Volume 1 – Chapter 12

“I thought you said that you weren’t interested in anything sexual.” Akiko turned back, looking over with a distasteful expression.

I gave a nod, rubbing my chin thoughtfully. “You’re absolutely right. Having sex with you grosses me out. However, I’m not interested in sex for enjoyment.

“T-then why?”

I laughed, “That’s need-to-know and you don’t need to know.”

Akiko’s face turned ugly and she turned away. “I said I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t agree to it! So, I won’t do this!”

I shrugged. “Suit yourself.”

“Agh! I wish I had known you were like this before! I really hate you!” Akiko snapped.

“The feeling is mutual.” I shot back.

She left and slammed the door. Ai, Ai, Ai… how shameless. Now my entire family would have heard her. Of course, my dad would probably be proud I had a girl over last night, that’s if he wasn’t still blackout drunk. I sighed as I got ready for school. As I did, I thought about Akiko. The ability took, didn’t it? So, that being true, how did Akiko just storm off like that? Shouldn’t a promise be a promise? Maybe I made it too open-ended. I was hoping to cheat the ability. It was a wish for more wishes, and I supposed I pushed things too far.

I opened the door and walked out. As soon as I was in the hallway, I heard a click and the creaking of a door next to me. My body froze for a minute as I remembered that just the previous night, I had raped my sister. I still found it something hard to believe, as if it had been someone else entirely. I hid the bite mark on my hand as I glanced over at the door. Maria’s expression looked gaunt and hollow from the crack she allowed open. Her lights were out on the inside and she had to squint. She didn’t look like she had slept the night before.

“Hehe… so, brother brought his girlfriend home finally. Here, I was thinking you were gay.” She said in a croaky voice.

“What’s it to you?” I shot back, secretly feeling relieved she didn’t seem to recognize me from the previous night. “You’ve brought dozens of guys home.”

Rather than responding with a biting remark, Maria lowered her head and flushed, but after a moment she recovered and shot me a look. “She seemed mad… figures, didn’t think you had what it took to satisfy a woman.”

I satisfied you fine last night! My eyes flashed in anger as I glared at her. However, when I got a better look at her gaunt face, I couldn’t bring myself to be angry. I had raped her last night, and she was likely still conflicted about it. She was probably lashing out at her brother because I was the only person around that she could lash out at.

“Maria…” I spoke with a sigh. “You can tell me anything you need to, anytime, okay?”

Maria gave me a weird look, “What’s that? Hakaru, you’re acting weird.”

“I just want you to know… that whatever happens, you can rely on me.” I said, turning away.

I didn’t want my sister falling apart because of me. It was as simple as that. Maria’s eyes were wide and she moved her mouth three times unable to get any words out. She clearly had no clue how to respond to me. I had completely shattered everything she recognized about her brother.

“You… seem different.” Maria spoke quietly, almost to herself.

I didn’t respond, walking away with my back straight. I felt different now. Having broken things off with Akiko, I felt like my life was finally my own again. I had her wrapped around my finger, and soon I would be getting revenge on those I hated while possessing those that I wanted. In a way, having those clear goals in my mind was very freeing.

“W-wait!” Maria put out a hand, causing me to stop, but not turn back. “Please tell mom I’m staying home today. I’m sick.”

I turned my head back. “Are you?”

Maria looked down again, not seeming to be able to match my eyes. She slowly closed the door without saying another thing. I let out a sigh. Should I make her another visit tonight? I think the answer would probably be yes. She was free points, after all. I sighed and continued on to the kitchen. Mom was passed out on the couch as expected. Dad was likely in his room still unconscious.

I went to the kitchen and started preparing breakfast. This time, it was just scrambled eggs on rice. I wasn’t in the mood to do anything fancy. I brought a bowl out to mom and set it down on the coffee table. Mom’s eyes opened as usual. She raised her head, even as she still lay on her stomach with her butt nearly sticking out the bottom of the dress she wore the previous night. She reached out with a hand and scooped a spoonful, taking a bite.

“It’s stale.” She snorted.

“It’s the rice from last night, Mom.” I sighed.

“Hmph… can’t even cook fresh rice for your mother.” She grumbled under her breath.

Frustration and anger burned to the surface. I had been dealing with mom’s cutting remarks for years. The normal me would have just tolerated it, but today, I was no longer that meek little cuck!

“Maybe, Mother should cook for me instead.” I shot back.

Mom’s face turned ugly as she glared at me. It was the same expression she wore just before she started an argument with father. This was why he always came home so late that no one ever saw him. If he was here while mom was awake, they would end up having an argument that shook the walls and even got the neighbors angry.

“Excuse me?” Mom growled.

“I said, ‘if you want a man like me to take care of you, you need to make yourself worth taking care of. You used to be beautiful, but you’ve grown fat and lazy. Even if dad doesn’t care, he’s not the only man with eyes on you.’”

“Y- P- Ge-“ Mom’s eyes widened in complete shock, trying to find a comment to respond to the last thing she ever expected her kid to say. “How dare you!”

She finally settled on exploding in anger. After all, it was her go-to choice for the last couple of years, and it was about the only thing she knew. She pushed up with her arms, ready to leap off the couch and start screaming. I casually reached out and grabbed the back of her hair, pulling her face to me. She let out a cry, her eyes growing even wider as I handled her roughly. I leaned forward and gave her a peck on the lips, then moved my lips to her ear.

“I love you, Mom,” I whispered. “I just wish you loved yourself.”

I let go. Mom lost all energy, her upper half falling back down on the couch as she stared up at me in disbelief. I grabbed my bag and as I walked by her, I lightly slapped her backside, which was still up and exposed. Mom let out a cute squeak at that.

“I’m off to school. Oh yeah, Maria’s sick. Call her off, make her some soup for lunch, and take a bath. Your son will give you more affection if you don’t smell like a bar.” I walked out of the room as I spoke, while mom only stared in disbelief while I left.

When the door slammed behind me on the way out, I didn’t hear what happened next. Mom sat up in her seat, her mouth moving as if she was talking angrily to herself. Finally, some words started to form.

“Just because he had a girl over now he thinks he’s the man of the house.” She pouted, followed by an indescribable blush as she recalled the feel of my handprint on her butt.

Next, she lifted her arm and sniffed her armpit. “M-maybe I should take a bath…”

By that point, I was on my way to school. I arrived a bit early but I was surprised to see Akiko already standing near the entrance waiting for me. She had actually done her hair and makeup, and looked very presentable. No one would guess she had been gang raped the night before.

It is probably because she hoped to win Derek soon. I thought bitterly.

As soon as she saw me, she blushed and started fidgeting. I looked on suspiciously since this behavior was completely different from how she acted before. Just an hour ago, she looked at me with complete disgust and hatred. Now, she had on a somewhat cute look.

“What do you want?” I demanded. “What’s with that look?”

Akiko lowered her head, but her hands tightened and she nodded. “I-I’ve been thinking… about your request.”

“Huh?”

“A-about…” She leaned closer, putting her hand up even though there was no one near us. “the blowjob.”

“Huh? You said no, so what about it.” I asked wryly.

Akiko nodded with a small frown. “I know… but I’ve been thinking about it. If I don’t do this, how can I know you’ll follow the plan? You made me make a promise, so if I immediately go back on it, you… you’ll just backstab me!”

I chuckled, rolling my eyes. “Do you want my assurance? I’ve already had you promise. If you don’t want to keep your promise, that’s nothing to do with me.”

Akiko didn’t look pleased with my answer, crossing her arms and stamping her feet. “W-well… we did date for a year. Since our relationship is ending… and I’ll be dating Derek soon, then naturally we won’t be able to later. It’d be cruel to leave you without having gotten anywhere with a woman. I don’t want to be known as the girl who dated a complete loser.”

“Who said I’ve never been with a woman?” I responded smugly, causing her mouth to open. “You had a year to show me you cared at all. You clearly didn’t.”

However, she did hit the nail on the head as to why I cared so little if she sucked my cock now. I had already experienced sex a few times. Putting aside Akiko’s affairs, the reason I didn’t care is that she wasn’t dating Derek. I would earn practically no credits for enjoying Akiko in any fashion. I only asked in the first place to see the limits of this ability. It seemed to be underperforming so far. I had expected Netori to show up and explain herself, but she’s been surprisingly absent since yesterday.

“I-I do care…” Akiko responded, tearfully. “Y-you even saved me from that party. It would have been worse without you, right?”

“…”

Akiko sighed. “Look, we got a little bit before we break up. I’ll do this for you. But that’ll be it, okay?”

“You already made the promise. Whether you keep it or not is up to you. Akiko can be my slave or she can break her promise. It’s fine with me either way.”

“O-okay…” Akiko lowered her head and grabbed my hand, “Then… come with me.”

“Here?” This point I was surprised when she started pulling me into the school grounds.

“W-we don’t have time to go back home. Plus, my family is up. There are only a couple of people at school. I know a place under the stairway, so…”

I followed Akiko silently while she led with a determined face. I was flummoxed to see that this side of her still looked somewhat cute. There was a time I had liked Akiko. The reason I had done so was because she was always so considerate and hard working. She had a cute side, especially when she was thinking about someone else’s happiness. Unfortunately, the person whose happiness became most important to her wasn’t me but Derek for some reason. That removed the smile from my face. It wasn’t like she really cared about me.

Locked Promise bound someone to a promise. They were compelled to follow it to the best of their ability. That is what Netori said about the ability I used on Akiko. Akiko promised to do anything I wanted, to be my slave. Now, she was compelled to act out. I guess there was still a bit of free will in it. She could say no. She could fight it. However, the spell compelled her to fulfill her promise. She could never break it. Without Locked Promise, I didn’t believe Akiko would suck my cock at all.

So, the spell must be altering her way of thinking. Her change in behavior must be Akiko justifying the act in her own mind. At first, I had thought the spell was weak, but I was realizing it was exceptionally powerful! It was even better than I thought. It didn’t just bully someone into doing what they promised… it made them think following that promise was their own desire! If I was right, then over time, Akiko would convince herself more and more that she needed to follow my wants and desires. Akiko would eventually decide herself she wanted to be my slave!

Akiko led me to a stairway indoors which I had traversed a hundred times. However, where I usually went up to the second floor, she took me down. There was a chain blocking the way, but stepping over it, she took me down a floor. The stairway ended in a basement landing. There was a small alcove hidden under the stairway and a locked door which led to the rest of the basement. I was surprised that this was such an isolated, perfect spot for this kind of thing. What student would come wandering past that chain? At worst, you’d get caught by some Janitor. Then, I wondered how she knew about this spot, and my mood instantly diminished.

As if reading my mind, Akiko blushed. “Some of the girls have talked about it being a good makeout spot, I’ve never been here.”

I nodded, leaning against the wall and acting casual even though my heart was beating a little excitedly. “You going to finish?”

“Y-yes!” Akiko nodded, suddenly looking nervous.

She fell to her knees and then unbuckled my pants with practiced movements. Meanwhile, I wore a complicated expression on my face. In some ways, this was something I had wanted forever. If a week ago, someone had told me my girlfriend would be giving me a BJ at school, I would have been extremely happy and excited. Now, as she pulled out my cock and started licking it, trying to make it hard, I could only feel slightly sad. Our relationship would never be the relationship it used to be. Akiko was no longer my girlfriend. From here on, she was my slave!