Ch 69: A new threat.

"Is everyone ready? If you forget anything, just tell me during a break, and I'll fetch it for you." said Noah, looking at his maids. Rui looked the most eager, while Alice, Claire and Hisui were still blushing from having required his assistance to remove their belts. Noah had not commented on any dampness he found on all three, but they knew he knew, and were still shy about it.

After taking a quick shower, with him ordering them not to use the opportunity to cheat, they had dressed in their new school uniforms.

"But… why did you draw this strange symbol on our skin?" asked Claire, patting her lower belly suspiciously. They had seen Noah draw some strange mark on their skins before removing the belts. The mark had glowed with a purple light for a second before disappearing, but they didn't feel any different.

"Just a little something that will warn me. If you intend to cheat." smugly said Noah.

He laughed as he saw the faces of Alice and Claire. They had planned to cheat.

"Whatever, we should get underway quickly." suggested Hisui. "We need to first go to the administrative section to see what classes we'll be in."

"Yes. Let's go." nodded Noah. "The government did a fairly good job at organizing a response to having to deal with several hundred Returnees so quickly. I expected more inertia from them."

The left the house and walked on foot toward the Academy. Maria, Layla, and Iris were waiting for them in front of the academy’s gates. They looked just as good in their uniforms as Noah’s maids and were turning heads. He could see a few groups of male students, and a few female ones as well, hanging around in the surroundings, watching them.

They greeted each other and headed toward the administrative offices. Noah was at the back of the girls who were happily chatting when Layla slowed down and grabbed his sleeve. Noah slowed down as well, already knowing what this was about.

“I have found your congratulatory gift, thanks.” she said softly, as to not be heard by the others.

“You’re welcome. And if you want more of that kind, just give me a call. Did you like them?” replied Noah equally softly.

“Yeah. They feel nice. I’ll ask for more for sure.”

“What are you talking about?” asked Rui, noticing them straggling behind.”

“Layla was asking me if I could make her some more clothes.”

“Oh. I don’t know any girl who would say no to that.” laughed Rui.

“Yes. I can make more for you, too, if you wish. But your closet is your limit. Once it’s full, I’m not making more unless you ditch some of the outfits you don’t like as much anymore.”

“Sure, you gave us big closets anyway.”

They reached the office they sought, and the secretary gave each of them the number of the class they were assigned to. Maria and Claire were added to Noah’s class, Iris and Rui to Kyouka’s class, and the others to different ones.

With only a few minutes left before the start of class, they separated. Noah entered his class.

"Hey, Noah!"

"Hi, Miyabi." smiled Noah as they walked to her.

"Miyabi, let me introduce you to Maria Lancelot, and Claire Belial. They are Returnees and helped me a lot during the liberation of Hagun Island. Maria, Claire, this is my friend Miyabi Yuugaoze".

"It's nice to meet you!" grinned Miyabi.

"Likewise." smiled Maria. "Are you just his friend? Noah gives me the impression that he can't have female friends without trying to seduce them."

"Hey, you hurt me! Are we not friends right now?" instantly retorted Noah. Claire rolled her eyes at him.

"Says the guy who want me to become his maid. You're not exactly subtle." smirked Maria.

Noah laughed to himself. She was right, but she didn't know as much as she thought she did.

"A maid? Sound like fun! Does he want you to wear a maid uniform? Like, with frills and stuff?" asked Miyabi.

Noah instantly decided that he would see Miyabi in a maid uniform in the not-too-distant future. He busied himself by making two desks and chairs for Maria and Claire, since there were no empty ones.

"Yes, with frills and stuff." sighed Claire, before she smiled. "It's nice to meet you, Miyabi."

"Same. Let's be friends!"

"Miyabi, Claire is one of four Returnees who agreed to become my cards. I intend to introduce them to you, Lizel and Reina-chan as soon as possible."

"Oh? Did Noah clearly tell you that it's dangerous?" asked Miyabi, looking at Claire.

"Yes, a battle royale against a bunch of strong devils. But three of us are experimented in fighting, and we're…"

She was interrupted by a very unpleasant ringtone. It came from Noah's phone.

"Crap, I'm going." said Noah as he rushed out of the classroom.

"What was that?" asked Maria, confused.

Miyabi shrugged.

"He's part of the anti-demon corp. He only gets that ringtone when his squad is under attack, and they need help. "

"Should we have gone with him? I wouldn't mind fighting some hollows." said Maria, looking at Claire.

"It's fine, Noah is strong." grinned Miyabi.

"Yes." said Claire, frowning. "If a hollow is strong enough to threaten Noah, that's likely not something we can deal with."

…

Noah quickly checked on Kyouka's class, but she wasn't there. Rui and Iris looked at him curiously, but he didn't have time to explain and closed the door, then teleported to the dormitory. A few students in the hallway had surely seen him disappear, but he didn't really care.

"Noah Onii-chan!" exclaimed Nei.

"Hi Nei, what's the emergency?" asked Noah as he quickly removed his uniform's blazer and activated Augment.

"We're attacked by a strong Hollow! He's outside right now. Please help us!"

"On it."

Noah was outside barely two second later and took in the situation. Kyouka, Himari and Shushu were fighting a single hollow. Inside the perimeter normally protected by the barrier. And they were losing.

Shushu was standing back, nursing an obviously broken arm, while Kyouka was furiously slashing at the hollow, who seemed impervious to her blade. Himari was peppering him with bullets with an equal lack of results.

Drawing his Zanpakuto, Noah used Shunpo to appear near Kyouka and deflected his fist, causing the hollow to take a step back.

"Noah!" called out Kyouka, relieved.

"Another one came, eh? It won't change anything." sneered the hollow at Noah's sight.

That hollow was about 2.5 meters tall, with a stocky humanoid shape. Unlike normal hollows, this one wore elaborate clothes. His outfit vaguely looked like those of old-fashioned Japanese priests or exorcists, with the left side being black and the right side being white, and his chest was covered by a white tabard.

And this hollow's mask was golden.

Noah frowned, not missing the meaning of the fully colored mask.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"Ah, it's good that you ask! You should know the name of the one who will send you to the afterlife! I am Rairen, one of the Eight Thunder Gods?"

"Eight Thunder Gods? Kyouka, you know something about them?"

"No. He just came and shattered the barrier with a few punches. Be careful, Noah, he's strong."

"We'll see about that."

Noah closed the distance and made a probing attack with his Zanpakuto. Rairen parried with his left forearm, and Noah's blade only left a little scratch on it.

Rairen tried to punch him, and Noah tried to parry it, keeping his arms and legs slightly flexed, just in case he wouldn't be strong enough. A habit that saved him from a broken bone, as he saw he couldn't just stop the hollow's monstruous strength. He instead jumped back slightly, turning the opponent's strength he couldn't oppose into backward momentum.

Noah landed deftly a dozen steps away from the giant.

"A troublesome one." muttered Noah.

"Noah, boost me!" asked Kyouka, side stepping closer to him as she kept her eyes on Rairen.

"Ok." Noah put a hand on her shoulder and used Eternal Chains on her. He then charged at Rairen to keep him busy for the few seconds Kyouka needed for her transformation to be complete.

The giant was strong, and resilient to a degree Noah found almost absurd. His skin was much tougher than steel. But he also wasn't all that fast, and Noah had little difficulty avoiding his attacks.

"Whatever you try will not matter in front of overwhelming power!" Taunted Rairen, still grinning.

A grin that faded abruptly when Kyouka joined the fight and her sword made contact with one of his raised arms. The extended blade that couldn't even leave a mark before, bit into the hollow's skin and flesh and was only stopped by the bones.

"You gnat!" Roared the giant.

"Kyouka, fall back!" suddenly yelled Noah as a golden aura appeared around the hollow. Golden arcs of electricity crackled around the hollow and an area several meters wide, centered about Rairen.

Kyouka and Noah had both retreated in time to avoid being hit.

"You dare injure me! I'll vaporize you!"

Rairen lifted his hands while maintaining his aura, and a small golden ball of light appeared between his palms. It was quickly growing.

Noah guessed it was a Cero, and that he could not afford to let the dormitory or his comrades be hit by that. That left using Hole to deflect the hit, or stopping Rairen before he could launch it, but with that aura full of crackling lightning arcs around him…

Noah used teleportation to appear near Himari and without waiting, used Eternal Chain on her.

"Maximum output, Himari."

"Of course!" grimly answered Himari as the two floating canons appeared at her sides.

Before Rairen could launch his Cero, two bright lances of blue light impacted his chest, carving two deep holes on it.

Rairen was projected backward and the energy of his cero was harmlessly discharged toward the sky.

He spat blood as he stabilized himself and looked incredulously at burned holes in his chest.

"Damn you!" Roared Rairen. His aura only increased in intensity.

Just as he made a step toward Himari, many black snakes suddenly came out of his shadow and restrained him.

From the shadow behind the snakes appeared the head and shoulders of an attractive woman with black hairs and red pupils, dressed in what looked like an old ceremonial kimono.

"Shikoku! Don't interfere!" raged the wounded giant, tearing at the snakes, but each one he broke was replaced almost instantly. His feet were sinking into his own shadow.

"Don't overstep, Rairen. Do not let your pride get you killed."

Himari fired another attack at the woman, but her beams, weaker than her first volley had been, were intercepted by many layers of what Noah understood to be her hairs, and didn't burn all the way through.

Noah estimated that he might have a chance to stop them from retreating, but he discarded the idea. His own energy reserves were partially depleted, he wasn't sure he would be able to fight both of them while keeping his comrades safe, and delaying that confrontation might give him time to get stronger.

And that woman… She didn't have any hollow mask, not even a partial one like those shinigamified Adjuchas and Vasto Lordes from the Bleach fiction. And her aura… This Shikoku wasn't an opponent to be underestimated.

The woman in question stared at Noah with interest as she and Rairen were completely swallowed, and their shadow decreased in size until it disappeared completely.

Noah sighed as he walked to Shushu and healed her.

"Thanks, Noah." smiled the girl. "We were in deep trouble."

"Only doing my job. You're okay?"

"Yeah, the pain is gone. But my pride is wounded." said Shushu as she flexed her arm.

"Can't do too much about that."

"Noah Onii-chan, thank you!" said Nei as the trotted out of the dormitory. Noah gently smiled as he patted her head, and Nei smiled back.

Kyouka and Himari were exchanging a complicated glance. Himari, in particular, was blushing furiously.

Kyouka sighed and looked at Noah.

"Noah, remember what I said about going slow? This big guy just made me change my mind. I need power as soon as possible, so do what you must."

"…I understand. We may have to take a week or two off school." warned Noah.

"I'm fine with it. Now let's get the compensation out of the way, I need to report to the Commander about those enemies."

"When you do, I'll come with you. I can share my memories, and the report will be more accurate this way."

"Yeah, thanks." nodded Kyouka. "Nei, Shushu, keep watch while the barrier regenerates, please. Noah, Himari, follow me.

"Yes, Boss. Have fun!" joked Shushu.

Himari looked scared as she followed, and Noah took her hand, squeezing gently, assuring her of his support. She took a deep breath and nodded to him.

Once the three of them were alone in Kyouka's room, she sighed and started removing her school uniform.

"Let's do it."

He nodded and deactivated his power. Himari gasped as her hands started removing her own uniform.

Noah watched them both with interest. It was the first time a 'compensation' involved three people, and he wondered how it would turn out.

Kyouka was the first to be naked, and she didn't move, waiting for Himari to finish.

"Himari, are you ok?" she asked, as Himari was blushing intensely.

"Heavens, it's so embarrassing…" complained Himari, helplessly watching as her hands completed their work.

"It's fine, Kyouka. I know you're not in control, and whatever happens, it stays between us." Kyouka glanced at Noah, who quickly nodded.

"Of course."

Himari gasped as her body made her kneel and lean forward, to the point that her forehead touched the ground. Words came out of her mouth.

"Kyouka, you must dominate me and smack my butt in front of Noah, then kiss him as I suck on his cock."

"What?" Kyouka gasped.

"Uhhhhhh" Himari whined, hiding her face with her hands.

Kyouka immediately turned to Noah.

"Is that your idea?"

"As far as I'm aware, the compensation's nature come mostly from the two people who got boosted, and a little from me. I'll plead guilty about the domination part, and I'll freely admit that seeing two pretty girls go at each other is exciting, but if most of it comes from you two… Perhaps you feel some attraction toward Himari?" asked Noah, being careful to protect Himari's secret as much as he could.

As he spoke, the compensation took control of Noah's body and abilities, and he created a black leather collar with a leather leash, a black leather blindfold, and a small leather paddle.

"Well… Himari is beautiful." admitted Kyouka, blushing slightly. Himari lifted her head and stared at Kyouka, her eyes wide, as Kyouka moved to take the items from Noah's hands.

She knelt in front of Himari.

"Are you ok?" asked Kyouka, as she took the collar and brushed Himari's hairs out of the way.

"Y-Yes." breathed Himari. Her breathing was accelerating and becoming slightly erratic.

She fastened the collar around Himari's neck, then slipped the blindfold over her eyes.

…

Himari felt very conflicted as she was plunged in darkness. She had never felt as humiliated as she had been when her own mouth had announced what was going to happen. Kyouka was going to become aware of her secret. Would she look at her with disgust? Would she call her gross and perverted and kick her out of the squad?

Thankfully, it seemed none of that was happening. She felt a pull on the leash, and she started to rise, but the downward pull that followed stopped her movement. Himari understood and started walking on all four.

Kyouka only had her move a few steps, and she remembered that there was a chair in that direction. Himari heard sounds consistent with a naked girl sitting on the chair's leather padding.

"Himari." said Kyouka.

"Y-Yes." answered Himari. She felt Kyouka lean over her, and…

*smack*

Something impacted her left butt cheek, and Himari gasped. It had been more surprising than painful.

"It's 'Yes, Mistress.', Himari."

"Yes, Mistress." replied Himari obediently. Secretly, she enjoyed the situation very much. Being treated like a sex toy by Kyouka was one of her favorite fantasies.

"Who holds your leash?"

"It's you, Mistress."

"Correct. And if I am holding your leash, that must mean that you are my property, right?"

"…Yes, Mistress." said Himari, a trace of eagerness in her voice.

"And I can do with my property as I wish, right?"

"Yes, Mistress."

*smack*

The paddle landed on her butt again. And again. The hits weren't strong enough to be painful, and only left a pleasant warmth behind them. Himari gasped, her arousal mounting.

After a few dozen hits, the spanking stopped, and Himari felt something touch her face, as if to explore it. It didn't take her long to understand that it was Kyouka's naked right foot.

"Lick it, slave." ordered Kyouka.

Himari moaned, as she slowly opened her mouth and tentatively extended her tongue.

Kyouka's feet were relatively clean, as she had taken a shower this morning, and the fight against those strange hollows hadn't lasted a long time, but Himari still detected a faint scent of sweat. She gently licked Kyouka's foot.

"Suck on my toes, slave."

Himari was getting very aroused as she took each of Kyouka's toes in her mouth one by one, sucked, and inserted her tongue between each finger.

She felt a smack on her butt whenever she relaxed her efforts. After a few minutes, the foot disappeared, and another took its place. Himari resumed her licking and sucking, occasionally moaning.

"You did well, slave." said Kyouka after a while.

"Thank you, Mistress." breathed Himari, her mind now deep into a submissive sub-space.

She felt her Mistress kneel behind her and reorient her body to face Noah.

"Knees wide apart, slave." breathed Kyouka in her ear.

Himari moaned in both embarrassment and lust as she exposed her crotch to Noah, who was without a doubt watching. She felt her Mistress's hands on her chest, fondling her. One of the hands descended to her crotch, and two fingers invaded her wet pussy.

"Ah!" gasped Himari.

"Do you like it, slave? Being pleasured by your Mistress, while your Master is watching?"

"Ah… Yes, Mistress… I love it…. Ah…Please… More…"

The two fingers pumped increasingly faster, the gentle hand on her breasts became rougher, and Himari came. Her body spasmed as she experienced an intense orgasm, held firmly by her Mistress, and when she calmed down, she felt another pull from the leash.

Himari got on all four and walked toward Noah.

"Kneel, slave." said Kyouka again.

Himari heard sounds of clothes being removed, and a gasp from Kyouka.

"It seems you liked the show."

"I wonder what made that obvious." chuckled Noah.

"Still, isn't it… too big?"

"None of my girls complained about it."

"Open your mouth wide, slave."

With trepidation, Himari opened her mouth, and something fleshy and hot touched her lips. With her tongue, she started exploring the object.

"Himari, while you are doing this, use your hands to pleasure yourself." suggested Noah.

She moaned softly as she did as instructed, fondling herself as she kept licking the hot, fleshy spear. It did appear thick and long to her limited senses. She had seen his cock before, in a previous 'compensation', but right now, it felt bigger.

She opened her mouth wide and swallowed the glans, moving her tongue around it. It felt strange, but also exciting. In her fantasies, she had imagined many times being forced to service her Master with her mouth, and often wondered what it would really feel like. And now, she knew.

As she focused on the feelings in her mouth, she heard the sound of Kyouka and Noah kissing repeatedly, and felt Noah's hand on her head, patting her, and applying slight pressure to the back of her head to encourage her to take more of his cock in her mouth.

Himari repeatedly tried to swallow more of him, but was bothered by her gagging reflex. At the same time, she was feeling another orgasm slowly building.

After a few minutes, she felt the hot cock in her mouth twitch.

"Himari, I'm about to cum. Try to keep it all in your mouth."

She prepared herself, and suddenly felt him come, as short, hot streams of his seeds gathered in the back of her mouth. Himari tried to seal her lips around his cock to prevent his cum from escaping. and more or less managed it. It tasted slightly salty, and she decided she might get used to this.

"Good girl. Swallow it when you cum, Himari."

She didn't know if it was being called a good girl, or her being so close, but he had barely stopped talking when she came, and started swallowing.

She panted, and someone removed her blindfold. it was Noah, smiling at her gently, crouching in front of her. He kissed her forehead.

"You did great, Himari."

"Thank you, Master."

"Yes." Nodded Kyouka. "We should take a shower."

She opened the door to her bathroom and entered inside. And reappeared a few seconds later.

"What are you guys waiting for?"

Noah grinned, removed the collar from Himari's neck and took her hand. After what they had just done, taking a shower together was nothing.

Under the shower, Kyouka spoke.

"It was, a strange experience, dominating someone."

"You seemed pretty good at it. It was a very nice show you both gave me." pointed out Noah.

"…I wasn't physically forced to by the compensation, but instead, I somehow knew what I should say, and how to act. It felt almost natural."

"Maybe you're just a natural dominant? Often, sacred gears reflect a person's nature or desires, and your Eternal Chains is a pretty pointed cue. Or maybe it's the sacred gear that influences the owner's psyche."

"…Maybe… Himari, are you okay? Was it too much for you? Your part was pretty intense."

"Himari used a lot of power to wound that guy." nodded Noah.

"I…am fine." softly said Himari, not looking at Kyouka in the eyes. "I need a bit of time… to think."

"Yes. Let' hurry with the shower, we still need to report on what happened, and the dormitory is still vulnerable."

The three of them hurried and expedited their shower. A few minutes later, they were back in the living room with Nei and Shushu. The barrier around the dormitory had reformed but would still need an hour or two to be back to its nominal power.

Kyouka used her smartphone to send a message and waited for an answer. This reminded Noah of something.

"Hey, Kyouka, I've been wondering. How do smartphone signals reach us in the human world?"

"That's a function we added to the portals, and one of the reasons we keep them permanently open, despite the energy consumption. The other is that we don't want to have to wait for them to open, in case of emergencies."

"I see."

Her phone pinged, and she looked at it.

"She's ready to see us. Can you teleport us to her directly?"

"Sure. See you later, Himari, Shushu, Nei." smiled Noah as he took Kyouka's hand.

"Goodbye, Noah Oni-chan."

"Sure. And I'm still waiting for that massage." joked Shushu.

"Soon." chuckled Noah.

Himari didn't answer, but she nodded in acknowledgement.

Noah and Kyouka teleported to the Commander.