Tell her about the earrings

As they finished getting dressed, Ritsuka let Mash walk out the door first, a hand reaching around her to fondle one of her breasts.

"So, Mash. I think I noticed something I want to share with you." Ritsuka said, figuring out how to try and explain this while Mash turned her head up to look at him. "You remember how all those things Norman did would have been sexual harassment if it wasn't him?" After a brief nod, he continued. "Well, I think these earrings you gave me were how Norman got away with that."

Mash gave him a confused look, still letting him **** her breast freely. "What do you mean? All those things he did were normal for him."

"Exactly, it was 'normal' for him." Ritsu emphasized the word to draw attention to it. Mash still didn't seem to understand, so he contiued in the hopes she would pick up on what he was trying to say. "I think it was these earrings that let all those things he did seem 'normal' to those around him."

"Those earrings did all that?" Mash squinted at the two N's dangling from her Senpai's ears. "There are Mystic codes and magecraft that can alter perception, but I have Magic Resistance A, so I think I would have noticed something if anything odd was happening..."

Ritsuka couldn't help but appreciate the irony of her saying that as he moved his hand to her ass and gave it repeated spanks. "Well, say this was the case. The reason I'm saying all this is that I really like you, and if you're going to be around me all the time from now on, I wanted to be honest about this." He admitted, looking into the adorable face of his beloved Kohai.

"All right, but you don't have to feel guilty, Senpai." She reassured him. "No matter what, I'll be there for you." Ritsuka nodded, smiling as he held her close. Part of him was considering using a Normality (seemed like a good name to call what the earrings could do) to fill her in, but that could wait a bit longer. For the time being, they had just managed to reach the control room. Time for the briefing, then.