The ten of them sat in silence for several seconds until there was suddenly a click and the door was pulled open. Daphne squinted her eyes together from the sudden bright light, but before her eyes could adjust, she was forcefully pulled out of the carriage.
"Hurry up!" One of the men commanded roughly, opening the door further and stepping aside so the other girls could step out one after another. He did not pull any of the other girls.
The first thing Daphne heard was the sound of several womens' high-pitched voices giggling and talking, saying things like, "Come in! Come inside, sir! Hahaha, yes sir!"
She furrowed her eyebrows together tightly as she looked at the fancy brown and red building in front of her. It was exactly how a brothel should look like.
There was a bridge leading up to the entrance of the building, all colored with bold red. The two pillars at the sides of the building were also red in color, and there were several lanterns lighting up the building even in the broad daylight.
On top of the two pillars, straight in the center, a sign with the words 'The Brothel' was written in golden letters so everyone could easily see. However, the extravagant building decorations were not what caught passersbys' attention.
Outside the building, three women who wore revealing dresses stood near the bridge, staring seductively towards all the people who walked by. When their eyes landed on a man they had an interest in, they would immediately run over and grab onto his arm, singing in a high-pitched tone, "Come in! Sir, come in with me! Have some fun with us girls!"
Daphne's lips twitched at the preposterous sight, unable to believe that there were still places like this in the modern world today. Well, who knew which world she was in right now. And she was going to be a part of this liberal act now, which she very well did not want to be.
However, she had no choice.
"Hurry up! What are you standing here for?! Get moving!" The man pushed her forward, causing her to almost stumble over herself as she caught her balance at the edge of the bridge.
The girls all wearing red-colored dresses that revealed their stomachs and long attractive legs glared at her unwelcomingly, rolling their eyes as they continued to seduce the upper society men walking by.
The other nine girls walked onto the bridge, looking around in awe, revealing their excitement to be here. Meanwhile, Daphne was only thinking about how she could leave. At the end of the bridge, they entered the main building, and the interior was just as grand as the exterior.
Right upon entering, Daphne's eyes were blinded from the excessive red decorations. There were red lanterns, a red carpet from the entrance to a staircase at the end of the first floor. The staircase led up to the second floor, which had several rooms on all four sides, and the third floor was designed in the same way as the second.
From the entrance, Daphne could already hear the sound of women's high-pitched laughter and it gave her chills. The other nine girls stared at the building in awe, and they excitedly walked around. There were a few people eating at the tables on the floor first, and many of them turned to look at the girls, most of them with hungry wolf-like eyes.
Daphne also looked around nervously, her heart beating loudly as her eyes landed on an older woman who was walking straight towards them. The woman was wearing a conservative red dress in comparison to the other girls outside, and her chin was held up high as she swayed her hips left and right.
The woman indeed came to a stop in front of them and looked at each of them before turning around, "Follow me."
The nine girls eagerly followed behind the woman in a group, smiling at the men sitting at the tables as they followed the woman to the back of the staircase, where there was a closed door. They entered the room one by one, and saw that the room was a large dressing room, with several mirrors and clothing racks with several of the same dresses hanging on them.
The door closed as Daphne walked in, staying at the very back where the woman could not notice her.
"Welcome to the Brothel," the woman said with an unreadable smile, "I am the manager of all the girls at the Brothel, and you can call me Lady Ada."
Her eyes landed on each girl and stopped for a second, and when she reached Daphne, she seemed to look at her for a moment longer, "I will introduce the rules of The Brothel to you now and only now, so pay close attention."
She began walking slowly around, crossing her arms together, "First, you all must know what the Brothel is already, since you are here. So, I will not be going over why you are here. Now, as all of you probably know, the guests here at The Brothel are all in the upper-class, the top of the top. You do not want to offend anyone here, as ten of you won't even equate to one of our customers, so watch yourselves."
When she said this, her eyes landed on Daphne, but Daphne was busy looking around and did not notice.
"We have a ton of customers here each day, and as of now, we have. . . 37 girls. The customer you are serving is the god. Whatever they say, whatever they want, you give, understand?"
The nine girls all nodded their heads, not at all unhappy about their lowly status here at this place.
"However, you girls are not here to be maids, right?" A sparkle flashed past Lady Ada's eyes as she grinned, "And the men here are not here to simply be served. They want entertainment. . . and satisfaction. I am sure all of you will understand without the need for me to explain. After all, only b****es come here."
As she said this, she sat down on a spacious red chair and popped a green grape into her mouth. The nine girls obviously were not happy with how Ada spoke, but they did not have the nerves to fight back, and they all knew that it was the truth.
"The importance is to stay in line. Have some brains, which I notice that most girls here don't have. Know when to stop and when it is okay to give more." Ada suddenly stood up from the chair, clapping her hands together.
"Now! You will mainly be serving male vampires and occasionally. . ." Lady Ada paused, her smile widening, "devils."
Upon hearing this, all of the girls straightened their backs in excitement, and many of them did not bother to hide it as they gasped and giggled.
"However, as you ten are new, even if a devil does come, all of you will most likely not be the ones to serve them."
Simultaneously, all of the girls' faces fell in disappointment as they pursed their lips out unhappily. Lady Ada seemed to indulge in this reaction as she smiled, lifting her hand up to swing her hair to the back.
"Another thing. Our customers here can buy girls, which means that if one of you catches the attention of one of our customers and they decide to buy you and take you home, then you are in luck! Girls here are bought every day, and keep this a secret, but one of the mistresses of Master Black was actually bought from The Brothel."
No one could hide their shock as all nine girls - except Daphne since she had no clue who Master Black was - gasped and began murmuring amongst themselves.
"Silence! One last thing before we get to work. I don't like disobedient girls, understand? You will listen to me, and the only people here above me are the customers. Do I make myself clear?"
The girls nodded their heads and Lady Ada clapped her hands together as she whirled around and walked over to the rack of dresses, "Great! Okay, now all of you go get dressed! Everyone will wear the exact same dress and have the exact same hairstyle and accessories. I do not want to see anyone with a different outfit or some extra hair clip to stand out, understand?"
Some of the girls twisted their lips up in distaste as they had brought their own accessories to stand out amongst all the other girls. However, Lady Ada did not leave any room for objections.
"What are all of you still standing there for?! Get changed!"
The girls immediately rushed towards the rack and all began grabbing their own dresses although they were all the same. Only Daphne stood in the same place as she watched them, refusing to change in front of all these people into a dress meant to be worn to seduce men.
'There must be a mistake!' Daphne thought. The other girls had said that they signed up to come here but she did not sign up for this. She had just arrived here! There was no way she had applied to come to this disgusting place.
Lady Ada had sat down again and was eating her green grapes, and Daphne walked over to her to explain the mistake. As she walked over, Lady Ada stared at her, and Daphne did not back down either as she kept eye contact.
She stopped a foot away from her and opened her mouth to explain the situation when Ada spoke first, "So you're the replacement?"