The next day, things started out very lively.
The sun had risen, and the sky was clear.
The Tower Spider slowly advanced along the road, casually heading south.
From the first floor came a sudden commotion.
Boom!
Woosh!
Bang!
"Stop I said!"
Petra ran around on her little legs, a large net in her hands.
"Didn't you say you wanted to get closer?! Didn't you say you were thankful! Stop running!" Petra roared, swigging around the net at the two escaping figures.
"Keke! That's not what we said!"
"Nya!, I heard about what you plan to do from the red one! We won't survive that! We won't!"
Petra scoffed, swinging the large net again. "What does Rose know! How can she have such a low tolerance for pain! She used to be a man you know! How was I supposed to know she would cry from just a little bathwater!"
"Nya!!"
Swoosh!
Boom!
Another miss.
"Tsk!"
With every swing, Petra would have to replace a piece of furniture later.
She had spent the majority of the morning chasing around the mouse and the cat. Last night, Rose had let it slip that Petra had planned to put them through a session of Petra's super special poison resistance training in the morning, the kind that could even make a hero cry (Elena). After drawing the attention of the cat and the mouse, Rose went on to explain how terrifying it was going to be, and how much she had suffered when she had personally gone through the process.
To the cat and the mouse, this was naturally terrifying.
Now, the jumpy mouse and the cowardly cat, were running away like their lives depended on it. They were like two kids running away from the dentist, forcing Petra to personally go out and catch them.
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After Petra managed to catch the two naughty maids, she dragged them upstairs and threw them to the other girls. Petra then took the 18 girls up to the third floor.
Here, she turned one of the side rooms into a temporary bathhouse. It was like any normal bath, but instead of water, it had been filled with a special drug to increase poison resistance.
When the girls arrived, the 12 human girls had just finished, and they were leaving the room with small towels wrapped around their curves. They swaggered out, looking cool and refreshed, almost like they had just left a spa.
The eighteen girls behind Petra looked at the twelve girls who had just come out. They didn't look like they had just undergone horrible torture, so, what was going on?
While the girls discussed in hushed voices, Petra was approached by Elli.
"I want to take these twelve for special training." She pointed at the twelve human girls, their blue dragon-shaped tattoos on full display due to the short towels.
Petra was a little bit surprised. She knew very little about this strange girl, but she nodded anyways. Since she had come with Levy, then she was probably not a bad person.
These twelve were meant to be guards, so there wasn't an immediate need for them.
After Elli took the twelve away, Petra caught Levy who was standing to the side and asked about Elli.
"Can she be trusted?"
Levy nodded. "She has a special identity, but not the kind that's connected to any specific power.
"Why does she want to train the girls?" Petra asked.
Levy hummed. "It should be to rebuild their physiques. I don't know where you found them, but such a raw and unmolded physique is a rare treasure, not to mention twelve of them. You can almost make them into whatever you want."
Petra tilted her head.
She didn't know that even one of these twelve girls could incite a war between the top hidden sects in the world, if she did, even Petra might be scared if she knew what kind of powers would try to rob her.
Turning back to the other girls, Petra knew that it was time.
She led the girls into the bathroom.
The heavy wooden door slammed shut behind them, flashing with magic runes and sealing itself shut.
There was no escape.
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When the girls entered the bathroom, the first thing they did was look around.
The room was simple and clean, with runes surrounding the outer walls and only door, making it inescapable to those who didn't know the rune language. In the center of the room was a large pool, one that would reach up to the waist when entered. This pool was filled with a light purple substance, the calming lavender smell offset by the ominous bubbling that came from its depths.
Petra turned around, the purple light illuminating her silhouette, giving her a villainous appearance.
Her little claws rubbed together, a strange smile climbing on her lips.
"Ok, now strip!"
Her grin was like that of a devil's, her black eyes flashing with the greedy light of a dragon.
Some of the girls started to shake, while the others stepped back.
Only the four bunny girls and the dwarven sisters didn't care and stripped down naked.
While the others were shivering and slowly undressing, Petra removed her own clothing and entered the bath. Her little feet splashed around as if she were playing in a normal pool, calming the others a bit.
The Elves and Beastmen slowly built up the courage to undress, leaving only the cat and the mouse to hug each other, shaking. They were the most sensitive, so they already felt that something was wrong.
"Come come come, the waters nice!"
Petra splashed around, pulling out a yellow ducky from somewhere. Her naughty little eyes scanned the room, memorizing the breast size of all the girls.
Unfortunately, this little pervert forgot something...
The moment she put the little yellow duck into the water to play, it melted into goo, then dissolved into the water with a hiss.
Petra's relaxed smile froze, and her face turned a shade of red.
The room fell into silence.
The bunnies who were about to bravely step into the water first immediately took a massive step back.
"It's deadly!" Screamed the mouse!
"Nya, that's definitely acid!" Screamed the cat!
Dog: "…"
Cat: "…"
Deer: "…"
Owl: "…"
Raccoon: "…"
Squirrel: "…"
There was an even longer silence, before the two dwarven sisters broke the awkward stalemate.
They held hands, walking up with caution, then dipped their toes in the water.
They grimaced, but they continued to submerge themselves, using each other as a support. They acted like the water was too hot, once again calming the beast girls down.
Only Petra raised an eyebrow.
She was actually surprised that these girls didn't scream out in pain. She seemed to have underestimated these two.
'They must not be normal dwarves...'
Petra narrowed her eyes. Could these two be the legendary Black Dwarves?
As Petra was thinking, the two sisters looked at each other, then turned to the other girls, a look of sympathy on their young faces.
They knew that their new master liked to play with poisons, and that made them excited.
They had thought that they were immune to poisons, but judging from this bath, they still had a long way to go if they wanted to keep up with their new little master.
Over on the 'shore', the beast girls all looked at each other, distress clearly covering their faces.
Who was going to go first?
The mouse and cat shrank back even further, while the other girls all pushed the busty bunnies forward.
Weren't you very brave?
Go for it!
The four bunny girls looked at each other, before taking a deep breath. They strode forward, a look of deep determination on their faces.
They jumped up, then cannonballed into the water!
There was silence...
The Beast girls waited for a result while the dwarven girls grimaced. The mouse and the cat poked their heads out from behind, watching closely.
A moment later, eight fluffy ears broke out of the water, screaming!
The room was filled with the painful moans of the four bunnies. This was indeed an exceptional way of breaking the spirit of a great warrior.
Petra nodded her head, thinking, 'That was more like it.'
She drifted over to the dwarven girls and started making small talk.
Meanwhile, the remaining beast girls continued to distance themselves from the pool.
How did it end up like this!
Why did those humans look so refreshed!
There was a sudden nasally scream, before a certain cat girl was pulled across the room. The girls looked over, only to discover one of the green elves had grabbed her by the leg and was pulling her into the pool. Her fluffy cat ears twitched as her chest was scraped against the floor. The long tail flailed in unison with her arms, clearly filled with panic.
"Help help! Why is this leaf with legs so strong, Nya! Traitor Nya! Nyaaaaaa!"
Their eyes widened as the other two green elves grabbed the mouse girl by the arms and proceeded to drag her into the pool as well.
Following the screams of the cat and the mouse, they realised that the three elves weren't suffering at all after they entered the pool.
"Traitors!" Screamed the deer maid.
She was the first to understand what was wrong.
Yes, indeed! These three elves had already gone through the bath, and they were just one of Petra's tricks to drag more of the girls into the bath.
The three green elves sank to their chins, their faces red with guilt.
The remaining seven girls looked around, creating distance between each other.
None of them could be trusted!
Who was already acclimated to the bathwater!? It was impossible to tell!
Something flashed in the back of the deer girl's mind. Was it possible that the humans from before had also been in on it?? Were there refreshed expressions all an act to coax them into the room?! What a naughty master!
The deer stepped back.
Her noble demeanor was suddenly replaced with panic and fear.
What to do!
Was there a way out...?
Of course not!
She looked over to Petra with an aggrieved expression.
Petra was splashing around with the dwarven girls, having the time of her life.
Gritting her teeth, there was only one option.
The deer knew that it was impossible to avoid, so it was better to just get it over with...
She galloped over to the pool and followed the bunnies with a cannonball.
Splash!
Silence
Screams!
It all happened in an instant.
Petra was satisfied with this girl's determination.
Her little eyes shifted to the remaining six.
She smiled. "What are you waiting for? The waters great!"
Her cute voice was overshadowed by the choir of screams from behind.
She laughed maniacally, slowly raising up a large frog from the water. It was black and green with a smooth body. It let out a ribbit, seemingly dissatisfied.
Those who knew had their faces turn pale in an instant.
Petra grinned viciously.
"Do you think you ever had a choice? He he he he~"
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