Ch 177: Student Exchange Program.

"Akeno, would you mind a private talk with me?" asked Tatsuya during the morning break.

"I don't, Tatsuya-kun." smiled Akeno, following him outside the classroom. He led her to the courtyard and stopped by a vending machine.

"What would you like to drink? If I ask you to accompany me, I should at least treat you to something."

"What a gentleman." smiled Akeno. "Fruit tea, please."

Tatsuya nodded, bought her a can, then one to himself, then selected a bench some distance away, where they would be able to talk without being heard.

"I heard you started teaching Shunpo to Erika. She seems, tired."

Akeno nodded. "The training method takes a lot out of you. But she's making significant progress. Just give her a few days, maybe a week, and she will return to her usual self."

"I hope so. We should keep this conversation brief, of rumors will fly, and Miyuki will freeze her classroom."

This elicited a chuckle from Akeno.

"I wanted to speak to you alone for two reasons. First, the USNA have resurrected an old initiative for a student exchange program, and that is more than a little suspicious, considering the timing. One USNA student will integrate each of the nine high schools for a few months, and the government will send nine students across the ocean as well.

"Anyone I know?"

"Yes. Mizuki has accepted yesterday. I'm not supposed to tell you this, since she hasn't announced it to us yet. The USNA student that will come to First High starting next week is one Angelina Kudou Shields. Do you know anything about her?"

"Yes, that's Angie Sirius." nodded Akeno. "Let me deal with her, Tatsuya-kun. She's a good person, too good to remain part of the Stars. The job will destroy her. Noah will offer her a much better life."

"Neither the army nor the government wants to get involved. Plausible deniability, and all that. But dealing with her also means dealing with her support team, since I doubt she will come alone. You should keep that in mind. If she comes to First high, her target must be you and Rin, or me."

"Likely me and Rin." shrugged Akeno. "Any secret known by more than one person isn't a secret anymore, and the stunts we've pulled recently are simply too outrageous not to cause tongues to loosen. Those who know about the world fragment would likely be very careful, but those who only know about some of the other things? They would be a lot more tempted to brag about knowing a huge secret."

"If you need any help, call me. We cannot afford to lose you." nodded Tatsuya.

"Thank you, Tatsuya-kun. I will keep that in mind. Was there something else?"

"Yes. I am asking for a personal favor. When you leave, I wish for you to take someone with you."

"Another person?"

"Her name is Minami Sakurai. She has just been assigned to Miyuki as her maid and official bodyguard."

"Assigned, by your family?" asked Akeno, frowning.

Tatsuya nodded, a rare trace of sadness in his expression.

"She is Honami's clone. An artificial magician who also specialize in barriers."

"Oh… It must be painful, if she looks like Honami-chan."

"Not as much as it would have been, if not for Noah and you allowing us to speak to her again. But Miyuki and I have come to a decision. We want Minami to live freely as well. And she won't escape our family's influence as long as she is in this world."

"I understand. Noah, Honami-chan and I will take good care of her." promised Akeno. "But won't that anger your family?"

"It is likely. But we will do it anyway."

"Very well. I have spoken with those on the other side. Rin and I will not be sent back the instant the puller is dealt with. We will have a little time to say goodbye. We won't stay long, though, for obvious reasons. Probably one day at most."

"Yes. By the way, we have found the headquarters of No-Head Dragon. I will visit them tonight." said Tatsuya as he stood.

"May they rest in pieces." grinned Akeno as she rose as well.

"I do not leave pieces behind." said Tatsuya with a thin smile.

"Yes. So convenient, no people traumatized by seeing bloody bits, no carpets ruined by bloodstains. But won't that come to the ears of Angie Sirius and her helpers? It may make them more cautious."

"That isn't necessarily a bad thing. We do not want them to act brazenly and kill civilians, even by mistake. They will be more restrained if they suspect a dangerous magician that they know nothing about is operating in the area."

"I see. Well, thank you for the information. I'll tell Rin tonight. Now let's go before Miyuki starts causing people frostbite."

"Thank you again, Akeno." smiled Tatsuya as they walked back. "I have something for you, too." he added as he took a card from his pocket and gave it to her.

"What is this?" asked Akeno. On it was a phone number and an address.

"I heard you say that you are searching for a competent martial artist to spar against. This is the phone number of Yakumo Kokonoe, my teacher. He has agreed to give you and Rin lessons, if you wish. I would even say he is quite interested."

"Thank you, Tatsuya-kun. I will go visit him shortly after Erika is done learning Shunpo." smiled Akeno.

…

Erika said goodbye to her friends, and followed Akeno and Rin to their home. They tried several times to make conversation with her, but she wasn't in the mood, knowing what was waiting for her, and all three kept silent during the latest part of their walk home.

As soon as they entered the house and removed their shoes, Akeno gestured for her to follow her into her room, and she charged mana into her damned crystal ball.

When she was done, she put the ball on the shelf and Erika's surroundings changed. The appeared directly into the basement.

"Okay, you can complain all you want now, Erika." said Akeno as she started removing her uniform. Rin, too, was stripping.

"What point is there in complaining?" glared Erika. "It's not like you're going to apologize and stop."

"You are correct." acknowledged Akeno. "And you have the right to be angry at me. But your training is progressing well. You do not dislike it nearly as much as you did when we started, am I wrong?"

"There is no way I would like those perverted things." blushed Erika.

"We can detect lies, remember? And start removing your clothes already."

Erika, knowing that she had no choice, started undressing. She had learned from experience that as long as she accepted the order, the contract wouldn't rob her of the control of her body. Going along with it at least let her dictate the pace, and was less horrible than having her own body move on its own.

Akeno selected for herself a leather corset, knee-high boots and short leather gloves, all red in color. She took from her inventory a black riding crop, and the special black leather collar that Erika had gotten used to.

Rin had chosen a black latex bodysuit as was starting to put it on.

Once Erika was naked, Akeno moved to fasten the collar around her neck, Erika didn’t try to stop her, once again realizing the futility of it.

Once Erika was collared, Akeno walked to one of the cabinets and opened it.

“Let’s see… There, I will dress my slave in training as a maid today.” Said Akeno as she took a maid dress with a large cleavage and a short skirt. She also added black latex leggings and long gloves, a black and white latex maid headband, and four black leather cuffs to the pile.

“Another disgusting outfit I’ll have to wear.” sighed Erika, her body growing hornier despite her best efforts.

The realization caused her fear. Only ten days of training, and her body was already getting conditioned to not just accept, but desire the kind of perversions Akeno and Rin had subjected her too.

“Oh? I wonder, are you trying to make me believe you really think that, or are you trying to convince yourself? Luckily, there is one way to find out.” grinned Akeno, unzipping the back of the maid dress.

“Erika, from now on, and until I tell you to stop, you will say out loud anything you think related to your training or sex.”

“What? No, you can’t do this! My body is horny, and that scares me!”

Erika pressed her hands to her mouth to stop herself from speaking, her eyes widening in panic.

“Yes, been there, done that.” Said Rin with compassion, waist-high into her bodysuit as she rubbed her legs to work the creases out. “Just accept your fate, Erika. Even if you were to somehow get out, normal sex wouldn’t be able to satisfy you anymore.”

“Shut up, you pervert.” Said Erika hotly, before adding. “What if you’re right? It is perverted, but it also feels good.”

“Argh! Akeno! Stop this right now! I am becoming a lewd girl!”

“We haven’t even begun yet, Erika. I understand that this is difficult for you, but you will be more honest with your own desires by the end of it. Lift your right leg, please.”

Erika lifted her leg, letting Akeno put on her the black latex stocking.

“I like latex. I like how glossy it looks, and how tight it feels.” said Erika.

She had thought that keeping her hands pressed on her mouth would stop her from ridiculing herself, but the contract forced her to take her hands away as she spoke.

“Damn it!”

“I am glad it has grown on you, Erika. Our Master loves to dress up his slaves into many fetish outfits, and most of them are made of that material.”

“I wonder how that maid outfit will look on me. You’re a demon, Akeno! I hate you! And I want you to use your strap-on and ravish me! Huuh.”

Akeno chuckled as she rolled up the other stocking, and Erika didn’t wait for an order before she lifted her other leg.

Erika closed her eyes, desperately trying to think of something else, anything else, to avoid voicing any more humiliating thoughts. It was a partial success, although she still experienced a few outbursts.

When Akeno was done dressing Erika in her new maid outfit, she took a step back and looked at her up and down with a smile.

“You look quite fetching, Erika. Like a horny maid eager to use her body to please her Master.”

“Urgh.” whined Erika. “If I could, I would beat you bloody, Akeno! I want to see how I look.”

Akeno only smiled as she fastened the leather cuffs around Erika's wrists and ankles. They didn't have a lock, but they didn't need to, as Erika was bound by the contract forbidding her to go against the training Akeno was subjecting her to. She then used a few short chains to connect together the ankle cuffs, and the wrist cuffs. The wrist chain was almost thirty centimeters long, which was unusually lenient from Akeno, and they were cuffed in front of her for once.

“Come here, naughty little maid.” grinned Akeno.

Erika sullenly followed her to a corner of the basement, where part of the wall was covered by a large mirror. Erika almost gasped at her reflection.

"I look so great… I want to touch myself." blurted out Erika, and her blush increased further.

"Eheh, I'm glad you approve. See how the latex clings tightly to your body, showing off all of your curves. It gives you a great cleavage."

"Akeno, please. I can't take it, let me keep my thoughts private at least! I look so hot right now. I want to be pushed down."

"Sorry, Erika, but you need to be more honest with yourself. Only then will you reach true happiness. Kneel in front of the mirror, Erika."

Erika did so, dreading what more perverted idea Akeno might have in mind.

Akeno came back holding in her hand a medium-sized pink vibrator, shaped like a dildo.

"Erika, while I tend to Rin, I want you to masturbate as you stare at yourself in the mirror. You will keep doing it no matter how many orgasms you get. You can use the vibrator, or your own hands. But you need to keep staring at your reflection. You will not turn your eyes away from your true self."

Erika's mind reeled in shock as she realized that she wouldn't be able to hide the part of her that liked it.

Staring at herself, her hands lifted the bottom of the latex dress to expose her crotch, and she started touching it with her gloved hands.

"This is so devious! If I admit to myself that I like it, I won't be able to hide it anymore if this last too long! And if I don't admit I like it, I will be brainwashing myself until I do! This predicament makes me even hornier!"

"That is precisely the point, Erika." smiled Akeno, placing the vibrator on the ground near Erika.

"Once you've gotten a few orgasms, I will ravish you with my strap-on as you asked. For now, Rin needs my attention."

"My fingers feel good. I'm already so horny." said Erika as she stared at herself.

"Can I really get used to it, being a maid and a plaything for a master? Being pushed down over a table and used while I'm wearing a scandalous maid outfit like this? Thinking about it only makes my pussy clench in anticipation."

"I am brainwashing myself, and I can't stop it! The helplessness only makes me like it more. I am such a slut already, and I am soon going to cum."

"My fingers don't reach deep enough. I will soon use that vibrator to feel good. Damn Akeno, making me do something like this!"

Erika kept talking to her reflection as the masturbated, as soon had her first orgasm.

"Hey, Akeno." whispered Rin as they were making out on the bed. "Isn't this a bit too harsh?"

"Maybe? I'll let her stop soon, and we'll see. For now, focus on us." said Akeno.

…

Akeno's latest trick with Erika had proven to be super-effective. Erika had been sullen for two days after that, then finally accepted that she was corrupted beyond recovery, and admitted that she liked being a sex slave. One that needed a Master or a Mistress to be happy. The next few days of her training inside the Sanctuary has been much easier for her, and by the end of the week, she was quite satisfied with how things had turned out and forgiven Akeno and Rin for being dishonest with her.

She had signed a slave contract and received Noah's abilities.

She was now the one training Akeno and Rin, being an expert in Kenjutsu, and using magic to improve her performances as a swordswoman. She used Augment to bring her physical capabilities to a level comparable to that of Akeno not using her own Augment, and this allowed Akeno to really benefit from the spars.

And when she ran out of mana, she spared with Rin using only modern magic.

Erika also greatly appreciated the MAG boost coming from Noah's attributes. She didn't have any attribute, but still benefited massively from it, and her ability to understand Magecraft and modern magic was still greatly increased.

On Monday early morning, Akeno, Rin and Erika didn't go to school immediately.

They took the bus, then walked to a small temple. Inside the courtyard were a dozen young men sparring against each other. All of them were bald and wore gray training uniforms. They glanced for a second at the newcomers then resumed their spars.

"They're very skilled." nodded Erika in appreciation.

"You think one of them is Kokonoe-sensei?" asked Rin.

"I think…" Akeno suddenly stopped talking and lifted her right arm just in time to intercept a chopping hand coming down from behind.

"I assume you are Kokonoe-sensei?" asked Akeno as her opponent stepped back with a smile. He, too, was bald, looked to be in his thirties, and had a vertical scar on his left cheek and forehead. He would likely have lost his eye if the wound had been deeper. he wore a dark blue training uniform with a black belt.

He smiled as he kept his eyes closed.

"That was pretty good, young lady. I am impressed."

"What are you doing, sneaking around like that?" frowned Erika, her retractable baton in hand.

"It's because I'm a shinobi." said the man as he scratched the rear of his head, as if in embarrassment. "Sneaking around is second nature for me."

"Hum, your welcome has some room for improvement, but it's good training, and we didn't come here to have tea." nodded Rin.

"I am glad you approve. But where are my manners. I am Yakumo Kokonoe. It is an honor to meet two ladies coming from another world, as well as their friend."

"I am surprised you know about this. I didn't think Tatsuya-kun would have told you." replied Akeno.

"Oh, he didn't. But I am a shinobi. Gathering information is second nature for me."

"A dangerous man indeed." nodded Akeno, smiling. "The person I represent has a high opinion of you. He described you as, I quote, 'A man who loves to prank and tease others, but very reliable when it matters, morally upright, and one of Japan's hidden dragons'."

"My, that is high praise to live up to. Hopefully I will not disappoint. I am quite interested in exchanging pointers with you all."

"Yes. Thank you again for accepting our request, Kokonoe-sensei. smiled Akeno with a small bow."

"You are welcome. Your uniforms are beautiful, but not appropriate for physical training. Have you come with your training outfits? I can lend you some if needed."

"We have brought ours." nodded Akeno, patting the gym bag she had on her left shoulder.

"Let me accompany you to the changing room, then."

Akeno, Rin and Erika followed the shinobi to a side building, and pointed to a door.

"This is the female changing room, and it has showers in the back for later. I will be waiting outside."

"Thank you. We'll be quick."

Once inside the changing room, they looked around. They were a dozen steel lockers where they could place their uniform, and on the side was a horizontal bar from which many training outfits were hanging.

"Their training uniforms look a bit like diving suits, or form-fitting jumpsuits." remarqued Rin.

"It that a surprise for you?" asked Erika, shrugging as the removed her school uniform.

"The training outfits we bought are more similar to what they are using." pointed out Akeno, and Erika's eyes widened.

"That's right, you came from another world. Women rarely use training outfits like that because the top can easily be loosened during the spar, with only the belt keeping it in place, and it would be immodest. With those, your body is covered from the head down, with only your hands and feet free. There is no risk of accidentally letting others see what they shouldn't.

"Sure. I understand the logic. But for a society that has become so prudish, I find it a little weird that form-fitting suits like this wouldn't bat an eye." said Rin.

"Why?" asked Erika in confusion.

"Because it shows off your body curves."

"And?"

"And I'm surprised that a prudish society like this Japan doesn't seem to have issues with it."

"If it's not showing off skin, I do not see why people would have an issue with it. Of course, if we're speaking about something as tight and thin as latex, that is another matter, but latex clothes have disappeared with the Age of Immorality. Until very recently, that is." added Erika with a pointed look at Akeno.

"And it's a pity. We can debate about immorality later. Let's get on with it, we don't have too much time before we need to leave for school." shrugged Akeno. "I'll make our own uniforms based on those, since those we brought with us are deemed inappropriate now. What color do you want?"

"Wine red for me, please." said Rin.

"I'll go with white, thanks." nodded Erika.

"White? You're going to get your uniform dirty pretty quick." asked Rin.

"If you get dirty, you're doing something wrong, and you need to do better. That's what my teachers told me. Besides, if the uniforms are made by Akeno, they will clean themselves, right?"

"Correct. And they will adjust to our size for a good comfort. I'll make mine black."

Once they were done, they left the locker room and found Yakumo watching his disciples.

"What kind of discipline are you teaching, Kokonoe-sensei?" asked Akeno.

"I start with Taijutsu for my new disciples, then add moves from various other martial arts. How about you start sparring with some of my disciples so I can evaluate your level?"

Three bald disciples had already stopped sparring and stood nearby.

"Gladly." smiled Akeno.

Without much surprise, Akeno wiped the floor with the disciple, easily overpowering or outmaneuvering him, but making certain she didn't injure him by accident. The disciple knew his stuff and moved to minimize the damage every time he fell, and after a dozen exchanges, they both smiled at each other as they saluted.

Rin and Erika also defeated their opponents with ease.

"It looks like I have my work cut out for me." smiled Yakumo.

Akeno nodded as he led her a little apart, all the disciples stopping their training to watch the match between Akeno and their teacher.

When they were both ready, Kokonoe sprinted toward Akeno with a light step, and she deflected the first attack before counterattacking. The shinobi stopped her fist with an open palm, but without any physical contact. Some kind of magic was being used to create a repellent force.

The two of them exchanged fists and kicks with, and sometimes grabbed each other attempting throws. Akeno was the one pressuring Yakumo. Her long suffering in Scathach's hands were paying dividends, and she was still stronger and faster than Yakumo. But that didn't mean the fight was one-sided.

The shinobi attempted several times to use misdirection, but it only worked on Akeno when he used an optical illusion. Any attempt to interfere with her mind or nervous system fizzled instantly.

After two minutes of spar, Yakumo jumped back and waved his hands.

"Alright. Thank you for this, Akeno-chan. You are even stronger that Tatsuya-kun."

"Thank you for the praise, Kokonoe-sensei. I am grateful for the opportunity." smiled Akeno.

"Who taught you unarmed fighting? I do not recognize the style."

"I am sorry, sensei, but this isn't something I can talk about in public."

"I understand. I will find out later. I am a shinobi, after all."

Akeno smiled as she nodded, and it was Rin's turn to spar against him. the disciples looked at her with deep respect as she walked closer to Erika.

"We're going to come here every morning. And every evening, we will train with you in Kenjutsu."

"Fine by me." nodded Erika. "We'll have some busy days ahead of us."

"Yes. Until we are done with this mess. After the whole thing is over, I will laze around for a year straight!"