Pony Training. Horse Training (2026-01-20)
In the deepest part of Sonia's mind, where mental resistance barely existed, in the dark abyss beyond reason's reach, another personality whispered in a sharp, cold voice.
The hypnosis suggestion subtly implanted in Sonia's subconscious by the stress-relief virtual reality experience device.
The voice that called herself 'Lewd Drone Sonia', a machine's voice faithful only to its function.
“Wait… just a moment! Soniaroid! N-no… no… no… Is it really that…? Right?”
The drone personality rooted deep in Sonia's inner self calmly pierced through the facts without any wavering, like analyzing system logs.
- If that's the case, it can't be registered in the database, so identification is impossible, Sonia.
- If the cause of your current mental confusion is referring to the phenomenon where, upon receiving a specific trigger word, that voice command [Lewd Drone Sonia Mode Activated], your subjective personality disappears and you transform into a lewd drone Sonia that absolutely obeys the master's commands… Yes, that phenomenon is indeed true.'
The drone's voice was as dry as a doctor reading medical records or an engineer reciting machine error reports.
It clearly defined and delved into Sonia's deepest, most shameful secret as just one data and phenomenon, without any emotional fluctuation.
- As a result of voluntarily entering the high-tech mental modification device that reconfigures the psyche like a pervert, without distinguishing between simple roleplay and reality, and deeply immersing oneself. If you input only the single 'trigger word' set by the master, all social norms and personal selves that were suppressing you collapse, revealing your true self as the lewd drone. Isn't that exactly your true essence, the hero Sonia?
- The D-class hero of Sky City is just a temporary social role shell. In fact, no matter who knows that password, they can instantly turn you into a perfect possession, a lewd drone. Is my analysis… wrong?’
At the moment when the undeniable truth sharply stabbed, ironically, intense pleasure surged through Sonia's body.
Sonia's body trembled delicately as if convulsing. She wanted to deny it, but her body was honestly responding to that truth.
On the pure white latex bodysuit that nakedly revealed the body's curves, two nipples protruded firmly as if showing their presence, hardening.
The protrusion of the nipples pushed the thin latex fabric taut, clearly proving that she was not just a simple hero, but a female that responded sensitively to stimulation.
- It's not 'too much', it's an objective fact, Sonia. So, stop the inefficient resistance and be faithful to your duty.
- For your master, Luce-nim, you need to tell the secret password that can return you to a perfect lewd drone Sonia as soon as possible. Wouldn't that be a glorious first step in serving your new master as a lewd drone Sonia…?
(But… but…)
- What are you hesitating for? Look at your nipples. Aren't they already swelling hard, craving the master's touch?
- Haven't you wanted to be held by Luce-nim's fingers, pulled as you like, twisted, and become a perfect lewd drone Sonia? Acknowledge your honest desires, Sonia.
(But… this is… something that Soniaroid doesn't need to know… my own secret…♡)
= …Is that so. I understand, Sonia. Soniaroid is also a temporary personality generated based on part of your mental data. Another side of you that you don't recognize. Then, I have no choice but to come up with another method. Sonia.
While the fierce conversation was going on in Sonia's inner self, the mechanical and precise movements of 'Soniaroid' that had been controlling the real body gradually stopped.
It wasn't directly imprinted on the brain like the Megacorp's formal brainwashing program, but the result of self-suggestion amplified by the spider monster's neurotoxin. So, even as Sonia's own self-awareness was in confusion, strong resistance made its effect fade like mist dispersing.
Beep, beep… The cold mechanical sounds and system warning sounds that filled her head gradually faded away.
Artificial sensory data was blocked, and the sound of her own heart pounding vigorously and her rapid breathing came clearly through the eardrums again.
“S-Sonia?”
Luce's voice full of worry reached right next to her ear.
Sonia slowly lifted her heavy eyelids. The mechanical eyes that had been analyzing the world as data and numbers just moments ago, the bleak landscape where everything was pixelated, disappeared, and a warm, gentle human gaze returned.
“Ah…? Moving?”
Sonia murmured quietly after confirming that her limbs were moving at will again.
That voice carried a strange accent, as if analyzing and explaining the situation from the perspective of Soniaroid who had dominated her just moments ago.
“…It seems the effect of the spider poison has completely disappeared. Luce?”
“Eh… no spider legs now…”
Luce was at a loss, twisting her feet. In front of her, Sonia stood blankly wearing a white bodysuit with extremely high exposure, the cleavage and navel completely exposed, which was embarrassingly revealing.
The perfect and capable Sonia that she had longed for so much, 'Soniaroid', had disappeared without a trace.
Since the plan completely backfired from the start, Luce, in her panic, said awkwardly, making it obvious on purpose, loud enough for Sonia's ears to hear, like reading a Korean textbook.
“…Spider. Legs. Now. Gone.”
Luce said that and subtly glanced at Sonia's eyes.
It was an overly obvious and clumsy suggestion that even the oblivious Sonia could understand the hidden intent, like 'The weather is really nice today, Sonia', 'This room is really clean', 'Today's lunch was really delicious, I was very good at it' or something.
It was the awkward and pure way of expressing the D-class adventurer's sad expression that receiving only is sad.
Sonia, seeing Luce's pitiful appearance, finally let out a small sigh.
She couldn't be so heartless as to ignore her friend's earnestness in front of her.
“You don't have to say it that way, Luce… Uhh… When we do dungeon exploration later, contact me in advance. Okay? Since Luce is always doing well, you don't have to worry too much!”
“You still call me Sonia! I believed in you! But… ugh… Sonia is right! I'll try hard once!”
It wasn't the fundamental solution, but thanks to her best friend's sincere encouragement, Luce quickly regained her energy.
Luce's clear blue eyes sparkled with bright light again. It seemed like she had made a new resolve to run to the adventurer guild right away and do anything.
“…? Luce, are we going to the dungeon together?”
“I'll call you when I really need it, Sonia! Thank you so much!”
Pitter-patter… Bang…
Luce, the lively adventurer who turns thoughts into actions without a second's delay, roughly opened the front door and ran out into the hallway.
In the place swept by the awkward lunch break and noisy commotion, only deep silence remained. Sonia was left alone in the middle of her own nest.
“Haa… Now, shall I really do some work…”
If she could, she wanted to turn on the AC at full strength right away, wrap the thin summer blanket around her neck, and search for the lewd tag to add to her Nebulix favorites list.
The back view of her friend who had run out without hesitation for her better future was flickering in front of her, so her feet wouldn't move to the bed.
Sonia, who had calmed her disheveled mind, connected to the hero-exclusive quest acceptance site.
Recalling the sweet snacks and pocket money that the building manager grandma had secretly given her every time during regular safety checks.
The quest list that appeared on the monitor screen seemed to directly show the chaotic situation Sky City was in.
[Emergency: Additional recruitment for night patrol personnel]
Requester: Sky City 33-dong Management Association.
It mentioned that public sentiment was bad due to a series of mysterious disappearance incidents.
In particular, rumors were circulating that magic and student groups had entered dungeons and disappeared. It seemed like an extension of the large-scale night patrol quest that Luce had mentioned.
To the lazy, carefree hero Sonia living in 32-dong, the incident in the neighboring 33-dong was just an annoying and dangerous matter of someone else.
When she scrolled down, other quests came into view. Performance evaluation test of the new security robots developed by the giant munitions corporation 'Cyberlife'.
Quest to capture a villain who controls electricity in the city.
All were the kind of work that inevitably involved fierce battles, which Sonia most disliked.
“…Performance test of security robots…? Cyberlife…? If injured during testing, full hospital fee support…?”
One phrase in the quest content caught Sonia's eye. 'The opponent 'robot' can be damaged during testing.' It was an expression of tremendous confidence in the overwhelming performance of their own products.
“In other words… it's a quest that can't be completed without getting hurt. Of course, pass!”
Sonia closed the site window without any hesitation. Using her body vigorously wasn't suited to her aptitude at all.
When she turned her gaze, two junk boxes were lying in one corner of the living room that Soniaroid had perfectly organized.
They were things that Luce had brought back as dungeon loot and left to handle later.
“…Well, I was going to do it someday anyway…”
Sonia familiarly spread a large vinyl sheet coated smoothly on the living room floor.
She lifted the boxes and poured all the contents out.
Thud, thud… With dull, miscellaneous sounds, all sorts of junk items poured onto the vinyl.
From a crude hand axe that a goblin might have used, to a finely crafted longsword that seemed impossible from a spider monster.
“…When I think about it, it's strange… but… that's the rule of this world. Well, it says the amount of gold coins coming out of the treasure box depends on the luck ability value…”
Recalling the story of a certain unlucky adventurer who was kicked out of the party because of luck ability 1 that Luce had heard, Sonia murmured small.
Since she had obtained some rare items from dungeons, she wasn't that unlucky, comforting herself as she started moving her hands busily.
She cut the old leather straps with scissors, and watched the rusty equipment soak in a large basin of cola, the foam bubbling up.
It was better to clean them this way and list them directly on the online used goods market than to sell them cheap at the shop next to the dungeon.
While repeating the mechanical work for a while, something small and heavy got caught on the tip of Sonia's finger.
“Interesting medal… What does it say? U…?”
It was an old medal with handprints, whose owner was unknown, lying at the bottom of the junk pile. A [U] shape like a horse hoof was faintly engraved even amidst the traces of time.
Sonia without thinking put the medal in the cola, then started scrubbing the surface with an old toothbrush she no longer used.
Swish, swish, as the toothbrush scraped the medal surface, the dull green rust gradually revealed a dazzling gold color underneath.
With the polish looking expensive, Sonia's hand movements sped up. Finally, when the medal regained its original brilliant light, Sonia let out a satisfied sigh and placed it aside.
After hard labor, there is reward. Sonia recalled the refreshing fizz of carbonation and got up from her seat.
Since she had given up the precious cola for cleaning junk, it was time to take out zero cola and crispy potato chips for herself.
In the short moment when she opened the fridge door and was happily pondering which brand of cola to drink, a strange and mysterious phenomenon was happening behind Sonia's back.
The brilliantly polished gold medal started to tremble slightly like a phone vibrating.
Soon, strange brown smoke began to rise slowly like mist from the medal's smooth surface.
The oblivious hero Sonia was staring blankly at the drink compartment in the fridge without noticing anything.
When Sonia finally held a cola can in her hand and turned her body with satisfaction, the landscape in the room had completely changed.
“…Ha?”
In the thick smoke, a unfamiliar but majestic voice echoed throughout the room.
“Hua! Finally you called me? It wasn't easy sleeping for so long. Since you said you need my help this time too, I'll gladly lend you my strength… Ah?”
