Kronii Is Over(weight) Party, Part Two: Cracks

Kronii had never been to Indonesia before and, based on her first few hours in the country, she was certain she would never return again. People live here?! Sure the scenery was nice in the tourist traps but Kronii wasn't in the tourist traps, she was in bumblefuck nowhere and wishing she was dead. The heat sucked, the food sucked, the traffic sucked, everywhere she went even smelled bad. What did I do to deserve being sent here? She tried to fight off the headache that she felt building behind her eyes. All she had to do was just a few streams and then she could go back to civilization. She could go back to Irys.

Kronii was still sporting her 'cute little tummy' but she looked like a model next to these three flab sacks. Risu was chubby. Not nearly big enough to be called fat but she certainly wasn't missing any meals or burning any of them off at the gym. No part of her really stuck out, she was just overall soft. Moona was chunky. Having a rack as big as hers was great but having big boobs doesn't really count for much when you also have big everything else. Her wide hips, large ass and giant rack did draw attention away from her belly, but with her terrible impulse control it wouldn't be easy to ignore for much longer. Ollie, on the other hand, was fat. There was no way around it. Ollie looked like she hit puberty and hadn't stopped eating since. The girls with animal ears and tails were easy enough to fake with costumes and accessories but with Ollie's character being a 'zombie,' Hololive had set her up with special effects. The super slim Ollie on screen was entirely fake, just a model being puppeted behind the scenes by the real, much larger Ollie. Comfortable in the fact that she would never be seen, Ollie had used this as an excuse to turn herself into a lard balloon. Ollie's hyper sex-focused behavior made a lot of sense now, she had probably never felt a man's touch in her entire life. Kronii had been tasked with getting these three fat asses on the path to a healthy lifestyle and she certainly had her work cut out for her.

Kronii put on a fake smile for the girls but she was already on her phone messaging in all caps to her manager, demanding to be sent home immediately. 'I'm sure Indonesia isn't that bad, it's only three weeks.' Three weeks?! Kronii was under the impression that it was just going to be for a few days, not almost an entire month! Irys... Worry started to swell in Kronii's gut. What if Irys and Bae didn't break up? What if I'm gone for so long that they get back together? What if Irys finds another woman? Fear and jealousy made an ugly combination that was quickly consuming Kronii's cold heart. Kronii stewed in her thoughts for a long while until she was snapped back to attention by the fact that they were still driving.

"Aren't we going to the studio?"

"What studio?" Moona answered.

"You know, like HoloID HQ or whatever?" Kronii's question was met with laughter from the three girls.

"Ahahahaha, oh, no. The ID branch is trash compared to Reine's house. We do everything there. You are staying there I think." Risu laughed again. Reine's house? This wasn't good. It took a lot of time and quite a few fake platitudes but Kronii had managed to patch things up with all the girls she had offended. All of them except Reine. Reine was always somewhat terrifying to Kronii even before now. While Reine generally presented herself as a fun-loving goofball, she had a sadistic side that would occasionally slip through the cracks. It wasn't just Reine either, it was her family as well. Every single member of Hololive had gotten doxxed in some way or another over the years except for Reine, which led Kronii to believe Reine's family had some very powerful influence behind the scenes. But Reine hates me now, why would she agree to let me stay at her house for so long? Kronii wasn't sure what was going on, but she had a feeling that it wasn't good.

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Calling Reine's residence a "house" was a gross understatement. Reine lived in a mansion so enormous it was practically a palace. Kronii was awestruck from the main gate all the way to the front door. With money like this, why does she even work at all? The girls were greeted at the door by Reine herself and Ollie wasted no time in putting her hands all over her. Risu greeted Reine and giggled uncontrollably at Ollie's antics while Moona just walked right past them to get settled inside without saying a word. Moona's behavior was strange, almost to the point of appearing incredibly rude to the uninitiated, but Ollie had warned Kronii ahead of time not to take offense to it, Moona just wasn't exactly 'all there.' The inside of Reine's place was even more lavish than the outside would suggest. Almost every surface in the entire mansion was glittering with some sort of gold or ornate decoration. While Kronii looked around in stunned amazement, Reine took this time to take the bags out of Kronii's hands with far more force than was required.

"Here, allow me." Reine gave perhaps the most fake smile Kronii had ever seen on a face that wasn't her own. "You girls get comfortable while I show Kronii to her room. Lunch should already be served."

The mention of food sent the tubby trio dashing for what Kronii assumed to be the dining area as fast as they could. The sight of Ollie waddling after them with plaintive desperation in her voice as she begged them not to start without her made Kronii's heart sink just a little bit. This whole experience of gaining and losing weight had gone a long way in changing Kronii's reaction to fat people from derision to sympathy. Kronii hadn't been nearly as fat as Ollie when she started exercising again and it was already this hard for her to exercise and resist temptation, she couldn't imagine how hard it would be for someone as big as Ollie. Kronii turned back to see that Reine had wordlessly walked away with her bags and was already heading up a staircase farther down the hall on the opposite end of the foyer. Kronii quickly dashed after her and noted with some dismay that even after two weeks of exercising almost every day she was still completely out of breath by the time she reached the top of the stairs, huffing and puffing as she tried to catch up with Reine. Reine stopped near the end of another long hallway stretching right from the top of the stairs and crossed her arms as she stood waiting for Kronii.

"Hey, listen, I'm really sorry about-" Now that the two of them were in private, Kronii once again tried to apologize to Reine but was promptly interrupted.

"This is your room here." Reine said in a cold, bored tone as she opened the door for Kronii.

Kronii stepped inside and was amazed at just how big the room was. The bedroom featured a walk-in closet, an attached bathroom, an enormous gold-rimmed mirror on the wall overlooking a very fancy dresser and what appeared to be the softest king-sized bed in the entire world. And this is just a guest room. Just how rich is Reine? Kronii's examination of the room was interrupted as Reine unceremoniously tossed all of Kronii's belongings onto the floor and turned to leave.

"What the hell? You can't just-" Kronii was interrupted again but much more violently this time. Reine whipped around, quickly closing the gap between Kronii and herself and grabbing Kronii by her shirt with both hands. She yanked Kronii forward hard and so close that their foreheads were almost touching.

"If you even so much as think about using that tone of voice with me again I will make you disappear. Do you understand me?" Kronii was so shocked she couldn't even answer but Reine didn't wait for a reply.

"You are lucky I don't put you outside where cows belong." Reine pulled her even closer, their bodies touching. "Do you feel that, tubby? Do you feel my abs against that disgusting lard bag you call a stomach? That's what hard work feels like, maybe you should try it some time." Reine shoved Kronii backwards and sent her reeling into the dresser.

"There's food in the dining room, I'm sure a pig like you must be starving." Reine left the guest bedroom and slammed the door behind her.

Kronii steadied herself against the dresser with one hand and clutched her other hand to her chest where Reine had grabbed her shirt. Kronii had never been in a physical altercation in her entire life and the experience left her afraid. Her breathing was heavy as her mind raced. I need to leave. I should just turn back time now, take my lumps and move on. But the money... If I just keep my head down maybe things will be fine. Despite Kronii's newfound fear of ever interacting with Reine again, her stomach growled loudly, she hadn't eaten since before her flight. She wouldn't have told me food was served if she didn't want me to eat it, right? Kronii had never felt the need to second guess herself like this before, her confidence had been completely rocked by Reine's firm aggression. Kronii turned to look at herself in the mirror and collected herself, her eyes strayed down to the reflection of her belly and she tried not to think about Reine's cruel remarks. Her stomach growled again with more urgency. Just one meal won't hurt.

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The initial sight of the dining room would have made Kronii laugh if she weren't so nervous to be in the same room as Reine once again. The room was gigantic, the walls lined with paintings of various people whom Kronii assumed to be relatives as well as various statues and other, smaller art pieces. There were several tall, gold candlestick holders evenly spaced along the walls but the majority of the lighting was provided by the room's three chandeliers, two smaller chandeliers, one at each end of the dining table, and one massive chandelier in the center, each encrusted with various colorful gemstones. The comedic part of the scene came from the table itself. Kronii had never seen a table quite so long, easily capable of fitting 50 or so people, Kronii guessed, but looking all the more humorous for currently only seating the four girls at the far end. Kronii tried to ignore Reine's burning gaze as she walked to her seat next to Moona. Risu and Ollie sat opposite them with Reine at the head of the table. Kronii didn't even have the time to get adjusted in her seat before an older looking gentleman holding a large, silver platter appeared at her side, bowing gracefully and placing the tray in front of her. The servant removed the lid of the tray revealing a large dish which the servant informed her to be fried catfish with rice and something called 'green sambal' which Kronii had never heard of.

"You'll love it!" Risu insisted as she shoveled a bite of her own down her throat.

"Yeah, the cooking here is always super good no matter what they serve." Ollie gushed. Judging by the space in front of her, Kronii determined that Ollie was already on her second helping.

Moona said nothing, not only during this exchange but for the entire meal. She ate her food in complete silence, staring down at her plate, her motions almost robotic. Despite Moona's continually odd behavior, by far the most strange thing at the table was Reine. After her cold glare following Kronii to her seat, she turned her attention to Ollie and it never left. Reine watched Ollie eat in rapt fascination, like an explorer observing a new species of animal. While Kronii and the other girls had received very generous portions and were all immediately approached with offers of more upon finishing, Reine ate next to nothing by comparison. She had a small pile of what appeared to be the whites from hard boiled eggs which she consumed very quickly, a servant approached to remove her tray and she spent the rest of the meal in quiet observation of Ollie.

True to Risu's word, the food was fantastic. Kronii had never eaten catfish or sambal before but the combination was amazing. She made small talk with Risu and Ollie while she ate and felt a pang of sadness when her tray was eventually empty. A servant approached with another full tray.

"Oh, no thank you. I'm on a die..." Kronii stopped as she noticed she was once again under Reine's hateful gaze. "Y-yes of course, th-thank you." Kronii replied to the servant as she accepted seconds. Kronii slowly began to dig in once more, though she didn't want this excess of food at least it still tasted just as good.

Kronii once again finished her plate and this time the old man took her tray without bringing more, an act for which Kronii was silently thankful. Despite Risu and Moona also being finished with their meals now, neither of them moved from the table, Risu just kept right on talking. Kronii was unfamiliar with Indonesian table manners and dared not draw the ire of Reine again, so she remained seated as well. Ollie, however, had now been served her third helping and was powering through it. With impulse control this poor, Kronii was beginning to think helping Ollie might be impossible. Upon finishing her third tray, Ollie leaned back in her chair and rested her hands on top of her huge gut.

"Man, I'm full..." Ollie groaned slightly as she coaxed a burp out of her system. Another servant, the fifth different one Kronii had seen so far, approached Ollie with yet another full tray. Ollie waved her hand to dismiss the servant but, upon turning around, the servant was met with what Kronii assumed to be the same fighting look Reine had given her and he placed the tray in front of Ollie anyway before quickly leaving. Reine's face softened as she turned to her full friend.

"It's okay, Ollie. You can have more if you want." Reine offered. Moona stood up, quickly and wordlessly leaving the room. Reine paid her no mind, focused only on coaxing Ollie into eating more.

"Well... The food is really good today..." Ollie started eating once again and, for the first time since arriving, Kronii saw Reine smile. Ollie started to slow down at the halfway point, her breathing shallow and labored from fullness but no matter how many times she tried to stop, Reine continued encouraging her to keep eating.

It wasn't until Ollie's fourth tray was finished that Risu finally stood up from the table which Kronii took to mean the meal was 'officially' over. Risu signaled with her eyes to Kronii that Kronii needed to be leaving the room now too.

"Could you rub my tummy…?" Kronii heard Olli's question but Reine's response was too quiet to make out as Kronii and Risu left the room, the door swinging shut behind them.

"Is she okay?"

"Oh yeah, she'll be fine. Ollie is ummm...." Risu leaned in closer like she was going to continue but flashed her eyes towards the door and pulled back again. "Don't worry about Ollie." Risu looked back at the door a second time before quickly adding. "Let me show you Reine's game room."

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Dinner went much the same way as lunch, Kronii once again attempting to refuse overeating and being denied while Risu and Ollie babbled on and on about all sorts of things and Moona once again checking out early. Kronii had been full from her portions at lunch but she was in agony leaving the table after dinner, having been forced to not only eat too much but then made to eat dessert on top of that. Kronii thought she would vomit as she made the slow, painful climb up the stairs to her room. She collapsed on her back in bed, gasping for breath from the effort of the trip.

Three weeks of this is gonna make me even fatter than when I started Kronii groaned to herself as she tried to soothe her aching belly. At least Irys likes it. Irys... Kronii fished her phone out of her pocket and pulled up discord. Still no messages from Irys. I hope she's okay. Kronii drifted into a troubled sleep.

The next morning Kronii woke up still tired and with her stomach still hurting. Her worried mind plagued her with nightmares and her painfully stuffed gut didn't make getting back to sleep any easier resulting in Kronii having barely slept at all. She stumbled into the bathroom for her morning routine, put on some fresh clothes and opened the door to the hallway where she was immediately stopped by Reine.

"I know what you are doing here and it's not funny. You may have tricked everyone else with your little sob story apology but I'm not an idiot." Reine stepped closer, backing Kronii against the wall. "I know why you are doing this whole exercise gimmick. It wasn't enough for you to just insult Ollie once, you have to fly all the way here to humiliate her in front of the whole world?"

"N-no that's not-"

"SHUT UP!" Reine's sudden shouting made Kronii jump. "I believe I made myself perfectly clear last night that you will never talk back to me." Reine paused to make sure Kronii understood to keep her mouth shut. "If you make Ollie feel even slightly uncomfortable for one second I will burn your life down." Reine once again left Kronii in a state of pure fear as she turned and went downstairs for breakfast. Kronii was left with no choice but to nervously do the same.

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Kronii's first exercise stream with the ID girls was today. The stream hadn't even started yet and she was already aggravated. Coming as no real surprise, Ollie refused to be on camera, instead insisting on being able to use her model. This meant green screening an entire room of Reine's house and having Ollie do the exercises in a mocap-suit. This would normally not be too big of a problem, this sort of thing is done in movies all the time, except for Ollie being so fat and her mocap suit having gotten so tight. Kronii didn't think Ollie would be able to bend over in the suit without ripping it let alone do any exercise, not to mention even the slightest effort would have someone Ollie's size out of breath in seconds which chat would be sure to pick up on. All this left Kronii with quite the conundrum. How the hell was she supposed to do this stream without embarrassing Ollie in some way? Kronii had to think on her feet and fast, getting everything ready had taken so long that the stream was already starting.

"Kronichiwa, everyone. Today I'm joined by Risu, Moona and Ollie from Hololive ID!" Kronii tried her best to push her panicking aside and give a rousing introduction for everyone. Just off camera, Reine was also there watching the proceedings.

"Uhhh... Today's stream is all about uhhh...." Come on, come on, come on. "All about different body shapes!" Genius!

"As you can see, Risu, Moona, Ollie and myself are all shaped very differently. I get a lot of messages from viewers asking if there are alternatives to some of the exercises we do on stream because some of them can be hard on certain people, so today I want to show off that you can still exercise no matter what body type you have!"

"Risu here has a pretty average body and is only a little overweight, so she can do just about any exercise. Moona, on the other hand, has a much more hourglass shape and women with a larger chest like hers often find things like jumping jacks or running almost impossible to do without proper support. As for myself, you can see my weight is very focused in the belly region which can make sit ups particularly hard. As for Ollie, she already has a body ready for the beach but she still wanted to be here to help coach the three of us. Right Ollie?"

"Wha.. Oh.. Oh yeah! You guys at home can get a body just like mine if you just keep trying! And... and..."

"And Ollie is going to be sitting right over there, cheering us on from the sidelines." Kronii covered Ollie's waffling.

"Right! You can do it girls! GO TEAM!" Ollie waddled off camera, leaving Kronii with the perfect loophole.

Unfortunately Ollie wasn't the only problem. The girls seemed content to stuff themselves at every meal and breakfast this morning was no exception. An overstuffed, gurgling belly wasn't exactly helpful when it came to exercising. One of the first exercise streams she ever did was yoga, being one of the few things she was still able to do at that size, and it felt like a copout to do it again but she had no other ideas.

Even something as simple as this still turned out terribly. Despite her young age and comparatively low weight, Risu was about as flexible as concrete. She's even worse at this than Irys. Kronii had to fight every single step of the way to get Risu into even the beginner poses, forcing all of Risu's muscles and joints to cooperate with her own hands. Moona on the other hand was surprisingly agile given her size, taking to even the more advanced positions with relative ease. At one point Moona was struggling to arch her back correctly and Kronii attempted to help but the second she put even her fingertips on Moona's back Moona’s entire body seized up in very obvious discomfort. Judging by her laughter, Ollie took great pleasure in this. Kronii quickly apologized but Moona said nothing, only trying to get in the correct pose again. Thank god these streams are only an hour long.

When Kronii's hour of suffering was finally over, the four girls gave an outro and ended stream.

"Wow, we did a great job, girls!" Ollie exclaimed as if she had done anything at all. "I can't wait to get out of this suit and into the shower. Moona looks like she wants to join me, right Moona?"

"I didn't really sweat that much so I'm probably just going to..." Moona trailed off as her eyes met Reine's. "S-sure, Ollie."

Ollie sprang out of her seat and grabbed Moona by the hand. Moona had the same hyper tense reaction to Ollie touching her as she had to Kronii but Ollie either didn't notice or didn't care as she pulled Moona out of the room.

"Can we eat lunch early, Reine? I'm so hungry." Risu whined.

"But we just-" Kronii was interrupted by Reine.

"I'll have the kitchen staff cook up something for you. I'm sure Kronii is hungry too." Kronii knew better than to argue by this point. None of us are going to lose any weight at all.

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The impromptu brunch didn't keep lunch from being served and Kronii was forced to pack even more food into her already double stuffed belly. She was so full she could hardly breathe, sweat beading on her forehead as she tried to force down as much as she could. It was now that Ollie finally reappeared and joined them to eat but Moona was strangely absent.

"She had to go lay down. She said all the exercise really tired her out and she wasn't hungry." was the excuse Ollie gave for Moona but Kronii didn't buy it. Everything about this house was weird and becoming more and more alarming as time went on.

"But Moona said-'' Risu interrupted by clearing her throat loudly before launching into a rant about an anime she had watched recently and Kronii was ignored. Ollie's weird ritual with Reine coaxing her to overeat was also strangely absent from this meal, Ollie for once eating the same amount as everyone else before declaring that she, too, was going to take a nap. Reine excused herself to take an 'important phone call' leaving Risu and Kronii alone at the table.

"Could you show me what room Moona is staying in? I want to check on her." Kronii asked, assuming Risu would be her only hope of finding out.

"She's sleeping." Risu quickly tried to change the subject but Kronii wouldn't back down. "Just don't... '' Risu stopped herself as she heard the clacking of Reine's shoes coming back towards the dining room. "She'll be fine. It's so hot today, let's get in the pool! You brought a bikini, right?"

Kronii was going to have to take things into her own hands.

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Kronii put her plan into action at dinner. It was admittedly very rude to do but she hoped Moona would understand that Kronii was doing this for her sake. Kronii was telling a story about some crazy antics Mumei had gotten up to and was using her hands for theatrical effect. At one point Kronii swung her arms out wide and 'accidentally' knocked over Moona's drink, spilling it all over Moona's shirt and pants. Kronii apologized profusely and Moona got up to go change. Reine chastised Kronii for being clumsy but none of the girls seemed to notice that Kronii had done it intentionally. Now all Kronii had to do was wait for dinner to be over.

As they left the table Risu once again tried to monopolize Kronii's attention but Kronii excused herself to the bathroom instead. She waited until she was sure Risu had walked away and then slipped out of the bathroom and back to the dining room entrance. Just as Kronii hoped, little droplets of red wine were visible on the floor and Kronii followed them to the second floor of a different part of the house and eventually to the door of Moona's room. Kronii made two quiet knocks on the door.

"C-come in..." Moona's voice sounded pained. Kronii opened the door to find Moona sitting on the floor hunched over a tablet, she had her arms drawn tightly to her body and her eyes shut tight.

"Moona? What happened? Are you okay?" Kronii quickly closed the gap between them and got down on the floor next to her. Moona opened her eyes and instantly looked relieved as soon as she saw Kronii's face, letting her body relax.

"Kronii? Why are you doing? I mean what are you doing up here?" Kronii was somewhat amazed to hear Moona speaking to her after she had been so quiet for so long.

"I just came to check on you since you didn't come back down. I'm really sorry about spilling that drink on you." Kronii's words were technically true.

"Oh, no, that's fine. I just, um, relaxing, you know?" Moona looked back down at her tablet.

"Are you sure you are okay? You didn't come to lunch today after you and Ollie went to shower off after stream."  Moona visibly cringed at the mention of Ollie but she didn't answer. An awkward silence fell over the room as Kronii waited for an answer it didn't seem she would get. What the hell is going on in this house?

"Well I'm sorry to bother you." Kronii started to stand up.

"No!" The panic was clear in Moona's voice as she nearly shouted. "N-no you don't bothering me... Do you want to watch Spongebob with me?" Moona took the earbud out of her left ear and offered it to Kronii.

"Sure." Kronii tried to answer in the most soft, friendly tone that she could. She placed the earbud in and sat down on the floor right next to Moona.

This was the first time Moona had shown her even the slightest bit of attention since she got here and Kronii didn't want to waste this opportunity to get closer to her. She needed to find out what was happening here, for both of their sakes. Kronii had never interacted with Moona much even before now but judging by some of her streams and her behavior patterns, Kronii had a feeling something might be wrong with Moona mentally. Maybe Moona didn't understand what Reine and Ollie were doing was abuse, or worse, but Kronii certainly did and she wasn't going to let it go but she couldn't do anything without evidence, she needed Moona to talk.

After hours of trying, Kronii got absolutely nowhere. Moona was calm and receptive to normal talking, even inviting if it was a topic that interested her, but any attempt to talk about Reine or the other girls would result in Moona clamming up instantly. It was frustrating to say the least but Kronii hoped she had at least made good progress towards befriending her. As for right now, however, it was getting late and Kronii decided she would have to call it quits for the night.

"Thanks for hanging out, Moona, but I'm getting pretty tired so I'm just gonna-" Kronii's attempt at leaving was interrupted once again but much more forcefully this time. Despite even the slightest touch making Moona seize up earlier in the day, Moona reached out and grabbed Kronii's wrist.

"You could stay here if you wanting." Moona's voice was unsteady and Kronii didn't need any further indication to know that this was more than just an offer.

"Sure, Moona." Kronii wasn't exactly thrilled to be sharing a bed but it's not like she had anything better to do in her own room.

"Umm, you can sleep in the outside part." For a moment Kronii didn't understand what Moona meant until Moona got into bed and pressed her back against the wall. Kronii got into bed next to her and seemed like only a few minutes before Moona was out like a light.

Kronii was so engrossed in her mission to get Moona talking that she hadn't been paying attention to her phone at all. She got it out of her pocket to find a discord notification from Irys hours ago. 'I really miss you today...' the message read. Kronii was at once overjoyed and heartbroken. She replied 'I miss you too' to Irys as fast as she could. It was barely 15 seconds before Irys responded.

IRySoNitro: I'm lonely. I've been in this hotel room by myself since yesterday.
MissAndry: Hotel room? What happened? Are you okay?
IRySoNitro: I got in a big fight with Bae so I left.
MissAndry:  Oh my god, I'm so sorry.
IRySoNitro: It had to happen eventually. I just wish it happened while you were here.
MissAndry: The second I get off the plane I'll come see you, I promise.

Kronii talked, and flirted, with Irys for a while. She felt bad taking emotional advantage of her friend like this but Kronii had formed a connection with Irys and she wasn't going to let it go. Kronii was so rapt in her conversation that a noise at the door almost made her jump out of her skin. It was pitch black in the room, the only light source being her phone screen, but Kronii was convinced the door just opened. The hallway was completely dark as well. Kronii made to turn her phone to try to spread light on the door but Moona, who Kronii had thought was asleep this whole time, latched tightly onto her arm. By the time she switched hands it was too late, whatever had opened the door was gone.

"Moona?" Moona was trembling so hard she was even shaking Kronii a bit.

"I'm sorry." Moona whispered. Kronii could get no further response.

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The next morning was like last night never happened. Moona was straight back to quiet and robotic, barely saying a word to Kronii at all as they made their way down to breakfast together. Breakfast this morning was strange and awkward. For one, Risu barely spoke. She would normally be talking at a mile a minute about everything under the sun but today not a peep, she only ate her food. The other out of place instance was Reine herself. Typically she would cooing and fawning all over Ollie but this morning was like nothing else existed in the entire world besides Kronii herself. Reine never took her eyes off her for even a second. She quickly and quietly ate her food and then rested her head on her hand and stared at Kronii. This look was different. This wasn't the death glare Kronii was used to getting, this was something else, knowing in a way. It wasn't until Kronii cleaned her first plate and emptied her glass that Ollie finally spoke.

"Something wrong, Kronii?" Ollie's voice was strange in a way that Kronii couldn't really describe. It was muffled and distorted but at the same time she could still hear every word.

"You look a little sick." Reine's voice had the same effect. A searing pain started to grow behind Kronii's eyes, her vision going blurry.

"..m ...ry" Kronii had no time to ask what Moona said before she passed out.

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Kronii came to consciousness with a stinging pain in her left cheek.

"...ime to wake up." The pain was matched on her right cheek. Kronii tried to focus but her vision was still blurry and her neck felt too weak to lift her head.

The first thing that came to Kronii's attention was that this wasn't some lavish, fancy room like you would expect to find in Reine's house. The floor was concrete and so were the walls, Kronii guessed she was in a basement, a very large part of the floor around her feet was stained dark red. The second thing she realized was that the person talking to her was Reine who was also responsible for the pain in her cheeks. The third thing was that Kronii was tied to a chair, completely unable to move anything but her head.

"Ah, good. I was starting to think I gave you too much."

"Whas... habben..." Kronii tried to speak but the only answer she received was another backhand across the face from Reine.

"I do the talking here, peasant." Reine walked beside her and grabbed Kronii by the hair, forcing her to look straight ahead. Ollie was seated in another chair across from Kronii, though in a much different state. For one, Ollie's chair was much wider and much nicer, adorned with a plush cushion. A seat more befitting Ollie's figure. Ollie also wasn't tied down, she was completely free to move as she pleased. The third difference was that Ollie's obese body was completely nude.

"Look at her. Isn't she perfect?" Reine gestured to Ollie. "Her huge body is so replete with excess flesh that she recently became the fattest woman in the entire country. A symbol of pure avarice, an idol of gluttony. The perfect picture of royalty." Kronii felt Reine's grip on her hair tighten and Reine began to pull.

"What I would be if it wasn't for father and his pitiful pride. Trying to tell me a woman so fat isn't a respectable figurehead for the family. Pathetic. Nevertheless I am forced to diet while I live vicariously through Ollie's bloated body. A monument to all my sins and desires. My Dorian Gray." Ollie snaked a hand down between her legs and began to pleasure herself to Reine's speech.

"So completely, perfectly fat as any woman of my stature should be. But you..." Reine finally took her eyes off of Ollie to look at Kronii instead. "You make me sick." Reine pulled Kronii's hair once more, so hard she even took out a few strands before coming around to stand in front of her again.

"You dare to display this hideous swine body which you have done nothing to earn? You think to mock me? To belittle my stature?" Reine grabbed Kronii by the throat.

"And further still you have the audacity to come into my home and suggest that Ollie lose hers?" Kronii was losing oxygen fast as Reine's grip on her neck continued to tighten. "I should do the world a favor and erase you right now."

"Reine... please..." Kronii could only manage two words amid her desperate struggle to breathe. Kronii's vision was about to darken completely just as Reine released her grip. Kronii's head lolled forward as she gasped for air. In her blurred vision she could see Ollie writhing in her chair in the throes of passion.

"That fate would be too good for you. You think to shame women for their bodies?" Reine bent down and grabbed Kronii's hair, forcing her to look Reine in the eyes. "Then I will make you the most shameful woman on earth. Moona!" Reine raised her voice to a yell. Moona entered the room quickly.

"Kita tidak perlu melakukan ini." Kronii couldn't understand what Moona said but her voice sounded pleading.

"Anda berpikir untuk menanyai saya?" Reine answered, her voice was cold and forceful.

"Tidak... tidak, aku tidak akan pernah..." Moona looked down at the ground. She seemed to have lost this short exchange.

"Apa yang anda temukan?" It sounded like Reine was asking a question. It appeared to be uncomfortable based on Moona's visible reaction.

"...Ia menghabiskan sebagian besar malamnya berbicara dengan Irys di telepon." Irys? It sounded like she said Irys. The mention of her lover's name sent Kronii into a panic. Why would they be talking about her? "Sepertinya mereka memiliki semacam hubungan cinta." Moona continued.

"Saya akan menghadapinya." Reine said to Moona curtly before turning back to Kronii.

"Pathetic." Reine said as slapped Kronii across the face again. "Moona, get the funnel."

Moona left and returned a short while later with a funnel and two very large jugs filled with something that looked like soda.

"Fill her." Reine commanded. Moona approached Kronii from the right.

"Just cooperate." It was hardly even a whisper, so close to inaudibility that Kronii wasn't even quite sure that was what she really said. Whether her understanding of Moona's words was clear or not, Kronii still refused to comply, keeping her lips firmly sealed as Moona attempted to insert the funnel.

Reine's motion was so swift and fluid that Kronii didn't comprehend what was happening until Reine's fist made impact with her stomach. With Kronii forced to open her mouth, Reine took this opportunity to rip the funnel from Moona's hands and shove it into Kronii's mouth herself. Reine upended the first of the large jugs and began pouring it into the funnel until the liquid reached the lip of the funnel.

"Drink or drown, dog." Reine gave the jug to Moona and walked behind Ollie's makeshift throne. With her head forced upward, Kronii could only barely make out Reine's arms reaching over the back of the chair to tweak Ollie's nipples, Kronii's torture becoming Ollie's pleasure.

At first Kronii hoped she could just hold her breath. That Moona would have sympathy for her and resist Reine's orders. These hopes were dashed as Moona closed Kronii's nose with her fingers and the first swallow of Kronii's torment began. The taste of the liquid was bitter with an unpleasant texture on her tongue. Her initial guess of soda still seemed correct but whatever had been added to it was greatly overwhelming the taste. Kronii's gag reflex naturally attempted to repel the foul liquid but this did little but produce a gurgling sound and a laugh from her captor.

"You don't like the taste?" Reine mocked her. "You should be grateful. That's quite a lot of money being poured down your throat right now." Ollie's gasps and pleasured noises were making it hard for Kronii to fully hear what Reine was saying.

"Can you believe America's FDA really labeled this stuff as a dietary supplement?" Reine laughed again. "'Protein powder, a great way to gain muscle fast!' or so they say. Funny thing about that, gaining muscle needs excess calories too. There are more calories in those jugs than any healthy person would consume in an entire month."

Despite her perilous predicament, Kronii's narcissism still reigned above all emotion. An entire month?! I'll be a blimp! With this information revealed, Kronii redoubled her efforts to escape but her struggles were pointless, no matter how hard she thrashed she couldn't escape her binds and with her arms tied she couldn't manipulate the motion of time either. Kronii was trapped and any last hope of mercy from Moona faded as the empty funnel was filled again.

The liquid was quickly filling her stomach to its limits, the feeling of being uncomfortably full already rising before she had managed to drink even a quarter of the first jug. Reine won't really do this to me, will she? My stomach will rupture! I'll die! We were friends, I don't deserve this! I'm sorry! Kronii's mind was racing as panic started to set in, the true danger of the situation becoming more and more real with each swallow.

"Look at her eyes!" Ollie's voice was more of a breathy gasp as she squirmed under Reine's expert touch. "She's crying. It's... it's delicious...." Ollie's moaning and panting was so loud it was even drowning out rapidly growing complaints of Kronii's stomach.

"Just an... idol of gluttony..." Ollie's free hand flailed against Reine's arms. "Call me more... Make me cum..."

"Patience now, my little butter blimp." Reine took Ollie by the wrist, removing her hand from between her legs. "I've simply spoiled you far too much. We aren't even to the good part yet."

Ollie whined and jerked her arms but her underused, fat-swaddled muscles were nothing against Reine's grip. "Please..." Ollie grinded her flabby thighs together and grunted in desperation but Reine wouldn't let her finish just yet.

What's the good- Kronii's stomach cramped hard. The pain was so sudden and severe Kronii couldn't form thoughts. Her stomach revolted so hard against the flow of calories pouring into her that the contents of her stomach made it back up into her mouth even against the constant stream from the funnel. The already bitter taste blended with the half digested remnants of breakfast formed a taste foul enough for Kronii to gag up even more. Liquid poured from Kronii's nostrils followed by her mouth as Moona stepped back in disgust, removing the funnel.

The look of sadistic pleasure on Reine's face from denying Ollie’s needy begging was quickly replaced with fury as she released Ollie's wrists and stormed towards Kronii. Ollie's now-freed fingers quickly took their rightful place buried between her legs, her entire body trembling from witnessing this culmination of Kronii's torture. Reine grabbed Kronii's face tightly on her cheeks, forcing her to make eye contact.

"YOU DARE DENY MY GENEROSITY?!" In all her experiences with Reine's anger over the last several days, Kronii had never heard Reine yell so loud. "I let you come in my home, eat from my kitchen, sleep under my roof and this is how you repay my kindness?"

"What... kindness?" Kronii's voice was strained, struggling to breath with her stomach so packed still even after vomiting. "You call this... kindness?" Kronii's breathing was restricted further by Reine's hand clenching around her throat.

"I would choose your next words very carefully." Reine's nose was mere centimeters away from hers, her yelling replaced with a much lower but even more terrifying voice. In any other situation Kronii would be afraid but here and now she felt like she had nothing left to lose. If they were going to kill her then she was going to speak her mind.

"Hololive knows I'm here." Kronii stopped to cough violently, more liquid dripping down from her lips. "You won't get away with this. You won't get away with abusing Moona."

"ABUSE HER? I made her!" Kronii took her hand off Kronii's neck and stepped back to gesture with her hands as she spoke emphatically. "Before she met me, Moona was nothing. Growing up in a poor family and crippled by severe social anxiety, Moona was doomed to live and die as nothing but now look at her. Getting to perform on stage being cheered on by millions of people, getting to live the dream she had ever since she was a little girl, and I made it happen. You say I abuse her? I met Risu when she was on her knees in a market place about to have her hand taken from her for theft. Her family was so destitute she had to resort to stealing food just to survive and now she can eat anything all day long. You think I abuse her?"

"And look at Ollie." Reine stepped to the side, allowing Kronii a full view of the hedonistic blob still pleasuring herself as Reine spoke. "My sweet little Olivia gets everything she could ever want, anything her heart desires is hers in a second. You call this abuse? These girls don't live here because I abuse them, they live here because I give them a better life than they could have ever dreamed of. These girls still exist because of me. Hololive ID exists because of me. Look at gen three. Look at Kobo. A poor, destitute, starving, seventy five pound skeletal little girl, so impoverished and uneducated that in a country with two national languages she couldn't even speak one of them. And look at her now, crying tears of joy that she gets to provide for her family from the money she gets from over a million people who watch her every day on the platform I built for her. You call me these women's abuser? I am their savior."

"Do you see this drain?" Reine pointed at a small opening in the middle of the floor covered by a grate. "The blood of countless men who stood in the way of me and my family has flowed through that grate from people far less insulting than you. Do you wish so badly to join them?"

"Reine stop! Kronii doesn't deserve this! She didn't do-" Moona's protest was interrupted.

"Get out. You've never had the stomach for this. Besides, you know Ollie doesn't like it when other people watch." Reine turned her attention back to Kronii.

"Hololive knows you are here? So what? You think the police will find you? I am the police. I am Hololive ID. I am this entire country and you are nothing." Reine turned and began walking towards the door.

Both Reine's walk and Kronii's renewed struggle were interrupted by the door swinging open. Standing in, and nearly filling, the doorway was a massive, muscly man, tall enough for his hair to brush the top of the door and with arms like tree trunks. He wore a dark olive dress shirt and black khaki pants held up by suspenders stretched tight over his bulging chest muscles.

"D-daddy, you're home...!" Reine went from an imposing force of terror to a nervous puppy dog instantly as the man approached her.

"Ya, bisnis hari ini bagus. Apa yang kamu lakukan di sini?" His eyes scanned the room and he seemed more disgusted by Ollie than Kronii's tortured form. "Apakah ini salah satu permainan anda yang merosot?" Reine's father asked, gesturing towards Kronii.

"N-no daddy... I was just-"

"Nah, itu tidak penting sekarang. Ikutlah dengan saya, anda perlu bertemu dengan salah satu rekan saya." Reine's father gestured for Reine to come with him and Reine quickly fell in line. Once her father had turned around, Reine looked at Ollie, quickly gestured towards her eyes and then at Kronii before leaving the room.

A sick smile grew across Ollie's face as she left her seat for the first time. It was the first time Kronii got a proper look at her body and her disgust was immediate. Ollie's massive body was unkempt and slovenly. The grease from the mountains of food she shoved down her throat at every meal was evident on her face, pimples scattered across her forehead and around her chin. Her hair was matted and sweaty, both from the heat of the basement and from sheer exertion pleasuring herself took. While the model she showed on her streams was lithe and flat as a board, the real Ollie was anything but. Her belly was a large, uneven mass of flab, multiple rolls of fat forming asymmetrically on either side, the top of her stomach folding down so severely her belly button was completely covered. Her large breasts sagged down and parted over the top of her gut and Kronii could see sweat pooling between her breasts and belly. The bottom of her stomach rolled far enough down her legs to completely cover her pussy but not enough to cover all of the red, chafed skin of her inner, cellulite ridden thighs. Despite her past remarks Kronii insisted she was never 'fat-phobic' but, to her, Ollie's body was repulsive and not just visually. Her less-than-appealing smell was getting stronger the closer she got.

"You heard her, Moona, get out. I need some privacy with my new toy." Ollie demanded. Moona looked like she was about to speak but ultimately left in silence.

"I've never seen Reine so angry before. You really fucked up, Kronii." Ollie looked down at Kronii but received no reply other than Kronii's pained groans.

"Awww, does your tummy hurt?" Ollie teased, rubbing Kronii's taught stomach with far too much force. "Well you should have thought of that before you insulted me, bitch." Ollie slapped the side of Kronii's bulging belly hard. Kronii yelped in pain, more liquid coming up into her mouth and leaking out onto her chest.

"Oops. Looks like you made room for dessert." Ollie bent down and retrieved the open jug. "Want some more?"

"Please no..." Kronii groaned, she was so weak and sickly she could barely hold her head up to speak.

"No? Why not?" Ollie took a swig from the jug and grimaced. "Oh, I can see why not." She coughed and gagged a bit. "That's awful. Well don't worry, I think I have something better you can eat."

Ollie grabbed both of Kronii's breasts over her shirt, taking her time to squeeze and fondle them, delicately caressing Kronii's nipples with her thumbs. In any other situation, it might have even turned Kronii on a bit. What certainly wouldn't have turned Kronii on was her back and head hitting the floor, the flimsy wooden chair back doing little to lessen the impact as Ollie shoved her backwards. Ollie stepped forward and turned around, placing her feet on either side of Kronii's hips.

"Eat up." Ollie roughly dropped her weight down onto Kronii, completely smothering her face under her flabby ass.

The crack of Ollie's ass was dark, damp, oppressively hot, overwhelmingly heavy, but, above all, smelled terrible. It reminded Kronii of the stench of driving through the city when she arrived but multiplied by a magnitude of hundreds. Rivulets of ass sweat dripped down Kronii's face as she gagged, desperately trying not to throw up again. Ollie's ass was so enormous it enveloped Kronii's head entirely, muffling all outside sound. Kronii was vaguely aware that Ollie was talking but couldn't hear at all what she said. Ollie began rocking back and forth, increasing the pressure on Kronii's face to a near unbearable level and, to make matters worse, Kronii's nose was directly pressed against Ollie's asshole when she finally settled again. Kronii grimaced as she realized her only chance at freedom. Clamping her eyes shut tight, Kronii slowly extended her tongue out of her mouth.

"Ooooooh yes..." Ollie tensed her legs in pleasure as she felt Kronii's tongue begin to lap at her lower lips. For Kronii the experience was anything but positive. As soon as Ollie jerked, Kronii felt a searing pain across her forehead and down behind her ears. Her neck started to throb and Kronii prayed that her cause of death wasn't having her skull fractured by a morbidly obese ass. She began to work her tongue faster, desperate to escape this hellish experience. On top of her, Ollie began to writhe, increasing the pressure and pain on her head. Ollie's sex juices fouled Kronii's tongue as she began to feel pain down her arms and wrists as well, Ollie's weight doing them no favors trapped under her back. Kronii became aware of what sounded like yelling but couldn't make out what it was. It wasn't for another few seconds that the left side of Ollie's ass lifted and Kronii was able to see the outside world again.

"...HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" It was the sound of Reine yelling that Kronii had been hearing.

"I'm sorry, mistress, I just aaaahh-ah-ah stop..." The rest of Ollie left Kronii's face and she could see Reine was pulling Ollie off by her ear.

"I leave you alone for one second and you use another woman behind my back?!"

"No, it wasn't like that, please-"

"Maybe I need to punish you down here too."

"Nnn yes... I-I mean no, I mean-"

"You pathetic pig. I'll show you what punishment really is." Reine dragged Ollie out of the room, Ollie whimpering and whining the whole way until both of them were too far away for Kronii to hear.

Kronii tried to struggle but it was no use, she was too weakened and sick to make any progress and so she was trapped on her back on the floor. With her legs tied to the front legs of the chair and her arms pinned behind her back, Kronii couldn't even attempt to move herself on the floor either. She settled for trying to spit the awful taste out of her mouth. She laid there for several more minutes before she caught sight of Risu sneaking into the room.

"Don't speak." Risu whispered, her right index finger raised against her lips. She produced a small knife from her pocket and cut Kronii loose from the chair but still kept her hands tied behind her back. Kronii grunted in pain as Risu hoisted her from the chair by her armpits. Kronii's chainlink headband fell to the floor with a heavy thunk and Risu dragged her to the center of the room, laying her face next to the drain. She walked back to where Kronii was originally and grabbed the two jugs.

"I'm sorry." Risu whispered again. She took the already opened bottle and poured the rest of its contents all over Kronii, covering her face, chest and stomach in the sticky liquid. Risu then took the second jug and dumped it down the drain.

"I don't want to have to hurt you but it's the only way I can get you out." Risu lifted up Kronii's limp, weak body from behind and positioned her so her head was hanging over the drain. Risu formed a connected fist with her hands and braced, she counted to three in Kronii's ear before slamming her fist into Kronii's stomach. The effect was immediate as Kronii began to spit up all the liquid she still had in her stomach. Kronii felt herself starting to lose consciousness as Risu squeezed her gut tightly, forcing out anything still left in her.

"It's going to get worse but I promise..." Kronii never heard the rest as her vision went black.

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Kronii woke up in bed in the room Reine had given her. Her body ached all over and Kronii rubbed at the angry red marks on her wrists where the rope had dug into them. Her dirty clothes had been removed and replaced with clean ones and Kronii shuddered to think what else might have happened to her while she was unconscious. She tried to sit up but her body immediately seized in pain from her back so she stayed laying down. Looking to her left she could see her chainlink headband on the bedside table as well as a glass of water. She checked her pockets and found them unsurprisingly empty save for a small, folded up piece of paper.

The paper unfolded to a hastily scrawled note consisting of three lines. 'She took your phone but I don't know where it is,' 'I think I know a way to get you home,' and 'Don't fight it.' Kronii hoped the note was from Risu and not some new trick as she returned the note to her pocket. She could see that it was day time from the windows but without her phone and no clock in the room, Kronii ironically had no sense of how long she had been out. Her mind was foggy on what exactly had happened but one thing she new for sure is that Moona had at least attempted to defend her. Kronii held no ill will towards Moona, had their roles been reversed Kronii would have likely done the same thing. Still, Moona's attempt at bravery might have landed her in trouble as well and Kronii didn't want Moona getting hurt even more than she already was. Gritting her teeth through the pain, Kronii managed to sit up and get out of bed. Her headband felt heavy in her hands and when she put it on, her head lolled forward against her will. A sharp pain radiated through her neck when she tried to lift her head again. Ollie must have hurt my neck worse that I thought. Kronii put her headband back on the table, her legs were shaky and weak as she limped towards the door only to find it locked. Kronii was trapped in her room.

Irys... Despite the torture she had been forced to endure, the thing that hurt the most was hearing them say Irys' name. Reine might be some big shot here but her power can't stretch that far, can it? Even without the remnants of the horrid concoction, Kronii's stomach would still be in knots with worry. This had gone too far now, no amount of money could be worth something happening to Irys. Kronii had to get out of here. Turning back from the door, Kronii caught sight of her battered face in the mirror. The bruises on her cheeks made her feel weak and pathetic. She was supposed to be the Warden of Time, a protector of one of the foundations of life itself, and yet here she was, beaten and abused. As she closed her eyes, Kronii was convinced this was it. She would go back in time and be immediately banished for her foolishness, struck down to earth to live as a mere mortal for the rest of her significantly shorter days but she had to do it. She had to protect Irys. Kronii held out her right arm in front of her and braced herself, going back this long was going to hurt. She took a deep breath and rotated her hand counter-clockwise.

Her same set of bruised cheeks met her eyes as she opened them again, still standing in her high society prison. Panic set in quickly. No, no I have to get out of here! Kronii shut her eyes and rotated her hand again and again and again but it was no use, she couldn't go back. Am I too weak? Yes... Yes that has to be it. All I have to do is just go to sleep and tomorrow I can go back. Kronii desperately hoped she was right.

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Kronii's rest that night had been fitful at best. She had been locked in the room for the entire time, no one had come to her for any reason and she hadn't even been given food. Despite the hellish force feeding nightmare she had endured in the basement, her stomach, grown greedy from the constant overeating, was howling for food by the time the sun went down and her hunger pains ensured Kronii never got to sleep for more than half an hour at a time. As soon as she woke in the morning she immediately thrust her arm forward and attempted to turn back time but it was no use, she was far too hungry and drained to muster the energy. Kronii was about to resign herself to another long, hard day of hunger and isolation when finally someone came to the door.

"Good, you're awake." Risu had a cold, haughty tone, much different from when they had last spoken.

"Risu, thank god it's you. Is Moona-"

"Get on the stool." Risu pointed towards the stool in front of the dresser and large mirror next to Kronii's bed, completely ignoring Kronii's question.

"Risu? Wha-"

"I said sit down." Risu repeated much more firmly. Kronii was baffled but did as she was told, sitting down on the stool and facing the mirror.

"You have a stream today and we can't let the viewers see your face, so I'll be covering up your bruises." Risu walked up behind Kronii and bent forward over Kronii's right shoulder to reach for the makeup brush and tray on the dresser. When Risu's mouth was right next to Kronii's ear she spoke in a just barely audible voice.

"Don't speak, Reine's ears are everywhere." Having retrieved the makeup, Risu stood up straight and began applying concealer to Kronii's bruises. "Your scheduled streams will continue, despite your insolence, but your punishment is far from over." Risu bent over next to Kronii's left ear and took a close look at her face.

"I'm sorry, this is the only idea I could think of." Risu whispered again, she had a pained look on her face as she continued. "When you get out don't try to save us. Things are better in here than out there." Risu straightened up again and walked around in front of Kronii.

"It's going to take a lot more than makeup to fix you if you keep running your mouth. You would do well to learn your place." Risu returned the makeup and accessories to the dresser. "I'll be back for you when it is time for your stream." Risu left the room without another word and Kronii could hear the click of the door lock behind her.

Don't try to save them? But Moona... Kronii had just assumed Reine's bloviating was all lies but could it really be true? Was this life really better for them? Kronii's stomach growled again. I hope they let me eat first.

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A while later Risu returned but this time accompanied by Reine. Reine stood at the door while Risu approached Kronii on her bed. Wordlessly Risu pulled Kronii to her feet and positioned herself behind her, holding Kronii's hands together behind her back and walking her to the door.

"Risu tells me you refused your food this morning?" Reine asked rhetorically. "I suppose you find your little rebellion quite amusing." This wasn't true, of course, Risu had never offered her any food at all. What is Risu planning? Reine leaned forward to be face to face with Kronii.

"If you intend to starve yourself you'll find I have much better ways in mind to remove you." The cold fury Kronii was used to hearing from Reine was absent from her tone. Reine spoke matter-of-factly, as if her condescension to Kronii was part of a presentation.

"Walk." Reine turned on her heels and walked quickly down the hall to the stairs, leaving Risu to handle escorting their prisoner. Once Reine was out of sight, Risu loosened her grip on Kronii's wrists but still held her all the same. She leaned in closely to whisper in Kronii's ear.

"I think I can get you home today. I promise to stop her before she goes too far." Risu moved back again and forced Kronii to walk at a more brisk pace.

"Too fa-"

"Shh. The time for talk will come later."

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The familiar sight of Reine's streaming room felt all the more oppressive now as Kronii was forced to walk into her own personal lion's den. The stream started like all the others. Kronii accompanied by Risu and Moona, Ollie sitting to one side and the watchful gaze of Reine looming just off camera. Kronii wasn't sure what to do. She was live in front of countless thousands of people, should she talk? If she started screaming for help now, Reine wouldn't have time to cut the stream before people at least knew something was wrong. Risu seemed so confident in her plan but could she be just another part of Reine's cruelty? If Kronii could just get a little bit of energy... Kronii decided she had no choice but to continue with the stream and hope whatever Risu had planned would work. She just wished she knew what it was. Kronii began leading the girls in their pre-workout stretches and tried to ignore chat's questioning about her makeup and missing headband before she was interrupted by Risu.

"All our workouts are so boring, don't you think so guys? Don't you want to see some action?" Risu asked the chat. "Yeah, see Kronii, look. They don't want to watch us do boring stretches." Risu pointed to the chat display while looking back slightly at Kronii.

"O-oh well, uhhh..." Kronii was at a loss. Was this the plan? She didn't know what to say.

"I think I know something fun we can do." Chat went wild as Reine sauntered on camera.

"H-hey, Reine... Uhh, look everybody, Reine is here!" Kronii said with fake enthusiasm. What the hell is this? Reine never joined these streams.

"Risu had a talk with me yesterday and she thought that everybody would love to see some kickboxing. Is that true, you guys? You want to see some kickboxing?" Reine didn't bother to wait for confirmation before retrieving a bag from the side of the room.

"I've been doing kickboxing myself for quite a while now so I can show everybody what to do. Since Kronii and I have the most fitness experience, she and I will be a pair and Risu and Moona can spar with each other. I only have two sets of pads but I'm sure Kronii won't mind if the two of us spar with our bare hands, right?" A twisted smile adorned Reine's face as she moved to help Risu and Moona get into their sparring gear.

"First I'll show you some simple moves." Reine demonstrated various punches and kicks to the open air and gave pointers to the girls on proper form and technique. After several minutes of shadow boxing, Reine declared it was time to spar for real. Reine directed the girls to split up, Risu and Moona being the main focus of the stream with Reine and Kronii off to the side near Ollie.

"And... begin!" Reine called. Risu and Moona threw some light punches at each other, both nervous of accidentally hurting the other as well as having no prior experience. Reine yelled some words of instruction and encouragement to them before telling Kronii that it was time for them to spar as well.

Reine opened by methodically baiting Kronii into taking a few steps back, just far enough to get Kronii off camera. As soon as Reine confirmed they were out of sight, she struck. Kronii didn't even have time to register Reine's approach before Reine punched her hard in the center of her stomach. With the wind knocked out of her, Kronii bent over only to be shot back up again by an uppercut to the chin from Reine. Staggered, Kronii stumbled backward but was far too slow to escape a hard right hook to the ribs. Kronii could hear a sickening crunch as sharp pain shot through her chest, her breathing immediately becoming painful. During Kronii's beatdown, Risu had been doing some strategic movement of her own and it was right at this moment that Risu managed to bait Moona into knocking her into the streaming desk, knocking over the camera and giving chat a perfect view of the carnage. Reine followed up with a kick to Kronii's right arm, sending Kronii to the floor. Reine closed the short distance between them and brought her foot down hard on Kronii's right arm and then again and again, savagely battering Kronii's wrist and forearm until Kronii was screaming for mercy, her arm surely broken. Reine answered Kronii's plea with a kick to her face, she reeled back for another before Risu grabbed her from behind.

"Stop, stop, they can see you!" Risu frantically pointed at the camera. Reine started yelling something but it was at this point that Kronii realized she couldn't understand what Reine was saying. She couldn't make sense of anything at all. She only just registered her vision going blurry before she passed out.