I look at the man in the suit and he notices me and sighs. He closes the book and gives me a smile and walks over to me. He places both hands on the desk and looks at me.
"So who are you may I ask" he says to me with a smile.
"I'm Coda. I am just checking the place out since I got time to look around. What is this place?"
"This is Barbell Gains. A gym for those willing to get more fit and bulk up or lose some extra weight is currently the pinnacle of fitness in Arcadia. Or at least one of them in this district."
"Hmm. Neat."
"Neat?! What does that mean?"
"Nothing I just I don't know how to respond to that. Other than what I just said it just. I neve been at a gym with a reputation like this hahaha"
"Well then you could try out for free if you like but there will be limits to free tuition here. Such as a limited amount of time allowed within the premises a day. Specifically 2 hours. PAying costumers get 5 hours and premium just get whatever amount of time."
"Wow." I say checking my pockets for silver I have on me. I only got about 460 on me. Wonder if that is enough.
"Hey I got about 460 silver on me. Is that enough for a member ship or?"
"No sadly. But it is a start. Tell you what. I noticed you wear armor. So you must be an adventurer otherwise you must be very afraid to wear armor publically. I will give you free membership secretly IF you participate in a specially game."
He gives me a sinister smile and I sort of feel uncomfortable. I gulp down my throat and ask what he means by that.
"What kind of game?"
"Oh the tournament of course. We want a lot of participants and so far we got quite a few but the more the merrier."
"Hmm"
I So the flire was for the tournament for the Gym. Cool. But should I? I only got like 3 hours to be here then I should check on Lara. But then again. 50,000 silver seems like a good deal though...Hmm...
I think...I think I will fight. Shouldn't be to hard right? Who am I kidding if people are participating then it will be hard. I shake my head and sigh a bit and answer him.
*sigh* Sorry Lara but I will give you 25k of the silver when I return tonight.
"Alright I am in! Where do we start?"
"Wonderful! Follow me." he says while waving me over.
I walk around the desk and following him in the back. For some reason I had the first thing that comes to my mind immediately is a sex dungeon. Don't blame me. Wait am I talking to myself again?
I continue following him through the hall and he opens a door where I hear groaning and metal clanking. I feel uneasy now...
I gulp down and follow him and I see men working out in the gym. I see mostly men but maybe there are females elsewhere. I like strong women okay...
I walk by and notice a orc man sweating while running on what looks to be a treadmill. I thought this was a fantasy world. Does it run on magic or something? I notice it is made out of metal but it shaped slightly differently. Then a normal one in my old world.
I notice a glowing orb that is fairly bright so maybe it is the power source of the treadmill. I don't know. I am not able to use magic so whatever. I continue walking and pass by the other males. Some arm wrestling. Some appear to be bodybuilders it seems as well. But then I turn my head and notice a white tiger man bench pressing what seems to be 300 pounds.
He makes eye contact for a moment and I start feeling uneasy and continue walking. Never stare in a gym is my first lesson of the day now...Just keep moving.
I continue walking an stop where the suited man is and he turns around and faces me. He breathes in and then out a couple of times. He then looks me for a moment and the area around him first.
"Everyone get over here now!" he screams shaking his head wildly.
I flinch from him suddenly raising his voice and taking a step backward. I am slightly at unease now.
A few moments later some of the gym members walk up to us in various sizes, and muscle definitions group up. I am pretty fit. I am lean with slightly more muscle than an average caiman. But not big really.
"Okay men, we have the full amount of contenders for tonight's fight. All of you will change in the gym remove your clothes and put on the appropriate clothing. Which are just shorts basically. Any questions?"
I raise my hand being the odd one out as no one else has a question and they all look at me. I feel awkward. Never been surrounded by this many men who are sweaty. I can smell the sweat.
"I uhm, do. What are the fighting rules?"
"Great question. First off there are no groin shots, second there are no biding, and third there is no throwing anyone out of the ring itself. Got it? Everything else goes. The way you win is simple. They tap out, they get knocked out, or when the referee and myself deem it a winner as a technical knockout."
"O-okay." I say sheepishly. I am so nervous. Why am I though I have been in fights already. I am not a stranger to fighting people. Killed a few animals and maybe one person at least. Though then again that was in a rage state so maybe it doesn't count.
I nod my head and the suited man claps his hands together.
"Alright then, everyone participating go to the locker room, everyone who isn't you may watch and place you bids if you like. Now lets move everyone!"
The majority start moving around towards the locker and I feel out of place because most of these men might be much older than me by at least 5 years.
I don't know where the gym lockers are...I start asking but no one listens to me and I feel a bit left out. Maybe it is because I am out of place.
*few minutes later*
I have been searching for the lockers for a bit and found them. But they were labeled wierdly however. I don't recognize the symbol by the door. Maybe it is a sign for the locker rooms. Because I can hear the clanking of the locker door shut closed.
I walk inside and begin removing my armor walking through the hall and unbuckling it off me. I expose my chest and shirt and by the time I reach the lockers, I freeze in place. I notice this isn't the men's...A female wearing a tight athletics bra sees me and screams out. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
"Aaaaaaah! What the fuck are you doing in the women's locker room!"
Wait there has been a misunderstanding!" I say covering up my chest with my chest plate and shirt hurryingly. But I stumble on it and she seems to be pissed off. I turn around and walk straight into a tall female lioness and fall backward.
"Oof," I say with my ass hitting the ground and my armor falling to the ground and my shirt. I look up and see a lioness with chiseled abs and strong defined muscles standing above me with a towel around her neck. She looks down at me and looks serious!
Oh shit I am in such a bad situation. Why does this happen to me!
"Is this man bothering you miss?" the lioness asks the brown haired woman.
"N-no not exactly...but! But he isn't supposed to be in the females locker room!"
"Wait" I say," I didn't know it was the females' room honestly you have to believe me!" I say placing my hands together in a praying petition.
"Hmm...." the lioness mumbles
She takes a look at me and eyes me for a bit. She then smiles and presses her bare food against my chest and forces me down. I struggle to get up and I place my hands on her foot trying t push her off. But she is to heavy.
"Ugh!" I groan out.
"Hmm...."
"W-wait! Don't crush me!"
"Hehehe" she giggles a bit at me "Nice scars kid."
I look up at her and stop pushing her foot and look at her with a confused look on my face. I am confused.
She starts rubbing her foot against my chest feeling out my scars which tickles a bit and releases me from her foots clutches. I take this moment to escape and pick up my stuff and run out of the locker room. But I get grabbed by the shoulder and lifted up by the throat by her and pinned against the wall by her. She is holding me by the throat now.
"He Hurk!" I make a sound
She smiles widely and puts her hand against my abs which in all honestly gave me goosebumps somehow even though I have scales. and begins feeling my scars. That tickles a bit and I feel like laughing. Don't laugh don't laugh!
*Giggles*
"Hehe, your adorable" she says while feeling my abs
"L-let me go please" I say struggling to speak a bit.
"Hmmm, I dont think so little croc. I think you deserve a punishment for being naughty. How could you walk in the girls room. Hasn't your mother ever told you it is wrong hehe"
"N-no! Eck!"
"Do bad. Punishment time." she says while feeling down my abs and pinches my skin a bit.
"Eek!" I start squirming