For now, he'll go with both

After a bit of pondering, Shuichi had a moment of clarity. What was important wasn't surviving today and going into the next without making things worse! What he really needed to do was take advantage of the two missions the Monokubs had created for him in order to root out the villain behind everything. He wasn't quite sure how they worked yet, but the important part was to unlock them. If he could do that, he'd be able to learn the rest from his Monopad.

Satisfying someone's sexual kink wouldn't be easy, but he'd cross that bridge when he came to it. The first step was to get the "Q&A" skill. To do that, all he had to do was talk someone into a new sexual experience. There were probably a number of ways to go about that, but the easiest seemed to have presented itself to him-- or, more accurately, thrust itself upon him. Kaede was supposed to be sexually open as long as he kept the boyfriend routine going. Maki, on the other hand, was going to be jealous of Kaede and eager to get the edge over her whichever way she could. It should be possible to juggle them if he was careful, and then, once he ended the game, none of what he did today would really matter. It was all a means to an end and that end was coming today. He'd go for the one sexual experience he was pretty sure neither of them had ever entertained before...

Shuichi cleared his throat, waiting for Kaede to round the corner, then looked between the two of them. "I've decided that I... want an open relationship," he spoke, trying to keep his own nervousness out of his voice. The two girls watched him for a moment, dumbfounded. He pressed on. "I want both of you to be my girlfriends for now."

"Both?" Kaede asked, tilting her head slightly.

"Both?!" Maki growled through clenched teeth. "A-And who said I wanted to be your girlfriend!? I was only saying I'd spend the day with you. B-But I mean, like I said earlier, it's better if the two of us stick together-"

Shuichi nodded, then tilted his cap down to shade his eyes. "Exactly. I need you to be my second girlfriend if you want to do that," he explained, working to keep his voice calm. His own words sounded like nonsense to him, but it seemed to be working somehow.

"I'm perfectly fine with that! Maki's a lovely friend of mine. As long as we still get to spend time together, I'd be honored to share you with her!" Kaede responded, clapping her hands together with a cheerful smile.

"Sharing? I'm not looking at it that way," Maki murmured with something like a pout. "But I guess if that's what it takes..."

Privately, Shuichi felt pleased that it seemed both would go along and neither was making the arrangement especially uncomfortable, as awkward as he felt calling one of them his girlfriend-- let alone both. With anticipation, he placed one hand into his pocket and waited for the Monopad to buzz, telling him he'd just cleared the objective to have both girls try a new sexual experience...

... It didn't buzz. His anticipation turned to anxiety as he felt each girl take one of his arms, pulling his hand out from his pocket as the nestled his upper arms into their breasts. Kaede's huge bosom, barely covered by the sailor suit bikini top, and Maki's more modest chest, snugly tucked behind the cotton fabric bearing her own name, flanked him on either side. He gulped, realizing now that the definition of a sexual experience must not be so lenient. If only the bears had made it a little easier on him!

"Are we going to go on a date today?" Kaede questioned, smiling brightly. "Or we could just stay in and chat. Anything's fine, as long as I'm with you!"

Shuichi clenched his teeth. If this didn't count as a sexual experience, that probably meant it was missing the sexual part. Trying to guide that without the aid of one of the constructs would be pretty difficult, just in terms of summoning up his own willpower. There was one place that was sure to get him in the mood to push himself further than he normally would. "I think we should spend today at the... strip club." With much difficulty, he managed to wring the words out of himself.

"How bold!" Kaede gasped.

"Strip club?! You're taking us there?!" Maki gasped, amazed at the out-of-character suggestion. "Is there some kind of clue- er, something we need to see there?"

"No, nothing like that. I heard you can rent a room there. I want a room with the two of you so that we can have proper atmosphere," he responded brazenly, causing the face of everyone involved to redden. After that, he couldn't bring himself to say anything more; all he could do was envision what kind of experience was to come. Maki remained silent for most of the rest of the way to their destination, while Kaede kept up Ultimate Girlfriend level conversation to fill the silence.

The music from the strip club hadn't stopped since the moment it had appeared, from what Shuichi could recall. It was amazing that everyone managed to sleep through it each night, but then, he'd been in a sleep that felt like **** each time, with all of his senses dulled besides a numbing coldness. It'd been over a day since he visited, but based on what his Monopad was telling him, the three girls he'd seen here last time were all still inside: Angie and Kirumi, who'd been part of the show, and then Himiko, who he'd left there after the upstairs encounter. He'd heard enough the first time and rumors since to tell that Angie had turned the place into a cult hangout again, but who could imagine what was going on in there now, with several days to stew inside that libido-building effect?

Maybe it'd be possible to slip in and head straight upstairs without encountering any of the others?

That hope proved futile, as he encountered the familiar figure of Kirumi immediately upon entering the door. The worry vanished and he felt a sigh of relief as he realized that she was dressed back in her normal maid uniform, so modest that it looked completely out of place in this kind of environment. Despite that, she also didn't bat an eye at the way the girls were dressed. "Shuichi Saihara, what a surprise. You've returned with guests?" Kirumi questioned. When he nodded, she stepped to one side and gestured for him to enter, waving one arm towards the inside. "Excellent. We welcome your return."

Shuichi was happy to see that she was more of a greeter than a bouncer at the club. The inside seemed just as he remembered it: it had all the amenities of a club but no one to staff it and no one tending the front counter. Even once he got to the hallway's corner and saw the stage in front of himself, he didn't see any sign of any workers, other than Kirumi, nor either of the club's other inhabitants.

At the corner, Kirumi stopped the three of them, then looked between the two girls. "May I ask you two for a moment to speak to Saihara privately?" she spoke pleasantly with an unreadable smile. Kaede nodded, while Maki clicked her teeth and avoided responding. "Please, use the restroom to freshen yourselves up, if you'd like," she recommended. The two entered, chatting quietly and leaving Kirumi outside with Shuichi. "Saihara..." she began, approaching more closely.

The tall maid was so close now that her chin overlapped his shoulder slightly, allowing her to speak into his ear. His heart began to race... was she jealous too? Was this her way of getting clear of the others to claim him herself?

"Your smell..." she whispered.

He could hear the sound of her sniffing faintly and felt his erection beginning to become back. To have a girl interested in his scent was an entirely new experience for him.

"You haven't bathed today, have you? I must ask that you make yourself presentable before you indulge yourself in any of our facilities," she spoke quietly. The maid backed up, bringing her gray eyes back into view. It seemed all she was concerned for was his personal hygiene, which made sense; he'd worked himself into a sweat and never washed off the stink.

Blushing, Shuichi nodded. "Yeah, you're right. Thank you for not bringing it up in front of the others," he responded, matching her low volume, before turning and entering the boy's restroom.

"It is my pleasure to serve," he heard behind himself reassuringly as he opened the door and cautiously stepped inside. He saw five stalls there, seemingly unoccupied, along with a few sinks and mirrors. It was remarkably well kept-- probably better than you'd see from any but the highest class strip club in ordinary times.

As he closed the door behind himself and approached the sink, thinking he'd wash his face, he heard a much less reassuring noise than Kirumi's words come from the entrance: the sound of a door locking. "K-Kirumi? You don't need to lock me in. I'm going to wash my face right away."

"Relax, Saihara," the maid's voice came from outside. "Your smell is excellent- ahem," she cleared her throat. "Decent. Your smell is decent enough."

The young man gulped, then placed his fists against the door. "Then... why am I locked in?"

"We have new amenities to test here at the club and you're the first male visitor we've had since Rantaro left. We simply require your participation to put them through their testing. Please, approach the toilets."

Being locked in anywhere was bad news; having his movements restricted would make it hard for him to accomplish missions. If worse came to worse, he could use Headmaster's Authority to **** Kirumi to release him, but if at all possible, he wanted to keep that option for when he needed it most critically. All it would take was for Monokuma to decide using it twice was "overuse" and he'd be facing another massive penalty. He decided for now to play along and do as she said. The music playing throughout the club seemed to cause the walls to shake around him as he slowly approached the stalls.

Active Triggers:

Miu Iruma- Level 1 Anytime Take That! (Off)

Tsumugi Shirogane- Level 1 Anytime Dirty Talk, Level 1 Anytime Grope Forgiveness

Kirumi Tojo- Level 1 Anytime Totally Soaked

Tenko Chabashira- Level 1 Anytime Shake it, Baby

Maki Harukawa- Total Game Ignorance

Himiko Yumeno- Total Game Ignorance, Level 1 Anytime Boner Emergency!

K1-B0- Total Game Ignorance

Available to Use/Assign:

Level 3 Daily Wardrobe Change

Level 1 Anytime Headmaster Authority

Passives:

Self Virility Vitamin XXX

Self Nudist Colony

Global Desire Multiplier

Constructs:

Strip-Club Libido Multiplier: Angie (****), Kirumi (****), Himiko (****), Shuichi (recent), Kaede (recent), Maki (recent)

Prison Brainwashing: Miu (lingering)

Cherry-Blossom Modifier: Kaede (Girlfriend), Maki (Jealousy)