The Perils of Fame

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The Guild of Gamers: The Planeswalker

Chapter 04: The Perils of Fame

— Noire —

To say I became rather famous after my new abilities were publicly revealed would be rather an understatement.

It makes sense that in a world as dangerous as this one, with a Demon King looming in the shadows and monsters in every forest, someone who can enhance your powers or teach you new skills would be in high demand, especially amongst adventurers, but it doesn't mean I'm particularly thrilled with the attention I've garnered.

"Would you care to repeat that?" I ask, my tone icy cold and obviously dangerous. "Because it sounded like you just tried to hire me to be gangbanged by your party," I say with a stern glare at the party of adventurers who interrupted my exploration of Axel, making the four men shiver slightly at the look in my eyes.

A smarter man would try and run, but apparently the leader of their party is not a smart man.

"That's how your power works, right? People who fuck you get power ups. Is this not enough gold, or do you not do groups? We can go one at a time if you'd prefer," the leader says, a bald man probably twice my age. He's also a good two feet taller than me, making me stare up at him thanks to how close he is to me.

He's obviously rather strong, bulging muscles on display thanks to his sleeveless top with a collection of scars across his body.

The worst part is that he's not wrong about how my new power works, my massages can grant 'buffs' that last a few days, ranging from a small healing effect to physical or mental boosts.

I can decide as I do it, and I think I'll be able to make them more powerful or longer lasting as I get experience, but the more advanced tantric arts are the ones everyone is interested in.

Permanent increases to the lucky recipient, I could make a mage's spells more powerful, their mana regenerate faster or their reserves grow deeper. I can make warriors stronger, and faster, increase their stamina or enhance their reflexes…

But it takes more than a simple massage to grant those benefits, the methods being incredibly intimate. This is essentially sex magic, and the boons I can grant come from the energies created during the climaxes, mine or the recipients.

So now every adventurer in the city knows the path to power lies between my legs, and they all want my boon.

In truth, I don't blame them. They have a career where a single power boost could be the difference between them surviving their next quest or them becoming the next meal of some monster or beast.

"I certainly do not do groups, and as I have said multiple times today, my services are not for hire. I am not some street corner harlot you can make spread her legs by throwing coins at her," I say, a growl to my words as the man scowls at me. "Now get out of my way."

"Look, lass. I'll pay double if that's what I'll take, but we have a dangerous quest coming up and I want any advantage we can get," the stubborn man says, stepping in front of me as I try to walk around him.

"And as I've said, I'm not going to sleep with you, no matter how much money you offer me," I say with a sigh. "I understand your concerns, and if you want me to give you and your party massages to grant you a temporary boost I'm more than willing to come to an agreement, but I am not selling my body."

"And like I said, I'm not giving up on this. Name your price, but I'm not giving up until you agree to-"

"Grovel."

His eyes widen as he, and the three stooges behind him, all drop to the floor immediately, slamming their heads to the floor as they kneel before me.

I've been studying myself, and as the Great Sage I learn at a rather increased rate, meaning I've picked up quite a nice new trick.

Split Enchantment

You have learnt how to split your attention between multiple targets when casting Enchantment spells, targeting multiple people with spells that would normally only target one.

"Learn to take no for an answer," I say simply as I step around the grovelling fools, walking past them with a scoff. "Morons."

Again, I understand why they're so pushy about this but that doesn't mean I'm going to let people get away with being so irritatingly persistent.

He's lucky I'm such a nice girl because I could probably have gotten away with being far nastier than just embarrassing them, and I get some cheers from the watching crowd as I walk away, head held high.

Entering my destination, I give the man behind the counter my sweetest smile as I see him shiver. It's nice to know he recognizes an apex predator when he sees one.

Leaving the store a few hours later, I chuckle to myself as I place the heavy bag of gold and platinum coins into my backpack, now holding far less jewelllery.

I've been selling off my collection of ugly jewellery today, because as I expected it sells for a lot of money.

I've had to go to several different stores because I keep cleaning them out. Occasionally one of the owners tries to rip me off, and I stop being so nice and make them cry as I return the favour.

I'm trained for negotiations on a far larger scale than this, as expected of the future Queen of Locthwain, so taking some greedy store owner for all he's worth and then some is easy enough.

Because I'm not stupid, I've also opened an account at the local bank to store my newfound wealth, and that also required me to register with the local government.

It was easier than expected, it turns out the Gods of this world have summoned people from different worlds before and while my extra-planar origin caused quite a bit of excitement, they stayed professional enough.

They even had an artefact that helped them confirm I was telling the truth, which made the entire process much smoother.

So I'm now officially registered with the Kingdom of Belzerg, which should make moving around much simpler as I have both an adventurers identification card and a card permitting me to travel between the cities and even different kingdoms.

Much like my home, this world seems to have peace between the different kingdoms due to a larger threat. In my world, it's the Wilds and in this world it's the Demon King.

Dropping off my new funds, I head back to the inn that I and my party are staying at (at least until I can acquire better and more permanent accommodations for us), greeting the woman behind the counter with a smile.

You should always be nice to the people who make your food, both because they're doing important (if simple) work and because you don't want them angry with you.

Not only because they could sabotage your meal, but because my mother told me about the time she assassinated a troublesome noble by bribing his poorly treated chef to poison him.

Also, I remember hearing that one noble lady in my world had been abusing her servant, until they quit. She complained that her new servants couldn't make her coffee taste the same as her old one had, despite them using the same recipe.

It turned out her old manservant had been masturbating into her coffee for years as a secret revenge for her abuse, and that she'd acquired a taste for semen as a result. It was quite the scandal and I think people are still mocking her for it.

Of course the manservant was publicly castrated and executed by her husband when the truth came out, but the point remains, be nice to the serving staff.

A tip here, a liberal application of basic human decency and manners there is all it takes to keep them happy after all.

Heading to my room, I pull out my Grimoire and pause as I open it up to a blank page.

That's new.

Before I can wonder why every page I turn to is blank, some text starts to appear in a frankly sloppy handwriting.

So, it turns out I missed a few birthdays (even if it was totally your mothers fault), and it won't do for my adorable daughter to not have a place to stay while she's exploring the multiverse.

Consider this my apology for not being around, and don't worry… I've already given Ayara a good spanking for insisting I stay away. Problem is I think she enjoyed it a little too much…

Hugs and kisses, Daddy.

Before I can process that particular statement, knowledge and power rushes into my mind, making me flinch slightly before relaxing.

It's overwhelming but not painful, newfound power courses through my veins and mingling with my 'spark'.

The Grimoire slams shut by itself as I close my eyes and feel for my new power.

Architect of Planes (Lesser)

You have gained the power to craft planes, altering the very landscape of any plane you have ownership of.

I have the knowledge of how to reach my new plane, presumably created by my incredibly powerful father, and seeing no reason to hesitate I stand up and take a step through the barrier between worlds, my vision blurring briefly before it clears.

If my father is trying to make it up to me for his absence, I have to admit he's doing a rather impressive job as I look up at the beautiful castle made of white brick, accented with blue and gold

It's far smaller than Castle Locthwain, but while Castle Locthwain is practically a city by itself, this is made for just me and those I allow to live in it.

There's a small idyllic river going past it, with a white bridge that goes over the river and leads up to the large castle entrance, and a beautiful forest surrounds my new castle.

There are even animals living in my plane, a swan floating down the river, birds flying overhead and I can see a herd of deer moving through the forest in the distance. It's beautiful, and it's mine.

Well played, father. Well played indeed.

Well, I was about to go to do some studying and then go to sleep but I think I just found something more interesting to do.

Time to explore.

— Megumin —

Waking up early wasn't exactly her idea of a good time, but Noire claimed there was something the entire party needed to see.

And what Noire wanted, she got.

"So, what was so important that I had to get out of bed this early?" Aqua asked, obviously grumpy as Noire paused.

"Oh, it's early? Odd, sunrise was over an hour ago, I thought I was letting you all sleep in to be honest," Noire admitted, making them all stare at her in shock. "Hm, I'll keep in mind that you're all late risers in the future. Anyway, I don't think you'll mind the… early time when you see this," Noire said, a happy smile growing on her face.

"See what?" Kazuma asked before he froze as Noire gestured towards the wall, a shimmering purple portal opening up.

"I've acquired a place for me to stay that's more befitting my station than an inn, and as my new party I'd like to invite you all to join me, please follow me," Noire said as she turned and walked through the opaque portal, disappearing entirely.

Megumin hesitated, unfamiliar with this kind of magic as her failure once again made itself apparent. If it wasn't explosive, she didn't know anything about it.

Aqua however didn't hesitate, nor did Darkness, both following behind their new mage, and after a moment of hesitation Kazuma shrugged and followed behind.

Unwilling to be left behind, she quickly followed her party, pushing down her doubts.

She knew that Noire's existence had only solidified how poor of a mage she was in her party's mind. Aqua didn't care, or perhaps hadn't noticed, but Darkness would occasionally make a comment about how Noire was better in some way before catching herself and apologising.

Kazuma wasn't so tactful, he thought Noire was much better than her and didn't even try to hide it.

She wouldn't admit it, but she was sure she was going to lose her place in this party before long, replaced by the more talented, more beautiful and more mature model.

Stepping though, she heard herself gasp as she looked up at the beautiful castle and its scenic surroundings.

"Welcome to my demi-plane, a gift from my father, and more importantly welcome to our new home if you'd like to join me here," Noire said nobly, gesturing towards the castle with a smile. "The portal behind you leads to a clearing just outside Axel, so you can get out without my help, though you'll need my aid to get back inside until I can work out a method for you to get in here yourself."

And once again Noire proved how much better she was as the party rushed to tell her that they'd very much like to live in her fancy castle, Aqua and Kazuma practically begging for a room.

Noire proudly led them on a tour of her new castle, filled with spectral servants which were apparently created by her modifying the Unseen Servant spell to create more permanent versions that could be tied to a single location, pleasing the duo even more to know this place came with servants to cook and clean for them.

The castle was amazing of course, why wouldn't it be? It was Noire's castle so how could it be any less than perfect? How could anything connected to Noire not be flawless?

That was unfair of her, jealousy rearing its ugly head as she glanced towards the other mage. It wasn't Noire's fault that the older girl was just the better mage of the two, Megumin had been the one to decide to master a single spell, and nothing else.

She still didn't think she was wrong for following the path of Explosions, because above all else she truly loved explosion magic, but she couldn't deny that she was jealous of Noire.

People were always impressed by her explosion, until they realised it was all she could do, and she could only do it once. Then she became a hindrance, a deadweight who was useless inside dungeons.

Noire has a spell for every scenario, Megumin had one spell for every scenario, and it usually made more problems than it could fix.

So why wouldn't the party want to replace her? Why let her tag along and take a share of the rewards when she wasn't pulling her weight and they had someone so much better than her?

They hadn't said anything yet, but they would. Sooner or later they'd get bored of her, it always happened.

Some were rude about it, some were sympathetic but explained that they couldn't afford to have a party member who could do so little, saying she was too 'specialised' for their party, one party made her do all the chores and tedious things to keep her place, and she was desperate enough to do it all until a couple of the guys got the idea to make her earn her place another way.

She was desperate, but she hadn't been so utterly desperate to let them use her like that to keep her place. Not yet anyway. Pretty much every adventuring party in Axel knew her by now, and wouldn't let her join them.

"Feel free to look around guys, I need to talk to Megumin for a while," Noire said, having just shown them where their bedrooms were, already marked with plaques bearing their names.

Darkness gave her a look, from one adventurer of questionable use to another. At least Darkness could make a good human shield, so the Crusader was more useful than her.

"Sure, have fun!" Aqua said, beaming as she dragged Darkness and Kazuma further into the castle.

The self-proclaimed Goddess had been overjoyed to see her room, a bedroom worthy of royalty, and far nicer than the stable she had been sleeping in.

"Please, come with me," Noire said, a gentle smile on her face as Megumin pulled on her cape self-consciously, not trusting the pleasant look on her face.

Following behind Noire, she headed into Noire's bedroom and watched as the older girl sat down on the edge of her bed and sighed.

Here it comes, Noire had decided she wasn't worth the effort and wanted to get rid of her.

"I don't say this often, as it's a problem if royalty is too humble, but I'd like to apologise," Noire said with a small smile, making Megumin's eyes widen.

"What?" Megumin asked, her guard lowering slightly at Noire's seemingly remorseful tone.

"I was wrong to… discipline you for your love of the explosion spell, it was mostly caused by my confusion over the term Arch-Wizard meaning something different here, but it was wrong all the same," Noire continued, making her freeze. "That said, I still do want to expand your magical repertoire. I understand loving a particular kind of magic above all else but I still think you should at least learn some other spells to use in scenarios where your explosion isn't suitable and as such I have an offer for you."

"What- what offer?" Megumin asked quickly, still somewhat on guard, that this was a trap.

"As you know, I've become a Great Sage, and as such I have gained the ability to both teach others better and increase their natural abilities. If you agree to study under me as my apprentice, I will use my tantric abilities to increase your mana reserves and magical regeneration, allowing you to cast your Explosion spell multiple times a day," Noire offered as her eyes widened, staring at Noire in shock.

"…you won't make me give up Explosion?" Megumin asked hesitantly, watching Noire shake her head.

"No, your love for explosions isn't something I wish to change. I personally love Enchantment magic, but I study all kinds," Noire explained.

"And you really think I'll be able to cast Explosion multiple times a day?" Megumin asked quickly, making Noire smile.

"Your talent and potential is obvious, I've done my research and explosion is a very high level spell, the mere fact that you can cast it at all is impressive. I fully believe that you'll be able to cast it multiple times a day before long. I've even made a wasteland in this plane where you can cast freely, without causing any trouble," Noire explained, and despite her jealousy of the beautiful mage sitting in front of her, she couldn't stop the warm feeling inside her chest at Noire's encouraging words.

What did she have to lose? Noire's new skill meant she could learn more spells without spendingpoints she needed to improve her Explosion, and it wasn't like she had to cast the spells Noire taught her, right?

Plus if she was Noire's apprentice, then wouldn't she have her place in the party secured since they wouldn't be able to get rid of her without getting rid of Noire.

"As long as I can still cast Explosion…" Megumin started, making Noire smile at her. "Then I'll do it."

"You should know that I will be a strict taskmaster, as my own mother and mentor were with me," Noire warned, making her nod.

"If it's for Explosion, I can take it," Megumin said immediately, making Noire giggle slightly.

"You know, your obsession with Explosion is actually rather cute in a way," Noire said, making Megumin blush at the blatant compliment. "Ahh, don't get embarrassed over such a small thing… you do realise how my tantric empowerment works, don't you?" Noire asked, making Megumin freeze.

Oh.

"I-if it's for Explosion, I can take it," Megumin repeated, stuttering slightly in embarrassment as her face turned red.

"That's good to know, so… when do you want to start? I'm willing to begin whenever, even now, but I understand you might not be as ready for such acts as me…" Noire said, making Megumin pause.

F-for Explosion!

"I'm ready, I'm not a child," Megumin said quickly, almost immediately regretting it as Noire stood up and strutted towards her, gently unclasping her cloak and pushing it off her shoulders.

"Then allow me to properly show you how sorry I am for spanking your cute little ass, my adorable apprentice," Noire said flirtatiously as she guided her to sit on the edge of the bed, gripping her dress and slowly pulling it up.

She hadn't even had her first kiss yet…

But the path of Explosions required many sacrifices, and as Noire gripped her black lacy panties (that she wore to feel more mature) and gently pulled them down her legs, she could only bite her lip and stare down at the kneeling Noire between her legs.

"You know, I inherited my father's Grimoire and it has quite a few… interesting spells in it, such as this," Noire said, sticking her tongue out as it grew to an unnatural length, licking along her inner thigh as she immediately caught on.

Oh dear…

As Noire's head found its way between her legs, she tensed up at the feeling of that thick, long tongue probing her most private part before she bit down on her lip as it took a long lick along her slit, making her whimper at the sudden pleasure.

She had touched herself before, but no one else had ever been down there, and as Noire's thick tongue pushed itself into her tight virgin slit she could only squeeze her thighs against the sides of Noire's head.

Not that it deterred the seductive mage, her tongue exploring places Megumin didn't even know she had as she reached down and gripped Noire's hair, moaning lewdly.

She might have bitten off more than she could chew…

— Kazuma —

Pressing his ear to the door, his eyes widened as the moans only intensified.

"Puhlease, don't stop, don't stop!" Megumin's usually boisterous voice begged, sounding like something out of his porn games in his old world.

He'd left Darkness and Aqua exploring to come and spend some more time in his new room before he heard the sounds coming from Noire's bedrooms

Grasping his cock, he put a hand over his mouth as he quickly stroked his length, picturing the scene that was going on in there.

Megumin's pleading was soon reduced to moans and whimpers, with the occasional lewd giggle from Noire.

Never before had he hated doors without keyholes so much, because as much as he needed to see what was going on in there, he was far too scared of the punishment Noire would inflict on him to dare to try and open the door even slightly.

So he'd have to settle for his imagination, and the delicious sounds coming from Megumin.

"O-oh fuck! Yes, yes, yes!"

— Megumin —

She had no experience with men, and just as little with women, but Noire clearly knew what she was doing as the older girl pinned her to the bed, grinning down at her as Noire's slender fingers pumped into her wet pussy.

"Mhmm~" Megumin moaned, trying to cover her mouth and stop the lewd sounds from leaking out, before Noire grabbed her hand and pulled it away with a smirk.

"Oh, none of that, my cute little apprentice," Noire teased, forcing her hands down to her side. "I want to hear you sing for me."

Her dress had long since been torn away, tossed over Noire's shoulder giving her access to Megumin's breasts, groping the small tits and teasing her tiny pink nipples as Megumin cried out, arching her back to push her spasming body against Noire's skilful hands, making her mistress giggle again.

"That's it, good girl~"

With her inexperience, it didn't come as a surprise that Noire was able to make her cum so quickly, making her moan out as her climax overwhelmed her, but as she came her eyes shot open as she felt her magic flare up.

She'd almost forgotten why she was getting molested by her new master, but as she felt her magic strengthen she could open gasp in shock and happiness.

"And there, your first boost, the first of many," Noire said with a giggle, finally pulling her hands away as Megumin pouted slightly at the lack of touch.

"T-thank you, mistress," Megumin whispered, her voice tired from her moans and screams, making Noire smile kindly as she leaned down and planted a kiss on Megumin's lips.

It was her first kiss, but she didn't feel like objecting after all this, even as she tasted herself on Noire's lips. She didn't taste bad at all…

It was a gentle kiss, Noire's tongue only probing her lips briefly before she broke the kiss and gently stroked Megumin's hair.

"Get some rest, honey… you can return the favour another time," Noire said gently, making Megumin blush even as she felt herself drifting off, exhausted from her first taste of what her apprenticeship under Noire would be like.

…the path of explosions had taken her to a strange but wonderful place.

— Kazuma —

He should have run the moment things went quiet, but the temptation of hearing more pushed him to stay in place, pressing his ear against the door harder to try and pick up any and all sounds.

As he heard footsteps, his eyes widened but he knew it was too late as they rapidly approached the door, barely leaving him time to fall onto his backside as the door flung open, a highly unamused Noire staring down at him.

Still dressed, unfortunately, but past her he could see Megumin's dress laying on the floor. Before he could try and look at Megumin herself, Noire stepped out and closed the door, looking down at him with scorn as he immediately remembered that he had his dick out and in his hands.

"Really, Kazuma?" Noire asked, disapproval clear in her voice.

"I- it's not what it looks like?" Kazuma said, sounding more like a question than an answer.

"Really? That's the best you can come up with?" Noire asked, watching as he quickly fixed his clothes. "Ugh, follow me."

Unwilling to question the scary, stern and very powerful mage, he followed her into his bedroom, entering past her as she shut the door behind him.

"I've noticed you're quite the pervert, Kazuma. Even a simple horse ride ends with you pushing your erection against me," Noire said sternly, making his eyes widen as she crossed her arms over her chest and gave him a cold stare.

"I- Umm, I'm sorry?" Kazuma whispered, making her scoff.

"This is going to be a problem, but I suppose it's to be expected. You are in a party with four beautiful women, and you're clearly a virgin. Have you even had your first kiss yet?" Noire asked, making him quickly go to defend himself before the look in her eyes made him freeze.

"…no," Kazuma admitted, making Noire sigh and shake her head.

"I see. It's no wonder you're not able to handle your lusts. Have you ever tried to do anything to Aqua while you two were sleeping in the stables?" Noire asked, sounding very much like a disapproving teacher as he blanched.

"No!" Kazuma answered immediately, semi-truthfully, immediately wincing at the single raised eyebrow. Raising her hands, she made some gestures, a strange golden sigil appearing on the ground beneath them.

"Let's try that again. Have you ever tried to do anything sexual to Aqua while you two were sleeping in the stables?" Noire asked, making him wince.

"No?" Kazuma asked, almost surprised at his own answer.

"Oh, that was the truth? I know my zone of truth took hold… interesting," Noire mumbled. "Have you ever thought about doing anything sexual to Aqua while you two were sleeping in the stables?"

"Yes," Kazuma answered, he'd tried to lie but the sigil flared up and the truth spilt out of his mouth. "But I can't see her as a woman, even if she's sexy."

His honest words made her giggle, which was safer than her glares, so he'd take it.

"Oh, did you want to do something with her?" Noire asked, making Kazuma flinch.

"Yes, I figured I deserved something after all the trouble she gave me and wanted to at least touch her breasts and the ass she's always waving around but no matter how hot she is I can't see that useless goddess as anything more than trash," Kazuma answered, wincing as he really hoped she wouldn't tell Aqua about this.

"And our other party members? What do you think about Darkness and Megumin," Noire asked, sitting on the edge of his bed with a smile.

"Darkness scares me, she's way too much of a degenerate for a virgin like me. Megumin is cute and occasionally when I have to carry her home I position her so I can feel her boobs on my back," Kazuma admitted again, making Noire raise an eyebrow.

"Ah, I was right about Darkness. Megumin is my apprentice now, if you lay a hand on her without her permission, or mine, we'll have a serious issue Kazuma, the kind that results in you losing what makes you a man," Noire warned, making him nod rapidly, hoping that Little Kazuma would survive this conversation. "Don't tell Megumin you heard us, I don't want you embarrassing her until I've made her loosen up a bit. If she retreats into her shell because of you, I'll be very displeased. You wouldn't want that, would you?" Noire asked sweetly as he shook his head so fast it almost came off.

"Of course not!" Kazuma said, not needing a magical seal to rip the truth from him this time.

"Excellent, now like I said I'm not surprised you're having… issues controlling your lusts, with all these temptations around you, it's been quite a hard time for you, hasn't it?" Noire asked, making him gulp as he nodded.

She sounded teasing, but at least she understood how hard it was for a virgin like him to control himself in the situations he constantly found himself in.

"Hmm, well as the newest member of our party, I do want to do what I can to make this party thrive, and the answer of how to fix this situation is fairly simple…" Noire said, toying with the hem of her top before she simply pulled it up and over her head, his eyes widening in shock as Noire disrobed in front of him, a pair of perfectly perky tits on display.

"You mean-" Kazuma squeaked, faced with a half-naked girl for the first time in either of his lives.

"You're horny, and you haven't had the chance to take care of your needs. This remains between us, if you brag about this you'll never see these again," Noire said, gesturing to her breasts as they bounced slightly from her movement. "Come here."

Practically rushing towards her, Kazuma felt his spirits soar. Noire was a saint, his life was finally looking up after being cursed with Aqua's incompetence, Megumin's uselessness and Darkness's… Darkness.

"Be a good boy and remove my trousers, would you?" Noire asked, lifting one of her legs as he sprung to action, never before had he needed less encouragement to do something as he reached up and undid the buttons on her leather trousers, grasping them and looking up at her.

As she nodded, he slowly peeled the tight pants down her legs, gulping as a pair of lacy panties were revealed, creamy white legs making his cock throb as he gently undressed her.

He, Kazuma Satou, shut-in extraordinaire, was stripping a beautiful Elven princess (with her consent no less). He had never been so happy that he died such a pointless death.

"Wh-what happens now?" Kazuma asked as he pulled her pants off entirely.

"Hm, good question. I like rewarding good work, and tell me Kazuma, do you think your actions deserve a reward?" Noire asked, making him freeze.

"N-no?" Kazuma answered, wilting at the sharp smirk on her lips.

"That's right, you've actually been rather naughty, but I'm a generous girl and this once I'll take pity on you," Noire said as she rose up, making him stand. "Strip."

A prouder man would take offence to being told she was taking pity on him, Kazuma was not a proud man and his clothes practically flew off as Noire giggled again.

"Now, you haven't earned a proper reward, so I'll let you choose…" Noire said calmly. "Either you can touch my breasts or we can kiss while you masturbate, because you haven't earned the pleasure of having me take care of your needs for you yet, have you?" Noire asked, making his eyes widen.

Did that mean he could earn that pleasure?

"No, ma'am."

"So, which will it be? Or are you an 'ass man', would you prefer to play with my backside instead of my breasts?" Noire asked, before he made a choice.

"The-the kissing one," Kazuma' answered, making her eyes widen before a light giggle left her.

He was losing one first today, and while he very much wanted to play with her ass and tits, he was paranoid this was a test.

"Very well then," Noire said, guiding him to sit down on his bed and joining him, leaning forwards so their faces were inches apart. "Lucky you, you'll even get to taste Megumin's arousal as a freebie~"

Before he could respond to that, she leaned forwards and captured his lips in a domineering kiss, her experience obvious as her tongue slipped into his mouth.

He could taste a certain tangy taste that he could only assume was Megumin's juices, making him moan as Noire pushed her body against his side, his hand reaching down and gripping his cock.

He hadn't forgotten why she was doing this and he wasn't going to risk pissing her off by trying to delay, stroking himself as Noire's tongue utterly dominated his own.

He should have tried to last as long as possible, but with a mostly naked girl pressing herself against him, exploring his mouth with a mischievous look in her eyes, it didn't surprise him when he felt his balls churn within the first mixture or two, his cock twitching as he tried to hold it in.

But it was for naught, and with a groan he felt himself cum, releasing his seed in heavy spurts onto his own stomach as she broke the kiss, raising an eyebrow.

"Ah, well you are a virgin. We can work on your stamina in the future," Noire said simply as she stood up and looked at him. "Now, remember this never happened, and when we go on the next quest, I want you to keep in mind just what you could earn, because good boys get rewarded, don't they?" Noire asked, making him nod his head rapidly.

"Yes, mistress," Kazuma whimpered, his virgin mind unable to handle the seductress in front of him as she giggled.

"Mistress? Well, well… aren't you a good boy," Noire said, before she calmly got dressed, giving him a playful smile. "Then I look forwards to watching you earn my next reward, Kazuma~"

Leaving him alone, he stared at the door in shock and awe. He was being played. This was a horrible trap or she was going to make him into her obedient slave who would do anything for the right to touch her.

As that particular image made his cock throb, he gulped as he realised that Noire might have awoken something terrifying inside him.

Because right now he could only think about what he could do to earn her reward…

— Noire —

This is proving to be quite fun. Kazuma has potential I'm sure of it, he just needs the right encouragement to reach it.

Megumin is very much the same, for as quirky as she is, her talent is undeniable. With the proper guidance- mine- she'll become a true mage.

Aqua is interesting because despite her apparent godhood, she seems to be a complete idiot. I suppose even the ranks of gods have dullards among their number, but even the dumbest god still possesses a great deal of use.

Many even more than a smart god, because a smart god would notice me trying to manipulate her to suit my whims and desires.

Aqua apparently has access to some truly powerful holy magic, and if she isn't smart enough to use it properly then she just needs to be taught to listen.

And finally, Darkness.

I already know how to deal with the noble in hiding, I've done my research and asked around and I know exactly what her problem is.

I'll turn this party into a band of heroes one way or another.

"Ahh, here you are. I see you found the wine cellar, Aqua," I say, making Aqua jump and try to hide the half empty bottle behind her back, making Darkness chuckle. "Oh, please, help yourself. What's mine is yours. I don't want you to feel like guests here, if this is to be our party's base of operations," I say sweetly, making Aqua's eyes widen happily.

I also don't mention the empty bottle I spot by her feet, because my plans to ingratiate myself with Aqua are well on their way.

"Thanks, Noire! You've got a great selection here," Aqua says, making me smile.

"Worthy of royalty," I agree.

My father's work again, I think he wanted to show that he had been paying attention to my life, because everything in this place is made to my tastes, I couldn't have designed it better myself.

Of course if he wanted my forgiveness, it'd help if he actually stuck around for me to speak to, but apparently he likes playing games like this.

"Anyway, I was hoping to speak with Darkness for a moment, if you don't mind?" I ask, making Darkness blink but before she can say anything Aqua pipes up.

"That's fine! I've got plenty to keep me occupied here," Aqua says, hugging the bottle to her chest as it nestles between her breasts.

So she's an alcoholic? I can use that.

"Excellent, come along Darkness, don't worry, I don't bite," I tease, taking Darkness' hand and leading her away. "Well, not much."

"Err, Noire, where are we going?" Darkness asks as I lead her through the corridors and down into the dungeons, past a rather blatant prison area.

Leading her to a particular door, I smile and push her inside, entering the room and closing the door, the magical lock activating.

As Darkness looks around the room, spotting the manacles on the wall, the pillory and wooden horse in the centre, her eyes widen in shock, but it's not fear or anger at my presumption that I see as she turns to me, but anticipation and arousal as my suspicions are confirmed. Her eyes constantly flickering to the wall that has whips, crops and even blades on display.

"Now, I've been investigating each member of the party, discovering their peculiarities, and I've worked out why you don't hit your targets," I say bluntly, stepping forwards and looking up at the taller girl. "Because you want them to hurt you, because you're a masochist who isn't getting her kinks satisfied off the battlefield. Consider this… an intervention, because I know a thing or two about dealing with masochistic sluts like you," I say, my voice taking a stern, disapproving tone as I glare up at her.

"N-Noire?" Darkness asks, almost whimpering at my tone and stare.

"You have two choices, either you tell me I'm wrong and we pretend this never happened, or you can strip out of that armour, get on your knees and beg me to punish you," I say, watching as she freezes.

I'm very good at reading people, and as her heavy chest piece hits the ground, undone by a shaky hand, I only smirk and watch as piece by piece, Darkness' armour and clothes fall to the floor.

As her undergarments join the scattered pile of clothes and armour, she stands before me as naked as the day she was born, hesitating for a moment before she drops to her knees.

"Please, Noire… punish me."

"While we are in here, it's Mistress Noire," I say with scoff, grabbing her chin and forcing her to look up at me, shock and arousal meeting my disdainful stare.

"Please, Mistress Noire, punish this masochistic slut!" Darkness begs, watching my scowl slowly grow into a pleased smirk.

"That's better. You look much better like this," I say gently cupping her cheek.

Ahh, the things I do for my party.

Bonus Scene - Luna

If she had a lot of work to do before, she was well and truly overworked now thanks to Noire's newly revealed class.

Not that it was Noire's fault, but it was just the result of her sending the report on The Great Sage to the head office.

Everyone wanted more information on Noire's abilities, what could she buff, how fast could she teach spells and skills?

Just today she turned away a dozen adventurers who came here hoping for Noire's magical touch, and often at least one noble (who didn't tend to enjoy being told no).

But what could she do? She didn't even know where Noire was.

"As I've said, several times, the report I already sent had everything I know about Noire's abilities, I don't think even Noire herself knows more about how her powers work yet," Luna said with a sigh, glaring at the government official that was interrupting her work, getting a stern stare back from Sena.

The little bell on the desk stayed silent, making Sena scowl slightly.

"Hm, truth. Very well, where is Noire Virvaris now?" Sena asked, making Luna groan.

"I. Don't. Know."

Maybe she shouldn't be so rude to a royal official, but this has been going on for over an hour.

"Truth. That's irritating," Sena mumbled.

She had no idea where Noire and her party had gone, only knowing they hadn't accepted a quest, but as Sena started the next round of questions, ignoring the queue forming behind her, Luna could only hope they'd show up again sooner rather than later.