Chapter 9: Night at the Palace
The casino was a spacious realm of beige and brown, illuminated by a system of white lights with a shining sphere in its center that looked like a little sun. Here contemporary furniture was paired with Greek décor, and priceless statues overlooked dozens of gambling machines like rigid judges. The way there was quite crowded, it was vacation season after all. Many guests decided to use the elevator, especially male ones, which surely had something to do with a couple of naked beauties riding in it. As the free space in the elevator lessened, both women got closer to Arnold, practically pressing their boobs into his face.
All kinds of thoughts rushed through the clerk's head, starting with obvious horniness and ending with a scary realization that one of those girls was his superior, and the second was a noble whom he had to protect with his life. Good thing other operatives kept the trio safe, blocking the unwanted attention. Still, one sneaky guy managed to pinch the butts of both girls, to which Davis grunted, and Leo simply let out a chuckle. The cultural differences between Earth and Sanflaria were palpable.
Finally, they got to the casino floor, and the agents began their quick sweep around the area to ensure that it was safe. It was less than ten minutes, but for Davis it seemed like an hour as she had to stand along with Leo completely naked at the casino's entrance with all of those entering and leaving ogling her body. However, it became much worse when they walked to the blackjack tables, attracting the gazes of more than a hundred people gambling and enjoying their drinks all around the room.
"Damn, what a lucky guy. He must be really wealthy!" some dude in the corner pointed at Arnold.
"Are you two gamblers or a prize for the winners?" an old man chuckled, slapping Leo's butt as she passed him by.
"Wait, is it CMNF evening or something? Should I ditch the dress?" a woman with a ton of jewelry and make-up on asked her husband, who seemed surprised by her idea even more than by the naked duo.
The naked women, along with Arnold, kept walking between the rows of slot machines with people turning around behind them, some of them tipsy and others invigorated by gambling. One of the guests even missed his jackpot, realizing that what he saw was far less common. This sea of patrons continued in front of them, but soon they saw a man dressed in a beige tuxedo who looked a bit different from everyone else.
"Good evening! I'm this casino's manager, and I'm glad to welcome you, Lady Eleonora, into our fine establishment," he said very quickly, kissing the countess' hand.
Leo liked this introduction but frowned upon realizing that even the hotel's staff knew of her arrival.
"We intended to keep it as a secret," Davis explained, trying her best to concentrate on the task and forget about her shame, "however, it'd be much harder for ICA to secure the location that way, and, well, you don't exactly blend in with the crowd."
Leo was about to scold the captain for this carelessness but couldn't beat her argument. Besides, just seeing her naked figure and the embarrassment in her eyes was enough to prove her loyalty to the cause. The countess decided to do what she was always taught by her family and play the hand she was dealt.
"We need to find a specific table. I think my cousin was playing there with a woman, and I'd like to meet them very much," she said in a sweet tone, masking her rage very well.
The manager listened and acted professionally, leading the naked girls to their destination and only glancing at their bare curves once. Arnold followed closely behind, not sure whether to be glad about being in such a place with such company or scared for Milran's fate and its implications. The positive side gradually took over, as none of the world's problems seemed that serious when you had two amazing asses wiggling right in front of you.
Meanwhile, the naked blondes reached the table, showered by the gazes and comments of the surrounding people as if they were celebrities. Manager tried to calm the patrons down, especially those who ran up to the nudies and took selfies with them, but quickly gave up and let the girls defend themselves. Leo didn't see his help as necessary anyway since she was flattered by attention and made sure to pose whenever she could. The posing wasn't the best since she was in a hurry, but still a stark contrast to Captain Davis, who stood there blushing and unmoving with her head down.
"The table's pretty busy," Davis said to move attention toward the case.
Indeed, there were four players present, leaving only one spot open. The dealer, a skinny man in his twenties, did his job with impressive agility and refused to look up from the table even when called by Leo.
"Hello?" the countess repeated and walked up to the man.
He simply continued tossing the cards around, even when all players shifted their focus to the naked ladies.
"I'm addressing you, sir," Leo placed her leg right on the table, showcasing her entire front in a dominant fashion.
A couple more seconds, and she'd just grab this stoic man who refused to pay her any attention, but thankfully the manager interjected and made him talk to her.
"Apologies, miss. I was simply busy with the current round... It's not good for a dealer to lose track of his cards, you know."
"You seem to be good at paying attention," Leo replied, seeing that he looked her straight into the eyes despite her keeping her foot on the table, "do you remember a blonde man, average height, who played here at ten either yesterday or a day before? He was with some kind of woman."
The man looked into the distance while doing odd tricks with his fingers, as if trying to reach deep into his memory.
"No, unfortunately, I wasn't at this table those days. And, well, as you could've guessed, I don't look around much."
This response disappointed the blonde so much she even stepped back from the table, but it didn't mean she was going to give up.
"No worries, Lady Eleonora, we simply need to find the dealer who was at the third table," Davis said, reassuring her partner in nakedness.
Leo nodded, looking at the captain with a hint of respect that wasn't there a minute ago. She seemed to recognize that it was difficult for Earthian females to go naked in public, even though she found this idea completely absurd. So to see somebody going against her fear of nudity and still finding the strength to care about others was surprising, and not in a bad way.
"No need to search for another dealer," a large, old man at the table said, looking up from his drink, "I was there at ten. In fact, I'm always here at ten."
"So you remember where Milran went?!" Leo instantly got so agitated that she lunged forward and landed her knees on the table, throwing all of the manager's restraint out of the window as her majestic ass was now right in front of his face.
"Indeed. Only he wasn't blonde... Wore some kind of a wig or something. I knew the hair looked fake, only a fool wouldn't notice," the old-timer added.
