Special Punishment (2)

The moment Lillith entered the bathroom for her bathing, just before that.

“Then, I will return after bathing.”

“Alright, Lillith.”

-Click.

“……”

-Thump.

“…Huu.”

Ethan, who had sent her into the bathroom, released the tension he had been holding, and with a slightly tired expression, he slumped onto the bed.

The moment he mentioned that he would punish her by using the items in his bag, Lillith had made a subtle expression.

Ethan had thought that this time, he might have truly misspoken and earned Lillith’s hatred.

And it was understandable, as he thought that considering the purpose of the ‘toys’ he had brought in his bag, even Lillith would have enough reason to despise him.

“…Should I consider it fortunate that she let it pass without a word?”

The cat ear maid headband was understandable enough. After all, she had shown joy when she received it as a gift.

The problem lay with the other two items, excluding that one.

They were the ‘collar’ and ‘tail,’ items that had been bundled as a ‘set’ with the cat ear maid headband and half-forced upon him.

One was a restraint generally used more for animals than people. In other words, a pet collar, which implied treating the wearer as an animal.

And the other was a relatively cute animal tail, but its method of attachment was anything but cute.

Even though such an item would normally need to be made with a body-hugging material at the end or worn like a belt to attach to the buttocks, the item in his bag had an end that was merely smooth and round.

Even for Ethan, who was seeing a toy worn in such a manner for the first time, it didn’t take long to realize that this item was meant to be inserted into ‘a certain orifice’ of the body.

‘Even if she admitted her fault, I didn’t expect her to agree so easily.’

Perhaps, as he had expected, Lillith wanted to try using this item?

The headband and other items bought from the Dungeon City’s reward market. Lillith had been holding onto them because there was nowhere to store them until they returned to the Dormitory.

Ethan had merely wanted to gift Lillith a Head Dress, so he had told her that the other tools could be discarded. However, Lillith refused to throw them away, claiming they were ‘gifts he had given her,’ and from her somewhat awkward refusal at that time, Ethan had carefully discerned Lillith’s true intentions.

He thought that perhaps the reason Lillith hadn’t discarded the other items wasn’t simply because they were gifts from him, but because she might want to use them during their intimate moments.

That’s why Ethan, through his conversation with Lillith today, also probed her psychology, deliberately placed his bag in a conspicuous spot, and even went into the bathroom first to bathe.

‘And according to Lillith, she’s the type to say ‘no’ if she doesn’t like something, even if it’s me.’

According to that theory, Lillith’s current behavior was tantamount to indirectly saying that she ‘didn’t dislike’ engaging in such acts using these toys with him.

Lillith had strongly insisted that she disliked inserting items shaped like male organs, but since the end of this ‘tail’ was just a round ball, it was probably at a level she could sufficiently understand by her standards.

More than anything, her grinning reflection in the mirror while wearing the cat ear maid headband just a moment ago was decisive. Anyone who saw that would know that Lillith was also looking forward to engaging in such acts with him.

He had already been suspecting this for a while, every time he had relations with Lillith. It seemed she was the type to feel more pleasure whenever he treated her a little more assertively.

‘I’ve heard there are women who like it when a man dominates them.’

Could Lillith also be that type of woman?

Could she be indirectly asking to be treated like a pet, wearing a cat headband on her head, a collar around her neck, and a cat tail on her buttocks, because she also enjoys it?

Of course, Ethan was a little afraid of how much contempt he would receive if he misjudged her sexual preferences, but he thought that carefully trying these things one by one could bring him and her closer.

With such thoughts, the Blackwood Prince quietly fiddled with the collar he had taken out of his bag, simply waiting for his Exclusive Maid to finish her bath and emerge.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

-Click.

A click of a lock, and the sensation of something leather wrapping around my neck.

Thinking it might be an item I had touched recently, I lowered my gaze, and there, as expected, was the collar bought from the Dungeon Reward Market.

“Ethan-doryeonnim?”

“Yes, Lillith.”

“…What in the world is this….”

“…I wanted to start a little earlier, if possible.”

“What in the world does wanting to start early have to do with this collar around my neck….”

In a feeling that the conversation was strangely off, what I found was a half-opened bag on the bed.

Only then, seeing it, could I finally understand the meaning of the ‘punishment’ Ethan had spoken of.

‘…Indeed, no matter how I think about it, simply changing headbands wouldn’t really count as a punishment.’

So, he’s going to put a collar on my neck instead, to control my body.

Now that I understood everything, I could somewhat accept it. Even why Ethan thought using the tools in the bag on me would be a punishment.

‘To be honest, it’s a bit embarrassing….’

Still, this much was necessary to be a punishment for a maid who carelessly touched her master’s belongings, so it was a perfectly understandable level.

From the start, my pride as a maid wouldn’t allow me to retract my agreement to the punishment Ethan had stated, so I simply acted as naturally as possible, pretending it was nothing.

“On second thought, is the collar a bit too much?”

“…No, it’s fine. I just didn’t anticipate Young Master Ethan putting it on me so hastily, waiting for me to come out of the bathroom, but this much is no problem at all.”

“If it’s no problem at all, then it’s not really a punishment, is it?”

“…I-I meant, it poses no problem as a standard for receiving punishment, Young Master Ethan.”

In reality, this level of play wasn’t something I particularly needed to refuse.

Isn’t putting on a collar during pet play something any man might imagine doing at least once? Besides, this collar was an item purchased as a bonus when that cat ear maid headband was bought.

The concept of being restrained by someone else isn’t a particularly pleasant experience, but if the other person was Ethan, well, he was trustworthy enough.

“Since Lillith said it’s fine, I’ll try pulling it once.”

“Huh?”

-Tighten!

“Ugh, hngh…?”

“Is it too painful or anything?”

“N-no…. Th-this much feels like just the right amount of pressure….”

“Hm?”

“…I-I meant, it was just the right amount of pain for receiving punishment.”

…This is a bit dangerous.

I hadn’t felt any particular emotions while wearing the collar, but the moment Ethan pulled it, a strange pleasure seemed to prickle up.

Moreover, it felt a bit strange, as if the fantasy I had in the forest during the Natural Science Exploration class last time was coming back to me.

‘…No way.’

Surely, I’m not actually the type to get off on being treated like this by Ethan…. That can’t be it.

No matter how I think about it, that would make me a complete pervert of a woman, no doubt about it.

Simply feeling good from having sex with a man could be dismissed as a natural female reaction, but adding these supplementary elements makes it a bit dangerous.

I thought that a woman who felt pleasure from having her neck squeezed was no different from a masochist, no matter how I looked at it. At that moment, the Head Dress I was wearing on my head naturally changed into a black Head Dress with cat ears.

-Rustle.

“Here, Lillith. It’s the cat ear headband you like.”

“…I don’t particularly like it. I’m merely using it gratefully out of consideration for Young Master Ethan’s sincerity….”

“Have you already forgotten grinning in front of the mirror and imitating a cat earlier?”

“I-I clearly told you I never did that….”

“With cat ears and a collar, anyone would think you’re a pet cat now. How long are you planning to use that ‘human way of speaking,’ Lillith?”

“……”

Haa, seriously.

Indeed, I thought she let it slide too easily earlier. He must have been pretending not to notice from the start, intending to make me do it now.

Well, responding in a cat-like manner was something I had considered. If Ethan wants it, I can certainly go along with a slightly embarrassing Cat Beastfolk cosplay.

…It’s only because ‘Ethan wants it,’ that’s all. It’s not like I particularly want to do such ridiculous things.

“Nya, nyaang….”

“……”

“L-looking at how you have a fantasy about doing things in such a perverted outfit, Y-Young Master Ethan definitely has perverted tendencies, nyaang….”

“Yes, you’re doing well. You’re cute, Lillith.”

“Th-thank you, nyaang….”

…Ah, I’m going crazy.

This is more embarrassing than I thought.

Even though I started it first, openly and shamelessly imitating a Cat Beastfolk like this made my face flush even when I stood still.

‘Still, there probably won’t be anything more embarrassing than this….’

Just as I concluded in my mind that I could play the role of a Cat Beast Maid for Ethan for one day, wearing the ears and collar.

‘……Huh?’

Only then did I see Ethan putting his hand into the bag on the bed and rummaging for something.

‘Was there still something left?’

When I checked earlier, I only saw the headband, but it seemed there was something else in there besides the collar.

Once that thought crossed my mind, the last piece of the ‘Cat Maid Set’ I had seen at the Dungeon Reward Market naturally came to mind.

-Swoosh.

‘No, wait….’

And when the item I had truly expected appeared from the bag, it felt as if all the hairs on my body stood on end.

It was Ethan approaching me, holding that ‘tail’ whose method of insertion-no, attachment-was utterly lewd, so my steps naturally retreated in fear.

‘Th-this…. Even if it’s Ethan, this feels a bit wrong…?!’