I looked at the scenery passing by the window in front of me.
I still can't believe I agreed to this…
The four of us were on the train moving towards their so-called Sex District of the station right now.
We weren't alone as Midori was apparently assigned to follow us. Both to make sure we were doing the bet properly and to ensure that we could 'struggle without repercussions', as Linc had put it.
I was more interested in the bodyguard herself though so I tried to strike up a conversation with her.
"So… Are you allowed to talk?" I asked.
The woman turned her head slightly, just enough so that she could see me out of the corner of her eye.
"Yes, I am allowed to talk."
"So… What's your relationship with Linc?"
"I am his personal bodyguard."
Amber gave her the same side eye, "A bodyguard who would drop to her knees and suck him off just like that?"
"Yes."
"And you were even disappointed that he didn't go any further?" Amber grinned.
I thought Amber was just teasing her but I actually noticed a slight twitch in the corner of Midori's eyes before she answered.
"That was not the case."
Amber didn't press her and simply smiled at me.
What? I don't get it? Why is she smiling at me? What was that supposed to mean?
I turned back to Midori, "How long have you been working for him?"
"... A long time."
"Err… Ok… Would he be safe if you're here and not with him?"
"Yes," She answered immediately.
I waited to see if she would explain but she remained silent after saying that.
I tried to probe a little, "So… How is he kept safe?"
"Secret," She answered bluntly, refusing to elaborate further.
The silence stretched on for a while.
"Not much of a talker…" Lea noted from the side.
I really wanted to point out the irony of that statement but decided not to.
Instead, I decided to confirm her role in our little outing.
"So what would you be doing while with us?"
"Watching. Protection."
"And if someone tries to rape us?"
"Nothing."
"If we punch someone in the face?"
"Nothing."
"If they punch any one of us in the face?"
"Stop them before that happens. Then eject them from the station."
"If we… Kill someone?"
"Nothing."
I blinked at her for a good few seconds.
"Wait seriously?" I asked.
This book's true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience.
"I would personally do nothing. But whether Mister Linc does anything to you would be another question," She clarified.
Ok, that makes more sense.
The train slowly came to a stop and the robotic voice announced our arrival at our intended stop.
The door slid open and… Well… I guess there wasn't really any way to describe it but some kind of sex exhibition…
So it looked like this part of the district was intentionally made to look like some kind of exhibition hall and pretty much everyone was either scantily dressed with their privates exposed or they were fully naked.
There were still a few people who were fully dressed but those were either the security team patrolling around or just the extremely rare clothed visitor that looked like they stumbled into the wrong section of the station.
In this 'exhibition hall', there were various stalls that seemed to be advertising different forms of games like some kind of carnival and all of them were sex related.
There was a stall where you can pay a fee to make out with someone, another stall where you can let yourself get stepped on, another one where you can buy used underwear, and of course multiple different stalls where you can have sex with whoever that was there, all in plain view of everyone else.
I looked back at my companions and each of them had a different reaction to seeing this.
Amber was looking around with clear interest like she was seeing something interesting for the first time. Lea had a slight look of disdain on her face, almost like she was witnessing animals mating in front of her or something. Ries was blushing up to her ears and even covered her face with her hands but left gaps in her fingers to peek through them.
They're all really cute.
To be honest, this was my first time witnessing this and I wasn't sure how I should react.
I turned to Midori, "Does the time start now?"
"Yes."
Alright, I guess I should look at where the nearest corner is and then just stay there to wait out the--
"Hey there pretties, all of you look overdressed! I can guide you to the nearest changing station! How about it?" A voice interrupted my thoughts.
I turned to see an… Actually rather good looking guy with a muscular body and a chiselled face smiling at us with his pearly white teeth.
He was only wearing a pair of speedos which did nothing to hide his thing and the top of it poked out of the waist band.
It looked like he had intentionally meant for it to do that so it wasn't a wardrobe malfunction.
I shook my head at him, "We're good. Thanks."
He retracted his hand but remained where he was with his smile, "Ah, that's a shame. In that case, would you like a guide? It seems like it is your first time here."
"Are you… Trying to hit on us?" Ries asked, hiding behind me while still covering her face.
He turned to smile at her, "Isn't it obvious? Who wouldn't want to talk to a bunch of pretty girls like you--"
He didn't get to finish his words before Amber stepped forward to punch him in the face.
The poor guy got sent flying away a few feet before crashing on the ground with a soft thump, completely knocked out cold.
I turned to look at Amber, my blonde haired lover blowing on her fist as though she was getting rid of some dust before she noticed my gaze.
"What? We're allowed to do that right?"
I mean… Yes, but really? At least he looked like he was respecting our boundaries and wasn't pushing us… I was only expecting to use this privilege of ours on those who try to force themselves on us…
I heard a few gasps of surprise and I looked up to see several of the guests looking at us with fear and worry, most of them already retreating away from us and giving us a wide berth.
Even the ones who had been busy fucking each other had stopped and pulled out just to distance themselves from us.
Since I know about the penalty for normal people to use violence here, I also understood why they responded that way.
Peeking at Midori, she showed no reaction to the sight and simply remained where she was, almost as though she had expected something like that to happen.
Then, as though on cue, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed through the air and a group of angry looking security guys stormed towards us.
"You there! Did you just punch this guy?!" One of them asked in a not so friendly way.
Amber crossed her arms and smirked at the guard, "Yes I did. What are you going to do about it?"
"Don't you know the rules here?! If you commit violence here, you would be thrown out!"
"Oh, I know that~"
"Then you better come quietly with us and we can at least ensure you can leave this station in one piece. We will resort to force if necessary."
"Oh no~ Whatever will we do? Can I punch them too?"
"No," Midori answered immediately.
That drew the attention of the guards to her and they must have recognised her because they immediately stood up straight and saluted her.
"Mi… Miss Midori! Good day!!"
"Mmm," She nodded at them to return their greeting.
They then looked at Amber before looking back at her, probably wondering why she had not done anything to Amber despite her breaking one of the rules.
"Umm… Miss Midori? Should we… Kick her out?" The same guard asked.
"No."
"May I ask why?"
"Mister Linc's orders."
"Ah… Umm… Understood… Should we… Should we bring him to the medical centre?" He asked, pointing at the unconscious guy that was still on the floor.
"Yes."
"Un… Understood. Shall we leave now?"
"Yes."
The guard then gestured at the unconscious guy and two of them quickly ran up to carry him between them.
Once that guy was secured, the entire group quickly ran off, presumably to bring that guy to the medical centre.
Not gonna lie… I felt that interaction between the guards and Midori were a little eerie for some reason.
The others around us saw the exchange and were shooting us confused looks, clearly wondering why we were granted that privilege and wondering who we were.
Well, I guess these people wouldn't be approaching us anymore, so thanks, Amber!
Now I guess we just need to go find the nearest corner and stay there for the next four hours!
Come on girls, let's go win that forty million Credits bet~