Ch 348: Yukino’s hell.

Noah's body was hugging a sleeping Yukino in one of the mansion's bedrooms. He wasn't sleeping. He was connected in Mystic Moon, grinding monsters. He kept going until he started to hear a persistent ring, then logged off.

The alarm was blaring. Noah opened his eyes and saw Yukino glaring at him.

"If you're awake then get off me already!" angrily exclaimed Yukino.

"Good morning, Yukino." smiled Noah as he let her go and sat up.

Yukino glanced down at his crotch, and Noah was having morning wood.

"Kyaaa! Don't show me that? Get it away from me!"

Noah shrugged and left the bed.

"Coward! Idiot! Maniac! I hate you so much! I'll never forgive you! I'll never forgive youuuuu!!" hollered Yukino.

Noah nodded at her outburst. It wasn't like she was wrong to be angry. He was about to go to the bathroom to clean up when the door leading to the hallway opened and Minaho entered.

"Good morning, Sensei." nodded Noah, not bothering to hide his nakedness.

"Morning." replied Minaho before smiling at Yukino. "You're so energetic in the morning, Shirasaka."

If looks could kill, Minaho would have turned into a pile of ashes here and then.

"I won't accept this! I'll never forgive any of you!"

"Hum, you won't forgive us." nodded Minaho. "Then, what will you do?"

"I'll call the police! The school too! I'll send you all to prison! You should all just die!! Disappear from my world!!"

"And what do you think will happen to Endou-kun if you do so?" asked Minaho with a cold smile.

"…What?"

"If he were to learn what happened to you, he would be very distressed. He wouldn't be able to focus and play baseball anymore. And without his baseball's good performance, he would end up kicked from the school in short order. Especially if the video of him attacking Nagano-kun were to surface."

Yukino was speechless for once, and Minaho laughed before opening the file she held.

"Rather than that, Shirasaka, I want you to look at something." smiled Minaho. She took a large photo from the file and showed it to Yukino.

It was a picture of last night's activities.

"It looks good, doesn't it? Katsuko really is a good camerawoman."

"What do you intend to do with that photo?" asked Yukino with a voice suddenly devoid of anger.

"I wonder…" smirked Minaho. "Perhaps I should decorate the baseball club's room with them?"

"Stop that!!"

"…Fufu, that was a joke. For now, I will keep them in my mansion. But do not worry, you will have the option to buy them from me, each and every one of them."

"…Is this money you want?"

"We will discuss this later. For now, you must get ready to go to class. As your teacher, I won't allow you to slack off."

"You're an honor student, so you must not skip school for any reason."

"…Yes, I understand." said Yukino, her head lowered.

"Then you should go get a shower. You only have fifteen minutes. The bathroom is over there." said Minaho as she gestured toward a door on her left.

Yukino didn't need to be told twice, as she really wanted to clean the dried juices off her body, and escape Minaho even for a short while.

Shortly after they heard the sound of the shower running, Minaho looked at Noah with a pondering expression.

"…You did well last night. I was afraid you would sabotage it."

"I wish to see you succeed, Sensei." said Noah with a sad smile. "I did not enjoy hurting that girl, but it beats the alternative."

"You won't tell me who you are?" asked Minaho with an even voice. She had calmed down a lot compared to last night. Probably because Noah had given her enough blackmail material that she could be sure to bring him down if he betrayed her.

"Ask me again after you are done with Sousuke Shirasaka. That should be what, about three weeks from now?"

"A bit sooner than that." frowned Minaho, and Noah nodded.

"What do you know about my plan?"

"I know that you want me to get Yukino pregnant and rape her little sister as well. Once you get your hands on that guy, you will have me rape them both in front of him, kill Maika, then start removing some of his body parts. You will make sure his crimes become very public, so that his parents and his wife won't escape consequences either. You will raise Yukino's child yourself, assuming it is a girl, and name her after your late sister."

"Considering that the other women that guy victimized are likely going to murder Yukino and Maika if I do not do my part, I am okay with your plan, aside from a single element I wish for you to change."

"…Which one?" asked Minaho, astounded. Some of what he said was wrong, but not by much, and some things he mentioned were only known by her companions. She couldn't believe for an instant any of them would be a leak.

"I do not want you to kill Maika, Sensei. When this is over, I will take responsibility and keep both sisters as my sex slaves."

Minaho considered him for a few seconds before nodding.

"…If you keep cooperating, I may agree with that. But what about your girlfriends? Would they agree?"

"I am confident they will once they understand the situation." nodded Noah.

"I see… You do realize that you gave me prime blackmail material, right?" smiled Minaho.

"I am aware." nodded Noah. "I won't give you any reason to use it."

"…I can't understand your motivations." said Minaho, her smile fading. "What do you gain from all this?"

Noah sighed and sat down on the bed, still naked.

"The possibility of gaining Yukino and Maika as sex slaves is a factor, but only as a bonus." said Noah with a gentle voice. "I know, although not in great detail, what that monster did to you. I know about the scar on your lower body, and about what happened to your sister. And knowing that, how could I not want to help you? To give you and the others whatever measure of healing and peace I can provide?"

Minaho stared at him for a long moment. She could actually feel his sympathy and sincerity, and tension slowly left her shoulders as her opinion of him changed once again. She thought back about the way he had raped Yukino earlier. How he had clearly tried to make it more pleasurable for her.

Something clicked into place in her head, and she realized something. Ren, or whatever his real name was, was actually a kind person.

Her doubts melted away.

Minaho still badly wanted to know what he was hiding. But she now felt confident that Ren was a good choice after all. Both for her vengeance, and for what would come after.

"…Alright, I believe you." said Minaho with some warmth in her voice. "Use the bathroom of the next bedroom. I'll have Katsuko keep an eye on Shirasaka."

"Thank you, Sensei." nodded Noah.

…

Minaho left the room and walked to another aisle of the mansion, to the computer room. Nei and Margo were eating breakfast while a screen beside them displayed a view of the room where Yukino and Ren had been.

"Did you find anything?" asked Minaho.

"An internet search on his photo didn't return anything useful." replied Margo as she shook her head. "There's no social media history as far as I can tell, no police reports, nothing I can find on the dark Web. And the official documentation seems limited to what was necessary for him to enroll. It's very likely fake."

"I sent an inquiry to His Excellency's secretary." said Nei. "They are going to investigate… Do you think we can trust him?"

"I think so, yes." nodded Minaho. "He clearly knows too much about us and is hiding his real identity, and yet, I believe he truly means it when he says he wants to help us."

"…We need to test him." said Nei. "After seeing how he acted last night, I can't figure him out."

"Yeah. He reminded me of a doctor." nodded Margo. "Someone steeling himself as he inflicts pain to his patient, but only for the patient's sake, and trying to minimize it as much as he can."

"…That's a good analogy, actually." frowned Nei. "It matches the impression I got from watching. He doesn't seem particularly attracted to Shirasaka in the romantic or lustful sense, but he was clearly trying to make her enjoy it."

"Are we going to introduce him to some of the others, Minaho?" asked Margo.

Minaho thought about it for a few seconds before reaching a decision.

"Meet him at school today to introduce yourselves and test him. Later today, unless you object to it, I will send him to Nagisa."

Nei and Margo nodded, satisfied with Minaho's suggestion.

…

Noah finished with his grooming and left the bathroom. He found Katsuko-san in the hallway, dressed in her maid outfit.

"Hello, Katsuko-san." smiled Noah. "Sorry for the mess me and Yukino made last night. Can I help you clean up?"

"Good morning, Nagano-kun." smiled Katsuko with a nod. "Thank you for asking, but I dealt with it already. Do you feel well rested? You've been quite vigorous last night, and today will also be a big day."

"I'm used to this kind of physical activity." shrugged Noah. "Katsuko-san, do you think I could squeeze a few hours of free time every day without compromising Yuzuki-sensei's plan? I have things to do on the Mystic Moon side."

"Important things? Things that can't be delayed for a while?"

"Important things, yes." nodded Noah.

"Are you using Mystic Moon to meet with someone related to your refusal to tell us… No, you wouldn't tell me if this were the case. You can connect to Mystic Moon during nighttime without us noticing."

"This is completely unrelated to your business… Maybe I should say our business now."

"You should." smiled Katsuko.

"…Our business, then. Let's just say that Yuzuki-sensei and you aren't the only people I am helping."

"Between this and what you told us about your girlfriends, you seem to make this a habit." mused Katsuko. "I assume that person you are helping is a woman?"

"You assume correctly." nodded Noah.

"And you expect that person to become your third girlfriend?"

"You know me so well already!" grinned Noah for an instant before becoming more serious. "I am helping her escape an arranged marriage to a monster. If I succeed, she and I agreed that we would date once a week for a year, but that those dates wouldn't go further than holding hands without mutual consent. When the year is over, she can choose to become my girlfriend, or we can part ways and no harm done."

"I see. It does sound like a fair reward." nodded Katsuko. "And why do I feel like I am a potential target of your lustful appetite as well?"

Noah froze for an instant before nodding quietly.

"You are quite sharp, Katsuko-san. Or is it an awareness of how attractive you are?"

"Those aren't mutually exclusive, Nagano-kun." smiled Katsuko.

"They aren't... I will be perfectly honest. In normal circumstances, I may play games. I may leverage what I can provide to get my way. I am a believer in all things being fair in love and war, and I may take shortcuts as long as I am confident that everyone will be happy in the end. But not this time. Not with you. You all have suffered too much."

"After your vengeance is over and I can be more… open with you all, if you wish to have a relationship with me despite knowing about my current girlfriends, I will gladly accept and feel gratified for it. But I will not pressure you, trick you, or demand that relationship as a price for something I can give you."

"…I think I have figured you out, Nagano-kun." nodded Katsuko as she made a show of looking him up and down. "You are the type that will mostly say the truth and be quite prolific with it, even if that sometimes will cause you some embarrassment. Like how easily you admitted to being a pervert to Ojou-sama, when you could have just lied. But that very openness obfuscates what you want to remain hidden. Most people will only see your surface honesty and assume you hold no secrets from them."

Noah blinked and scratched his chin.

"…You make me sound like a manipulative villain... I can understand why you would think that, but this isn't a deliberate strategy I chose. And wouldn't that apply to anyone who is fundamentally honest, but still has to keep a few secrets? You're painting with a wide brush there."

"Maybe." smiled Katsuko. "Although the vast majority of honest people would feel embarrassed at being called a pervert, much less admit to being one."

"I'm like those poisonous frogs in South America." shrugged Noah. "I'm upfront about my nature, so no one is getting hurt."

"A sensible approach." nodded Katsuko. "And since we mentioned your preferences, should I ask Ojou-sama to let you indulge with Shirasaka-san, to make it easier for you? You said you like control and skin-tight clothes, if I remember correctly."

"The plays I do with my girlfriends often involve things like latex outfits, collars and cuffs, yes. As for Yukino, that's for Yuzuki-sensei to decide on the most effective approach to make her compliant. I may have my kinks, but there's also something to be said about changes of pace and trying new things."

Minaho entered the hallway and walked to them.

"Is Shirasaka ready?"

"She should be soon, Ojou-sama. Do you wish for me to check on her?"

"Please do." replied Minaho, and Katsuko nodded and entered the room.

Minaho turned to Noah. "I will need you to rape Shirasaka again and again, at least half a dozen times every day. Make her fall to the pleasure before her father is brought here. Do you think you can do that while still having the time to do whatever you need to do in Mystic Moon?"

"Sensei, shouldn't you at least pretend you're not watching?" smiled Noah.

"I do not see the point in pretending. You're expecting it by now." replied Minaho, and Noah nodded.

"As far as my stamina is concerned, that is no issue. The question is about her willpower and how stubborn she will be. She's a prideful girl, and not a particularly smart one. I think it will take her a while before she understands that this is the best option for her."

"That is also my evaluation of her." nodded Minaho. "I will use those photos to make her challenge you in a gambling match, then go into debt. Things will be easier if she officially becomes your housepet."

"And with her parents away and us not letting her go home, she won't be able to repay her debt immediately." nodded Noah before a thought stuck him, and he grinned. "Endou is going to go ballistic."

"I'll have two people accompany you when you're out of the classroom. If he turns violent, they will deal with him."

Noah nodded.

Katsuko returned, followed by a sullen Yukino, dressed in her school uniform.

"You destroyed my…" started Yukino before cutting herself off, glaring malevolently at Noah.

"You will have to go commando for today." coldly said Minaho. "Let's eat breakfast, then I will drive you to school."

…

Half an hour later, Minaho parked her sedan in the school's parking and she, Noah and Yukino left the car.

"Before we go to class, follow me." instructed Minaho.

She led them to the fourth floor of the main building, to a door at the end of a long hallway.

She used a key to unlock the door and opened it. Instead of a typical classroom, Noah saw that the room had been furnished quite differently. There was a shower cubicle in a corner, a table with two chairs and a television in another, and in the center of the room was a futon.

"What's a room like this doing in the academy?" asked Yukino, full of suspicion.

"I think you know that very well, Shirasaka." smirked Minaho.

"No! Our agreement was only for one night!" protested Yukino.

"Thanks to that, I was able to have a lot of fun." smiled Minaho.

"…It was a lie that you would set me free, isn't it?"

Minaho's smile turned into a sneer.

"Isn't that obvious? Are you an idiot? A bottomless optimist?"

Yukino looked like she was about to shout, but she bit her lower lip to restrain her anger.

"Until when is this going to last?"

"Not very long. A week or two, I think." mused Minaho. "And you should see this as an opportunity to obtain those photos. I have an idea about the first one."

She took from her bag one of the photos, showing a close up of Yukino's sex with Noah's cock still mostly buried inside.

Yukino stared at it for a seconds before looking away, her face red from fury.

"If you want to take possession of that photo, you can do a gambling match with Nagano-kun. If you lose, I will give it to him. If you win, I will destroy it."

"That's… but I don't have money right now." hesitated Yukino.

Minaho looked at him with expectation in her eyes.

"I have ten million in my bag." shrugged Noah. "How about I lend you half, so we start as equals?"

Minaho smiled approvingly.

"What kind of game are you going to force me to play?" glared Yukino at her homeroom teacher.

From her point of view, it didn't change much if Ren obtained her photo, compared to Minaho Yuzuki having it, so she reluctantly agreed.

"Poker." smiled Minaho as she took from her bag a brand-new deck of cards.

As Noah handed her five stacks of banknotes, Minaho spoke to prevent her from realizing what she was truly doing.

"I will let you observe the cards and shuffle them yourself, Shirasaka. So you can be sure we are not cheating."

"…Okay." sighed Yukino, accepting the deck, still wrapped in plastic.

She unwrapped them, carefully checked the backs of a half-dozen cards at random, not finding any kind of mark, then shuffled them and distributed them.

Noah checked the five cards he received, careful to keep his face completely neutral. His hand was downright terrible, with a pair of Three and nothing else.

"Minimal stakes of twenty thousand?" asked Noah. "We shouldn't let this game last too long. Class will soon start."

Yukino thought about it for a few seconds, then nodded.

Noah pushed twenty thousand toward the center and used Promise. Yukino had a pair of Kings. She also pushed twenty thousand forward, and when they revealed their cards, she won.

During the next fifteen minutes, Noah shamelessly cheated. He was smart about it, of course. He stuck to a win-rate ratio of only about 55%, and lost both minimal stakes and more significant ones. After about 40 rounds, Yukino ran out of money.

"Nagano-kun is the winner." smiled Minaho.

"Sensei, can you please keep that photo for now? I don't want to risk it being exposed if someone were to search my bag or something."

"Alright." nodded Minaho, putting the photo back in her bag. She turned to Shirasaka, ready to stick the knife in.

"Shirasaka, you borrowed five million from Nagano-kun. How will you repay him?"

Yukino gasped, her eyes wide as she suddenly realized her mistake. She saw the triumphant smile Minaho displayed, and paled.

"You, you tricked me! You knew I don't have money on me!"

"No one forced you to borrow from him, Shirasaka. You could have refused to play and agreed to let me keep that photo."

"But…"

"No buts!" cut in Minaho. "You know the rules, about those who incur a debt without a possibility of repaying it. You are now Nagano-kun's housepet until your debt is paid."

"It's so unfair! Why are you doing this to me in the first place?" choked Yukino.

"…You want to know why?" asked Minaho with a cold voice, almost whispering, and Yukino nodded.

Minaho grabbed the hem of her skirt and slowly lifted it, higher and higher. She revealed her creamy white thighs, her black satin panties, and part of the scar running from her sex to her navel became visible.

Yukino's eyes widened.

"Your father, Sousuke Shirasaka, did that to me." said Minaho with a voice that could have frozen helium. "My womb and ovaries were removed because of him. I cannot have sex anymore without experiencing great pain. I can never bear children anymore."

"That's not possible!" denied Yukino. "My father would never do this!"

"And what do you know about this?" snorted Minaho as she let go of her skirt. "You have only seen that man when he was playing house with his family. You know nothing about his true nature."

"Shirasaka-san." sighed Noah. "No, I'll call you Yukino, since you're now my housepet. Do you remember what I told you yesterday? That following Sensei's orders was the least bad option for you?"

"Don't call me by my name! And what could be worse than what you're doing to me?" angrily retorted Yukino.

"Sensei isn't the only woman your father did terrible things to. I do not know in great details, but there are some women out there that want revenge so badly that they would be willing to trade jail time for an opportunity to hurt him. And they know that they can hurt him by targeting you, his favorite daughter."

"By asking me to rape you, by making you experience some of what your father did to them, Sensei is placating those women and is convincing them to let you off."

"That's a lie!" shouted Yukino. "My father would never do this!"

"It's a good thing this room is soundproofed." smiled Minaho.

"Sensei, do you have video evidence of her father's actions?" asked Noah.

"Plenty. But the victims may not agree with Shirasaka's daughter seeing them being violated. I won't show those recordings of them unless I obtain their permission first."

The school's bell rang, signaling the start of classes.

"Compose yourself, Shirasaka. It is time to go to class. Do not say anything we just discussed to anyone, or there will be dire consequences. During lunch break, you and Nagano-kun will return to this room. Do you understand?"

"I… Yes, I understand." angrily replied Yukino.

"Good. Oh, and Nagano-kun. Since Shirasaka is now your housepet, she should wear something to symbolize her status. Here, put this on her."

Minaho took from her bag a black leather collar or choker. It had no ring and was only two centimeters wide, thin enough that it could be explained away as a fashion accessory, not an outright symbol of slavery.

This choker presented some signs of wear and tear and clearly wasn't new, but was still in a good state.

"Thank you, Sensei." smiled Noah.

"Wait! Aren't housepets supposed to wear a card on a lanyard?" protested Yukino.

"Back in my days, every housepet wore a choker like this one. The school's regulations still allow for both to be used."

"…School regulations?" asked Yukino.

"Traditionally, only girls could be made into housepets, and they had to wear a choker instead of a lanyard and a card. But the updated regulations never forbade the use of chokers, and I am old-fashioned about this."

"I want a card instead. This looks too much like a dog collar." complained Yukino.

"You will wear what I tell you to wear, Shirasaka." denied Minaho. "But you should look at the positives. Wearing this choker will grant you a special status. The teachers will not make a fuss if you do not attend class as long as Nagano-kun also doesn't attend. They will assume that you are with him, and that is allowed. This will also affect your grades. The teachers will account for you having less free time to study and will be more lenient when grading your tests."

"And this particular choker, is the one I once used. Be grateful that I am letting you borrow it." sneered Minaho.

Noah remembered a few details from the PLIC fiction. The school that was now under the control of the Kuromori family, aka Minaho's father, was once used to recruit prostitute-candidates and give them a general education. Girls wearing black collars were considered by the teachers as prostitutes-in-training and got both perks and protection like those Minaho mentioned.

However, they were not allowed to have any kind of relationship with any male student, and the teachers would interfere if needed.

Minaho nodded to Noah, and he stepped closer to Yukino.

She had her hair in a high ponytail, exposing her neck, and she tried to murder him with her glare as he fastened the choker snug against her throat.

"Let's go. Being late isn't a good thing." said Minaho, not wanting to give Yukino time to think or protest.

Noah and Yukino stepped out of the room and Minaho closed the door behind her.

"Here, Nagano-kun. Another key to this room." said Minaho. "Feel free to use it at any time."

"Thank you, Sensei." nodded Noah.

When they entered the classroom, the students were quick to notice Yukino's red face and new accessory, and mouths gaped open.

"Hello, students. Sorry for being a little late. I have witnessed a gambling match between Shirasaka-san and Nagano-kun." said Minaho, forestalling the outbursts. "Shirasaka-san lost and found herself into debt, so she is now Nagano-kun's housepet."

"What?" exclaimed Endou, standing so fast that his chair tilted and fell with a clatter.

"Sensei." asked Megumi Yamamine, the class rep, with a hesitant voice. "Is this a… collar she's wearing?"

Yukino flinched under her classmates' gazes.

"It is a housepet's choker, not a collar. A perfectly viable alternative. It is mentioned in the school's regulations. It offers additional protections compared to the usual card, although those aren't officially documented in the handbook you all received."

"Nagano-kun is the only man allowed to have physical contact with her until she is done paying her debt. And he is not allowed to give her orders that would result in her being touched by other males. So, Endou-kun, I suggest you keep your distance if you do not want to risk expulsion."

Some of the female students nodded to themselves, deciding that they would choose the collars… no, the chokers if they ever became housepets.

A choker was a lot more embarrassing to wear than a card on a lanyard, but they had heard the rumors about some housepets being forced into prostitution by other students. A bit of embarrassment would be a paltry price to pay to be protected from that risk.

"Sensei, how much does she owe Nagano-kun?" asked Megumi.

"Five million."

"I'll pay for her!" shouted Endou.

"No. Did you forget about the rules, Endou-kun?" sneered Minaho. "Debtors need to pay their debt themselves. This demonstrates responsibility. They cannot escape the consequences of their actions by relying on handouts from other students. If you want to save Shirasaka so much, you can always gamble with Nagano-kun. But he has a right to refuse, of course."

"Nagano! Gamble with me!" shouted Endou as he turned toward Noah.

"Nah, I'm good. I do not need more of your money right now." smiled Noah, causing a few other students to chuckle.

"Nagano!"

"Alright, that's enough commotion for this morning." cut in Minaho. "Everyone sit, I'll do the roll call."

…

Two hours later, when morning break started, Endou erupted from his chair and almost charged Noah, stopping just short of seizing him by the collar.

"You! Come with me to the rooftop, you coward!" raged Endou.

"Alright." snorted Noah, surprising Endou.

Noah stood and followed him outside of the classroom. In the hallway were two gorgeous blonde girls wearing the school's uniform, but with black leather jackets instead of the red blazers. They were standing out a lot, but Endou was too blinded by rage to pay them more than a quick, dismissive glance, and Noah nodded to them as he followed Endou down the hallway and up the stairs. The two blonde girls followed him, keeping a few meters between them. A few other classmates also followed, curious.

As soon as they reached the rooftop, Kenji Endou turned to face him, glowering.

"You! Forgive Yukino's debt immediately!"

"Nope." smiled Noah. He quickly glanced at the two girls in leather jackets and made a discrete hand gesture to stop them as they were about to intervene.

Endou was so arrogant and so angry that he ignored the half-dozen people standing near the rooftop enclosure.

"Nagano! I won't let you touch Yukinooo!" shouted Endou as he charged Noah, and sent a straight punch toward his face.

Noah grabbed his wrist, pulled, and hooked Endou's right leg as he was about to lift it off the ground.

Endou instantly lost his balance, and gravity did what gravity always does.

With a strangled gasp, Endou landed face-first on the hard tiles, and Noah calmly stepped away.

Endou's face became red with humiliation as he jumped to his feet. Believing that his mishaps had only been a fluke, he tried again with a left hook this time.

Noah once again grabbed his wrist and pulled. Endou understood what was going to happen and tried in a hurry to correct his balance, but Noah blocked his right leg while pulling harder, and once again, Endou faceplanted.

"Arrgghh!" bellowed Endou as he stood again. This time, he tried a lateral kick. Noah blocked his leg, grabbed it at the ankle, and pulled while pivoting to give Endou side momentum. Endou cried out as he jumped on his single free leg to try to restore his balance, but Noah had given him too much lateral momentum by then, and Endou fell on his back this time.

"Has anyone ever told you that you have severe anger management issues?" casually asked Noah as he took two steps back.

"You bastard! I'm gonna kill you!" screamed Endou before charging him.

Noah couldn't decide if Endou decided to try to body-slam him into the ground where he would be able to pin him down, or if Endou was even thinking at this point.

He simply stepped to the side while sending a sharp punch to Endou's stomach, and Endou staggered before falling on all four. He started to vomit.

Noah shrugged and walked away. The students were staring at him in awe while the two blonde girls nodded approvingly and followed him downstairs.

Once in the hallway, Noah found a spot where he would be able to have a conversation without being overheard and smiled at the two girls.

"Hi. I assume you were sent by Yuzuki-sensei."

"That's right." nodded the smallest, and also cutest of the two. Her beauty was at a level that rivaled even Shuiruo. "I'm Nei. She told us you might need a hand, but it seems it was unnecessary."

"I'm Margo." nodded the taller one, extending her hand. "Those were some nice moves. You really toyed with him."

"Thank you. It is nice to meet you both." nodded Noah as he shook her hand.

"Where did you learn to fight like that?" asked Margo. "It looked a lot like Jiu jitsu, but not quite."

"I have traveled around a lot." shrugged Noah. "I learned by being beat up a lot until I could hold my own. I have enough experience by now that I reacted mostly by instinct. I just knew how to break his balance with minimum effort."

"So you went easy on him." nodded Margo.

"Of course." replied Noah. "Endou is just a brat. A most unpleasant brat, and I hope today will be a lesson for him, but I didn't want to injure more than his pride."

"That other day, when Endou punched you. You could have dodged it." smiled Margo.

"I knew there was a camera." grinned Noah. "I was doing my best to say 'Choose me!' to Yuzuki-sensei without going to her outright. I would have looked super suspicious if I had to go that far."

"I'd say you both succeeded and failed. You got in, but you are super suspicious right now." chuckled Nei.

Noah could tell from the way their eyes followed any of his movements that Margo and Nei were vigilant about him, despite the tone of their conversation.

"I'm aware." nodded Noah. "And that's mostly due to me sucking at subtlety. In hindsight, I could have done some things differently. But this failure isn't catastrophic. Yuzuki sensei still chose to trust me with that part of her plan, and once I am allowed to be more… open about myself, you will all understand."

"Ah, so someone ordered you to use a fake identity." nodded Nei.

"…I can neither confirm nor deny at the current time." smiled Noah.

"And you won't tell us who gave you that order until then?" asked Margo.

"All I can tell you is that there are many people who sympathize with Yuzuki-sensei's situation, as well as your own. And some of those people have more influence and power than others."

"Our own? What do you know about us?" frowned Margo.

"…I know how you got that scar. And I know about Nei's stalker problem." gently said Noah.

"…And despite knowing about Nei's… stalker, you still decided to involve yourself with us?" asked Margo with a raised eyebrow.

"I have faced worse." shrugged Noah. "And worst-case scenario, well, there's a Japanese Chevalier who owes me a favor."

"A Chevalier…" muttered Nei, her gaze losing focus for an instant before she looked back at him. "That's some heavy artillery right there."

"…The way you easily handled Endou…" frowned Margo before suddenly taking a sharp breath. "Are you a Chevalier?"

"…I can neither confirm nor deny at the current time." repeated Noah.

His phone rang, and Noah took it from his pocket. It was an unknown number.

"Hello?" asked Noah.

"Noah? This is Kurumi."

"Oh, hi Kurumi. How are you doing?" smiled Noah, glad that the phone was firmly pressed against his ear. Nei and Margo could only hear his side of the conversation.

"Just fine. I've settled my affairs and I am now ready for us to continue our conversation from back then."

"I'm happy to hear that, but unfortunately, now isn't a great time. I won't have a lot of free time for the next three weeks or so. Can I call you back this evening?"

"Oh… uh, sure." replied Kurumi. From her tone, it was clear that she wasn't used to being blown off.

"Thank you. If you have any emergency, call me, and I will either come or send someone to help." said Noah.

"Fine then, call me later without fail." said Kurumi, regaining her stride.

"With pleasure. Later, Kurumi."

"Sorry about that." smiled Noah.

"What is a Chevalier doing, involving himself with us?" asked Nei in disbelief. The whole notion was ludicrous to her. Chevaliers were like army generals. She knew they existed but never expected to ever meet one.

"I do not remember admitting to being a Chevalier." replied Noah.

"But you didn't deny it either." countered Nei.

"Can we change the subject to something I can speak about?" sighed Noah.

Endou appeared in the hallway. He glared daggers at him for an instant before ignoring him on his way to the classroom.

"Guess I'll never be friends with that guy." said Noah with a sorrowful tone, and Margo snorted.

"That isn't a great loss." smiled Nei. "What are your plans after our business is done, mister not-a-Chevalier? Do you have dreams, or a specific career in mind?"

"I am financially secure for life." shrugged Noah. "My future career is..."

The bell rang.

"Need to return to class. See you later, Nei, Margo."

"Yes, see you later, Ren." smiled Nei. Margo nodded.

Once he was gone and the hallways were deserted, Margo and Nei reached the surveillance room in the school's basement.

"How could he possibly know about us?" worriedly asked Nei. "About me? Only us two, Minaho, Nagisa, Kyoko and His Excellency know who I am. Unless, could he be one of Viola's men?"

"I have no idea." sighed Margo. "Maybe there was a leak on His Excellency's side? I don't see him as the type to let secrets slip, but some of his subordinates could have talked to the wrong person."

"Or maybe Ren Nagano is someone that His Excellency sent? Maybe he's helping us from the shadows?"

"Why do it without telling us, though?" argued Margo. "…When is the next time he's scheduled to speak with Minaho?"

"In two days, I think." replied Nei. "I'll send an update to his secretary, since we already requested them to investigate Ren. I'll tell them we strongly suspect him of being a Chevalier, or at least someone having a connection to one of them. That will help them narrow the search down. Assuming they didn't send him in the first place."

Margo nodded, manipulating the controls to display the feed from Minaho's classroom.

…

At lunch, Noah left the classroom, and Yukino followed with a stiff expression.

He half-expected Endou to follow them, but that wasn't the case. He was sulking, still seated in the classroom.

Somehow, no one paid them any attention until they reached the room on the fourth floor. Noah opened it with the key Minaho had given him.

He gestured for Yukino to enter, and she glanced around to see if someone was looking, then quickly stepped inside.

Noah closed and locked the door, then turned to face Yukino. She was looking at him with trepidation, biting her lower lip. She looked like she was expecting him to jump her.

"This is a rare opportunity for us to speak alone, Yukino, until Sensei joins us. Feel free to vent. I'm sure you have a lot to say." said Noah with a bitter smile.

"I heard that you beat up Kenji!" glared Yukino.

"He attacked me and I defended myself." shrugged Noah. "I wouldn't call that a beat up since I walked away the instant he couldn't attack me anymore. It's not like I kicked him while he was down or anything... Honestly, you should forget about this guy."

"You're trying to make me break up with him?!"

"I'm saying this for your own good. Endou is immature and fly off the handle way too easily. That makes him easy to manipulate. He won't have a good future."

"Why would I listen to a rapist like you! I'll never forgive you!" shouted Yukino, her hands clenched into tight fists.

"Yeah, I raped you." nodded Noah. "And I will do it again and again. Because you need to experience some of the things your father did to Yuzuki-sensei and to many others."

"That's a lie! My father would never do… I don't even know what you are accusing him of doing!"

"…I will let Sensei answer that question. It isn't my place to give you the details. But make no mistake, Yukino. Yuzuki-sensei's revenge isn't going to target only you. She will make your father's crimes public. One month from now, the name Shirasaka will be equated to national shame. You and every other member of your family will become pariahs. You and Maika will not be able to find decent jobs in the future, or decent boyfriends. No one will want to associate with the daughters of one of Japan's worst criminals. And that is also why Endou will abandon you."

Yukino flinched. Noah knew that he had dealt a critical hit. The core of Yukino's identity and pride was her family's name. A family that controlled a significant number of national and local news organizations. The very idea that this source of pride might be inverted and become a stigma was intolerable to her.

"No! Nooo! My father is a good person! Yuzuki-sensei must be mistaken!" shouted Yukino.

"You won't be able to deny reality forever." sighed Noah. "Do you want to keep screaming? Time is precious."

Yukino swallowed her next shout. She knew he was right and should use that time to get some answers, so she repressed her fury.

"Why are you helping them in the first place? Why are you involved?"

"There are several reasons for this. I was asked to help them by a certain person who wants your father punished. I want Yuzuki-sensei and the other victims to have peace of mind and feel safe. Something that will only happen after your father gets what he deserves. And I want to save you and your little sister, Yukino. You may be conceited and rude, but you do not deserve to be killed for his sins."

Yukino's face twitched when he called her conceited, but Noah had given her so much to retort about that she didn't seem to know what to start with.

Noah turned when he heard the sound of a key being inserted in the door. To his surprise, it was Katsuko who entered. She was dressed in a black business suit and held a large black leather gym bag.

"Katsuko-san?"

"Sorry for being a little late, Nagano-kun, Shirasaka-san." smiled Katsuko. "Traffic was dreadful. Ojou-sama asked me to supervise your sex."

"I understand." nodded Noah.

"Why are you here?" exclaimed Yukino. "You shouldn't even be able to enter the academy."

"I am the school board's chairwoman." smiled Katsuko with a dignified air. "You should not underestimate us. And on that note, I have some good news. I hereby declare the founding of the Sex Club!"

"Sex Club?" asked Noah while Yukino stared with googly eyes.

"Yes. Shirasaka-san is the club's president, and you, Nagano-kun, are the first member. Ojou-sama is the club's adviser."

"No way!" blurted out Yukino.

"I will read out the rules of the Sex Club." smiled Katsuko as she took a paper from her pocket.

"First, the activity of this club is to research and practice illicit sexual relations, creating a smooth communication between members through sex!"

"Second, the purpose of this club is to have the female students get pregnant and give birth. Never practice birth control and experience pregnancy and childbirth as much as possible!"

Shirasaka trembled from despair.

"Third, the members of the club cannot have sex with people other than club members! New applicants will be decided by the club adviser." finished Katsuko as she pocketed the paper.

"No! I can't get pregnant!"

"You cannot, or you do not want to?" frowned Katsuko.

"I do not want to!" shouted Yukino.

"Then it is fine."

"W-What!?"

"Your consent was never needed." smiled Katsuko.

"You… You're enjoying this!!"

"I am." nodded Katsuko. Her expression changed, her eyes suddenly cold. "I, too, was kidnapped and raped by your father. And when he was done with me, he gave his friends a turn. I was thirteen!"

Yukino flinched, but before she could deny it, Katsuko continued. She didn't raise her voice anymore.

"Your father forced me to work in a brothel. I was a teen prostitute for years. When I finally escaped thanks to Ojou-sama, my family didn't want anything to do with me. It didn't matter to them if I had been forced into it or not. They couldn't tolerate having a former prostitute sharing their family name… Sousuke Shirasaka took everything from me. From us."

"So yes, I enjoy seeing you get a taste of the violation I endured. Be grateful that Nagano-kun is actually more gentle with you than we'd really like."

"Katsuko-san, is Yuzuki-sensei unsatisfied?" frowned Noah.

"No, Nagano-kun. You aren't just a tool for us to use. As long as you do not compromise our goals, we are willing to give you some leeway in how you treat Shirasaka-san. If you go too far in either direction, we will tell you."

Noah nodded in acknowledgment.

"Y-You're crazy! You're all crazy!" exclaimed Yukino, her face pale.

"We may be a little insane." agreed Katsuko. "But that awareness will not stop us, Shirasaka-san. You will do as we say, and you will survive. If you resist us, we will still force you to play the role we have in mind for you in our plan against your father, but when we are done, we will put you inside a shipping container and send you to a brothel in Vietnam. Japanese girls are quite popular over there."

Yukino trembled.

"There are plenty of locals who hate Japanese people and would love a young, pretty one to rape and bully. The brothel' owners will make you addicted to heroin to make sure you do not run away. The drug will ruin your organs and likely kill you after a few years, but you'll be so used up by then that you wouldn't be able to work anyway. Before the age of thirty, you will end up buried in some landfill."

"…And, if I cooperate? If I do not try to run?" muttered Yukino, her face pale, almost hyperventilating. She eyed the door, but she knew that Katsuko had locked it.

"You will become pregnant and give birth to Nagano-kun's child." said Katsuko without mercy. "A child that Ojou-sama will raise as compensation for your father having made her unable to bear one, as well as for another of his sins. Nagano-kun will then keep you as his sex slave. How he treats you then will be up to him."

"I will treat her well." shrugged Noah. "I may be a pervert and a control freak, but I am not a sadist. She will have a bunch of rules to follow, like saying 'hello' and 'please' and 'thank you', but her life will be fairly comfortable… That being said, Katsuko-san, when I do get kids, I won't be a deadbeat. I will be involved in their raising."

"That is certainly your right, Nagano-kun." smiled Katsuko-kun, her eyes regaining their warmth. "I am sure that Ojou-sama will welcome it."

She placed the leather bag she was holding on the ground and opened it. She took a camera from it.

"And now, we have a task to do. Nagano-kun, you must ejaculate inside Shirasaka-san's pussy at least once before lunch break is over, and still have time to clean up and eat the sandwiches I brought. If it takes too long, I will be scolded by Ojou-sama and you two will be late for the afternoon classes. That would not be great. I have brought some accessories from the mansion, if you wish to use them."

Noah nodded as he peered into the bag. From where he stood, he could see a bundle of white rope, a red ball gag and some leather straps.

"Thank you, but I won't use anything that could leave rope or strap marks on her skin. At least, not at school." said Noah as he started stripping.

"As you wish, Nagano-kun." nodded Katsuko before she turned to Yukino. "Shirasaka-san, why are you not undressing? Do you need some motivation?"

"…I get it." replied Yukino with reluctance as she started removing her clothes. Noah could tell that the threat of being shipped off to a brothel had rattled her.

Once they were both naked, Noah moved behind her and hugged her from behind.

He started by gently fondling her breasts. He wanted to at least make her wet before insertion, to make it easier for her. Yukino clearly wasn't in the mood, but Noah was good with his hands.

Yukino gritted her teeth, but her arousal grew, and when one of Noah's hands drifted down to her crotch, it wasn't long before she was ready.

Noah pushed Yukino down on the futon, and under the watching gaze of Katsuko's camera, started getting serious.

…

Katsuko didn't say anything as she stood aside, filming. The video would be sent to each victim of Sousuki Shirasaka, as well as His Excellency. The head of the Kouzuki house was their group's main sponsor, and he knew every detail of their plan.

A plan that wasn't only about taking revenge on Sousuke Shirasaka, but also going after a much more dangerous predator.

As she watched, her emotions were conflicted. She felt both angry vindication at seeing Yukino be violated and some sympathy for her. She knew all too well about what it felt like.

And still, she felt a bit of irrational envy. Why couldn't her rapist have been more like Ren? It was obvious to her experienced eye that he not only made every effort to make it more pleasant to Yukino but also knew how to please a woman.

Shirasaka was a sadist. He had gone out of his way to make it more painful and humiliating for her. He taunted her as he bruised her body.

Unlike the previous time when Yukino had growled and shouted into her gag, She was mostly silent now, gasping and panting and grunting, but not saying anything. Katsuko expected that her threats partly explained Yukino's more compliant attitude, but she suspected that the main cause was actually pleasure.

Yukino undoubtedly felt pleasure as Ren expertly toyed with her body. She was trying to hide it, but her body was flush, and the occasional grunts and moans she couldn't contain didn't convey pain.

Katsuko nodded to herself. She might not be as satisfied with Ren's soft side than she would really have liked, but this might work out to their advantage. Yukino's resistance would crumble faster this way.

It even gave her an idea. They could play the good cop, bad cop routine.

She would have to suggest it to Minaho.