[Corruption, Brainwashing, Reality Shift]

But what if things went ever so slightly differently, and somebody visited dear Albert before he finished his little masterpiece..?

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A knock echoed throughout Albert's home. Strange, he wasn't expecting any visitors. Who could be stopping by? It's not like he had a lot of friends, especially with how he focused so heavily on the documentation of Golden Freedom's efforts...

The young man went straight to his front door and opened it up, blinking a little in shock at the young lady waiting outside. Saki Hitmitsu, Mimoto Highschool's Student Council President. "President Himitsu? What are you doing here?" This was strange. He knew that the President thought that it was her duty to check up on her fellow students so she could ensure that they were doing well. But it's not like he was the type that really deserved that kind of attention.

Saki smiled softly as Albert expressed his confusion. "You've been skipping school, Carter. Of course I would have to come by and check up on you." It really was nothing special for her. Though she had another reason for coming here, one that drove her eyes towards the stairs leading up to his room... "Is it possible that you could show me what you've been busy with?"

"I... don't see why not?" Honestly, if there was somebody he could trust with this, it was probably the Prez. She'd probably know what he could do, considering the feelings that still bubbled through him. He wasn't sure if he was going to sell it or end up just keeping it, and maybe...

He didn't get to think much about it before he suddenly found himself slammed against the wall, with Saki planting her hand beside his head. All while she kept that smile on her face. "P-President..?" This was new. What was she trying to do? More importantly, had she always been this forceful, or had he somehow awakened a brand new side of her?

"Albert Carter..." Saki mused, all while her eyes turned ever gently gold. The same shade that was tied to the Jõtai and the members of Golden Freedom. "I could let you finish your compendium. But I have a much better role in mind. One that will truly take advantage of your... special qualities."

Albert's heart was beating against his chest. All while his eyes dimmed a little, his mind having trouble processing what was going on. He could hear the President's sweet tone, but everything else was kind of hazy. What was she trying to do again..? What was he trying to do, for that matter..?

He had fallen under her sway. He truly was just like all the others. No matter how much information he had been able to gather, he was still human. And with his humanity now falling prey to her power, it was easy for her to pull out one of the Jõtai rings that she had personally crafted, offering it to him with her smile remaining ever-present. "Take this ring, Albert. And let your ambitions run wild and free..."

His ambitions. Truth be told, he didn't have many ambitions. One thing that he prided himself in was his ability to present data in a very concise and flavorful way... But he also prided himself in his photography skills. All the pictures in his personal Golden Freedom compendium had been taken by him, using so many small chances to amass a collection of great pictures.

What would the ring choose? What would it do to him? Both were questions he truly couldn't understand. His mind was under her sway, after all. His ambitions had bubbled to the forefront, but that didn't mean he was able to control himself or properly perceive anything. All he could do was follow orders and slowly slip that ring onto his ring finger, letting the golden glow of the Jõtai slowly consume him while Saki watched...

Saki had done this to many a student. As an agent of Golden Freedom, it was up to her to spread freedom. And the ones she chose to free were the ones with the most ambition. After she had picked up on the fact that somebody scoped out Golden Freedom and documented so much about them, she made it her personal mission to deal with them. And if that meant she gained an ally... Well, two birds with one stone, no?

Albert let out a potent moan as the golden glow compressed onto his body, with the gold shrinking further and further until it turned into mere lines stretched across a black-suited form. By all accounts, he looked like a slightly more impressive pawn. Barring the fact that he didn't have a dome wrapped around his head yet.

But both factors would quickly change. That bodysuit shifted, as a proper suit grew from it and dressed the young man like a sharp secretary, ready to serve his boss. All while his hips were exaggerated, perhaps even emphasized by the bodysuit that served as a second layer of skin.

Albert's hips weren't the only thing that stood out. His hair grew long and golden, before being tied into a ponytail as his chest pushed outward. More and more femininity was being added in different places all at once, with a Eye of Horus-like tattoo forming right underneath one of his eyes...

Only as the last vestiges of his masculinity vanished, leaving her with a damp crotch that was practically begging to be played with, would her transformation be considered close to complete. The golden-haired girl trembled as her skin tanned slightly, making her look more like a foreigner... Something that only served to compliment the visor that formed around her eyes.

And as her eyes fell upon Saki, her heart immediately smashed against her chest. She knew what she had to do. She had to get down on one knee, and bow her head. "Mistress Himitsu... I, Aceshot, pledge myself to thee..." She had changed so much in such a short time. But the only change that would stick, even after the Jõtai had been forcibly broken away from her, was this brand new devotion inside her heart. She wanted to truly please her Mistress. Nothing else would make her happier...

Saki smirked as she patted her new minion on the head, gently caressing her naked cheek and prompting her to moan in turn. She was so easy to manipulate. She barely had to do anything...

Now, it was time to put her to the test...

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"Seriously? Come on..."

"Just be careful, Hiro. We don't know when the spike'll happen again, but there's definitely a Jõtaijin loose."

"Right. Keep in touch, Byakko."

Hiro scowled a bit as she closed comms. Of course there was going to be a problem on the day she headed to the park. Because of course. She wasn't allowed to just enjoy life at this point. Something was going to go wrong, and it was going to all be her fault. That's how it always goes...

And yet she didn't want to think too much about it. She was out on a nice trip with Mikai. She was going to enjoy it for all its worth, even if she was a little paranoid at this point. What were the chances of them actually getting into trouble, anyway?

"What's up, Hiro?" Mikai asked as she walked over to her skunk-striped partner, tilting her head slightly. "You look really frowny. Is there something I could do to help?" Like always, she just wanted to see her partner smile. Even if there was a very good reason for the friend's current expression.

Hiro closed her eyes and smiled. "It's alright, Mikai. Just be you." She said, patting the girl on the head. Something that prompted the shorter girl to smile up at her in delight. They had gone through a good deal together. This was supposed to be a reward for them, a chance to just bond...

"Aw! How sweet!"

Hiro twitched as she heard somebody cry out, prompting her to very nearly reach for her gauntlet and just transform then and there. Only for her to notice the person crying out at them. It was just another Mimoto Highschool student, prompting her to sigh and lower her arm...

"Ehehe, it's really sweet, isn't it?" Mikai giggled as she turned towards the student as well. All while smiling from ear to ear. "Who are you, anyway? I don't think I've seen you before! I'm Mikai, and this is Hiro!" She quickly introduced herself, with Hiro gently slapping her across the back of the head. She wasn't supposed to just introduce them like that.

The student smiled as she shook her head. "My name's not that important. But I was wondering if I could get a nice picture of you two? You seem really close, and I wanted a memento of that kind of bond. Something to encourage me to take the next step myself!" Her words made it seem like she thought they were in love, even if it seemed rather farfetched...

Hiro narrowed her eyes. "We're not like that." She muttered. But she also didn't turn her down. She just sighed and wrapped her arms around Mikai. "Is this alright?" She asked, both towards her partner and the girl that was going to take their picture.

Mikai giggled a little and nodded. "I didn't know you wanted to take a picture like this, Hiro!" Their height difference meant that it was really easy for the two to stand like this. Even with Hiro hugging her and keeping her in front of her, you'd still get a good view of both of them. Especially as they smiled at the camera. Not that there was currently a camera in the girl's hands...

And there wasn't going to be a camera in her hands, as the golden-haired girl materialized a visor around her eyes. A visor that zoomed in and locked on. And before the two had a chance to truly react to what was going on-

*SNAP*

A photo was shot. And both Mikai and Hiro were forced to endure such a strange sensation pouring through them, both having their cheeks flush bright red in response. What exactly was going on? And what could they do to stop it from happening again..?

"Ehehehe... What a nice picture! Two heroines being so cute!" The visor-clad student said as the rest of her disguise faded away, revealing the sharply dressed Aceshot, who giggled and licked her lips as the lens on the inner side of her visor adjusted as much as it needed to. "But I'm sure you can be cuter! Otherwise, I wouldn't be Aceshot!"

Hiro grit her teeth. There was the troublemaker. A Jõtaijin in plain sight, and they had both fallen for its tricks. "Mikai! Time to transform!" She cried out, as she reached for her gauntlet. Hopefully Huanglong was ready to respond to her request.

Mikai nodded in turn as she posed like she normally would. "Henshin!" She cried out, with flames swirling around her at the same time as Hiro's armor started to materialize...

*SNAP*

Only for their transformation trinkets to vanish... Rendering them completely ordinary. At least, that's what it seemed like at a glance. How else could one explain the fact that they couldn't transform? It was like their untransformed selves were layered on top of their transformed selves... Or something like that, if Hiro were to explain the experience in any way.

"Whaaaaa? What do we do, Hiro?" Mikai asked, trying to figure out what else they could do if they couldn't transform. There were very few options available to them, especially if the Jõtaijin had any strong options. Then again, she seemed like she could just take pictures and nothing more. So... Was she really that dangerous?

Hiro knew better than to underestimate a Jõtaijin, as she pushed Mikai aside in an attempt to just rush the girl down. "You're not going to win!" She cried out, fist reared back...

Only for her to be the one that got hit, courtesy of the black barrier that formed in front of her. She wasn't used to fighting the owner of that barrier, but Mikai was. And Mikai couldn't help but tremble a little as the golden-suited Jõtaider appeared from behind that black barrier...

"Kanzei..." Mikai shivered. What was she supposed to do when faced against her, and her powers were out of her reach? All she could do was raise her fists, like she was ready to throw hands. If Hiro was going to try and fight, then so would she!

Kanzei laughed as she turned towards her Jõtaijin. "You did very well already, Aceshot. Why don't you finish them off?" Her voice was as commanding and delightful for her minion to hear. So much so that the visor-clad Jõtaijin started shivering in delight all over again...

"I-I don't want to finish them off without you, Lady Kanzei..!" Aceshot cried out, trembling all over as she sank her teeth into the bottom of her lip. She really, really wanted to get the chance to take a picture of her dear Lady Kanzei. And if it meant that she could help her, then even more so. She wanted to make her win..!

Kanzei smiled underneath her helmet, as she walked towards the two disabled Jõtaiders. "Divine Bind." She said, slamming the butt of her cane into the ground. And the two were immediately pulled closer to her, courtesy of the dark chains that shot out from a circle of despicable dark energy, leaving them in such a position where she could easily wrap her arms around them and squeeze them close to her...

Neither Mikai nor Hiro were pleased with this. But what could they do to stop it? Their powers had been stripped away for the time being. All they could do was struggle a bit against the chains, and not much more...

And Aceshot wasn't going to give them the chance to do much more. As she locked onto them and got ready to snap the picture that would finish them off, she shifted through a few filters. And as she did so, the two of them started to change already. But while they weren't able to focus on what was happening to them, they were definitely able to notice what was happening to the girl in the middle...

Due to the change in filters, Saki's transformation was undone. And both Hiro and Mikai were shocked at the sight of her presence. That enemy Jõtaider had been her all this time..!?

*SNAP*

Before they even got the chance to truly express their horror, the photo was snapped. And as their cries echoed out, they started to cling to the girl that had betrayed them. All while their bodies started to tan in such an alluring way, not unlike how Aceshot's own body had.

"P-Prez..." Mikai muttered, her hair turning platinum blonde as her boobies started to fit less inside her shirt. Her lips plumped out slightly, and she looked like a gyaru that had been cooking a little too long. Especially as her painfully short skirt did little to hide away her thoroughly soaked thong when she hugged her Prez...

Hiro was in a state much akin to Mikai's. So much so that they looked like twins, with Hiro's body having shrunk down and grown a lot thicker to compensate. She was a shortstack gyaru, one that couldn't help but cling to Sak- Her Prez. Her blonde locks also really complimented her tan, as she blushed and squeezed her Prez real tight to try and make her look at her. "Prez... Like, c'mon..." And just like her partner-turned-twin, she was just as horny...

Saki smiled and patted both of the short gyaru straight on the head, before smiling and looking towards her Jõtaijin. While she would've preferred model students, a pair of loyal and needy gyaru that couldn't do anything to fight back against her was more than good enough. "You did very well, Aceshot. Far beyond what I ever could've expected from somebody like you."

This time, Aceshot wasn't the only one that felt happiness from her Mistress' voice. Both of the gyaru twins also trembled in delight, even from just being neglected. But Aceshot was the one that got most of the love, especially as Saki walked closer to her and put her hand under her chin... "M-Mistress..." Ah, just having her touch her like this was nearly too much...

Saki chuckled as she planted a kiss on Aceshot's cheek. "Your reward, my Aceshot... Is to snap a picture of yourself. Edit yourself as you see fit. That is all I ask of you." She whispered into her ear, and then stepped back. All so she could devote the tiniest bit of attention to the transformed heroines.

Aceshot trembled, before using her visor's built-in selfie mode to take a picture of herself. It was surprisingly easy to do so, because of the supernatural nature of her visor, but the effects were more than delightful...

Saki was able to watch as the snappy-suited girl was transformed back into a student. A tanned student with that decorative eye tattoo, and everything else that she had done to her remaining except for the modifications that would make her look hostile. Just looking at her was enough to make a name appear on her lips...

Asuna Cardigan. A half-Japanese transfer student that had felt so out of place. But thanks to Saki, she was able to not only find friends that she held near and dear to her heart, but she was able to find a purpose. She hadn't abandoned her role as Aceshot either. She would do anything to please her Saki-senpai. As long as she still wanted her...

Both of the transformed Gyaru watched as Saki stepped close to Asuna, before gasping as their Prez kissed the cute golden-blonde. Oh, she was such a good kisser. Maybe she could kiss them too...

Thus, Saki's victory was set in stone... And as a bonus, she gained something much more important than a simple victory...

A girlfriend…