<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Bloodedge]

The more Makima found out about their growth and abilities, the more Yugi was threatened by the strength of her mana. He could barely manage against its normal flow, but the gushing was making his head spin. Even so, Yugi wouldn't be deterred from doing his job; this was one of few ways he foresaw an early increase to her Intimacy. Drowning was the least of his concern either way. In terms of quantity, one would be hard-pressed to compete with Miko. Quality, however... Well, Yugi was already struggling. He could feel his mind slipping, and even noticed the other part of that 'Leashed Favorite' title activating to help protect his mind from magical effects. It was easy to believe Makima's mana alone had some psychological powers attributed to it.

By the time that other male, feminine though his face seemed, entered the room, there was some talk about combining items and learning spells. That... was none of his business, and he'd proceed as such. There seemed to have been a mix-up in message delivery. Makima ordered someone to pick Hashimoto Kaito up for healing. The message delivered, however, was that someone needed to be... taken care of. The green-haired man scoffed. "You're going to need someone new to work the desk downstairs. That woman has irreparable damage to her brain stem," he said as if hinting at that person's future, not their current state. Kaito would know something resembling relief, but only just. Instead of relaxing, knowing he didn't have to worry about being tortured or murdered, it seemed Makima was 'kindly suggesting' that he stay behind for experimental healing by the brunette. He only had a bucket for physical support, and now this? Defeat consumed the red-haired male as he looked away from the newcomer. Ah, but what of the green-haired man? "Did I come here for no reason?" he asked, as though receiving an affirmative answer would have him holding someone accountable for a waste of time.

[Apollymi]

Whatever was going on with Yugi, Makima could assume he was doing rather well for himself. She'd not felt him slipping into the dull drum that normally happened when someone consumed too much of her mana. She allowed her ringed gold pupils to aim downward and take in his visage, how interesting he was. Even as she knew he was likely under some strange effects he still seemed to mostly have his wits about him. "Oh? You really are strong aren't you, at least strong-willed. You're almost there, I believe in you..." she mused almost teasingly.

Still there was the matter of the green haired lad, "There's a protocol for that, Kyo," Makima said about that. Miko for her part in this had her eyes widen just slightly a face far too readable to be good for hiding. 'Why does everything everyone says around here sound like a exceedingly thinly veiled threat?' she wondered right before Makima made another one. She turned her eyes to the red-haired male and sighed. "I know I haven't done that much to garner faith or anything, but if I fucked you up on accident I can definitely fix it on purpose," Miko said while kneeling in that little wedding dress. Her hands extended over his torso flat palms down, Miko didn't have a set mantra in mind but there was one she liked from before all of this occurred. It helped her concentrate the flow of mana in her hands, and feel the vibrations going out and into the body in front of her as she strengthened weakened muscle connections and reinforced previously broken and ruptured internal organs. Her quiet melodic voice seemingly wanting to lull the man into calmness in spite of the threats around him.

" Kyo♪~ dake♫~ wa♪~ (Just for today)
Ikaru♫~ na♪~ (Do not anger)
Shinpai♫~ suna♫~ (Do not worry)
Kansha♫~ shite♫~ (Be grateful)
Gyo♪~ o♪~ hage♫~ me♪~ (Work with diligence)
Hito♪~ ni♪~ shinsetsu♫~ ni♪~ (Be kind to others). "

Meanwhile, Makima was still looking at the lad known as Kyo, who seemed to be rather upset at being called for no reason. "Mmm~ Well, maybe if that song fixes him, you can find out why he didn't offer me any breakfast," Makima said seemingly relaxed as her body found orgasm for a second her thighs tightened against Yugi's arms and face for a second before sher tone seemingly deadpanned. No matter what she was still easily amused. Still, beyond that point she gave some real thought. "I did plan on calling you a bit later, but since you're here now... you might need to watch the Ember Skull Guild... their misfortune today might uncover something that the public shouldn't known about. But I'll need to know exactly what they're up to first," Makima mused knowing the lad enjoyed his work, she wondred if he fit the girl's criteria or if he'd even properly looked at her.

[Bloodedge]

For the second time in a matter of moments, Yugi received another buff through the title acquired from Makima. It was even easier to acquire her praises than he initially thought. Perhaps this would become his primary combat title for a while yet, if he could simply interact with the chairwoman on a semi-regular basis. That sort of thing would likely handle itself. How she achieved satisfaction from anyone who wasn't an S-rank, he didn't know. Maybe an A-rank was strong enough to resist this? He and Miko were around B now, but he couldn't fathom something even five times stronger than himself resisting her mana ─ especially since he had active resistance going.

The green-haired man called Kyo was told of protocols. Indeed, there were protocols for a great many things ─ there always had been. "There's also a protocol for failure. Someone told to send an ambulance shouldn't call an interrogator. She should get what she asked for," he said calmly. Either way, Kaito was being healed, leaving Kyo virtually purposeless in his arrival. At least that was the case until Makima revealed why Kaito was injured in the first place. He gathered that bucket of vomit was a very impressive breakfast spread once, and Makima had none of it. "Sou desu ka," Kyo muttered. Though Kaito was silently-yet-reluctantly receiving experimental healing at the time, he'd need healing again by the time Kyo finished with him. It did seem Makima had other plans for him though. She advised that he look into the Ember Skull Guild, which happened to be relevant to something he heard on his way up. "Ember Skull? That's the guild I heard mention of just a minute ago. Some emergency call came from their active strike team leader about a Dungeon Break. Is the entire guild under investigation?"

[Apollymi]

Oddly enough, Miko understood Yugi's current plight. Upon attempting to devour Gojo she'd also found herself in a terrible situation. And in her own way Makima also knew it was quite difficult for someone without a high enough resistance to pleasure her, still he was managing so she couldn't be anything but pleased. By the time she reached orgasm, she was reaching down to lean his head back, smiling at him pleased with him overall. "Good boy~" she claimed. "You're done now, don't move too fast," she advised knowing that reality might do a bit too much.

Beyond that there was the issues concerning Kyo. "Yes, but we don't operate by those rules so much anymore... regular people have more refined rules to go by," Makima stated in a way that once again made Miko think they were hinting at something very sinister not that she minded. Makima told Kyo of the technical punishment she'd meted out to Kaito for having such a good breakfast but not offering her any. Miko kind of understood why Makima was upset, there was nothing worse than watching someone really enjoy a meal without the ability to participate. All the while, Miko continued to hum little words and concentrate on her overarching healing abilities. By her own listening ability she realized Kaito's organs were back in their original paces and patched up beyond that. Miko would continue that healing while Kyo mentioned to he'd recently heard about the Ember Skull Guild. "Really? It's amazing how quickly they failed at that Gate they went into without the proper team. Good thing I had the area around it evacuated of civilians already," Makima said with a devious smirk. "Of course the entire guild is under investigation now, they had specific guidelines they were supposed to follow to have control of that Gate. And I offered to take it off their hands earlier, and that same strike leader appeared here to complain about how ready he was and how I was cutting into his bottom line and trying to take his glory. Surely if the guild master allows something like that he's not keeping up in other places. Find out for me... Also I was just joking about Kaito, I'm sure he's learned his lesson by now," Makima gave those orders to Kyo. "You kids ready for part 2?" she asked of the pair, she was keeping.

[Bloodedge]

Yugi was managing, but just barely. A fuzzy mind was the least of his concern. Beyond dealing with that, he also had the strangest compulsion to follow Makima's order. Well, he couldn't fully call it a compulsion; the ability to resist did exist. He'd call it... a strong urge, a bit stronger than his preexisting desire to follow the 'dommy mommy' type. So then, what would he do when Makima pulled his head back. He stopped briefly ─ an unusual act for one following orders by magical command. He looked her right in the eye as she claimed he was done, feeling the third consecutive stat buff take effect. What was this? Did she truly tell him to stop because she was satisfied, or was it simply adding a bit of slack to the leash? Yugi thought it was more the latter, but he also thought sexual restraint was pointless. As such, he dove right back in to quickly and repeatedly flick his tongue over the chairwoman's most sensitive spot.

As for Kyo, Makima was still reiterating the existence of protocols. This world was foolish. At the height of his freedom to menace, torture and kill others, he was thrown into this... technically legal job with the association. What an annoyance. "This job is a waste of my abilities," he said. Even though Kyo's current job was perfectly suited to his abilities, he didn't have nearly the amount of opportunities he was used to. Oh well; at least he had one opportunity coming up whenever Kaito was fully healed... which seemed to be coming very soon. Either way, the whole Ember Skull Guild was indeed under investigation. It sounded like he'd have to share a few 'choice words' with the leader of that guild... but on the other hand, Makima was apparently joking about Kaito. Kyo clicked his tongue and glared at the barely-conscious redhead. That would have been entertaining. Ah, but maybe the master of Ember Skull was hiding something fun behind all the official paperwork. "Would you rather I start the investigation right away?"

[Apollymi]

Makima was being given a rather interesting turn of events. She'd moved the lad's head, having reached an orgasm which she felt was enough for what the lad had offered. She new the effects her body had on others, and while a good dog was important, this one in particular was better left to his independent thinking. Oddly enough, he looked back at her like there was still something left in his head when she gave that most recent order and then he went on to bury his face back into her loins, licking at her most sensitive point. Her eyes widened and those rings within her irises seemed to pulse. "Such a bad boy~" she claimed still she wouldn't stop him for some time yet. "That doesn't sound like a proper negative. Tone to word ratio in this place is crazy..." Miko whispered but still she congratulated her partner mentally. From Makima's own perspective, the lad would attain another 8% Intimacy. Bringing them up from 25 to 40 percent overall not that she could see it.

At the same time, Miko seemed to finish that little tune and when she did she opened and closed her hands at the final pulses. Her eyes opened and she sighed. "Alright that should fix it," Miko muttered as she wiggled her fingers. Perhaps she could learn to spread those pulses across her fingers, and string them together a bit better. She'd add it to her list of things to do. "It's meant to give you more time to find a non-violent hobby," Makima said. Looking over at Miko, Makima connected to seemingly unconnected ideas. "Did you get one for him?" she asked the girl. "Iia, it would be more his interest in me than the other way around," Miko answered earnestly. Her eyes open again she could seen the slightly feminine looking green haired young man, those big eyes scanned him and a question popped into her head, 'Femboy buffs?' she mentally asked herself as she looked over his body staring blatantly. "Sou ka, you can start on that assignment soon. I assume they'll start trying to purge to hide what they're doing as soon as the deaths are confirmed," Makima said. As for the work they were about to do on the Dungeon Break Miko had a minor request. "Since you've already evacuated the area and all can I have a quick shower first?" Miko asked making a small smile appear on Makima's face. She pointed to the opposite side of this room from that measuring device. "Second door to the left. Three minutes." she said willing to allow the girl her own cleanliness. That ask of permission and all with the lad's continued work sent her right over the edge. "Would you rather have a shower too? You can actually go..." she said a cheeky smile on her face as she looked into the lad's eyes again.

[Bloodedge]

Yugi wasn't going to remove himself from Makima's loins just because he was allowed to. No, if he was going to perform an act of service, he was going to do it fully. Who stopped at a single orgasm anyway? He highly doubted sex would be in the cards after this, so he would make a good investment for the moment. Even being called a bad boy for the choice, Yugi gained another increase to all of his stats. He smirked into the woman's folds, letting his tongue slip into her entrance as his only form of response. She wasn't stopping him, so he wasn't stopping himself either.

Kaito had long since been healed enough to relax, at which point his breathing slowed and deepened. As one did when going from pained to comforted, he was quickly losing consciousness. Meanwhile, Kyo was being told something... so very pointless. Non-violent hobbies? He had no use for such a thing. "I don't need a new hobby. I need jobs," he replied. Jobs were what he was born and raised to do. Jobs kept him going. If Makima wanted something else done, he wasn't the one she should be offering the freedoms to. "Kyoka can have the leisure. I don't want it," he added after a moment of thought. Some exchange happened between Makima and that brown-haired stranger, but it was none of Kyo's business... until the girl said something about him needing to be interested in her. She was staring for reasons he couldn't understand or care to understand. For a moment, he thought he knew that girl... but it didn't matter. Kyo's interest was the potential job of investigating the Ember Skull Guild, who Makima thought would be running damage control. Yugi gave himself just enough breathing room to speak after hearing that. "They'll try to blame the association for comp," he said quickly before going right back in. Kyo quirked a brow. That sort of thing would be either a bane or a boon to his work, but he had no known reason to listen to some random server's dribble. As for Yugi, he was offered a shower, presumably in the same three-minute window Miko was given. He was free to go, Makima reiterated. "I've got better shit to do," he countered. "Taught him everything he knows!" Satoru chimed in at last.

[Apollymi]

Bad boys did indeed get privileges others did not. An act of service that became something done out of their own will instead of simply by order, could become a different sort of offer. She didn't know what kind of benefits she was offering the lad by praising him as she did, but she knew if any understood the difference between good boys and bad boys it'd be him. And while a tongue wiggled inside her core, her eyes widened just a bit as her hips wiggled. she seemed to be trying to get comfortable.

What she couldn't be comfortable about was her set of twins. "I can give you jobs, and I will when they suit your skills and level, but a hobby or two to help you integrate into society would be good for you," Makima said. There was a certain amount of care she was trying to give to the lad and he was always the more difficult in this respect. "I give her as much leisure as I can, but I am trying to help both of you. Wants and needs are different things Kyo," Makima mentioned as if she'd had this conversation a thousand times before. She wondered if it wouldn't be easier to assign him a task with so many restrictions it became a non-violent task instead. Just the same, Miko did find the lad interesting. Context clues said he had a female twin, that he was the all work no play type, and that he didn't understand emotional investment outside of his own initial bond. Miko would consider him a 4-star target on a 5-star scale, difficult without a proper opening. 'Sou ka, he's going to end up assigned to me in some way,' Miko mentally decided based on her observations. At the same time Makima sighed, "Do your work with the Ember Skull Guild first, I think of another good job for you in the mean time," Makima said. Only to have Yugi part ways with her loins just to mention the approach of that guild. "Oh? Would they really try and do that... how would you combat it?" she wondered what his take was based on his assumption, as she build up another orgasm she was just as likely to enjoy what he had to say as she was to enjoy his tongue. Makima had spent a great deal fo time covering herself in this, for the 'public opinion' sake, but having access to a secondary brain was always good. What was more he wasn't going to shower. "Hai hai, having one alone then...right, Go-sei?" Miko cut her eyes towards the man knowing he'd crept up on her in the bath. "Ah, still no skinship!" Miko said as she popped up from her patient towards the door which had been mentioned.

[Bloodedge]

What Makima did, she did for the sake of Kyo. She wanted him integrated into society, but society wasn't something he cared to be part of. He was born in isolation, he grew in isolation, and he lived in isolation. He functioned best as such. "Joining society would be boring. I don't care for it," he asserted. Helping both Kyo and his sister was pointless in the male's mind. If she was treated well, he was fine. Either way, Makima decided to send him off for recon on the Ember Skulls. That was much more interesting to him than the current conversation... and whatever task Makima would likely give him later. "I'll be on my way then," he said. Not wanting to get caught up in another waste of time, Kyo turned to make his way.

After he spoke about the Ember Skulls, Yugi was further questioned. If he had to deal with them, what would he do? That was easy. Another jab into Makima's entrance and an ensuing trail up to her bud, and he was ready to comment. "I'd tell them I know what they're really hiding," he said simply. A group who allowed team leaders like the one he'd seen, even if they weren't hiding something already, would likely tear themselves apart with distrust. At that point, the job would be mostly done with little to no effort. While Yugi casually reapplied his tongue to Makima's folds, Satoru arched his back until he was viewing Miko upside-down, mockingly aghast at her question. "That sounded accusatory! You're not implying I'm the type of guy who'd slip into a girl's shower, are you?"

[Apollymi]

Makima had this conversation with Kyo several times. He was always fine with her attempts to give a better life to his twin, but he always saw no point in enriching his own life. "So you keep saying," Makima said. But still, she always allowed a bit of willfulness. His desire to say no to something was one of the best signs of his growing personality. She'd get him to accept something... maybe. "Hai hai, send me updates. No actions until I say," she offered the lad. He needed more control than most... if he happened to see something too interesting to him his method of experiencing it was too much for the norm.

Until such a time as she thought of the best way to find Kyo a non-violent hobby, she'd continue enjoying her own forms of non-violent hobby. The lad buried between her legs, was quite good for a new acquisition, and the use of his tongue was well past normal by her own understanding. The use of his mind however was more pressing even as he pushed that button further and further. "Oh? You think I should bluff? What if they aren't hiding anything?" she wondered how far ahead his mind had gotten. She had all the evidence of them not following directions but now also had a full way of monitoring what happened if she put Yugi's plan into action instead of her own. Makima continued rocking her hips ever so gently into the lad's face enjoying that prodding while he spoke to her and knowing she had approximately 3 minutes to more fully enjoy herself. Perhaps she should have told the girl to take a long shower? Regardless, Miko was off and while she went she noted her lonely shower only to confront Gojo about his early antics. The man took the oddest posture and feigned innocence about his original meeting with the lass. Miko had the audacity to look just as aghast. She played along with his innocence in the way she tended to do. "Oh? I would never imply something like that. Surely an upstanding citizen like yourself isn't any such person~" And with that the timer started, within seconds after the water was running and a naked girl was taking a shower, for the fourth or fifth time today. She went the quick scrub route, humming instead of singing and wetting her whole body and scrubbing everything in the best way.

[Bloodedge]

And so, Kyo was off. He was given only one more instruction from Makima: the order to refrain from action until she said otherwise. He'd do that, but if things became too interesting, she'd be getting a very shaky call later. Before any of that however, it seemed Makima would be further prodding Yugi's thought process. He didn't initially think she'd be requiring much speech of him, but there were ways to deal with most things. In this case, he chose to slip two fingers into her canal in the time he had to respond. "It's only a bluff if there's nothing for them to reveal. And if they're not hiding anything... do you really think that kind of group trusts each other enough to believe nobody else in the guild has a secret worthy of the association's attention? And there's a pretty high chance that, even if nobody in the guild is doing anything... somebody will start advancing their 'technically acceptable' bullshit, either thinking somebody else's plan has been targeted... or thinking it's time to finish making moves before they're shut down for good."

Yugi gave his thoughts on what could happen with the Ember Skulls, but he had another curiosity about the Dungeon Break and... a living strike team leader. His understanding was that everyone in a Dungeon had to die for a sudden break to occur. With that being the case, the leader couldn't have been present when the others fell. "Actually... that one guy ─ the dickhead. He's probably got something going on. Unless I'm missing something, he left his team for dead. I don't think it was cowardice. I think... yeah. Yeah, it's that," he said, pausing the point as his thoughts became deeper. Even so, he kept that finger moving and gave the occasional lap between statements. "He'll try to make the most noise in all of this. His team is dead, the association and the guild leaders set him up for a bad time... He thinks he can make himself a hero and come out on top of a new or refurbished guild with a bunch of clout backing him."

[Apollymi]

Makima usually used a different person to strategize with, but he was to her knowledge out of town for a while. Finding a second brain she liked the thought processes of was well beyond her expectations in life. And much like that particular man, this one, when he needed to use his mouth for actual speaking moved on to inserting fingers into her core. She smirked appreciating his ability to do both things for... reasons. "Good boy~" she said seemingly amused. As for his actual words, Makima took up experiencing the stimulation while processing his speech. "You would have made quite the interesting up and comer in the underground," she said acknowledging the power of his brain.

While Yugi pontificated Miko listened. The bathroom wasn't soundrproof and she hadn't closed the door or anything. Her soft humming was simply to keep track of time. Just the same, those fingers and added tongue did do quite a lot for Makima. She also noted that with his mind working the lad seemed less effected by her mana. "Clever boy~" Makima praised. "You aren't missing anything. In order for that Break to have occurred he couldn't have been in the Dungeon when his team died. Whether he let them die on purpose or he claimed to leave to get help he's the lead and it's his fault," Makima said. Oh but the lad had even more to say and with a brain like this in her control, Makima couldn't help but feel even better as he worked. In fact she'd be tightening up on those fingers as their Intimacy rose another few percentage points... 45 would be the new count. "Ah♥~ You don't say?" she seemed beyond pleased to have this information. There was a lot to be done in a short amount of time. "I wonder then if I shouldn't send him some help while letting his guild master know what he did," she said those rings in her eyes pulsing, and her face flushed with that recently released orgasm. Miko slipped out of the shower, and was drying off. She'd be dressing herself in a little purple off the shoulder sweater dress and some knee high heeled boots. Her hair loose and a little damp as she managed a quick wash during her time in there.

[Bloodedge]

Yugi was told that he'd make an interesting member of the underground. Oddly enough, it wasn't the first time such an observation had been made about him ─ nor would it be the last in all likelihood. "I've heard something like that before. Probably from someone you know," he claimed. Overall, two additional forms of praise were delivered unto Yugi in a short span of time. He had a sizeable buff going for himself, even at the halfway point of maximum stacks. More importantly, he wasn't missing a thing in his observation. That man was entirely at fault for the loss of his team, whether purposeful or otherwise... and Yugi was banking on the former. Makima would be finding out about that soon enough.

For starters, Makima seemed to find a great deal of pleasantry from having access to Yugi's mind. While that came as no surprise to him, it did obviously contribute some much-needed Intimacy. If it wasn't doing that, something was really weird about the System and/or Makima's route. Either way, she loosely suggested having the Players sent as 'assistance' with the Dungeon Break. Though Yugi had issues with that man, several implications said he wasn't expected to survive. "If you don't expect him to make it through the break regardless, I don't care. He's one wrong move from being put on a t-shirt regardless of all the guild shit," he claimed without much concern.

[Apollymi]

Apparently, the sentence that Makima used to describe the lad was one he heard before. Something said by someone she might know. Given what the lad was like and who she knew his father to be, she smirked. "Let me guess, one of those stone cold killers playing baby-sitter~" she said with a slight hint of amusement. No matter there was quite a lot that could be said about that particular person and their family. No matter what the underground was still the underground even with public faces, hers was always a fine line walked.

As for Yugi's continued work, apparently her idea to let the kids play his help was something that was fine with Yugi. Makima looked up and saw Miko. "Do you need a recap?" she asked the girl. "Iia, I heard it... I also don't care," Miko said. Miko was well and truly aware of why that man would end up dead in the right circumstances and imagined his interest in her could be a reasonable way to get him to say whatever he was going to say. "That sounded almost familiarly hostile, for one who didn't even have a full minute of contact that is interesting. He doesn't have to live, Kyo will find everything needed to bring his guild master to heel regardless. And I do believe the captain should go down with the ship. It's one of those things that always annoys me," Makima said without too much thought. "Finish up. I expect a cleared Dungeon Break. I'll even let you surprise me with your plan after everything is done..." Makima said with a smirk coming to her face.

[Bloodedge]

Makima had a guess to make about the other person Yugi spoke of. A stone-cold killer playing babysitter seemed about par for the course for that one, whether in regards to how Yugi knew her, or her placement within her own family at times. "Something like that. Playing hard to get too," Yugi commented. It was unnecessarily difficult to be a pervert around that one, bar some moments he was almost certain she'd merely been throwing a dog a bone, so to speak. Surely things would be marginally easier when he encountered her again ─ something he had to do eventually.

After actually managing a shower in three minutes, Miko returned to have her thoughts recorded as well. It seemed neither of them minded being sent as the 'help' for that Dungeon Break. No concern would be shared for the life of a fool ─ especially not one who was responsible for the deaths of others. Makima would also have the leader of Ember Skull taken down one way or another. The Captain going down with his ship was a notion Yugi could also get behind. He even had similar plans in relation to the state of Japan a year before. Actually, that was something else he had to think about later. Maybe he'd look into the current state of other countries. For now though, he had to finish up between Makima's legs and join Miko for a Dungeon Break. One day, a Gate and a Field-type Dungeon? That was the sort of grind Yugi was looking forward to.