<Nocturnal Harmonia>

[Bloodedge]

The more Makima found out about their growth and abilities, the more Yugi was threatened by the strength of her mana. He could barely manage against its normal flow, but the gushing was making his head spin. Even so, Yugi wouldn't be deterred from doing his job; this was one of few ways he foresaw an early increase to her Intimacy. Drowning was the least of his concern either way. In terms of quantity, one would be hard-pressed to compete with Miko. Quality, however... Well, Yugi was already struggling. He could feel his mind slipping, and even noticed the other part of that 'Leashed Favorite' title activating to help protect his mind from magical effects. It was easy to believe Makima's mana alone had some psychological powers attributed to it.

By the time that other male, feminine though his face seemed, entered the room, there was some talk about combining items and learning spells. That... was none of his business, and he'd proceed as such. There seemed to have been a mix-up in message delivery. Makima ordered someone to pick Hashimoto Kaito up for healing. The message delivered, however, was that someone needed to be... taken care of. The green-haired man scoffed. "You're going to need someone new to work the desk downstairs. That woman has irreparable damage to her brain stem," he said as if hinting at that person's future, not their current state. Kaito would know something resembling relief, but only just. Instead of relaxing, knowing he didn't have to worry about being tortured or murdered, it seemed Makima was 'kindly suggesting' that he stay behind for experimental healing by the brunette. He only had a bucket for physical support, and now this? Defeat consumed the red-haired male as he looked away from the newcomer. Ah, but what of the green-haired man? "Did I come here for no reason?" he asked, as though receiving an affirmative answer would have him holding someone accountable for a waste of time.

[Apollymi]

Whatever was going on with Yugi, Makima could assume he was doing rather well for himself. She'd not felt him slipping into the dull drum that normally happened when someone consumed too much of her mana. She allowed her ringed gold pupils to aim downward and take in his visage, how interesting he was. Even as she knew he was likely under some strange effects he still seemed to mostly have his wits about him. "Oh? You really are strong aren't you, at least strong-willed. You're almost there, I believe in you..." she mused almost teasingly.

Still there was the matter of the green haired lad, "There's a protocol for that, Kyo," Makima said about that. Miko for her part in this had her eyes widen just slightly a face far too readable to be good for hiding. 'Why does everything everyone says around here sound like a exceedingly thinly veiled threat?' she wondered right before Makima made another one. She turned her eyes to the red-haired male and sighed. "I know I haven't done that much to garner faith or anything, but if I fucked you up on accident I can definitely fix it on purpose," Miko said while kneeling in that little wedding dress. Her hands extended over his torso flat palms down, Miko didn't have a set mantra in mind but there was one she liked from before all of this occurred. It helped her concentrate the flow of mana in her hands, and feel the vibrations going out and into the body in front of her as she strengthened weakened muscle connections and reinforced previously broken and ruptured internal organs. Her quiet melodic voice seemingly wanting to lull the man into calmness in spite of the threats around him.

" Kyo♪~ dake♫~ wa♪~ (Just for today)
Ikaru♫~ na♪~ (Do not anger)
Shinpai♫~ suna♫~ (Do not worry)
Kansha♫~ shite♫~ (Be grateful)
Gyo♪~ o♪~ hage♫~ me♪~ (Work with diligence)
Hito♪~ ni♪~ shinsetsu♫~ ni♪~ (Be kind to others). "

Meanwhile, Makima was still looking at the lad known as Kyo, who seemed to be rather upset at being called for no reason. "Mmm~ Well, maybe if that song fixes him, you can find out why he didn't offer me any breakfast," Makima said seemingly relaxed as her body found orgasm for a second her thighs tightened against Yugi's arms and face for a second before sher tone seemingly deadpanned. No matter what she was still easily amused. Still, beyond that point she gave some real thought. "I did plan on calling you a bit later, but since you're here now... you might need to watch the Ember Skull Guild... their misfortune today might uncover something that the public shouldn't known about. But I'll need to know exactly what they're up to first," Makima mused knowing the lad enjoyed his work, she wondred if he fit the girl's criteria or if he'd even properly looked at her.

[Bloodedge]

For the second time in a matter of moments, Yugi received another buff through the title acquired from Makima. It was even easier to acquire her praises than he initially thought. Perhaps this would become his primary combat title for a while yet, if he could simply interact with the chairwoman on a semi-regular basis. That sort of thing would likely handle itself. How she achieved satisfaction from anyone who wasn't an S-rank, he didn't know. Maybe an A-rank was strong enough to resist this? He and Miko were around B now, but he couldn't fathom something even five times stronger than himself resisting her mana ─ especially since he had active resistance going.

The green-haired man called Kyo was told of protocols. Indeed, there were protocols for a great many things ─ there always had been. "There's also a protocol for failure. Someone told to send an ambulance shouldn't call an interrogator. She should get what she asked for," he said calmly. Either way, Kaito was being healed, leaving Kyo virtually purposeless in his arrival. At least that was the case until Makima revealed why Kaito was injured in the first place. He gathered that bucket of vomit was a very impressive breakfast spread once, and Makima had none of it. "Sou desu ka," Kyo muttered. Though Kaito was silently-yet-reluctantly receiving experimental healing at the time, he'd need healing again by the time Kyo finished with him. It did seem Makima had other plans for him though. She advised that he look into the Ember Skull Guild, which happened to be relevant to something he heard on his way up. "Ember Skull? That's the guild I heard mention of just a minute ago. Some emergency call came from their active strike team leader about a Dungeon Break. Is the entire guild under investigation?"

[Apollymi]

Oddly enough, Miko understood Yugi's current plight. Upon attempting to devour Gojo she'd also found herself in a terrible situation. And in her own way Makima also knew it was quite difficult for someone without a high enough resistance to pleasure her, still he was managing so she couldn't be anything but pleased. By the time she reached orgasm, she was reaching down to lean his head back, smiling at him pleased with him overall. "Good boy~" she claimed. "You're done now, don't move too fast," she advised knowing that reality might do a bit too much.

Beyond that there was the issues concerning Kyo. "Yes, but we don't operate by those rules so much anymore... regular people have more refined rules to go by," Makima stated in a way that once again made Miko think they were hinting at something very sinister not that she minded. Makima told Kyo of the technical punishment she'd meted out to Kaito for having such a good breakfast but not offering her any. Miko kind of understood why Makima was upset, there was nothing worse than watching someone really enjoy a meal without the ability to participate. All the while, Miko continued to hum little words and concentrate on her overarching healing abilities. By her own listening ability she realized Kaito's organs were back in their original paces and patched up beyond that. Miko would continue that healing while Kyo mentioned to he'd recently heard about the Ember Skull Guild. "Really? It's amazing how quickly they failed at that Gate they went into without the proper team. Good thing I had the area around it evacuated of civilians already," Makima said with a devious smirk. "Of course the entire guild is under investigation now, they had specific guidelines they were supposed to follow to have control of that Gate. And I offered to take it off their hands earlier, and that same strike leader appeared here to complain about how ready he was and how I was cutting into his bottom line and trying to take his glory. Surely if the guild master allows something like that he's not keeping up in other places. Find out for me... Also I was just joking about Kaito, I'm sure he's learned his lesson by now," Makima gave those orders to Kyo. "You kids ready for part 2?" she asked of the pair, she was keeping.

[Bloodedge]

Yugi was managing, but just barely. A fuzzy mind was the least of his concern. Beyond dealing with that, he also had the strangest compulsion to follow Makima's order. Well, he couldn't fully call it a compulsion; the ability to resist did exist. He'd call it... a strong urge, a bit stronger than his preexisting desire to follow the 'dommy mommy' type. So then, what would he do when Makima pulled his head back. He stopped briefly ─ an unusual act for one following orders by magical command. He looked her right in the eye as she claimed he was done, feeling the third consecutive stat buff take effect. What was this? Did she truly tell him to stop because she was satisfied, or was it simply adding a bit of slack to the leash? Yugi thought it was more the latter, but he also thought sexual restraint was pointless. As such, he dove right back in to quickly and repeatedly flick his tongue over the chairwoman's most sensitive spot.

As for Kyo, Makima was still reiterating the existence of protocols. This world was foolish. At the height of his freedom to menace, torture and kill others, he was thrown into this... technically legal job with the association. What an annoyance. "This job is a waste of my abilities," he said. Even though Kyo's current job was perfectly suited to his abilities, he didn't have nearly the amount of opportunities he was used to. Oh well; at least he had one opportunity coming up whenever Kaito was fully healed... which seemed to be coming very soon. Either way, the whole Ember Skull Guild was indeed under investigation. It sounded like he'd have to share a few 'choice words' with the leader of that guild... but on the other hand, Makima was apparently joking about Kaito. Kyo clicked his tongue and glared at the barely-conscious redhead. That would have been entertaining. Ah, but maybe the master of Ember Skull was hiding something fun behind all the official paperwork. "Would you rather I start the investigation right away?"