Bab 21: Yuri and Lita
There was a loud knock on Mana's door, waking her up from a deep, beautiful slumber. She quickly collected herself, wiping away the drool that was dripping from the corner of her mouth, and darted towards the door, barefoot.
She swung it open, revealing Viktor, dressed in a pair of blue jeans, black boots, and a black T-shirt that hugged his torso. "Do you always look this beautiful in the morning?" He teased her, studying her from head to toe. Her hair was a messy pompadour, and her clothes reeked of sweat.
"I'm glad you like it, it took me a few hours to do," she ruffled through her hair for a moment, combing it with her fingers. "Where'd you get the clothes?"
"I stole them of course," he peered around her to look at Fluffy who was still fast asleep on the bed. "He isn't dead, is he?"
Mana looked back at him, "yes," she answered, giving him a smirk.
"Too bad," he huffed out a dry laugh, "now, go into town. I've already asked a few ladies if they could wash your clothes while you bathe, then afterwards, I figured we can get something to eat before we head out. We still have to do that little mission as payment."
"You know, you don't have to treat me like a client, Viktor," she relaxed, leaning against the door, "thank you."
"You're not my client, you're our fighter," he replied without any hesitation.
Mana then put on her shoes quickly, grabbing the backpack while forcing Fluffy to get up and follow them using his own stubby legs; She refused to let him be completely lazy. As she waited for him to slowly walk through the doorway to join Viktor outside, he barked at her, indicating he was not going to heal her.
The group's tank began leading them towards the center of the small village. It was shocking how different they were despite being so close to such a large city.
All the shops were on small dirt strips in open faced, brick buildings. It wasn't crowded in the slightest, as they didn't allow many people inside, so the village's residents used it to trade amongst each other.
"If they don't really have any income, how are the guards paid?" Mana asked. Viktor was still unaware of what had happened to her, and she was trying to keep it from him.
"Korokin Village makes an amazing wine. So good, that the village uses it as a trade for protection type of deal. Greydrop Wine; heard of it?" Viktor asked, as Mana shook her head no. "I honestly didn't think so. Maybe we can try it later?"
Mana smiled softly, "alright."
In the distance, he spotted a storefront that had a few lines strung about with clothes upon them. "There it is," he pointed, increasing his pace. He was hungry, but he wanted to wait until Mana was with them. "They're a spa and laundry combo. Spa in the back, while they wash your clothes in the front."
"Did y-"
"No, that's their slogan."
As the three stopped in front of the store, Viktor told her he and Fluffy were going to be just a few stores down waiting for her.
Mana thanked him again before turning to go into the small laundromat and spa combo but was immediately met by two beautiful young women. They were nearly identical, with the only difference being their eyes; One had blue, the other, green.
Other than their eyes, they were impossible to tell apart. They both had long brunette hair pulled up into pigtails with string. They wore a white tube top and skintight jeans with sandals. "He's cute," they chimed simultaneously.
"You think so?" Mana questioned, humoring them.
"Lucky girl," they said again.
"My name's Yuri," the girl with blue eyes greeted Mana.
"And my name's Lita," the twin with green eyes continued.
"We saw what you did last night, so we wanted to thank you!" They said in unison again.
Mana was confused. She hadn't seen anyone around, otherwise she would've gone anywhere but the guardsmen's station. "What do you mean?"
"Every night, we go out to see if one day we can get the courage to just..." Lita did a couple spirited air punches as a demonstration, "you know?"
"But then you come around and do it for us, and that was 100 times more satisfying than doing it ourselves... and more legal. Whatever strength you have in those tiny arms is outstanding," Yuri added.
"So, we decided, as owners, we wanted to treat you to a morning pampering," they eyed her from head to toe, "because you need it in more ways than one." The two sisters each grabbed one of Mana's arms, before beginning to drag her into the shop.
Mana flinched as they grabbed her, causing them to profusely apologize. She smiled sheepishly at them, "it's alright. It's just the last person to grab my arms like that tried to melt them off." The twins looked at her in disgust and confusion like she was crazy.
They then continued to guide Mana to the back, "We are one of the only places of this size," Lita informed her, "everyone loves cleanliness, so why not have the combo be in the best building?" She giggled.
"How long have you owned this place?" Mana asked the twins as they lead her to a private room to undress.
"Not long, it was our father's," Lita continued as Yuri helped Mana by grabbing her dirty clothes and taking them to get cleaned. "He passed last year; we inherited it." She then gave her a towel to wrap herself in before leading her to an open bath area.
Mana was hesitant, she had never shared a bath with anyone before. "The water is perfect; we do not take its quality lightly," Lita reassured her with a smile. "I'll prove it to you."
Lita, catching Mana completely off guard, stripped down to nothing before jumping in like it was a pool. It was large, but definitely not that deep.
The pink-haired woman walked over to the edge of the giant bath, dipping her toes in first with her towel still on. "You said you were waiting to do something like I did to the guards..." Mana asked, trying to distract herself from public nudity.
"Yes," Lita replied, her chippy attitude instantly mellowing to a near sadness as she lowered herself deeper into the water.
"May I ask why?"
"They're the reason our father is dead...."
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