***
Lunchtime.
Three female academy students were gathered, sitting in a corner of the cafeteria.
Although dressed in school uniforms, strictly speaking, the three were not academy students.
Their true identities were exorcists.
They made a living by hunting down monsters lurking in society.
Soon, another person, a male academy student with short gray hair, came and sat near the three.
“Did you find anything? Eunil.”
The black-haired female academy student, who had a calm demeanor, asked.
This was Seol-wol, the exorcist leading this operation.
She was a disciple of Hwaran, a living legend known as the strongest exorcist in history, and the main figure who defeated the Great Chieftain Sa-ak in the monster uprising a few months ago.
Even the conservative elders couldn't help but praise her, calling her the greatest genius exorcist of all time.
Eunil nodded.
“Apparently, suspicious gatherings have been held every night at a construction site near the academy recently. The attendees are said to be mostly students from this academy.”
“We’ll need to investigate.”
“And one more thing. The number of female-transformed students at the academy has significantly increased.”
“Female-transformed?”
Sera, the blonde exorcist with an elegant aura, asked.
“Yes. Students who were originally male have apparently turned into females for unknown reasons. We haven’t found out the detailed circumstances yet.”
“It’s highly likely that monsters are involved. We need to stop them quickly before the damage spreads.”
Yuzu, the exorcist, a relatively small woman wearing glasses, spoke.
Soon, the other three exorcists nodded.
That evening.
The four exorcists began their operation.
Their destination was the construction site near the academy, where the suspicious gatherings were said to be held.
“I sense an unusual demonic energy inside…”
Yuzu, the exorcist, a small, brown-haired woman, muttered with a tense expression.
The other three felt it too.
“Let’s proceed with caution.”
Seol-wol said.
Passing through the entrance, the four entered the building that was still under construction.
“It’s quiet…”
However, contrary to what they had heard, there didn't seem to be any gathering taking place.
As they looked around, feeling a sense of unease.
Suddenly, a flash went off.
“Dodge!”
Seol-wol shouted.
All four were professional agents, trained and cultivated over a long period.
Although it was a surprise attack from a blind spot, they weren't naive enough to simply fall for it.
With agile movements, the four exorcists evaded the demonic flash and put a significant distance between themselves and it.
A 'Tsk' sound, a click of the tongue, came from somewhere.
“Who’s there?!”
Seol-wol exclaimed.
Then, lights flickered on in the distance.
Three monsters appeared on the railing of a high floor.
A woman in a Gothic Lolita-style dress with fluffy ears and a tail.
A considerably large, muscular man.
And a long black-haired woman dressed in a string bra and C-string.
“Those guys are no ordinary opponents…”
Sera, the exorcist, muttered, seemingly tense.
Indeed, despite their somewhat bizarre attire, the demonic energy they emitted was far from ordinary.
“Welcome. Exorcists. We’ve been waiting.”
The large, muscular man said.
He spoke triumphantly, yet for some reason, no demonic energy could be felt from him alone.
Could he be so skilled as to conceal his power so subtly?
“You’ve been waiting…?”
Eunil muttered in confusion.
There shouldn't have been any leaks in their plan.
“I am Cheol-gang, one of Lord Yaruo’s Three Thousand Royal Guards.”
“I am Kishi.”
“I am Jinma.”
The three introduced themselves one by one.
“Is this Yaruo your leader?”
Seol-wol glared at the three monsters and asked.
“You’ll find out soon enough anyway. There’s something more important. We knew you were coming, so we already set things in motion.”
The monster who identified herself as Jinma said triumphantly.
“Set things in motion?”
Yuzu asked, feeling uneasy.
“We’ve each kidnapped and imprisoned several students from this academy in our respective hideouts. If you want to save them, you’d better hurry. If you’re too late, you’ll only find corpses.”
“You bastards… how could you do such a thing to innocent students?!”
“If you’re confident, come and follow us.”
Saying so, the three monsters leaped away and vanished.
“Don’t let them get away!”
Seol-wol shouted. At that moment, a roaring engine sound came from nearby, and several motorcycles burst into the building.
“Tsk… Cheol-gang’s subordinates, are they?! It seems they intend to prevent us from pursuing.”
Eunil clicked his tongue and said.
“「Formation: Scattering Petals」!”
Yuzu, the exorcist, formed a hand seal and shouted.
Then, the sand on the construction site floor began to rise into the air and swirl, sweeping and attacking the charging motorcycles.
“Gah!”
“Aargh!”
With crashing and thudding sounds, the enemies fell along with their motorcycles.
Eunil approached a fallen attacker, removed their motorcycle helmet, and then frowned, saying:
“They’re girls. Could these be… the female-transformed students?”
“It’s highly probable. I can faintly sense demonic energy. They must have been affected by a demonic spell.”
Seol-wol approached, placed her palm on a forehead, and clicked her tongue, saying:
Meanwhile, faint motorcycle sounds could be heard in the distance.
“It seems more of them are coming. Damn it, how many students have those bastards laid their hands on…!”
Sera gnashed her teeth and muttered.
Then Yuzu turned towards the direction of the sound and said,
“Leave this to me and go.”
“Are you sure, Yuzu?”
Seol-wol asked. The woman, who was considerably shorter than her peers, grinned bravely and replied,
“You know, right? With my abilities, I can easily defeat hundreds of those small fry, even if they all rush at me. I’m a proper exorcist too.”
“…Then I’ll leave it to you. Let’s go.”
Seol-wol said, turning back. The two nodded and followed her.
***
To be honest, when I heard the information about the exorcists infiltrating the academy, I was utterly shocked.
I thought only one of the four would come, but I never imagined all of them would show up.
Isn't that an absurd balance breakdown?
It was obvious that I would be miserably crushed if things continued like this, so I racked my brain to somehow turn the situation around.
It was a hastily concocted plan, but it seemed to work quite well.
First, send out deliberately weakened small fry to make them drop their guard, then induce one of them to say, ‘Leave this to me, you guys go!’ and prioritize dealing with the one left alone.
It worked splendidly.
“Ugh… these guys… they suddenly got stronger. And why aren’t they attacking all at once…!”
Surrounded by the brainwashed beauty army, Yuzu, the exorcist, chewed on her lip and muttered nervously.
Exorcist Yuzu’s ultimate skill, 「Formation: Scattering Petals」, is a formidable area-of-effect ability that deals powerful damage to surrounding enemies.
Due to its overwhelmingly excellent performance, there’s a restriction in the game that it can only be used exactly 3 times per stage.
Judging by her clearly bewildered expression, it seems that restriction applies here as well.
In that case, all I need to do is send out my subordinates little by little, preventing her from getting an angle to use her area-of-effect skill.
Of course, ordinary brainwashed soldiers are easy opponents for exorcists, to the point where there’s no need to use an ultimate skill.
But these brainwashed soldiers are different. They are upgraded versions of brainwashed beauty soldiers, repeatedly strengthened by two powerful demonic spells: Yaruo’s 「Soul Capture」 and Kishi’s 「Brainwashing Thread」.
“Contrary to what I heard from Master, your skill is pathetic, Exorcist. It seems you can no longer use that grand ‘Formation’ or whatever it’s called, can you?”
The blonde delinquent, who was formerly the vice-leader of Cheol-gang’s biker gang, now a silver-haired, busty beauty in a reverse bunny girl outfit, said boastfully, her two breasts, adorned with heart-shaped seals, jiggling.
“Tsk… to provoke me while looking like that…! Could these guys possibly know the weakness of my Formation and are doing this on purpose…?”
It seems she’s caught on.
“As expected, information must have leaked somewhere. I need to inform everyone. It might be a trap.”
Muttering this, Yuzu then turned towards the encirclement with a determined expression.
“「Formation: Scattering Petals」!”
Yuzu charged towards the encirclement, using her ultimate skill.
The brainwashed soldiers were helplessly swept away by the storm-like wind.
With that wind, the wall surrounding Yuzu was breached for a moment.
Seizing that opportunity, Yuzu attempted to escape.
But I wasn’t just watching.
I immediately aimed my camera at the escaping Yuzu and pressed the shutter.
“Ah…!”
Yuzu, sensing the demonic energy, turned around.
At this range, she couldn’t possibly dodge.
Flash.
A flash burst from the camera, enveloping Yuzu head-on.
“Kyaa?! Wh-What is this…?!”
Yuzu shrieked in surprise at the changes that began appearing on her body one after another.
Her flat chest, which had no curves whatsoever, began to swell, boldly bursting the buttons of her school uniform shirt as two large, firm mounds of flesh jiggled into place.
While Yuzu was flustered, I continued to press the shutter.
Yaruo’s attacks in the game were frustratingly slow, but I was different.
Flash, flash, flash.
The brainwashing flashes continuously struck Yuzu.
Soon, Yuzu’s appearance changed moment by moment, transforming her into a busty beauty in a reverse bunny girl outfit, just like the other brainwashed soldiers around her.
Then, Yuzu struck a cute pose, holding a V-sign hand to her right eye.
“Hallo! I’m Yuzuring. My job is an academy student. But actually, that’s a disguise, and my real identity is an exorcist who hunts wicked monsters. Is this a secret from everyone? Sexual experience: 0 times. Yep! I’m a virgin! Masturbation count: 0 times. Hmm… what’s that? Yuzuring is a pure, busty, sexy bunny girl who only knows kissing when it comes to naughty things. Tee-hee♥”
Yuzu continued to strike cute poses and spout words like a storm, as if she were doing an internet broadcast.
Then, as if regaining her senses, her face turned pale, and she muttered,
“Wh-What? What did I just say…?”
Is she truly an exorcist? To regain her senses immediately after being continuously hit by 「Soul Capture」.
If so, I just need to apply stronger brainwashing.
“Girls.”
“Yes, Lord Yaruo♥”
As I gave the command, the brainwashed soldiers, who had closed the distance while Yuzu was in confusion, swarmed her from behind.
“Ugh, let go of me…! I came here to help you…!”
However, Yuzu’s words fell on deaf ears.
Soon, brainwashing threads shot out from the ears and mouths of the brainwashed soldiers, burrowing into Yuzu.
“Oh-gok… I-git… Ugh-ga-gak…♥”
Yuzu let out grotesque moans, her eyes rolling back.
I used 「Soul Capture」 on her.