Chapter 70: Chapter 54 (Part 2) – Red Harpy

"Kanae... Hold me. I'm about to gamble our wealth away," Edina muttered, eyes glistening with the shine of gold.

"How about no! We're setting a cap on how much you can gamble. I know how bad pachinko players can get!" Kanae cried.

It took a lot of work to make their hard-earned money. The last thing they needed was to throw it all away from a single night of gambling.

"Excuse me?"

Both of them looked right, where a blue-feathered harpy woman with long hair of the same color draped down to her waist greeted them. She stood behind an L-shaped counter, with iron bars and a perforated glass window that separated them from her. She was also wearing a black bunnysuit that brought out her curves and accentuated her bust.

"If you would like to enter the Red Harpy, you will have to set aside your weapons. I will hold onto them for you until you leave. Understand that our cards and chips are enchanted with anti-magic to prevent tampering and foul play. You may also exchange gold for chips here, and if you're registered to the adventurer's hall, we can grant you access to your coffers by scanning your sigils," the harpy explained.

"Me, me! Scan mine!" Edina shoved her wrist onto a flat, crystalline device embedded into the counter.

"Wait!" Kanae pulled her away before she drained their accounts. "I'm not here to gamble. A dark elf named Renya Rown should be expecting me. Is she here tonight?"

The harpy cocked her head sideways, then shot an easy glance to another harpy who was helping a patron cash in chips.

"I'm sorry. We don't have a guest named Renya here. You must be mistaken," she said.

"It's alright, Klee. These two are with us." A familiar, sultry voice with a subtle purr tickled Kanae's keen ears.

They turned around to see Thedia, also in a bunnysuit. Her two car ears were joined by loppy bunny ears from a headband.

"Oh, Thedia!" The harpy gasped, her voice tinged with surprise. "My apologies. If they are your guests, please do not let me keep her waiting."

"Well, I didn't expect to see you again like this." Kanae looked Thedia up and down, committing the sexy view of the body-tight bunnysuit on her already bodacious form.

Thedia smiled, then turned around to wave her tail that was sticking out just above the bunnysuit's cottonball tail.

"Sorry about the deflection. My lady doesn't want it widely known that she is in Lograin as it may cause some unwanted trouble. The owner of the Red Harpy is a good friend of hers, and has provided this place as a respite for her stay. Allow me to show you to her," she said.

After turning in their weapon to the front, Kanae and Edina followed Thedia to the very back of the room. There were black wooden doors spaced out evenly along the wall, numbered between one to five. The feline beastman opened door number five, then stepped aside to let them in first.

A modest showroom awaited within, lit warmly by candlelight. On the far wall was a small stage with red curtains from the ceiling to the ground. A short walkway extended out from the stage to the center of the room, with a single metal pole where a red harpy was dancing seductively on.

A row of seats were lined in front of the dancer. Only two of the five seats were occupied, and Kanae knew exactly who one of them was seeing as her velvet coat and tricorn hat was hanging on a standing coat rack.

Renya Rown poked her head over the seat and flashed a wide grin.

"Oh, my dearest succubus! I've been longing to see you again! You sure took your sweet time before coming to see me. I'm almost hurt." The dark elf captain hopped over her seat, grabbed Kanae by the waist and braced him from behind with the other arm, and planted a deep kiss on him.

"Mmmrphh?!"

Her invading tongue wormed its way into his mouth, but he was eager to receive it. They made out, swallowing each other's saliva until Renya was satisfied.

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"I-I didn't know you were that happy to see me..." Kanae stammered.

"Ahem." Edina cleared her throat, glaring at their host.

"The little squirreling, hello! I haven't forgotten about you. Don't worry, my flintlock and schimitar was deposited at the front. We're all disarmed here, or so I hope!" Renya erupted with contagious laughter, then guided to the two empty seats on the left of her.

Over to Renya's right sat a finely-dressed wolf beastman slumped in his seat, seemingly deep in thought. He wore an azure silk tunic over his dark gray fur, with jewel-encrusted buttons that was triggering Edina's klepto complex. An opalescent ring was worn on one finger, which tapped worriedly on the seat's armrest. His face was somehow familiar, like Kanae had seen him from somewhere.

"Are we interrupting something?" Kanae asked, a little on edge since Renya had just greeted him as a succubus with this man in the room.

"You can never be too much trouble to interrupt me." Renya shook her head. "Mallory here is just a little worked up. Aren't you, Mal? Mal! We have guests, you dolt!"

"Huh? Oh, my sincerest apologies! My name is Mallory Clayton, at your service." The wolfman leapt from his seat and performed a slight bow with one hand across his chest.

"We're business associates," the pirate captain coyly added.

"I-I'm sorry, Renya. My mind is a mess right now. I don't have time to play a stupid gambling game. I have an election to worry about!" Mallory exclaimed.

"Wait a damn minute. Aren't you the guy running against Bishop Rudo?" Edina blurted out.

Kanae had a feeling he had seen him from somewhere before. Then the other candidate running against Rudo was this beastman, and by the sound of it, things weren't going his way.

"Yes, I am. I hope to count on both of your votes in the coming weeks. Unfortunately, it may all be for naught. Bishop Rudo... my campaign has underestimated him..." Mallory snarled quietly.

"Is the bishop really that much of a challenge? I heard he's been going around shutting down the bigger brothels. I can't imagine that's winning him popularity points," Kanae said.

Renya scoffed, and used a fiery finger to ignite a cigar to smoke. "The problem is, Rudo uses their closure as leverage to show his base how good of a job he's doing. God-fearing fanatics, all of them. But beyond that, I'm beginning to suspect he has a lot more help than the incumbent mayor. No one is able to enforce the closures without muscle. Which, it seems, my dear Mal has run into."

"My businesses and employees are harassed everyday. Some have quit working for me out of fear of retaliation from those... thugs. I tried to pay them off to no avail. They must be getting a larger cut from somewhere," he added.

It didn't sound any different from back home. Politics would always be a vicious fight, and the working people were always the ones to suffer. In the case of Lograin, the lack of brothels, which consequently ruined Kanae's desire to experience them all.

Kanae suddenly met Renya's eyes, and she pulled the cigar from her mouth which slowly curved into a scheming smirk.

"You can help us win this election," Renya said.

"Eh? Me?" Kanae gulped.

"I've tried going to the guards, the hall, and church... even my less than savory contacts... What are two adventurers going to do?" Mallory asked, throwing his hands out in despair.

"You see, my dear Mal, beneath this human veneer is a succubus. That's right. Kanae is a succubus, one whom I have developed a rather... intimate rapport with. With her help, we may be able to turn the tides of the election in your favor." Renya leaned closer to Kanae and brushed the back of her nail against his cheek and lip, sending shivers through his body. "How would you like to help influence an election for us and earn the undying gratitude of a Rown?"

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