[Episode 110062] [Episode 110062]
Ranma rolled out the scroll containing the contract, and took a quick look at it. He'd seen this kind of thing before, and knew some of what to expect - acceptable levels of sustenance, hygiene standards, clothing, etc. The contract stipulated full use, which meant that the required standards were high - not even a slave was expected to give up the use of his or her body for free. The only punishment allowed for contractual slaves, as opposed to convict slaves, was the lowering of food and clothing standards to a level that conformed with the slave's actual performance. A contract slave that refused to work could be given the bare minimums, which was usually enough to soften the resistance. Of course, the slave could choose a different form of punishment - the only time you could ever strike a slave was if the slave asked to be beaten instead of being punished in another way. The worst punishment was to be let go - although that would reflect badly on the owner, as well. Slave ownership was a service, in that it kept people of no means off the streets. The perks of being allowed to own and operate a business, or to get higher education or training, was payment for that service. To let a a slave go was failure, and resulted in loss of status. Convict slaves were another story - for one thing, the standards were much for the same level of use, compared to contract slaves, and depending on the terms of the sentence, the slave could be punished physically - for some crimes, unto death.
This contract was interesting in itself, in that it stipulated that the contractee was a virgin, which was to be certified by the buyer before signing. So that was what they had meant by "inspection" - although there would have been at least a cursory exam of the three candidates in any case. Ranma felt the heat rise in his cheeks at the thought of checking for that. He'd seen it done and all, and he felt it was a little too close to sex - and apparently he'd have to do it in front of the other girls, when he'd much prefer to do his explorations in private, with a suitably warmed up and willing girl, rather than one about to be sold into reluctant slavery.
Looking up from his reading, he noticed that all three girls were growing impatient. The gazes that were being cast his way were all variations on the theme of "stony", so he decided to put the contract aside, for the moment.
"So," he began, casting about for the correct words, "how do you want to do this. Questions first, or shall I get the physical bit over with?"
The girls looked at each other searchingly, then Kasumi nodded.
"Best get the unpleasant parts over with first. We'll take the physical examination."
Wrong answer, Ranma's mind screamed at him. But he'd have to do it anyway, so there was nothing to it.
"Okay, then... Strip for me, please."
All three obeyed without hesitation, but also without eagerness. Kasumi's clothes went into a neat, folded pile on the floor, revealing her tall, graceful form, with perfect supple curves and a generous bosom, and the fact that she was a natural brunette. The only thing that marred that beauty was her expression. Akane's clothes, by contrast, went into a not-so neat pile. She was about a head shorter than her eldest sister, and noticeably smaller in the chest region, but she had a lot of muscle definition. Where Kasumi's furry mound was neatly trimmed, Akane's bluish black fuzz had been left to grow naturally. And finally, Nabiki, who dispensed with the pile and just dropped her clothes where it was convienient - straight down. The same height as Akane, her curves were much more fluid and natural - on par with Kasumi's - and her chest was somewhere between the two, nicely proportioned to the rest of her body. Her crotch was shaved completely clean.
Ranma swallowed hard, and braced himself for the next part.
"Kasumi, can you come over here?"
The named girl complied, and stood with her feet a little wider than shoulder width apart, facing Ranma, clueing Ranma in on the fact that it wasn't just the sides of her bush that had been trimmed, her lower lips were bare as well. Hesitantly, Ranma raised a hand, stroking Kasumi's inner thigh on the way up, and gently drawing a finger along her slit, from top to bottom. Ranma knew enough to know that Kasumi would need to be at least a little lubricated before his questing finger could go in, so he traced the contours of her labia for a few moments, until he could feel a little moisture. Slowly, as his fingers once again returned to the bottom of her slit, he started pushing up and in, until he reached the sought barrier about two knuckles deep. He sighed, and pulled back. One down.
Akane took longer, since she apparently couldn't relax enough to let his fingers in. In the end, it took several minutes of careful manipulation - and a finger up her rear - to let his probe in. He didn't find anything with the first two knuckles in, but decided not to say anything. It was fairly likely that she had lost her virgin barrier while training, after all.
Nabiki, who went last, was soaking wet when she planted her feet in front of him, her sex glistening. It was the work of moments to repeat his probe of her sex as well, finding the hymen where it was supposed to be. She looked almost disappointed when his finger left her folds, and she went back to replace her discarded clothing. Presently, the four were again sitting at the table.
"So... useful skills. Can any of you cook?"
"I can," Kasumi answered immediately, cutting her youngest sister off with a warning glare. Akane looked down at the table with red cheeks, as Nabiki shook her head in the negative.
"Clean? Sew? Knit?" Ranma went on listing womanly chores for a few moments, gaining a nod for each from Kasumi, as well as an occasional one from the others. A free-form description of their skills yielded that each was proficient in the family Art, although Akane had been carrying the heir's title for the last few years; that Kasumi unsurprisingly handled most of the household chores, and that Nabiki was usually given control of the budget, as she knew how best to stretch it. Usually.
The glares the middle sister got for that statement made Ranma wonder how much Nabiki's money sense had to do with the dire financial straits the dojo had found itself in.
As the conversation wound down, Ranma looked at each of them in turn. Who to choose?
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