The Tale Continues (Saiunkoku Monogatari Fanfiction: Ryuuki x Shuurei lemon)

Chapter 31: Punishment

The erotic sounds and conversations worsened and the four men are all close to losing their minds. They are on the edge. Hearing those erotic sounds and sensual conversation had awakened something in them. They covered their ears so as not to hear anymore. They sunk themselves underwater. But they can still hear it clearly. Sounds like moaning, loud breathing, purring, and movements in the water. It's like they had forgotten the existence of the four men who are now in the verge of madness due to what they allowed them to hear.

''Are they really princesses?'' Ryuuki asked in frustration. Do princesses do such kind of things?

''Shusui-sama is a priestess,'' Kouyuu reminded.

Seiran who should have been able to keep his cool was all flustered and embarrassed as he plugged his ears. Shuuei who should be used to sounds like that did not seem to be used to it at all. Kouyuu is shaking his head as if erasing what he heard as he sank himself to the water. Ryuuki is tugging at his hair as he covered his ears and looked like he is about to cry. All of them are affected by those sounds.

Even Kouyuu who hated women can feel his body heating up not just because of the warm water but because of what he is hearing. Seiran who sees himself to be pure is now frustrated as his icy calmness have melted. It was torture to them all as it evicted their decencies.

When the sensual sounds finally stopped, which indicated that those mean ladies got what they wanted and they remained silent; the four pitiful men are finally able to settle their hands on their sides and breathe. Their sanity slowly returned and they collapsed weakly out of exhaustion and confusion. The things that grew hard a while ago slowly went limp again. Hearing ladies sound like that when they are so nearby is pretty dangerous to them. They cannot deny the existence of those things. They are men after all.

When their sane minds returned, they just remained soaked in the steaming water of the hot spring. They are stressed instead of relaxed. They quietly waited until when all the ladies left the hot spring. ''They will pay for this!'' Seiran mused.

''Right!'' the others agreed. After the torture they suffered, they are ready for vengeance.

''I will specially punish that little monster who started this all,'' Seiran volunteered to be in charge of Jyuusan's punishment.

''Don't even think of doing anything weird to my sister,'' Shuuei warned.

''I won't. She's not a lady after all,'' Seiran reassured him. ''But I may do something really terrible this time.''

''Then I will take Shuurei,'' Ryuuki quickly followed. ''I'm so glad that Riou refused to come. If he was hear while they did those naughty things, his innocent mind could have been tainted,'' he whimpered.

''I will be in charge of Sera-hime then,'' Kouyuu offered next. ''I will make her eat lots of the food she hates so much!''

''Shusui is mine then? I wonder how to make her pay. Perhaps with my love,'' Shuuei thought out loud.

''It would really be punishment then,'' Seiran teased.

''What the heck does that mean?'' Shuuei exclaimed. Kouyuu and Ryuuki just listened as the two bantered with each other.

''Just admit that your looks have no effect to Shusui-sama.''

''And your looks totally don't matter to my sister either,'' Shuuei spat back.

''Oho, that would be even better. I wonder how to punish your troublesome sister?'' Seiran really wanted to do something to admit what she had done and apologize to him. He has a sadistic side sometimes.

''Don't get funny ideas since Jyuusan will surely reject a devil like you,'' Shuuei glared. He himself wanted to talk with Jyuusan but that will be saved for later. But no matter what, he does not like this devil (Seiran) standing in front of him to be seducing Jyuusan. He hated seeing these two getting close to each other. He may allow Jyuusan to be with anyone but Seiran is the exception. He is convinced that Jyuusan will not be happy with Seiran.

''Shusui-sama does not like fools like you either,'' Seiran mercilessly said. ''Perhaps I would tie Jyuusan upside down a tree and make her apologize to me like how she did to some of the men in the army,'' he thought out loud.

Kouyuu and Ryuuki paled. Black Seiran has appeared. He seems to be always Black Seiran to Jyuusan anyway. ''Brother isn't that too cruel. Jyuusan is still a woman.''

''She does not like to be treated as a woman so I will treat her like a man,'' Seiran stated.

''When did she even say that?'' Kouyuu sweat-dropped.

''How do you plan on punishing milady anyway?'' Seiran inquired.

Ryuuki smiled. ''Her savings of course! Money matters more than anything,'' Ryuuki said with an evil laugh. He knew how Shuurei values money.

Shuuei, Kouyuu, and Seiran looked at each other. 'He is being merciless for the first time,' they all thought. As they dried themselves, they thought of various things on how punishment shall be rendered to those who made them suffer a different kind of suffering.

Next Chapter: Jyuusan's Payback