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Chapter 18: New Entries, Old Topics

Once upon a time, roughly a few hours earlier that morning, I believed in patience and diplomacy.

Then something happened which made me less pacific and more on-board to deploy violence against my foes. You see, the situation with Koneko/Shirone and Kuroka was a tedious matter. Never once I thought it was a simple issue to manage, nor I believed for a single instant that it would have taken one or two days to solve it.

The two girls had the chance to further talk, quite tensely, of their current predicaments, their views on the situation and try to find common ground to rely on for a proper exchange of memories. Koneko hadn't said anything to Rias, she mentioned that it was 'personal matters' which her King wouldn't be able to understand in the long run. Kuroka had also taken to having me around once in a while, preferring to speak for herself after how meek she had behaved during that unexpected encounter.

It was still awkward to bring up how that came to be, with poor Shirone blushing awkwardly at being called out by her Neesan for having some 'interesting kink' in copying her methods of seduction and speech-pattern. In a way, it was amusing, but it was awkward when the poor girl was treated so shamelessly to the questioning of any potential boyfriends/mates Kuroka should be made aware of. That was most amusing and yet embarrassing since it reminded me of the few times I was subjected to that sort of treatment.

Also, I managed to speak with Koneko without Kuroka around and... I had nothing to complain about when it came to those conversations. She was wary of me at first, as I had expected, and quite cold and distrusting. But the more we chatted, the more she came out as a relatively polite and understanding individual. I was even considering buying her a gift for her birthday.

But, despite that, there was a lot to still discuss, some crying sessions to let happen, a few situations tied to catching up for their respective lives after they separated, and finally a distant closure and restoration of their bonds. Those were general points, and I saw no issue in that sort of pacing. Heck, I would be lying if I said my current mood was connected to this subject. It wasn't, not even remotely.

No, the issue was tied to two individuals Azazel sent to join the house and warrant a further clearing of two rooms for this duo.

Two familiar girls, quite renown to the world as those that epic-failed together with Raynare sometime ago and, right now, were getting lots of facepalms and groans from their former boss for a very specific reason, were currently sitting in the couch in front of me, with Raynare dying of embarrassment beside me.

Kuroka had left for work, planning to return later that evening if the job wasn't going to get too long on her end, while Asia had gone out with Ise and co. to enjoy the weekend together. Since the trio had taken an interest in giving Asia a bit of social life I couldn't provide between work and monitoring home, I was pretty much alone when the dual surprise came through.

Now, the fact Kalawarna and Mittelt made a return was not as unexpected as it might sound. Azazel had mentioned he was going to keep them stationed here in Kuoh once they were vetted and provided with special seals to punish their disobedience, with the exception of Dohnaseek being relocated somewhere 'proper' for his battle mindset. Still, the cause of extreme mortification from Raynare, deep annoyance from me, smug eagerness from Mittelt and genuine confusion from Kalawarna was determined by their current outfits.

Mittelt was wearing a thin black bra and a black thong. Over those, an open see-through black feathery jacket, while her legs were fitting two black boots. Kalawarna was wearing a risque lingerie outfit that was made by a super-skimpy black bra which barely covered her areolas, black panties which were quite skin-tight due to the visible cameltoe; she also wore a pair of red toeless legwears which was matched in color and glitter by her fingerless gloves and red tent-like tank-top which gave view over her small bra.

"...Why are you wearing slutty outfits?" I finally asked, and the girls' reactions were mixed.

"W-What do you mean, Master? Are those too little?" Kalawarna inquired back with an ashamed look. But instead of being the kind of shame tied to how skimpy it was... she was ashamed that it was too 'little'. "Should we have gone full nude? I told you full nude was for the best."

"I am not walking nude through a whole city, invisibility spell or not," Mittelt rebuked flatly.

"I believe there's a misunderstanding here," I remarked dryly as I could tell something was off about the situation and I could tell Kalawarna wasn't aware of the true goal of her stay in my house. "You two are supposed to work here as servants, yes, but of the maid kind."

Silence came through this comment, and yet one of them managed to bypass the shock and speak up about this odd misunderstanding.

"W-Wait, I thought the point of this punishment was for you to have us as your slaves. That was what the letter told us!" Kalawarna blurted out, and I noticed Mittelt's amusement wavering at that truthful response.

"Who read that letter?"

The blue-haired fallen angel paused. "W-What?"

"The letter, who read it?" I repeated, this time a bit louder.

Raynare recovered from her death by embarrassment, her gaze instantly aimed at the two as she realized what I was trying to get at. Ultimately, she groaned and facepalmed even harder.

"Kal, you got pranked by Mittelt. Again."

The taller girl froze, her expression shifting from confused to understanding and finally angered. She turned to look at the blonde, but the girl refused to stare back. "Y-You-"

"Look, it was an innocent prank. And one that definitely favored us right now."

"It did not," Raynare shot back, while scratching her chin thoughtfully and staring at me. "In fact, I think you just screwed up."

Both young women paused at this and stared at me. "Well, someone will get punished for this development. After all, if you are meant to work here, you are expected to follow through the orders and tasks you are given."

I saw a giddy look appear on Mittelt's face despite the mention of punishment and... I could tell what she was up to. Sadly, I was three parallel universes over her, and I had the perfect punishment that would fit nicely with her personality.

"Raynare, please give me their schedules for today."

The girl nodded and complied, staring at me with curiosity as I wrote something on the papers. Once I was done, I passed Mittelt's to the blonde.

"Mittelt, due to your behavior, I decided to give you two full days of work compared to the light week I had planned to offer to the two of you. You shall go through this today and tomorrow, then you will be able to go through the light week."

"...Can't you just punish me physically? I-It would definitely be more effective~," She muttered nervously, knowing she had fucked up badly.

"Why should I reward someone when they need to be punished? Also, make it three for trying to talk out of that punishment" I asked back mirthfully and the short girl groaned at the logic.

I looked at Kalawarna and saw her tense up and look defeated as she expected to be subjected to the same punishment.

"Now, Kalawarna, you can see three dots over the last three tasks, correct?"

"Y-Yes? Does it mean I have to do those with twice the time meant to be spent with those?"

I offered a kind smile. I was no monster, and I wasn't going to punish someone that was tricked to mess shit up.

"No. It means you may not do those today. If you feel you need extra good points, go for it, but you are not mandated to do those."

"Hold up! Why is she getting a freebie? She is wearing skimpy clothes too!" Mittelt whined loudly and I huffed.

"Because she was tricked into this, and I can tell from a mile away she is feeling uncomfortable knowing that."

"A-About that..." The tall Fallen Angel muttered nervously and I nodded.

"You may change into something more comfortable and fitting for the role once this talk is over. Raynare will show you your rooms so you can set your stuff down."

She offered a thankful grin. And I turned to look at Raynare. "You can give them a quick tour of the house, their seals will prevent them from trying anything funny against you, the house, or me."

"And then?"

"Then you get to half the work shift for today."

She offered a happy nod. "Thanks, boss."

"B-Boss? Not Master?" Kalawarna asked quietly, causing Raynare to huff.

"I really need to get back teaching you about not relying too heavily on superior, do I?"

The blue-haired girl merely blinked, knowing she may have gotten a bit too trusting of everything due to the gravity of the situation but... at least they were soon off to deal with that matter. I sighed as I found myself once again alone on my couch.

A brief reprieve as I felt a familiar weight settle on my lap. I opened my eyes as I concluded my seconds-long rest and was greeted by Ophis. And her quizzical look as she waited for me to say something.

"How are you, Ophis?

"Confused. And I have questions."

I could tell this much.

"Hmm? What about?"

"Why do some mortals dislike wearing skimpy things, and others don't?"

That was a peculiar question, and one I could tell had further reasons to come from her beyond what had just happened moments earlier. Still, I didn't press her on that. Not just yet.

"That's because some people feel shame and others feel it less," I explained with a calm tone. "It's kind of getting caught doing something not nice. Some would be ashamed of being caught, others wouldn't care."

"But if they feel shame, then why wear skimpy clothes?"

I blinked. "Why are you wearing skimpy clothes yourself?"

"Because... they gain others' attention," She admitted flatly, but she did something unusual. She removed her pasties. "But nudity does that too. So, what's the difference."

I sighed, still looking at her face with ease. It wasn't like the detail her chest was exposed was either a novelty or reason to be 'panicking' to not stare down. I wasn't some depraved bastard that needed to ogle anything even remotely sexual to exist. Instead, I pulled her in a small hug.

"The difference is the degree of attention either would provide. And the message it sends to anyone viewing their appearance," I answered quietly. "I can tell your point is to gain some attention, but not to the point of drawing in people that would follow you by your appearance alone, demanding something physical from you in exchange for help."

"It wouldn't help me," Ophis admitted, nuzzling back onto my chest. "However... Maybe I want to gain more attention from others. From someone else."

"Ophis, we had this talk already."

"Doesn't make it any less interesting as a topic," The Infinity Dragon bluntly commented. "Your scent is good."

"And you tend to get cranky without candy. Do you want some?"

She nodded, the topic temporarily forgotten as I retrieved some mini choco-balls I had saved up in my pocket, giving it to her. She was nibbling calmly from those, enjoying the sweetness of the small treats. I caressed her hair, knowing that she wasn't going to permanently forget this new element of interest she aimed at me and... how the fuck am I supposed to deal with that?

I could delay but... for how long? Possibly until I found a way to not get killed the moment she jumped my bones. That sounded like the most ideal option. And for now, I could only find the best way to delay it. Something that I knew Ophis had grown to like herself due to how it worked for the two of us.

"How about we go training now rather than after lunch?"

The dragon girl purred in agreement, and I sighed happily while I carried her to the small part of the garden we were using for training. It wasn't something like Dragon Ball or anything excessively overpowered. The only 'insane' move that stood out from this form of 'understanding my current limits' was the spell Ophis used on the setting, turning it into an indestructible area which allowed me to use spells she was willing to show me with close to no restrictions. It wasn't going to make me the strongest entity, but that wasn't the plan. I just needed to be strong enough to physically, mentally, and magically wreck those trying to ruin my lovely lifestyle through violence.

And there were two details that made Ophis enjoy this sort of activity: 1) she could show off her skills and get praised for it; 2) we would end up sharing a bath together at the end of it. Not by the bathtub, the place was too close n' personal to handle her current mood, so we would just bathe on the nearby floor through the mini onsen-like bath system beside the tub. She would at times ask me to wash her hair and more, but I would just stop at the hair. There were attempts, but I could tell Ophis was keen to not break our current trust for this sort of reason.

Still, there was something else left to say as we departed to reach our newest destination.

"And Ophis. Put your pasties back on, please."

The girl huffed, but complied to the order, nuzzling closer and half-melting in my hug as I dragged her to the training field.

AN

Ophis is getting restless, Lefay-chan may appear soon and... next time will see Kalawarna and Mittelt settling in. Guess who's getting rewarded first~?

P.P.S. I now have a discord server! Discord .gg/ceBMM2Zz6c

REVIEW Q&A!

Thymesia:
1) I may have plans for something like that in a future story concept I have already posted in QQ. But the general point of it is '80/90s Animes' + potential other series. MG may be in that setting too due to the timing;
2) That sounds incomplete, but not by effort. I also post stuff on other websites and I have 'only here' kind of stories which don't appear in FFN, like 'Shattering Perversions', 'Coins of a Conqueror', and 'Unwavering Riddle'.

Guest-Questioner: Ise's Boost is the latter since it apply boost to the result of what is already boosted.

HOUTENGEKI-Fan: I'm glad to hear that you like those stories. I have limited plans on anything related to OPM. It's just that I find the Setup fairly exploited as it is in FFN, so I will be wary of which plot to engage with for the sake of creating something unique. As usual.