[Corruption, Minionization]

Just as quickly as Albert had spotted the figure right outside his window, the glass shattered. Because the one that had come to deal with him was not about to mince words or anything. No, she had a very clear purpose in mind...

"I can't believe somebody like you was able to gather so much dirt on us. So, human. Any last words?"

General Spider of Golden Freedom. The woman that had single handedly changed many of the inhabitants of Mimoto into Jõtaijin thanks to her diligence towards her task. And while many of them had not heeded her words, or even fought back against her, the fact that she had turned that many was something to be proud of. That meant that she was accomplishing the goal that Golden Freedom had set forth...

"S-Spider... Oh, beautiful General Spider..!" The young man gasped and cried out in delight, despite the fact that eight sharp blades were pointed right at his head or at his throat. He didn't feel fear from her. Not because she wasn't intimidating, but rather because of the love that he had for her and her kin. "I'm so glad that you came! Ah, that means I can give my information to somebody reliable!"

Spider blinked. And then she blushed, all while the blades each drew blood. Not much, just inching close enough to lightly insert into his body. "WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING AT?!" She screamed from the depths of her lungs. She wasn't used to being called any of those things. Reliable!? Beautiful!? What kind of trick was he trying to pull!? She wasn't either... Oh, god damnit, now she was slipping into self-deprecating behavior based on how much Cobra and Bat teased her. It wasn't fair! Why did a human see her worth, and they didn't!?

"I-I'm not playing, General! I truly wish to help you!" He shouted as he tried to lift his hand up to his head, trembling as those blades were so dangerously sharp. One false move would render him incapacitated or worse. But still, he saluted his General with a smile on his face. "I wish to devote myself to you and your cause... B-Because you've done so much for the city already, it'd only be right to offer my services to such a hero!"

The General grit her teeth as all of her blades retracted, leaving her to turn her head while her face turned several different shades of red in the span of a few moments. Good grief, she was really getting this embarrassed thanks to a human's words. Still, it was a refreshing change of pace. "A-Ahem. V-Very well then. You wish to be part of Golden Freedom? What will you give in exchange for your eternal service? Besides that data, I was going to destroy it for the sake of keeping our identities and our weaknesses a secret!"

"I would lay down my life for your cause, General!" Albert slammed his head down against the floor, prostrating before the woman that he respected above all else. "Use me as a tool! Use me as a minion! Use me and take down those that try to fight back against you! That's what I want, I want to be useful to the woman that has done so much already!"

Alright. He was going a bit overboard with his worship. And yet that just made Spider grin way more than she had any right to. Of course he was right to offer himself like this. "You're a real simp and a half, aren't you?" She snickered, all while reaching into her pocket. If he was going to act like this, then... Yes, that would be perfect. Especially since she knew that those two would be vulnerable before long.

"Simp doesn't truly describe my devotion, General!" Albert didn't raise his head. He just kept it down while making sure to let her know just how much he cared for her and her cause. It was a cause worth fighting for. A cause worth devoting his every living breath to. As long as she was successful and happy, then he would be just as happy.

Spider laughed in response. Alright, at least he was aware of his obsession. Fine, then he really would be perfect. "Raise your head, recruit!" She shouted, using an assertive tone that truly befitted a General like her. She didn't get to do this often, so she relished each and every opportunity.

Albert sprung up and saluted his General, especially as he looked straight at her. She was beautiful. Stunning. Perfect in every conceivable way. He was happy to offer him to her. No matter what command she would give, he would do his best to follow it. Even the suicidal ones. He trusted her with his life, even if she had not truly done anything to earn that kind of devotion.

"Your hand."

As she asked for his hand, he immediately shot it outward. Even if that almost struck her in the face. She wasn't phased in the slightest, nor did she delay. She slipped the ring in her pocket onto his ring finger, and gave that meticulously crafted accessory a kiss to activate its effect.

"Be reborn as my greatest soldier, recruit! Be reborn as part of Golden Freedom's elite military might!"

"SIR YES SIR!" Albert's voice echoed out as he kept saluting, all while the golden glow of the Jõtai on his hand quickly started to cover him. It tightened around him as much as it possibly could. Squeezing into him. Compressing him. Not to the point where he looked like one of the twinks that Cobra commanded, but rather to the point where it would be hard to lay one's eyes upon him if they didn't focus.

And as the golden glow faded, his new self was clear as day. A black and tender bodysuit with a massive spider and its webbing stretching across his body. Truly showing who he belonged to, especially if one were to look up at the helmet that now covered his head.

It was a helmet that was intended to keep his identity hidden. But printed onto the front was a Spider... Or rather, a crosshair in the shape of a spider, with its webbing serving as a bit of decoration to make it harder to notice its true purpose...

"Sir! Simper Fi! Reporting for Duty!" Even though most of Albert had been buried underneath a latex bodysuit that made him look like a part of a proper military squad, specifically like he would be long-ranged support, his support and his devotion still poured out. Especially as the crosshair in the middle of his spider-mask started to turn into a heart.

Spider laughed. He really was much more than a simp. But that just meant that he was going to be effective. "Good! Then let's move out and put a stop to the forces that try to fight back against Golden Freedom!"

Both General and Simp cried out in unison as their mission was all but guaranteed to succeed...

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"You're too young for those."

"Ehhh? I'm not that young, Hiro! C'mon, I wanna fire a gun too."

"No. Besides, you want to show your Mom how good you are too, don't you?"

"M... Yeah... Guess I'll wait."

"Good. Now please watch."

Meanwhile, the two heroines that were protecting Mimoto with all of their might whenever evil would try to rise up through the tracks were doing something much simpler. They were spending time together as partners, all so that they could breathe easy and relax for once in their difficult lives.

Since the Amusement Park had opened, it was only right that they should take a moment to enjoy some games. Which was why Hiro currently held an airsoft rifle in her hands, with the man tending to the booth doing his best to avoid having her aim trail on him.

Mikai really wanted to fire the rifle. But even so, when she watched Hiro really get into the zone and aim like she was an expert markswoman, she just couldn't help but feel a bit awed. Is this what she felt like whenever she got promoted to KNIGHT? Even if she only had a simple pistol-like gun then, she was still really skilled with it...

A flash appeared in Hiro's eyes as she pulled the trigger. And just as Mikai blinked, she heard the sound of several plates being shattered in the span of a second. The young blonde would have to turn her head towards the booth to see the results...

Every single plate that had to get destroyed for the sake of a prize... All of them had been broken. And Hiro had barely even moved. The sheer level of control on display there... It was astonishing...

"So. Think you can do better than that?" Hiro said as she put down the rifle, smirking a little at Mikai. Sometimes she had to show her just how far she still had to go before she'd be truly skilled. Especially since there was this big gap between them. She had to prove that she was her senior, both as a girl and as a heroine...

"I can try! But you gotta teach me how to do that later! That was so cool!" Mikai wasn't even mad. She was really just impressed. Hiro was the coolest partner she could ever wish to have, if she could just snipe so many targets before she even realized what happened!

"Ha! Haha! You think that's impressive?! You really are a fool, Mikai!"

Hiro and Mikai both turned towards the overly proud sounding voice, only to be confronted with General Spider. Really? She was going to confront them here? In bright daylight? On their day off? Didn't she have any decency?

"...Mikai, how about I show you something more impressive?" Hiro said, as she reached towards the rifle. If she was right, there were still a few balls left in the magazine...

Or at least, she would've reached for it. If not for a combination of two things. The sound of a few bullets ringing through the air, and the weak and pitiful moan that echoed behind her. All she could do was whip her head over her shoulder, noticing that the man behind the counter had been splattered by a burst of latex, turning him into a Pawn in a matter of seconds, and the rifle had been knocked aside...

Mikai blinked, before she noticed what had happened. "Hey! You're cheating, Spider!" The younger heroine cried out as she wasn't about to be handled so easily. If Spider had ranged support on her side, then she was just going to have to henshin now. "HENSHIN-"

Or at least, that's what she thought she was going to do. But then she heard another bullet fire through the air, and she felt a sharp pain run through her. Not because she had been shot, but rather because something she wore had been shot. A single glance downward, and she saw the Jõtai around her waist, the belt that sustained her ability to transform, shatter in the blink of an eye. She didn't know where the bullet came from, but what she knew was that she wasn't going to be able to become Mimoto for the time being. Not after that shock.

Spider laughed at the sight of her mortal enemy falling to the ground. Oh, this was priceless. There was no greater joy. After everything Mikai had done to try and get in her way, seeing her forced onto her knees by the pain of losing her Jõtai... God, if she didn't need to look at least a little presentable, she would've probably done something that could best be described as utterly depraved right there and then...

The sound of a bullet flying through the air echoed out once more, this time headed straight towards Hiro. But she dodged out of the way in time, having picked on the trajectory and the speed to the point where she knew exactly how she should dodge. "That ally of yours is better than you could hope to be." She muttered, all while keeping her gauntlet out of view. She could transform if she got a moment to hide away. So if she just-

Hiro's eyes widened. She thought that she had dodged. But the feeling pouring through her heart was quite different. All she could do was look straight down at her chest and notice the bullet embedded in her, especially as it slowly sank inside. She didn't know how it had hit her. Nor could she do a thing to fight back against it with her mind in this state.

Cries of pure pleasure and submission echoed from her lips, all while the bullet spread its way across her body. Compressing her form underneath layers upon layers of black latex-like material. And with every layer, her thoughts were being buried further and further as well. Until there was nothing left but a single empty mind, and a command...

"Hah... Ahaha! Hahahahaha!" Spider laughed from the depths of her heart. "Simper Fi! Get out here! You don't need to fire from afar any longer, you've taken them both out!" She gave her minion a command, all while enjoying the sight of the thoroughly defeated Hiro... And the currently struggling Mikai, who wasn't able to fight back due to her Jõtai shattering.

Simper Fi appeared as soon as his General called for him, kneeling down by her side as the firearm that he had used folded its way into his body. It was just another extension of his will, and thus he could 'holster' it inside of his body. "Thank you, General! Bringing you joy brings me joy as well!" He was beyond happy to have succeeded like this. So much so that you could hear his suit squeaking a little, probably in response to that excited state of mind...

"Joy's an understatement, Simper Fi!" She laughed in response to his obvious flattery, before crossing her arms and looking down upon her adversary. "Aren't you going to stand up and fight, Mikai? Or have I finally put an end to your struggles? Come on. Don't disappoint me when we've come this far. If you start faltering now, then I'd have nothing to entertain myself with."

Mikai certainly wanted to fight back. But the shock rushing through her, as well as the fact she just couldn't really do anything unless she regained her Jõtai, meant that all that she could do was glare at the General. "That's a really cheap trick, you know! Can't you just shoot me and get it over with!?" She was a little mad. Okay, she was pretty mad. So mad that the steam poured out of her ears as she tried to act like she really lived up to that anger. But all that she accomplished was looking like she was about to throw a big tantrum...

"If I just shot you in the face, you'd find a way to fight back against it. I know you, Mikai! That's why I cut off your chances. Now just sit still as my favorite Simp transforms you into a trooper. Just like what happened to Hiro!" Spider laughed, as she raised her hand as she gave the signal that the Jõtaijin was waiting for.

Mikai just looked back at her partner, and indeed... Hiro looked almost identical to the Simp. Same sort of tight latex suit that had a certain military edge to it. It deprived her of the elements that would make her stand out, reducing her to nothing more than a simple trooper that was saluting in response to her General's presence. Which really didn't make her too different from a Pawn, but Spider probably had her preferences in that regard.

She looked back towards the Jõtaijin that was going to shoot her, but all she could do was cry out in a mixture of pain and pleasure as a bullet found its way into her chest as well. Digging its way into her and slowly spreading across her body. Burying anything that she would consider part of her character or otherwise important. All while she gasped and panted as that tight latex grew tighter with every passing moment even as it spread across her further and further.

Her mind was being wrapped in layers upon layers of thought-constricting energy. She couldn't think independently when she was being tightened like this. Whether it was her body or her mind. All she could do was just stare straight ahead as her eyes started to glow a subtle gold, showing that she was becoming little more than another trooper.

And as Mikai was covered from head to toe, leaving her identical to Hiro barring the difference between their heights, all she did was salute just like the other trooper was. She didn't say a word. All she did was salute as obedient as she possibly could. She needed to look like she was ready. Ready to take on anything that might try and get in the way. Ready to fight against anything that her General would want her to fight against. That was her sworn duty. The one command that she had to follow no matter what...

Spider looked upon the two near-identical troopers. And she slowly looked around. Slowly. Deliberately. Nothing was going to jump out and ruin her victory, right? Nothing was going to cause trouble for her now that she finally managed to snatch victory from the taunting jaws of defeat?

As she confirmed that nothing would stop her, she let out a bellowing laugh. "YES! FINALLY! I'VE DONE IT! I'VE MADE THE JÕTAIDERS BECOME MY LOYAL SOLDIERS! I'VE DONE IT! AHAHAHAHA!" She shouted, joy pouring out through her body. Especially as she immediately squeezed her devoted soldier and hugged him. "IT'S OUR VICTORY, SIMPER FI! OURS AND OURS ALONE!"

He just smiled. Because his General was happy. And if she was happy, then he was happy...