"...?"
Her brain short-circuiting, Sakiko stood frozen as Karen Okiura—the proud, untouchable heiress of the Okiura family—sniffed her. In Sakiko's memory, Karen was a girl so arrogant she barely looked anyone in the eye.
And now, she was wearing a collar and sniffing her ass. Sakiko felt the heat of Karen's breath travel from her rear up her spine to her neck before she finally snapped out of it and pushed Karen away.
To make an Okiura daughter do this... was his hand even darker than the Toyokawa family's!?
Mutsumi and Mortis were equally stunned. They thought Rin and Karen were just close; they never imagined a relationship this extreme!
Rin gave the chain a light tug, making Karen stop. Seeing the terror and suspicion on Sakiko's face, Rin suppressed a laugh and forced a villainous smirk.
"I don't have some dark hand over the Okiura family. I just have photos of Karen. After all, the Okiura daughter has a reputation to protect."
"Miss Toyokawa is still a novice. Karen, go teach her the ropes."
"Leave it to me~" Karen took Sakiko's hand and winked at Rin. "Miss Toyokawa, let's go to the bedroom. We shouldn't interrupt Master and Mutsumi."
Rin and Karen had discussed this beforehand. Sakiko was only here out of guilt and a desire to escape; to become "best friends," they needed to deepen the bond through a few wild parties.
In the living room, Rin ruffled Mortis's hair and captured her lips. In the bedroom, Sakiko stared at Karen's collar, unable to find words.
Seeing Sakiko's expression, Karen knew she had her. If Sakiko were truly repulsed, her face wouldn't look this conflicted.
"Any questions?"
"Miss Okiura..."
"Just call me Karen~" Karen gave Sakiko a sly wink. "You're curious about my relationship with him and who he really is, right?"
"Mmm..." Sakiko nodded cautiously. Rin had claimed he blackmailed her, but Karen's attitude didn't look like that of a victim.
Sakiko was dying to know the truth.
"He isn't part of some grand dynasty. He's actually my best friend's boyfriend."
"...?" Sakiko didn't know what face to make. Then, she realized... Acting! It has to be an act. Maybe Rin hired her to play a role to maintain his "villain" persona.
But how close would they have to be for an Okiura heiress to do something this shameful?
"Miss Karen... why would you agree to play a... a dog like this?"
"I'm not playing."
"...?"
OvO????
Looking at Sakiko's total bewilderment, Karen's lips curled into a smirk. Sakiko came from the same world as her; the pressures Karen felt, Sakiko felt too.
"Phew..."
Karen stretched, then performed a surprise attack, hugging the tiny, soft Sakiko from behind. Her lush, ivory breasts—the likes of which Sakiko could never hope to possess—were pressed firmly against Sakiko's back.
"Miss... Miss Karen!"
Sakiko thrashed in her arms, but she couldn't break the hold. Karen leaned in close, her lips brushing Sakiko's ear as she spoke in a soft, seductive coo, like a mother humming a lullaby.
"Don't you feel the weight of it all? Don't you feel completely lost?"
The first half was Karen's own feeling; the second half was what Rin had coached her to say. In Rin's view, Sakiko was more "lost" than "pressured" right now.
Even after quitting Crychic, Sakiko was still a lost child.
"In your precious few moments of rest, why not give everything to Master? Become a carefree pet and let all that pressure and confusion melt away... doesn't that sound wonderful?"
"I..."
Sakiko's struggling slowed down. Being a carefree little dog and letting go of everything... it did sound alluring.
But finding a "Master"? And Karen said he was her best friend's boyfriend!
"Today, I am Master's dog..." Karen began unbuttoning Sakiko's uniform one by one while continuing her whisper.
"Surrender your body and your dignity to Master. Become a happy little puppy..." While she spoke, Karen had already undone Sakiko's shirt and pleated skirt. The green fabric slid to the floor. Karen couldn't hide the pleasure on her face.
"Master told me. Today is for Mutsumi's sake, right? Since it's for her, why not experience the feeling of surrendering everything~? Hah~"
"EEK!!!"
Karen blew a puff of warm air onto Sakiko's earlobe and released her. Under Sakiko's dazed gaze, Karen shed her own uniform and lingerie, then expertly pulled a "Tail-Plug" Dog-Girl set from the wardrobe.
With the collar already on, Karen put on the dog-ear headband, knee pads, paws, and gloves. Finally, she handed the plug-in dog tail to Sakiko.
"Can you help me put my tail in?"
Looking at the plug, Sakiko snapped back to reality. But as a complete novice, her mind was a total blank.
Karen knelt on the bed on all fours, her hands pulling her cheeks apart to expose her wet crevice to Sakiko... I have to involve her in more parties to 'contaminate' her properly... no, to become true sisters.
Gulp...
Sakiko stared at Karen's rear, then at the tail, and swallowed hard.
"Just slide it right in. Master has trained my ass many times; you won't hurt me. Don't keep Mutsumi waiting."
At the mention of Mutsumi, Sakiko's hand began to shake. She pressed the tail against Karen, and with a bit of pressure, the dog's rear swallowed the plug.
"Mmm~ Not bad~" Karen stood up and tested the fit. She then pulled a purple Cat-Girl set from a drawer. "Compared to a dog, Sakiko-san, you're definitely a cat. Put this on. Watching Master bully you will make Mutsumi very happy."
"But... but... this tail." Sakiko looked at the cat set with dread. The rest was one thing, but the tail...
"Ah... don't worry. You haven't been trained by Master yet, so we'll skip the tail for now."
Karen was slightly disappointed. If Sakiko hadn't objected, she would have tried to slide a plug in. But Sakiko was the star today, so Karen didn't push.
Once the cat-girl outfit was on, Karen dropped to the floor to demonstrate the pose.
"Mutsumi is waiting for you."
"..."
Left with no choice, Sakiko dropped to all fours like Karen. Her slender, elegant frame really did look like a cat stretching in the sun.
Karen brought a matching collar and held it to Sakiko's mouth.
"Bite it. Let Master put it on you himself~"
Watching the humiliated Sakiko biting the collar, Karen's heart filled with joy. Master finally has both a cat and a dog!