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"A story untold, is a burden you carry alone, a tale once sold, is bond forever known" - ദ്ദി(๑>•̀๑)
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"Hmm~ Maybe I should visit a brothel?"
On his way out of the Hephaestus Familia workshop, Ryuta suddenly had a spring of inspiration, a thought that was whispered to him by his "little brother".
He noticed stares and looked around and found many bystanders and members of the Hephaestus familia looking at him. Realizing his slip up, he didn't hide behind a face of shame but instead replied to them with a calm smile
'Fuck- I said that out loud but… it really bugs me… yeah, I have money now so- is this because I have spare cash? Damn… maybe it does run in my blood- wait… no, that was from my first life so… soul? Now that's an interesting thought- personality and qualities passed down through the soul rather than blood…'
Ryuta was thinking, his thoughts running aimlessly as he made his way to the red light district which, in this city seems to go by a very unique name-
'Entertainment District… a very Japanese way of naming, well, this just shows what kind of story I'm in right?'
As he was walking his mind was suddenly going through countless hypothesis and ideas, some of them wilder than what others would come up with in their lives-
'Is this a galge? Or a literal R-18 game, not that I mind~'
Ryuta's thought finally reached an interesting point when he reached the entrance to the "Entertainment District".
'Yeah… definitely has a deep focus on "Human Relations"...'
He thought as he stared up at the high walls that surrounded the whole district. Although they were not as tall as the ones that surrounded Orario, they were still quite high.
'If my memory serves me right, the people talking about the entertainment district said that the place was managed and controlled by the Ishtar Familia… Ishtar… if this was the Nasuverse- she'd be a "Rin face"... fuck! I can't stop myself from thinking about Rin- NO! BROTHER SHE'S- no… the FBI will fuck me up, NOPE'
Although his thoughts were silent, heard only by him, Ryuta's actions still weirded some people out as he shook his head and did some weird expressions and actions from time to time.
He maintained a cool atmosphere but, being calm and collected was not his original character. In fact, most of the "personality" he bore were nothing but masks.
Few people were able to tear down his masks, but-
Masks exist for a reason, it may be a method someone uses to allow themselves to blend into the crowd, sometimes it's used as a layer of protection- personal protection. To hide or protect ones true self- the innocence that maintains one's sanity-
People are complicated beings, their actions dictated by their years of experience.
Unlike main characters or the youth, people who are blank slates, pure souls with not a hint of influence-
Ryuta saw himself as a scarred man, a man who hides layers upon layers of his being under masks and clothes. So much so that he had already long forgotten who he was-
'Maybe… I should have gone to Hestia-sama'
As he was walking through the Entertainment District, he walked by plenty of beautiful men and women. Many of them offering themselves up to him as he truly looked like some richman with tons to spend.
Unlike the adventurer's who were dressed in rags, Ryuta wore what looked like a uniform of some sort. A cape was draped over his shoulders, not a cloak to hide his identity but a cape that was made to capture attention.
In this way, Ryuta was approached by many "workers".
First a few beautiful elves came on to him but he kindly declined their offers, then he was approached by a bunch of hunks, beautiful men without their tops.
This time, he shoved them away, he then continued to walk through the district, his expression calm and the tension in his pants had long gone.
Nothing excited him, everything he saw- no matter how beautiful they were… to him, they were all the same-
'Forced, reluctant- boring'
Two lives, nearly 50 years of experience had allowed Ryuta to see through people without needing to use magecraft.
His experience in his first life alone would give him a high level of psychology knowledge. His ability to understand others came not from "reading minds" but his understanding of human nature- obtained through experience.
He had seen all the evils man could do, he also saw the deepest kindness and everything in between.
A life that was neither a fairy tale nor a horror story, those were the descriptions of his two lives.
Now, in his third one- though it's not accurate to call it that, but this third world he was in had turned out to be-
'Boring~'
His expression showed an expression of deep boredom, disinterest and lethargy.
Who knows if it was this expression of his or something else, but as he was walking, Ryuta found himself surrounded.
Raising his gaze, Ryuta scanned his surroundings-
'Six women, wearing bikini's- no bikini armor? But those are not metallic… meh, maybe some magical thread… but- hm?'
As he was analyzing his surroundings he found that everyone had steered clear of him and the six women.
'Interesting…'
Silently, he used reinforcement on his ears- this increased his hearing allowing him to pick up the whispers of the surrounding crowd. It was not that painful compared to the pseudo mystic eyes but it was a pain to listen to all the "noise"
"The Ishtar familia, better steer clear of that"
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"What did that lad do?"
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"Dunno, he was walking like a chump probably"
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"Isn't that Antianeira? That boys doomed"
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"Wanna make a bet? That kids gonna be a pile of bones tomorrow"
"bfc nnml cv;js scv st we]t d'A dfgghsd tjjvnbfc nnm"
"I bet on a "empty sack"!"
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"Empty sack? Look at him? He's gonna be fine, probably a limp dick who'd get thrown out immediately!"
The scattered words, despite his mind being far sharper than others, he still had a hard time distinguishing what were being said but he did make out a few things-
'Ishtar Familia, Antianeira, pile of bones, empty sack and limp dick…'
He thought of the names, using his knowledge of legends-
'If this was a story written by some Japanese author, then Ishtar and entertainment would make their familia related to sex… going by that label- Antianeira… it's not Misopotamian- Greek… if we talk about Greek myth then it's either a name for a mother or…'
Ryuta scanned the women, his gaze focusing on the long haired woman who had one of her eyes covered, without thinking to hard, he could already tell that she was the leader because-
'The rest are strutting around in their underwear while she wears a pants- its see through but it gives a deep "arabian nights" kinda feel… hm… princess Jasmine? No… that's gonna get the author copyright striked by Disney! Then… ah! Antianara!'
As his thoughts ran wild, he finally came to his conclusion, he raised his gaze and returned a calm smile towards the "leader" of the group.
"Kid, you're lucky, for tonight you will be satisfying me!"
The leader declared which caused many bystanders to quickly start making bets. Some were shaking their heads others were giving their prayers-
Listening to their conversations-
'I see, so she's a "slut"? Hm… based on my understanding of Japanese authors, such women are, as they call it- "Belong to the streets". Following that, it is highly likely that she won't be a harem member of the protagonist, in fact, she might even turn out to… be an enemy…'
Ryuta thought about it, he scanned the woman, the pride in her face and the hunger in her eyes-
'Damn… she's really looking down on me…'
Although he wanted to run, a certain emotion rose up from within him. Memories that he had long locked away had sprung up-
'Huh? What the-'
It had been a long time since he lost control, the mind of a man who was able to bear soul shattering pain and smile was never sane. The fact that Ryuta even carried an air of bloody mist was something that he had "cultivated".
Ever since he had joined Nobunaga's "Family", he had been enjoying his life. Living as a kind hearted magus, helping Nobunaga become a ruler and guiding the young lady into the "proper path".
All the madness that Nobunaga was supposed to do and experiences had been shouldered by him and yet he continued to smile.
Now, for some reason-
'This… my- Hestia… sama'
As his mind was engulfed in darkness, the last thought he had was of that light he experienced. The warmth that brought him clarity, in that church, on that day-
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Aisha Belka, one of the top fighters of the Ishtar Familia, was infamous in Orario, not only for her strength but also for her… desires.
There was once a rumor circling around that any man who assaults Aisha would be forgiven as she was "into" that kind of thing but-
It all turned out to be a trap, men who tried to attack her were all pummeled to the ground.
She was already level 3, her youth was spent getting stronger and as she reached her limit, she began to desire for the pleasures of the flesh.
Was it her amazonian blood that wished to give birth to a child who would become stronger than her? Or was it just that she had already reached "that age".
Either way, she started to look for powerful men when she reached her limit and she had asked her companions to spread the rumor of her being into "such acts".
Ultimately though, she failed to attract the attention of the truly powerful men.
Most of them were already charmed by Freya, the rest? They were either in relationships or they had no interest in her.
In the end, she resorted to sleeping with men who met a "certain standard". Those that were able to "at least" last a single punch but even then-
Those men turned out to be woefully inept, they barely lasted two rounds and were already crying. She left them to her sisters to be "taken care of" and by morning, the men would all leave, weathered and fearing sex.
Today was supposed to be another day when she hunts down a man who "looks strong" but her instincts told her-
'That man is powerful'
As an amazon, she had a knack for sensing strength, not in a sixth sense but more an intuition based on experience.
The movements of the man, although obviously lethargic and bored- still maintained a calm gait and for some reason-
'No one seems to notice him?'
The man walked strangely, despite looking as if he was "not thinking", his actions showed the opposite. He moved like he was using a skill or a martial art.
Based solely on his expression and the movements he had-
'Using martial techniques instinctively…'
When her thoughts reached such a conclusion, Aisha smiled, as she led her sisters to surround the man.
Once surrounded, the man stopped his steps and the surrounding crowd seemed to have finally noticed his presence. Aisha took note of that fact, keying on a weakness of the man as she declared-
"Kid, you're lucky, for tonight you will be satisfying me!"
She observed the reactions of the man but found that instead of shock, fear or desire, his expression was-
'A smile?'
This was the first time she saw such a reaction but what she experienced next made her shiver-
'Those eyes…'
The man opened his curved eyes slightly and in that moment, she felt as if her whole being was under observation. It was as if-
'A god?'
A terrifying thought washed over her but at that moment-
"Me? Fine~ but how about we make a wager?"
"Huh?"
"I, Ryuta Takehara, a level 1 adventurer, challenge you- Antianeira to a duel, the winner… gets to do whatever they want to the loser, for the rest of the night"
The man's words made Aisha recover her confidence, the man even revealed his level! She smirked as she replied-
"Ha! I accept, but-"
Aisha paused, she licked her lips as a seductive expression formed on her face-
"save all your begging later"
She spoke in a lascivious tone before she tensed her body for combat. She exuded a pressure that made many bystanders shrink but the man-
Instead of fear, his eyes shone with greed, desire and excitement as he replied-
"Right back at you"
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