I've seen places like this on travel blogs and they are indeed expensive as hell. The one featured in the first John Wick movie is a good example - it's hundreds of dollars for experiences measured in minutes.
Am I losing my mind or did this seriously get 10x darker than it used to be? I know there have been some women deaths before but weren't they all implied or off screen? Sheesh. I can no longer fap to this.
You're probably reminded of the Phanto enemy from Mario 2. At least that's the first thing I think of when I look at it.
https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Phanto
Just tell the guild you specialize in party buffs that only work under certain conditions and it's trade secret for party members only, called Nunya bidness.
"Refusing to listen to the innocent but powerful guy and assaulting him to the point that he has to defend himself" has got to be one of my least favorite tropes. Like god damn for people who don't want the smoke you sure are happy starting fires.
I'm normally all about sparing the potential harem member if possible but there's no way in hell I'd allow all of this to continue. He's going to keep talk-no-jutsuing as the bodies pile up around him and it won't even be believable if it works.