Leopoldine's smirk widened as she stepped even closer, closing the distance between them. "I've just a simple little request. Could you perhaps...help me pick out some clothes? It's so incredibly tedious to do that on my own, you know~”

  Esato's eyes went wide at that. Helping Leopoldine pick out clothes? That was...awfully intimate. It was something you'd do with a good friend, or...a lover. She was neither of those things to Leopoldine, not in her mind.

  "I...I..." She fumbled over her words, trying to come up with a reason to refuse. "You're already unclothed, what more do you want from me?!”

  Leopoldine chuckled at Esato's obvious flustered reaction, finding the young woman's embarrassment absolutely adorable. "Oh, darling, don't be so prudish. It's not like I'm asking you to dress me. Just pick out some clothes that won't look completely horrible on this divine form~”

  Esato let out a whine of frustration, her cheeks burning. How was she supposed to pick out clothes for Leopoldine when she didn't even know what sizes the woman wore?

  "I...fine. But only for a moment, and only to get you out of here as fast as possible. Can you at least have the decency to give me your measurements?"

  Leopoldine chuckled once again, clearly enjoying their banter. "Oh, but darling, where's the fun in that? I'd much rather you take the time to measure me yourself~”

  Esato's cheeks went full-flush at that. Measure Leopoldine herself? That would require...touch. And Esato's wasn't sure if she could handle that. Her body was already reacting strongly to being so close to the woman, and touching her for measurement's would surely drive her even more insane.

  "Hey," Rachel called out in protest, "You're just trying to trick her into touching you again so you can influence her again!

  Leopoldine let out a scoff as if the very idea was absurd. "Oh pish posh, I have no intentions of utilizing my Connexus or whatnot on her anymore, my dear. Besides, don't you know my aura is null right now, hm? Touching me wouldn't do anything~"

  "Nonsense," Rachel rebutted with a scowl. "You wouldn't have been about to survive Esato's fire unscathed!"

  "It was...only temporary," Noelle confirmed with a worried tone. "She's beyond my league, so the nullification only lasted for a short whole."

  Hearing this, Esato's heart sank even lower. Her brief reprieve from Leopoldine's ministration was only temporary, it seemed. And now, the woman was asking to be measured by her, which would surely intensify the strange sensations and feelings coursing through her. But she knew she couldn't ignore the request, not with Leopoldine standing naked before her.

  "Fine," Esato said through gritted teeth, trying to steel herself for what was coming. "I'll...measure you. But only for a moment, and then we'll go get your clothes, you'll put them on, then you're gone. No more talking. No more tricks. Understood??”

  Leopoldine smirked, clearly amused by Esato's efforts to command her. "Oh, so demanding. It's really adorable, darling~ But if you insist, I acquiesce. Just a moment for the measurements, then I'll stop pestering you, I promise~”

  Esato nodded curtly, trying to steel herself for what was coming. "All right, hold still."

  With trembling fingers, she began measuring Leopoldine's various body parts for sizing: waist, hips, bust, etc. As she worked, her hand frequently made contact with bare skin, making her flinch every time. As Esato measured the various parts of her body, Leopoldine stood still, her smirk transforming into a small smile each time the young woman's fingers involuntarily made contact with her skin.

  Esato tried to focus on the task at hand, but it was becoming increasingly difficult. The feeling of Leopoldine's soft, warm skin beneath her fingertips was...distracting. She could feel the heat radiating from the woman's body, could hear her soft, steady heartbeat, could smell her natural scent. It was making her head spin, her thoughts becoming increasingly muddled. Leopoldine couldn't help but feel obnoxiously smug, knowing that she had such an effect on her.

  Esato then withdrew her hands, quickly stepping away from Leopoldine. Her heart was pounding, her skin flush, and her breathing ragged from the effort of keeping her emotions in check.

  "There. Done." She said, her voice shaking slightly.

  "Excellent!" Leopoldine praised, letting out a contented hum of approval. "May you recite my precise measurements, dearest?”

  Esato took a shuddering breath, trying to calm herself down. She recited the measurements as best she could, her voice still shaky. "You're...uh...waist is...twenty-nine inches. Your...your hips are..." She trailed off, her face heating up even more.

  Leopoldine chuckled, enjoying the way Esato was struggling to form coherent sentences. "Yes, yes, and...?" She prompted, curious to hear the rest of the measurements.

  Esato swallowed hard, her voice growing even more ragged as she continued. "Your hips are...sixty-five inches. And your bust is..." She couldn't help but let out a small whimper as her gaze lingered on Leopoldine's bosom.

  Leopoldine's smirk deepened as she noticed Esato's gaze lingering on her chest. "Yes, dear? My bust is what size, hm?" She asked, her voice dripping with mock-innocence.

  Esato's cheeks were flushed with embarrassment and desire, but she forced herself to continue. "Thirty-eight inches," she managed to croak out.

  Leopoldine let out a pleased hum, her smirk growing even wider. "And that makes my body type what, hmm~?”

  Esato was finding it increasingly difficult to think, to focus on anything but the woman before her. "You're...uh...you're an hourglass...I think...?”

  Leopoldine let out a sultry laugh, clearly pleased with the answer. "Oh, you are correct, darling~ An hourglass Goddess, if you will. A perfect, unmarred figure, unblemished and unrivaled by the masses~”

  As Leopoldine spoke, she made sure to emphasize her words with subtle movements of her body. A slight hip roll here, a hand running over a curve there. She was putting on a show and she knew it, enjoying the way Esato's eyes followed her every movement.

  Esato was entranced, her gaze following every movement of Leopoldine's body. She had a feeling the woman was doing it on purpose, trying to distract her and make her flustered. But she couldn't help but follow the woman's every movement, her body reacting of its own accord.

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  Finally, Leopoldine finished her little display, her smirk still firmly in place. "Did you enjoy the show, darling?" She asked, her voice low and seductive.

  Esato swallowed hard, her cheeks flush and her breathing ragged. She tried to respond, tried to say something intelligent, but all she could manage was a mumbled "shut up".

  Leopoldine chuckled again, clearly amused by Esato's inability to form a coherent sentence. "Oho, I shall take that as a yes! Well, if you like my front, wait until you see me from...behind~”

  With those words, she turned around slowly, giving Esato a clear view of her back. She was incredibly toned, with a slim waist and round hips that tapered down to a toned bottom and powerful thighs. Esato's brain almost stopped functioning, her eyes glued to Leopoldine's backside. Her mind was filled with the sight of the woman's body, the way her muscles moved under her skin, the way her waist curved in before flaring out into wide, strong hips. It was all too much, too overwhelming.

  Leopoldine glanced over her shoulder, noticing the way Esato's gaze was fixed on her backside. "Enjoying the view, darling?" She asked, a hint of teasing in her voice.

  Esato swallowed hard, her breath catching in her throat as Leopoldine taunted her. "J-just be quiet and let me and the others get your clothes already! Come along!"

  She unfolded her wings and hurriedly flew out of the volcano, leaving Alice, Rachel, Zalgo and Noelle alone with Leopoldine.

  As Esato left, Leopoldine chuckled softly, watching her hasty exit. "Oh my, she's quite adorable, isn't she? So timid, so reactive, so...sensitive. Such a shame she's trying to fight it so hard~”

  Rachel rolled her eyes at Leopoldine's words, clearly displeased with the woman. "You enjoy torturing her, don't you? You find sadistic pleasure in this. You're sick.”

  Leopoldine just laughed, unbothered by Rachel's words. "Oh, my dear, I'm not torturing her. I'm simply...appreciating her reaction. Can you blame me? She's quite cute when she's flustered, hmmm?”

  "You're a manipulative bastard. It's not cute, it's disturbing. It's creepy. You're using your physical attributes to influence her." Rachel spat, her voice filled with anger.

  Leopoldine just chuckled again, clearly enjoying the conflict. "Oh, my dear, you're so naive. It's not my physical attributes that I'm using to influence her. It's my aura, the power radiating from my being. She can feel it, sense it, and it's drawing her in, making her weak for me. She can't resist it, can't help but react to it.”

  Noelle, who had been mostly silent until now, spoke up in a cautious tone. "Your aura...your aura is still active right now, isn't it? That's why Esato was reacting the way she was…”

  Leopoldine nodded with a smirk. "That's correct. My aura is still active, and it's been working its magic on little Esato. She's weak to it, easy to affect. It's like a moth to a flame, my dear~”

  Rachel clenched her fists, her anger clear. "You bastard! You're using your aura to influence her emotions, make her...make her desire you. It's completely unfair! Noelle, nullify her aura again! Permanently if you can!"

  Noelle shook her head with a defeated frown at Rachel's demand. "Unfortunately...she's too powerful for me to shut off her aura flow for an extended period of time, I can only disable it briefly…”

  Leopoldine let out a low chuckle, clearly amused by Rachel's frustration. "Oh my dear, you're so naive. You think Esato's feelings are being manipulated by my aura alone? Oh no, it's more primal than that. It's her own desires, her own instincts, that are responding to my presence. My aura simply intensifies those feelings, makes them more...prominent.”

  Rachel bristled at Leopoldine's words, her temper flaring even hotter. "Shut your thirsty-ass up! Esato clearly didn'tlike you before falling undertge influence of your aura! She was legit about to fry your face off until you pulled your trick on her!”

  Leopoldine chuckled softly, clearly unbothered by Rachel's anger. "Oh, my dear, you overestimate little Esato. She may have been initially hostile, but her feelings changed quite quickly when she noticed my...more appealing physical traits. The precious little dragon girl is young, full of hormones, and easy to entice. A bit of exposure and a hint of teasing and I had her hooked~”

  "You're disgusting," Rachel retorted, her voice filled with hatred. "You're using her innocence and lack of experience to your advantage. It's despicable, you...you...slut.”

  Leopoldine's smirk transformed into a wolfish grin at that insult. "Oh, you don't have to be so crude, darling. I prefer the term...seductress. It's more...fitting. And as for Esato's innocence...well, it makes her all the more alluring, all the more susceptible to my charms. You mustn't blame me for taking advantage of such a...delectable opportunity, mmm~”

  Rachel clenched her fists tighter, her body tense with anger. "No, you're a whore! First you try to seduce Alice, and then Esato moments later! No moral compass whatsoever with you!”

  Leopoldine laughed again, enjoying the way Rachel was worked up. "Oh my, such harsh words. But darling, morality is nothing compared to desire. And they both desire me, hnnng, how could I resist~? They're just so...sensitive. Alice is the chocolate to my vanilla. Esato, the cookie to my cream. How could I i possibly resist~?”

  Rachel's face twisted with disgust. "There you go again, objectifying them for their skin color! They're not just objects for you to use and discard as you please! They have feelings, emotions, thoughts, and wants of their own! Their not some objects for you to satisfy your fetish on a whim!”

  Leopoldine shrugged nonchalantly, uncaring for Rachel's words. "Oh my dear, you're so sensitive. It's not a fetish, it's simply an appreciation for the aesthetics of their skin tone. And as for objectification...well, they don't seem to mind it. In fact, they quite enjoy my attention and affection, especially my little touch-starved doll Alice~”

  Rachel's face twisted in disgust. "Touch-starved? You're disgusting! How could you treat them like they're lacking something, something that your presence can solve?! You're treating them like they're incomplete without you!”

  Rachel's face twisted in disgust. "Touch-starved? You're disgusting! You don't even know Alice like I do!”

  "My dear, I don't need to know her to understand that she's starving for affection," Leopoldine replied with a smug smirk. "You and the others don't give her enough physical attention, hence why she's so...sensitive and responsive to my touch~”

  "You're delusional," Rachel retorted, her voice dripping with disdain. "Alice is fine with how we treat her! She's content without your perverted advances, now back off before I punch your lights out!”

  Leopoldine chuckled again, clearly not intimidated by the threat. "Oh, my dear, you're so protective of your little Alice. But you should ask her, you know. Ask her how she truly feels. You might be surprised by her answer, she knows she wants this white chocolate~”

  "She doesn't want your 'white chocolate', as you call it," Rachel snapped, her voice trembling with fury. "She's a human being, not a piece of candy! She deserves to be treated with respect and dignity, not reduced to some fetishistic object!”

  "Oh, how cute," Leopoldine cooed, clearly amused by Rachel's anger. "But darling, you're misunderstanding me. Treating her with respect and dignity means satisfying her physical needs, giving her the attention and affection she craves~”

  Rachel raised a fist at Leopoldine, with Noelle catching her fist and holding it in her hands. "Rachel, please relax, she's getting off on getting under your skin and triggering you, don't give her what she wants.”

  Leopoldine chuckled, clearly amused by the display. "Oh, my dear Noelle, always trying to be the voice of reason. But I do so love seeing her so...animated. So much tension, so much fire. It's quite delightful, wouldn't you agree~?”

  Rachel barked, "Yeah, it's all fun and games until a bitch gets knocked the fuck out—"

  Noelle sighed deeply, her grip on Rachel's fist tightening just a bit. "Rachel, please, I beg you to calm down. Just...follow Esato out of this volcano and go into the city so we can clothe this young lady. You, Alice, and Zalgo. I'll stay here to...keep an eye on her.”

  Leopoldine's smirk widened as she witnessed Noelle's pleading. "Oh, so the goody two shoes of the group is staying behind with me? How intriguing~”

  Rachel took a deep breath, attempting to calm herself down. She was obviously struggling with her anger, but she finally nodded begrudgingly. "Fine," she grumbled through clenched teeth. "But you better call us if anything goes wrong.”

  Leopoldine chuckled softly. "Oh, my dear, there's no need to worry about me. I'm a well-behaved woman. I'll be good, I assure you~”

  Rachel rolled her eyes, clearly not believing Leopoldine's words. "Yeah, as if. But fine, we'll go ahead with the plan and get your clothes. You better not move an inch or try to do anything funny to Noelle, got it?”

  "Oh, my dear, you worry too much. I'll be a good girl, I promise~," Leopoldine said with a smirk, still thoroughly amused by Rachel's outburst.

  Rachel glared at Leopoldine for a moment longer, clearly suspicious of the woman's promises, before nodding once and releasing her fist from Noelle's grip. She then gestured for Alice, who had been silently present the whole time, and Zalgo to follow her outside.