Sigrid returned to doris the following night with her ladies-in-waiting and a small group of knights. Now that she had Emmah, she wanted to go sightseeing and see Akia’s version of the magic city of Tokyo.
It was a mix of castles, manors, towers and cyberpunk. Akia had arrived in this world before Sigrid and created a lot of developnt and change to doris. There subway trains were many and bigger than the singular one they had in Eldoria.
Mobile phones were nad Spelfones in doris. Sigrid felt like a fool for not having thought of that. They were rare still, not everyone had one. But, they had phone booths and landlines where those without phones could pay to make calls or send ssages.
On every street was a post office. Mages were responsible for flying the letters to other cities and delivering them to other post offices.
Many boutiques offered enchanted garnt options that could change design or adjust to moods. Shoes adjusted to the desires of the wearer. If one wanted to be taller, they hovered off the ground or grew so inches.
There were no horses in the capital, only mysticars. Most of the vehicles were taxis, only the wealthy owned a car or two.
Cafes had Witch-Fi, which was wi-fi. Akia and her investors were still working on a way to spread it through the entire city and then the empire but it was a slow process. She had not been lucky like Sigrid to have a bank that gave her a manual for everything.
And yet, Sigrid was jealous that she had not co up with Witch-Fi. Still, she planned to copy it or use Spell-Fi or Mage-Fi.
As they continued their tour, they ca across a floating building that drifted with lazy tentacles.
"That is a movie theater." Sir Skylar shared.
Christie shuddered. "And I thought it was bad enough when the church hovered in the air during Princess Thalassa’s wedding."
"What’s with the cartoons everywhere?" Mauve asked.
"It is called ani." Sir Skylar corrected her. "The most famous animations in our empire are Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, Death Note and My Hero Academia. So of them have inspired the younger generation to pick up their swords and beco heroes."
Sigrid rolled her eyes. Akia had not even bothered to change the nas. When she returned to Eldoria, she would find soone and inspire them to produce so anis too.
They walked passed a restaurant and saw soone proposing marriage. Outside the restaurant a woman that looked like an elf was playing the violin.
On the sides of the buildings, magical holograms were already displaying heroic images of the new Emperor and royal family. For a city that had been rocked with tension and bloodshed the previous night, they had bounced back quickly.
The city was alive in a way that cities which were heavy with knight and soldier presence should not be.
"We should get sothing to eat." Sigrid suggested.
Sir Skylar took them to a noodle bar tucked between a sex toy shop and a ga arcade. Sothing about the set up rubbed Sigrid the wrong way. The sex toy shop needed to be moved. It was in the wrong place. dorian’s were quite bold.
In Eldoria, such shops were hidden away in alleys and those that visited them hid their faces so as not to be seen. Here, people were bolder.
After enjoying so ran, they visited the ga arcade where gas ca to life. Instead of battling with an avatar using a remote control, one had to pick up a weapon and face the avatar in real life.
Sigrid won every battle. Mauve lost all of hers because her opponent was a baby faced avatar. Christie was the final winner because she played the legal way.
Next, they visited the shopping district and bought every type of bracelet, hair accessory, make-up and other things which caught their eyes. Mauve thought their best purchase was an enchanted lip stick that could tell when soone was being sarcastic. Once applied, it would help you respond to sarcasm with humor or sharper answers.
Sigrid thought it was useless. She thought the edible liquid candy lip gloss was a better purchase. Just apply, lick it off and apply again until the entire tube was exhausted.
They visited a yoga studio and then another where ditation was done. Christie found both activities to be a punishnt.
They changed into robes in a tea shop and found themselves in a male hostess club an hour later where half naked bare chested n danced on a stage.
"This is legal!!" Mauve squeaked.
Sir Skylar was standing with her feet apart, watching the n with bored eyes. She had been to many of these establishnts with Da Alia. She had kept a small number of male pets acquired from such places. "Very legal. So trade their services for keeping."
Christie gasped. "Like mistresses!!"
Sir Skylar nodded.
"I think I know what business I am going to open when we return ho. I am going to open male hostess bars." Christie declared.
"And I know who your biggest custor will be." Sigrid muttered. It would be Christie’s own future sister-in-law, Miss Ashford.
The tour lasted all night and they returned to the royal castle at 6:09 a.m. Mauve and Christie were drunk, sparkly and giggling.
"We should take trips like this more often." Christie suggested, slurring over her words.
"We will." Sigrid promised as she shoved her into Mrs. Elsworth’s arms.
The older woman had already wrinkled her nose in disgust and she was eyeing the three of them with disapproval. One was married and the Empress. The other two were unmarried but each was in a stable relationship. Did they realize how dangerous their impulsive behavior was to their reputations?
"Your highness, this is very unethical. How can three ladies spend the night out drinking and..."
"We touched n." Mauve shouted. "Woooh!" she added. Then she belched and fell asleep in Sir Skylar’s arms.
Mrs. Elsworth gasped.
Sigrid turned around and escaped into her chambers. Mauve would have to explain to Mrs. Elsworth and Galen what she ant by her words.
She peeked at her husband and noticed that he was sleeping. At least she would not have to explain herself to her husband. Roland was jealous, if he knew that she had been out to a male hostess bar, he would turn into a cave man determined to prove his prowess.
As the robes fell from the body Roland’s voice ca from the bed. "So you touched n. I would like to hear more about that."
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