Until someone comes by to stop it

Kae hummed happily to herself as she walked through the halls of the hotel, a merry smile on her face as she held onto a rather rich and handsome John. Normally this kind of client would be out of reach even for an Ultimate like her, but tonight the streets seemed unusually empty, so she and the other girls got to have their pick of the best clients. She had just rented a luxury room for an hour from an unusually sweaty receptionist and was guiding her man towards it when she noticed something incredibly unusual in the hallway she was walking through. It was a whole line of sex workers, at least 17 women long, leading out of one of the bedrooms. The girls were all clearly regulars here, given the slutty ways they dressed, and they all looked at their phones and tapped their feet quite impatiently as they waited for it to move forward.

“Uh… excuse me, but what are you all doing?” Kae asked as she stopped near the hotel room door. Inside, Kae could hear multiple women moaning and writhing over the sound of constantly creaking bed springs.

“Back off, you fucking cunt!” a girl with tan skin and purple hair threatened, taking out some spiked brass knuckles to threaten the blonde girl with. “I was here first! If you want in, you’ll have to get to the back of the line like everyone else!”

“Woah, woah, woah! Calm down; I’m not here to steal your spot. I don’t even know what you’re lining up for,” she explained, slowly and clearly to make sure the angry woman understood. “I’m just curious as to why everyone’s gathered in one spot, that’s all. Are you all filming some sort of porno or something?”

“Nah, just getting some practice in with one of the best cocks in town!” the other woman replied, winking. “Ultimate John stopped by today, and he’s letting anyone have a ride for the price of a cheap sandwich. Never thought I’d pay for something like this, but I swear every girl that leaves that room makes it sound more and more irresistible.”

“Ultimate John? What in the world are you…?” Kae trailed off and her eyes widened as she got a better listen of the moans coming from inside the hotel room. “Wait… I know that cute voice! Shuichi, is that you?!”

Kae tried to enter the room, but the other sex worker quickly moved to stop her. “Hey, I told you; no cutting in line, or else I’m going to have to- ah!”

Kae just ignored the woman and pushed past her into the room, where she found Shuichi on his back on the bed, the sheets soaked almost completely through in juices and cum. Shuichi was barely recognizable though, as he was currently covered head-to-toe in women, with one riding his face, two grinding against his arms, two on his legs, and one enthusiastically riding his shaft. Beside the bed, Kae could see that his bag was stuffed to the brim with small yen bills.

“Oh my god! You’re… running a train on him!?” Kae gasped. “How could you do this to him!? Don’t you know better? You all make me sick!”

“Fuck off… buzzkill! We’re compensating him… fair and square!” the punk-looking girl currently bouncing on Shuichi’s groin moaned as she tugged on one of her nipple rings.

“You’ve clearly pushed him to his limits! I mean, just look at his face! Does he even know where he is anymore?” Kae countered before tugging Shuichi out from beneath the reverse-gangbang he was in. “It’s okay, Shuichi; it’s over now. I’ll get you someplace safe where you can rest.”

“Hey! We weren’t done yet!” the punk girl said as she stood up, cracking her knuckles. “We’re not letting him go until we’ve had our money’s worth. So, are you going to leave on your own, or are we going to have to-”

“Hold up everyone! One side!” a familiar voice suddenly called out from the doorway.

“Get back! Back, you degenerates!” shouted another voice. “I’d expect this kind of behavior from men, but you? You’re letting all of womankind down!”

There was the sound of a brief scuffle before a new group of women **** their way into the room. It was none other than Hina, Komaru, Artemis, Koko, and Lisa, the women that Shuichi had run into before going into the hotel.

“Oh my goodness! What are you girls doing here?” Kae asked in shock. “Not that I’m complaining, obviously.”

“I stopped by earlier when I heard there was some sort of ‘special event’ going on. I was kinda hoping there’d be free food,” Hina explained as the others formed a sort of perimeter around Shuichi. “But when I saw what was actually going on, I knew that I had to go get help! There was no way I was just going to let one of my pals shrivel up like this!”

“M-move over! I need to assess him!” Lisa whimpered. Kae stepped aside and Lisa assessed his vitals. “Phew… he’s shockingly okay… a little dehydrated, but considering how long he’s been having sex, I’d be surprised if his heart wasn’t at its limits!”

“All right, you heard the girl! You’re not going to get anything else out of doing him besides his ****!” Komaru declared. “So get going, you skanks!”

“Tch…” The pack of sex workers paused for a moment. Kicking one girl out would have been easy enough, but brawling against a whole group clearly wouldn’t have been worth it. “Fine. We’ve got better shit to do anyways. Come on, let’s get out of here.”

“Wow, Komaru! I didn’t know you had that in you!” Kae said as the others began filing out.

“Heh… I didn’t either, to be honest,” Komaru replied. “People have been saying that I get ‘possessed’ at random times, though…”

“Alright… easy does it…” Hina said as she helped Shuichi to his feet. “Could use a little help here, Artemis!”

“Ew! Just because I helped save him, doesn’t mean I’m going to touch him if I don’t have to,” the girl with the green bow replied.

“Here; have some of my mana potions,” Koko said as she put the straw of an apple juice box up to Shuichi’s lips. “You look like you need it.”

Shuichi took a long, rejuvenating sip. “Ah… thank you, girls, but… you didn’t have to do this. I… had the situation under control.”

“I, uh, don’t mean to doubt you, but… I totally doubt you,” said Komaru. “But not to worry; we’ve got the perfect place to get you back to one hundred percent! Just follow us!”

After making Shuichi decent and collecting his things, they headed down to the lobby where they ran into Peko. She tensed for a moment when she saw Shuichi struggling to stand, but all it took was one look into Kae’s eyes for her to know that Shuichi was surrounded by friends, not enemies. Kae, meanwhile, recognized the girl as ‘Dahlia’ and recalled that she was a nice enough girl, so she didn’t object when she followed her and the others out of the hotel.

A few minutes later, they were at the Ricollette twenty-four-hour diner sitting at a cramped booth together, with Shuichi on one side between Kae, Peko, and Komaru, with Hina, Koko, Lisa, and Artemis on the other. Between them sat plates of half-eaten pancakes, chicken and waffles, and French toast.

“Wow, that’s, uh… quite the story you just told us, Shuichi,” Kae said, breaking several minutes’ worth of silence. “I’m honestly not sure if I’ve processed it all yet.”

“Yeah… sorry for, uh… lying to you girls earlier,” Shuichi replied.

“And sorry for lying as well… and for trying to kill one of your friends,” said Peko.

“Oh, it’s fine! I’m just happy no one actually got hurt!” Kae tried to laugh it off, but it was clear from her voice that she was quite shaken to learn that the woman she mentored turned out to be an assassin.

“Still, if you were so strapped for cash, why didn’t you reach out to someone for help?” asked Hina. “I mean, I can get why you might not ask us, but you had friends, family… a fanatical, blade-wielding servant!”

“I’m afraid that asking for help for something like that isn’t as easy as it sounds,” Lisa spoke up. “For a lot of people, they put a lot of their self-worth on their financial independence. The societal expectations that men have to fend for themselves certainly don’t help things, and it’s also probably why he didn’t turn any of those girls down or call for help.”

“Not surprising in the slightest,” Artemis said, her arms crossed as she judged Shuichi. “There’s nothing on earth more arrogant than a man, and they only get more defensive when they’re down on their luck. I just hope this was a humbling enough experience for you.”

“Now, now, don’t be too hasty,” said Hina. “What Shuichi just went through is something I’d say over half the sex workers in town have gone through when they first start out. No one is ever really ready for how the first time makes you feel, and it can wreck you if you’re not ready for it.”

“Yeah… I know far too many girls who have gone through the exact same thing. Though, obviously with all the genders reversed. You just lose all sense of self-worth and you’ll let anyone do anything to you.” Kae glanced at her reflection in the decaf tea in front of her sadly. “It’s part of why I didn’t resist being made the unofficial ‘teacher’ of the Red Light District. Being there with another sex worker really helps.”

“Seriously? I… I had no idea.” Shuichi glanced over at Koko. “You didn’t feel that way when you were with me, did you?”

“No, not at all.” Koko blushed and hid underneath the brim of her witch’s hat. “Even if you were my first John, I… knew I could trust you for some reason. And you were so patient with my spells.”

“Well, people are calling him the ‘Ultimate John’ for a reason!” said Komaru. “Client quality makes a big difference, especially early on!”

“Speaking of client quality, that Togami woman you said you were with… she sounded totally awful,” said Hina. “No common courtesy, just using you like a dildo as she tried to manipulate you into being her ****… What a no good, rich brat! If she were here right now, I’d slap her for you! Someone ought to put her in her place!”

“Careful, you need to remember the rules, Hina,” Kae cut in. “Even with bad clients, what happens in the RLD stays there. The most we can do is warn other sex workers against her, but she probably won’t be back anytime soon.”

“I know the rules, you don’t need to lecture me,” Hina said before taking out her cell phone.

“Uh, what are you doing?” Lisa asked nervously as she watched Hina type.

“Oh, nothing; just letting my brother know that there’s a cute girl in town with lots of cash, who is single, and who says that only ‘special’ sperm can impregnate her,” Hina said casually. “Aaaaand send!”

“Ewwww! Oh my god! Why would you bring him into this?” Artemis gasped. “That man is womankind’s bane! There’s failing to take responsibility, and then there’s HIM!”

“Oh, he’s not that bad, really! He’s just a little… over-enthusiastic sometimes!” said Hina.

“Is that what you call failing to keep a job because he keeps knocking up his coworkers?” asked Komaru, not noticing the pained look on Koko’s face as she said that.

“Er, yeah, the fact that I have to keep financially supporting him isn’t great… but a nice, independently wealthy sugar mommy would solve both that and maybe Shuichi’s problem too, if we’re lucky,” Hina said with a wink.

“Well, this has all been greatly appreciated, but I believe I speak for my Master when I say that it is about time he went home,” Peko interjected. “He’s had a long, taxing day that has pushed both his mind and his body to their absolute limits. He rather desperately needs some sleep.”

“Can’t argue with that, I’m afraid,” said Kae. “I’d offer to help escort you home, but it seems Dahl-, er, Peko has that taken care of. You’re lucky to have her, even if she did try to kill you.”

“Yeah, I am,” Shuichi said as Peko helped him to his feet. “I’m lucky to have all of you, really. My life may have been turned upside down ever since I first met you, Kae, but I still don’t regret it. Going out of your way to save me like that… you’re all much **** to me than I deserve.”

“Oh, don’t mention it; it was nothing!” said Kae. “I mean, you ARE one of us now, after all, and the RLD rules say that we have to help each other out when we’re in trouble!”

“One of you?” Shuichi blinked a few times. “Wait, you mean…?”

“A sex worker?” Lisa finished for him. “I know it’s not something most people want to call themselves willingly, but… it’s kind of hard to deny what that big bag of money you’re carrying means.”

“Yep; not many people make the transition from John to streetwalker, but you’re hardly the first,” said Hina. “They also usually transition in another way when that happens, but that’s neither here nor there.”

“And since you’re one of us, you’ll get access to certain… benefits,” Lisa explained. “Like access to our private chat groups, support organizations, legal aid…”

“But don’t you dare think about abusing any of it! You’ll get kicked out far easier than you’ll get let in, got it?” Artemis cut in. “Sex worker or not, you’re still a man, so you’re still a threat.”

“That’s, uh, reasonable, but I don’t think that will be a problem with Shuichi. He’s proven himself enough, I think.” Smiling, Kae got up from her seat at the table and walked over to Shuchi, taking his hands into hers. “So, I guess some reintroductions are in order then! Our client/worker relationship is over, and our friendship can officially begin! Don’t worry, I’ll go first!”

She took a deep breath and looked Shuichi in the eye.

“I’m Kaede Akamatsu, and it’s nice to meet you!”