Praise (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets) (Continued)

"Lead the way. Where can I change?"

"Please come with me."

Both women looked rather ordinary. They smiled at me, then turned and headed for a nearby building, greeting someone along the way.

"Mei~ We're borrowing your room for a bit~"

"Mm~"

I glanced back and saw Bai Chi following them into another room.

"Can I ask what I'm supposed to change into?"

"You'll find out when the time comes."

The girl looked back at me with a smile, then the other girl went to fetch the clothes.

I looked around the room. It was entirely made of wood, raised about fifty centimeters off the ground and supported by wooden stilts.

It was a very simple room, with just one bedroom and one bathroom.

"Please put your clothes here after you take them off. We'll have them washed."

"Is this how you treat all outsiders?"

"Yes~ Much better than out there, right?"

I nodded. This village... why did it feel stranger and stranger the more I thought about it?

I thought it over. Fine, I'd take them off. There wasn't anything they hadn't seen before.

I took off my denim jacket, shirt, and pants. I was left in my underwear, and before I could say anything, the girl smiled.

"You have to take everything off~"

"Pfft~ You... do you have the right kind of bras?"

Wait, that wasn't the point, was it?

"What kind of clothes are you preparing for me?"

"Here they are."

Before the girl in front of me could answer, the one who'd gone to fetch the clothes returned, carrying a set of...

"A bikini?!"

"That's right~ To prove neither side is hiding any weapons, everyone has to wear swimsuits, men and women alike~"

As she explained, the girl neatly folded my clothes and put them in