8 The punishment

"I..." Annthrà leaned back in her seat sadly, which made the two masses adorning her chest giggle. It was totally normal for this woman to be targeted by the infinite fantasies of Internet users... Her innocence made her body even more attractive.

"It's not that bad, you know... A lot of characters are drawn in this way, you can't help it... Say to yourself that you stimulate the creativity of the young players you love so much !" Sasaki said, trying to comfort the steward whose dreams had been crumbled by Ofelya, who could not help but add a layer.

"You stimulate their imagination and their di-"

"And their difficulties and problems go away when they see you ! That's what she means !" The girl added, putting her hand on the archer's mouth to prevent her from saying more. They were on the verge of escaping the punishment, it was not the moment to ruin everything !

"Do you really think so ? How can this kind of obscenity help them forget their worries ?" Asked Annthrà, gradually taking a brighter face.

"Young teens need a strong female figure that they like, in order to uh... To develop their awareness of the world by making them interested in women !" Ofelya broke free, and opened her mouth proudly. It was too late, she was going to say her bullshit !

"All we mean is that you're a much worse exhibitionist than us, so we do not have to be punished !"

A long silence followed the words of the girl who still did not understand what she had said badly. Annthrà stood up, without a sound, and grabbed a pile of paper lying in one of the libraries not far from her desk. She came back, laying the bundle of pages heavily on the table, which made both girls jump.

"Ofelya... These papers are complaints from players that I received about you. It seemed to me that you were paid to welcome the new ones and help them to progress through the instance of the tutorial. But I heard you didn't play your part very well." A big terrifying smile lit up the face of the great steward. A smile that hid the deep anger that boiled in her.

"I was planning to bring you here before that, but your act of exhibitionism is toi much, so I have to punish you both without exception or favor. And since you're accusing me of exhibitionism, I will suffer the same fate as you." She explained with a trembling voice, as if she would crack at any time and begin to unleash her wrath on both players.

"You will have to pay back 10,000 gems of compensation each for the damage caused. Consider that this money will be used to replace Ofelya by someone more competent in this field, and also to pay the players who attended your public depravity to make sure they won't make bad reviews of Alveola." With a brutal movement that still made the wood of her desk tremble, she put two sheets in front of each of the girls on which were marked the sum they had to pay.

"But... I didn't do anything !" Sasaki protested. She already had a debt even if she started playing just a few minutes ago ?

"No objections allowed. If you refuse to pay, your access to this city will be forbidden, and I doubt that players of your level can survive outside for a very long time. Moreover, you'll have no respawn point."

Annthrà grabbed a little notebook that sat on the edge of her desk and caught in the same movement a feather with which she wrote the sum on one of the pages.

"As for me, I'm going to hand over my payment directly to the mayor, and change my outfit to make sure I do not cause any more damage. Thank you for opening my eyes." She declared with an almost mocking air, very happy to make this girl pay for her actions. It was a nuisance for the city, and she had to be rectified.

"But it's cheating ! You're rich, 10,000 gems are nothing for you !" Shouted Ofelya trying to catch up with the situation she had caused.

"How much are 10,000 gems ?" Sasaki asked who was not familiar with the game's currency and value.

"Tell yourself that for each player I passed through the tutorial, I was paid only 10 gems..." Answered the young archer with a disappointed look, completely desperate. Gathering 10,000 gems would take her forever...

"If you want, I know a place where you can work to make money faster. It won't be easy, but since you seem to like showing your body, you should be able to do it !" Annthrà ran her hand over Ofelya's arm, which glowed bright green. She then opened a holographic window displaying a map of the city. A flashing dot indicated the place the great steward had just recommended.

"I wish you all my courage ! By then, have fun." Finished the woman with a clearly sadistic smile, proud of her revenge.

'She's mocking us... It's her that should be working there !' Sasaki and Ofelya thought, no doubt at the same time, given the distressing expression of their faces.

Unfortunately, they did not have time to replicate because Annthrà snapped her fingers, and immediately a teleportation began, synonymous with images and flashes once again.