Academy – Surrender (1)

“I-I surrender. *Sniff* How dare a lowly commoner girl like me… *Sob*… act presumptuously toward Doran-nim… I’m truly sorry…”

“Good. I can accept this much.”

As Doran acknowledged my humiliating declaration of surrender, our mana began connecting.

-Sssk.

‘So this is how it feels?’

I quickly separated part of the vast mana within my body, manipulating only a portion to connect through the contract. If I let it all connect, Doran’s body might explode.

-Hmm.

When the contract took effect, I felt a small part of my mana becoming completely subservient to Doran.

This was no different from my mana becoming enslaved too. Might be useful to try exploiting this later.

Meanwhile, Doran looked down at my trembling, prostrate form with an expression full of excitement.

“Good, then this duel is my victory. Now you’re my ‘slave’ for a week, right?”

His words hinted at the terrifying-no, blissful-future awaiting me.

Placing both hands on the ground, I slowly crawled backward.

“You wouldn’t… do that again… would you?”

Doran’s electric torture had ended. But now I’d become his slave.

So I pretended to be gripped by fear of what might come next.

Having always looked down on and ignored Doran until now, he’d feel immense pleasure seeing me afraid.

“Our Rena’s gotten quite timid? Why would I do that again after the duel’s ended?”

Doran approached slowly while telling me to relax.

-Thud, thud.

He suddenly stopped, then-

“But let’s test this once.”

-smirked viciously while gesturing toward my body.

-Bzzzt.

The mana inside me suddenly surged, violently churning through my body.

Excruciating pain like thousands of needles stabbing from within overwhelmed me.

“KYAAAAH! AAAARGH!!”

Maddening pleasure flooded through the intense pain wracking my entire body.

‘Haaa… T-this is incredible…’

Was this what prolonged electric torture compressed into an instant felt like?

The pain and pleasure surpassing critical thresholds nearly stopped my heart.

-Thump.

When the rampaging mana stopped, my legs gave out and I collapsed. Drool dripped from my half-open mouth.

“Ghhhk… *Cough*…”

Doran approached me trembling in semi-consciousness.

“So that’s how it works? Rena, your expression is quite lovely.”

He grabbed my chin, slowly admiring my broken face.

“Hweeehk… St-stop…”

“Now you understand your position? If you resist…”

“I-I won’t resist! Please!”

As he raised his hand again, I desperately shook my hanging head.

“You’re my precious slave now. Behave and I won’t break you. But first, you’ll obey your master’s initial command.”

“What… command?”

Obviously he’d sexually violate me here.

Doran had been desperate to make me his concubine. What else would such trash demand?

But I asked with an ignorant expression.

Doran crouched, gripping my chin.

“You don’t want to fuck here, right?”

I provoked him further.

“How could I with trash like-“

-SMACK!

My head snapped sideways from the loud slap.

My cheek burned fiercely from the impact.

I stared at Doran with shocked expression.

“Tsk tsk, you should call me Master-nim now. Need to fix how you address me too.”

“……”

I kept silent, face lowered.

Doran grabbed my hair, forcing my face up again.

“Haha! We’ll fix that later. Now, suck it.”

“W-what?”

“Suck. Shouldn’t you serve your master first? You knew what I’d do if you lost.”

Fellatio.

Not bad for a first command in public view.

But would inexperienced Rena readily perform oral sex?

“……”

“Oh? Planning to refuse your master’s order?”

Seeing my hesitation, Doran leaned close and whispered in my ear:

“You might endure the pain and reject slavery by abandoning your mana. But you shouldn’t consider that. What do you think I’ll do to Jade if you disappear? Consider this-you’re protecting Jade too.”

Doran cornered me with textbook blackmail.

“Vile bastard…”

“Haha, I’ll take that as praise. Now serve me.”

“At least… not here… somewhere else…”

“Haha, so Rena wants to fuck here after all?”

Trembling, I knelt before Doran’s legs as if defeated.

Looking around, everyone showed varied reactions.

Female students covered their eyes or turned away, unable to watch.

Annie approached the instructor, begging him to stop this. But the duel’s supervising instructor shook his head.

“This is why I warned against duels with slave contracts. Now that it’s concluded, I can’t interfere.”

“But you’ll let this happen publicly?”

“The victor demanding terms post-duel is standard. Unfortunately, I can’t stop commands within slavery’s bounds.”

The instructor sighed before continuing:

“Unless it’s murder or violates duel terms, non-interference is fundamental.”

Despair filled Annie’s face at his words.

She could only watch her best friend being humiliated.

Male students looked shocked too-yet their bulging pants betrayed them.

They’d always admired Rena while lusting after her hidden body.

No male student hadn’t fantasized about possessing me.

Thus they felt both panic and excitement seeing me broken.

Indeed-watching this proud beauty humiliated and violated.

‘What man could resist this sight?’

They might even be anticipating more.

Lastly, Jade silently watched me.

He’d be most shocked-being the one I’d invested most effort in.

‘Is he… alright?’

His vacant expression worried me-had he snapped?

Then-

“RAAAAH!”

Jade suddenly roared and charged at Doran when our eyes met.

The shock must have overwhelmed him.

I might feel slightly guilty about this.

“Stop, Jade!”

Annie tried grabbing Jade as he rushed onto the training ground, but he shook her off.

-Whoosh!

“Think I’d get hit by that?”

Doran easily dodged Jade’s wild sword swing, then sent electricity into his stomach.

“GYAAAAH!”

Jade collapsed screaming as currents wracked his body. An anticlimactic end for his desperate charge.

“Know your place, trash. Rena became my slave protecting this pathetic loser?”

Doran prepared to cast another spell at Jade.

-Thud.

I grabbed Doran’s arm, unable to watch further.

I’d rather endure torture than let Jade suffer for me.

“Stop! Please stop! I’ll do whatever you say!”

I didn’t forget to add:

“…Master-nim.”

“Haha! Such touching love! Were you two this close? Done everything already?”

-Thud.

Jade grabbed Doran’s foot while collapsed.

“Don’t insult… Rena!”

“Still not learned your lesson?”

Doran shook off Jade’s hand and stomped his head.

-Crunch!

“Please stop…”

I grabbed Doran’s arm again, begging him to spare Jade.

Apparently pleased by my desperate plea, Doran lightly kicked Jade’s head while commanding:

“Considering Rena called me Master-nim so sincerely… Take this trash outside.”

I carried Jade out of the training ground.

“*Sob* H-hic. I’m sorry… So sorry…”

Jade wept apologies in my arms.

I understood-seeing someone you love broken and violated would break anyone.

“It’s okay. I’m scared of what might happen too. But do you think I’d really submit to that bastard?”

I comforted the crying Jade. He couldn’t break from this ordeal.

“But who knows what he’ll do to you…”

“Don’t worry. I’ll remember you rushing to protect me.”

“Jade!”

Annie rushed over and began scolding Jade in my arms.

She seemed furious he’d shaken her off to charge in.

“You idiot! Think I wanted to just watch? What if provoking Doran made him take revenge on Rena?!”

“…Sorry. I’m ashamed.”

Though younger, Annie seemed more mature than Jade. Still, his feelings were understandable-just unfortunately futile.

“Annie, don’t be harsh. Jade meant well. Please watch him for me.”

“Rena…”

Annie looked at me pityingly. I turned away from her gaze and faced the training ground again.