Ch 315: Cunning Princess.

"Thank you." said Origami as she gave Noah back his phone.

"You're welcome." smiled Noah, knowing that she was thanking him for more than lending her his phone. "How do you feel, Origami? Today had been a roller-coaster for you, right?"

"It was." nodded the girl as she sat on the chair Noah had just pointed to. "Part of me still fear that this is a dream, that I am about to wake up in the infirmary, and that my parents are still dead."

"If this is a dream, it is one that will last your whole life." shrugged Noah.

"I… have been sent to keep tabs on you." admitted Origami on an impulse, but as soon as the words left her lips, she didn't regret them. After what he had done for her, she felt like she owed him the truth, and much more.

"I had considered the possibility, and I do not mind if you report my actions." nodded Noah. "But thank you for telling me."

"…And to make sure you do not end up recruited by another country, as well."

"Ah, there's no risk of that. I work for a Goddess, remember? There isn't any human organization on this planet that could offer me better compensation for the job, and she wouldn't like it if I favored one country over another."

"...After seeing what you can do, I understand that no country can bribe or blackmail you. While I was talking with my parents, someone tried to reach you. The name displayed was Darkness. I didn't answer the call, but I shortened my talk with Mom and Dad. That was four minutes ago."

"Then I better call her back right away, this may be urgent. Thank you, Origami."

She nodded and left his room.

Noah was alone, in what was supposed to be a double room. It was only temporary, as the College's staff would need about a week to refurbish and clean a building for Noah and his faction.

Erica shared her room with Ariana, Liliana her own with Karen, Shuiruo had Origami as her roommate, and Rikka had a room all to herself.

Noah called Darkness.

"Hi, Master!"

"Hi, Darkness. Judging from your tone, you didn't call earlier for an emergency. How are you doing?"

"We're doing well. But there's been a situation, and Miwa isn't sure how to deal with it."

"Oh?"

"There's this group of assassins, the Oarburgh family."

"Yeah, I remember you told me Chelsea and Taeko are training with you."

"Yes. But more of them came as well. And their leader made a mess."

"Oh?"

"Her name is Merraid, although she prefers to be called Mera, and she's what Miwa called a raging lesbian. She came to us with the rest of her family, wanting to learn more about us and the gods, but it didn't take long for Miwa and me to figure out that her real intention was to steal us from you."

"Oh." frowned Noah, starting to think he was repeating himself a bit too much.

"We politely declined, of course. But during the night, I woke up and found her crawling into my bed!"

"…Oh dear. What the hell did she expect to happen?"

"She felt so confident in her charm and technique, that she thought I would have fallen for her by the time morning came."

"I take it this didn't happen?" smiled Noah.

"I let her do as she pleased for a minute, because that was exciting to be taken against my will, but I also engraved a Stop rune on her nape while she was distracted, and then I tied her up. Then I went to find Miwa, but we're not sure how to deal with her. Once the other members of her family learn that their leader is bound and hooded, we'll have a fight on our hands."

"…Is she with you right now?"

"Yes."

"Very well. Activate the video and remove her hood, please. I'd like to speak to her."

"Yes, Master."

Noah watched the screen as Darkness got busy removing her captive's head, ear plugs and gag. From what he could see, the brunette currently blinking her eyes to get used to the light was naked, and tightly bound by red rope. Noah suspected the rope formed a tortoise-shell pattern, although this was difficult to judge with only her head and the top of her torso in the camera's field of view.

"Greetings. I am Noah Enfield, Darkness's Master." said Noah with a neutral expression.

"Greetings. I am Merraid Oarburgh." replied Merraid with a peeved and hostile expression. "You will forgive me for this less than presentable attire. Darkness knows her ropes."

"That she does." nodded Noah. "This little pervert of mine often ties herself up when she has free time."

"Eheh, Master!" giggled Darkness as the camera shook.

"What were you trying to achieve, Mera?" asked Noah.

"I do not remember allowing you to call me that." coldly said Merraid.

"I understand. So, what were you trying to achieve by sneaking into Darkness's bed, Mera?

"You!" started Merraid, before taking a deep breath and calming herself down. Noah felt like he could almost see the cogs turn in her mind. She understood outright hostility would be less productive then presenting the appearance of being reasonable.

"I wanted to show her the pleasure of True Love. Men are brutish, selfish. They do not really know how to please a woman as much as a woman does."

"I will accept that as being generally true." nodded Noah, surprising her.

"But were you not afraid to catch the ire of my Goddess?"

"It is Darkness's fault! There's something in her that makes me want to pin her down and bully her into submission, and I couldn't resist it!"

"Stay still, Darkness, you're shaking too much." said Noah as Darkness fidgeted, going into heat.

"Darkness, how many members of her family are with you? Are they strong?"

"Aside from Chelsea and Taeko, one male butler, two maids, two little girls, and Babara, a grandma who became young again after we gave her a pill. They all are strong, but we can overpower them without too much trouble. The Oarburgh family also has dozens of maids, but they are away on various missions, from what Mera said."

"I see. This is a troublesome situation, Mera. You should be punished for trying to steal what is mine, but declaring war on your family sounds troublesome and wasteful… So I am giving you two options."

"What are they?"

"Option one, you leave along with most of your family, but Chelsea and Taeko will stay. And Darkness will fit you with a magic chastity belt made of an indestructible metal. Your days of feeling a girl's tongue on your slit will be over."

"…And the second option?"

"You gather all of your family, follow my girls when they leave your world, and make a bet with me."

"What kind of bet?"

"You will give me a month to make you openly admit, free of any kind of coercion, that you love sharing my bed, and you love my cock. If I win that bet, you and the female members of your family will join my harem. You and your descendants will keep the Oarburgh name, but you will only kill evildoers from now on. Oh, and I should mention that I do not forbid my women from having sex with each other."

"And if I win?"

"Then I will never touch you again, you will have unlimited access to my harem, and I won't stop you from teaching them your version of 'True Love'."

"…How big is that harem of yours."

"I stopped counting long ago, and the number increases constantly. Between 32 000 and 35 000."

Noah chuckled at her expression.

"I am proactively recruiting, and so are Miwa, Darkness, and the others teams tracking the Demonic Pillars. I am gathering beauties from literally dozens of worlds… So, would you like the opportunity to have access to all those beautiful girls, whether you win or lose?"

…

Merraid was careful to keep her face from showing anything as she considered his "offer".

If she accepted, she would spend a very unpleasant month, having to let this brute defile her body. But she had done so before during missions, and could tolerate it if the prize was big enough. That certainly was the case here. Thousands upon thousands of cute girls, just waiting for her to free them from that man's grasp.

And she was certain she could win that bet. She knew techniques to numb her nerves, making sure she wouldn't feel any unwanted pleasure. It would be easy. All she would have to do is numb her breasts and crotch before letting him use her like a flesh puppet.

Moreover, he likely would grow frustrated by her lack of response and lose his nerves.

"I'll take the second option." declared Merraid with just the right tone of defiance to make him think she was just overestimating herself. "I will win that bet, and make your harem mine."

…

Noah nodded to himself after the call ended. Merraid had a very good poker face, but he has caught a trace of the lust and greed taking a hold of her as he mentioned the size of his harem. As the head of a group of assassins, she likely had some trick up her sleeve to be so confident in her victory, but so did he. Between the time dilation of his Sanctuaries and his dream training, he would subject her to relentless training for years, subjectively speaking, if that was what it took.

"Yui, Hikari, what's the status regarding Kitten's and Bunny's tasks?" asked Noah out loud.

"Kitten's cooking rule is currently on hold, as she didn't have the opportunity today. She has done her other tasks for the day, Master." said Yui via his black bracelet.

"Bunny still has to give you a back massage, and to ask you if you need something before she goes to bed, Master. She is up to date with her other tasks." replied Hikari.

"Thank you. And Origami's parents?"

"There are good, respectful guests. Although I would advise relocating them in one of your worlds before long."

"Why?"

"Because the island is full of pretty girls with high Charisma attributes enhancing their looks, and Yomiko-san has already noticed that her husband was… staring. tensions are going to build up between them before long."

"It's not like I can't understand. I'd be guilty of the same thing. Maybe have a quiet talk with him. With luck, he'll get used to you girls and stare less. If it looks like his restraint is fraying, however, please arrange lodging for them with one of our world's local governments. We'll bring them back to the island for short vacations when I bring Origami over there."

"Understood, Master."

"Is Bunny busy right now?"

"She is in her room with Karen, talking about the start of the semester tomorrow."

"Please tell her that I will go out for a walk, so I exempt her from the massage, and I won't need anything tonight."

"Understood."

"Thank you, Yui, Hikari."

"We're happy to play our part, Master. Plus, we can speak with you every day and get a look at this new world before the others do. They're quite envious." laughed Yui.

"I do not doubt it." chuckled Noah as he stood and checked his appearance in front of a mirror. The dark green of the uniform wasn't his favorite color, but its design was pretty good, and he had a dashing appearance, like an anime protagonist.

He left the dorm and simply walked at random, appreciating the cooling night air after a hot day and the full moon.

He had walked three quarters of the College's periphery when he heard some noise. A muted voice followed by impact sounds.

Curious, Noah headed in that direction and found three young women standing in a courtyard, with wooden targets installed near a wall.

As Noah watched, one of the girls chanted something under her breath, and the four steel knives in her hand flew out toward four targets. Three of them hit their mark, although only one got close to its target's center, and one clanged against the wall.

Noah was about to walk away when one of the girl spotted him and suddenly gestured excitedly for him to come closer.

Not one to ever decline an invitation from a pretty girl, Noah walked to them.

"Good evening. Sorry for bothering you. I was only passing by and wondering about the noise."

"It is fine." said the girl that had thrown the knives with a polite smile. She was beautiful, with gray eyes and long platinum-silver hair, most of it tied into a ponytail by a red ribbon, aside from long bags framing her face. She wore a dark blue kimono whose sleeves were decorated with patterns of blooming Sakura flowers on tree branches. "I do not remember seeing you before. Are you a new student?"

"I am. My name is Noah Enfield." said Noah. He repressed a smile as the eyes of both the silver-haired girl and the one who had gestured for him widened in sudden recognition, while the third one frowned thoughtfully. "It is nice to meet you, Miss…"

"I am Shiori Fujinomiya. It is very nice to meet you." replied Shiori with a respectful nod. "Your name began to circulate days ago, and I was looking forward to meeting the one who impressed Nono so much. This is my attendant, Hatsune Tachibana."

"It is a great honor to meet you." said the girl with a short curtsy, her previous excitement replaced by perfect adherence to etiquette. She had brown eyes and long brown hair gathered into two braids dangling over her shoulders, and had a large red ribbon tied to the back of her head. Like Shiori, she wasn't dressed in the normal uniform, but in a red kimono vest and a purple hakama, both sporting white Sakura flowers patterns.

"I am Zero, but call me Rin." nodded the third girl, a girl with ice-blue eyes that almost seemed to be lit by an inner light, and long golden hair styled with horizontal side braids reaching to the back of her head. It was Asuna's signature hairstyle. She wore the female version of the standard uniform, white shirt, red ribbon around her neck, dark green, gold-trimmed vest and skirt, but also a pink scarf around her neck.

"Nice to meet you three." nodded Noah. "And please, don't go all formal on me, Hatsune-san.

He suddenly frowned.

"The name Tachibana was mentioned to me this morning, though. Is it not a family of retainers who serve the government?"

"Not quite. The Tachibana serves the Imperial family, not the government." smiled Hatsune.

"Oh." said Noah, looking at Shiori. "Should I have called you Your Highness?"

"Just calling me 'Princess' is appropriate, Noah-sama. I am the 'Forsaken Princess'." replied Shiori, making air quotes. "The Princess who was cast into exile, so that my cousin wouldn't have to contend with a rival for the Imperial throne."

"I understand. I hope you won't mind if I ask, Princess, but what was that ability you just displayed with the knives? Is it part of the curriculum?"

"It was Shadow Flow. I am training my Yanling, and Rin was helping me get the hang of it."

"Yanling?"

"Ah, you may not have heard of it, since you just enrolled." nodded Shiori. "It roughly translates as 'Power of Words', and is a form of magic that the Sacred Beasts, mostly the dragons, use, and there are about 120 known spells. They are classed in an ascending manner according to their danger level, and those above 110 could be said to be weapons of mass destruction."

"This sounds troublesome. Are there many people out there who are walking strategic weapons?"

"Fortunately, this isn't the case." replied Shiori as she shook her head. "Yanling can only be used by Sacred Beasts and their descendants, and high-level spells are increasingly difficult to learn. To give you an example, Ceazar Gattuso, a fellow S-rank like you who has been here for three years, specializes in spell 59, Kamaitachi, or Wind Devil. And Chu Zihang, another S-rank, can use Spell 89, King's Blaze, in an emergency, but he hasn't mastered it yet."

"I do not think there is currently any human alive who could use any spell with a triple digit number." added Hatsune.

"I see. Thank you for this information." nodded Noah, thinking that if humans couldn't throw out magic WMDs, the Black Dragon Emperor and White Dragon Empress certainly could.

"Would you mind answering a question of mine in return, Noah-sama?"

"Of course not. Depending on its nature, I don't guarantee an answer, buy you can always ask, Princess."

"Nono mentioned that you shared with someone else strange abilities that are not Yanling, not powers from an Angel, and not something a Legatus Legionis could do. Would you mind giving us a small demonstration?"

"…I don't." said Noah with a glance at the targets behind Shiori. "I will not reveal the complete list, but I will show you one of those I use the most, called Hard Light Arsenal."

Noah created six swords, a shield, and a foothold.

"As you can see, I can stand on them, allowing me to walk in the sky or execute complex three-dimensional combat maneuvers. I can use hardened light as a defense, or as offense."

Noah willed his swords to move, and they flew to the six targets near the far wall, impacting their centers.

"And you could summon them without chanting. That is quite fascinating." smiled Shiori, and Hatsune nodded vehemently. Rin only stared.

"It's a very polyvalent tool in combat." nodded Noah. "Now, I think I will leave you be. It is getting late, and tomorrow is a big day. I'm sure we will have many opportunities to chat in the future."

"Yes. I look forward to learning more about you. How about I invite you to tea this week-end?" asked Shiori. She kept a serene smile, but deep inside, she was cursing herself for overextending, for letting her eagerness get the better of her.

"With pleasure, Princess. Thank you for the invitation… Should I come alone, or with a few friends? I'm thinking about Erica and Liliana, and two or three who joined the College today."

"You can bring friends. I get along well with Erica and Lily, and the one you shared your abilities with will attend, right? I'd like to meet her as well."

"Thank you. See you later, Princess, Rin, Hatsune."

"Later." nodded Rin, echoed by Shiori and Hatsune.

The waited until he walked out of sight.

"Did you observe it carefully, Rin?" muttered Hatsune with a sly smile.

Rin nodded and lifted her hand. A golden sword made of yellow light appeared on her palm.

…

Noah was keeping an eye on the three girls with Promise as he left, when he saw Rin replicate his Hard Light Arsenal ability, and the left corner of his lips twitched.

"Well played, cunning Princess, you got one over on me." muttered Noah, shaking his head. "And in return, I will get all three of you."

Letting Rin go after this simply wasn't an option, as far as he was concerned. If she started replicating his Shunpo and his teleportation as well, and maybe even his Rune magic or his Hole, she would simply be too powerful not to be on his side.

…

Noah had excepted his first day in class to follow the usual pattern. Enter the classroom, introduce himself, get a seat near the back of the room, and listen to the teacher droning about the subject of the day.

Instead, he was given a smartphone that would allow him to contact the College's Virtual Butler, an AI named Norma, a blue metallic bangle that served as a connection terminal for Mystic Moon that would officially launch three days later, a map of the premises, a list of the possible courses, from fitness to Yanling training, and was left to his own devices.

Noah went to check the Yanling course, but after learning the particulars of every spell that could be learned there, he found out that there wasn't a single one that would add to his combat capabilities, or that he couldn't replicate by creating a spell using demonic magic and his Magician Arcana.

And since his own custom spells wouldn't require chanting an incantation, the choice was easy to make.

Noah found himself with little to do for once. He could try to socialize with Rikka, the Princess Shiori and her friends, or Toba, but they were busy attending to the lessons they had chosen.

He considered for an instant going to the Principal and asking for permission to go on a hunting trip in the wilderness, or suggest that he offer lesson in Magecraft or demonic magic to increase his influence with other students and get opportunities to interact with them, but with Mystic Moon starting soon, he didn't think it would really work out. He might find himself unable to be logged in as long as he wanted to get an edge over the other players.

Shrugging, he sat down on the grass, his back against the trunk of a tree, and did something that was long overdue. For a long time now, he had been granted special abilities from the girls both himself and Akeno conquered, but had essentially just ignored them, as he had little to no use for them, or they simply passively enhanced what he already had. Like the Light Element affinity from Honoka, Volt Weapons summoning from Miyabi, Mikoto's Esper power over electricity and magnetism, and so on.

He had even gained abilities from the four Goddesses he had recently conquered. Noah could add a homing property to all of his ranged attacks thanks to Artemis, had a Fire affinity due to Hestia, an active Charm skill from Aphrodite, and Athena had granted him a shapeshifting ability.

Now that he thought about it, Ddraig and Albion would likely give him Boost and Divide as well, once they became able to sign Soul Contracts with him.

Once Noah filtered from that list the redundant and passive abilities, and those how had no obvious usefulness in his situation, Noah had a short list of skills to integrate into his playbook.

He decided to focus on three of them, Seekvaira's time manipulation, Rias's power of Destruction, and Mikoto's Electromagnetism.

By fusing some applications of those three with each other or with his other powers, he could create some powerful spells. The first of two spells he already had in mind were time manipulation in the middle of battle, to freeze an opponent in place or accelerate the time around himself, increasing his speed and reaction time further still. The second spell would mix Destruction, Light magic, Pyrokinesis, and Electromagnetism to create a strong directional attack, an all-powerful beam that would vaporize its way through anything.

Of course, that was assuming it was possible to fuse all four together.

…

"Please wake up, Kitten."

Ercia groaned, wanting to throw her pillow at her maid, but Arianna, dutiful as always, wouldn't stop until Erica was up and about.

"Good morning, Arianna." grumbled Erica as she left her bed, naked. She couldn't sleep peacefully if she wore clothes.

"Good morning, Kitten." smiled Arianna.

Erica nodded and started her new routine. Today was the second day of the new semester, and she and Liliana would have to roll new rules.

Erica moved to the bathroom she shared with Arianna and started a shower.

The warm water helped clear her mind, and with a sigh, she started dealing with the first of the rules she already had, Edging.

With her right hand between her legs and her left one fondling her bountiful chest, she masturbated quietly.

As she did, she pictured the face of Noah. She knew thinking about him as she pleasured herself was playing into his game, but that handsome face of his, damn him for being such an eye-candy, made the task faster, and that was a good enough reason in her book.

The pleasure mounted as she inserted a finger, then two, into her moist entrance, and gently pumped. Then not so gently.

Erica stifled a moan as she kept moving her fingers, then stopped, hoping it would be enough.

"You must keep going, Kitten." said Yui. "You weren't close enough for it to count."

"Damn it." sighed Erica as she resumed her fondling.

She reached the point where she had stopped, then passed it. She could feel the beginning of an orgasm building, and…

"Now you can stop, Kitten."

It was with more than a little reluctance that Erica stopped. She wanted to continue.

For days now, she had edged every morning in the shower, but had not gotten any. She could have masturbated to orgasm at any time without breaking the rules, but she knew that Yui would be watching, and Erica didn't want to give her a show.

And this cycle of edging and abstinence was starting to make her horny during the day.

Once she had cooled down enough that she wouldn't go off by accident, Erica quickly washed herself, left the shower, and dried her body.

With only a towel draped around her body, she left the bathroom, opened a cabinet, selected a set of black satin underwear, and put it on.

Erica took her smartphone and typed a message.

"I need you now, Your Grand Inflatedness."

She didn't have to wait long before someone knocked on the door.

"Kitten?"

With a small wince, Erica hurried to open the door and almost dragged him inside before other girls in the dormitory could spot him or hear the irritating pet name he had given her.

"Hello, Arianna. Hi, Kitten. You look sexy as always." smiled Noah, looking at her body without bothering to hide his interest.

"Hello, Noah-sama." smiled Arianna, getting ready for her day.

"Just do what you're here for, Your Grand Inflatedness." sighed Erica, pointing toward the neatly folded uniform Arianna had set on Erica's bed.

"Sit on the edge of the bed, Kitten." nodded Noah, and Erica sat, extending her right leg for him to put a sock on.

"What were you doing yesterday?" asked Erica as he worked. "I heard that you spent most of the day lazing in the garden, sitting against a tree and scribbling notes."

"I was trying to design a pair of spells."

"Design? as in, create?"

"Yes. I got a good look at the Yanling spell the school has to offer, but aside for a few niche cases like Void Snakes for reconnaissance, there isn't anything much that would make me stronger. So I'm working on using the magic language I already know to create custom spells. It's like coding on a computer, really. And did I say that I hate being required to chant an incantation?"

"Like writing a program? Is magic that trivial to you?"

"I would not say it's trivial. And I got a few cheats." grinned Noah before placing the uniform's skirt on the ground. "Step inside, Kitten."

"So, which spells are you working on?" asked Erica as she did as instructed.

"A localized time dilation effect, centered on the user, to accelerate the flow of time around him. Because as far as I am concerned, there is no such thing as being too fast. The second is about mixing together a bloodline magic, an Esper power, primordial rune magic, and an affinity for fire, to give birth to an offensive magic that would go through anything."

"And did you succeed?"

"I did for the time bubble trick, although I have yet to test it. And I fused the bloodline and rune magics, but I couldn't go past that point. It's not exactly simple."

"Not exactly simple, he says…" sighed Erica as she shook her head.

"Kitten, you must refer to Master as Your Grand Inflatedness." said Yui. "You must mention his title regularly when you converse with him."

"Alright, Your Grand Inflatedness." sighed Erica as she rolled her eyes at her.

Actually, she already regretted choosing a name so convoluted. After using it for a few days, the humorous aspect of it had worn out fast, and she now felt ridiculous saying it.

"Hey, can I change that title?" asked Erica.

"Oh? Getting tired of it already?"

"Yes. It's a mouthful to say, and it didn't produce the effect I wanted. I wanted you to feel ridiculous and embarrassed when I say it, but you only smirk!"

"Eheh. I knew you would regret that choice at some point. What do you have in mind to replace it, then?"

"Lord. It will be less embarrassing if I address you the same way Li… I mean Bunny already does."

"Yes. But as I told you before, making that change wouldn't be free." smiled Noah as she buttoned her shirt.

"What kind of price are you thinking about?" asked Erica warily.

"Nothing outrageous, and I'll give you two options, Kitten. First option, in addition to today's normal roll, You will perform a second roll. Which may or may not result in you having two new rules to follow. So you would get between two and four rules today."

"…And the second option?"

"We keep the single roll you are supposed to do, and if you roll a result with double rules, you will reroll until you get a single rule. But it will count double and increase by two the level in that category."

"That's… a heavy price to pay." hesitated Erica.

"…How about I throw you a bone, then? If whatever rule you get involves public exposure, you will reroll until you get one that doesn't."

"…fine. One single roll, double count… My Lord." decided Erica after some thinking.

Meanwhile, Noah was almost done dressing her up and was fixing her ribbon.

"Let's do it right away, then. You have your dice, right?"

Erica nodded, took her dice, took a deep breath, and rolled them.

"1 and 4. Ownership progression. That is a problem, Kitten. You must reroll."

"Why is it a problem?"

"Because the level 2 of Ownership progression means wearing a collar, both in private and in public, and we just agreed not to do anything public. So reroll the dice, Kitten."

Erica gulped as she realized she had just dodged a bullet, but that this particular one would likely return in the future.

She rolled again, and…

"4 and 5." announced Yui. "Pet training."

"How bad is it?" worriedly asked Erica.

"Not too bad, Kitten." replied Yui. "Pet training level 1: Wear a bone gag, tail plug, collar, and lock your wrists to your biceps for an hour every odd-numbered day. Pet training level 2: Wear a bitchsuit and tail plug for two hours every odd-numbered day."

"A bitchsuit?" asked Erica, not liking the sounds of it.

"I'll make one for you this evening for your first session." smiled Noah. "It's a bodysuit with special gloves forming animal paws, and your legs will be folded, forcing you to walk on your hands and knees. More severe models force the wearer to fold their arms as well and walk on their elbows and knees, but I am going easy on you. And since the bitchsuit is by itself a better restraint, you can ignore part of the first level's rule."

"Which means, this bitchsuit, whatever that is, a tail plug, a collar, and a bone gag?" winced Erica. She really wasn't looking forward to having her butt stuffed with a plug, even if what happened to Lily gave her some time to mentally prepare herself.

"Exactly, for two hours every odd day. How about you do your normal roll now, Kitten?"

Erica sighed and rolled, wondering how much worse this could get.

"1 and 3: Lifestyle Restriction or Uniform." declared Yui. "Lifestyle restriction or Uniform, level 2: Your Owner must assign you a uniform. Unlocks the Uniform category at level 1.

"Oh oh, I was hoping you'd unlock that one soon." grinned Noah.

"…What rule am I saddled with, my Lord?" asked Erica with a bit of irritation.

"When you are in private, you must change into a uniform. What exactly is a 'uniform', you ask? That's the beauty of it, it is whatever I designate as a uniform." chuckled Noah. "I think I'll start you with a maid outfit identical to the one Arianna is wearing. You will look adorable in it. But later, it could be a sexy nurse uniform, or that of a policewoman, or a military officer… There are many possibilities. Get ready for some cosplay!"

…

During breakfast, Liliana looked at her with sympathy when Erica informed her that Noah now decided what clothes she wore at any time.

"Bunny still has it worse overall, with her daily training." shrugged Noah, making Liliana blush. "How are you managing, Bunny? Hikari told me you struggled a lot with the oral part."

"I'm slowly getting used to it, my Lord." replied Liliana, hoping the short answer would make Noah talk about another matter.

"That's great. And you haven't made your roll for the day, right?"

"No, my Lord… Should I do it now?"

Noah nodded with a smile, and Liliana sighed before she took her dice from her pocket. She glanced around to make sure no one was close enough to hear in the cafeteria, then threw them on the table.

"2 and 4." said Hikari with a low voice, aware that they were in a public space. "Orgasm Training, level 1. You must edge at least once per day."

"…At least it isn't a double rule." sighed Liliana, lowering her head in shame.

"And we dealt with that just in time." muttered Noah as Shuiruo came, accompanied by Rikka and Origami, each of them carrying a tray with their breakfast.

"Good morning, everyone." smiled Shuiruo.

"Morning, Ruo Ruo, Rikka, Origami." smiled Noah. "Please join us."

"Gladly." grinned Rikka as they sat down and greeted everyone.

"Rikka, I do not know if Shuiruo told you, but I have been invited by Princess Shiori Fujinomiya to tea, Sunday at 16h. I asked if I could bring a handful of friends, and she said yes. Are you interested?"

"Of course I am." grinned Rikka. "Chevaliers like me can learn Yanling, but it generally doesn't add much to our combat capabilities. Most of us fight exclusively by commanding Legions, not by swinging a weapon. We mostly go to Cassell College to make connections and get fighting experience against various kinds of supernatural users. Thank you for giving me that opportunity to meet the Princess."

"You're welcome." smiled Noah, satisfied that Rikka didn't object to him calling her a friend. "And I have an announcement to make. I am starting my own student faction, and you are all invited."

"I'll join. How are you calling it?" immediately declared Origami.

Noah wasn't surprised. The trick of reviving her parents had been just as effective with her than with her roommate Shuiruo. Combined with Noah's natural charm and Shuiruo encouraging her, Origami, decisive as always, had chosen to join his harem.

"Valhalla. The place where heroes gather while they prepare for Ragnarök."

"That's a fitting name, considering you were sent by Lilith-sama to save us, among other things." smiled Shuiruo. "Count me in, of course."

"Save us?" wondered Rikka. "Oh, you're speaking about how he cured you. I still can't believe Noah can deal with something as terrible as the isrock virus, just like that."

"No, I wasn't speaking about that." replied Shuiruo, shaking her head. "Although it is true that he saved me."

"Oh?"

"Lilith sent me here for several reasons." shrugged Noah. "I can become significantly stronger here, with an adequate supply of relatively strong opponents. But she also told me that there was something hidden in Mystic Moon, something dangerous. I am to investigate, then deal with it. And since she typically doesn't send me to deal with things affecting only a handful of people, that danger is likely on a large scale. Most of you are going to play Mystic Moon, I assume?"

Aside from Karen and Arianna, they all nodded.

"Please be vigilant and tell me if you stumble on anything strange."

"The game has been vetted by the Virtual World Commission and delegates from every major nation." frowned Liliana. "I can't figure out what kind of threat they might have missed."

"I guess We'll have to find out the hard way." shrugged Noah.

"And what if we don't find anything, Noa… my Lord?" asked Erica. "What if we fail?"

"Then Lilith with deal with it herself. She's not going to let some kind of massive catastrophe happen. But she won't be pleased. Incurring her displeasure is a really Bad Idea."

"Noah-sama, does that mean that after you are done dealing with those threats, assuming everything went well, you will leave our world?" asked Karen.

Noah could hear a tiny bit of disappointment in her voice, but he wasn't sure if it was because she appreciated him, or because his presence seemed to give Liliana a permanent blush.

"I will leave, yes, but only for a while." nodded Noah. "After solving issues in the world next to this one, I will have fulfilled my quota. Then, I will get to enjoy the fruits of my labor in a permanent semi-retirement."

"What will this semi-retirement be like?" asked Erica. "Will you be asked to travel to other worlds and solve crisis, but less often?"

"No. Being the Champion of a Goddess is mostly about management, in the long term. I will be like a steward or a shepherd. Basically, the top dog in every world I saved. I will push a few reforms through to promote humanity's wellbeing, but once they are in place, I will just sit back and enjoy life with my girls. Until some crazy cult emerges or a war looks like it is about to start, in which case, we get involved. But we have been on that tangent long enough. Who else wants to join Valhalla?"

"…Well, if you are our Lord, we have no choice but to join, so…" said Liliana as she fidgeted slightly, and Erica nodded, although not without a reluctant sigh.

"I'm interested as well." nodded Rikka. "My instincts are screaming that I would benefit from latching my wagon to yours, and I'm sure this school year will be very interesting!"

"I think we can count on that." chuckled Noah.

…

Erica, wearing a maid outfit identical to Arianna's gulped as her roommate opened the door of their room, and Noah entered.

"Are you ready for your pet training session, My Cute Kitten?" grinned Noah.

"Get it over with." sighed Erica.

"You need to work on your manners, Kitten." reminded Yui. "A good slave should keep a respectful tone with her Master."

"I'm not violating any rule, right? So it's fine."

"Yes, it is fine." nodded Noah. "It is only the start of our relationship, and respect is earned."

"Should I leave you two alone, Noah-sama?" asked Arianna.

"No, please stay, Arianna." replied Noah as he shook his head. "There may be times in the future where I would not be available and ask you to help Kitten do her tasks."

"I understand, Noah-sama."

"Now, Kitten, white you look great in that maid outfit, I will ask you to undress. Completely."

"What? Completely?" blurted out Erica.

"You heard me. A bitchsuit is skintight by nature, and meant to be worn over naked skin, for a better experience, and to avoid unpleasant panty lines showing up… Although if you really do not want me to see you naked, I have a compromise in mind."

"What is it? Another dice roll?"

"No." smirked Noah. "Don't forget to add a 'My Lord' from time to time, or Yui will remind you. A new rule would be too much for such a little thing. How about I give you a latex bodysuit to wear, and then get you into the bitchsuit? That will mean your body being enclosed into two layers, but I can leave the room while you change and return when you're done."

"But won't you be the one to dress me into that bodysuit in the first place, because of that rule?"

"I can make an exception and delegate the task to Arianna." shrugged Noah. "What do you think, Arianna?"

"I am fine with it, Noah-sama, Kitten-sama." nodded Arianna.

"…fine." shrugged Erica. She still didn't understand exactly what a bitchsuit was, but wearing a catsuit was something she had done on occasion, like the leather ones sometimes used by students in the College. One made of latex would feel a bit strange, but if this allowed her to hide her body from Noah, she was all up for it.

Noah nodded, and created a black latex bodysuit with a back zip. He gave it to Arianna with a bottle of lubricant and walked to the door.

"Call me when you are done, Arianna, Kitten."

Once he was gone, Erica sighed and stared at the glossy garment in Arianna's hands.

"This is a strange material, Kitten-sama." said Arianna, who had never worn latex before. "It is soft and stretchy, I wonder what it is going to feel like, to wear it."

"If you're curious, how about you ask Noah?" sighed Erica as she started stripping. "I'm sure he would jump on the opportunity and make one for you."

"…Well, maybe I will… if it's only to try it in private…" muttered Arianna, blushing a little. She wasn't immune to Noah's charm, and aside from this perverted game Erica and Liliana were stuck with, he was acting like an almost perfect gentleman.

"Seriously, Arianna?" asked Erica in disbelief.

"Why not?" shrugged Arianna. "Noah-sama is a good person, and is quite fetching. He also said that he already had a harem, and I am not the jealous type. Unless, do you want him to yourself, Kitten-sama?"

Arianna displayed a teasing smile as she finished speaking, and Erica snorted.

"He forced this perverted game on Lily and me, Arianna. And you call him a good person?"

"Yes. You seem to be forgetting, Kitten-sama, just how much power he had over you, before he suggested this game. He could have done anything he wanted to Liliana-sama and you. And yet, he gave you a chance to shorten your slavery period to just one year, and this game also restrains his actions. It is obvious that he desires you, Kitten-sama. And yet, he accepted those limitations when he had no obligation to, and didn't make your life harder for your outbursts."

Erica wanted to retort, but her maid had a point. Her situation could indeed be far worse, since signing that accursed magic contract forced her to obey any order Noah would give her, no matter how perverted it could be. He could have ordered her to bend over the desk, and her body would move and assume the position.

She sighed again and removed her underwear. Arianna walked closer with the opened suit and gave her the bottle.

Erica smeared the cool fluid on her body, focusing on her arms and legs, and slipped her right leg in the strange bodysuit. She had never worn latex before, and as Arianna stretched the material over her calf, she thought that it was a good thing Noah had given her lubricant, considering how tight it felt.

Eric slipped her left leg inside when Arianna pulled the suit up to her right knee, and Arianna worked quietly, tugging and stretching the latex over her skin, and working the creases out.

Before long, she had her arms into the suit as well, and Arianna tugged on the flaps behind her back, slowly working the zipper upward.

When she was done, she took a step back, looking at Erica up and down.

"How does it feel, Kitten-sama?"

Erica didn't answer immediately and moved her arms around, taking a few steps.

"It's… strange. It squeezes my body everywhere. It feels both like it's hugging me and like I am naked."

Erica walked to the bathroom and looked in the large mirror. The glossy black material hugged her body like a second skin, reflecting light like a black mirror.

"I am going to fetch Noah-sama." said Arianna, and Erica nodded.

"As expected, you look great in latex, Kitten." smiled Noah when he laid eyes on her.

"Are you saying I don't look great when I wear normal clothes?" sourly said Erica.

"Not at all. It would take a potato sack for you to not look great. But you do look extra good right now."

Another black garment, also made of latex, appeared in his hands, but this one looked thicker.

"It will be more practical if you get on the bed, Kitten." said Noah, and Erica did as he suggested.

As Erica laid on her back, Arianna spoke.

"This… bitchsuit is strange, Noah-sama. How are you going to put it on Kitten-sama?"

"The legs first. Let me show you how."

Noah gently took Erica's left leg and folded it until her heel came close to her butt, then slipped part of the bitchsuit over it, then stretched part of it over her foot and toes before releasing it.

"There's an internal pouch, and it must be stretched over Kitten's foot to sit comfortably." explained Noah to Arianna.

"I see…" nodded Arianna.

Most of the suit rested on Erica's stomach as Noah did the same with her right leg.

"Now that her legs are correctly inside, we'll do Kitten's arms."

Noah guided her left arms into the garment's sleeve. They ended in fake cat's paws, complete with little rubber pads and fake claws made of flexible rubber. Erica was forced to close her hand into a loose fist once it popped inside the pouch, as there wasn't room for her to flex her fingers.

The operation was repeated with her right arm, and Noah stretched the latex of the bitchsuit's sleeves all the way up to her shoulders.

"Now, all that is needed is for Kitten to get on all four, so we can close the bitchsuit." said Noah, and Erica again did as instructed, wanting to get it over with as soon as possible.

"I understand, Noah-sama." nodded Arianna, looking with interest as Noah pulled the latex over Ericka's butt, waist, and torso, closing the zipper from her crotch, all the way to her neck.

"Of course, while putting on the bitchsuit is the most time-consuming part of getting Kitten ready for her task, some other items are needed. Open wide, Kitten." asked Noah.

Erica reluctantly opened her mouth, letting Noah insert a humiliating bone-shaped gag between her teeth. He secured it with a black leather strap behind her nape.

The bone was made of white rubber. It was rigid, but had a little give when Erica experimented with biting on it.

Next was a thick dog collar, made of black leather.

But the part Erica dreaded the most was the tail plug.

"Noah-sama, how are you going to insert it? There is no zip or hole in the catsuit Kitten-sama wears under the bitchsuit." asked Arianna.

"With a bit of magic." grinned Noah as he put a generous amount of lubricant on a small metallic plug ending in a long, furry, yellow tail. "That bodysuit is not ordinary."

Once Noah was done coating the plug, he moved two of the three sliders of the long bitchsuit's zip, running along her back all the way to her crotch, and opened it to get access to her crotch. Erica was slightly shocked when she felt the latex of her bodysuit move, and her anus was suddenly exposed.

"Now try to relax, Kitten, it will make the insertion easier." suggested Noah.

"mheaphy phom fou pho mhay." grumbled Erica, trying to relax her sphincter. She felt the cool metal of the plug touch it, then press gently. The plug forced it way inside, slowly but relentlessly, and Erica gasped as the pressure grew, then was suddenly lowered.

"Alright, the plug is sitting in place. Now all we had to do is close the Bitchsuit's zipper around the tail, and Kitten can start her two hours."

Erica awkwardly turned around, glaring at Noah as she felt humiliated but her current predicament. Arianna was nodding at her in encouragement, while Noah was smiling.

She wondered if she should try to get down the bed, but with her unable to unfold her legs.

"So, Arianna, would you be able to replicate what I did, if I am not available?"

"Yes, Noah-sama." nodded Arianna, staring at Erica. "Once you know the matter of the feet's internal sleeves, this bitchsuit is actually easy to put on."

"Right? Like I said previously, there are more severe models that folds the wearer's arms to force them to walk on padded elbows, but I'm making it easier for Kitten. This particular rule is enough of a hurdle for her."

'Thank god for small favors.' thought Erica with a roll of the eyes. The bitchsuit increased the pressure she felt from the bodysuit, and the feeling of being squeezed, coupled with the restraint of her legs and hands, made her feel very vulnerable. The gag and collar made her feel objectified, humiliated.

She decided that she disliked those more than what the suits made her feel.

Noah grabbed her, and before she knew it, Erica was lying on her side, her head in his lap, and he started petting her head.

"This isn't part of the rules, so I will stop if you dislike it, Kitten." said Noah. "But if you humor me, I'll go easier on you on some other occasion."

Erica hesitated, then nodded. His hand on her head, right now, didn't feel bad.

"Phom't phry thoochfinph phry phreaphts." warned Erica.

"I won't." agreed Noah. "Not that I'm not tempted, but that will come in due time."

"Noah-sama, could you please make me a bodysuit like the one you gave Kitten-sama?" asked Arianna, blushing slightly. "I would like to feel what it is like to wear latex."

"I do not mind." grinned Noah. "On one condition, though. You will have to let me see you wearing it, even if just once and only for a few seconds. That's my standard rule whenever someone asks me to create clothes for them."

Arianna nodded, her blush increasing, and Erica felt a slight pang of jealousy.

It shocked her a little.

…Was it because of pride? That she felt offended Noah would make a move on her maid while he had her head in his lap, wearing this lewd outfit, and all of his attention should be on her?

Or did she actually feel something for him?

If Erica was honest with herself, Noah had many of the qualities she looked for in a potential partner. He was handsome, reasonably intelligent, powerful, hard-working, and strong. He treated her with respect, at least outside of this perverted game of his, and listened carefully to her opinion, without being a doormat.

His only real flaws were that he already had a sizable harem, and his taste for BDSM.

If she had met him under normal circumstances, then maybe, she would have made him her lover.

But she refused to be just one harem member among many others. She could maybe tolerate the idea of a small harem, but only if she were the legal wife!

Erica didn't know how long Noah stayed there, chatting with Arianna about her past with Erica as his hand gently rubbed Erica's scalp, but he kept his word, his hand never straying from her head, and she relaxed after a while. She actually felt comfortable. Her only significant issue was that she was drooling on his thigh due to the bone gag, but he didn't seem to mind.

But she very much minded!