Chapter 174: Another Organization
In the evening, the slanting rays of the setting sun streamed into the apartment. Haruto lay comfortably with his head resting on Tsukino's soft thighs.
After clearing the dining table, Touko and Kanna pressed against Haruto with pink hearts shimmering in their eyes.
"Hey hey, Haru-kun, you're not going back tonight, right?"
Touko deliberately spoke in a cutesy voice: "Yomisawa-san should stay too, let's continue with the four of us..."
Haruto waved his hand, interrupting: "Don't worry, today I'll definitely fill you all up until you can't take another drop."
Tsukino's face flushed bright red. Remembering the previous debauchery between the four of them in the bedroom, she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
Her personality was naturally quite shy, and it had taken her a long time to work up the courage to give him the love letter. Yet the first time ended up with two succubi interrupting.
If not for the greater impact of learning about the supernatural world, Tsukino would have fled long ago.
Before she could continue her wild thoughts, Haruto added: "But before that, there's something I need your help with."
"Haru-kun, you're already so powerful. What in the human world could possibly require our help?"
Kanna didn't know much about Haruto's affairs, so she simply sat quietly nearby, acting as a listener.
Her large, dewy eyes continuously observed Haruto while she mentally resolved to make Touko properly explain everything later.
"Touko, you're not cut out for acting cute." Haruto tugged on Touko's perfectly oval face. "Besides, compared to this image, I prefer your usual cool, glasses-wearing girl appearance."
Touko instantly returned to her usual demeanor. Except when in bed, she typically maintained this expressionless appearance - this was her true personality.
"Yeah, that's more like it." Haruto pinched her smooth, pale chin and forcefully pulled her closer for a kiss.
Setting aside his dislike for people performing in front of him, when it came to preferences, some people liked clingy kittens, but he preferred conquering cool, dominant older sisters.
The sense of achievement from seeing usually strong, beautiful women succumb beneath him always fascinated him immensely.
After playing around for a while, Haruto got back to business.
"Touko, you know about me organizing the company and settling the girls, right?"
Touko nodded. Not only did she know about it, she also understood the difference between girls who couldn't receive Haruto's affection and those who were properly settled.
As a succubus, she understood matters between men and women thoroughly. While she didn't necessarily agree, she could comprehend that peculiar male mindset.
Especially being in the supernatural world, Haruto's power made her unable to object to any of it.
Touko's mind was sharp, and she quickly grasped Haruto's meaning.
"You want me to watch over those women you've played with but can't give positions to, right?"
Essentially, those promiscuous girls were all ordinary people. While some had decent talent, Haruto hadn't taught any of them how to extract magical power.
"It might be a bit tiring, but Touko alone should be able to manage it."
"No."
Haruto shook his head. "Blocking is not as good as diverting. I want you to take the lead and establish a similar organization to gather those who are obsessed..."
"Hmm, obsessed with my body, to manage them uniformly. Then teach them magic, improve their abilities, and have them help me with some tasks."
After a moment of thought, he added, "They'll receive rewards for each completed mission—weapons, medicine, and the like. I'll be responsible for providing all of it."
"Of course, if they want me to repay them with my body, that's fine too. But there's one condition: once they decide to join, they cannot have relations with other men. If they wish to leave, all related memories must be completely erased."
During those unrestrained days, Haruto had lost count of how many promiscuous girls he had been with. As long as they were good-looking or somewhat familiar, and willing, he would immediately take action.
Since he couldn't just abandon them, he might as well make use of their strength.
Compared to innocent girls, they were bolder, but on the other hand, they could play a greater role in certain matters.
If used well, they might even achieve unexpected results.
At the very least, they had seduction down to an art, especially Touko and Kanna, these two succubi.
They could make others look but not touch, let alone have a taste.
After making the mission targets pay a heavy price, they could still retreat unscathed, toying with them at will.
But if it were someone like Tsukino, an innocent young girl, forget seduction—she'd likely be devoured completely without even obtaining any valuable information.
The more Haruto thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. Kasumi and her group of girls would be responsible for taking on missions, following the path of a legitimate jack-of-all-trades agency.
Touko would lead this group to deal with those shady characters, operating in gray or even black areas.
If successfully implemented, this would greatly benefit Haruto's control over Kuoh Town, Tokyo, and even the entirety of Japan.
Moreover, this would also prevent any internal conflicts.
At least on the surface, it would appear fair—everyone would have the opportunity to engage in Dual Cultivation with Haruto, with the frequency depending on how hard they worked.
But Haruto knew that as time passed and they grew older, the turnover rate in Touko's organization would inevitably become very high. Coupled with his future caution, the number of members would gradually decrease.
In the end, he could transfer the capable girls from Kasumi's side, those who were skilled at understanding people's hearts, and turn this organization into one composed of his harem members.
In truth, Haruto had another idea in mind. Relying solely on the side effects of Dual Cultivation wasn't entirely secure. If he could establish a powerful contract, especially one maintained through something similar to Dual Cultivation, that would be even better.
Combining the two would yield results far greater than three. He couldn't guarantee 100%, but it would at least ensure the girls' loyalty with over 95% probability.
The most typical example was the contract seals engraved on the lower abdomen in those adult series, referred to as lewd seals.
Unfortunately, after all this time, he hadn't discovered any traces of such things, let alone mastered or used them.
After listening to Haruto's idea, Touko crossed her arms and rested her chin on her hand, deep in thought.
"That's certainly a good idea, but what's in it for me if I help you with this?"
She calmly analyzed, "While this sounds simple in theory, actually implementing it would require a great deal of effort. I still need to focus on my studies..."
Haruto smiled and said, "Of course I wouldn't make you work for free. As the manager directly reporting to me, aside from various cultivation resources, you can also cultivate with me once regularly. Additionally, you can find another trustworthy assistant who can enjoy the same benefits."
Entrusting this matter to Touko was a decision he had carefully considered.
Putting everything else aside, the most important factor was loyalty. Besides emotional bonds, the only way to have a loyal subordinate was to offer unique compensation.
For a succubus, Haruto's existence was the most unique reward of all.
After discovering that Touko wouldn't absorb others' essence energy even when her aura was weak and her strength had stagnated, Haruto felt much more assured of her loyalty.
As long as he could provide unique essence energy, Touko would have almost no reason to betray him.
Haruto also knew that managing and developing the organization while balancing her studies would be difficult for Touko, so he specifically gave her another spot, hoping she could find a reliable helper among her succubus acquaintances.
However, when he saw Kanna's beautiful eyes suddenly widen, he already knew who that person would be.
Though Kanna didn't study at Kuoh Academy, she was also a high school girl. Haruto actually preferred to find a manager who could work full-time.
But compared to an unknown succubus, Kanna, who was familiar in every sense, was undoubtedly the best choice.
Sure enough, upon hearing Haruto's conditions, Touko promptly agreed.
Love and such...
Although she liked Haruto very much, she hadn't reached the point of love, let alone being willing to do anything for him.
Haruto understood this well—he wasn't the type of proper protagonist who operated on love and righteousness. He was a corrupted cuckold.
This kind of equivalent exchange relationship actually made him feel more at ease.