Park Heejin used her car to bring Akeno and the Heroic Spirits to her home, a condo on top of a moderately sized building.

  "I have two guest rooms, and they're yours. If it fine of you have to share a two persons bed, Jeanne, Alter?"

  "Yes, that will not be an issue." smiled Jeanne. "We are grateful that you are willing to host us."

  "I'm getting paid, and I have a good impression of you. I trust you aren't going to be problematic guests. If you are, I'll kick you out."

  "I do not think you will have any reason to compin." smiled Akeno.

  "You don't have any luggage, though? Asked Heejin.

  Akeno smiled and took a running outfit from her inventory.

  "H-How?"

  "We have some kind of internal dimension. Very convenient to carry things around."

  "I can see that." dubiously said Heejin. "That could make you great thieves."

  "Yes, but we aren't thieves." grinned Akeno. "We could use that to carry crystals out of dungeons, or do other things."

  "I see."

  "Jeanne, Alter and I will change into our running outfits, and we will go out to do some exercise. We'll return before 19:00 to make dinner. Is it okay with you?

  "Yes, sure." nodded Heejin. "There's a rge park ten minutes south from there."

  "Thank you, Heejin."

  A few minutes ter, Akeno, Jeanne and Alter emerged from their rooms. Akeno wore a bck and pink running outfit, Jeanne a white and dark blue one, and Alter had chosen bck and red colors.

  "We're going to run 10 kilometers and do some push-ups and squats. See you ter, Heejin."

  "Yes, ter. Call me if you need anything." nodded Heejin, watching tv with a beer in hand.

  Less than 10 minutes after they left, Heejin's jaw dropped as she leaned forward, watching the TV intently. A news anchor was talking about the miracle recovery of five patients afflicted by Eternal Slumber, and of hundreds of people suffering from te-stage cancer or other issues that couldn't be healed by conventional healers, now cured of their ailments.

  And a video clearly showed Akeno as the culprit, with Jeanne and Alter in the background.

  …

  Akeno, Jeanne and alter were running in the park, attracting many appreciating gnces and even a few catcalls from some rude people, when they met another Hunter. Jinah was working on her daily mission as well. She spotted them as well and slowed down, using the opportunity to take a break.

  "Hey guys… Are you also doing… your 10 kilometers?"

  "Yes." grinned Akeno. "You seem very tired."

  "10 kilometers… is a lot… I only did light running before."

  "Yes. Have you already decided what rewards you'll take?"

  "I'm thinking about taking… the recovery."

  "I strongly advise you not to, Jinah." said Akeno. "Stat points are a permanent bonus, while recovery would be wasted if you just use it to recover from exhaustion."

  "What do you suggest?"

  "Take only stats points as rewards and put them all to strength for a week straight, then on stamina for another week. Strength won't just make you stronger, but the daily exercising will be much easier. Stamina is self-expnatory. After that, I'd suggest focusing on agility if you want to be a weapon user, or intelligence if you want to fight as a caster."

  "Agility?" asked Jinah.

  "In combat, speed is king. It allows you to control the range, retreat if the enemy is too strong, stop an enemy from retreating, evade attacks, stop the enemy from evading your own attacks, and so on. You have seen how being faster allowed me to take on the Lord."

  "Yes. Strength is useless if you can't hit your enemy." nodded Jinah, convinced, as she remembered Akeno making the Lord almost impotent as soon as his terrifying ranged attack was neutralized.

  "Jinah, where is Jinwoo? I'd have expected to find him doing the training mission with you." asked Jeanne.

  "He's spending more time with Mom." said Jinah, smiling at she thought about her mother. Then her smile faded.

  "I don't think my brother is going to train. He doesn't intend to use the system."

  "He doesn't?" frowned Akeno.

  "No. Now that we don't have to pay the hospital fees anymore, and that we have some money, Jinwoo wants to work in a construction site for a few months, then resume the studies he was forced to drop. He is tired, Akeno. Really tired. I don't bme him for not wanting to risk his life anymore, or being a pawn on someone else's game."

  "Yes. I understand him. But I think he should at least use the daily quests for a few days to gain more strength and stamina. That would help him for any physical bor."

  "That's a good point. I'll suggest that to him when I return home. Want to run with me? I still have four kilometers to do."

  "Sure." smiled Akeno, and the four girls started running together.

  With the daily quest complete, and all girls having put their stats into Strength, Akeno said farewell to Jinah and returned to Heejin's condo. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Heejin staring at her with squinted eyes. She could almost hear a *jiiiiiiiiiiiii…* sound effect.

  "Do I have something on my face, Heejin?"

  "You said you were going to run 10 kilometers."

  "We did."

  "You do not look sweaty at all."

  "Ah, that? It takes a lot to make me sweat. Just running at a leisurely pace is nothing."

  "I see… So, don't you have anything to confess to me?"

  "Confess?"

  "Did you visit a certain hospital today? And make a ruckus of epic proportions?"

  "Ah, that. Yes. I expect the government is going to start bringing me more patients to heal in the near future. I'm going to be busy."

  "How the hell can you say you're curing Eternal Slumber victims like it's nothing? Do you realize how wealthy you could become?"

  "Money is of little importance to me." shrugged Akeno. "I do not need a lot, and I have ways to earn more easily. I'm going to go change, we can continue this discussion afterwards."

  Heejin nodded.

  A while ter, she was shocked to see Akeno simply materialize food out of thin air. After some hesitation, she tasted her food and found it delicious.

  When they retired to their rooms ter, Heejin pondered about her strange new guests.

  They were clearly hiding a lot, but she didn't feel in danger. or she would have kicked them out already. Akeno's ck of interest with money made sense, if she could materialize things out of thin air. She was, literally, a money-making machine.

  And some of the things her three guests had implied during dinner, their confidence when mentioning Jeju isnd, suggested that those three were stronger than normal A-rankers.

  Heejin was unwilling to do something that might convince them to leave the White Tiger Guild. The penalty for breach of contract probably wouldn't stop them if they wanted to leave.

  One thing was certain, her life was going to be more interesting from now on.

  …

  Jeanne and Alter both materialized inside Akeno's room. They could have used the hallway, but didn't want to risk alerting Heejin.

  Akeno smiled wordlessly and charged enough mana into her Sanctuary to st five days inside, and six hours outside. She let the crystal ball on the shelf, and they teleported inside.

  "Is this going to be your first time, Jeanne? Alter?"

  "Yes." nodded Jeanne. "At least I think so. Heroic Spirits normally don't have memories of the previous times they were summoned as Servants."

  "Well, this should be my first summoning, right?" suggested Alter. "Not that it really matters. So, what do I have to do?"

  Akeno considered for a few seconds before nodding to herself.

  "Jeanne, if you do not mind, I will deal with Alter first."

  "I-It's fine." nodded Jeanne, secretly a little relieved.

  "Don't worry, I have something in mind to keep you busy, while also leaving Alter and I some privacy. Follow me to the bedroom."

  Akeno led them to the wooden house's biggest room, turned around, and slowly started undressing Jeanne.

  "Master…" blushed Jeanne as Akeno was right in front of her, smiling seductively. Jeanne's clothes, made of mana, disappeared as soon as they left her body.

  "You truly are beautiful, Jeanne." smiled Akeno as she took a step back to admire her. Jeanne was shyly using her hands to cover her very rge breasts and crotch.

  "And what a sinful body."

  "I am not sure if I should feel happy hearing that."

  Akeno smiled and created special panties, made of thick bck tex.

  "Step into this, Jeanne." said Akeno as she crouched and half the panties for Jeanne to wear.

  "Master? Are we not… going to…"

  "We will, but Alter comes first."

  Jeanne nodded, confused, and stepped into the panties, allowing Akeno to lift them until they sat comfortably around her hips.

  "It looks good on you, Jeanne… I am now going to put a Stop rune on you both. I'll remove it before we leave the Sanctuary."

  Jeanne nodded again, her confusion growing, and let Akeno draw the rune on her nape.

  "Now, come here, Jeanne, and kneel beside the bed."

  "Like this?" asked Jeanne as she knelt gracefully, her knees slightly apart.

  "Yes." smiled Akeno, taking from her inventory a pair of rubber-lined chrome shackles.

  "Your hands, please."

  "Is this necessary, Master? I thought we were going to…"

  "Yes. Consider it just as a prop to help get you in the mood. Do you know how to share Noah's powers, Jeanne?"

  "Not entirely, Master. This involves sex somehow, and a contract to bind one's soul to his, but I never asked any of the others for details. It is just too embarrassing."

  Akeno leaned forward, took Jeanne's hands, and closed the shackles on her wrists. They were joined together by a ten centimeters chain. She then lifted Jeanne's arms up, and used a small chain to link the shackles to a discrete bolt on the wall.

  Jeanne was now forced to keep her hands above her head, unless she chose to stand.

  Alter was standing on the side, watching intently.

  "To gain Noah's abilities, you need the contract, yes, but also to feel the desire to serve him, from the bottom of your heart. That is why I will teach you to enjoy submission. Sexual submission, that is.

  "Oh. I… see…" nodded Jeanne, blushing.

  Akeno smiled seductively again as she crouched in front of Jeanne, one hand cupping her nape as the other gently kneading her breasts.

  Jeanne's eyes widened as she realized Akeno was about to kiss her, then she closed them. Their lips made contact, and she moaned slightly as Akeno's tongue parted her lips, exploring her mouth.

  Akeno was using Hands of Nirvana, but deliberately refrained from putting a special colr on Jeanne. She wanted to at least test her reactions and natural inclinations before artificially adding anything.

  The kiss sted almost half a minute, and Jeanne's eyes already seemed to convey a desire for more.

  Akeno used both of her hands on Jeanne's breasts now, and kissed her again.

  Afte two minutes of tongue action, Jeanne flinched slightly.

  "M-Master, the panties. They're…"

  "Vibrating, yes." smirked Akeno. "So soon as a liquid makes contact with them, they will vibrate, and the wetter you become, and stronger the vibration. It won't be enough for you to reach orgasm, though. We'll keep that for after I'm done with your sister."

  "That's…" said Jeanne as she pressed her knees together, but that only seemed to make the vibration more intense.

  "And since Alter should have some privacy for her first time…" grinned Akeno as she took two more items from her inventory. A bck tex blindfold, and a bck ball gag.

  Jeanne opened her mouth when prompted, accepting the rubber ball, and Akeno slipped the blindfold over her head, plunging her in darkness.

  With a st squeeze on Jeanne's breasts, eliciting a sweet moan, Akeno stood up.

  "Thank you for waiting, Alter. Jeanne will simmer for a while, but you now have my full attention."

  Alter nodded, blushing. But her gaze quickly came back to Jeanne, and Akeno thought she saw some fascination in Alter's expression. She seemed to be turned on.

  Akeno undressed her slowly, and just like with Jeanne, her clothes disappeared before reaching the ground.

  Akeno hugged her tightly, and Alter closed her eyes as she, too, experienced her first kiss.

  After breaking the kiss, Akeno took her hand and slowly led her to the bed.

  As she followed, Alter gnced at Jeanne, who was repeatedly closing and opening her legs and twisting her body as she breathed quickly.

  "Will you tie me up as well?" asked Alter with hesitation.

  "Do you want me to bind you for your first time?"

  Alter didn't answer and refused to meet her gaze.

  "Ufufu, you're so cute, Alter." grinned Akeno. She found very attractive the gap between the shy Alter now and her usual brash behavior.

  Akeno took from her inventory several red ropes, and Alter stared at them.

  She let Akeno manipute her arms, one palm against each opposite elbow, and Akeno got to work, quickly binding her arms in a box tie, then adding more tope to form a tortoise shell pattern around Alter's torso, waist and hips. When she finished, Akeno took from her inventory a rge mirror and let Alter see her reflection.

  "How does it feels, Alter?"

  "Tight, but not too much. It's… okay." admitted Alter.

  Akeno smiled as her lie detection ability told her that Alter wasn't being very honest, not that she needed it to know. Alter had a flushed face and was breathing faster.

  "Good. Until I release you, Alter, you will be my pything. You have no choice in the matter."

  Akeno snaked a finger between the rope and Alter's body, and gently pulled, making Alter lean forward for another kiss. She lifted Alter to pce her on her p, and ran her hands all over her body, quickly making Alter just as horny as the squirming Jeanne was.

  When Akeno judged the time was right, she id Alter on the mattress and took Corruption from her inventory. Alter gasped as she saw it.

  "Yes, this is going in you." ughed Akeno, equipping her favorite tool. It slid in easily, as she was quite wet herself.

  Once it was on, Akeno seized Alter's left ankle and lifted it, slightly raising her hips off the mattress. She shifted her position to align the head of Corruption with her wet pussy, and pushed.

  "Nnnn." gasped Alter, straining against the rope as her hymen was torn.

  Akeno watched Alter carefully as she moved, and saw that she didn't seem to be in much pain, so she didn't stop moving. Quicky, Alter's moans became ones of pleasure once again.

  She increased her pace, pulling on Alter's ankle to go deeper, and Alter's moans became more primal, more urgent.

  Then she convulsed in her bonds, her legs spasming. Alter panted as she experienced a kind of pleasure she never knew before, and her mind went bnk for a few moments.

  When she became aware of her surroundings again, Akeno hugged her, dispying a warm smile, and kissed her again.

  Alter started eagerly returning Akeno's affection, even if she was inexperienced.

  After a while, Akeno changed her position to have Alter ass up, her face half buried into the pillows, and started penetrating her from behind.

  Alter obviously like that a lot, too, and as a test, Akeno gave her a pyful spank.

  "Ah!" gasped Alter, and Akeno felt Alter's pussy contract pleasantly.

  "How cute, Alter. You seem to have some masochistic preferences." grinned Akeno, giving her another spank.

  "Guh! I'm not a masochist!" gasped Alter.

  "There is no shame in being one, Alter." said Akeno, picking up the pace again and giving her more spanks, and soon enough, Alter was too busy making moans of pleasure to protest further...

  She experienced two more orgasms by the time Akeno, panting, pulled Corruption out of her body.

  Akeno removed the rope restraining Alter and kissed her again, then turned her attention to Jeanne, still kneeling beside the bed.

  When she removed her blindfold, Jeanne blinked and looked up at her, then gnced down at Corruption and its shaft glistening with Alter's body fluids, her eyes burning with desire.

  "Mmmphs" moaned Jeanne.

  Akeno smiled, and gently kneaded Jeanne's heaving breasts. Her fingers crept closer to Jeanne nipples, and she suddenly pinched them.

  "Mrphps!" groaned Jeanne, her eyes wide as she experienced an orgasm.

  "Ufufu, you two really are alike." ughed Akeno as she removed Jeanne's gag and kissed her.

  She disconnected the chain linking Jeanne's cuffs to the wall and lifted her, carrying her to the bed.

  Akeno removed the gag filling Jeanne's mouth.

  "Master…" begged Jeanne. "Please remove the panties. I can't take it anymore."

  "We'll need to work on that." smiled Akeno. "A proper sex pet should be able to endure teasing for as long as her Mistress wants her to."

  She removed the panties, dried them with a towel to stop the vibrations, and put the item back in her inventory.

  Jeanne, wearing only the shackles around her wrists, moaned sweetly as Akeno positioned her to take her from behind, and Akeno took position. She decided that, while Alter had her Thrall Crest on her back, Jeanne would have it under her navel.

  …

  Two hours ter, a tired Akeno id between two very satisfied Heroic Spirits.

  "Well, that was a lot of fun. I didn't really think that the two of you were so lewd under the surface." smiled Akeno.

  "It's Alter's fault." cimed Jeanne. "She's an Avenger, and that css grows stronger when being mistreated. And she's transferring her own preferences to me…"

  "That's a lie. She may be like you about many things, but her Avenger Css doesn't affect you, and if anything, you're even more of a pervert than she is, Jeanne!" ughed Akeno.

  "I'm sorry for being a lewd girl." admitted Jeanne. "Please punish me plenty with this big thing, Master."

  Alter didn't answer Jeann's accusation. instead, she turned, picked up the discarded chrome cuffs and ball gag Jeanne had worn, and showed them to Akeno, blushing.

  "Can we use these next?"

  Akeno smiled as she patted Alter's head.

  "This and more. We have five days before we need to leave Sanctuary and make our official debut as members of the White Tiger Guild. Don't worry, I have plenty of ideas I want to try with you two. But let's cuddle for now."