"Mmm, it's not captivity and conditioning. I'm just his pet."
Mashiro finished drinking the water and, under Elf Yamada's stunned gaze, went straight to Rin Ito's bed, curled up like a cat, and closed her eyes.
There are similar plots in doujinshi: an artist kidnaps a girl and locks her up to draw better doujinshi... Although Elf didn't read doujinshi, as a light novel author, she could easily imagine similar scenarios.
"Hehehe... I was going to try and smooth things over, but since you already know, I guess I'll just have to... Pfft ha ha ha ha ha." Halfway through his statement, Rin Ito couldn't keep a straight face after seeing Elf's horrified expression.
"Just kidding. She's my high school teacher's cousin and is staying with me temporarily. Speaking of which... isn't today a school day? Aren't you going to school? Or are you one of those loli grandmas from loli manga?" Rin Ito smiled as he gently covered Mashiro, who was wearing his shirt as pajamas, with a blanket. The air conditioner in Rin Ito's room was on, and Mashiro could easily catch a cold sleeping like that.
"I'm not..." Elf glanced at Mashiro and lowered her voice. "I'm not a loli grandma! Pfft!" Elf cutely stuck out her tongue, then whispered, "What about you becoming the illustrator for my next novel, like I suggested earlier?"
"I'm not Mashiro. As long as the price is right, I'll even draw my own doujinshi for you. That's the adult world."
"Hmm?" Elf's eyebrows raised. "Do you mean she's very capable?"
"She's much more capable than me. You shouldn't even think about her; your royalties combined probably aren't enough to buy one of her drawings." Rin Ito smiled helplessly. "She's a true genius."
Elf's gaze fell upon Mashiro's sleeping face... The more Rin Ito talked her up, the more interested Elf became.
However... she should finalize the illustration deal for her next book first.
"Are all your doujinshi in this folder? Let me see all of them first." Spinning the chair to face the screen, Elf began to look at Rin Ito's doujinshi. Although her ears were turning red, she was watching very seriously.
Meanwhile, at school, the System prompt sounded in Kaede's mind during class.
[Ding! Friendly Reminder: New 'Female Cuckolder' Candidate Added: Emily Granger.]
"???"
Kaede was bewildered. What the hell is 'New Female Cuckolder Candidate Added'!? Why is it suddenly telling me this!? Why didn't you prompt me before?
[Because Emily Granger will be of great benefit to Rin Ito's career expansion. Therefore, this System is providing a special friendly reminder.]
Hearing the System say that, Kaede became intrigued. What's the meaning of this? Who is she?
[She is a light novel author with over 2 million copies sold. If Rin Ito becomes her illustrator, the System suggests that the Host use an item to deepen her impression of Rin Ito.]
Since the System was prompting her so seriously... Kaede opened the Store.
After glancing over items like aphrodisiacs that could arouse girls and the Invisibility Stone Hat that made one ignored by everyone—even when doing lewd things on a packed train—Kaede finally settled on an item called 'Daytime Thoughts, Nighttime Dreams'. The effect of this item was very simple: Specify Dream. It allows the target to dream about a specified person, but the specific content of the dream is not something Kaede can control. The item was also very cheap, costing only 50 Nurturing Points, but the effect only lasted for one night.
She purchased and used the item. Although she didn't know who this Emily Granger was, if she could expand Rin Ito's career, it was better than being cuckolded for nothing!
But... her heart was itching! He had just met a new beautiful girl, but she only knew her name and nothing about her appearance or personality. It's itching! Her heart is itching! It felt like ten thousand Rin Itos were crawling all over her! Itching!
Finally, after enduring until school ended, Suzu was about to go home with Kaede as usual.
"Uh... let's go to the Student Council office," Kaede suggested with a smile.
[...?] Suzu tilted her head in confusion. Although both Kaede and Suzu were members of the Student Council, they didn't go there after school every day like in anime. On the contrary... Kaede was on very bad terms with the Student Council President, Karen Onjoji.
The position of Student Council President should have belonged to her! Although Kaede was busy with family matters during the vote and initially intended to concede the position directly, before Kaede could withdraw, Karen, as the daughter of the Onjoji family, used her money power to make the school appoint her as the next Student Council President.
Angry! So angry! Karen's personality was already unlikable, and now Kaede disliked her even more. Normally, Kaede would only go to the Student Council office to help out when there weren't enough people for an event. Even so, Kaede's popularity within the Student Council was better than Karen's.
In the past, Kaede would adopt an "out of sight, out of mind" attitude, but now... Kaede had an evil idea. For example... turning her into Rin Ito's sex slave? She disliked Karen, and Karen disliked her just as much.
If she used the opportunity to cuckold herself as bait, Karen would surely take it. Then... cuckold herself? Once Karen became Rin Ito's sex slave, she would make her kneel and lick her feet!
Although Karen had the face and the lewd figure to be good material for a sex slave, from Rin Ito's character, Kaede knew he wouldn't treat a girl like a sex slave. However... she could use various items in the System to strengthen Rin Ito's ability to condition her, making her awaken the interest in being a sex slave herself!
"Nanami~ We're going to the Student Council office. If you want to find Mashiro, just go to his house."
After greeting Nanami, Kaede and Suzu headed to the Student Council room. Going back too early might disturb Rin Ito and that woman named Emily Granger, and trying wouldn't cost her anything.
Arriving at the Student Council office, Kaede knocked on the door and entered. The school's Student Council room wasn't large. On both sides of the room were two rows of filing cabinets filled with various documents. Besides the president's desk in front of the window, there was a conference table made up of several joined tables.
Kaede and Suzu were early; no one else was in the Student Council room yet.
"Suzu, you need to cooperate with me later."
"Cooperate with what?" Suzu tilted her head, looking at Kaede in confusion. Kaede rarely came to the Student Council room. It was strange that she wanted to come today without any special reason.
"She stole the Student Council President position that should have been mine. Aren't you angry, Suzu?"
[...?] Angry? It's been so long, and you're still angry?
"So... later, you cooperate with me to make that Karen Onjoji interested in Rin Ito. Then... then the three of us will turn her into our sex slave!"
Suzu wanted to object, but hesitated. Turn her into a sex slave? You just want to be cuckolded again, don't you!?