'Why does that old man never listen to me? I specifically asked him to keep away from Yoko for the time being but then he goes and asks an assassin to kill her! He's asking for trouble.'
Sakura's footsteps thundered through the hallway, her foots barely making contact with the ground.
Because she was scared of what was about to happen, As was running as fast as she could to Yoko's room. Her father's careless actions had ruined everything.
'If that assassin kills Yoko then it'll be bad for us. And if he does not manage to kill her, then it will be even worse for us.'
If something occurred to Yoko under the Tsurugi home, Sakura and her father would be held responsible. It would damage their reputation and cause their firm to fail.
They did not even have the power or the technique to control the beasts and recover their assets that way. This would be a major blow to them.
'But I'm more worried about what would happen if Yoko somehow overpowers the assassin? Won't she find out about her father's plan to remove her? I cannot allow Yoko to distrust me.'
Over the whole day, Sakura realized that Yoko was not a helpless lady.
She wasn't sure if her cousin had concealed her sharp claws or if this was a new feature of her character, but the current Yoko was terrifying.
'My instincts are telling me to ally with her. I don't know what to believe anymore.' The scale of balance had tripped in a single day.
From what Sakura had heard, even Lady Suzuki was interested in Yoko. And that old hag was never interested in anyone.
'Please don't get caught. Please let the assassin be still hidden when I open the door.' Sakura's mind was moving a mile per second. She wanted to not open the door but she had to.
"Y-Yoko, have you calmed down now? I saw that your corridor was bare of any guards. Did you send them away?"
As Sakura observed the scene in front of her, her stomach sunk.
Yoko looked to have arrested the assassin despite her wishes for him to remain at large and carelessly threw him out the window.
'Yoko either doesn't care for assassination attempts made on her life or she knows who send that assassin. I have to face this situation carefully.'
Sakura needed a plan to cover up this situation. She needed to implicate that she was not connected with this attempt in any way.
"That's right, I send those guards away. I senses the assassin and knew that those guards would only get in my way of disposing of the assassin. I also wanted to stop any potential rumors from speaking when I torture the information out of the assassin. Oh, what is wrong? Why are you sweating?"
'I'm sweating? How odd. But I cannot help but feel terrified right now.'
Sakura had felt fear like this only once in her life and it had been when her mother had sent her to live with her father and be her mother's eyes and ears in the Tsurugi household.
Yoko's eyes felt like a predator observing its next prey. They were too piercing and powerful to be resisted. Her mother's words ran circles around Sakura's head, her instincts causing her to bow.
'Listen Sakura, the world is ruled by powerful and influential people. But unfortunately, you failed to be both. All people like you can only beg and crawl to survive. But even that is a talent in itself.'
"Y-Yoko, I want to tell you that I am on your side. I know father tried to harm you but I had no part in all this. You believe me, don't you? I will do anything to make you believe me."
Sakura's trembling lessened as she spoke those words. She suddenly had a feeling that she could do this. Sakura could crawl herself out of this situation and into Yoko's good grace.
Yoko's impassive face did not change but she did stand up to move around. Sakura tried to follow after her but Yoko stopped her.
"No, you kneel here for now. I will be back in a second."
The elder teen left the room and entered the bathroom. Sakura had no idea what Yoko was thinking but she needed a plan.
What had her mother told her about such situations?
'Sakura, if you ever find yourself in a situation you cannot get out of, use your brain. And if nothing else works, use your body. God knows you have a decent one. People are weak to pleasure and the feeling of power. Make them feel it with you and you'll be able to conquer any situation.'
Sakura had hated her mother's words when she had first heard them. She had never expected to find herself in such a situation.
But even if she had, Sakura had been so sure that her brain would be enough to get her out of it.
'I did not expect that I would end up in a difficult situation because of someone else's mistake. Do I have no other choice but to use my body?'
Sakura dared not shift from where she was kneeling on the floor. It was best to avoid testing Yoko at this time because she would be returning at any minute.
"Oh, so you can be obedient after all. This is quite a pleasant surprise."
Yoko's entry back into the room was no surprise, but her clothing surely was. Her robes were tied loosely which showed a large amount of her cleavage.
Sakura had been with Yoko for almost a decade now but this was the skin she had seen the elder girl show.
Yoko was not like her in regards to showing skin so Sakura had not realized how developed Yoko was in the matter of her female assets. They were even bigger than Sakuras.
"Now, what can you do to please me? Sakura, I will give you a chance to prove your worth."
Frankly, Sakura was surprised to hear those words. She had not expected Yoko to give her another chance but here she was.
She had to do well and get into Yoko's good grace. She had to make Yoko look at her and consider her opinion and there was only one way for Sakura to achieve it.
'Pleasure and the feeling of dominance make a person go wild. I will need to chain Yoko using these weapons. I doubt she has any idea what is about to happen to her.'
Sakura steadied her mind before she leaned forward and took Yoko's foot in her hand.
The first kiss was almost hesitant and light but the next one Sakura placed on Yoko's foot was firmer and surer.
Sakura looked up and saw surprise flash all over Yoko's expression for a brief second before it was masked.
But that fraction of a second had been enough for Sakura to realize that she could still get to Yoko like this. Yoko was also weak to the human feelings of desire and conquest.
'I need to make her fall for me and this feeling. Once I have her, I can do anything I want to.'
In retrospect, conquering Yoko would be better than relying on her father. Sakura knew this and that was why she had jumped the ships entirely at this point.
It was lucky for her that Yoko had decided to take a bath right now since it made licking the elder girl's feet easier for Sakura.
This was humiliating but it was for survival.
'I can do this. I can get over my pride if it means I will be able to survive.'
"Oi! If you are going to beg me then do it properly. I cannot even feel your actions.'
Yoko's foot, which had been the idea this far, finally decided to take action. It nudged Sakura's face and poked her cheek.
'This is so humiliating but I also feel hot. Darn, I cannot believe what I am about to do next.'
Sakura's body moved before her brain consented and licked over the thumb. It was only for a fraction of a second before Sakura felt her face being taken into someone's hand and she was pulled up to face Yoko.
"I see. So this is the angle you are going for? But Sakura, are you sure you will be able to handle this? If you behave like this then I will surely begin thinking of you as my pet."
'Is this some kind of joke? Does my attempt to seduce Yoko not work? No, that's not it. I can tell that Yoko is turned on as well.'
Yoko's face was not flushed but her ears were red with pleasure. Sakura was not sure why but this feeling of having affected Yoko gave her a rush of pleasure as well.
Suddenly, Sakura wanted to see more of Yoko's reactions. She wanted to know how the lady would twist and turn in pleasure if she fucked Sakura.
'I need to focus. Sex is an afterthought after survival.'
But Sakura's hormone-riddled body had other ideas. She could feel her pussy getting wet at those indecent thoughts.
"Sakura, focus on me or I will leave you out in the corridor like this."
"N-No. I am focusing. B-But I have no idea what you want from me."
Sakura was sure Yoko had said something about being a pet but what did that mean?
Was it some kind of play? A position of power? Or something different.
"Oh, so even you have some innocence left inside you? Don't worry, I will train it out of you soon enough. But I want you to consent to be my pet first. I don't want to hear any complaints about this being non-consensual later."
Yoko's explanation did not contain any information Sakura wanted to hear. The elder did not even clear what she meant when she asked Sakura to be her 'pet.'
But one thing was clear to Sakura. If she agreed to Yoko's request then she would get closer to Yoko.
'I guess I will look up what Yoko means by being a 'pet' later. For now, I should give her an answer she wants.'
"Alright. I will be your 'pet' and follow you. I told you before that I am on your side and that is not going to change anytime soon for me."
Sakura's voice was confident. She was sure of her words and her actions.
But for some reason, her words drove Yoko into a fit of laughter. The elder girl's face was twisted into a pleased expression.
But her eyes also seemed to scream 'how dumb' to Sakura.
"I see. Then, I would like to welcome my new pet with a gift."
"A gift?????"
Sakura got one second to react before Yoko's grip on her face tightened and she was pulled into a hungry kiss. Yoko's tongue was poking around Sakura's mouth, her force was fierce and it made Sakura's head spin.
The kiss ended far too soon for Sakura and she found herself seeking Yoko's lips again.
But the elder female did not allow Sakura to shorten that distance. The grip on Sakura's face prevented her from leaning ahead and capturing Yoko's tempting lips again.
"Since you have agreed to be on my side, I will give you your first task. Sakura, I need you to look for an underground slave auction. The more brutally it treats its people, the better it would be for me."
Sakura's face was abruptly let go of and Sakura's knees buckled at the sudden rush she felt.
'That was it? That was all Yoko wanted to do. B-But I feel turned on? Does Yoko not feel this uncomfortable wetness down there?'
Sakura was wet and bothered. She needed release.
"Sakura, I asked you a question. Can you do this for me or not?"
'W-What does Yoko want me to do? F-Fine an s-slave auction? I can' Sakura nodded in agreement and Yoko finally smiled at her.
"Good girl. You made the right decision. Now, why don't you help yourself out while I sit here and watch you? Go on, put up a show for me."
Sakura felt her head stop working at Yoko's words.
'She wants me to do what?'