Puppy and Mistress [Labella & Ilien] (2)
"I didn't think you'd send the application right away yesterday, nya~! Muerangde's going to be thrilled!"
"It looks like Miss Ilien handled it immediately."
Beside Marei, Lee Ha-eun let out a soft laugh, giving his backside a light swat as she followed him. "Julia's away on a business trip, so I figured we'd only start lessons next week. I was shocked that slowpoke elf would process it so fast! I was wondering whether I should tell Muerangde you'd be joining the class or if I should say it would be next week. What a relief!"
"Um, Professor Lee Ha-eun."
Marei, who had been walking toward the gymnasium reserved exclusively for her classes, suddenly stopped and spoke cautiously to the white-haired cat beastkin. Those long, vertically slit pupils—typical of her kind—fixed on him.
"That... 'nya' thing... is it just a habit? Or..."
"Ah~. You mean the 'nya~' or 'nyaa~'? That's my concept, nya~."
"C-concept...?"
Lee Ha-eun nodded. Her cat ears folded and perked up with the motion, twitching adorably, and Marei nearly reached out to stroke her head by mistake.
"The headmaster brought me here to promote exchange between beastkin and humans, so it doesn't really matter for me. But students and the humans around here are scared of beastkin, so I decided I needed some cute concept to soften things up, nya~."
"I see..."
The Empress's unification of the continent had been a resounding success. Whether through forceful suppression or complete embrace, beneath the monumental achievement of uniting the western continent—excluding the abandoned northern lands—lingering sticky hostility and fear still clung to people toward races like the vampires, including Muerangde, or beastkin like Lee Ha-eun, and the few other species who had entered the Empire's fold.
"So, you don't like it, nya~? The kids next door seemed to enjoy it!"
"Doesn't it bother you?"
Lee Ha-eun nodded as if it were obvious. Whether from pent-up sorrow or simply having no one else to talk to, she seemed to relish even light chatter. Her tail stood high, swishing lightly.
"Of course it's inconvenient, nya! Ending every sentence with nya~ is harder than it looks... I stuttered a lot at first, but I've gotten used to it now, nya. If a word ends in 'da' or feels off, I just tack on something like 'or so' or 'I guess,' nya..."
Lee Ha-eun let out a heavy sigh. Watching the usually energetic combat instructor look so deflated, Marei found himself thinking less about comforting her or changing the subject and more about wanting to touch those drooping white ears.
"Then please speak comfortably. I like beastkin."
"Haha... really? Thanks, nya. After using nya so much, sometimes it's hard to speak normally... Before I knew it, the concept had swallowed me whole, nya..."
It was true—Lee Ha-eun's constant nya~ nya~ was undeniably cute. Though she claimed to hate it, she seemed to secretly enjoy acting adorable.
"That kid... I told her Marei was coming, but she's slacking again... She's probably in the woods behind the school, talking to animals and being a total loner. I'll drag her back soon, nya. Marei, no skipping for you either—wait just a bit, okay?"
When she opened the door labeled with her name, a space large enough for an entire class to train in unfolded before them. Knowing it was essentially reserved for just Muerangde, Lee Ha-eun, and now himself made the sheer size slightly overwhelming.
Marei sat on the sofa, which had been sprayed with so much air freshener his nose felt numb, and stared blankly around the gymnasium. It was far too vast to call a mere classroom, packed with training equipment.
Then a pleasant, all-too-familiar floral scent reached him, and he turned his head.
"Eh... Marei? Where's Professor Lee Ha-eun?"
"She said the other student for the class hadn't arrived yet and went to fetch her."
"Hehe... then it's just the two of us for a little while?"
Ilien sat beside him with a happy little hum and leaned her head against his shoulder.
"I want to kiss... Could you? ...Master?"
"No. Professor Lee Ha-eun could walk in any moment."
"Aww..."
The moment she confirmed they were alone, Ilien switched to calling him Master. She pouted, letting out a small whine. Those moist green eyes looked ready to devour him with a kiss, so Marei averted his gaze while savoring the weight of her body against his shoulder.
"Master, this afternoon's class is with Idrien. You... didn't submit a separate audit application, did you?"
"I haven't decided on afternoon classes yet, so I didn't. What do you mean?"
"As I thought... That girl must have submitted the audit request on her own. I'll go find her later and give her a piece of my mind. Spend the afternoon resting in my lab. I'll thoroughly scold her... and in return... with me... hehe..."
Ilien pressed forward the breasts that Marei loved to knead, offering him a seductive smile. She wanted nothing more than to kiss him, strip him, and beg for his hot cock, but his firm order against kissing left her burying her nose in his neck instead, inhaling a scent so intoxicating it felt like her lungs were melting.
"Master's cock scent... I can't, right?"
"No."
"Then... at least let me smell it properly..."
She pushed her face toward his crotch, seeking permission, but Marei shook his head decisively. Just breathing in his scent was enough to make her lose control. If she threw off her clothes, masturbated in front of him, and begged for his cock, she was certain he'd pin her down for a sticky, messy breeding session right there. She knew exactly how tempting her body was to the still-young student who was her Master, which gave her such confidence. Yet she held back, terrified that their secret relationship might be discovered by Lee Ha-eun and cause trouble for her beloved Master.
Still, the longing was unbearable. She tried to bury her face again for even a trace of his vivid scent when the door suddenly opened, forcing her to quickly pull away from his neck.
"Marei, sorry I'm late, nya! It took time to catch that sneaky, antisocial vampire brat who kept slipping away through shadows... Miss Ilien?"
Lee Ha-eun stood at the doorway with Muerangde tucked under her arm. She had been complaining to Marei when her eyes widened at the sight of the platinum-haired elf sitting on the sofa where one might nap after training.
"Ah, I came to check if Marei was listening well in class. Professor Julia is away, and I needed to discuss the afternoon audit issue too."
"Miss Ilien is so kind, nya. Idrien should learn from her... Do you still have things to talk about? Since I need to lecture this runaway first, take your time, nya."
Even as she called her a runaway, Lee Ha-eun gently lifted the limp Muerangde in her arms.
"Ah, this is... She tried to escape through shadows, so I got a little excited, nya... I meant to lightly tap the back of her neck, but haha...!"
"Professor Lee Ha-eun, even so, toward a student..."
"No, I don't go this far with humans, nya. This one is from the principality. Her physical abilities are better than mine, so I had to use a bit more force, nya."
Ilien let out a deep sigh but said nothing more.
"You know Marei's human, so you'll be gentle, right?"
"Got it, nya~ Ilien always worries too much, nya. I'm just going to cover basics, warm-ups, and a few stances. Don't worry, nya."
The two seemed quite close—like a nagging friend and one who lightly brushed it off. Seeing Lee Ha-eun embrace her, Ilien hugged her back with a resigned expression and patted her back.
"Marei, come to me after morning classes. Even though Professor Lee Ha-eun's lesson is scheduled for the whole morning, if it's too much, you can run away to me."
"Don't steal other people's students...!"
"Yes, yes~. Professor Lee Ha-eun, you're not using cat-speak right now? And Marei, I have more about the schedule and what Professor Julia asked for. You must come. If Professor Lee Ha-eun bullies you, tell me right away!"
Completely different from the woman who had just begged to smell his penis, Ilien now appeared restrained and affectionate as a teacher. She waved and carefully left the gymnasium.
Lee Ha-eun sighed softly, laid Muerangde on the sofa, sat Marei in the remaining spot, and perched on the armrest.
"You know Muerangde is a vampire, right?"
The cat-speak had vanished. Lee Ha-eun let out a long sigh. As if she didn't want to hear Marei's answer, she continued.
"I've rolled around everywhere, so it doesn't matter much to me even after coming here. But it seems hard for a kid like her to accept the difference. It would be better for her to return to the principality. That damn sister of hers said..."
Lee Ha-eun's ears and tail drooped as she sighed deeply. At her lament, Marei could only watch Muerangde in silence.
Lee Ha-eun slowly stroked the unconscious girl's golden hair. The repeated, gentle strokes resembled a mother cat licking her kitten.
"Mmm... Auntie...?"
"Ahem... Muerangde, Marei's here."
"Huh? Ma-Marei??? No, this is, um... so..."
The golden-haired vampire girl, who had been twitching, looked at Lee Ha-eun and blurted out something unexpected. Seeing Marei's startled eyes on her, Muerangde—still not fully awake—mumbled with a half-twisted tongue.
"Sigh, they're about the same age as my nephew. It's a small class with just the two of them. And I'm quite close with this kid's mother. So I told her to call me Auntie, nya. Marei, if you want to call me Auntie too, you can, nya."
Though she said that, Lee Ha-eun looked at Marei with a stiff expression. It was a silent warning not to.
"No, it's just... a bit surprising."
"Beastkin and vampire aren't a common combination, nya. Now that the runaway's awake, let's do some simple stretching, learn a few techniques, and spend the rest of the time playing together, nya!"
Lee Ha-eun clapped her hands on her rear and stood, striding forward. Muerangde, who had glanced at Marei, began following her, so Marei had no choice but to follow the pair.
He wondered how the lesson with the awkward vampire girl would go. That bewilderment clung heavily to each step he took.
It was only after Lee Ha-eun's persistent "let's make friends" project—refusing to let him leave until the full class time was over and even buying him lunch—had ended that he entered Ilien's lab. He had nearly nodded when she clung to him asking about weekend plans, but he had to refuse somehow. He was scheduled to introduce Erden to Labella, and the three of them would be doing something far too embarrassing to explain to anyone at the church.
"Hehe, are you tired, Master?"
"Don't even mention it. Professor Lee Ha-eun was one thing, but... Melan—no, Muerangde was all shy at first, then when she started running, her speed was insane. I tried to keep up, tripped once..."
"I'm glad you enjoyed Professor Lee Ha-eun's class~."
Still wearing his sweat-soaked gym clothes even after lunch, Marei collapsed into the chair Ilien pushed toward him.
Ilien knelt on the floor and rubbed her face against his damp gym shorts.
"Ilien... I smell like sweat right now... I'll shower first..."
"Sniff sniff... You do smell quite sweaty."
When Marei tried to stand and head to the bathroom attached to the lab, Ilien used her strength to push him back down. She buried her nose in his neck and took deep breaths.
"Sour and... mmm... but still sweet... and there's that unique scent of yours, Master... mmm... uuu... my hands are moving on their own... haa...!"
"Ren, it's embarrassing. Stop."
Even at Marei's command, Ilien kept sniffing—sniff, sniff—flaring her nostrils as she seriously inhaled his sweat.
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I can't hold back... I can't hold it in... haa...!"
A lewd, wet sound began flowing from between Ilien's legs. Her bare breasts beneath the black knit top pressed firmly against Marei's thigh. Of course her face was buried in her beloved Master's stomach, mindlessly sniffing away.
"Ren..."
"Uuu... Master... I want your cock... I want your cock... I'm going crazy from the smell... Please... let me smell your cock... My body feels so strange..."
The bitch already lost in heat clung heavily to her owner's body, begging for his penis. Marei felt both flustered and aroused by her perfect female form that even praised his sweat scent. Instead of giving her what she wanted right away, he decided to watch her a little longer.
"Aah, I'm masturbating without Master's permission... auu... my hand, my hand... I'm sorry... I'm sorry... But... yesterday I masturbated all day while smelling you, Master... and now that I'm smelling you again... I can't hold back... Even though I managed in the gymnasium earlier... uuu... Master... please give me your cock... to this bitch... please..."
"Do you want it? This?"
He lightly tapped the more prominent bulge in his gym shorts compared to his jeans.
"Aah, Master's cock... cock..."
Marei slowly unbuckled his belt as if granting her wish. Ilien looked up at him with her mouth wide open, ready to be used, which made him pause. He pulled his half-removed gym shorts back up.
"Aah, aah...... Master..."
"Ren, wait."
"Uuuu.... uuu...."
Whimpering like a puppy, Ilien's eyes remained fixed only on the bulging front of his gym shorts.