V's eyes were misty as they swept over the small waist Berry exposed while leaning against the windowsill, then followed the curve of Berry's figure down to her slender, straight legs, before moving back up to her snow-white neck and beautiful face.
In the silence, Berry also felt a little awkward.
Uh... why does V feel a little strange today?
Looking at V's sharp, predatory gaze, Berry only felt a chill run down her spine.
Was it just her imagination?
Although the environment and the person were familiar, a sense of wariness inexplicably rose in Berry's heart.
And this feeling was very familiar to her, or at least, it used to be.
There was no mistake; this feeling was the scent of impending domination.
After seeing the profound look in V's eyes, Berry confirmed her suspicion, and alarm bells immediately began ringing in her heart.
She suddenly realized the situation seemed dangerous.
Could this V be holding a grudge?
"Hehe, V, um, I suddenly remembered I have something to do. I'm going out for a bit."
Since the situation was wrong, Berry prepared to bolt.
With an apologetic smile, Berry shuffled her feet as if she truly had an urgent matter, intending to sneak out of the room.
No, no.
Thinking about how she had treated V, Berry shivered.
If V, with her malicious intent, used those methods on her, she would definitely be ruined
she would completely turn into a woman.
Berry was so scared her hands trembled; she just wanted to slip out of the apartment.
It didn't matter where, she needed to go out and hide today first.
However, seeing the guilty movements of Berry, V, who had been silently observing her, suddenly spoke.
"Don't go, Berry. I've learned quite a few things these past few days and wanted to discuss them with you. Leaving now is too rushed, isn't it?"
As V said this, she gracefully stood up and elegantly blocked Berry's path.
Not only that, but she crossed her arms and smugly enjoyed the slight panic in Berry's eyes from her superior position.
The show is just about to start; how can the leading lady run away?
V thought with wicked amusement.
"Sister V, I was wrong! I'm terribly sorry!"
Seeing that her escape had failed, Berry immediately conceded defeat without hesitation, clasping her hands together with a look that begged, "Please spare me."
Her pitiful appearance would make anyone feel sorry for her.
Unfortunately, V wasn't falling for it.
She stood with her arms crossed, watching Berry's clumsy performance with interest.
Did this girl think she could escape punishment like this? Too naive.
V could not forget the humiliating past when she was like a tiger stranded on the plains and bullied by dogs; she had been forced to say many things against her will. Now, she intended to reclaim everything, principal and interest.
Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; do not bully a young person in poverty.
Having turned the tables, V intended to thoroughly 'True' Berry, making her recognize her place.
She would always be the submissive one.
Little sister only needs to act spoiled in Big Sister's arms; don't even think about treason or insubordination.
And a naughty child who commits such a crime must be severely punished. Therefore, V had no intention of letting Berry go today, no matter what she said.
Looking at V's provocative expression, Berry had bitterness in her heart that she couldn't express.
They say one deed deserves another, and she was now deeply grasping the profound meaning of that.
She regretted her actions back then.
However arrogant she had been when V was down, that was how regretful she was now.
Why did she have to be so reckless? V had only been vulnerable for a moment, and she had rushed to ramp up the intensity. Now that she was cornered in the room, facing V's expression that promised no mercy, Berry felt her legs turn to jelly.
If she could, Berry would want to go to a forum to ask for help.
Stuck in Night City, about to be dominated, what should I do? Waiting online, it's urgent!!!
But unfortunately, Berry didn't have that ability, and now, it seemed she couldn't run away either.
V smiled teasingly, enjoying Berry's predicament, and approached her step by step, narrowing the space Berry had to dodge.
Seeing that V was serious, Berry's face turned pale with fright.
She felt like slapping her past self a few times.
"Sister V, I'm sorry >people<, please let me go! Doing that kind of thing will kill someone!"
Berry shook her head like a rattle drum, expressing her refusal, but V didn't seem moved.
"Is that so? Why don't I think that way?"
V raised an eyebrow, not taking Berry's nonsense seriously, and even added fuel to the fire.
"I should thank you, Berry. I've learned about quite a few new ways to play these past few days. Don't worry, I guarantee you boundless pleasure."
Hearing the suppressed rage in V's words, Berry's heart sank even further into the abyss.
This V is way too vengeful.
All she did was take advantage of V's vulnerability and make her show those kinds of expressions; was it really that serious?
No, if I stay here any longer, I'll definitely be dominated! I must run!
Hesitation leads to defeat, so Berry said nothing, her eyes darting around. She seized the chance, and in the blink of an eye, she charged headlong to escape.
Like a sudden clap of thunder, Berry sprang up on both legs, intending to jump over the sofa and bolt immediately.
In Berry's eyes, there was only the door
the door that separated the normal world from the Hell of Domination
it was everything to her now.
As long as she could slip out that door, she would be fine.
Berry thought this.
If she could run out that door, she would be like a fish entering the sea or a tiger returning to the deep mountains; she would escape this destined fate.
V, you didn't expect this, did you? This is my escape route!
Mid-air, Berry seemed to have already tasted success, and the corner of her mouth began to curve into an arc.
However, just before Berry could laugh out loud, a swift force came from her waist.
Berry was like a satellite suddenly pulled down by gravity, instantly falling onto the soft sofa. The force had come from V's outstretched hand, which had firmly grabbed the disobedient Berry attempting to flee.
And now, following the momentum of the fall, V was on top, firmly pinning Berry beneath her.
"Hmph, trying to escape, are we?"
Looking at Berry, who was slightly stunned from the fall onto the sofa, V smiled, controlled her heavy breathing, and brushed the short hair away from her ear.
Feeling V's hot, moist breath and realizing her hands were quietly pinned, Berry suddenly discovered the severity of the situation.
"Don't move!"
Before Berry could move, V's stern command startled her into stillness for a few seconds, but her sluggish brain finally reacted.
Wait a minute, why should I listen to V!
Berry blushed and gritted her teeth, feeling ashamed that her body had instinctively betrayed her.
However, it was too late to resist now. V had already grabbed Berry's hand and stuffed something into it.
What is this?
In her distress, Berry, pinned beneath V in a half-sitting position, looked down curiously, only to see the object in her hand, causing her face to instantly flush crimson.
What is it? What else could it be? A safety protection device a finger cot, and a strawberry-flavored one at that.
"Berry, if you don't want it to hurt, be proactive and put it on for me yourself."
Hearing V's low-toned, teasing words, Berry's blush deepened by three shades.
Weren't these the exact words she had used earlier to tease V? Having them used against her now was completely unacceptable.
V wasn't joking. Her hot breath fanned Berry's face, and her deep eyes concealed long-suppressed, overwhelming desire.
Teasingly, she extended her slender finger, signaling Berry to consciously put the item on.
As for Berry, her mind was practically defunct.
As the saying goes, a flower blooms in two parts, each telling its own story, but Berry, today, she had fully blossomed.
Stars shifted, the sun and moon exchanged places.
The next morning, listening to the bustling sound of Night City outside the window, Berry kept her eyes half-closed, unwilling to get up.
Rather, it wasn't that she didn't want to get up; she simply couldn't.
The fierce battle of yesterday was the kind that made men silent and women weep upon witnessing it.
The definition of the battlefield had been infinitely expanded: the sofa, the bathroom, the desk... there was no longer a single battlefield, or perhaps, everywhere was the battlefield.
I was dominated.
In Berry's mind, this sentence rang out flatly, as if merely stating a fact, devoid of any emotional tone.
Is the flower truly blooming? Is she happy? Is she joyful? Is this the world's definition, or her own choice? Do plants have consciousness? Do inorganic materials have consciousness? Where is the end of the universe? Could the world just be a lie? Berry's mind was blank, allowing her thoughts to wander freely, pulling up a string of completely unrelated, wild fantasies.
She had given up thinking.
"Berry, I'm done washing. It's your turn."
At that moment, the sound of water in the shower stopped. V walked out wearing a tank top, drying her soaking wet blue hair with a towel, and went straight to Berry's side.
Seeing Berry's appearance mouth slightly open, eyes half-closed, looking like she had given up on thinking and life V couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Berry, what kind of expression is that? It's so strange."
V, who had also fought all night, looked energetic and radiant, with a glowing, joyous face.
She was completely different from the quiet V who had been sitting in a wheelchair before.
Sure enough, V was still V, a Nomad by origin, with a Nomad personality.
However, Berry was quite miserable; she was now like a salted fish who had lost its ideals, staring up at the ceiling and sinking into skepticism.
She was completely numb.
Having been treated in such ways, she no longer had the confidence to call herself a man.
Could a man make those sounds? Could a man assume those positions?
Berry felt that all things in the universe and the infinite stars had collapsed under this fatal blow, and even the Great Dao had been extinguished.
She felt certain things were tearfully departing from her, and she herself had been thoroughly, completely, body and soul, transformed into a woman by V, from the inside out.
This kind of thing... no.
Berry wanted to cry but had no tears left.
"If you don't go soon, then I'll carry you there~"
However, V, having achieved her desire, was in a good mood. Her heart felt warm like a spring breeze, and her eyes were happily squinted into curved crescents.
To be honest, she was ecstatic.
It's often said that a harmonious sex life is a major source of happiness, and she was certainly feeling it now, and then some.
Just thinking about the series of shameful vows that Berry had made in front of the camera under her coercion last night, V felt extremely pleased.
Hmm, what a wonderful new life.
V praised life from the bottom of her heart.
As for Berry, when she heard V jokingly say she wanted to carry her to the bathroom, she stopped emo-ing and instantly sat up with a jolt.
She had heard those exact words last night.
No way, she couldn't fall for V's trap again.
Last night, Berry had listened to V's nonsense, and as for the result, well, let's just say it was a shameful past she couldn't bear to recall.
Watching Berry hobble stubbornly towards the bathroom by herself, V felt like bursting out laughing.
Revenge served, revenge served.
As the saying goes, a gentleman's revenge is not too late in ten years; a woman's revenge is from morning till night.
Although V was capable and straightforward, she was still a genuine Girl through and through, and sometimes she could hold a grudge.
However, while still enjoying the memories of last night and the morning's vigor, a sudden ringing sound, a phone call, interrupted her.
But looking at the caller ID icon, V's eyes widened.
"Jackie?!"
"Hey, it's me, that's right!"
Jackie's grinning, honest big face appeared on the video call, though his face was bruised and swollen. But he looked energetic overall, his eyes were bright, and his smile was still as goofy as ever.
"V, are you okay? I heard from Viktor that you've recovered. That's great news, a really good thing!"
Jackie in the video call was wearing a cheap, ill-fitting suit, hands on his hips, exuding a strange sense of confidence that was, well, a little silly.
However, seeing Jackie like this, V couldn't help but let the corners of her mouth curl up.
"Of course, what could ever defeat me? I'm a tough guy, how could I ever fall down like that!"
"Hmm, yes… it really does seem that way."
Jackie waved his hand with a smile.
"Alright, I've got good news for you too. I'm coming back today, I'm on the subway right now, almost at Chinatown. Oh, and call Berry, we'll meet at Viktor's Clinic!"
"Really? Wow, welcome home, brother!"
Hearing that Jackie was coming back, V was very happy, pacing around the room excitedly.
"Alright then, we'll meet at Viktor's Clinic!"
V hung up the phone, looking very excited.
This is great, now Jackie is back too, everything is getting back on track.
V let out a long breath, feeling more relaxed in body and mind than ever before.
Only after losing something do you realize how precious it is to have it.
V was finally realizing that now.
It turned out that, without realizing it, she had so many reliable friends and brothers in Night City.
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