"You were hiding in the corner watching the whole time, weren't you?"
"I wasn't hiding. I was standing in the corner in plain sight." Yukinoshita Hiyori lifted her chin slightly. "So, what did Miss Yasui whisper to you?"
"Let me guess... Did she say she had no way to repay you, so she wanted to offer herself to you?"
Stop bringing up offering herself every other sentence. Besides you, who would make a move on a high schooler?
"As a veteran player, Miss Yasui knows the Secret Rules between players. She came over to pay her 'protection fee'..." As Amamiya Natsuki spoke, he handed over the pet collar. "This is it."
"Oh, let me see."
Yukinoshita Hiyori took the pet collar and curiously checked its stats. Then she blinked and lifted her pretty face slightly.
"Little Natsuki, can I wear this collar?"
"Hm?" Amamiya Natsuki looked at her in surprise. "You want to wear it?"
"Just to try it." Yukinoshita Hiyori held out a slender finger and said sweetly, "The description only says it works on intelligent beings. It doesn't say they have to be cats or dogs... so humans should be able to use it too, right?"
Amamiya Natsuki silently corrected her.
"Your species is already Succubus."
"Succubi are intelligent beings too." Yukinoshita Hiyori lifted her pretty face slightly. "I feel like it should work just fine... Natsuki-kun, hurry and let me try. If it works, it'll make up for my biggest weakness."
Amamiya Natsuki was just as curious. He nodded.
"Then let's try it."
The pet collar was simple to use. The owner just had to put it on the pet personally, and the pet couldn't struggle or resist during the process.
Click.
The pet collar seemed to adjust to any size. Amamiya Natsuki looped it around Hiyori's