Pet Etiquette Training
"Kkeuhaak...!"
A sharp needle pierced into her skin.
The drill-like needle rotated at high speed, piercing through the bone.
"Eugeuk...!"
Seoyeon's body stiffened rigidly at the intense pain, so severe she couldn't even scream.
It was a natural reaction, considering it had penetrated her tailbone, which was agonizingly painful even from a slight bump.
The robot withdrew after inserting an IC chip into the bone marrow.
"Kkeuhaak...!"
[It has been inserted directly into the bone to prevent pets from cutting their skin and fleeing. Over time, it will connect to the nerves and read brain signals.]
"Kkeueuk..."
Just what kind of woman would sever her choker, slice open her skin, and run away?
Seoyeon gritted her teeth in indignant frustration at the excessively harsh oppression.
Chijik—
"Hiik...!"
A stinging pain was felt in her tailbone just like before.
Along with the pain of her skin being seared by a laser, Seoyeon smelled the scent of scorched meat.
Tadaktadak—
"Aaaak...! Aeuk...! It hurts so baaad...!!"
It seared her bare flesh with a laser without any anesthesia.
Seoyeon burst into tears and cried out in agony, but the robot did not stop.
"Euk... kkeueuk..."
[Pet Registration has been completed.]
A square QR code and registration number 46L731B+021 were engraved on Seoyeon's tailbone.
Anyone could access the QR code to view Seoyeon's personal information.
From basic information such as height, weight, and age...
Detailed records of her pussy, asshole, and breasts, as well as internal and external photos, could all be viewed.
In addition, activity records based on the metal choker's brainwave analysis were also written there.
Number of excretions, number of climaxes, number of times in heat, and so forth.
Stripped of all rights as a human being, her every move was recorded.
Because human females were pets without human rights.
[Moving to the Pet Basic Training Room.]
"Ueueuk..."
With a clattering sound, Seoyeon's body swayed as it moved.
After traveling somewhere, the robot finally arrived at its destination after a long while.
[You may sit quietly and wait.]
Her physical restraints came undone, and the robot's abdomen opened wide.
Blinking her eyes that had adapted to the dark, Seoyeon stepped out and discovered naked men and women sitting curled up inside a cramped room.
"Ah..."
The robot turned around impassively and left the room, and the entrance shut tightly, refusing to open.
In the chillingly quiet silence, the occasional sound of sniffling tears could be heard.
Reading the room, Seoyeon found a corner spot, sat down on her butt, and curled her body up.
A square room that was completely white on all sides.
Without anyone telling them to, everyone sat keeping a certain distance with their backs to the walls.
There were total strangers she was seeing for the first time, but there were also people she recognized.
After all, most of them were men and women who had just finished their Coming-of-Age Ceremony yesterday and were undergoing Pet Registration.
"Aeu..."
Stainless steel metal chokers worn around each of their necks.
QR codes stamped clearly above their butt cracks.
Realizing she was in the exact same predicament, Seoyeon fell into deep despair and hung her head low.
'This is too cruel...'
Just a few days ago, she had worn normal clothes, eaten meals, hung out with friends, and enjoyed a pleasant daily life.
Although she had received mandatory education regarding aliens, she never dreamed she would end up in such a miserable state.
With her hope utterly shattered, Seoyeon was overwhelmed by her pent-up emotions and shed thick teardrops.
"Heuk... heukkeuk...!"
Even Seoyeon, who had received a B+ Grade and was sold to a relatively kind master, was treated like this.
Just what happened to the women who received grades of B or below?
She didn't even want to imagine it.
"Seoyeon-ah? Is that you, Seoyeon?"
"Eh...?"
Someone spoke to Seoyeon as she was steeped in gloom.
Startled by the familiar voice, she turned her head to find Seongwoo, the one she had wanted to see so badly.
"Ah... Se-Seongwoo-ya..."
Seongwoo was wearing a metal choker on his naked body, just like everyone else.
His handsome face was swollen from tears, looking comical.
"Your hair color was unusual so I wondered... It really is you, Seoyeon!"
"Heueuk..."
She wanted to run over and hug him right away, but realizing that they were both naked, she shrank back.
Even though her shameful private parts had already been openly exposed, her sense of shame hadn't vanished.
"By the way, Seoyeon-ah, did you get an S+ Grade too?"
"Uh...?"
"I mean, from what I know... this isn't a place just anyone can come to..."
Up to Pet Registration, it was something anyone could undergo regardless of grade.
However, Pet Education only applied to S+ Grade pets who needed a social life.
Because human livestock that were used for a while and discarded had no need for education.
"Seongwoo, you got an S+ Grade, didn't you...?"
"Huh? Yeah, pretty much..."
Having been worried because she couldn't see him, Seoyeon felt the burden in her heart lighten a little.
Swallowing a sigh of relief, she reflected on what Abinus had said.
[Be good, study properly... and live your whole life for me.]
"So that's what he meant..."
The meaning that he would treat her as an equal to an S+ Grade even though she wasn't one.
The moment had come when she understood the meaning behind the words she had carelessly let slip by without knowing what they meant.
"Seoyeon-ah, still, it seems you met a good master, huh?"
"Yeah... Seongwoo, you met a good master too, right...?"
"As for me, that's... No, never mind."
Seongwoo, who had been speaking with a smile from relief and joy, stiffened his expression and looked away.
Just because someone received an S+ Grade didn't mean they regained freedom.
Seongwoo was fated to be forcibly married to a high-ranking alien and live his whole life as a stud.
Completely unaware of that fact, Seoyeon tilted her head innocently.
"Yeah... everyone has their own circumstances, after all..."
Somehow, it felt like she had touched a wound that shouldn't be touched.
In the first place, she didn't have time to worry about others.
While Abinus was certainly a good master, his attitude toward human women was extremely rough.
The target of that violence could very well be her.
"Still, I'm glad to see you. I thought I'd never be able to see you again for the rest of my life."
"I know... Hehe..."
Though brief, the harmonious atmosphere continued.
She even had the thought that she wanted to hold hands and flee far away together like this.
Wiiiing—
The happy moment was short-lived...
The robot that came rolling in on its caterpillar tracks spat out a woman with a ptui.
Once 20 men and women were gathered, the entrance doors firmly closed, and the floor surged upward in the shape of a square cube in the center of the room.
A blue light was spreading in all directions from the protruding center.
It looked just like a device scanning something.
[From now on, Room 3 Pet Basic Training will begin.]
Room 3...?
It seemed that at the very least, there were two more rooms where 20 people were gathered.
[The first training is group training. It is practice in suppressing shame as a pet and becoming confident. You simply need to act while realizing deep into your bones that you are a pet without human rights.]
"Ah..."
"Th-that's..."
"That's too cruel..."
Murmurs could be heard from here and there.
To men and women experiencing pet life for the first time, shame was an emotion that could not be easily brushed aside.
[Men and women, simply stand up facing each other.]
Looking closely now, the genders were balanced with 10 men and 10 women.
As everyone hesitated while gauging each other's reactions, a stinging pain suddenly surged from the napes of their necks.
Pajijijik—
Electric shocks nearing lethal doses spread simultaneously.
"Eugyagagagagak!!"
"Kkeueueueuk!!"
"Heugyeeeeeeek!!"
Each of them collapsed while letting out ridiculous screams, their limbs writhing.
There was even a woman flopping her body violently like a fish.
"Eugeueugeugeuk!!"
Seoyeon was also just an ordinary human woman with no electrical resistance.
After lying flat on her back and convulsing, the electric shock stopped right before her eyes rolled back and she passed out.
[If you disobey the 'master's' orders like this, you will immediately receive a painful punishment. The electric shock just now was level 1 intensity. Please be aware that if order violations are repeated, the intensity of the electric shock will increase.]
"Hiik..."
Regaining their senses, people touched their metal chokers in fear.
The fact that the electric shock they had just felt was merely Level 1 struck them with massive terror.
[The first training is group training. It is practice in suppressing shame as a pet and becoming confident. You simply need to act while realizing deep into your bones that you are a pet without human rights.]
The exact same voice repeated, followed immediately by a coercive order.
[Men and women, simply stand up facing each other.]
As soon as the command ended, everyone hurriedly straightened their legs, stood up, and faced one another.
They needed to act quickly to avoid punishment.
20 men and women standing facing each other in the narrow room.
"Seoyeon-ah..."
"Ueut..."
Due to their height difference, Seoyeon's gaze lined up with Seongwoo's shoulders.
"D-Don't look..."
Standing face to face with Seongwoo, Seoyeon hung her head low out of embarrassment, covering her breasts and private parts with both hands.
Seongwoo was the same.
Gathering both hands in front to cover his precious area, he sheepishly turned his head away.