"I actually made it up here, but... what do I do now...?!"
Could it be that someone invisible was controlling her body?
After climbing the stairs, Ariel hid her naked frame behind a car parked nearby, muttering to herself as she stared at the convenience store that filled her vision.
"I should have said no. I should have refused, or at least begged for something to cover myself...!"
Should she call this pride?
Before she knew it, she had walked up the stairs completely stark naked. By the time the thought of turning back crossed her mind, she had already reached the top.
It was far too late to retreat now.
Moreover, seeing Shin Seon-dong’s filthy intentions—how he had practically forced her into this situation by using her own words against her to block any escape route, clearly intending to humiliate her—it was obvious what would happen.
If she returned now without completing the task, Shin Seon-dong would surely use it as an excuse to inflict some absurd punishment to further break her.
"H-He will surely ram that thick, virile cock deep inside me and force me to squeal and grunt like a sow... I would try to resist fiercely, but my body, already broken and trained, would betray my will and follow his commands... Haaahn...♥"
Just imagining it was thrilling—no, disgusting. Ariel trembled as she pictured herself being subjected to such depraved acts. She peeked her head out again to spy on the interior of the convenience store, then wrapped her arms around her own body, exhaling a hot, heavy breath. Haaah...
"It can’t... be helped. That’s right, there is no choice. If I don't listen to him, I will be violated. Whether people pass by or not, just like that time... just like in the public restroom, he will treat me like a toilet...!"
Her mind wandered to Shin Seon-dong, who was likely looking up at her from below with a sly grin, but Ariel quickly slapped her own cheeks. Slap!
"I must stay focused. Do I not already know what kind of... hardship... Mother is enduring at this very moment?"
She hadn't seen Leifelt on TV since that day, but knowing her mother's personality, she was surely enduring the humiliation of being toyed with by Shin Seon-dong for the sake of the Isis Kingdom's future, and for Ariel herself.
Unaware, of course, that despite such sacrifices, Shin Seon-dong was ruthlessly breaking Ariel as well!
"He really is an unforgivable bastard. Separating me from my mother, using the love between a parent and child to mock and train us both...!"
Perhaps because she had been thoroughly trained by him already, she lacked confidence when spitting out the word "hardship."
Ariel looked down at her current state—standing right here, completely nude, with rotors buzzing on her nipples and dildos stuffed deep into both her pussy and anus. She felt a strange certainty about the "hardship" Leifelt must be facing, convinced her mother’s plight was no different from her own.
"So... there is no other way. This isn't because I want to, but because of his vile manipulation... forced by his cowardly tactic of holding Mother hostage. This is absolutely not my will...!"
Vrrrrrrm, Vrrrrrrrm—
"Hnnnnngh?!"
—Aaaaaahn...♥
At that moment, the dildos churning inside her pussy and asshole like vigorous knights, combined with Eleonora’s faint moans drifting up from below, made Ariel clamp her hands over her mouth.
"Are you rushing me because you cannot wait even a moment...?!"
Before, it had been an unmanned supermarket, a secluded corner with few people, or a restroom. But now, this was a legitimate shop with a clerk clearly visible guarding the counter right next to the door.
She was prepared, and she told herself this wasn't voluntary...
But separate from that logic, exposing her genitalia to a complete stranger whose face she didn't even know... performing such a filthy act that she wouldn't be able to lift her head as a human being... surely, one needed mental preparation for such a thing.
Yet, as if saying 'that's none of my business,' Shin Seon-dong urged her on. Ariel clutched her trembling legs and muttered.
"Right, it’s nothing special. He is a stranger anyway. A complete stranger I’ll see once and never again. Besides, e-even if he sees my body, my face is covered like this..."
Finding a tiny bit of solace in her mask, Ariel formulated a plan after spying for a few minutes. Like a thieving cat, she moved stealthily, hiding in the shadows as she approached the convenience store.
Shin Seon-dong, who had been looking up at her, was now out of sight. From this point on, it was up to her own capabilities. Since it was a time with few passersby, she focused on the clerk.
The clerk was sitting at the counter, engrossed in his smartphone. Ariel slowly gathered her mana.
"Kuh... Because these Mithril piercings are absorbing my mana, it’s not gathering as well as I thought..."
Unlike Eleonora, who could flow mana into her greatsword as if it were nothing despite wearing three Mithril piercings, Ariel’s prowess was far below that level. Being slightly more agile was the best she could do.
But if her observation was correct and the clerk was just a civilian, not an 'Awakener' or Hunter, then this much should be enough.
Shhhhk. Ariel flattened herself against the wall and placed her hand on the glass door of the convenience store.
'Good. Carefully... this door has a bell to alert them of customers entering... I must open it slowly. Then, quickly slip inside and hide my body.'
Count to three and go.
Ariel calmed her pounding heart and rested her hand on the handle.
"One, two..."
VRRRRRRRRM—!!
"Thr—Hiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeek?!"
'Th-This cunning bastard...?!'
In that instant, regardless of her nipples or holes, Ariel let out a scream of pleasure she couldn't suppress, her back arching involuntarily from the filthy sensation racking her body.
It was like walking through a tense, pitch-black darkness and having someone suddenly tap your back—the shock made her scream.
Even though she knew she shouldn't make a sound, her trained body couldn't endure the sudden, violent vibration of the dildos and rotors.
"He surely cannot see me, so how did he know?! Did he just guess? As if asking what I'm doing, asking why I'm dawdling?!"
She tried to enter secretly, but how did he know to flip the switch exactly at the count of three?!
Of course, she hid herself the moment she realized she had screamed, so the clerk didn't see her immediately.
—What was that...?
But because she had let out such a loud, unmistakably lewd moan, the clerk, who had been focused on his phone, put it down and looked around. The convenience store, which had been defenseless, suddenly went into a state of alert.
"Kuh... This is a disaster... Even if it was sudden, to think I couldn't hold back that surprise...!"
Ariel, hiding in the corner, clicked her tongue.
The mana she had painstakingly gathered around her body had scattered completely due to the shock. The clerk picked up his phone again but kept glancing nervously at the entrance.
Maybe later would be different, but right now, Ariel’s plan to sneak into the store unnoticed had turned into scraps of paper before she could even make a proper attempt.
She was already secretly anxious that someone might walk by in this neighborhood, and now he was trying to train her this thoroughly!
Ariel ground her teeth, picturing Shin Seon-dong, who was undoubtedly snickering towards her from the walking path below.
"Despicable man. You must have deployed a familiar somewhere to watch me, haven't you? That’s why you turned the switch on precisely the moment I tried to breach...!"
Of course, she couldn't rule out coincidence, but she had already been tricked badly once. She couldn't let go of the rational suspicion that unseen eyes were monitoring her even now.
Since she couldn't remove the dildos and rotors from her body, Ariel blushed as the only remaining option surfaced in her mind.
"...I have no choice but to just walk in."
As she just said, the clerk's vigilance would be temporary. Given time, he would likely go back to distracting himself.
But Ariel was currently separated from Shin Seon-dong solely for his errand.
She couldn't just stay here waiting for the uncertain alert level to drop.
"If he stays in that spot waiting for me, that’s a problem, but if... Huuu... if he takes Eleonora and disappears somewhere before I return...?"
She had been sent on an errand just a stone's throw away. If she didn't return for tens of minutes, Shin Seon-dong would surely leave her here and go somewhere else, or drag Eleonora up here to punish her.
"Hnnngh...♥"
Having been thoroughly broken, Ariel’s body trembled with a thrill just at the thought of the word 'punishment.'
But soon, slapping her cheeks once more and raising her signature sharp glare, Ariel stood up as if there was no need for further thought.
"I cannot stay like this forever. While I delay, Eleonora is likely suffering unspeakable, filthy acts at his hands. How can I call myself someone who inherited the noble blood of Isis if I ignore my friend's pain just because I am ashamed to show my naked body!"
Although her legs trembled slightly, betraying her emotions unlike her bold words, Ariel walked slowly from the darkness where she hid toward the convenience store.
"Yes, it is merely showing my naked form. My face is covered, so the clerk won't know who I am. At most, I am just showing my shameful parts... just showing my genitalia... j-just showing my pussy... my cunt and my tits...!"
Haaah, haaah.
'It is nothing. Just for a moment... just for a very brief moment, I am displaying my nude body. I will leave this place quickly, so there is no need to worry too much.'
Her eyes felt dry from the hot heat rising through the gaps of her mask.
Ariel blinked a few times, cleared her throat with a cough to steady her voice, and once again gathered the dignity of a noble Princess of Isis and the spirit of a knight. She grabbed the glass door.
'I'm going to show it... I'm going to show it... I'm going to show it... I'm going to show it...'
Fortunately, the clerk wasn't looking in her direction at that exact moment. But Ariel, having already made up her mind, had no intention of retreating. She put strength into the arm holding the handle and, with disciplined motion, flung the convenience store door wide open.
And then.
Ding-dong—
—Welcome...?!
"I have come to purchase condoms. Do you know where they are located?"
'Ah... I showed it...♥'
Quiver—♥
The moment she entered, Ariel clenched her pussy with all her might and climaxed right there on the spot.