The Man with Hypnotic Powers Doesn’t Hold Back the Second Time Around

Chapter 141

Subtly. No, openly, I set out to conquer my teacher.

I diligently swung at the tree named Aika.

Even if it takes ten swings to make it budge, I was confident that a few million swings would eventually bring it down.

What was the result?

- Mumble, mumble.

“Hehe. My disciple and a night together…?”

“......”

‘Is he really just going to sleep with me and not even blink an eye?’

Despite deploying my ultimate technique, the request for a night together, all I got back was a giggle saying, “Oh, if it’s our dear disciple asking, then I suppose I could help~.”

It was clear that she thought of me as no more than a pet, let alone a romantic partner.

Sighing at the daunting difficulty of my mission, I said,

“Ha...”

“Yujin? Why the sigh?”

“Aika is just too beautiful and lovely.”

“Hehe, hehe? You’re sweet~?”

My teacher leaned into me with a pleased expression.

Thanks to that, we ended up half-embracing each other.

To anyone watching, it would look like we were dating.

‘I need to put in more effort. To become not just teacher and disciple, but real lovers.’

- Tight.

Ignoring everything, I pulled my teacher in closer.

Today didn’t work out, but…

I believed that if we kept intertwining our bodies and talking about love, my feelings would eventually get through to her.

“Aika, is it okay if I explain it like this? Your embrace is so warm that I don’t want to let go.”

“R-really? You like it that much?”

“Yes. I want to hold you forever.”

“Uh-huh, hehe... Do as you please? I’ll do anything for my disciple?”

“Yes. Then let me first tell you about Paimon. She is…”

With our bodies entwined, I began my explanation.

The monster Paimon.

The call name of a boss monster that escaped during an S-rank gate overflow incident in China over 40 years ago.

The power she has accumulated for over 40 years is enough to set the world ablaze.

Even my teacher would struggle to take her down alone.

“Are you saying I wouldn’t stand a chance?”

“Well, it’s not that, but her gimmick is a bit tricky. She keeps reviving.”

“If she keeps reviving, we just have to kill her until she can’t revive anymore…”

“She revives somewhere else, you see. Paimon.”

Paimon’s characteristic is infinite resurrection.

As long as there’s magic left, she keeps coming back even if you kill her.

Moreover, she revives at places where she has previously planted ‘fragments.’

In other words, if you kill her, she’ll revive in another country, making her an incredibly troublesome monster.

This is how she was able to set the world ablaze in the game.

“Do you not know where she revives?”

“I do know. I could list the 100 countries in order.”

“Then why not just inform each country? If we take her down once in each country…”

“No, I can’t. I don’t know the exact location, and those below S-rank could end up being controlled mentally.”

There were more complicated reasons.

One of her abilities is ‘mind control.’

She can turn up to ten beings of lower rank into her puppets.

Because of this ability, a numbers game wouldn’t work against her.

What happens if she shines her horn once? 

The raid team would end up fighting each other, each turning their swords against their own comrades.

Seeing allies fall to her was a common bad ending pattern.

So, S-rank awakeners need to take her down…

But there are only eight S-rank awakeners in the world, including Sybilla, making it nine.

It’s quite impossible for nine people to handle 100 countries.

Awakeners like Gong or Sybilla, who are not combat types, would have an even harder time soloing.

“Then I wouldn’t be able to handle her either. If she revives on the other side of the earth, even flying at full speed would take five hours.”

“......”

‘Five hours to the opposite side of the earth? Truly, my teacher is the strongest physically.’

It was clear that even my teacher, who had surpassed humanity in many ways, shook her head in disbelief.

There’s a reason she appears as the final boss in games.

“By the way, are we really considering taking her down together? You know the strategy.”

“Of course. Aika and I could take her down in a day.”

However, my expression wasn’t too dark.

Because…

- Smile.

“Even though she has mind control, she can’t win against my perfect hypnosis.”

Paimon’s nemesis is the player—me.

There’s a reason I treated her like a punching bag.

Why would I fear someone who can’t even do 50 push-ups with one hypnosis?

As long as I find her, the defeat is guaranteed.

In fact, I didn’t even need my teacher.

I had already memorized her patterns and could easily win with my current stats.

While my teacher wasn’t necessary for the strategy…

‘I can’t resist a cuddly date.’

“While I seal her resurrection, you’ll drain her magic through battle. What do you think?”

That’s one thing; a date is another.

I gazed into my teacher’s eyes again.

Reminding myself that I was actually going after my teacher and not someone like Paimon.

How did my teacher react to that?

- Tight.

“My disciple knows everything, huh~? Yujin, I’m so happy you’re my disciple?”

She hugged me tightly.

Burying her face in my neck, she gently stroked my hair.

I could tell she was quite proud of me.

…Honestly, if one only looked at this scene, we would look like a couple.

If I were to strip her clothes right now and call it a 'marital act,' it would be guilt-free.

Yet my teacher doesn’t even see me as a man.

“Yes… but there’s one problem.”

“A problem~?”

“I don’t know where she is right now.”

I continued explaining with a bittersweet feeling.

The last known appearance of her was in Seoul.

Starting from Seoul, the strongest nation of awakeners, she sets the world ablaze like dominoes.

…And that’s still quite some time away.

“I only know where she will appear in three years, but I don’t know where she is right now.”

“Hmm. Searching for Paimon’s location will be our main mission then. It’ll really take a long time.”

The sweet tone of my teacher’s voice returned to normal.

It seemed she caught the scent of a monumental struggle from my words.

I quickly denied it.

“No, it won’t take long. I’ve already thought of how to find her.”

“Really? How?”

“It’s hard to explain, but with my ability, if I apply my perfect hypnosis, I should be able to find her sooner than expected. Within two months.”

Unlike my teacher’s worries, the search for Paimon wouldn’t be prolonged.

I had a plan.

Before the final exams, I would find and catch her.

Though it might be a little troublesome to tell my teacher…

The effectiveness was definitely assured.

“We probably won’t have to move ourselves too much. The tedious searches will be minimal.”

“To whom?”

“To the Jushin Church. If I ask for a bit of help, the followers scattered across the globe will surely assist me, shedding tears in gratitude.”

Information gathering wasn’t an issue.

The most time-consuming aspect of this type of search is usually this part, but…

Who am I? The Saint’s Guardian. I’m revered as a saint by them.

If I ask for help, they’d gladly lend a hand.

In return, what would I offer? A video of the saint dancing, perhaps?

They’d surely love it, considering it a relic or something.

“We only need to track the most crucial information. I’ll probably handle most of the search myself.”

“I’m not sure, but do I have anything to help with?”

“I’d appreciate your protection. It might get a bit dangerous.”

“Leave it to me! I won’t let anyone lay a finger on you except for me!”

- Tight.

After a long explanation, my teacher leaned against me even more.

She was almost straddling me now, rubbing her cheek against my neck.

She looked just like a cat, and it was adorable.

“Yes. Then let’s work hard together on this special mission from now on. We’ll trust and rely on each other like a married couple.”

“Married couple… hehe? Then in this mission, Yujin, you’ll be my husband?”

“I suppose you could say that?”

“Who would have thought I’d be doing this with my disciple~? I never thought the day would come when I would be with someone?”

Of course, my teacher had feelings for someone else.

But I could understand it.

She had lived as a lonely figure in the awakened world for twelve years.

It must be her first experience having a reliable partner on a mission.

And thanks to me, she now had this opportunity for a collaborative mission.

From her perspective, it must be quite a pleasure.

“Yes. I’m also very happy to be with Aika. I want to keep doing this for the rest of my life.”

“Hehe, forever~?”

“Of course! I even want to marry Aika!”

“If you confess, it’s not impossible to consider~?”

“......”

‘Here she goes again with words she doesn’t mean.'

I wasn’t particularly thrilled about it either.

And it’s understandable. If I were to confess in this momentum,

It would sound like a baby saying, “I want to marry mommy when I grow up~!”

My teacher would likely dodge the question or reject it subtly.

[Marrying Dad…]

‘I know how awkward that feels because I experienced it myself.’

Just like how I had with Hari a week ago.

That’s why I hadn’t confessed to my teacher, even in a joking manner.

If I confessed and got rejected, it would hurt too much.

Confessions… should be saved for a better moment.

A perfect opportunity when I can’t afford to miss it.

‘Let’s confess then. My love. My heart.’

• Smile.

“Don’t be surprised if I suddenly confess on a day with a nice atmosphere~?”

“Hehe, I’ll be looking forward to it?”

My eyes met my teacher’s again.

Her golden eyes held a hint of complexity, while her purple eyes sparkled with joy.

To anyone watching, we looked close enough to kiss at any moment.

‘Well, it’s not like anyone’s watching.’

"There was no problem.
The door was locked long ago.
This is our private space, so there’s no way anyone would see our cuddling…

Click. Creak.
“———Dad?”
“……!!!?”

I thought no one would come in.
But Winterer suddenly entered.

I was startled and jumped up.
At the same time as my master.

“W-Winterer!?”
“How did you open the door….”
“Dad. Were you going to have sex with Aika Ninomiya…?”
“What are you talking about!!!?”

"But our eldest daughter, unfazed, dropped a massive bomb.
She dropped tension into our relaxed accommodation.

“What kind of rude thing is that!! I was just talking with my disciple….”
“Exactly!! Master and I were just having a healthy conversation!!”

We all protested in unison.
Sex? As if we could say that to a couple who hasn’t even kissed yet.

And how did Winterer respond?

“But just earlier, at Seol Ha-yeon’s house, Dad said something about getting married to Ninomiya….”
“………!!!!!?”

She’s trying to throw in another bomb.

Flustered, I quickly lunged forward.
Yelling in my mind that I absolutely couldn’t let a bomb explode twice in front of a Japanese person.

Wham. Thud.
“Ugh!!?”
“Master, I’m sorry!! I’ll go educate my child!!!”

First, I covered my useless mouth.
Then, carrying my daughter, I headed toward my room.
To prevent the truth she was about to reveal—the marriage with my master.

“Marry…? Ah! Hehe~ The disciple really….”
“…….”
‘Please let my master not notice!!’

Hoping deep down that my plan wouldn’t be discovered.

*
A little while later. Inside Yujin's room.

“Ah, if Dad wants it, I can’t help it….”

Tap, tap. Slide.
“Dad, give me a kiss ?”
“…….”
'I did say I wanted to kiss, but why are you suddenly unbuttoning?'
The physical gagging of the pseudo-father-daughter relationship began.