[Episode 136966] [Episode 136966]"It's hard to believe this girl is actually 'Sailor V'," said one of the eunuchs watching the monitors.
"So true," agreed the other eunuch. "Ah, see that?"
The other eunuch nodded as the girl thrashed around on her restraints. He pushed a button on one console. "Doctor? She's just attained the pliant state."
"I'll be right there, I'm just finishing up another," said the voice over the intercom.
The two eunuchs exchanged a glance and shrugged simultaneously. It wasn't like they or this girl were going anywhere.
Finally the doctor showed up and looked over the bucking girl in the harness. "Hmmm. She looks a little overdone actually."
Eunuch A shrugged again. "Shall we start the download?"
"No, first we do the foundation, then we build upon it," said the doctor. "Go ahead and use the Advanced Protocol #4."
Eunuch A quickly toggled the appropriate tapes to play and the thrashing slowly died down. "Downloading."
"Good good," said the doctor, adjusting his glasses. When he'd been new to the profession, the sight of a nubile young girl bucking around in a frankly sexually suggestive manner had been an enormous turn on. Now that he was over fifty and well serviced by his own slaves, it was much less appealing. "As soon as she reaches the end of this programming soak use the virtual reality trainer."
"Which role?" asked Eunuch B, pudgy fingers poised over the disc sets.
The doctor had thought about this, his own work for The Other Bureau giving him some experience in planning such things. "The boy already has a warrior, a psychic, and a leader. Make this one a scout - use the 'kunoichi' files."
Eunuch B chose the files. While it wouldn't make the girl a credible 'shadow warrior' of itself, introduced at this point it would provide a framework. Later training would connect to that framework and the girl would seem to pick things up quite quickly at that point.
The Other Bureau had found the security recordings of the raid on the Slave Bureau's compound most interesting. While the slave Usagi hadn't undergone much training to begin with, they'd put in a few surprises and manipulated things from behind the scenes. The three girls had undergone additional deep programming and adjusting, and they had been observed. Now that they were employed by this Saotome boy, it had been discussed and it was felt that having all of these sailor-suited figures under this Ranma meant that their fighting skills might be increased.
More interesting to someone in the higher echelons was the possibility of breeding this group. Perhaps turn out a large number of these magical girls in order to protect the next generation.
That was for later though. Right now there was the task at hand.
His name was Reiji, and he was a plump short eunuch. A convict-slave who'd been part of a group of people who'd tried a get-rich-quick scheme that had involved embezzling a 'starting fund' and might have gleaned them enough money inside a week to take over some tropical island and set themselves up for life.
Instead he'd been caught with the others and he'd seen the career choices available for him. Throwing himself on the mercy of the court, such as it was, he'd gone for the eunuch manservant option because it was a relatively easy life and he could easily find himself in an elegant mansion. Not nearly as good as owning it himself, but as long as he kept himself indispensible or nearly so - he'd be able to make a niche for himself and enjoy at least some aspects of a good life.
Reiji was not a stupid individual, but not the strongest willed nor the most ambitious. His partners in crime had mostly gone off to lives of hard labor where they toiled in mineshafts in Thailand or other areas. Two had been found sufficiently 'socially aberrant' that even that sort of hard life was denied them. What had happened to those two, Reiji had never discovered and he was understandably reluctant to press the matter and potentially share that fate.
He had been purchased by a 'Mister Zoicite' and he'd found himself the 'tout' (an old term to indicate a sort of seneschal or all-purpose flunky) of a Dark General of a Dark Kingdom planning to conquer the world.
He wasn't too keen on the success of that plan, but what was a tout to do but serve his master faithfully and perhaps influence a few decisions on the way?
Reiji was a dedicated worker. Unlike his masters, he tried to plan and figure out angles and strategies. He spent a lot of time studying, and hoped to have a certification in Management to add to the Accounting and Household Maintenance ones he already possessed. "Master, if this one might ask a question?"
"Yes, Reiji?"
"What happens after you have destroyed the world? Wouldn't that also include yourself?"
Zoicite stopped and thought about that. It did seem logical, but there was something that caused his thoughts to skitter away from that subject. "Why can't I focus on that idea?"
"Perhaps you have been conditioned not to? There are tales of such techniques practiced by mamluk," said Reiji.
Zoicite frowned. Clearly this would have to be considered. It would also explain Jadeite's bungling. The idiot had not always been so incompetent.
Clothes had been provided. There was one business style set of clothing, for when their Master decided they needed to carry out certain duties of an official nature. There was one set of "harem wear" - the traditional clothing from slippers to hair band that spoke of the ancient Middle Eastern stereotypical clothing. There was a maid uniform. There was a swimsuit, and a leotard, and a school uniform. There were also collars and restraints, there were martial arts gi and there were hiking clothes.
One set in red, one set in green, one set in white, one set in orange.
There were shoes and things and underwear, all set to go with each outfit.
"This... means something," said Rei as she picked up the orange embroidered gi.
"What's with this?" asked Makoto as she seperated out an additional set of clothes.
Rei examined her own set. "It looks like - "
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