Lessons in Domination

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**Lessons in Domination** was the 12th story event in Court of Darkness. It started around July 25, 2021. Lynt and Rio were available at the start of the event. Guy was added a few days later. Part two was released around August 22, 2021. Fenn and Roy were available at the start of the event. Toa was added a few days later.

Beyond the academy walls, you see him in a whole new light. His demanding insatiable gaze tells of no end to his desire. Touches aim to tease and torment, while kisses must be claimed. Once you know a love like this...there is no turning back.

## Prologue

MC is walking in the hall with Sherry when she hears the commotion a group of students is making. Sherry explains that they're excited about the princes' extracurricular lesson. Before finding out what that is, Nix arrives and tells MC to report to Lou's office. Once there, Lou tells her that she'll be participating in the extracurricular lesson. When MC asks for more details, he tells her the princes will fill her in. The other princes were present for this news and the five of them and MC head to the S Rank lounge. There they explain that as part of the kingcraft curriculum they've been assigned different jobs to help them gain insight as to how ordinary people think. MC asks why she'd be told to participate as well. Guy and Roy explain that it would help her to learn about the world around her since she hasn't see much outside the academy. When MC asks what their assignments are, she learns that Guy's is teaching, Lynt's is protecting people, Rio's is soothing the tired body, Toa's is helping people relax, Fenn's is making people comfortable, and Roy's is facilitating the enjoyment of the commoners. MC wonders what their actual jobs will be before deciding to accompany her paramour.

## Routes

### Lynt Akedia

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Choosing to join Lynt, who is designated to help out at Colde's constabulary, MC asks if he will let her join him. Lynt agrees, but wants her to promise him not to act on her impulses and get herself into danger, causing him to worry. MC agrees, looking forward to the experience and asks Lynt what to expect. He rather unenthusiastically replies that it will probably not differ from all the times before, but does not elaborate further.

At the constabulary, Lynt and MC are greeted by happy constables, letting them sit down comfortably and serving tea. MC suspects that Tino had a hand in this, informing the police beforehand about Lynts preferences. Lynt is the center of attention and MC registers with amusement that the surrounding officers are totally besotted by her paramour. They spend the day having tea, listening to police officers telling them how happy they are for the princes' presence, and resting. As evening comes, both walk to their rooms, but Lynt refuses to stay alone that night, instead asking MC if he could sleep with her. Reluctantly, she agrees, enjoying her time in his embrace, but wondering if the next day will be spend like the first or if they will actually help out at the constabulary.

The second day starts like the first one did and MC gets fidgety. While resting now and then is nice, she fears that doing nothing will lead to a bad report in the end. Besides, she feels like they're wasting time and missing an opportunity to have valuable experiences. Coaxing Lynt to leave the office, both of them stroll the halls until they reach the department for lost people where they find a crying little girl. Assuming she got lost, MC tries to speak to her, but the girl is too upset to answer. Instead, she clings to a surprised Lynt who manages to calm her down a bit. They decide to wait for an officer to arrive and spend the day waiting with the girl.

It's getting dark as a distressed woman enters the police station and happens upon the three. The girl is sleeping in Lynt's arms. The woman, being the girls mother, is grateful for Lynt and MC staying with her daughter and keeping her safe. Thanking the pair profusely, mother and daughter leave.

While MC is happy about the reunion, she still got the feeling not having done anything, and her discontent grows. She decides to take action the next day.

Having a reluctant Lynt in tow, she again strolls the hall, this time reaching an office responsible for crime prevention. Unlike the officers catering to Lynt and her, these guys look like they mean business and MC is a bit scared by the intensity one of the older officers shows in gauging them. However, she manages to ask if they could help with investigating and after a while the officer agrees to let them join a night patrol.

The three of them walk along the streets while the officer chats a bit, leaving MC with the impression that he loves the city of Colde and its inhabitants very much. Suddenly a woman's scream echoes through the night. MC breaks into a run, wanting to know what the commotion is about. She reaches the scene and discovers that a woman and her daughter are being mugged. The thief, realizing he no longer is alone with his victims, dashes away with the mother's purse, while MC pursues him.

In a dark alley, the thief comes to a halt, changing his strategy by brandishing a knife at MC, who just now realizes that she is outgunned here. While still thinking about what to do, both are startled by a shout from over their heads. Lynt is floating above them, an uncharacteristic angry expression on his face. He animates some crates and let them tumble on top of the thief, thus rendering him unconscious. Soon after, the policeman comes running, taking things from there, while Lynt and MC return to the mugged woman to return her bag to her.

Both mother and daughter, who are the same couple they reunited the day before, praise MC for her bravery, while she explains that Lynt was a great help, too. Soon, the scene has drawn a crowd and Lynt and MC get praise and applause.

After returning to Lynt's room, Lynt thanks MC for making this extracurricular lesson a far more interesting experience than usual. He explains that being a prince he wasn't allowed to really help before. However, after expressing his thanks his face becomes serious. He tells MC that she broke her promise and he intends to punish her for that. Puzzled, MC tries to remember what promise Lynt's talking about, but soon is unable to think coherently as Lynt smothers her with kisses. Out of breath, she manages to push him off of her and ask what he is talking about. He answers that she promised not to act rashly and put herself in danger and that he was worried sick as she just ran off and was threatened by a knife. MC understands that this 'punishment' is Lynt's way of showing her how much he cares and because she secretly enjoys this dominant side of him she willingly lets him have his way with her.

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#### Lynt's Epilogue

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Lynt and MC stroll through the city a couple of days after the lesson, relishing a day off, talking about inconsequential things. They happen upon the little girl and her mother, who are on a shopping trip. MC chats a while with the girl, while Lynt is standing by, enjoying the cuteness of the situation. He asks the mother if they were alright after the robbing which the mother confirms. Again, she thanks Lynt for his intervention. Lynt contemplates what happened that night and how MC directed the praise to him instead of herself. A strange emotion did rise up in him that night, a feeling he can't describe. He feels thankful towards MC to show him the deeper meaning of the lesson, something he would never have discovered without her. A comment the mother makes snaps him out of his musings, however. She tells him that thanks to him and MC, peace once again has come to the city. Baffled, Lynt doesn't know what to say at first, but then thanks the little girl in return. The girl concludes that probably everyone is thankful somehow and all savor the peaceful and innocent atmosphere.

Back at the academy, MC confesses that she at first was overwhelmed as the girl came to the constabulary, not certain what to do. Lynt is surprised. Because of the gentle way she spoke to the girl he would never have guessed. On the other hand MC felt like Lynt was a kind older brother in that situation and both laugh merrily while remembering the situation. MC then muses that she would like to know what having a big brother would be like and tells Lynt that she would bet him being a fantastic brother in general. Lynt wonders about that, than proposes to take over a more caretaking role from now on.

That night, Lynt takes MC to the S Ranks' lounge, leading her by the hand. Both sit down at the settee, where Lynt asks if it is alright to feed MC with cookies. Surprised by this, she allows it, even though she is a bit embarrassed by the proposal. After that, Lynt cools down her tea for her, gently blowing at it. The other princes watch the scene with puzzlement, so Lynt asks them what's the matter. Fenn answers that Lynt seems to be awfully sweet on treasure and grins widely. Lynt shrugs this off by telling the others that he's just taking care of her, which prompts a unbelieving exclamation from Roy, while Toa, seemingly annoyed, asks Lynt if he knows what he is talking about. Guy just glares.

MC, sensing the direction of the princes thoughts, tries to explain what caused Lynts desire to care for her. After listening to her summary of the events, Fenn asks Lynt if he wants to experience what it feels like to have someone relying on him, which Lynt affirms. He then resumes feeding a reluctant and shy MC. He asks her if she likes being pampered like this. She answers that it is nice to be pampered sometimes, but that she likes it more when both of them take care of the other, thus having an equal relationship. Lynt confesses that he feels like not doing enough, that it most of the time is her who is taking care of him and that he wants her to know that she can rely on him, too. MC replies that she understands that, but that it still embarrasses her being treated like this in front of their friends.

With a smile Lynt suggests that maybe he will have the chance to take care of real children in the future, adding "ours", then kissing MC on the cheek. Eyes wide in astonishment, MC covers her face to hide her smile.

The princes react differently to this intimate display, Fenn being amused, Roy beaming with joy, while Toa is annoyed and Guy - well - glaring.

That evening, MC confronts Lynt that his behavior was very embarrassing for her, but Lynt just shrugs it off, realizing that he sometimes enjoys seeing her squirm. Still, he offers to go back to normal if that's what she want. MC reacts surprised, acknowledging that switching sides was kind of enjoyable for her, too. Lynt then pulls her into his arms and whispers into her ear that the could keep the side switching for intimate moments like this one. He nibbles at her ear, prompting a small moan escaping her throat. They start sharing kisses that become more passionate and enjoy the pleasures of being lovers.

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### Rio Voleri

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MC decides to join Rio during the extracurricular lesson. He is assigned to the hotel in Colde, so MC assumes he probably will work as a concierge, but finds out that he actually will be a mageur - a masseur using magic. Rio and MC look forward to the experience, but soon find out that learning to magically animate a doll isn't quite as simple. While Rio manages to let the doll move around a bit at the end of the day, MC can't get it to even twitch. After the day is done, the mageur training both of them sees them to their room for the night. MC reacts surprised because the room only has one bed, but the mageur only laughs, telling her not to worry, because they are paramours, after all. While MC puzzles over how she knows that, Rio agrees without so much as hesitating. The mageur leaves, wishing them a good night.

Alone in the room, Rio suggests to practice massaging each other, to which MC hesitantly agrees. Feeling quite worn out, she sits next to Rio who rolls up his sleeves. Announcing that he will go first, Rio grabs her by the shoulder and swivels her around, pressing his fingers into her shoulderblades. Carried away by his enthusiasm, his touch is to firm and MC has to beg him to go easier on her. However, Rio keeps on kneading her shoulders too hard, causing her to tear up. As soon as he realizes that he is hurting her, Rio stops and apologizes.

MC offers to give him a massage instead and Rio readily agrees. However, after a while of gently pushing the palms of her hands into the small of his back, Rio starts to gasp, causing her to worry that she somehow did hurt him, which he hesitantly denies. She wonders if he really is alright, but resumes the massage, asking him if it feels good. Not a moment later, Rio jumps up, gesturing that she should stop. Assuming that he didn't like the massage, she asks him about it, but he confirms that it felt nice, although he is unable to look her into the eyes. MC feels down, thinking that she must be really bad at massages. Both go to sleep, Rio on the settee, MC in the bed.

The next morning both resume their lesson controlling the massage doll. The mageur teaches them patiently, but MC only barely manages to get the doll to lift its arm a hair's breath. She feels like giving up, while both Rio and the mageur try to encourage her to keep at it. As the mageur offers to let her practice massaging without magic, she finds her resolve to give it another go. Rio cheers her on.

Soon after this, Rio demonstrates his progress with the doll and gets praise from the mageur, who announces that she thinks he is ready for a short massage on a customer. Rio happily heads off, while MC stays behind, still learning the ropes.

She is making progress as Rio comes back for a short break. Both decide to head to their room to drink some tea, chatting about Rios experiences with the customers. His stories encourage MC to give her best, so she can share some of her own stories with him, too. She asks Rio if she could once again practice massaging on him, to which he reacts in a peculiar way, not really being all that enthusiastic about the proposal. Claiming to be tired, he refuses, leaving her questioning her massaging skills once more.

After the break they return to the magic massage room, Rio being busy with customers, MC trying to animate the doll. Suddenly, something comes up so the mageur has to leave, letting MC train by herself. However, she soon is interrupted by a visitor: Grayson came by to check on Rio and her. MC asks him why he was sent. Grayson replies that Prince Fenn was worried about both her and Rio and asked prince Roy to send him to look after them. Grayson asks if they succeeded in manipulate the doll yet. MC returns that she herself has a long way to go but is happy to tell him that Rio is quite successful. During their talk, the mageur comes back and is seemingly happy about Grayson being there just now. She suggests MC practicing her newfound abilities with the doll on him. Flustered, he still agrees. Because MC will not touch him directly, it should be decent enough, he concludes.

MC isn't sure if she can do it, still convinced to be bad at this, but she is willing to give it a try. She asks Grayson to take off his jacket and lie down on his belly. Under the supervision of the mageur she begins the massage, focussing her energies on the doll. After a short delay. the doll comes to life, but the pressure it applies to Graysons back is too gentle and he doesn't feel a thing. Adjusting her thoughts, MC pushes harder, causing Grayson to moan. To the question if that did hurt him, Grayson tells her it didn't and the mageur tells her she is doing fine.

Meanwhile, Rio returns from a customer, eager to see if MC did make progress with her doll. Before he enters the room, he stops in his tracks, though. Through the closed door he can hear MCs voice, asking if that felt good, followed by a ragged gasp and a moaned yes. While Rio listens to Graysons enthusiastic groans, heat rises to his cheeks. His hand on the doorhandle, he can't bring himself to enter the room, but continues listening, feeling a dark emotion stir inside as he remembers MC massaging him not too long ago and the feelings it induced within him. Seething with anger, he finally stalks away.

That evening, MC returns to her room before Rio, wondering what caught him up. Oblivious to his state of mind, she just wishes to tell him about her day and the success she had. But as soon as Rio enters the room, she senses that something is wrong. Thinking that he might be exhausted, she asks him if he want to take a bath, but he brushes her off, telling her to go back to the academy. Hurt and confused, she argues that she can't just leave in the middle of the lesson, but Rio curtly replies that he will explain the situation to the headmaster.

MC struggles to understand his motives and finally confronts him, asking him what's on his mind. Rio reacts evasive, causing her to probe further. Finally, she shouts at him to tell her what's wrong, startling him into jumping back and hitting his leg in the process. Tumbling backwards, he reaches out to MC, pulling her with him onto the bed.

Still unable to tell her what's wrong, he seems like a stranger to her and she tells him that it hurts. Realization hits him and he finally is able to open up to her. While he can't name the strange feelings welling up inside of him, his desire to touch her takes over and leads to a passionate night, followed by a happy last day at the magic massage room.

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#### Rio's Epilogue

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Back at the academy, Rio and MC are happy everything went well. While chatting, Rio muses about his strange desire to dominate MC, a feeling he now is a bit embarrassed of. Both go to the lounge to discuss their assignment with the others.

All the other princes happen to be there, Roy, Toa and Fenn sipping tea, Guy being Guy and Lynt dozing on the settee. Rio teases Lynt about his napping spot, causing him to wake up. Lynt invites them to sit down and soon they are engaged in a talk about their lessons. Suddenly Fenn suggests that MC shows her newfound skills and offers to be her guinea pig. MC argues that she doesn't have her massage doll with her, but Rio tells her to massage Fenn's hand directly, wanting the others to experience the progress she has made. Unsure if that's a good idea, Mc finally agrees. She takes Fenn's hand and slowly rubs his palm. Enjoying the touch, Fenn praises her and puts his other hand on her shoulder, causing Rio to wonder why he has to touch her. Soft moans accompanying the massage, Rio experiences the same feelings he had while witnessing Grayson being treated. As Fenn asks for a full body massage, Rio snaps, succumbing to the dark emotions inside. He denies Fenn's wish, causing the prince to laugh amusedly, asking him why not. Rio is unable to answer that, nonetheless confrming that no means no. Before the discussion becomes more heated, Lynt asks Rio if he could get a massage, too. Nuzzling against Rios shoulder, he is able to break the tension and keep Rio from delving deeper into his irritation. The rest of the time Rio spents his time massaging the other princes except Guy who flat out refuses.

The next day, Lynt comes over while Rio is eating dinner in the refectory, asking him if it is alright to sit down next to him. They start to chat as Lynt suddenly asks Rio if he was angry the day before. Rio doesn't know what he is talking about, so Lynt specifies, asking him if he perhaps was fed up with Fenn. Rio decides to open up to Lynt, telling him about the unfamiliar emotions he felt while watching MC massaging Fenn. Lynt concludes that Rio must want MC all to himself. Rio realizes that he is right, that he can't stand the thought of others touching his paramour or her touching others. Although it seems childish to him not be willing to share, he finds that he is unable to do so in her case. He asks Lynt if that is strange. Lynt shrugs, telling him that he wouldn't know, but adds that if MC doesn't mind, there probably is no harm feeling that way. Rio comes to the conclusion that MC didn't in fact seem to hate his dominant side, her happy face actually indicated she rather liked it.

That night, he asks her to come to his room, wanting to find out if Lynts theory is right. He can't bring himself to asking her directly, feeling scared of the answer. Sensing his strange mood, MC starts to get nervous, thinking he might have caught a cold or something. Bending over to check his face, he can't help but thinking that she is unbearably cute. She asks him if he is alright and that he acted strange in the lounge, too. Embarrassed that she noticed, he apologizes, telling her that he didn't like her massaging Fenn. Realizing what he wants her to tell, her face lights up. She throws her arms around him, hugging him tight. Rio asks her if she would like to be massaged by him. MC nods and melts under Rios touch. The more he rubs her shoulders, the more he wants to feel her until he can't hold back anymore. Straddling her, he seals her lips with a kiss, letting his tongue explore the inside of her mouth. Suddenly coming to, he breaks off, afraid that she might not like it. MC confirms that she likes it very much and both confess their love for each other.

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### Guy Avari

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MC decides to accompany Guy. She finds out he'll be teaching a class at Vane Magic Academy, a magic school for commoners on the outskirts of town. MC is told that periodically a professor from the Royal Academy of Concordia is sent to that school to teach a class. Now that Guy's teaching it, he will be observed by Knight. For a brief second, MC thinks Guy's smiling at the idea of her going with him. The next day, MC meets up with Guy in his room. He's reading a book and doesn't seem interested in going at all. He says there'll be a big fuss if they realize he's a price. MC suggests he go in disguise. However, Guy thinks that would be a waste of time. Guy tells MC she won't be able to keep the students' attention dressed the way she is, and if she wants him to go, she should consider doing something different. He holds her chin as he magically undoes the top three buttons on her blouse. They go back and forth for a bit on this and she talks him down to just two buttons. He then tells her that she should do something with her hair as well and takes it out of the bun it was in. This motivates him enough to change into a disguise and go with her to Vane Magic Academy. Once there, they notice Knight sitting in the back, pretending to be auditing the class. Guy introduces himself with a fake name and is being weirdly charming. He invites MC up to the podium to introduce herself before saying she'll be leading the class. He goes to the back of the room and goes back to reading his book while MC struggles to figure out what to do.

At the break, MC goes to talk to Guy. She's unhappy that he had her teach the first part of class by herself when she was only meant to assist him. He pushes her on a desk and offers to do sexy things for/to her while insisting she's perfectly capable of teaching the class. MC is curious to see how much the desk can take, but they're interrupted when the bell rings signaling that class is starting. MC agrees to teach for now and Guy heads back to the classroom. Knight then enters looking for Guy. He asks if Guy will be teaching now, and MC hesitates since the answer is no. She asks that he holds off reporting to their headmaster until tomorrow, when she's sure Guy will take over. At the end of the day, Guy is relaxing in his room. Jasper notes that he reported to Lou about Toa's performance, but there wasn't much to say. He notices that Guy is in a weirdly good mood and suspects something's up. He asks a few more questions, and then cautions Guy to treat his paramour better.

MC continues teaching the class and is getting used to it. They're boiling water with magic, which is something she knows how to do. A student having trouble asks her for help. As she struggles to find a way to describe it, Knight suggests they think of their bathtub at home; this advice ends up helping a bunch of students. After the class, MC sees Knight being bombarded by female students wanting to have lunch with him. He manages to get away and grumbles to MC that Guy still isn't teaching. MC decides to try to convince him again and finds Guy in the library. When she mentions that he needs to start teaching the class, he uses magic to bind her to where she's standing. Guy insists that as long as the class is being taught it doesn't matter by who. He starts touching/teasing her until she agrees to keep teaching. When class reconvenes, a student badly injures himself. Knight insists on taking him to the infirmary right away, but MC doesn't want to move him fearing he's more badly injured than they realize. As she kisses the student's hand to heal him, Knight blocks the other students' view. However MC's magic is causing a commotion. Guy uses his ancient magic to make the other students return to their seats and study quietly. He's reprimanded by Knight for using ancient magic. Guy doesn't respond as he pulls MC into a different room.

He pushes MC against the door and starts making out with her. He also tells her he won't share her with anyone else. Just then, Knight knocks on the door. He tells MC the student's hand is fine and tells them both to return to the classroom. Guy looks at MC, clearly not having realized that she had only kissed the student's hand. When the two return to the classroom, Guy takes over teaching. After class, a student asks Guy if he and MC are dating. When he says no, the student asks if she has a chance. He tells her to focus on her lessons which prompts her to ask if he'll teach a remedial lesson. Later, MC is waiting for Guy to finish teaching his remedial lesson, but he's late; she starts feeling insecure when she starts wondering what's keeping him. When he finally shows up, they talk for a bit. Guy says he wouldn't play games like this if he didn't care about her and that now she knows what it feels like to be dispensable (implying that was how he felt.) He also tells her she should be more honest, so she says he's her paramour and she doesn't want to share him with anyone else.

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#### Guy's Epilogue

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At the last day of the lesson, Guy muses about the previous days while he watches MC give out worksheets to the students. Not expecting anything out of this experience, he acknowledges that because of MC being present the whole thing wasn't a waste of time. Sending the students on their way and having Knight leave to write his final report, Guy and MC are the only ones left in the classroom.

MC starts speaking of Knight, which annoys Guy, who takes in her teacher outfit and realizes that this will be the last time he is seeing her in it. While displeased at first, he now likes the attire a lot, the plain colours that set of her face and the modest cut hinting at the curves within. MC feels his look and asks him what's the matter. He orders her to take off her clothes as he finds looking at the prudish outfit to be tedious. She declines and turns her back to him, busying herself with cleaning the table. She tells him to go back and relax, assuming him to be tired, longing for a hot relaxing bath herself. Guy realizes that having pushed the teaching on her exhausted her as well, but he is proud of her being able to pull it off. MC confesses that she had fun teaching and thanks him for giving her the chance to. Then she tells him that she enjoyed seeing a new side of him playing professor Dracon, too, even though she didn't like having all the rivals then.

Wondering if she had been a good or bad teacher, Guy suggests giving an impromptu lesson to find out. He will appraise her skills as a teacher afterwards. Sitting in a chair in the back row, he gestures her to begin. Not being into roleplay much, MC nervously starts the mock lecture. Guy impatiently listens to her lecture until he can't take it anymore, picks up a pen and let it drop. MC picks it up and gives it to him. Guy seizes her wrist and pulls her in. Mc collapses into his arms, which lets him laugh. During their banter, Guy points out that her buttons are all fastened. She realizes having forgotten all about their previous agreement and shyly complies as he tells her to unbutton them. Face flushed red, she then continues her lecture, asking Guy if there's anything he doesn't understand. He nods, replying that he wants her to show the spell to him. She sits beside him and asks him to light a fire. Guy saucily wonders if she means him to light the fire in her heart but resumes the roleplay, moving his fingers over the paper and pretending to be unable to cast the spell. She takes his hand and changes the angle, but is pulled into his chest once more. Close to him she has difficulties keeping up the act, but asks him again to light a fire. He does so, startling her into thinking he did hurt himself. Sucking at his fingers sents a heatwave through his body and he again is reminded of the student she treated. Feeling a mix of passion and jealousy he pushes her on the table, telling her her role playing got her a solid C for effort but that she isn't fit to be a lecturer, unless she is willing to teach him her secrets. MC doesn't understand, but he doesn't tell her his real reasons. He can't bear the though of her tempting the students, even if innocently. They start to caress each other as the door to the class room flies open. Two students apparently did forget something and stare at the couple, comprehending that the rumours of professor Drakon and MC being paramours must be true, after all.

Annoyed for being careless and not closing the door Guy asks them if they came to watch, causing the students to run away. MC is completely embarrassed, but Guy tells her to just block it out. She tries to argue that she can't, but he cuts her off by kissing her again, resuming where he left off.

Later, they are back at the academy and Guy finds MC in a sad mood. She confesses that she will miss professor Drakon. Guy tells her that he can grant her the wish to see his other persona again, she has just to ask. MC perks up at the prospect and both go to Guys chambers.

However, Guy turns the professor Drakon experience into a lesson where MC is required to pour water over herself and cast a spell to dry off again, something she finds embarrassing. Guy on the other hand relishes the view she becomes with a translucent blouse, shattering her focus on the spell further by touching her whenever she is soaked. Only Jaspers arrival saves MC from another round, she pleades to the valet to talk sense into his master. Jasper, taking in the situation and coming to the right conclusion, chides Guy for playing with water inside. Guy tells him to not interfere, because this being a private lesson. Jasper chuckles, then leaves the room.

Guy takes the water cup once more, splashes MC with it's contents and asks her to cast the spell again, while kissing her through the wet blouse and making love with her, capturing her body and soul.

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### Roy Invidia

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MC asks to go with Roy, but he hesitates. He explains that his assignment is to be a "sophisteur," a person who looks after customers and entertain them with witty banter. On top of that, the place he'll be working only hires men. MC and Roy go to the headmaster for permission for MC to go with Roy and advice. Lou gives the okay, tells MC she'll have to go disguised as a man, and Roy will have to stay with her the whole time. They agree and MC is excited to be able to go with Roy. Wanting to know more about serving people, MC decides to ask the valets for advice. When she goes to the valet's break room, she only finds Japser. She asks for his help, and he agrees. Later, Roy is testing her tea serving skills. When she tells him about the help she got from Jasper, Roy notes that she should serve the tea from a higher angle. He then starts physically adjusting her posture, leaving her feeling flustered. MC continues to practice for the next few days. On the morning of the lesson, she manually binds her chest and Lou magically changes her hair and voice. When Roy goes to her room, he's wearing a black outfit and has his hair tied back. MC finds this new look very attractive.

When they arrive, MC struggles to introduce herself knowing her name will give her identity away. Roy steps in and introduces her as Grayson. As the two go about their day, MC mentally compares the job to being a host. They get through their day without incident, and are taken to their room in the evening. They have to share one since they're the new guys. MC tries to get Roy his own room, since it doesn't seem right for a prince to get shoved into such a tiny space, but the guy in charge doesn't know Roy's a prince. Roy insists that their accommodations are fine, so MC lets it go. MC changes into her pajamas and she and Roy spend some time cuddling; the others will hear them if they do anything more. The next day also passes without incident. At the end of the night, the owner announces the top three sophisteurs. Roy ranks second, and Lyle, the guy who ranked first is a little hostile towards him. MC's rooting for Roy to take the top spot. Later, she tells Roy about some things she's learned about Lyle. He has a loyal customer base and the women seem to like him for his macho attitude. Roy suddenly pushes MC against the wall and tilts her chin up asking if this sort of thing makes her heart race.

He tells her not to look at other men before pulling away and asking if that was the sort of thing she meant. MC's a bit disappointed he was practicing, but is still flustered. She says yes and Roy decides to incorporate that the following night while working. MC's a bit distracted by Roy while he's pretending to be domineering with his customers. MC's feeling a little jealous, but knows it's just part of Roy's job. She apologizes to her customers for not paying attention to them and offers to pour them tea. She's gotten a reputation as being the cute one, and she's learned a lot about the magical realm from her customers. Overall, she's glad she came. When the night ends, Roy wins the top spot from Lyle. MC's proud of Roy, but is grabbed by Lyle while she's cleaning up. He drags her into a hallway and demands to know Roy's weakness. MC tells him Roy doesn't have one and even if he did she wouldn't tell him. They two struggle and her chest binding comes loose and falls off.

Lyle says he'll expose her identity as a way of causing trouble for Roy. He tells her he might reconsider if she makes it worth his while. Roy arrives and bends Lyle's hand behind his back. He gets Lyle away from MC saying MC gets to decide who touches her. Lyle repeats his plan to Roy, who says there would also be consequences for Lyle. Roy also informs Lyle that if he follows through with his plan, he would not be able to stay on the Isle of Colde. Lyle leaves and isn't seen again. On their last night, Roy wins first place again and MC wins second. The owner is so impressed, he offers them part time jobs while they attend the academy, which they decline. As they pack their things, Roy asks MC if she enjoyed herself. It was hard for him to image she had a good time while hiding her identity and the whole mess with Lyle. However, MC says she did. She got to spend more time with Roy and see new sides of him. He pretends to be domineering again for her. He asks if she really loves all the parts of him and then tells her that he's going to take her clothes off when they get back. MC is very excited.

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### Toa Qelsum

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MC asks Toa if she can accompany him. He agrees and she asks what he'll be doing. He tells her he'll be working as a healer. Qelsum is known for its medical magic, so Toa knows a lot about the subject. MC's a little nervous. She knows some basic first aid stuff, but not much of what she knows is applicable in Saligia. Fenn suggests that MC could just kiss people to heal them, but Toa argues that wouldn't be sustainable. Besides, it would be dangerous for MC to reveal her powers that way. Roy cautions MC that while Toa is a good instructor, he's also very strict. Lynt and Fenn suggest MC go with them instead, but Toa's having none of it. He tells them this is an opportunity to learn and grow. They wouldn't get much out of the experience if they don't take it seriously or take the easy route. Later, MC joins Toa in his room to talk more about the assignment. He says they'll be staying at the clinic so she'll have to pack her things. He also notices that she seems nervous, so he hugs and kisses her. Toa tells her that he'll be with her so there's nothing to worry about.

The next day, the two go to the clinic. They are greeted warmly and Toa's called for to help almost immediately. MC starts to follow him, but he tells her that she nears to learn the basics first. So, she stays behind and a nurse shows her a filing cabinet that keeps itself in alphabetical order and some shelves with potions. She notices some things she's never seen before. Just then, Toa comes in and tells them some thrill seekers were in an accident and he needs assistance. Once in the treatment room, Toa starts telling MC what to do. A nurse notices that MC seems overwhelmed by all of his instructions, so she offers to help. Toa says MC will have to think and act for herself. And continues to give her things to do. Later that night, MC is changing into her pajamas. Toa walks in. As she quickly covers herself, he tells her she shouldn't change when the door's unlocked. She asks if they'll be sharing a room. He confirms that they are; the clinic wasn't expecting MC to be there, so they had only set one room aside for Toa. He tells her not to expect anything since they're in the middle of a lesson. He grabs a book, sits in a chair, and reads. The two don't speak the rest of the night.

The next morning, Toa's showing MC some more basic things like bandaging patients. After a while he has to leave to examine some patients that just came in. He leaves MC to practice on a dummy. A little while later, Grayson comes in to deliver some muffins and pastries to MC courtesy of Roy. MC asks Grayson to stay and eat with her since she would feel weird eating alone. He hesitates, but accepts. When he notices she seems disappointed, he asks if she's okay and if there's anything he can do to help. She asks if he'll pretend to be her patient so she can practice what Toa taught her. Grayson was instructed by Roy to be of help to MC when possible, so he agrees. MC has a hard time getting close enough to Grayson to do thigs like look at his throat because he keeps backing away. She grabs his face and the two fall over. Toa walks in and coldly asks what's going on. Grayson scrambles to his feet and tells Toa about the delivery he was asked to make. Toa notes that the errand's complete, implying Grayson should leave. Grayson bows, apologizes, and leaves. Toa then turns his frosty gaze to MC. He asks what they were doing, and she explains. Toa then allows her to bandage his arm instead. When she doesn't do a satisfactory job, Toa bandages her arm to show her how it's done. MC smiles at this little bit of his personality that's showing. Toa pulls her close and reminds her that they're meant to be taking their lesson seriously before leaving again. MC was hoping to have fun learning something new with her paramour and is disappointed that that doesn't seem like it's going to happen.

A mother brings her young son to the clinic. She says he's been crying and she has no idea why. Toa asks the child what's wrong, but the kid is too scared of Toa to answer. This continues back and forth for a while before MC asks Toa to let her handle it. MC uses magic to move a bunny doll on the shelf and lets the boy pet it. After talking to him for a bit about the doll, she asks where's he's hurting. He shows her a red mark on his arm. He tells her he got while he was in the woods with his friends and asks if he's going to die. MC says no and suggests he let her friend (Toa) take a look at it. The boy looks scared again, so MC tells him about her paramour.

As MC is telling the boy what Toa's really like, Toa returns. He's not amused by their topic of conversation, but MC tells him what happened to their patient. Toa gets down on the child's level and is more gentle when asking for more information. Toa figures out the boy was stung by an Innocent Bee, a bee that uses its candy scent to lure in children before attacking them. He begins treating the boy's injury as MC goes looking for the healer that specializes in treating children. Between the healer and Toa, the boy is doing much better. When his mother arrives he tells her he wants to be a healer just like "the Qelsan man." With the child only needing observation, Toa and MC return to Toa's room to rest. He offers her a reward for her hard work. He's holding her as he asks and MC isn't sure if he's offering her a kiss or candy. After hesitating, she accepts. She's very happy to find out Toa meant a kiss.

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