Chapter 132 – What a Fun Conversation.

Chapter 132 – What a Fun Conversation.

*BANG*

*CRASH*

*TUMBLE*

*SMACK*

Akagi grabbed the horned man by his neck and threw him through the wall of the inn, sending him tumbling into the street, and causing passerbys to scream.

"Ack!" Ferrix cried out in pain as he hit the ground, while Akagi stood in the hole in the wall and laughed.

"I'll repair the damage after, so don't worry little tanuki." She looked at the little girl from earlier and chucked a bag of coins to her. The young girl looked inside before zipping it shut and returning a nervous smile, then running into the kitchen area to stay away from this mess. "Now, back to you." Akagi hopped down into the street and started walking towards the disoriented man.

"This is bad..." Shisa panicked as she turned to Kana. "Can you please do something to stop her?!? I know Ferrix is an ass, but she's going to kill him!"

{Dammit! Why did that dumbass have to run his mouth?!? I told him that one day he was going to piss off the wrong person!} (Shisa)

Kana gave a dry laugh at the Oni's request. "That's funny, you think I can stop her." Kana took a sip of her drink. "Once Onee-chan gets like this, even Yumi can't do much about it." She sighed. "I did ask her not to do anything rash, so maybe she'll just play with him a bit."

{I hope.} Kana wasn't exactly confident about Ferrix's chances.

"If you want my advice, don't try to stop her." Kana looked at the Elf woman. "You two can't do anything to stop her, and if things start to escalate, Onee-chan might switch from play to kill..."

{Hopefully not, I'd rather not have to watch her kill someone else if I don't have to.} (Kana)

Neither woman was thrilled with Kana's response, but didn't have the time to discuss things further.

"Well, whatever we do, we need to do quickly!" Mami said. "Shisa, we can't just stand here while she kills him!" The Elf hopped down into the street and put herself between Akagi and Ferrix.

"Dammit!" Shisa followed suit, and the two stood with their hands out to try and calm Akagi down.

"Hold on! Please stop!" Shisa exclaimed as she flailed her arms. "Listen, I'm sorry for what Ferrix said. We'll handle him and make sure he's punished, so there's no reason to take this any further."

"Yeah, I think you've made your point." Mami was a bit nervous as Akagi was sending out her aura to everyone nearby. “Let's not have any more violence please.”

"No reason?" Akagi scoffed. "That bastard insulted my sister to her face as I sat right next to her! He called her a disgusting creature!" She was agitated with the man. "I'd say that's more than enough reason to torment him a bit" Akagi grinned. "So get out of my way, unless you want to join your friend."

{Yeah, fighting is out of the question. Lady Mizumi was clear that not only can we not defeat her, but she could wipe us all out in an instant if we pissed her off.} Shisa was put in a bind. She couldn't just sit and watch Akagi kill Ferrix, but she also couldn't do anything to stop Akagi.

*Cough* *Cough* Ferrix slowly stood up. "You bitch!" He yelled at Akagi. "I'll fucking kill you!"

"Ferrix, knock it off!" Mami yelled at him. "You're not helping matters by running your mouth!"

{Don't you understand the situation you idiot?!?} (Mami)

"Shut the hell up!" Ferrix wiped the blood from his mouth. "I'm not afraid of some stupid Demon." He reached down for his blade.

"Careful little Spirit." Akagi's voice caused him to freeze. "At the moment, I have no intention of killing you. But if you draw that blade, it will be the last mistake you ever make." She was serious. As of now, she was only doing this to prove a point and play with him. After all, Kana did ask her not to go too far. But if someone pointed a blade at her, all bets were off.

{Go ahead, make my day.} (Akagi)

"Ferrix!" Mami looked back at him. "She's serious! Don't do anything to make this worse!"

{If you draw that blade, shits going to get out of hand REALLY fast.} (Shisa)

Seeing how bad things were, he calmed down a bit and took his hand away from his blade.

"Good choice." Akagi laughed. "I think we're done anyway." She glanced up at the roof of a nearby building. "Looks like the fun police have arrived."

"I'd rather you not refer to me in such a way." Standing on top of the building behind the three Spirits was a blue-haired woman wearing a blue dress with a red bow. On her head was a small top hat, and she wore a red hair band that kept her long hair in check. She looked at the three exploration team members and sighed, hopping down to the street below.

"Lady Mizumi!" (Ferrix, Mami, and Shisa)

"Wait! That's Mizumi?!?" Kana yelled from the inn.

"Now, would you three like to explain why you've antagonized the Demon Lord after I explicitly told everyone not to cause her or her sister any trouble." She was angry, something Akagi had never seen before.

"Kana." Akagi sighed. "That is not where you should be going."

"Why?" Kana turned around and tilted her head.

"Because that way... that way leads to the entertainment district." Akagi didn't really want to have this discussion with her soon-to-be seventeen-year-old sister.

"Entertainment?" Kana looked down the street and realized exactly what Akagi meant, her face getting bright red.

"Yeah, you shouldn't be going there." Akagi laughed, and the two went to a nearby park bench to sit down since Kana was struggling a bit.

"You alright?" Akagi pat her on the head. "That's not exactly something you should see at your age. Sorry I didn't realize what it was until it was too late." Akagi was quite familiar with such places and instantly picked up on what that street was, though not before Kana turned the corner.

"Yeah, I'm good." Kana's ears were still red. "How did you know anyway?"

"I went to a lot of places during FWO due to the nature of my work. And well, as you can imagine, the Red Light District has a very seedy underbelly..." Akagi had routinely had contracts for assassination either come out of the Red Light District or she'd been asked to kill people in such a place.

"Please don't tell me you went to a...." Kana couldn't finish her sentence. She was too embarrassed.

"A brothel?" Akagi laughed. "I've been to one before, but that was because the owner was a target. I never went to one for its intended use though. However, many players did, as risk-free fun was very popular and the stress of being in a death game loosened morals quite a bit." Kana knew exactly what she meant and turned redder.

"Hishya?" Kana meekly asked, hoping her girlfriend never went.

"Can't say." Akagi shrugged. "Wouldn't shock me if she did though. Lots of stress in that job of hers, what with being the leader of the Assault Team. Besides, those were virtual bodies anyway, so it didn't really matter." Getting Hishya to admit it if she did would be like pulling teeth, even for Kana or Akagi.

Kana sighed. "I could have gone without such knowledge, Onee-chan."

"I mean, I don't exactly want to have this conversation either, Kana." Akagi gave a wry smile. “Also you asked me. So don't act like I'm just oversharing for no reason.”

"I'm actually kind of surprised you never went into such a place." Kana glanced up at her. "Knowing your tastes, I figured you'd be very interested." Kana knew all too well how much Akagi used to like cat-girls in anime.

{I figured Onee-chan would have gone to a cat-café brothel.} (Kana)

"Well, sorry that I like cat girls." Akagi poked Kana in the forehead. "Though, while I never went to a brothel, I did spend a bunch of time with Geisha in the district. That was always a fun time, and I spent more nights than I'd like to admit in such places." Akagi had enjoyed the social and drinking aspect, and having a bunch of beautiful women around her was something she enjoyed back then. “I tried to get Hishya to come with once, but she refused something fierce!”

"What!" Kana stood up really fast. "You did something so disgusting! And you tried dragging Hishya down with you?!?"

{Why was my sister doing such things?!?} (Kana)

"What's so disgusting?" Akagi asked. "We spent the night drinking and talking, that's all. Have you ever seen one of those old Samurai movies? Where the main character goes to a place with a bunch of women in kimonos where they sit around a table and drink and talk?"

"Well yeah, but that's just a euphemism for what they really did at such places!" Kana said.

{We both know the truth!} (Kana)

"No, it's not?" Akagi looked at Kana like she was dumb. "Kana, you do realize that a courtesan does more than just sleep with clients, right? And Geisha's are not prostitutes, you're confusing them with Oiran." This was a common mix-up.

"Does that really matter?!?" Kana was still stuck on this point.

"Yeah?" Akagi was still dumbfounded by Kana. "There is a major difference between a courtesan who provides nightly services and those who didn't. Trust me, plenty of men just wanted women to talk to while they got drunk, and Geisha tend to be quite adept hostesses. Sleeping with them was generally not allowed." Akagi was a much better student of history than Kana, so she knew more about this bit of human culture.

"Do you do that stuff now?!?" Kana wanted to know if Akagi was still as bad today.

{I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU GO TO TOKYO FOR SUCH THINGS!} (Kana)

"No." Akagi shook her head. "I've got Yumi if I want more intimate company, and I really don't to be honest. Plus, any of the members of the family would gladly drink with me and we actually have regular social sessions at the house. On top of that, you idiot, recall that I no longer have a sex drive or libido. So I have no desire or needs that need to be taken care of in that department." Akagi stopped for a moment. "Why am I talking to my sister about this?" She groaned.

"So, to answer your question. No, I do not visit such places anymore. Nor do I engage in more untoward activities with members of the family. Becoming a Demon has dulled that part of my mind almost completely, and I don't miss it." She shrugged.

{Losing that stupid mortal desire was one of the best aspects of becoming an incorporeal being, only second to no longer being made of disgusting flesh and squishy organs, I hated that stupid inbuilt biological drive. It was aggravating and got on my nerves.} (Akagi)

"Why don't I believe you?" Kana sighed. "Something is telling me that Chloe is getting more than just pets from you!" Chloe was quite close to Akagi, and Kana had seen enough ear scratches to get suspicious.

"Well, go and believe whatever you want, but I would never betray Yumi by seeking such acts from anyone else. I might not adhere to human senses of romance, but the idea of cheating is still a thing, Kana." Akagi rolled her eyes. "Also, I do not sleep with my followers. That's a rule I have, and trust me, I know many who'd go for it in a heartbeat." Akagi knew Chloe would be down for it, and it took all of the Demon's willpower during FWO never to give in to the temptation.

{RIP Hishya. Sorry little dragon, but Kana's probably gonna grill you when we get back. I hope for your sake the hero stayed pure.} Akagi laughed in her mind a she imagined the scene of Hishya being scolded by Kana while sitting on her bed.

Spoiler

Adult Mizumi!

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