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Chapter 17 - The Price of Protection

I raised an eyebrow in shock. "Really?" I spoke with a questioning gaze. "Do you even know what Jezabel did to prove her worth?" I doubted that she did, after all she wouldn't be offering like this if she knew.

"N-no, but whatever she does I can do as well…" She spoke, hesitant at first but determined by the end. The corner of my lips began to rise in an amused smirk.

"How naive." I said condescendingly, hoping to rile her up even further. It worked, as she took my words to mean that she was incapable of whatever Jezabel was doing. "Very well, after today's classes are done, follow me and her to my dorm. I'll have you just watch for now, just to see what we're doing, then we'll see if you can copy it." I spoke with a prodding voice, looking her up and down with an exaggerated huff. "Anyway, if that's all I must go back to class." I said as I turned to leave. She didn't stop me this time.

As soon as I got a decent distance from her I allowed the huge smile that I had been holding back to break out on my face. I kept the smile on my face the whole way back to class, causing more than a few stares. Jasmine even asked why I was so happy, and I simply told her that I had heard some good news. She was understandably confused, but didn't want to damper my good mood so she stifled her confusion and was simply happy with me.

My happy attitude persisted throughout the rest of the day, all the way until the last period of the day, swordsmanship, ended. After I finished, ahead of everyone else who was still swinging their swords in order to meet Oephilia's quota of practice swings for the day, I had to wait for both Hannah and Jezabel. It wasn't any different than waiting for just Jezabel, as Hannah usually finished first. However, this time something interesting occurred.

I was waiting just outside the practice arena when the door was kicked open from the inside. I reflexively hid, neutralizing my presence as much as possible. It worked, as the two people who walked outside didn't notice me. It was Cameron and Alex.

Cameron was the one who kicked the door and was obviously angry at something, while Alex looked relaxed, with her arms crossed in front of her. Cameron turned around to look at Alex, breathing heavily. "Are you serious? I still can't?" He got really close to Alex, getting close enough to her face to kiss her if he moved even slightly closer.

"I told you, if you want that, get to a higher level than me." Her sentence quickly caught my attention. I had known that Cameron was lower level than Alex, as Alex was a backline fire mage who used others as tanks in order to farm exp without risks. But the fact that she was keeping something from Cameron and using it to get him to level faster was news to me.

"But we're dating! What kind of couple can't even kiss?" I was dumbfounded. I had long suspected that they were a couple, after all they acted perfectly alike, but I didn't think their relationship was like this.

Alex blushed slightly before answering. "I told you, my first kiss will go to someone stronger than me." My jaw dropped. Her *first* kiss? That delinquent? I was amazed, she could have been lying, but based on the blush encompassing her face she wasn't.

Cameron clenched his fist in anger, "But we've been dating for three months, by this point we should've already slept together, nonetheless kissed…" He spoke with indignation, acting as if Alex owed him sex. I snorted, who knew Cameron had such an outdated mindset.

Alex lowered her head before speaking. "I-if you want that… You have to beat him first." My eyebrow raised once more, this conversation was getting more and more interesting. I had been expecting Alex to get mad, but instead she seemed somewhat flattered that Cameron wanted her. This was far different from what I knew of her personality.

"You mean Caesar?" I blinked slowly, processing his words. No way she wanted him to beat me right? Alex nodded. I nearly exposed myself as I recoiled in shock, but I quickly recovered my stealth. Cameron's face was obviously angry, but he didn't attack her, instead he turned away. "I'll become stronger than both you and him, just for you. So wait for me."

Alex looked up at his back with tears in her eyes, her expression happy. Seeing this I ground my teeth, this bitch had done her best to make my life here hell, so why should I allow her this happiness. I decided, I was going to tear her happiness down, one peg at a time. Starting with her lover.

Both of them left, so I stopped hiding my presence. Instead I chose to wait for the two women who would be accompanying me today. However, before both of them could exit, Jasmine came out first. This wasn't unusual, Jasmine was always faster than them so we usually just exchanged a few words before she went on her way, but this time was different.

"U-um, Caesar, who are you waiting for everyday?" I tilted my head, not expecting this question from her. I thought for a moment on how best to respond, before smiling as I decided my path. I would use this situation to my advantage.

"Jezabel, and now Hannah as well." I said truthfully. Her face fell, darkening. I smirked, expecting this reaction. I wanted her to get jealous, so much so that when I did pay attention to her she would listen to anything I say. I wanted her enslaved to my mere presence. "The truth is we've gotten pretty close recently, it seems their splitting away from Cameron's group so I was just getting to know them." I said innocently, smiling at Jasmine.

She bit her lower lip, obviously unhappy with this development. "I understand." She said dejectedly. I walked closer, deciding to give her some carrot rather than the stick.

I pulled her close in an embrace, watching as her face became bright red. I even let my hand rest on her ass and she didn't say a thing. "Don't worry, you're still my best friend Jasmine." Her already bright red face turned a deep crimson as she pressed her forehead into my chest.

"Really?" She spoke with a small voice. I smiled and nodded. "Then, will you hang out with just me over this weekend?" I admired her courage, inviting me on a date on her own. Of course she didn't specifically say date, but the connotation was obvious. Anyone who wasn't a dense anime protagonist would have understood.

"Of course, now go on, I'm sure you are busy as well. We'll talk about details tomorrow." She looked up at me with excited eyes, before quickly breaking free of my grasp. I missed the feeling of her butt in my hand but I let it go for now, I would have a far greater feeling soon. She left with a bow and skipped away, clearly happy with our conversation. I licked my lips, soon I would be able to have her as well.

I went back to waiting, though I didn't have to wait long as Hannah came out soon after Jasmine left. She walked up to me hesitantly, "Um, so why are we going to your dorm?" She seemed somewhat scared about what we would be doing. That was good, she should be, but she wouldn't back out that easily. Not if she wanted my protection.

"Of course for privacy, what else would it be?" She nodded, about to open her mouth when Jezabel finally showed up. Jezabel looked at Hannah in confusion, wondering what she was doing here. I quickly pulled her aside, whispering in her ear. "She's going to come watch, though she doesn't know what she's going to be watching yet. You don't mind right?" I sneakily trailed a finger across her crotch, causing a slight shiver to erupt from her. She shook her head and looked me straight in the eyes. She was too horny to care about her friend.

"Good, let's go then." I spoke in a normal voice this time. "Oh, Hannah, you have dark magic, right? We need to sneak in since girls aren't allowed into the boys dorm, can you do it?" She nodded, confidence shining in her eyes. "Good."

We walked most of the way to the boys' dorm, only stopping to find a secluded place for Hannah to cast her magic. The dark magic she casted made the target blend in with the shadows, meaning that so long as there were shadows present, they wouldn't be caught. And there were always shadows present, so the plan went off without a hitch.

We easily arrived at my dorm, and I quickly ushered them in, leading them to my room before closing the door behind me. "Good, now Jez, you know the drill." I shortened her name, giving her an impromptu nickname in order to make our relationship seem closer. Jez nodded, blushing slightly at the new nickname.

Hannah looked at me in slight confusion. "Um, what is she goi-" She cut herself off when she saw Jez take off her shirt, revealing her bare tits for both of us to see. It seemed she had been going braless today, that must have been rough, especially for swordsmanship class. "WHAT ARE YOU DOIN-"

I quickly put my hand over her mouth to silence her. Jez didn't even stop undressing at Hannah's outburst. "This," I gestured to Jez's now naked figure. "is how she proved herself. Now if you are going to scream I'll have to knock you out and then throw you out. After all, getting caught here would be pretty bad for all three of us."

Hannah's eyes widened, it seemed she understood not to yell. I let go of her mouth, allowing her to speak. She quickly ran up to Jez and grabbed her hands. "You don't have to let him force you Jezabel, we can run away easily!" I laughed as Jez looked at her in confusion. Jez was already mine, Hannah just didn't know it yet.

"Why would I do that?" She spoke with innocent confusion, shocking Hannah. "I *want* this." I smirked at Hannah's horrified face before walking up and wrapping an arm around Jez. I naturally allowed the hand of the arm wrapped around her to rest on her breast, and I gave in a squeeze, causing a moan to break out of Jez's mouth.

"Get it yet, Hannah? She's mine." I spoke seriously, she would be fully mine in a moment after we go all the way. "Now you have three options, one: you run. In that case I'll consider our deal done and I won't protect you. Two: you stand there and watch, and decide what you want to do as we do it. Or three: you do the same thing as Jez. Make your choice, I won't stop you no matter what you choose." I tilted Jez's mouth towards mine and locked lips. It was my first kiss with Jez, which felt kind of ironic considering all the other things we had done.

Of course I didn't leave it as merely lips touching, I quickly forced my tongue into her mouth, taking over the inside of her mouth by force. She didn't resist, she just took my invasion submissively while moaning in pleasure. I moved my other hand to her snatch, slowly tracing the outside of it before finally touching it directly. Jez shuddered in my hands, unable to keep up with the pleasure. I picked her up and threw her onto the bed before taking off my own clothes. Hannah froze at the sight of my body, her gaze trailing my well toned body before stopping at my erection with widened eyes.

"So," I said as I spread Jez's legs and positioned my manhood at her entrance. "What'll it be?" I made eye contact with the still frozen Hannah and smirked, before thrusting forward.