Chapter 32: Massage Parlor

~Tatsumi POV~

While I got away from the sweet shop along with some food I began to walk down ahead to the West section of the Empire as I needed to leave as soon as possible. But I also needed to stay a night here to resupply my items and take a bath.

One could only take it being in the woods for so long before I need to take a bath. A warm shower or hot tub filled with water would be nice.

Still, though I have to admit the Empire in the Central Region is by all words shit.

People are starving from all around the eyes can see and so far, I have seen crucifixion as execution stands with people either dead or alive die out from blood loss is currently happening in the central of the plaza.

Real depressing shit happening here but no use playing the hero here quite literally.

Going around from the nearby shops I can see people are selling some items, but I'm not exactly interested in them. Using my [Observation Haki] I made sure to keep myself away from higher and malicious people's way.

As I kept my way walking to the Western Region district of the Central of the Empire I see more shop stands around along with the merchandise along the way. Honestly, the smell is quite disgusting is the fact that people are willing to buy slaves in the area stripped of their human dignity.

As someone from the more modern times, something like the concept of slavery is already wrong on so many levels that I feel like helping them. But like I said before that I feel not acting to help them.

Currently, I lack the actual strength to even do anything as I need to get strong first before the idea of saving others becomes a reality. Not bothering to look the slaves in the eyes I continued onward to the west of the area.

Sensing a high powerful aura I sense another person that I don't quite recall correctly till I noticed the flock of women around the guy as his face is now becoming more recognizable actually.

Oh yeah, I forgot that in the manga they had more General Level characters and this guy was one of them Nouken I think his name was and if I remember correctly a perverted man honor warrior.

Nouken was a well-built tall, muscular man in his prime. He had a dark tan, chiseled jawline, and shoulder-length hair that ran along the back of his head. He donned white pants, a standard general's cloak, and large armored shoulder plates.

His torso was mostly exposed, being partially wrapped from each side with latex belts that interconnected through rings that vertically spanned from the sternum to his abdomen. His weapon of choice was a long sword, kept secure in a scabbard and strapped around his waist.

If I remember his personality correctly, he follows the manliest lifestyle.

Nouken saw himself as an example of what true men should be and frequently enjoyed the company of his concubines. Like most of the Empire's elite, the general impassively committed horrendous acts and often seemed forgetful of them.

Then that means he has his concubines around as I see him buy himself a female slave with a perverted grin expressed on his mug.

Sigh…

No use worrying about this problem in front of me since it gets me nothing but trouble if I were to act like a foolish hero trying to say this is wrong and crap. That brings in a lot of death signs for me if I piss him off.

Even though the slave girl is crying I just don't have the power to do anything about it. At least currently that is but hopefully, in the future, I can do what I see fit.

Still, though I have to admit that Akame that General down when the revolution started is impressive. The aura that I can read his strength is certainly a lot stronger than my own it pales even to compare.

Moving along ignoring the guy I just went ahead with my journey…

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Finally getting out from the market district I finally see the weapons shop around this place along with the entertainment district with some of the women are revealing with their clothes.

I know I'm a stressful kind of guy but this is annoying since I know some of them are drugged into this for money. Prostitution here is something but I'm not in the mood for some fun.

While looking around I happen to see a massaging area as I feel my muscles sore for a while as I think of the chances of meeting a certain blond.

How I know for certain is because I can sense someone decently strong is inside as I see the aura shape of that person's aura doing some massages.

Well, I might as well take a shot at it.

Going inside the store I waited on one of the chairs as I finally saw the lion gal herself Leone with a bright smile on her face.

Leone is a young, curvaceous woman. She has short blonde hair with two long tufts that frame the sides of her head and golden eyes. She wears a revealing outfit with a black tube top, detachable sleeves, pants, boots, and a scarf around her neck.

Leone grew up in the slums of the Capital where she had worked in a massage parlor ever since childhood. Then that means I happen to be inside her side of the Empire slums since she works as a massage parlor.

Knowing that she was scouted by the Revolutionary Army after saving some slum children from a group of nobles who were abusing them for sport, I was contemplating on giving her [Lionel] but I don't know if it's too soon.

Hmm…

Well even if she used it on me, I highly doubt it would try to fight me after abusing it to train my [Conqueror Haki]. Although I'm not too sure that someone has managed to traumatize a Teigu before so could I count this as a world record though?

When I trained using [Lionel] against my Haki a few days ago it just stopped rejecting me at some point. Even when I insulted it or disrespected it became useless to force it to make it reject me as it just accepted its fate.

Still, though I think I'll give this back to Leone once I get the space Teigu or I get [Incursio] since she is needed for the plot. I don't have a grudge against her since she didn't trick me as that was completely OG Tatsumi's fault.

Since I still need some trump cards myself, I'll give this to her when [Lionel] finishes its uses.

As she saw me waiting, she tries to be flirtatious at me as she winks while talking to me in an upbeat tone, "Hey there sweetie! Welcome to our Message Parlor you came here to get your nasty muscles relaxed little guy~"

Smirking at that I nodded my head as I already paid her for with some gold coins and some extra as her eyes shined at that as I made sure to keep the belt as I talked, "Yeah I want to feel my muscles be relaxed. Hope you can do a lot better miss. Also, the names Tatsumi and you…?"

She just smirks mischievously as she raises her arm to make her boobs bounce as I blushed at that as she spoke, "Oh? Big spender huh? Thanks for the tip big boy I'll make sure big sis Leone treats you nice~"

God damn it.

Is it wrong to admire a girl's chest and ass in an anime world with my hormones rising…?

Walking towards a room I was told to strip down only wearing a white towel as then I was to be in the next room showing a massage table as Leone was already there as she cracks her hands as she saw my body.

That was when she blushed seeing my body as I made sure to never skip a chance to train my body to the best of its ability. I need my body in top form if I want to survive in this world, so I trained very hard to get what I wanted.

Leone seeing my well-toned and muscly body she blushes in amusement as she comments on my body impressed, "Well damn dude you sure have a good bod to show off. I bet you make all the ladies purr seeing those abs huh big boy~"

Laughing nervously at that I never had the experience to, but I always see Sayo blush at my naked body as she had a nosebleed from it but then again, I'm not confident that the other ladies will agree with that idea.

After that, I was told to lay down on the table as Leone began to work on my muscles as I felt her touch them gently but roughly as she comments on them, "Whoa! You are definitely in need of your muscles to be unwinding Tatsumi. Your body must have been under stress what do you do?"

Answering her question I replied in an indifferent tone as I spoke to Leone, "Not much just basically train my body. I have to get strong after all, but I never did have time to get my body to relax or unwind in a place like this."

Oh…

Yeah, that felt good with her going rough on my back…

Ah~

Where have I been missing these hands massaging my body before in my life~

I needed this…

That was when I heard Leone respond to me with an embarrassed tone as she spoke to me, "Ok then Tatsumi would you like… to have a… happy ending since your body is… being… build up… below…"

Happy ending?

The fuck is that?

Even in my previous life I never had the luxury to enter an actual massage parlor before so this is a new concept I haven't heard of before?

But frankly, I don't know what this happy ending is and I don't care as I have to book a hotel here in the Empire for the night before leaving to the Western Region of the Empire.

So I responded to Leone as I felt the massaging was ending as I replied in a happy tone, "Sorry Leone but no thank you. Your hands are really good you know maybe next time I come back I'll take you up on that happy ending as I have someplace to be."

Once I got up she looked at me confused and unsure but return to an upbeat and cheerful expression as she spoke, "Oh… Ok then just be sure to come back. I'll be sure to take extra good take care of you and even more when we have your Happy Ending Tatsumi…"

Nodding at that I'll be sure to visit again for this happy ending.

With that, I paid Leone some extra for the great service as I began to leave the massage parlor.

Looking around I managed to find a hotel in the Western Region of the Empire for the night as I plan to hurry along to Tensui Village.