Ch 30: Reaching a decision.
Noah took care of Lisbeth, and like the day before, offered her a choice between the belt, or the blindfold and the gag harness. This time, she chose the latter. After leaving her, he joined the twins in the plaza, wondering if Argo had told them anything. From their positive welcome, he assumed that wasn’t the case. Suzu nodded to him as usual. They were a little surprised when he told them that Asuna had left on an errand and would join them later, but didn’t question him, and they started hunting.
Seeing Suzu often scan her surroundings, he remembered he hadn’t told them the news yet.
“Suzu, Kaede, there’s no need to worry about the stalker anymore.” As they stopped walking and watched him, he shrugged. “He and a few of his friends from Laughing Coffin, the murderer guild, tried to ambush me last night, when I was alone. They severely underestimated me, and it didn’t go well for them. There will be less murders from now on.”
“That great. But are you okay?” Asked Kaede with concern.
“Physically, yes, as you can see. Mentally… to be honest, I’m not feeling much in the way of regrets or remorse, if that is what has you worried about. It was them or me, and as far as I’m concerned, the value of their lives became null the instant they decided to murder people for fun and giggles. But I don’t have any sudden urge to turn into a psychopath, either. Maybe I’ll experience pangs of regret if I meet their relatives later or something, but that’s neither here nor there.”
“I’m glad you’re alive, Noah. That’s what matter most.” nodded Kaede.
“Yes. They were murderers. They would have paid for it eventually anyway. We’re all safer now.” echoed Suzu.
“Noah, can we get to the stone fields in the west? I want to gather some more ores, then ask you to craft me the best spear you can!”
He nodded. “Let’s go. I’ll update Asuna on the way.”
The stone fields were a popular spot, as many people were farming ores to upgrade their weapons, but there were still enough monsters for everyone to keep busy.
They reach the area and got to work. Asuna joined them shortly after, but Noah didn’t ask her how her visit to Argo went. If she judged he needed to know, she would tell him. If not, he was fine leaving them some privacy.
The day went without incident, and after sharing a meal at one of the castle’s restaurants, they separated. Noah and Asuna left the castle to find an isolated location, and teleported home.
Suzu and Kaede retreated to the large room they rented at one of the castle’s inns.
They changed into casual clothes, and Suzu was surprised when she felt Kaede’s arms embracing her from behind.
“Sis?” she blurted out in surprise.
“Fess up, Suzu.” Said Kaede with a soft voice. ”You have looked at Noah a lot today. More than usual. Did you perhaps fall for him?”
“…”
Kaede, misinterpreting her sister’s silence, winced and tightened her hug.
“Oh… I’m so sorry, Suzu… He already has Asuna… How about we go eat some ice cream? That will cheer you up.”
“That’s… How about you, sis? How would you evaluate Noah, as a potential boyfriend?”
“You’re asking me what I think about him? Well, he’s very handsome, hardworking, and kind. If things somehow didn’t work out between him and Asuna, I’ll try my best to support you. He would be a good brother-in-law. Ah, but don’t misunderstand! I won’t approve if you try to split them apart. That is no good!”
“Don’t worry. I won’t do that. And I’m not feeling down. Let’s eat ice cream another day, with Argo, Asuna and Noah. Since you’re the one who suggested it, you’ll pay for us all.” smiled Suzu.
“Eheh, fine.”
Suzu squeezed Kaede’s hands for a moment, and they separated. They got ready to sleep, and dove under the covers of the large bed.
“Good night, sis.”
“Good night, sis.”
They usually slept facing each other, and more often than not holding hands. This time, however, Kaede slept with her back facing Suzu.
Suzu knew her twin sister just as much as she knew herself. That conversation about boyfriends had been painful to Kaede, and she didn’t want to show it.
Since they had been trapped in this death game, Kaede had been worried. Not just about dying, or about Suzu, or their parents, but also worried about her boyfriend, Hayato. Worried that by the time they came out, Hayato would have moved on, and taken another girl to replace Kaede.
And Suzu estimated that it would very likely be the case. Hayato was fairly good looking, with an easygoing personality. That made him rather popular, and Kaede had to beat away, figuratively speaking, some rivals to become his girlfriend. But Hayato was also a closet pervert, overly interested in sex. She had seen how Hayato sometimes looked at her. He would not say no to a potential threesome, and Suzu even started having some fantasies about it.
But then, they got trapped in this game.
Suzu was almost certain that, by the time they could free themselves and return to the real life, Hayato would have given up on Kaede and would be with someone else. He wasn’t the type to be loyal enough to wait for several years.
After a while, Suzu noticed Kaede’s shoulders gently shaking. Her breathing going irregular.
Seeing Kaede crying silently, Suzu embraced her sister, holding her tightly against her, trying to comfort her.
And as Kaede stopped trying to be silent and sobbed openly, her hands gripping Suzu’s thin arms, Suzu made her decision.
…
Argo was laying on top of her bed, panting, as she tried in vain to insert her fingers between the belt and her skin. It should have been possible, but an invisible obstacle stopped her fingers every time. She had just endured the three hours of stimulation from the belt, and it was just as torturous as Asuna had warned her. It was maddening. She desperately wanted to cum. She would hump the corner of a piece of furniture in an instant, if she thought it would do her any good. But the belt denied her. The awareness that her orgasms were under lock and key, literally, and that she didn’t have the key, only fueled the flames of her lust.
With fumbling steps, she walked to the bathroom to get a shower, lowering the water’s temperature to cool. It somewhat helped calm her body down.
But when she thought that she would have to endure it all over again the next evening, and the one after, and the one after… she groaned… and her arousal flared back up.
…
The fake sun broke over the horizon, and Noah left the bed, and yawned as he stretched his body. Asuna was still asleep, her body glued to the leather cocoon that held Lisbeth.
Since he was up, he headed to the kitchen, prepared a Japanese-style breakfast with miso soup, grilled, salted salmon, a few slices of crab and egg cake, seaweed, and a bowl of steaming hot rice. He was done in minutes, put the dishes on a large tray, and returned to the bedroom.
He found Asuna as she was undoing the straps securing the leather sleeping bag.
“Good morning, Master.”
“Morning, Asuna. Did you sleep well?”
“Yes. I dreamt of you, Master. You were saving me from some hoodlums in a back allay, and then you kidnapped me and claimed me for yourself.”
They laughed together, thinking that that dream wasn’t far from what had actually happened.
“It looks delicious, Master.” Smiled Asuna as she looked at the try Noah was holding, and hurried in freeing Lisbeth from the leather sleeping bag. Lisbeth obediently lifted her head to help Asuna remove the leather hood that covered her face and blinked as her eyes got used to the light.
“Good morning, slave.”
“Morning, Master. Asuna.” She said without hesitation.
The three of them sat down in the bed, and Noah installed the tray on their knees. They started eating while chatting about their plans for the day, when Noah received an invitation to chat from Suzu.
“Hi, Noah.”
“Hi, Suzu. How are you doing?”
“Fine. Teach me, how to dominate Kaede, and make her forget about her useless boyfriend.”
“Are you willing to accept my offer?”
“Not yet. If I judge your methods to have good chances of success, I will use them on Sis. If it succeeds, and she becomes happy as a slave, I will accept becoming your slave, too, and I will present her to you. On the condition that you really take good care of us both, let us always stay together, and never discard us.”
“It goes without saying. As far as I’m concerned, Master/Slave relationships are like marriage vows. They are for life. I am glad that you are willing to trust me, Suzu. I promise you that you and Kaede will be happy.”
“I hope you won’t disappoint me, Noah. Sis is everything to me, and I don’t want to cause irreversible damage to our bond.”
“Later today, when we can have a private chat away from Kaede, I’ll tell you how to train your sister, and lend you tools to help you. You can then decide to go ahead with it or not.”
“Ok. See you later.”
“Master?” asked Asuna. She had seen Noah start a conversation and type away at the virtual keyboard, but had not tried to read over his shoulder.
Noah grinned. “Suzu has tentatively accepted. She wants to make sure my training methods have realistic odds of success before going ahead, but as soon as I show her how the Slave Collar works, it’s more or less a done deal.”
“Yes. Kaede simply won’t be able to resist.” Nodded Asuna.
She had been shocked when Noah had told her about the hidden effect of the Slave Collar some time ago. He had not lied to her when she accused him to put aphrodisiac in her food, but he had not told her the whole truth, either. She had been a bit angry upon learning that, but after some thinking, decided it was for the best. It had only shortened the time it would have taken her to fall into being his slave, and her happy days had started earlier.
“How the Slave Collar works? Is there something special about it?” asked Lisbeth, lifting a hand to touch the Collar around her own neck.
Noah nodded. “Yes. It has a secret feature that isn’t displayed in its description. It promotes your brain’s production of hormones related to pleasure and happiness via manipulating the Nerve Gear. In short, is makes you hornier, and shorten the time it takes for you to grow a liking to the things you experience while wearing the Collar, and also guarantee that you will grow a liking to them. If, as an example, I had decided to give you regular spankings or whippings, you would be well on your way to becoming a masochist.”
“So that’s why I’m so horny all the time… “
“…What do you feel, Lisbeth, now that you know about it?”
“…Master, what do you plan to turn me into?”
“In public, you would do charity work, like Asuna. At home, you will be one of my maids. I’ll dress you up in a latex maid uniform quite often. And I’ll put you in bondage and have my way with you, a lot. You can also expect a healthy dose of lesbian bondage sex with Asuna and the other slaves.”
Lisbeth lowered her gaze, thinking for a while. Then she looked in turn at Asuna and Noah.
“It could be worse, I guess.” She said in a low, resigned voice.
“You mean you’re looking forward to this, but you’re too embarrassed to admit it, right?” asked Noah with a grin.
“I’m not!” Lisbeth protested, but her denial sounded fake even to herself.
“Liz, do you realize you’re smiling?” asked Asuna, smiling, too.
“I…” she quickly lifted her hands to touch her face, realizing it was the case, before the sighted.
“Fine, I’ll admit it! You’ve turned me into a perverted sex slave, and I can’t undo it. I don’t even want to. I’ll sign that contract, Master. So please take responsibility and take care of me in the real world, too.”
“I will.”
Noah cupped Lisbeth’s chin as he slowly leaned toward her. Lisbeth, understanding, took a sharp breath and closed her eyes.
He kissed her gently, only making lip contact for a few seconds, then started inserting his tongue.
Lisbeth moaned softly as their lips parted, and was surprised when Asuna took Noah’s place and kissed her deeply, too.
Noah watched with a grin. seeing two beautiful girls kiss each other tickled him in a good way. And even better, they were his girls.
“To be clear, Liz, I am Master’s number one slave, and I won’t relinquish that position to you!”
“Asuna, the hierarchy within my harem is for me to decide, not you. But yes, so far, you’re well deserving of that position.”
“Yes, Master. Please punish me for my presumptuous attitude.” replied Asuna, immediately subdued, her head lowered. Noah could still see her trying to hide a small smile.
He laughed as he understood that Asuna had just goaded him into 'punishing' her. Not that she really needed an excuse.
“You’ll get your ‘punishment’ tonight. Don’t make this a habit, Asuna. If you wish for it, you only have to ask. Good slaves don’t try to manipulate their Master. You might end up receiving a punishment you won’t enjoy.”
“Hehe, yes, Master.” laughed Asuna.
“Let’s finish eating, we have another busy day ahead of us. Lisbeth, after signing the contract, you’ll join us in our training outside, and I’ll introduce you to the twins.”
“Yes, Master.” Said Lisbeth with relief. She might enjoy being treated as a plaything, but she also looked forward to moving her body and seeing other people again. Being alone in this house for long periods was boring.
Noah already felt confident about Lisbeth being loyal to him as he had received the system’s notification about earning Yang Points. But there was something about it that puzzled him.
[System, I received 200 Yang points from making Lisbeth my slave. Why is it different from Asuna’s case?]
[Notable characters have been given different point values by Lilith, depending on their importance in their original fiction in relation to the protagonist. A protagonist is worth 500 Yang Points. Their love interest is valued at 400 Yang Points for monogamous pairings, or 200 Yang Points for polygamous relationships or unrealized relationships, as is the case for Lisbeth. Notable characters without romantic feelings for the protagonist are worth 100 Yang Points. Individuals that aren’t notable characters are valued at 5 Yang Points. Antagonists are valued from 500 to 20 Yang Points, according to their importance in the original setting. Lastly, User will only receive half of the normal value if the character’s loyalty is gained using indirect means.]
[What do you mean, indirect means?]
[Taking a concrete example, User would only have been rewarded with 100 Yang Points if Asuna had performed most of Lisbeth’s training.]
[If I understand correctly, Suzu and Kaede are worth 200 Yang Points each, as they ended in a threesome in their original fiction.]
[That is correct.]
[Thanks for the information.]
Noah realized that gaining Yang Points was going to take more time than he had assumed. And he would need to gather more slaves to gain the skills he wanted most. But it wasn’t such a bad thing.
After getting ready, Asuna and Lisbeth took Noah’s hands, and they teleported back to the tenth floor.
“So that’s the tenth floor” said Lisbeth as she looked around with interest. When Noah and Asuna had taken her, the boss of the ninth floor had yet to be found.
“Yes. This floor’s special feature is that most of the monsters are armed with katanas or spears, and they all have sword skills. It was limited to the labyrinth’s monsters until now.” replied Asuna.
They made their way to the castle’s entrance, where Kaede and Suzu were waiting. They waved at each other.
“Hi, Kaede, Suzu. This is my friend Lisbeth. She’s a new member of Valhalla, and she’ll accompany us from now on, if you’re fine with it.”
Kaede looked carefully at Lisbeth and grinned.
“Sure. Welcome to the guild, Lisbeth. I’m Kaede, and this is my sister Suzu. Let’s get along!”
“Welcome.” Nodded Suzu.
Lisbeth bowed slightly and smiled back. “Thanks for your welcome. I’m Lisbeth. My dream is to be a blacksmith and open a shop. I wish we can become friends.”
“Open a shop? That sound interesting. Please tell me more.”
Noah smiled as he watched Lisbeth and Kaede, both with a very social personality, start chatting away. Suddenly, Kaede looked at Noah.
“Noah, did Argo inform you?”
“Inform me about what?”
“She said we should not expect her to join for a few days, she’s busy with her work.”
“No, she hadn’t told me. Maybe she expected that you would do it for her. Let’s go, then.”
The girls nodded, and they headed north, near the approximate location of the tenth floor’s labyrinth.
After a day of hunting, they returned to the castle to relax for a bit. The girls decided on a shopping trip, and Noah followed along. At some point, Noah whispered into Lisbeth’s ear to lure Kaede away and keep her busy as long as she could.
“Hey, Kaede, Asuna, would you mind following me for a bit? I’d like your opinion on some clothes.”
“Ah, sure…” Kaede, a little surprised, looked at her sister, wondering why Suzu hadn’t been mentioned. Seeing Suzu shake her head. Kaede thought that it might be an opportunity for her sister to be alone with Noah for a while and followed Lisbeth Asuna inside one of the shops they had just passed. She would try to buy her sister some time.
As soon as she was out of sight, Suzu immediately turned to Noah, and he gestured for her to follow him on a side alley. He made sure no one looked at them.
“Suzu, are you still willing to proceed?”
“Yes. Tell me how you made Asuna your slave.”
“First, the most important thing is this.” Noah took a slave collar from his item storage, and handed it to Suzu. She took the item with hesitation, staring at it.
Noah opened his crafting interface, at the Slave Collar entry.
“Read the description, Suzu.”
Suzu did so and narrowed her eyes.
“Dopamine? Serotonin?”
“Dopamine is the hormone for immediate pleasure, like when you eat something tasty, or you have sex. Serotonin is the hormone related to, among other things, libido and long-term happiness. What it means, Suzu, is that not only will this collar stop Kaede from using her interface. It will also greatly accelerate her training. She will quickly develop a liking to whatever she experiences while she wears the collar.”
Suzu suddenly felt like the Collar she held was burning her hands and quickly put it in her item storage.
“I have more things for you. Quickly store them away.”
Noah next handed her a red ball gag, several pairs of leather cuffs, a blindfold, a few pairs of black latex stockings and opera gloves, black latex panties and bras, and a few vibrators.
“Where did you get all this stuff?”
“I found a special, unique quest, that gave me a lot of crafting patterns as reward. Now, about the method. Pay close attention, Suzu, because this is very important. The first thing you need to do is to fasten the collar on her neck. As she tries to remove it, you need to open your interface. A new tab corresponding to Kaede’s interface will appear, and allow you to deactivate her Adult Content Protection. Once that is done, you need to transfer one of the leather cuff pairs to her own item storage and equip them on her. This will result in Kaede’s arms being bound behind her back. With me so far?”
“Yes. Please continue.”
“She’ll be surprised and hurt by your actions. You basically have two courses of action to proceed from that point. The first, that I do not recommend in your case, would be to gag her, then start giving her pleasure, using your hands and the vibrators. If you keep her in bondage, and keep giving her orgasms, she will eventually grow addicted to it. The collar will make sure of that. Then you can condition the pleasure you give her to following your instructions, and she will eventually become a submissive and accept you as her Mistress. You’ll also need to take care of all of her needs, and have a lot of conversations with her, because dominating someone isn’t just about keeping that person tied up. The mental part is actually more important than the physical one. I could expand on it, but I’d rather talk about the other approach.”
“What do you recommend, then?”
“Something that will only work because you are her sister. Whenever she protests, kiss her. You already have a deep emotional connection to her. She won’t feel like you kissing her is the same kind of violation it would be if a stranger did it to her. Use your fingers to give her pleasure while you kiss her. Do it a lot. Give her a lot of orgasms. But after she gets a few, just hug her for a while, and speak with her. It’s important that you give her opportunities to vent her frustrations. You need to tell her why you are doing this to her. Because mutual understanding is important. If she doesn’t understand you, she might come to fear you, and that’s obviously something we need to avoid. I do not mind if you tell her about our deal, by the way. She will try to convince you to stop, but you need to remain firm. Once you start, you can’t stop, or I’ll need to step in to fix the situation.”
“I understand. Why the latex stockings, gloves and underwear?”
“Two reasons. First, making her wear clothes she would not normally wear is emphasizing that she isn’t the one making the decisions in your new relationship. Especially when said clothes have a sexual connotation. Second, is that if you both become mine later, you will often wear latex, so nurturing in her a liking for it early is useful. I gave you the vibrators, but you should not rely on them too much. Using your hands is preferable, as it feels more personal and involved. Also, use the blindfold a lot in the beginning. Not only will it increase the pleasure she experiences, but it will also reduce the temptation she might feel to try to resist violently.”
“And that’s enough advice to start with. If you decide to proceed, keep me informed daily, and I will keep advising you as the situation progress.”
Suzu nodded.
“…Is the collar… truly effective?”
“I would say it is. I met Asuna and got her to accept being my love slave and devote herself to me in about a week. Lisbeth took about ten days. If you have doubts, I suggest you ask them privately how it feels to wear it.”
Noah thought he saw a slight change in Suzu’s usual expression, but he couldn’t be sure.
“Lisbeth is your slave, too…”
“If you have no further questions for now, we should return in the main street. We don’t want Kaede to grow worried.”
“Yes. Thank you, Noah.”
As it turned out, they didn’t need to hurry, as Lisbeth somehow managed to hold Kaede’s attention until she saw Noah’s nod through the window.
As they kept shopping and later ate dinner in one of the restaurants, Noah paused and paid the NPC owner to go to the kitchen, to try to learn a few recipes and gain a few proficiency points. Kaede, who was also interested cooking, decided to tag along.
Suzu remained sitting at the table, and looked at Asuna sitting in front of her.
“Asuna, did Noah told you?” She asked with a short hesitation.
Asuna smiled. “About you considering his offer? Yes. But he hasn’t updated me yet. I assume you used the opportunity to discuss that when we kept your sister busy?”
“Yes. He gave me a collar, and other things… He told me, about the collar. How does it really feel, to wear it?”
Asuna was about to answer when Lisbeth cleared her throat.
“Suzu, Asuna and I could tell you, but there’s a better way. How about you try it on for a few minutes?”
Suzu considered it. There was some risk involved, but she trusted Asuna. And it would make sense to try it on herself first, before locking it on her sister’s neck.
She nodded slightly, and the three girls left the restaurant to go in the deserted back-alley behind it.
With a short hesitation, Suzu took the Slave Collar from her item storage, and handed it over to Asuna.
“Relax, Suzu. You can trust us.”
Asuna fastened the collar around Suzu’s throat.
“How do you feel, Suzu?”
“…I don’t feel much difference. It’s humiliating, but…”
Asuna smiled.
“Close your eyes, Suzu. I want you to imagine the following scene.”
Suzu closed her eyes, and Asuna took her right hand. Gently, but firmly, she turned Suzu around, took her other hand, and guided them behind Suzu’s back. Keeping a soft grip on her wrists with one hand, with the other, she covered Suzu’s eyes.
With a low, husky voice, she started talking.
“You are blindfolded, Suzu, and your hands are bound behind your back by leather cuffs. You sister Kaede has decided to make you her slave girl. You can’t see her because of the blindfold keeping you in darkness, but you know she is standing close, watching you. You are naked, save from the blindfold, the cuffs restraining you, and the collar around your neck, marking you as her property.”
“Soon, you feel your sister’s hands on her body. She is teasing your mercilessly. She wants to hear you pant and moan with desire. She wants to hear you beg for her permission to cum. Her hands are slowly getting closer to your breasts.”
Asuna signaled to Lisbeth with her eyes, and Lisbeth started lightly touching Suzu, lightly running her fingers on her stomach, but very slowly climbing up.
“Kaede is going to make you into her slave. A plaything for her to use, then put away. She will keep you bound, when she is using you, and also when she isn’t. She will keep you aroused, as she wants you to be constantly horny, constantly eager for her touch. Eager to please her and be rewarded for it.”
Before Lisbeth’s hands reached their destination, Asuna gestured for her to stop, released Suzu’s wrists, and removed the collar.
She didn’t need to ask how Suzu was feeling, as she was breathing significantly faster, and her legs were firmly pressed together.
“Convinced?” Asked Asuna knowing smile.
Suzu nodded, her face flushed. She took the collar back and put it in storage again.
“Now imagine wearing both the collar and a chastity belt.” Added Lisbeth with a grin. “The belt stops you from relieving yourself, and the knowledge that you can’t, only makes you want it more.”
Asua grinned. “When Noah told me he was going to train me as a slave, he left me alone for hours. Until he returned, I kept wondering what he was going to do to me, and imagined myself being trained by him, in various scenes and positions. And the whole time, the collar made me horny, and unable to think about anything else. The hornier I was, the more I imagined myself being trained and played with, and the more the collar affected me. It was like a vicious circle.”
“Let’s go back to the restaurant, before they notice.” Suggested Lisbeth.
“Yes. Thanks.” Said Suzu. As she followed Lizbeth and Asuna back into the restaurant, she reflected on what she had just felt. She had become horny. For an instant, she had lost herself into the scene Asuna had described to her. She had imagined herself being turned into her sister’s plaything, and it had felt… good. She now knew why Noah seemed so confident that they would both end up in his grasp.