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

Chapter 212

Aika finally reached the cusp of her first intimate moment with Yujin.
Though they hadn’t fully consummated their relationship yet, she was happier than she’d ever been.
It was all because her student had kissed her.

-Chuup.

“With my student—no, my husband—we’ll get married… and even have three kids…?”

The sensation of his lips against hers.
Her first kiss in 32 years.

Undoubtedly, it was the happiest moment of her life.
And the thought of soon being physically connected to Yujin only added to that happiness.

—At least, that’s how it should have gone.

-Thump.

[Hmph. So, you’re the Seo Yujin I’ve heard about? I came because I heard you were vying for S-rank #1, but you’re nothing special.
Still, you’re a swordsman of sorts. If you beg me to take you as my master, I might just consider accepting you as my disciple….]

“…Huh?”

Just as their lips met, memories began flooding into her mind.
A memory from one year in the future, when Yujin was a second-year student, and she had taken him as her disciple.
A memory that shouldn’t exist—a memory that couldn’t exist.

“What is this…?”

[So, student? What do you think about older women? Like someone who’s thirty-three!
Student, those girls around you are clinging to you too much. Maybe you should distance yourself a little….]

“Wait. Student… were you cheating on me with those other girls…?”

[Lady Shia, Lady Alice! I swear, I can’t live without him! Please let me marry him!!!]

“…Pathetic!!!”

Even worse, the version of her in these memories was utterly mortifying.

She had fallen for Yujin after just one week, subtly prying into his preferences for women.
She had plotted to separate Shia and Alice from him out of jealousy.
And when caught, she’d thrown away all her dignity, begging to be included in his harem.

Even Aika, who thought she was immune to embarrassment, cringed at the thought.
Her face flushed, and she felt an overwhelming urge to bury herself under a blanket and kick it repeatedly.
Yujin’s love triangle with Shia and Alice suddenly felt trivial by comparison.

The desperation between being thirty-two and thirty-three was on a whole other level.

[Hehe~ Darling~? How about spending the night with me tonight…?
Hey, Aika. It’s not your turn tonight. Do you want to die?
And what’s this? You poked holes in the condom!? You perverted pregnancy addict!!
[B-but Yujin has already graduated! It’s fine now! I’m in a rush, unlike you two!!!]

Her desperation in those memories only grew over time.

Sure, she had successfully entered the harem, but that was it.
Yujin was meticulous about contraception, always coming up with excuses like, “It’s not time yet,” or, “I’m still a student.”

So, she had resorted to every trick in the book.
Poking holes in condoms was just the tip of the iceberg.
She even attempted natural methods and all sorts of absurd schemes.

Even her current self couldn’t help but think, “Did I really have to go that far?”

“So pathetic. Living on the edge of those other girls’ glares, unable to even have a child. Why am I like this…?”

And yet…

[Darling~? What would you like for dinner tonight?]

“...She looks happy, though. Even like that.”

The thirty-three-year-old version of her—this impossible memory—seemed undeniably joyful.

Amid her confusion, one feeling stood out.
She was jealous.

-Gulp.

“I guess that kind of life wouldn’t be so bad… I don’t know what this memory is, but….”

So, she glanced up at Yujin, intending to ask him about the memory.
But then…

“Student, could you—”
“...Guh.”

-Thud.

“Huh?!”

Yujin collapsed, his face twisted in agony.

-Ding!
[The seal on ‘???’ has been released.]
[All stats have increased by 1.0.]
[Warning! The subject’s stats exceed the system’s limits!]
[Excess values are placing strain on the soul….]

Unbeknownst to Aika, this was because his seal had been completely broken.

Every time he had kissed one of his wives, Yujin had suffered consequences.
With Shia, it had been a sudden nosebleed.
With Alice, he had fainted for half a day, during which Hypnosis-chan was born.
The sudden increase of a full 1.0 in all stats was a severe burden on his body.

And now?
Yujin’s main stats had already reached the high 9s, nearing their maximum.
He was almost fully developed, and yet his stats had still risen.

The resulting strain was on a completely different level.

-Pause.

“And now his heart… stopped?”

Yujin’s heart had literally stopped.
As he fell, there wasn’t a single sound of a heartbeat.
No signs of life could be sensed from him at all.

Time slowed as Aika’s eyes widened in shock.

“Wait. What? My student… died? From exhaustion? Was it because of the kiss…?”

-Crack.

“No time to think! I need to get him to a hospital. No—Ryu Suyeon! Within one minute!”

Her hesitation lasted less than a moment.
Aika’s eyes sharpened with determination.

She didn’t know what had happened, but her husband was on the brink of death.
And the only thing she could do now was save him.

In less than a second, she had made her decision.
Yujin’s body hadn’t even hit the ground yet.

As expected of the world’s #1 S-rank.

-Flash!

“I’ll just throw on something quickly, and as for him… no time to dress him. Let’s go!”

In an instant, Aika moved at near-sonic speed through the warehouse.

Throwing on her clothes took 0.2 seconds.
Grabbing a tracksuit, realizing its complicated structure, and discarding it took 0.1 seconds.
Scooping up Yujin’s falling body took another 0.1 seconds.
Her movements were so fast that the documents in the warehouse scattered into the air from the wind she created.

But none of that mattered to her.

To Aika, there was only one thing that mattered:
Her student, Seo Yujin, whose heart had stopped and whose life force was completely gone.
Getting him to a healer as quickly as possible…

“Student, I’ll save you right away—”

-Blink, blink.

“Master?”
“…Student?”
“Huh? I can’t feel any life force, but… what?”

***

Finally, the long-awaited kiss with my master.
As our lips touched, I steeled myself.

-Determined glare.

"Come on, bring it. Whatever this 'seal' nonsense is, I'm ready for you!"

I braced for impact. After all, this wasn’t my first rodeo.
During my first kiss with Shia, I’d ended up with a nosebleed from the overwhelming strain.
When it was Alice’s turn, the pain had knocked me out cold, leaving me unconscious for half a day.
All because of the pesky side effect—my stats increasing by one point each time.

I knew this could happen.

That’s why I’d spent so much time preparing for this moment, training relentlessly to strengthen my body.
Now, my primary stats were in the high nines, leaving little room for further growth.
There was no way they could exceed 10, meaning the burden on my body would be minimal.

"Just in case… Seo Yujin will not feel pain for the next three minutes."

-Ding.
[Skill "Complete Hypnosis" activated.]

To top it off, I’d even applied a pain-numbing hypnosis.
With all this preparation, I was sure I could endure it.

"I’ll make it through this and finally give my master the mating press she deserves…!"

But then—

-Ding!
[Condition met. The seal on ‘???’ has been released. (3/3)]
[Stats exceed system limits. Excess strain applied to the soul.]

"Wait, what the hell?!"

I thought I had everything under control, but nope.
The damn status window blindsided me, hitting me where it hurt most.

I was so dumbfounded I couldn’t even curse.
Seriously, if my stats exceeded 10, why not just cap them?
Why dump all that strain directly onto my soul?

I wanted to grab the status window by the neck and demand an explanation.

"Guh!!"
“Pain directly stabbing into my soul? This is way too much!”

And then it hit me.
Agonizing pain flooded my soul, leaving me no time to think.
My strength gave out, my vision tilted, and my master’s face disappeared above me.

I was falling.

-Slide.

"No… I can’t collapse here. If I pass out, Master will have PTSD… and everyone’s waiting for me…."

In the haze of my fading consciousness, all I could think about was the people I’d leave behind.
My panicking master.
My comrades waiting anxiously for me to return.

And then—

"Damn it… should’ve brought Hypnosis-chan with me…"

Regret hit me hard.
Hypnosis-chan, my passive skill that could act in my stead when I was unconscious.
I’d left her with the Saintess because I thought she’d ruin the mood during the kiss.

But now? I wished I’d brought her along.
She could’ve soothed my master and reassured my allies.

Calling out desperately in my mind, I thought: "Someone… help me…"

-Ding!
[‘???’ complete! All ailments removed!]

"…Huh?"

Just as I was about to lose consciousness, it suddenly snapped back.

I stared in confusion.

"Wait… the status window? Why is it golden?"

The status window before me shone brilliantly in gold, like a rare treasure card in a gacha game.
Even more bizarre, it wasn’t its usual cold, mechanical self.

[It’s all done~!! All good now, okay?]

"What the hell? Why is the status window talking like a high school girl?"

This unexpected cuteness left me utterly baffled.

"What’s going on now…?"

And then—

-Grab. Lift.

"Huh? Master?"

Before I could process anything, I was suddenly hoisted into the air by my master, who looked utterly pale.

"What’s going on?!"

"Student? Why… why are you alive?"
"I couldn’t leave you behind, Master."
"But… your heart isn’t beating! I can’t sense any life from you!"

Her confusion matched mine.

"What is she talking about…?"

-Press. Probe.

"Eek! It’s really not beating!!!"

I panicked too, placing my hand on my chest. Sure enough, I felt… nothing.
No heartbeat. No pulse.
The sheer shock made my already stopped heart feel like it could stop again—but there was something even stranger.

"You see?! Your heart isn’t…."

-Tap.

My master’s hand, placed over my chest to check my pulse, went straight through me.

-Glide.

"…Hiii?! What’s going on… wait, I don’t feel anything?"
"It doesn’t hurt…?"

Her hand was wrist-deep in my chest, yet I felt no pain. No injury.
It was as if my body wasn’t even real, like a phantom.

Just like—

"Like the Saintess. Or those monsters."

I realized I was now just like the enemies I’d been fighting all this time.

"Why is this happening…?"
"Wait, Master. Something appeared in the status window earlier—it might explain this. Let me check."

I turned my attention back to the golden status window, hoping for answers.

And then—

-Ding.

[Administrator privileges protocol resuming.]
[Attempting to transfer soul to Sanctuary… failed. No Sanctuary detected.]
[Summoning primary administrator….]

-Ding!
[Hey! Quiet down, you old hunk of junk! Get over here, Master!!!]
[…Soul relocated to newly designated location.]

"…What?"

Two status windows appeared—one golden, the other unusually cute.
The two of them seemed to be arguing, and I could only watch in stunned silence.

"What in the world…?"

-Flash!

My vision changed in an instant, and I found myself in an unfamiliar place.

"Where…?"

-Bzzzz.

[Maaaaster~ Can you hear meee~?]
"…Why are you talking?!"

Right in front of me, Hypnosis-chan was sitting casually, speaking for the first time.