NOVEL WEB Chapter 27 – Prepare For Trouble And Make It Double (2)
Getting back into the groove of writing again.
Right now, I enjoy watching two things:
Dota Ti11 (Now you know, how old-school I am). Awesome games (Thunder Awaken vs Liquid, whew~ those were good), but the production quality is lacking compared to other years, passable for any other tournament but definitely not Ti standard.
And a cabbage last longer than UK’s PM.
Chapter 27 – Prepare For Trouble And Make It Double (2)
The city had several half-complete buildings dotted across its landscape. All were abandoned since the onset of the war due to a myriad of reasons: supply issues, owner deaths, and redirected capita, to name a few. Of course, this was not unique to this city or japan but a global issue. Still, these behemoths of steel and concrete were a reminder of simpler times and thus were not torn down in the hope of those days returning. Either that or because they were expensive to tear down, whichever floats your boat.
Atop one of these abandoned buildings sat Lust(Real), dangling her legs over the edge of a steel beam. From her prime position, she could overlook her school and watch the tiny figures of the track and field club going about their club activities. Not wanting to alert Aqua who was still in school, Lust those to wait here. As for the other two Magical Girls, she already had Argent's approval, and Eisst was already with her double.
Aqua. . . Lust’s thoughts lingered on that proud Magical Girl. Unlike the other three girls, Lust lacked a clear plan on what she should do with Aqua. Be forceful like with Keiko or be seductive like with Hikari? Should she approach Aqua in her normal form? (Aqua seemed to reject her Witch form, I wonder why) She simply did not know. And these were merely one of her many considerations.
Lust noticed that getting close to Aqua would not be easy. Aqua was very guarded, even when she was with the other Magical Girls. Be it in student council or Magical Girl work, Aqua kept them at a distance, closer than strangers, but still, at arm's length. It does not look like it was because of unfamiliarity either, rather there was something underneath that Aqua was hiding, something Lust was determined to uncover.
So, she would wait. Wait for an opportunity to present itself, one that would place her firmly in Aqua's heart.
Well, that was enough of Aqua for now. Her date was nearly here.
Lust stood up, dusting the dirt off her sweater. Yes, a light-purple sweater in late-spring. Not the long, stuffy kind that stuck wool all over her body. This was a sexy sweater, and that meant it ended above her thighs enough to just cover her private parts, no sleeves to exhibit her slender arms, and a thick knitted collar around her delicate neck.
(Imagine without pants) (Fate series: Tohsaka Rin, Sauce: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/61201171)
She chose this conservative sweater(her opinion) in hopes that she could get Feeu to wear it too. Matching clothes on a date, how wonderful would it be?
From a distance, a meteor streaked toward her with a fiery trail in its wake. Moments later, a Magical Girl landed in a ball of fire. The fire billowed out in all directions, startling the birds perched on the edge, and would have singed Lust if her barrier was not activated in time.
“Feeu-chan, it’s good to see you too~” Lust said, dispelling her barrier along with the lingering flames on it with a wave of her hand.
“Hmph, let’s get this farces over with, I got better things ta do.” Feeu emerged from the smoke.
“Oh, like what?”
“Like watching paint dry and grass growing.”
“Wow, Feeu-chan, your hobbies sound boring. I thought it would be more along the lines of peeking into your brother’s room when ever his girlfriend comes over.” Lust smiled at the sarcastic remark and countered with her own.
“Y—! Hmph!” Feeu snorted, “If these are the things ya like to say, imma leave.”
Lust approached Feeu until they were face to face, maintaining eye contact the whole way. Credit to Feeu for not flinching, choosing instead to glare at Lust in an ultimately futile attempt to make Lust understand that she was not welcomed.
“Feeu-chan is more hostile than usual, did something happen?” Lust asked, raising her hand to stroke Feeu's cheek.
“Besides this waste of time? Nothing.” Feeu said and slapped away Lust’s hand.
“Yup, something definitely happened~ But Feeu-chan doesn’t look like she wants to talk about it~” Lust rubbed the back of her hand to soothe the stinging pain. “That makes Onee-san sad.”
“Then, be sad.”
“But do you know what makes Onee-san even sadder?” Lust asked and, seeing Feeu was not playing along, replied to her own question. “It’s that Feeu-chan did not even dress up for our date!”
Feeu arrived in her everyday Magical Girl outfit, a tight-fitting top and shorts with vambraces and greaves on her arms and legs. Zero points for effort.
“It’s fine. Onee-san expected this and prepared something,” Lust said.
“Before that nonsense." Feeu stopped Lust. "How do I know ya aren't bullshiting me? I'm not planning on getting dragged along like some dumb bitch."
“No swearing and didn’t we go over this already? You just have to trust me, is what I’d say. . .” Lust smiled. “But luckily for you, I recently learnt a new magic that can help with exactly this situation.”
“. . . That magic the Etativi used on me and Eisst?” Feeu recalled the web of lightning weaved by the Etativi when she was forced to swear not to talk about WRATH.
“Similar, it’ll keep my promise.”
“Then hurry up. The faster we start, the faster we’ll end.”
“Feeu-chan, for girls, quickies are a no-no.” Lust joked before continuing seriously. “I’ll lay the ground rules: Feeu-chan and I will be on a date when the contract is made. Feeu-chan must act like a proper lover in—”
“What!?”
“Be a good girl and let me finish first.” Lust shut Feeu up with a stern tone. “Feeu-chan must act like a proper lover for the duration of the date. In exchange, I’ll not do anything lewd to Feeu-chan. If either clause is violated, this contract is void. Our date is concluded when I ask Feeu-chan for a kiss. Regardless of whether you reciprocate the kiss, I will answer one question of yours after the date. Satisfied?”
Feeu mulled over the formal-sounding words for a bit before nodding, not noticing the numerous loopholes Lust embedded in it(I count 5, see outro). Poor Feeu did not read the fine print and sold herself to the devil, well, not that there were any. You really cannot blame Feeu, she simply had a mental blind spot and did not consider the possibility that contract magic supported loopholes, her only exposure to it was with Vili, who made it seem infallible.
The moment Feeu nodded, a light enveloped both of them and vanished just as quickly as it appeared. Feeu checked herself to see if anything changed and asked Lust with an eyebrow raised when she found nothing out of order.
“Is that it?”
“That’s the best a 6-hour crash course can give (4 of which was spent on loophole exploitation),” Lust said, wiping sweat off her face. Since it was her first time using this magic outside practice, so she used more mana than she needed to be sure it worked.
“Well then, let’s talk about your attire.” Lust scanned Feeu from head to toes. “Work clothes on a date. Unacceptable.”
Now under contract, Feeu knew that dressing up was indeed a part of being a proper date partner but some things are just too going far. Proudly puffing up her non-existent chest, Feeu said, “They’re comfy!”
“Ah, I see,” Lust’s gaze turned cold as she evaluated the Magical Girl. “Feeu-chan is the kind who has no awareness as a girl, choosing to only rotate between 5 different sets even when your wardrobe is full of other clothes.”
“Hey! That’s not true. . . really. . .” Deflated, Feeu hugged her Magical Girl top to hide it from Lust’s piercing gaze. “They just happen to always be on the top of the pile.”
Lust sighed at the pathetic excuse and did not comment further. Instead, she pointed to the sweater she was wearing and asked, “Let’s try this, shall we? It’s sexy, comfortable, and airy, you won’t even overheat under the hot sun with all its ventilation.”
Feeu analysed it. While the cut was too high, way too high, for her taste, the spats she was wearing would cover everything. Next, the front area was, thankfully, fully clothed, and the no-sleeves were in the acceptable range.
Knowing there was no better alternative, Feeu relented with a sigh, the things she does for the truth.
“Fine.”
“Wonderful.” Lust stuck her hand through a small portal to retrieve a paper bag she prepared when she was in the mansion. “Here, Feeu-chan, wear this~”
Feeu took the sweater out of the bag and was about to leave to change when her hands felt the sweater. She looked down at it and her brain stopped working.
“W-Wh-What’s this?” Feeu held up the sweater between trembling fingers. “What da fuck is this?!”
“Feeu-chan~ How many times must I teach you not to swear?” Lust said with a sweet voice, causing the hairs at the back of Feeu’s neck to stand. The two stood staring at each other until Feeu nodded before continuing, “If you don't explain yourself clearly, how would Onee-san know what's wrong?”
Subdued by Lust’s threat, Feeu controlled her tone, though it was still every bit as shaky, “T-this dress—Sweater—Thing— Where is its back?!”
“Tsk”
“Tsk? Ya just ‘tsk’ed didn’t ya!”
“I don’t know what Feeu-chan is talking about~ Don’t like this sweater?” Lust turned to give Feeu a good look.
The entire back of the sweater was missing, ending in a deep-V, ass and side boobs visible. This allowed all to see the tattoos she received from her 2nd Witch advancement, two bat-wing tattoos on her shoulder blades were partially obscured by the ribbons dropping down the back of the collar, and a tail tattoo with a heart at its end was clearly visible coiling just above her ass. To not mar the perfect view, Lust chose to not wear any bra or panties.
(Sauce: https://twitter.com/quanjiang1/status/825417003825401856/photo/1)
“Like it!? What the f—heck! I hate it!” Feeu shielded her eyes from the sexy display before her. “I’m not wearing this!”
“Really? Such a pity, Feeu-chan would really look good in it." Lust sighed, disappointed.
"There’s no way it’ll look good on me."
"True, your breasts are too small to tempt others with side boobs. But if you look closely, when Feeu-chan moves, because of the looseness, the sweater might reveal something even more precious!" Lust said with a growing passion to the point where her nostrils flared. "And your toned tanned back is something I would like to show off, telling everyone that you belong to me~”
“I don’t know if ya're complimenting or disparaging me." Feeu said with a throbbing headache, "All I know is that ya're a damn pervert.”
“Thank you for the compliment. So trust me and wear it, it will definitely look good on Feeu-chan.”
“I wasn't complimenting ya. . ." Feeu exhaled a long breath, "Give me something I can accept or I’ll just go in what I'm wearing now.”
From the outside, it looked like the Witch and Magical Girl were performing a skit, with one pushing the bag while the other rejected it. Eventually, Feeu’s ultimatum forced Lust to resign, she could not have the date break down right at the beginning. It might be a shame that she would not see Feeu in the Virgin Killer sweater, but she still succeeded in getting Feeu to say she would wear something else. Lust took two backup outfits from her portal and showed them to Feeu.
One was a sleek evening dress and the other was a women's shirt and pants.
“Ya should have taken this out right from the start,” Feeu said and grabbed the latter outfit, not before turning it over to check if there was any missing cloth.
“I really wanted to see Feeu-chan in that. You can't blame Onee-san for trying~” Lust said. "Feeu-chan, where are you going?"
Lust stopped Feeu from leaving to change into her attire.
“You can change here, I don’t mind~”
“But I do!” Feeu stormed off, flying around the building to find a hidden corner. She returned several minutes later in the new clothes. They fitted her perfectly, blending her feminine assets with a boyish look.
(Yokoyama Ishimi, Sauce: https://twitter.com/03_Bara_/status/1502974373992419332)
“Oh, this looks good too,” Lust said. “I knew you would choose it, so I altered it to your size.”
“Hmph” Feeu wanted to ask how Lust got her sizes but she knew it was bait and refused to be dragged along into Lust’s flow again. “Let’s get this 'date' over with.”
“Ara~ Ara~ Feeu-chan is so eager~” Lust said, commanding her mana to lift her off the steel beam.
Watching Lust take off in that ludicrously sexy outfit, Feeu could only mumble to herself, “We haven't even begun and I’m already tired. . .”
Sighing, she flew after Lust, their two figures disappearing into the backdrop of the sky as they began their turbulent date.
Loophole Exploitation 101
1. The date ends when Lust asks Feeu for a kiss. As long as Lust doesn’t ask for the kiss, the date is not considered over.
2/3/4. Will answer one question after the date. Does not say when Lust must reply only after the date. Nor which question Lust must answer. Nor that Lust must tell the truth.
5. If clauses are violated, the contract is void. This means if Feeu closed off other loopholes, Lust only needs to do something lewd to null the contract. Of course, she would not use this unless it’s a last resort
Did you spot them? There might be more I missed, use your lawyer skills to find them.
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