"Oi! YOU CRAZY BITCH! Give me some clothes, at least!" Magnius pounded at the door. Any normal door would've broken down, but this was Sedia Alimenti's door.
"You're about to have sex anyway, so clothes are useless!"
Sedia shouted from the other side of the door, but as a mercy she did throw him a bathrobe through the window.
Magnius put it on and headed off towards New Capita, knowing there was no way to get back inside. He'd only recently learned hunters' homes were always secluded from the city.
To most people nowadays, hunters were just powerful existences they would never meet. Power inspires fear. As a result many ordinary people were afraid of hunters, causing them to be ostracized, regardless of their great contributions to society.
Magnius thought about where he was even supposed to go to have sex. The academy was definitely off-limits. Sexual relations were strictly prohibited, resulting in immediate expulsion, and he didn't want to put somebody else's future at risk just so he could bust a nut and become a hunter.
Layla didn't even cross his mind, as she was more family than friend.
Then what about the main city? He imagined himself approaching a random woman in a bathrobe, covered in small cuts and asking her to have sex. Yeah, no. He would be branded a pervert and his face would be plastered on a wanted poster.
So his only option was this, where he was right now– The black light district.
Iridescent mana crystals loomed in lamps all around the streets, lighting up the night in an eerie dark blue glow.
People of all ethnicities and heritages around him. An obviously wealthy drunkard from african descent with numerous women on his arm. From the expressions on the women's faces, it was impossible to tell whether the man was hunting for the women, or the women were hunting for the man. From the man's intoxicated state, Magnius guessed the latter.
There was still an issue– he had no money. Everybody knew that to get anything done in the black light district, you needed money. Besides that even if he got to do it, his performance…
What a massive hassle.
But then he remembered that Sedia had told him once, 'You're pretty handsome.'
Maybe his handsome face and envious body could turn this massive hassle into a small annoyance instead.
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A few hours later it was already midnight, and Magnius had thoroughly explored most of the black light district.
He was now closer to the center, and the difference with the outskirts was evident.
The streets became a lot more crowded and the 'black lights' were somehow brighter, illuminating the entire street.
Every direction he looked, people were doing something ridiculous. A couple having sex in the middle of the street, louder than crying birds. People exchanging money for shady products. Drugs being exchanged on the side of the street, a man puking as he got kicked out of a brothel– the black light district was a truly wild place. But after a few hours of walking, Magnius had already gotten used to it.
But he had noticed one thing in particular. Every so often there would be some men or women eyeing him suspiciously. He noticed a web tattooed on some of their necks. He opted to stay away from them as much as possible.
The cuts on his body had all but healed, so he was just about ready to get the deed done. It's not like dragging it out would help. He could either go into a brothel and hope for the best, or…
"Help me." A girl who looked to be around his age suddenly grabbed his arm. Her clothing looked torn, revealing some of her breast and her hair was frazzled, as if she'd been in a scuffle.
"Who are you? And why are you asking a man in a bathrobe for help?"
"J-just shut up and help me. Shit! they're coming!" She glanced behind her into the crowd fearfully and Magnius followed her gaze. A pair of rough looking men were combing their way through the crowd, obviously searching for someone. Both of them had tattoos of a web on their necks.
Magnius remembered seeing that couple having sex in the middle of the street, and got an idea.
He roughly pulled the girl towards a building and trapped her between himself and the wall, pressing into her. She was naturally very surprised.
"G-Get… What are you doing?!"
"You wanted help, right? I'm helping you, so shut up and stay put until they go past us."
The girl followed his instructions and kept her mouth shut, shifting uncomfortably against him. Magnius noticed that the girl had a web tattoo too. They belonged to the same group, then? The hell was going on?
The men came closer to them and Magnius shifted, putting himself between her and the men, running his hands through her long black hair.
"W-wait! S-stop! You're getting of yourself!" Magnius put his thigh between her legs to stop her from shifting about so much, but it seemed to have the opposite effect.
One of the men noticed, and Magnius could feel him getting closer. Was he focused on them? He couldn't risk looking behind him to check, but the man was definitely getting closer. Too close.
The girl who'd asked him for help was seriously getting pissed.
"Y-... Your leg! Seriously! Get it–... !!!"
Magnius kissed her to silence her outburst, and he felt her tremble a bit against him. He placed his hand on her neck to cover her web tattoo. The man who was approaching passed by them after a quick glance at them, but Magnius kept her trapped for a little while longer, until the man disappeared into the sea of people.
Magnius belatedly realized he was still kissing her, he had been too focused on the man passing by them. He felt something soft try to penetrate his mouth. Was that her tongue?
He quickly released her and backed up, slightly shaken by the experience. The girl slid down the wall and plopped down on her butt.
Magnius quickly looked her over, worrying something was wrong with her. He couldn't find anything wrong.
"Why are you sitting down?"
The girl looked down to hide her embarrassment.
"I-I can't… use my legs…"
Magnius was confused.
"You were walking fine just now, so what happened?"
"..."
Magnius just picked her up when she stayed silent.
"W-what are you doing now?"
"Well I can't just leave you here, can I? What if those bastards come back?"
"I'll just handle it myself."
"Even though you just asked for my help because you couldn't handle it yourself?"
The girl frowned at him like he'd said something he wasn't supposed to.
"Stop looking at me like that and just tell me where to take you. What's your name?"
"Vaina. I'm not interested in yours."
"It's Magnius." He told her his name anyway.