A rare sight, but a welcome one

All the people in the town square were silent, eyes wide and mouth agape as they looked at this nude girl sitting on the floor.

A crowd started to form, everyone staring at her with various expressions on their faces. Machiko could only blush and use her arms to cover her pussy and breasts in futility, trying not to look at anyone. "This is too embarrassing..." She muttered under her breath.

"Is it true? Is it really happening? Let me see!" An old man's voice rose up from the crowd, with the crowd parting to reveal a short grey-bearded man with sharp ears.

"By the grace of Zerthura! The nude one shall fall from the sky to defeat evil in our darkest hour..." He seemed to be recounting an ancient legend, "could she be...?" He approached her, rubbing his beard in contemplation.

"Excuse me, do you know any-" Machiko started up, before she yelped in surprise when the man grabbed her arm. "Follow me! I have a great deal to discuss with you!" He led her along, with her having **** but to follow while trying to avoid eye contact with anyone in the slowly dissipating crowd.

Lungert's Mansion (aka the mayor's mansion):

Machiko was seated at a long ornate wooden table in a red velvet covered chair. She remembered gasping at each sight along the way to a grand mansion with gold linings, with her being led through a Maze of rooms and stairwells into a comfortable warm room with a blue fire burning away in a stone fireplace.

The short sharp-eared man left her there and was gone for a while, leaving her wondering and dreading the worst when a muscular green-skinned man with fierce red eyes and fangs dressed in a chef costume brought in a covered metal plate. He unveiled it to reveal a dish of carrots, mashed potatoes, and a hearty helping of a crimson red meat with crisscross markings. The chef gave her utensils and left her to her meal.

Machiko hesitantly poked and prodded before slicing off a piece of the mystery meat. He placed a thin sliced in her mouth, and it exploded in flavour on her tongue. It was chewy and lightly smoked, having the perfect blend of umami and spice that reminded her of steak except with a softer side like salmon. She started to dig in, enjoying herself.

After her meal, the chef walked in to take the empty plate away and the short man followed behind him. The chef left the room while the man took the opposite seat.

"Thanks for the meal mister." Machiko expressed her gratitude, "But what were you talking about earlier? Why did you give me such a warm welcome when you saw me nude and were unsure of who I am? Who are you, even?"

The man waited for her barrage of questions to end, before grabbing the bowler hat off his head and placing it on the table, starting to explain: "My name is Lungert. I am an elf. I am also the mayor of the fair city of Dervusa. And as mayor, I am privy to the archives that detail the history of this land."

Machiko looked at him in the eyes seriously, dedicated to learn more as he clasped his hands together and continued: "In the archives, there is an ancient scroll written in an ancient tongue. It tells of a prophecy: that in the far future, a great evil will be unleashed upon Apertus. The great evil will reside in the icy mountains of Filzea, and will raise an army of monsters to destroy Apertus. One by one, many countries and cities would fall to the tyranny of this demon king. But when all hopes seems lost... The nude one shall fall from the sky to defeat evil in our darkest hour." Lungert finished dramatically.

" And the "nude one" is... Me?" Machiko pointed to herself.

" Oh yes. After all, individuals with the unclothed class are extremely rare in Apertus. Only a few every 100 years, and they go on to do great things. Though, it has been 170 years since the last unclothed appeared... " the elf explained. "Why is being unclothed a better class than something like a paladin?" Machiko wasn't that big into rpgs, but she had a few friends who were super into it, so she knew a few terms.

"Because they say the first unclothed was blessed by the goddess Zerthura with incredible power at the cost of her clothing. Ever since then, the individuals able to access the unclothed class have participated in a lot of history changing events." Lungert elaborated, "So when I saw the prophecy be fulfilled, I just had to bring you here and treat you to a nice dragon steak. After all, you are the mythical hero of legend sent to defeat the demon king, at the very least a meal is in order."

So that meat was dragon, Machiko thought to herself. Not everyone gets to eat the flesh of a mythical creature only seen in legends, after all.