“Welcome back, Kaede.” Said Irina as she saw her friend join her and Xenovia in the bath.

  “Released from interrogation duty?” Smiled Xenovia.

  Kaede sighed as she set her towel aside and entered the hot water.

  “It’s over at st…”

  “Did those chumps know anything useful?”

  “No. That Galilei fellow is a maniac alright… But he is smart about it. He made sure not to leave behind anyone who would tell us where he is now. I want a piece of him. Some of the things I just heard, I really want to unhear, and it’s his fault that snake woman is after us now.”

  “If you face her again, you won’t be alone, Kaede.” Said Irina as she squeezed her shoulder. “We’ll fight with you. Right , Xenovia?”

  “Of course. You can count on us.”

  “Thanks. Well, I’m not the one most at risk. I can just teleport away. Sister Griselda and Lord Vasco are… Let’s stop speaking about depressing things. I’ve assisted with over eight hours of interrogation and heard many things I wish I didn’t. Whatever the Church does to those guys, I won’t pity them.”

  Irina grinned. “In that case, I know just what kind of subject will cheer you up. Let’s speak about your Master. What do you think he’s up to right now?”

  Kaede instantly forgot about her fatigue and grinned. “He’s learning new combat skills! I know, because I am also gaining them through our bond. Temporary speed, strength and resistance enhancements! I look forward to trying them when I spar with sister Griselda or Cardinal Vasco tomorrow.”

  “That bond of yours sure is convenient. And your Master growing stronger is good. One day, you will have strong kids with him.” nodded Xenovia, a wistful smile on her lips. Kaede smiled at her warmly.

  “Right? Although children aren’t exactly a priority right now. We want to make the world better before we even consider bringing them into the world… What about you two? Do you want to have children one day, too?”

  Xenovia nodded, while Irina blushed and looked away.

  “Yes. At least two. I’ll train them to become strong, fearless warriors. But I must find a strong husband first.”

  “…Well, as for me…” said Irina “…I already have found someone I like. A childhood friend. One day, I’ll return to Japan. If he isn’t taken by then, I’ll…”

  Kaede saw an opening and decided to pounce.

  “Oh? That’s great for you both. But getting a boyfriend isn’t easy. Keeping him is harder still. Would you like some advice from this onee-san who is a veteran in the battlefield of love?”

  Irina and Xenovia ughed at Kaede’s joking tone.

  “Actually, yes, please. I’d take any tip you could give me, Kaede-sensei.” confessed Irina with a grin.

  “I’m listening, too. Why do you say that keeping a boyfriend is harder than getting him?”

  “The first thing you need to be aware of is that sex is a vital part for at least the first few years of a retionship, if you want it to st. There is this well know saying. ‘If a couple of newlyweds put a bean in a jar each time they make love for the first year, then remove a bean from the jar each time they make love after the first year, they will never empty the jar.’ It means that retionships start as intense a first, but they cool down when the repetition get to them. Soon enough, one or both of the married partners will start looking at other girls or men, and the harder you try to rein them in, the more they will resent you for being jealous and controlling and will drift away. That’s the leading cause of cheating, the desire for novelty, and for physical proof of affection the partner no longer provides. With me so far?”

  “Yes, I can see the logic.” Said Xenovia.

  “So how do we counter that?” asked Irina worriedly.

  Kaede looked at them intensely.

  “If sex has become boring and you want to keep things intense with your man for many years, you need to do two things. Spice things up, and py on their instincts.”

  “Their instincts?” asked Irina.

  “Human beings are like social animals. We live in packs we call families and take care of each other. But you can see other examples in nature. Wolf packs, lion prides, goril groups, and so on. All made of one strong male protecting several females. It was the same for humans, until civilization progressed and monogamy became the norm. But while social norms have changed, people’s instincts have not. The vast majority of men still have an instinct to protect and dominate women. You can also find signs of that behavior in the Bible, where women are described as supporting their husbands and being obedient to them.”

  “And by dispying a submissive behavior, we girls can arouse their instinct and keep their desire focused on us! Noah and I have a master/sve rolepy going, and sex is just as frequent and intense now than it was at the beginning. Plus, that kind of rolepy often involve a rge variation of accessories and costumes, and that is good for spicing it up and keeping things fresh and varied.”

  “Being submissive? I’m not sure I can do it.” Said Xenovia dubiously. Irina nodded, confused.

  Kaede grinned.

  “Do you want me to teach you? I could show you not only how to do it, but also how to enjoy it, if you’re willing to trust me. Enjoying it is important to do it well. You could consider it as some form of bridal training, to learn how to get your man’s attention, and never give him any reason to look elsewhere…”

  Xenovia was ever decisive, and she barely hesitated before she seized Kaede’s hands.

  “Please teach me, Kaede.”

  “I will. It’s going to take weeks or months, and you will have to follow my instructions without fail. I will teach you not just the way to behave submissively and enjoy it, but also various kinds of techniques to please men. Or even girls, for that matter. Few things get a man more excited than seeing two pretty girls kiss each other. And I can promise you that by the time you have learned everything, any man you’ll find in the future will never want to leave you.”

  “…me, too.” muttered Irina, flustered at the idea of kissing Kaede or Xenovia. “…If it’s for Issei’s sake, I also want to learn, how to be… a better girlfriend.”

  Kaede smiled gently, but deep inside, she was doing cartwheels.

  “Let’s quickly leave the bath and dry up, then gather in my room after dinner. From now on, we’ll devote two to four hours every evening to your bridal training. Sometimes, it will be the three of us, and sometimes, it will be one on one sessions. Don’t worry, we’ll start slow and easy.”

  After they ate together and brushed their teeth, Kaede invited Xenovia and Irina in her room and locked the door behind her. She smiled reassuringly at Irina, who was the most nervous.

  “It’s fine, Irina. You don’t need to be so tense. I’m not going to teach you anything remotely erotic until you’re both ready for it. First, there need to be a few rules. During your bridal training, you must call me Mistress, with an emphasis on the first letter. And you must follow my instructions. Do you understand?”

  “Yes, Mistress.” replied Xenovia.

  “Isn’t that going a bit far?” asked Irina uneasily.

  “No. I understand what you mean, Irina, but Submission isn’t just about obeying orders. It is a mindset, and calling me Mistress will help you get into it. Besides, it it’s too much for you, you can give up any time you want to. I won’t be angry at you for doing so.” Said Kaede, appealing to both girls’ pride and competitive nature.

  “I understand, Mistress.” Said Irina with a nod.

  “Good. Now, Irina, Xenovia, I want both of you to be in your underwear.”

  With little hesitation, both girls undressed. Irina was wearing cute white panties and bra, and Xenovia’s were light blue.

  “Turn around, Xenovia.”

  Xenovia did, showing her back to Kaede, who used her Item Creation ability to create a pair of hinged metal handcuffs, with the associated key.

  “Xenovia, you followed my instruction without hesitation. That is good, but you must also answer ‘Yes Mistress.’ whenever I ask you to do something.“

  “Yes, Mistress.” obediently answered Xenovia.

  “You’re doing great, Xenovia.” praised Kaede, as she gently took Xenovia’s right arm, guided it in her back, and slowly closed the metal cuff around her wrist. Xenovia didn’t resist as her other wrist was also captured behind her back.

  Xenovia tested her now limited range of movement without saying a word, as Kaede watched her for a few seconds.

  “Turn around, Irina.” softly said Kaede as she created a second pair of handcuffs.

  “…Yes, Mistress.“ Irina gulped, but turned around and pced her wrist behind her back. She was restrained just like Xenovia.

  “You’re doing well, Irina.” Praised Kaede.

  “Now, we’re going to watch TV. There are a few episodes of Magical Girl Sera-chan on Netflix I want to watch with you girls.”

  “Ah?” said Irina in surprise.

  With a grin, Kaede took the television remote and sat in the middle of the sofa. She pointed to the pces on her sides, and Xenovia and Irina sat beside her.

  “Are we not doing this training anymore?” asked Xenovia in confusion.

  “It’s ‘Are we not doing this training anymore, Mistress?’, Xenovia. But no, we’re still doing it. I told you, we’re taking it slow. Only after you both are used to calling me Mistress and are comfortable being in bondage are we going to do more.”

  “Bondage... Mistress?” asked Irina.

  “Yes, bondage. It is an essential part of learning to be submissive. Think about it, Irina. When you ask your partner to bind you, you offer him power over you. It is like decring that you are devoting your everything to him. And your partner, in turn, assume the responsibility for your wellbeing. In a sense, it is the ultimate form of trust and love!” Smiled Kaede.

  “Trust and love… I somewhat understand, Mistress. When you say it this way, it sounds… romantic.” Irina was impressed, as she thought about offering herself to Issei this way.

  “It is! I’ll tell you this, when Noah applies restraints in my body, and I let him do it… When he test the rope every few seconds, making sure it is snug, but not pinching… There’s this intensity whenever our eyes meet, that is just thrilling. I feel his love for me then just as intensely as when we are making actual love!” Kaede ughed and unched the first episode of the live-action series Magical Girl Sera-chan, centered around a cute girl with long bck hairs in a twin-tails style doing magical girl things. She put her arms around each of her friends ssh trainees’ shoulders and activated Hands of Nirvana.

  “Another rule, girls. During our sessions, you must ask me for permission before you speak. This isn’t something you are likely to do with your boyfriends, but this temporary rule will help you get into the right mindset. Of course, you must still say ‘Yes, Mistress.’ when appropriate and answer whenever I ask you something.”

  “Yes, Mistress.” replied both Xenovia and Irina in sync.

  The three girls quietly watched the first episode, then another, and another. Occasionally, Kaede praised both Xenovia and Irina for being good girls, and gently rubbed their shoulders by moving her thumbs. She could feel them rex as they got used to being in cuffs and become engrossed in the adventures of Magical Girl Sera-chan.

  After the fourth episode, Kaede rose to her feet and stretched.

  “Alright, girls. You both did great. Get up, and I’ll remove the cuffs.”

  “Yes, Mistress.” Said both girls.

  Kaede untied them, putting the cuffs in a drawer. She used healing on them to avoid leaving any red mark on their wrists.

  “You can put on your clothes again, and we’re going to speak a bit. I decre the session to be over, so you can call me Kaede again.” She grinned.

  Once Irina and Xenovia were dressed again, they sat back on the sofa.

  “Now, I’d like to hear your opinions on what you girls have just experienced and felt. Irina, you start first.”

  “Well… That was a bit scary at first. It was embarrassing to be in my underwear or to have to call you Mistress, and I felt vulnerable, with me being mostly undressed and cuffed. But I trust you, and after a while, my anxiety melted away. I felt, rexed. At peace, strangely.”

  “It’s not strange for you to feel this way, Irina.” Smiled Kaede. “When you are a submissive, you can entrust all your worries, your doubts and your responsibilities to your dominant. The only thing you need to care about is how to best please your Master or Mistress... What about you, Xenovia?”

  “…It wasn’t nearly as hard as I thought. I also felt very rexed after I got used to being handcuffed.” She grinned suddenly. “To be honest, I was half expecting you to bring some colrs and leashes and make us do naughty things. I was still willing to give it a try, and see if I liked that kind of things, or not.”

  Kaede snorted.

  “Like I’m stupid enough to do something extreme like that and scare you away like this. I don’t want to give my friends a trauma… But yes, after a week or two, I will have you girls wear colrs during our sessions, without leashes. Colrs have an important meaning and will help you develop the right mindset. They are the proof that you belong to your dominant, the proof of your love and loyalty. In that sense, they are a lot like wedding rings.”

  “So, in what I did with you girls. What are the things you liked, and the things you disliked? Xenovia, you first.”

  “…I didn’t really dislike anything. I don’t care much about you and Irina seeing me in my underwear or even naked, since we’re already taking baths together. And being put in bondage felt strange at first, but after I got used to it, it was rexing. So was cuddling with you as we watched TV.”

  “Are you willing to come back to my room tomorrow evening, then?” asked Kaede.

  Xenovia nodded.

  “How about you, Irina. Did I do anything you disliked?”

  “Not really. Calling you Mistress, being in bondage, I’ll get used to it. And when you called me a good girl, it felt, right, somehow… Overall, I actually liked what we did, I think. I want to try it again tomorrow, if you don’t mind.” Said Irina with a slight blush.

  “I don't. Teaching you girls is fun for me, too. We’re definitely doing it again tomorrow evening.” smiled Kaede with relief. Then she walked to the door, unlocked it and held it open.

  “It’s time to go catch some sleep. We have a hard day of combat training tomorrow. Good night, Irina, Xenovia.”

  “Good night, Kaede. And thank you for taking the time to teach us.” Said Xenovia with a smile.

  “Yeah. Thank you, Kaede. And good night.”

  Closing the door behind them, Kaede undressed and entered her bed. The two friends had reacted favorably to their first training session, and it was promising. Xenovia seemed to be the adventurous and fearless type, willing to experiment as long as her virginity would remain intact. And Irina seemed to have a tent submissive streak buried under the surface.

  Tomorrow, Kaede would cuff them in their underwear again, for a longer period this time, and they would keep watching TV and py cards or something. Once they grew completely comfortable with calling her Mistress and following her instructions, she would start having them wear colrs and the occasional ball-gag. Also being completely naked. Kaede would shortly after offer them individual sessions where she would use her fingers and tongue to give Xenovia and Irina physical pleasure, and their first orgasms. The poor girls likely had never even touched themselves to this day.

  Kaede would then introduce them to fetish wear and more restrictive, but still comfortable, restraints, like leather box-type armbinders and leg binders and blindfolds, and once they got used to those, she would start having them wear anal plugs, during their session and while they would be asleep, and ter make them reciprocate for all the pleasure she would give them.

  Any kind of vaginal penetration was a no-go, as Kaede wanted them to offer their virginity to her Master eventually, so she would slowly train them both to enjoy anal py. As for chastity py… maybe if they ever got out of the Vatican for a time, as having them wear belts during the day would be risking Griselda or someone else discovering what they were doing.

  Kaede smiled to herself. If she could have a few months to py with, she would train Irina to the point that she would rather remain her Mistress’s sex pet than seek this Issei, whoever he was. She would convince her to accept Noah as her Master as well, and it would only take a small push to persuade Xenovia that Noah was the strongest Master she could hope for.

  All she needed to do to succeed was to keep being patient, not pushing them too hard, too fast, and carefully observe their reactions to adapt their training in consequence.