In a foreign land

Maida awoke to find herself in a daze as she stood in a shower. Aside from her sneakers, she was not wearing any clothing. This phenomenon in of itself caused Maida to wonder how she ended up like this, especially since she didn't recognize the shower she was in.

"What happened? I left the school, but then what? Why am I wearing nothing but my sneakers and taking a shower? What's going on? It's if-"

Maida's thoughts were interrupted as she suddenly found herself turning off the shower and walking out. The bathroom was large and fancy, but unfamiliar. Though as she wrapped her hair up in a towel and exited the bathroom, everything became clear. Before her, lying on a hotel bed was Skaberghast.

"YOU! You kidnapped me!"

"Nah... Guess so. Whatever. Now that you're all clean, time to pretty yourself up," Skaberghast sneered as Maida found herself restrained in a salon chair.

Maida attempted to protest, but her mouth was quickly glued shut by the metal tentacles that sprung from the chair. Fearing what was to come, Maida shut her eyes as the tentacles removed the towel from her head, but instead of being shorn, her hair was instead tightly wrapped up in hair rollers.

"Thought we'd throw in some variety. Don't worry, you'll end up bald by the end," Skaberghast yawned.

Maida let loose a series of muffled protests, but that only further served to amuse Skaberghast. Then finally, the shearing began. It started with hair clippers mercilessly buzzing off Maida's hair and eyebrows and any remaining body hair she had. Then came the shaving cream, turning her into a creamy mummy before being shaved smooth. Next was the wax along with an eyelash plucking. Then when that was over, depilatory cream. And after a quick laser, body oil was dumped all over her, completely drenching her.

Maida shivered, blushed, and cried as a mirror revealed her new look. Gallons of body oil oozed down her smooth silky skin and scalp, soaking into her sneakers as she stared at her hairless state. No hair, no eyebrows, no eyelashes, just smooth skin as far as the eye could see.

While Maida once had all her hair shaved off years ago, she had been fully clothed then, where as now she was completely nude with the exception of her sneakers.

"Now that's a goddess if I ever seen one. Way to go, Mayana," Skaberghast snickered as Maida was released from the chair and her mouth was unsealed.

As she tried to protest, her mind suddenly went hazy once more as her body began swaying towards the door. 

"And that there is insurance. Thanks to the protocol, you're not gonna remember me being the instigator of this. And that means it's the end for Yuusuke Shousen, probably Hagemi too, unless Kuon beats her like she claims she will. Ah, looks like she forgot her clothes. Eh, someone will give some to her," Skaberghast thought as he yawned and drifted off to sleep. 

Outside the room, Maida swayed to and fro as she walked, consciously unaware of her surroundings as her body was put in autopilot mode. It wasn't until she was met with the outside air did she snap back to her senses. 

"Ngh... It's night? Why does it look so-"

"Nézd! Egy szőrtelen nő! És meztelen [Look! A hairless woman! And she's nude]!" a voice cried out. 

Maida spun around to find a crowd of people staring at her, all of whom looked to be European. 

"Ah! Perverz [Ah! Pervert]!"

"Tornacipőt visel. Csíkos volt, vagy ilyesmi [She's wearing sneakers. Was she streaking or something]?"

"Valaki ebben a pillanatban letartóztatja [Someone arrest her this instant]!"

Slowly, Maida gazed down at herself to find that aside from her sneakers, she was completely nude. She instantly let out a scream and covered herself up as she began hyperventilating. Then a gust of cold wind blew against her smooth head, instinctively causing her to touch her head and discover a lack of hair. Panic consumed Maida as she quickly discovered her hairless state, causing her to scream once more. 

Police quickly encircled her and cuffed her, causing even more confusion to Maida. 

"Wait! I don't know what's going on!" Maida cried out. 

Everyone, onlookers and police, stared in confusion. 

"Ez nem magyar volt. Ő külföldi [That wasn't Hungarian. Is she a foreigner]?" one bystander murmured. 

"Beszélsz magyarul [Do you speak Hungarian]?" one of the policemen asked. 

Maida shook her head, yet now her mind had cleared to where she could think properly again. "Hungary. That was Hungarian those people were speaking. That means I'm in Hungary, but where? Budapest? I must have been abducted, but I don't remember anything. I'm also without ID, nor can I speak the language... Hold on!" 

Maida quickly pulled out her WWCF card, causing the officers to pause. 

"Japán. Van valaki, aki beszéli [She's Japanese. We have anyone that can speak it]?" one of the policemen asked. 

As everyone began to shake their heads, Raymond suddenly arrived. "Engedd meg, hogy én intézzem őt [Allow me to handle her]," he stated, causing the officers to nod and part for him to pass. "You're the supervising teacher for the chess club Mimoko and Okisato are from, yes?" he asked Maida. 

"Y- Yes. I know not why I'm here, but wish to return to Japan this instant," Maida replied. 

"I can arrange that should you so choose, but since we are in Budapest, allow me to present you with a proposal. As the Chess Olympics will be taking place here in under 96 hours, I can arrange to grant you spectator status by appointing you coach of the Japanese national team. This would allow you access to the venue, and grant you a hotel room here for the duration of the tournament. You'll be able to return to Japan with the team once the tournament concludes. Your thoughts?"

Maida let out a sigh. "I might as well. I'm assuming I'm here for a reason, so me returning this instant would seem counterproductive." 

"Very well. I shall arrange the accommodations. Now do step inside, for the locals aren't reacting kindly to your nude state." 

Maida quickly went red in the face and nodded as she retreated to what appeared to be the entrance of a large hotel.