze becoming somewhat evasive.
But Elucia continued asking: "Oh, isn't there a type of temporary gladiator?"
"Temporary..."
"Yes, as long as they're not citizens of this country, they can participate. Since they're not citizens of the Bright Ember Kingdom, they're not subject to participation restrictions."
"!"
Hearing Elucia say this, the attendant froze. He smiled awkwardly and nodded: "Haha, so the guest is an insider... But temporary gladiators have poor treatment—your female companion is so alluring, she might not adapt."
"No, I want to see her being tormented."
"Eh?"
"Because only by seeing her violated by tentacle monsters, seeing her defiled by non-human creatures, will my heart feel satisfied. Hehe... otherwise, why do you think someone like me would come here?"
Things became like this.
And afterward, Lonis also understood Elucia's plan... According to her speculation, Senior Luozhi Sheng must have come to the underground commercial street.
Because she had once been protected by King Prince Ruowei Palace and rejected by him, Senior Luozhi Sheng might want to prove her value and usefulness through shield guard trials.
So during these days when she had nothing to do, she came to the royal capital's underground commercial street, planning to improve her combat skills through arena battles.
After all, mature warriors are always forged in blood.
And this underground arena? Although it had a series of standards for gladiators, there was always a group that operated outside the law.
Black workers.
Because they had no citizenship in this country and weren't registered with the national labor bureau, foreigners could always find work in places like arenas.
And Lonis's job was like this—she was going to the temporary gladiator preparation room to ask them about Senior Luozhi Sheng.
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However, although the job was like this, when hearing Elucia say 'I most like watching Lonis defiled by monsters,' she still felt strange inside.
(Hmph, Elucia's level of bullying me is probably first in the world. Bullying a delicate maid all day—what kind of hero is that?)
Although somewhat angry, the main business still had to be done. Lonis followed the staff's steps to the preparation area for temporary gladiators.
As the attendant said, the environment here was indeed poor, with no windows for ventilation, and the corridors were filled with the smell of sweat.
The broken corridor was covered with cigarette butts and gum stains. Pushing open a door, Lonis entered a large dormitory.
"Your scheduled match is in one hour—you can rest here first."
"Thank you..."
Without responding, the staff member left directly.
Lonis sat on the slightly moldy bed, feeling somewhat at a loss.
Because she could see several people poking their heads out from beds, looking at her with interest... among them were several men whose desire-filled gazes made Lonis feel somewhat chilled.
But this was still in the "jurisdiction area."
These people didn't actually do anything excessive. One man with a white cloth wrapped around his head sat up and asked:
"Oh, a bunny girl came? What's someone dressed so well doing here—looking for abuse?"
"Uh..."
"Hmph, this isn't combat that pampered arms and legs like yours can participate in. If you're smart, don't steal our business."
The man walked very rudely to face Lonis.