Hey guys, before the chapter starts I want to address you all some things. I know I promised y'all a chapter of HD but I got to delay that for a while now. But not to worry, I'm still invested in it 100%. But this story really made me hooked up and I want y'all to enjoy it just as much as I do.

This is the kind of writing that I'll do from now on. The length will be about the same and I'll try to make it as entertaining as I can.

on a second note, I deleted Freezing Warmth since this was more of an experimentation than anything else. It didn't work in the end and it's fine though. Cloud isn't the type of character I want to do and again sorry for those who looked forward to it. Maybe I'll do an Akane Ga kill fic with a MC I use more.

I'll let y'all on the read, hope you'll like it guys!

-Your Local Midget

~ Arata POV ~

Just another day to school without any mishaps. It's a rare occurrence these days so I'm glad about it. But I can't say that I had any normal days, considering the situations I constantly put myself in. Talking about that…

I was on the bus on the way to school like usual, but there was one thing that became a norm for years now. Looking behind me, there was a thick glass separating where I was in another compartment of the bus. In the middle of the glass was written

Men compartment only

Now, I would need to be on that side of the bus, but I had a special ID, allowing me to be on the same side as the girls that were going to my school. It was a bit unsettling how unfair it was, but at the same time, I got to appreciate the little things in life~

"Arata-san, you're daydreaming again."

"Ah, Gomen Konomi!"

I flashed a smile to the brown-haired girl beside me as she had a somewhat concerned face. Doing that, she averted her gaze, which was kinda cute if I got to be honest.

This was Konomi Tatara, a girl that is in the same grade as me. Her brown hair was let loose at the moment, her reddish brown eyes looking away. She's the kind of girl who's diligent in what she does and one of the rare girls who doesn't look down on men like me.

The girl on the other side of me is my childhood friend, Lieselotte Sherlock. Although her name doesn't seem Japanese, she originates from here. It's more her British parents, but her Japanese is plenty fluent. She was a girl with blonde hair tied up in pigtails, a pretty face and some killer legs, but despite that, she was also blessed with some pretty big boobs and a full dump truck if you know what I mean~

As of now, she was close… real close to me. Well, that goes with her carefree personality, and her habit of teasing me whenever she could.

"On your own little world again Arata-kun~ next time, you could include me in that dream of yours, who knows what could happen there~"

"Heh, I'd be sure to fondle you plenty!"

"And here he goes, not holding back his words again."

"You want me to fondle you too Konomi?"

"N-no! Of course I don't want t-to do such things!"

I laughed at her flustered face, knowing that I got to her again. Liselotte joined me in the loathing, with Konomi pouting cutely. But it didn't take long for herself to join in the laughing too.

"Seriously Arata-kun, you sure are bold for a guy, saying such things… so inconsiderate."

"I'm just using the truth, no point in hiding it, plus seeing you all red makes it all worth it!"

I didn't hear what Konomi said at the end, but it was not like I minded what she would say, having fun with friends is really all that matters at the end.

"Plus, I can see that your chest has grown since last semester, Konomi"

She looked at me as her face was getting even redder, her hands over her clothed chest, looking at me meekly.

"...Arataaaaa!!!!"

Man, it's always fun teasing her~ Her shyness when it comes to anything romantic or lewd is priceless

Soon after we reached the stop that was a street ahead of our school. Getting out, I could see all the men going to their work. This was mostly since boys at school needed to be there earlier to clean the classrooms, making sure it was proper for the girls. I felt a bit guilty for them, but enjoying the little things is always best.

Walking in the school ground, multiple girls at our school were looking at me, most were smiling while some looked distant over me. Well I can't blame them, I'm a guy after all. Ever since those incidents happened, the hierarchy in society completely changed.

Oh well, doesn't stop me from outing my appreciation for the girls bodies

As for me, I'm Arata Kasuga, a 16 year old boy that is currently in his sophomore year of high school. I'm a decent looking guy with unkempt black hair, mostly since I don't like combing them. My eyes were red with a mostly carefree look in them. I was wearing the school uniform as of now, which was a bit baggy on me, mostly since I don't like too tight clothes. My tie was a bit loose too with my bag slouched over my shoulder.

"You really have it easy huh Arata-kun. You get to be with your Senpai and classmate down here while the boy are cleaning the classes~"

"Yeah, and the girls really appreciate you, even with the way you talk sometimes…"

"Huh? But I don't have a problem with the way I talk, do I? I'm only staying true to what I say. Wouldn't you agree, Liese?"

"Yeah, that's my cute kouhai Arata-kun~. Well, I have to go to my class, see you two later!"

With that, Liese headed inside, since she was a year ahead of us, she had things to do. That left us with only me and Konomi. Talking about her, she was walking close to me. For some reason, she looked even cuter today. Her arm brushed with mine as we just walked in silence for a few moments.

Seeing that this could be awkward for her, I decided to continue a conversation we had a couple of days ago.

"So Konomi, how is it, living in Mato and all. I mean, I've been seeing you more often lately so I was wondering if something happened."

"Nothing really, I guess things are just calmer, so I have more free time. I live the life at Mato with everyone at the unit but you know, I… I missed being here sometimes."

"So in short, you missed me? How considerate of you! Heh, I knew you had a soft spot for me."

I knew what she meant though, life could be stressful in an environment that is filled with constant danger. Even for a girl like her, she sometimes needs a break, or she'll be the one to break.

I guess being a Chief of the Anti-Demon Corp can get tiring.

And like that, we continued to talk, with me making sure that she had her mind off her duties. I'd hate to see her sad if it ever happened. Well, she does look fine for me… in more ways than one.

After a while, the first bell rang as we made our way to our class. Most of the people were already there, talking with their friends as Konomi was called by her friends. She looked at me, but I shook my head and curled my lips to a soft smile.

"Go greet them, I'm sure they'll be more than happy to talk to you. We still have time to talk, I'm sure of it."

"Thanks Arata-san, you're really a reliable friend, I know it's hard being a boy, but I'm sure you'll find a way, you always have."

With that, she headed where her friends were, while I looked at her talking with her friends, a careless smile on her face. I'd say I did a decent job.

I then headed to my seat, which was just right at the window. I could hear my friends talking about each other, though I don't know what it was about. It's probably due to how I couldn't get any sleep last night…

Focusing my view to the window, I had a view over the back forked of the school, seeing the field for that track team and some students that were in P.E. What surprised me was seeing Lieselotte there. She was warming up her body by doing some stretches over her legs.

She sure isn't hiding her assets. Her clothes for P.E. looked to be quite tight on her… And that's without noting that dump she has, what a feeling it would be to bury my face between these hot meat buns.

As I was looking at her through the window, I remembered her words earlier, my eyes starting to feel heavy, my view still fixed on Lieselotte.

"Are you ready for the big day, hubby~"

Huh? What? Hubby? There are so many questions that I want to ask, like why am I dressed in a tuxedo?? But looking ahead of me, with Liese dressed in her bride outfit, I couldn't care less.

With a view like that, any boy would want to switch places with me, too bad that I'm here! But, what is this feeling I have right now? Saying how boys would be here makes me feel… envious?

I shook my head of my own thoughts as I looked around. But the striking detail was the people I don't know being here. It's strange, but at the same time, I feel like I always knew these girls that were sitting in the front rows.

I recognize Konomi, but the rest… I really have no idea. There seems to be 9 other girls here that strike me the most, although I've never seen their faces… So why do I have that feeling of connection with them?

Seeing Konomi however left me with a pit in my stomach. And surely I knew the reason why, I've come to really appreciate her. Not just as a friend but more than that. If she was there with Lieselotte, I wonder what kind of bride outfit she would wear?

But before having any thought further, I was brought back to reality by Liese herself, a concerned look with that same teasing smile she has.

"Not thinking of someone else are you, how naughty can you be~"

Yep no doubt this is Liese, never missing a chance to mess with me, even if this all feels different. This is still too much to handle, but it somehow feels right.

Well this normally would be the time for the vow.

This is what I thought would happen but as the priest was about to announce them, Liese stopped him from talking any further. I felt her cold yet soft touch on my skin, her finger tracing my cheeks as I felt then burning.

When my eyes met her gaze, I was surprised to see the changes in her demeanor. Her eyes had a shy look yet it was filled with something I couldn't tell. Her fingers were slightly trembling while brushing my face with her lips quivering.

She's completely different from usual… But she looks even cuter like that.

"Arata-kun… I won't make some long ass corny speech about love and whatsoever. I certainly don't need some stupid vow either. I always loved you for who you were. From your carefree yet brutally honest attitude to the way you just act around, never feeling down. Despite all that, you know your boundaries and when to stop…

You're a funny guy whose smile is so contagious. Even with your perverted tendencies, which I always find amusing~. Well, guess I did make a corny speech huh? So, Arata-kun, will you please be with me forever and love me?"

"..."

Hearing her pouring everything she had, I was unable to answer at the moment. It wasn't because I didn't reciprocate, it was far from that. It was more so that I didn't expect this to happen…

I stood there, my cheeks flushed and my eyes fixated on her gaze with that vulnerable yet cute expression she was making. I was never good with love to begin with. But if it's with her I wouldn't mind.

"L-Lieselotte I…"

As I was beginning to talk, I could sense myself fading away. Looking around, everything was going white, the environment slowly fading away with the people in the room. I took notice of these ten people, including Konomi, still puzzled by all this.

Was this all a dream?? It feels so real for a second back there…

I felt sad for some reason, knowing that this was all but just a dream. Somehow, I knew that this was too good to be true.

I closed my eyes as I was slowly woken up by a touch of my shoulders. Looking up, I saw the class snickering with the teacher giving me a stern expression.

"Finally woke up mister Kasuga. I assume that you slept well?"

I rubbed my eyes groaning tiredly, lifting my head a bit, looking at the teacher with a weak smile.

"Slept like a log teacher, got a nice dream, too bad I woke up. Oh well, things happen."

"I'm sure of it mister Kasuga, but class is in session and we have things to review on, so if you could at least listen."

I nodded to her as she just walked back, seemingly satisfied with the answer I provided. I stretched my back, letting out a cracking sound. Afterwards, I sat correctly and went on with the lesson. Although I could hear groans from some girls and some comments, I didn't really mind them.

With that, the lesson resumes with me listening this time. It was nothing special, just some notions from what we learned last year, kind of a reminder of the things we had last year mixed with some new stuff we'll review over the year.

~ Time Skip to Lunch ~

After the three classes went on, it was my favorite time of the day, lunch break. Well it wasn't for the same reason as everyone. While most enjoy it for their time of peace, I usually spend that time learning more about the alternative world that is coexisting with us.

Mato, the most realistic representation of hell from what the books tell. I was once stuck there, but this was a long time ago…

I can hardly remember anything, for some reason. But I do know that the woman that saved me was an Azuma. Well, from the books I borrowed the other day that is.

I sighed, this was so not like me, sitting still like this. But there's still so much more about that alternative world, though I know that I'll die in seconds due to my status as a man… and it frustrated me.

Hearing footsteps from behind me, I looked to my left to see Konomi, taking a chair next to me. Her eyes glanced at my book with a curious expression on her face.

"It is still weird to find you here every break. All these books are related to Mato too… Arata, you don't think of going there are you?"

I stayed silent, my eyes focused on a picture of the rocking mountain and the valley filled with demon-like monster, Shuuki. This was their name.

"Arata…?"

Despite hearing her voice clearly, my mind was focused on blurred memories of that place.

Is it really impossible for me to reach this place? What am I thinking, I'll be killed in an instant.

"...Arata!!"

I was put out of my thoughts with the worried expression of Konomi. Tears threatened to spill out of her eyes.

Closing the book I was reading, I put it on the side. It was no use anyway, I just got to appreciate the moments I spent with my friends here.

For the rest of the lunch break, I talked about different things with her, trying to take my mind off somehow. But it was always taking me to that lingering thought of going to Mato, even if all that is waiting for me there is a certain death.

School ended, with the boys cleaning the classrooms at the end of the day. I said to Lieselotte and Konomi to not wait for me. I stayed behind by myself as I cleaned one of the classrooms.

I'd normally have someone else helping me, but I wasn't feeling like me today. I've had many things happening lately, mostly thinking of my own future. I didn't want to have that boring life of being some office worker who's working his ass off for a couple of dollars.

Being a worker ant who's treated like a slave isn't my thing at all! Well, being a slave doesn't sound too bad, but only if it's with a woman.

Truth be told, i'm fine with a predictable and uneventful life but not one that's gonna have me do something that's not worth it for until it ends

I sighed and took a breath, i needed to calm down before i did anything too stupid

Moving the broom to the left, accumulating the dust to a little spot in the corner of the room, I looked outside of the window to see the sun about to set off.

"I better finish this before going home, too bad that the weekend is not happening before three days."

As I was finishing cleaning the room, an odd sound came from behind me. I didn't pay any kind at first, but curiosity got the best of me, turning my back to see what was happening.

A whirling black circle was put in the middle of the room, darkness was all I could see when looking at it. But even so, I recognized what it was naturally.

"A warp to Mato? Did it appear here randomly…?"

Taking a step forward, I thought about it for a minute, but after a not so hard debate, I decided against all odds to go in. Whatever was ahead, couldn't be much worse than what I had right now. Plus there's a slim chance I find answers, even if this was my only chance.

Popping my head out of it, this seems to be a more familiar scenery than what I could recall. It was like in the book earlier, a rocky mountain and a few roads.

"I don't see any Shuuki ahead. There's no telling how long this thing will last until it closes itself, but I guess that just a little peek would hurt, right?"

As I was looking around, an unknown force pushed me ahead. Before I could react, the dark circle closed itself, trapping me in Mato.

But despite this, I kept my cool and stayed calm, even given the situation.

Standing up from the ground, I dusted myself and looked around, making sure that it was safe. I knew the procedure so someone was most likely on their way.

"I'd normally have to stay still and wait for reinforcement…"

A smirk slowly made its way on my face, my eyes looking forward with excitement.

"But that's just so boring~!"

Suddenly, loud footsteps from above me were getting closer. With what I know, there's only one thing that can do that.

"... I utterly jinxed myself here."

Ahead of me was a group of demons, or Shuuki as they are known for. They sometimes would be let loose in my world, but these are rare occasions. That is to my numerous studies sessions about Mato, I know that they can't be hurt by normal means.

They are usually slow to move but when in hordes, it becomes highly dangerous to fight them, not like I have a chance to do so anyway.

One of the Shuuki made a move forward as it was bringing his fist down on me. Seeing it coming, I jumped back a bit before rolling myself to the side, barely dodging the blow.

"It's like they said, pretty slow but still highly dangerous. I should be fine as long as I move. I wonder how I'll get out of this situation."

Despite the given situation, my calm remained without any panic. Where people would scream in terror and try to run, which would be the wisest thing to do. The protocol when this happens is to just stay put and wait until one of the Demon Defense Corp members comes to the rescue.

After the Shuuki hit the ground, the group moved with it as I found myself slowly surrounded. Seeing an opening, I moved to my left and slid under one's legs before I got crushed by it.

"No break huh? Well you guys certainly are set to kill me!"

I couldn't help myself but laughed at how I put myself in this situation. It was my fault and yet, I certainly don't regret it. After escaping them, I decided it was best to take high ground as I started climbing a cliff near me.

Looking behind, I could see them closing the distance despite their movements being slow. This was probably due to their size being much larger than mine.

After climbing the cliff, I dusted myself, seeing that my uniform had some holes in them and was beginning to be torn. I sighed, taking out my blazer.

"I'll have to buy a new uniform, it sure sucked to be me right now."

The number of Shuukis in the area began growing as more were regrouping with the one already present. This wasn't looking too good, but from the distance I could hear the faint sound of a feminine voice.

My smile grows on my face with an excited expression, trying to see where that voice is coming from.

"It seems my princess in shining armor is coming to rescue me, how the role is reversed~"

Looking around, I spotted a Shuukis moving… quite fast. This was unusual but it's when I saw a woman… riding the Shuuki? Now that's something you don't see everyday.

She had pure white hair with red eyes that looked like they were made out of rubies with how they glowed, her bust was also nothing to scoff at.

It didn't take long for her to close the distance as the Shuukis she was riding had green eyes, something that was different from the other. Usually they'd have red glowing eyes, so something was happening.

Could this be due to her blessing?

"YOU'RE GONNA SUBMIT!"

The woman yelled, pressing her foot to one of the Shuuki, breaking their skull like face and dusting them in blue flames. At that moment, I had one thought that came to mind…

"...step on me next"

Even in situations like these, I gotta keep it real, no matter what danger I'm in. Knowing I couldn't do much, I just sat on the cliff and watched the unknown woman fight with the Shuuki she was riding.

I must say, she was skilled with her technique. Is her power a strengthening kind of power or was it something to do with the Shuuki that was fighting with her?

As the horde of Shuuki was easily getting disposed of by the woman, her Shuiki wasn't so lucky as it got hit and killed by some of its peers from the back. I could hear the woman click her tongue in annoyance as she killed the remaining one.

But the fight seemed to have begun as another horde, this time twice as large, was coming its way toward us. It was there that the woman gazes met mine as I waved my hand.

"What's a man doing here in Mato, were you caught in a mishap?"

"Ah, nothing like that. I saw a portal and just stepped in. I got caught by a group of Shuuki, but lucky me I was able to get away."

"You just… stepped inside a warp between Mato and your world?"

"Yeah, that is a pretty good assumption. I got my own reason but it was mainly from curiosity..well, I'm not dead so that's good!"

The woman looked at me with a surprised look on her face. Well, I could understand her. I don't see any other person that would be so aloof within a situation like this.

But she quickly recovered and gave me a confident smile. I could also see slight amusement in her eyes, though I couldn't decipher why.

"What's your name?"

"Arata Kasuga, I'm currently a highschool student."

"Well Arata, I'm Kyouka Uzen, Chief of the Seventh squad of the Demon Defenses Force. We don't have much time before another horde arrives."

I looked ahead, putting my hand over my forehead to block any blinding light from my vision as I could see them approaching pretty quickly. I nodded, my smile still on my face.

"Yep! I'd say we have like a minute or so to do something."

"Exactly, Arata. I never used my power on a man like you but I don't have much choice left. Arata Kasuga, do you want to make it out alive of this hell?"

"Is that even a question? I'm not suicidal you know…"

I gave her a blank look as she dismissed it and continued to talk.

"That's what I needed to hear, Arata Kasuga, I need you to be my slave."

"Sure thing!"

Kyouka seems to be taken aback for a moment, her mouth slightly agape for a moment with her bare hands ahead of her. I slid down the cliff and made my way to her, my shirt filled with dust.

Going to her, I took her hand in mind and licked her finger. At that moment, I felt something inside me awaken. A strange sensation as if I knew those words since birth. My clothes also changed but my appearance stayed the same.

Kyouka also seemed surprised as the horse was closing by. She took out her sword, her other hand gripped over golden chains that were licked to my neck.

Now if that ain't some BDSM play, I don't know what is.

I looked at myself and was surprised to see just what my clothes transformed into, i had a black shirt with a pretty dark purple jacket with some golden parts with the same golden color of the chains around my neck

My pants also became mostly dark purple and my shoes changed into what looks like combat boots

Feeling something open itself to me, I uttered words that seemed to be ingrained in my mind, like they were natural to say.

"Connecting to the archive of Luxuria."

Feeling a surge of power stirring within me, I looked to Kyouka as she seemed to be unimpressed, almost disappointed. Well, I can't blame her, this doesn't seem too impressive.

"Chains of Eternal doesn't work on boys it seems."

I get what she meant by that, but I could feel the power coursing through me and for some odd reason, I didn't want to disappoint her. Looking straight ahead, the horde was coming close to us, but this wouldn't faze me!

Knowing that I could do something, I extended my hand by instinct as something seemed to materialize in my hand. Kyouka seems to be curious about it, while being ready to defend me if I can't do anything.

"Hehe~ this is gonna be fun. I don't know what this can do, but I feel like I could take on an army of these monsters!"

With an excited grin, I ran toward the horde, with Kyouka yelling at me to stand back. My body was reaching to her order, but I didn't care. As the materialization was complete, I could see that it was some sort of heavy pistol.

Looking behind me at Kyouka, her hands were on the chain, her sword in the other. My grin stayed the same, as I nodded to her. Kyouka sighed, but nonetheless, she had a slight smile on her.

"If you think you can do it with just a gun like this… seriously you're something else Arata. But whatever, blast them away!!"

With her giving the order, my hand moved to the trigger, the urge to release whatever power was surging through me. Aiming ahead at the horde, I pulled the trigger.

Although I just thought of this to be like some normal gun, I have complete trust in what I could do at this moment. But I didn't expect a massive energy beam to shoot out! And with this kind of fire power!

The blast coming off the pistol was ten times the size of it, which blinded both me and Kyouka's sight on the field. This was exactly like those beams characters used in anime.

This is straight out of an anime, so I might as well just play along

"Meteor Punisher!"

Yelling it, the blast soon ended, which obliterated anything that was on its path. The ground was slightly dug up from the form of the beam,blue flames surrounding the area, meaning the entire horde was killed with that blow.

Seeing I've defeated all of them, I gave a shit eating grin at Kyouka, holding my gun close to my face as I blew the barrel cannon of the gun, still having fun with the given situation.

"Heh, told you I could take them away to dust. Never underestimate me."

Seeing her shocked expression, I knew that I impressed her with that stunt I pulled. The gun vanished in thin air from my hand, walking up to her.

I bet she wasn't expecting this much, well me neither… I wonder what that was just now. Archive of Luxuria…

"In all honesty Arata, I thought you'd die there."

"That's one way to see it…"

"You blew my expectation away as my slave. I think I'll keep you as a permanent arrangement. I'm sure this is not the only thing you could do, I'm looking forward to what you can do."

"I should thank you for making me your slave."

Well, I got her there it looks like. She was standing there with a confused expression. It was amusing to see her like this, with a slight blush on her face. I couldn't hold on my laughter as I started to chuckle, which soon was some soft laughter.

Kyouka's blush deepened but it didn't seem to be for the same reason as she took a step forward, her hands reaching my face.

Now it was my turn to be shocked.

"To think this is the kind of reward you'd want…"

"Reward? What do you mean by it?"

She wasn't moving for a moment, taking a deep breath, her face flustered as her slit pink eyes stared at me.

"The peach I ate had the power of submission, Chains of Eternal: Slave. When I enslaved an individual, which was usually Shuuki, it allowed me to somewhat control them. They are stronger and faster, depending on their compatibility with me. The same can be said in your case Arata, but this comes at a price.

Usually, I'd give Shuuki some meat as their reward since this is what they want subconsciously. Depending on how you do, the reward will too. But to think you'd want this kind of reward…"

Isn't she getting too close to me? She did say what my subconscious wants... Well a reward is a reward! Can't refuse something that my mistress would give me... I'm way too hooked in that BDSM play