What happens in the guardroom, stays in the guardroom

What happens in the guardroom, stays in the guardroom.

The merchant said they'd understand what it means once they passed the check, and the whole group indeed understood.

Be it Ryu, Lia or Fira, they all felt very awkward as they walked out their respective checking rooms, meeting on the other side of the city wall.

Ryu still felt embarrassment about getting naked in front of an older woman, who also took his pics and stuck a finger up his ass. Not to mention he was also worried about the girls having gone through the same or even something worse, maybe at the hands of another man... however he didn't know how to break the ice.

Liu and Fira, on the other hand, were wallowing in their sense of shame after getting fingered to climax. Especially Lia, the girl feeling her cheeks burn as she though about squirting so easily at the hands of another woman... the embarrassment mixed with the indignation for what was done to her during the check made her very silent.

Niah'la was the only unaffected one apparently, the girl still as cheerful as ever as she broke the ice by suddenly asking Ryu "Why so quiet? Did a man stick a finger up your ass too?"

It was then, exactly then that they understood why "What happens in the guardroom, stays in the guardroom" was a very tactful and useful rule, as it would avoid the shame one would feel when talking about an embarrassing experience, the kind they couldn't do anything about.

By asking that the mood turned much more awkward than before, though Ryu still managed to reply "I... wait, so you were really examined by a man?!"

Lia was the one to answer, barging in with a red face and denying "No! No man, there was no man in there! We've got girls checking our... well, checking. Woman on woman, that's why... a guy really did you in?"

This time it was Ryu's turn to vehemently deny "Absolutely no, i've got a girl too..." while it was the undeniable truth, his tone still got lower and lower as he went on, not really able to keep up his cool while telling he was handled by a girl. Would they be jealous?

He was obviously thinking too much, Lia throwing him a disdaining glance "Guess you've enjoyed yourself then..." while Fira rolled her eyes and Nia giggled in amusement.

"What happens in the guardroom, stays in the guardroom. The merchant told us that, didn't he? That's why, let's just stop and forget about it. From now on, no matter what happens in those rooms will remain in there, no more discussing what happens during the checking!" So Ryu declared with red cheeks, whereas all the girls giggled in response and nodded.

Albeit embarrassing, this chat helped Ryu relieve his worries and improved his mood, the thought of the girls getting checked by women obviously relieving the weight imposing upon his mind ever since he taught about some old pervert manhandling his companions.