Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
March 11, x792.
A little more than an hour has passed since Irene, Yoruichi, Rangiku, and Sui-Feng arrived at the grotto. During that ti, Sui-Feng finally finished her contemplations about how to make Alfonzo's wallet bleed. However, after changing into her swimsuit, a black tankini, she almost imdiately forgot about her plans.
And the reason for that was simple. As soon as she stepped into the grotto, she saw Yoruichi swimming. And that sight caused her to want to swim imdiately, as well. And ever since then, she had been doing laps in the water at high-intensity.
Yoruichi, on the other hand, had no intension of swimming so hard. They ca to the grotto to relax, after all. So, after playing around for a while, she swam to the side of the pool and sat on the edge, letting her legs dangle in the water.
anwhile, Irene and Rangiku had no intension of swimming at all. With drinks in their hands, they spent the entire ti lounging on deck chairs, just enjoying the sumr-like atmosphere they should not have been able to experience for a few months, at least.
"*Sigh* Why has it taken so long for to co here?" Rangiku asked, her tone letting everyone know that she was completely relaxed. She then turned her attention to Yoruichi with a pout. "I know, a certain soone has been holding out on . And I thought we were friends, Yoruichi."
"Oh, stop it." Yoruichi replied while rolling her eyes in fond exasperation. "You almost never take quests around here. So, what reason would you have to co out this way?"
"Do I actually need a reason?" Rangiku asked with an eyebrow raised. "If I knew there was sowhere this good, with drinks like this and such good food, I would make ti to co out here as often as I could."
"And if you had Alfonzo's cooking, you'd never want to leave." Yoruichi muttered. "Then, there would be another girl from our guild in his harem. I already have to do what I can to keep Anko from coming out here. I don't need any more competition from the guild."
Hearing that, Irene and Rangiku could not help laughing. Though, their reasons for their laughter were completely different. While Irene was laughing because she agreed with Yoruichi, Rangiku completely disagreed with her. According to Rangiku, her will was not so weak that she would fall in love with soone just because they were a good cook.
Unfortunately, Rangiku had no point of reference for her confidence. Luckily, she would not be coming out this way all that often, despite the fact that she was now aware of the grotto and how relaxing it could be. Though, she would still make ti as often as possible to co out to Magnolia for a little vacation whenever possible.
"By the way, Yoruichi, I was curious about sothing." Irene said after getting her laughter under control.
"What do you want to know?" Yoruichi asked while continuing to watch Sui-Feng swim.
"I heard from Alfonzo that you never use your Zanpakuto." Irene said while summoning Belserion into her hand. "So, I just wanted to know why."
"Well..." Yoruichi said while scratching the side of her head. "There are actually two reasons."
"Go on." Irene said as she dismissed Belserion.
"First... I'm sure you're aware that a Zanpakuto cos about when a Soul Reaper channels their magic power into an Asauchi and connects with the spirit inside, right?" Yoruichi asked. Then, after Irene nodded in acknowledgent, she continued. "That's not actually how I received my Zanpakuto, though. Instead, mine was inherited. Unfortunately, because I did not build that connection step by step like normal Soul Reapers, we did not get along well enough for to use it. And by not well enough, I an, not at all."
"Yeah, I guess that would be an issue." Irene said with a nod of understanding. "Then, what's the second reason."
"That one is more straight forward, actually." Yoruichi replied with a shrug. "Like Bee's [Bankai], it does not suit my fighting style. It's way too flashy for an assassin-type like . In fact, that actually led to us falling out even worse."
"Interesting." Irene said in a contemplative tone.
*Swish!*
Just as Irene opened her mouth to continue, Elicia appeared next to Yoruichi with a burst of speed, grabbed the rmaid Heel ace by the arm, and started dragging her towards the changing room.
"Lici?" Yoruichi, caught off guard by Elicia's sudden appearance, cried out in surprise. "What's going on?"
"You'll find out later." Elicia said, her tone quite serious. "For now, just follow ."
"Uh... Okay..." Yoruichi replied, her level of confusion not lowered in the slightest. But since she did not think Elicia had any intension of harming her, she just let herself be dragged along.
Seeing this, both Irene's and Rangiku's confused expressions quickly turned into amused ones. Sui-Feng, on the other hand, was not amused at all. As a result, she used her magic power to push herself out of the water and right into the path Elicia and Yoruichi were taking towards the changing room.
"Stop right there!" Sui-Feng ordered with her eyes narrowed. "Where do you think you're--- Huh? Kya~~~!"
*Splash!*
Yet, before Sui-Feng could even finish questioning Elicia, she found herself wrapped up with Elicia's [Thread Magic] before being unceremoniously thrown back into the water.
"Was that really necessary?" Yoruichi asked while trying to hide her amusent.
"Probably not." Elicia replied honestly. "But there are two reasons why I did it."
"Please, do tell." Yoruichi said.
"First, she knows that I have no intension of hurting you." Elicia explained. "So, there was no reason for her to try to stop us like that. And second..."
"Second?" Yoruichi asked.
"Did you see the look on her face?" Elicia asked back. "Hilarious."
"Well... I can't deny that." Yoruichi replied while giggling. "Seeing my little Bee like that is quite rare. So, it was really refreshing."
At that point, Elicia finally dragged Yoruichi into the changing room. However, she had no intension of stopping to let Yoruichi change. Instead, she continued to drag her through and out of the changing room, stopping only when she reached the elevator.
Elicia did, however, give an order over her shoulder to Maria, who was returning with more drinks for Irene and Rangiku.
"Maria, can you bring Yoruichi's bag up to Fonzie's room later?" Elicia asked with a smile.
"As you wish, Madam Elicia." Maria replied while politely bowing her head.
At the sa ti, the elevator doors opened and Elicia dragged Yoruichi inside. She then hit the button for the top floor. And as the doors closed, she nodded at Maria. Elicia also saw that Sui-Feng, still wrapped up in her threads, was struggling to climb out of the water to chase after her and Yoruichi,
Just before the door closed, Elicia and Sui-Feng made eye contact. When they did, Elicia stuck her tongue out, causing Sui-Feng to grit her teeth so hard that Elicia swore she could hear the sound of teeth grinding, despite the distance between them.
Eventually, the elevator door closed completely, leaving Irene, Rangiku, Sui-Feng, and Maria as the only ones on the floor. While Sui-Feng was fuming and trying to get rid of the [Thread Magic] binding her, Irene and Rangiku were thoroughly amused by what just happened. As for Maria, she continued to handle her duties diligently, bringing drink refills to Irene and Rangiku as if nothing outside of the ordinary happened.
Then again, when you consider how much ti Maria has spent around wizards of Fairy Tail, soone being thrown into a pool of water with no explanation or hesitation really wasn't anything out of the ordinary.
"Thank you, Maria." Irene said with a smile as she accepted the glass of wine from the maid. "But you know... If you were to simply leave the bottle here, you would not have to work so hard. On top of that, I'm quite sure that we are perfectly capable of pouring drinks for ourselves."
"As am I." Maria replied with a pleasant smile. "However, it is my duty to serve the residents of this mansion and all guests welcod by said residents. So, please allow to complete my duties."
"*Sigh* Grayfia has ruined all of you." Irene said with a smile. "None of you know how to take it easy anymore."
Maria could only smile wryly after hearing that. Grayfia, as the head Maid, has undoubtedly instilled her work ethic into the other maids to varying degrees.
"Anyway." Irnee said while turning towards Rangiku. "Did Yoruichi ntion that there is also a sauna out here?"
"No, she certainly did not." Rangiku replied as she sat up straight in her seat.
"Judging from your reaction, I guess I don't need to ask if you would like to enter." Irene said with a chuckle. She then summoned Belserion, cast an [Enchantnt] to make Sui-Feng float out of the water, and started walking towards the sauna while having Sui-Feng float along behind her. "Well then, co along."
That was more than enough to make Rangiku get up and hurry after Irene. However, after only a few steps, she stopped, turned around, and returned to her seat. Then, she picked up the drink Maria just refilled and chugged it down in one go before once again hurrying after Irene.
anwhile, Maria stood next to the two deck chairs while watching Irene, Rangiku, and Sui-Feng head towards the sauna. She then looked down at the nearly full glass of wine she just poured for Irene.
"Well, at least one of them finished their refreshnts this ti." Maria whispered to herself.
*Flash!*
Yet, just as she finished, the wine glass glowed with magical light. Then, it disappeared right before her eyes.
After taking a mont to process what she just saw, Maria turned to look at the three ladies. And when she did, she saw the wine glass that was previously right in front of her being held by its stem in Irene's free hand.
"Looks like I jumped to conclusions." Maria said with a smile after watching Irene raise her glass at the stare she was receiving.
At the sa ti, the elevator arrived on the mansion's top floor. And as soon as the door opened, Elicia continued dragging Yoruichi along, this ti towards Alfonzo's bedroom.
"So, why exactly did you drag all the way up here?" Yoruichi asked with a smirk. "Though, I have an idea."
"You're probably half-right and half-wrong." Elicia said with a smile.
"Oh?" Yoruichi asked with interest. "So, does that an you're gonna make watch you and Alfonzo fuck like rabbits, or sothing?"
"Now that's completely wrong." Elicia replied while shaking her head with a smile. "You'll definitely be involved. But it's not gonna be like anything you expect."
"You had my attention before." Yoruichi said with her eyes shining. "But now, I'm really interested."
"I hope you can stay that way after you see what I have in store for you." Elicia said as she continued to drag Yoruichi along.
["Honestly, I'm actually surprised Fonzie agreed to let you do this."] Scylla said in a sowhat confused tone. [I an, he didn't seem to be the biggest fan of what Marin did that one ti."]
'Honestly, I think it's because Marin just sprung it on with no warning.' Elicia replied internally. 'If I had known about it and was okay with it, he wouldn't have cared... Probably.'
["Why do you say that?"] Scylla asked, though she had an idea what Elicia would say.
'Do you rember that episode of the Chapelle Show?' Elicia asked. She then continued without giving Scylla a chance to respond. 'The one where Dave had the pretty white girl singing his thoughts? There was a part where he had her sing one line three tis in a row.'
["I like lesbians..."] Scylla muttered in an amused tone.
'Exactly.' Elicia said, putting extra emphasis on the word with a ntal snap of her fingers. 'And he would always nod in approval when Chappelle said, "Shit, n***a, I like lesbians," at the end.'
["Yeah, that's exactly what I thought you'd say."] Scylla replied with a tone filled with fond exasperation.
*Bang!*
"Fonzie, I'm back!" Elicia shouted excitedly as she kicked the door to Alfonzo's bedroom open while she dragged Yoruichi inside. "Did you finish making it yet?"
"Of course I did." Alfonzo replied. "Did you really think it would take more than an hour to make sothing so simple?"
With that said, Alfonzo stepped out of his workshop holding the item in question. And when Elicia and Yoruichi saw it, they had rather different reactions. While Elicia was smiling brightly, ready to finally close the door on the biggest mistake of her life that Yoruichi led her into committing, Yoruichi was completely dumbfounded at what she was seeing.
"Alfonzo, why is a replica of your dick attached to those straps?" Yoruichi asked in an utterly confused tone.
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