A Proper Punishment (Genshin Impact) WIP (Patreon)

“Yae, why are you making me do this?” Ei couldn’t stop herself from grumbling as she looked at her dear fox friend, watching those five pink tails sway back and forth in front of her. “I know that the Shogun has caused trouble for the people of Inazuma, but do I really have to--”

“It’s the fact that your doll has caused trouble that you have to suffer the consequences. If you would have just listened all those years ago, you wouldn’t be in this situation.” A devious smile came to Yae’s lips as she turned around to face her best friend, Raiden Ei, excited about the get-up that she put her friend in. Ei was on her hands and knees, with fake dog ears on her head, a collar strapped to her neck, a dog tail buttplug inside, and nothing to cover herself with. “This is what you get for almost ruining the land you wanted to protect. Unfortunately, I don’t think this is harsh enough for what you’ve put everyone through. Especially our dear Traveler. But… This was the best solution that could be thought of that wouldn’t throw this country into even further chaos.”

Ei kept herself quiet as she listened to Yae. Of course, she had to suffer the consequences of her actions. But was this really the way to do it? To allow Guuji Yae to parade her around her own country while ‘dressed’ like this? It was beyond humiliating. And far too low for someone of her stature. But as Yae tugged on the leash that was attached to her collar, a small yelp left her lips. “Yae… I swear…”

“Unless the next words out of your mouth are about how you’ll swear to be a better leader for your people, I don’t wanna hear it. We’ll be done in thirty minutes, anyway.” Yae couldn’t stop herself from squatting down in front of Ei so that she could look her leader and friend in the eyes, staring deep into them before dragging her tongue along her lips. “So be sure to savor it. I’d hate to have to do this to you again.~”

“I have a feeling you would just love to do this again…”

A playful gasp left the fox’s lips, a hand coming to her mouth to cover it up. “How dare you think so lowly of me, Raiden. And here I thought you wouldn’t complain about looking like this in front of me.~” Yae’s eyes immediately drifted to the gentle red that was coming to her friend’s cheeks. “If you’re a good girl, I’ll be sure to reward you properly for your efforts, okay? You have to pay for what you did, but that’s no reason for you to come out of this without some sort of reward.”

“.... Fine… Just make it quick. I don’t think I can talk you out of this, anyway….”

“Atta girl. Now, let’s go show everyone Guuji Yae’s new pet.~” With a cheerful tone in her voice, Yae rose to her feet and gave a gentle tug on Raiden’s leash.

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The couple’s first stop was the Statue of the Omnipresent God. Right in the heart of Inazuma City, a place where people would gather for various reasons. And a place where most of the city could see without needing to move too far from where they were. It was a perfect first stop for the two. And it was a simple matter to get there with how close it was to Raiden’s temple. A quick few steps and a leap onto the platform and the two were there.

Of course, with every step the two of them took, the realization that she was actually doing something like this sank deeper and deeper into Ei. Only a few guards had spotted her so far, all of them confused about what was happening. But all of them enjoyed the view that she presented them. And since it was Yae that was leading her, none of them seemed to verbally question just what was happening. “You didn’t influence my guards at all, did you…?”

“Now why would I go and cheat like that? I’m hurt, Ei. Do you truly think I would do something like that?~” There was a small skip in her step as Yae started to walk her way from the statue, pulling Ei right along with her. It was such a treat in her mind to be able to do this to a friend that she knew desperately deserved it. Hearing her complain like this put a bit of a damper on her enjoyment of this moment, but Yae was smart enough to expect that Raiden wouldn’t simply be on board with this idea.

Fortunately, as the two of them made their way into the busy section of the city, Ei decided to keep herself quiet. So as Yae approached Katherin at the Adventurer’s stand, she couldn’t stop the smile that was on her face from growing. “Katherin! How are you today? Have we had any good adventurers come in lately? With our nation now…”

At first, Ei kept her head down and her mouth closed, knowing that Yae would drag this out for as long as she possibly could. Though it meant that she couldn’t tell Yae off for doing something like this, staying quiet would likely make the fox grow bored and end this sooner. At least, that’s what she thought until she heard a young man behind her saying something about how demeaning it must be to be in public like this.

As soon as she heard that, Raiden wanted to turn around and tell him off, making it clear that she didn’t want to be a part of this in any way shape, or form. But as she turned her head, she was quickly halted by Yae tugging on her leash while continuing to talk to Katherin. Yae didn’t even turn her head away from the confused worker as she did so as if she just knew how the archon would react. And that caused Ei’s heart to skip a beat in her chest.

Just how did Yae know what she was going to do? How did her friend even hear what the young man said while she was in conversation? Deep down, Ei knew that Yae was a crafty woman and an even more clever yokai. But to either predict or react in time for that? Maybe something was involved and Ei couldn’t put her finger on it. Whatever the reason was, all thought was halted in Raiden’s mind as she looked up and noticed Yae silently holding her palm out. Moving her fingers as if to gesture for Raiden to reach it.

“Did you not hear me, girl?” Yae started, clearing her throat and looking Raiden in the eyes. “Our friend here wants to see if you’re the real Shogun or not. It’d be rude to keep her waiting, wouldn’t it?” Without missing a beat, the fox snapped her fingers and gave a gentle tug on the leash once again.

At first, Raiden was tempted to just sit there in retaliation. To do nothing and prove that Yae couldn’t control her like she wanted. But that’s when she saw an all too familiar look in the fox’s eyes. The same look that Yae shot whenever she was in a sour mood. The same look that made all the yokai she grew up with tremble at the sight of. The same look she would give Ei whenever she took her training with Mikoto too far and ended up hurt as a result.