Xuandou let out a wicked chuckle:
"With this mark, you've truly become my secretary."
"That massage you just gave me felt very good..."
"Now it's my turn to go on the offensive."
As he spoke, he formed hand seals, and the Slave Mark abruptly activated.
Mashu felt the mark on her lower back grow scorching hot.
A strange warmth spread from there, flowing throughout her limbs and body.
"Mmm~"
She couldn't help letting out a soft moan, her body going limp against her will.
That soft moan seemed to break something, completely igniting the atmosphere between them.
An hour later.
Mashu sat slumped at the edge of the Hot Spring Bath, her whole body weak and her cheeks flushed.
Her bikini barely clung to her.
She panted heavily, her eyes still glistening, looking as though every ounce of strength had been drained from her.
Xuandou stood in the Hot Spring Bath with his hands on his hips, a satisfied smile on his face and a lightness in his voice:
"Not bad! That'll be all for today's training."
He reached out and pulled Mashu out of the pool, then casually grabbed a dry bath towel and tossed it to her:
"Dry yourself off!"
"Your performance on your first day as my secretary was passable."
Wrapped in the towel, Mashu lowered her head, not daring to look at him, her ears burning red.
Her thoughts were a tangled mess.
She felt embarrassed, annoyed, and flustered, yet there was also an indescribable feeling that even she refused to acknowledge.
She bit her lip and answered quietly:
"...Yes."
Xuandou smiled and shook his head. He was just about to turn around to get his clothes when a system notification sounded in his mind:
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