It was cold, and snow was falling from the sky.
At that moment, Annie, dressed in a cute blue-and-white winter outfit with a fur skirt, was all alone in a city in the north of the continent of Elusia. She wandered aimlessly down the streets, leaving footprints in the vast blanket of snow.
This place didn't seem to be in the war zone between the Imperium of Man and Karthus. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so bustling and lively. But Annie had no idea which country it belonged to, and had never thought to ask.
"Huh?"
(??????)????
"Tibbers, what's that place over there? It sounds so lively!"
"(°ヘ°)
Annie peeked curiously through the door, glancing this way and that. She was clearly very interested in the big building before her, from which a constant uproar of boisterous voices could be heard.
(Respected little mistress, I advise you not to go in there.)
(●￣?￣●)
(Seeing that his troublesome little mistress had taken an interest in a rather unsavory place, Tibbers could only speak up in time to warn her.)
"Why not?"
(￢''￢)
"If you won't let me in, then I'm going in anyway!"
~?'?'?=3 =3
"Hah!"
??(′?｀?)???
With that, Annie bounced toward the strange building and ran inside.
"Ah!"
!(;?o?)o
But the moment she entered, Annie was indeed taken aback.
It turned out...
Unlike the freezing cold outside, it was warm and cozy inside. And there was a whole crowd of shameless, muscular uncles (or aunties?) wearing nothing but red briefs, sweating as they worked out?
"Huh?"
(°ο°)
Only after her surprise had worn off did Annie sheepishly glance at some writing nearby. Then she finally spotted the words "Bro Gym."
"I get it now!"
(?~?)
"So this is a weird place where rich uncles and aunties with nothing better to