The longest day XIV

23:00

Femto

300 Days in the void.

“Alright, time to rest.”

Just as I had done so many times before, I commanded my tentacles to wrap itself around Mari’s body. As always, he tried to avoid them, but since I am in command of everything that is happening inside of my void, it was a rather futile gesture.

Once he was properly wrapped up, he no longer protested. I conditioned him properly.

Of course I didn’t just leave it that.

“We are in the home stretch now”, I informed him, sending one tentacle down his throat while the other invaded his anus. “How are you feeling?”

“Hmppf!”

“Oh, right”, I shrugged my shoulders. “Eh, I know the answer already.”

I took a moment to appreciate my project. He really had developed nicely through these 300 days. Even got some proper abs and muscles out of the bargain, although I made sure to keep the emphasis on speed. It’s what suits him best after all. Besides, would be a shame to ruin his girlish charm.

I never spend so much time with one client besides Bea. And he made for one juicy client. The growth he had experienced was phenomenal. Of course, a part of the praise must be given to Hebi-san. She really did excellent work with him. Leaving Mari to her was the right choice.

...

The desire to pluck him right here and devour his soul was quite strong.

But I am a professional. As a proud Rank 3 Devil I will of course never commit such a blatant contract breach.

“Your soul has gone up in value around 900% since we first met, you know?”, I told my bound client. “Not sure I would still make the same choice, and trade Bea’s magic for it.”

The only response I got to that was an annoyed grunt.

“But, you will get much stronger still”, I smiled and gently caressed his cheek with my tail. He quite liked that. “Make sure to be a good boy and train hard for me so that my investment will grow in value. I want this to be a ten bagger.”

The way his dick swelled up on that made me smile with amusement.

“I know, I know.” His evil glare made me laugh. “Just wanted to let you know that this contract was very lucrative for me. I’m not one to brag, Sir, but I sure fleeced you good with this one! Can’t wait to see you **** away tirelessly for my benefit! If I could I would feel bad for you but you know, devils and emotions.”

He pretended to not care but it is very important for me that Mari is aware that I see him as nothing but merchandise. A soul to be harvested.

Still, as I was watching this plump sack of souls squirm in my tentacles I couldn’t help but wonder. It was a bit unprofessional, but I decided to ask regardless. “Say...do you have something planned?”

Naturally he couldn’t speak so I removed the tentacle from his mouth.

“Planned?” He stared at me. “What do you mean?”

Oh, please.

“The hustle you pulled back with Bea. You sure got me good with that one, Sir!” I put index and thumb together and gave his nose a playful flick. “I get that you are enjoying being my little finsub but come on, you can be honest with me.”

He grunted. “Get to the point.”

Playing hard ball eh?

“You have anything similarly planned? To get out of the contract once this is all done?”

“No.”

“Hm...”, that answer makes sense. Wasn’t sure what I was expecting really. “Guess you wouldn’t tell me even if you did have a plan, right?”

“No. Period. Losing my soul is part of the plan.”

Now it was my turn to stare at him. I carefully studied his face. Was this a bluff? Asmodeus was excellent when it comes to spotting liars but I still lack the experience.

But he explained himself soon enough. “The safety orders I put on the girls. They will have to kill themselves when I die. Taking my soul is the only way around that.”

...

...what?

I like to think it takes a lot to catch me off guard, but this... “Hold on. You...You’re screwing with me, right?”

He seemed dead serious. “It’s not that I look forward to it. But the thought that my girls will have to commit suicide If I happen to die first. It’s horrifying. I don’t think I could life long with that knowledge anyways. The stress would kill me.”

...

I know this is unprofessional.

My clients compulsions are none of my business.

And yet I couldn’t stop myself from complaining.

“But you are fairly young! Cass will most likely not outlive you. The Sexy-Knight and Hebi-san are both Galmons who naturally have shorter lifespans. Sylphid and the Nekotamata don’t even have safety orders. And as for Bea, I probably don’t have to tell you how much she hates both of us for this deal.”

“Your point?”

What is wrong with this moron? I mean, I’m more then happy to take his soul without a hitch but come on this is just sad! “My point is that your logic is utterly twisted! It’s downright diabolical!”

He had the gall to chuckle. “Says the devil.”

…

It shouldn’t bother me. No, it doesn’t bother me. The emotion I am currently experiencing is... “That’s disappointing, Sir. And here I was looking forward to how you would try to wiggle yourself out of this contract.”

He smiled at me. “Well, sorry to let you down. But that’s far in the future. The only thing I am currently concerned with is winning the fight against Minerva.”

...

Very well.

I shoved the tentacle back in and send his mind off to sleep.

Because I am a professional.

And client satisfaction is always my top priority.

Femto’s estimate on victory over Minerva

Devil of time(1 hour) (13.6%/6.8%)

Amber Dominator Mari Beta invigorated (+5%/+2.5%)

upgrade to high grade equipment (+10%/+5%)

mental anguish due to excessive spending (-5%/-2.5%)

Operation divide et impera (+13.6%/+6.8%)

Hebi-san’s hypnosis LV 2 (+8%/+4%)

Balance Breaker Lucky, trying really, really, hard(10%/5%)

Amber Dominator Mari Beta void training completed (+7%/+3.5%)

chances of victory by kill: 57,2%

chances of victory via surrender: 28.6%