"You don't need to hold back anything! Let it out; come on! This is your only chance!" Ren sighed with a defeated tone, waving her hands. They were back at their pce, and 01 and 02 stood before them, trying not to ugh, with their heads slowly turning purple from trying to hold it in.

  "H-how did this h-happen... M... Master…?" 01 asked, fighting his urge to ugh.

  "We don't remember." Ren shook her head, which finally broke the camel's back, as Isha joined in the cacophony of ughter erupting from the two.

  Ren waited patiently until it died down, raising her eyebrow after they were back to normal... somewhat.

  "Are you done?"

  "Y-yes... Master…!" 01 wiped his tears while 02 tried to stand back up but was unable to.

  "Good. Now try to attack me and break it."

  "W-what?" 01 blinked his eyes, suddenly feeling like being soaked in cold water.

  "Just attack the colr and break it off. Simple." She put her hands on her waist, impatiently stomping with her feet. "Somehow, I can't do it myself; it stops me from doing it."

  "Master… I think that's… dangerous!" 02 echoed, gulping, all the ughter gone in a snap.

  "Come on, you can't control your strength that well? Tsk, useless! Both of you!" Ren snorted, turning to Lacuss, the only one who did not ugh, who just stood there until now.

  When they returned, he was already there, training in the yard, fighting against his wolf pet, who seemingly enjoyed the mock battle. As for Kyu, she was still where she was left behind, lying on her stomach, watching the show with an obvious, ughing expression.

  "Lacuss, come, ssh it off."

  "Sure." He nodded, brandishing his newly bought saber, and attacked immediately, with all of his powers, focused on a minor point, aiming at Ren's neck.

  What happened next shocked even Ren as her body moved on its own, summoning a lightning spear and fending off Lacuss' strike. It was surprising indeed, but he instantly adjusted and attacked once again, and in the next moment, rumbling filled the air as Ren fought him off with all of her might. When they were finally locked in a stalemate as Ren stopped his every move, they had no other choice but to take a few steps back, ready for another round.

  "Stop, stop!" Isha shouted, making Lacuss stand still, and as he did, Ren recovered her bodily functions at once.

  "Fuck!" She cursed angrily, dissipating her spear, "FUCK!"

  "What was that?" Isha came up, now cking the ughing expression; instead, she became just as serious.

  "My body moved on its own! I was ordered to defend my colr."

  "Ordered?" Lacuss tilted his head, curious.

  "It was a strong, compulsive order, coming from the colr itself." She murmured, then produced another one and threw it on 02 before he could react.

  “M-m-master?!”

  "Rex. Kneel!" She ordered, and he did so immediately. "Try to... You know. I won't say it, so you won't take it as an order."

  Nodding, 02 reached for it, and there was no real resistance, and even though he felt some stinging pain from it, it was nothing, and he managed to yank it off his neck.

  "How?" 01 looked at him and then at his Master.

  "A sve colr can't contain someone at that advanced level." Ren sighed, rubbing her temple.

  "Then what about yours?" Isha looked at her, finally gaining back her smile, already guessing the answer.

  "I probably modified this one." Ren sighed defeatedly, wanting to curse, "I don't remember; I was too drunk… I can only guess. Maybe…. somehow this came up, and I did something to improve it there and then… And then I put it on. Or you put it on me!" She pointed at Isha, "As I listen to YOUR commands! You… you… Whoremaster!"

  "Bwahahahaha! If I am a Whoremaster, what does that make of you?"

  “Ugh… fuck…” Ren bit into her lips, "I don't know if I put any dangerous, preventive methods in pce if someone tries to take it off... Damn it..."

  "Serves you right!" Isha ughed again, patting her head with a wide grin.

  "You could do that?" Lacuss asked interestedly. "Modify it?"

  "I'm not a formation expert, but seeing the ones etched on here," She said while picking up the pieces of the one 02 broke, "I could easily modify it to be stronger. It has a basic structure that I am more than familiar with by now, and the main principles behind it are not hard to grasp. I can improve it in a multitude of ways." Ren shook her head, and deep inside, even she found this predicament ughable. "The question is, what method did I choose? Because there are a lot. Especially if I went with what I learned from my Naulin heritage and incorporated it as well... I'll need time to get this thing off. Ugh. Worst case scenario, Sect Head will have to do it."

  "Well, at least it does not hamper you too much!" 01 sighed.

  "Yeah… But…” Ren twitched her mouth, looking at Isha.

  "What?" She blinked her eyes with a smiling face. "Don't worry, I won't order you around like a puppet."

  "No, not that. I can't be far away from you from now on."

  "Huh? Why?"

  "Look." Ren started running, but as soon as she got around 100 meters away, she froze in pce and just walked back with a dazed expression before regaining her composure. "See? This is why! Damn… I'm too good!"

  "Huh, you made something perverse and dangerous, you know?" Isha flicked her forehead while giggling, "You are really a mini bitch; if you had been born into a different family, you might be the most dangerous bandit!"

  "Heh, lucky for you all, I did not?" She rubbed the spot where she received her scolding, smiling.

  "Not all is bad." Lacuss added, "At least you retain your freedom until you receive an order from Isha; it does not hamper your other functions."

  "Yeah, it does not. Anyway, let's forget it; from now on, you do the talking if we have to!" She looked at Isha. "I wouldn't be taken seriously if they saw me ordering anyone around with a sve colr on my neck!"

  "Finally!" Isha ughed and looked at Lacuss, but before she could speak, he shook his head.

  "I wouldn't want that role. I dislike talking too much. Pointless."

  "See?" Ren elbowed her. "Don't worry, I'll tell you what to say!"

  "Huh? Are you trying to puppeteer me?" Isha smirked at her, watching the colr on her neck.

  "Hey, you do the same now, no? We are equals with this~" Ren ughed as she shook her head.

  "You… fine, but you know what? I think you should stand on your hands. I don't like being pyed with~!"

  "Huh?" Ren blinked her eyes, but her body immediately reacted. Soon, she was standing on her hands as her clothing fell backward onto her face, exposing her panties, making 01 and 02 turn around to avoid any responsibility ter. "Isha!" Ren shouted in surprise. "Stop it! Ugh, make me stop!"

  "Perfect! Now, behave from now on, Lil' Ren! Or mommy is going to spank you!" Isha giggled, really spanking her buttocks with hard and loud sps echoing in the garden. "There, there, now you can stand!"

  “You… you… just wait… You will get this back…." Ren murmured, rubbing her bottom while 01 and 02's shoulders were trembling from holding back their ughs. "You two, too! Damn it! Stop ughing!"

  …….…..

  "We just got back… and we are already on our way…." a voice groaned, evidently very much irritated.

  "Less moaning," came the commanding voice as a four-man group flew over the lush, green scenery high up in the sky.

  All of them wore the same, simirly bck-and-red outfit, with a slick, individually crafted, modur pte armor from top to bottom, protecting their vital parts and joints. With something like that, damaged parts could be easily swapped out, while they wore a bodysuit under it, covering every part of their body, right up to their necks. Everyone amongst them wore a blood-red, snarling hound dog's image carved into their shoulder ptes, identifying them to the initiated. On them, they carried different weapons, but every one of theirs was focused on inflicting the most damage and pain. Their leader, flying at the front, had a terrifying presence, mostly because his bald head was covered in burn marks, one of his eyes was missing, and nothing covered the bck, empty socket for extra effect. He wielded a morningstar tied to his waist with a kite shield on his back, still marked by dried blood patches, as if showcasing it to the world, how many people he killed.

  The second in command was a handsome, young-looking man with long, bck hair tied in a topknot, his face and expression clean and charming, with sharp, golden eyes. He carried a long poleaxe strapped to his back, just as pristine as his face. At the same time, the party's third warrior, who was the one moaning at the start, was half of the others' height, a bit stocky, with a long, braided, red beard that was adorned with luxurious jewels, and simirly decorated. On his back, there was a repeater crossbow, ready and loaded with two kukris resting on his waist. Finally, the st one in the group looked almost like a petite woman, with curly blond hair and a feminine face. He only had a whip on his side, but its end was filled with a dozen or so sharp pins, clearly for causing maximum damage with every hit.

  "We have our orders; we do it; what do you think we are paid for? Standing around, looking menacing?" the pristine-looking man asked, snorting.

  "I know, I know," the third sighed, shaking his head, "It's just… I still wanted to have some fun."

  "You will," the st in the group chuckled. "You can py with those ministers we are told to question. They are disposable, going by the order from the top. Also, if someone wiped out one outpost, they should put up at least a fight or something... Not like the previous mission. They fell way too easily. I barely had a chance to enjoy it!"

  "It seemed to me that you still had some fun." The leader looked back with a smile that made his expression even more chilling.

  "Please~!" the fourth chuckled, "You know me, leader, I just like it when some muscur guy screams like a little girl!"

  "Sicko," the rusty-haired one rolled his eyes before him.

  "Okay, enough!" Their leader ughed out, "Let's speed up; we need to reach there in a few days. If we dawdle around like a bunch of idiots, the trail will go cold!" he shouted as he doubled his speed suddenly, and the others quickly followed suit, flying through the air, carrying a stormy wind behind them.

  …….…..

  "Come on, get up! It wasn't that hard of a kick." Lulu said, wiping her sweat from her forehead as Yanda slowly stood up from the ground, brushing off the small blood trail from his lips as they were, once again, sparring in the garden.

  "What do we have here? Are we lucky or not?" came a giggle suddenly from the air, surprising both of them, and as they looked up, Isha was descending down, being held by Ren's powers as the group nded in the garden.

  Lulu and Yanda's expressions immediately turned sour as they saw them fly down; they were clearly in a realm where they couldn't fight back. Damn it... Was this an attack?! Surprisingly, Lulu kept her calm and looked at them without fear in her eyes, simply waiting for them to nd.

  "If you are thinking about kidnapping me, you are making a mistake. My father is the next in line for the throne of the Elroths. You will be hunted until the end of the world." Lulu said defiantly, gazing at Ren's neck, expecting the group to be svers.

  "Maybe we should just kill her then." 01 chuckled, getting spped at the back of the head by 02, doing it as soon as he saw his Master's gaze, telling them to shut up. "Ouch… sorry."

  "Don't worry, princess, we didn't come to kidnap you." Isha ughed, then looked at Yanda, measuring him again and again.

  "Hard to believe." Lulu answered, scanning them, "Arriving unannounced, barging into the region's governor's home. What are you, if not troublemakers? Maybe you were the ones I heard about? Killing a lot of people? I bet you kept one as a pet, didn't you?" she asked sarcastically.

  "Mmm? Yes, that was us, probably… if we speak about the same thing. Ehehe, but no, we didn't keep any sves." Isha patted Ren's head, making her eyes twitch. "This was her own idea. She likes pying around and is a pervert. Are you not? Yes, you are~!"

  "Y…" Ren tried to speak, but the words that came out of her mouth were influenced by Isha. "Yes," she answered with gritted teeth.

  "Master will have a field day with her once we get back to the sect…" 02 whispered.

  "Yeah, we should hide then… But I do admire her bravery… or foolishness!" 01 nodded, sweating profusely.

  "Hmf, yeah, sure." Lulu looked into Isha's eyes, not taking them seriously, "So, if you are not here for me, please… expin. I am all ears!"

  "Oh, nothing, originally, we just wanted to see what kind of man or woman the governor is and decide our next course of action, but we found something even more interesting." She said, looking at Yanda.

  "What?" Lulu raised her eyebrows.

  "Him." Isha pointed at the boy, surprising both of them. "You are Yanda, no?"

  "Don't answer," Lulu ordered immediately, but her guests smiled the moment she said that.

  "That was enough for an answer." Lacuss stepped forward. "We are here to bring you home."

  "Y-you… are?" Yanda gulped. That was when Ren fshed, and before he could react, she had already broken off the colr from Yanda's neck, looking at Lulu with a smile, and her eyes sparkled with violet electricity.

  "We are from the Immortal Wonders Sect." Ren finally spoke up, "Our sect is friends with your father. He asked us to help him find his missing son! We were not expecting to succeed as the Kingdom is so big. Yet here we are~!"

  “My… my father…?” Yanda asked, tears in his eyes, rubbing his neck... He couldn't believe it... he was finally free again.

  "Yup. He may have made some mistakes, but he really loves you, you know." Ren nodded, smiling, "He has been worried sick since you left."

  "How dare you-!" Lulu fred up, realizing what was happening, but suddenly a water whip formed from nowhere, held up by Yanda, which struck the young girl on the chest, ripping apart her clothing, leaving a red bruise over her, making her scream out before falling to her back. “Y-y-you!” She stuttered, holding her chest, heaving heavily with tear-filled eyes.

  "I am not your sve anymore… Master." He said with a sarcastic voice before spitting on her, which nded right in her face, stunning her completely and freezing her body in pce.

  "Ahahahaha! I like this kid!" Isha ughed without holding back, while Ren also nodded, grinning.

  "Let's speak elsewhere; we have some things to expin!" Ren patted his shoulders, lifting him up as Isha was carried by Lacuss as they flew off, leaving the stunned and humiliated Lulu lying on the ground.

  She only regained her composure after sitting there for minutes, looking at the sky where they disappeared. Wiping off the spit with her fingers, she watched it dazedly, letting the torn clothing on her wide open, not bothering to cover the long bruise across her chest.

  "I'll find you… You are mine… you… hear?" She murmured slowly, which by the end turned louder and louder, as she was screaming at the sky the next moment, "I'll get you back! YOU ARE MINE!" echoed her voice, while she was licking off the spit from her fingers with a completely flushed face, panting heavily. "Mine... Forever..."