i mean if you were a k9 you could torture them and the wardens could get off on it and you get a reward for it
At the end of Ch6 (Good/Evil Dom routes), Olivia specifically talks about torture/harm.
For each girl in the W2 female pod there are definite goals.
One of them (ideally) should rise up in the hierarchy to the level of Katsumi (Z Rank), nothing is known about the objectives for the other girls yet, but I am 100% sure that the Board does not have a goal to simply break/torture any of the girls. It wasn't even worth starting the program for, you could have just given any girl to a natural born "reference" sadistic Juliette.
For players playing the Evil Dom route, there will probably be extra leeway and the option to treat the MC's subordinate girls more harshly.
Also keep in mind that our additional female assistant (Evil or Good), who we choose at the very end of chapter 6 (Good/Evil Dom route), will also be responsible for the tough or softer attitude towards the girls.
Of course, I can't predict that Tess is up to and exactly what fate may await these girls in the worst-case scenario. But one thing I do know for sure. Tess has said more than once that the MC in this game may not live to see the finale and die. And from what I understand, his survival will depend directly on whether he manages to remain a more or less decent human being (with reservations, given that there's no way to stay "untarnished" in this world) or becomes completely evil and heartless, having lost his remaining humanity.
I finished the last update at k8, but I may have cheated to get there.
Ch6 is quite realistic to finish in the K9 rank without ever using cheats. If you have difficulty with this, use the excellent
Sancho Mod and/or a
walkthrough of the game.