Chapter 31: Woohoo! This is it!!

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Translator: Soafp

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“Thank you for what you did back then.”

“Not at all… Um…”

At a café, I sat across from Sasaki and Someya.

I had assumed we would part ways immediately afterward, but Sasaki had seen that Someya still hadn't let go of my hand and suggested that they thank me properly.

“No, it's fine. I'll be going, then…”

I had tried to escape, but in the end, I accepted their invitation.

Since they had caught me, leaving halfway through might have made things awkward if we met again.

Being approached by beautiful women like them was certainly pleasant, but if I knew I couldn't pursue anything further, there was no real benefit for me.

(They both have such huge chests…)

That was all I could think about while drinking my tea.

I had already seen both of them undressed, so I knew exactly what their figures were like. Even fully clothed, however, they were still incredibly striking.

Sasaki was roughly comparable to Mari, while Someya seemed about the same size as Saika.

“Honestly, we had wanted to thank you ever since that day. Fiana and I agreed that we would definitely thank you if we ever met you again.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. So… thank you.”

“…You're welcome.”

Beautiful girls really did look wonderful when they smiled.

I had just said I had no intention of doing anything to them, but they were still too attractive to simply let go.

My hand almost drifted toward my phone, but I managed to restrain myself through sheer force of will.

Still, whenever they said something kind to me or treated me warmly, I found myself thinking that maybe using the app on them wouldn't be so bad after all.

“You really didn't have to go out of your way, you know. Even if it was to thank me, I'm a man you two normally dislike.”

“Huh?”

“How do you know that we're uncomfortable around men?”

I cursed myself internally.

There was no doubt that they were a lesbian couple who feared men, but I had learned that while they were hypnotized.

That meant bringing it up now should have seemed suspicious.

“Just a feeling… From the way you acted. You looked terrified that day, so I guessed. Sorry if I was mistaken.”

Sasaki nodded.

“I see.”

Someya did not appear suspicious, but she continued staring intently at me.

“Don't apologize. You weren't wrong. We've had some bad experiences in the past, so we're just a little uncomfortable around men.”

“…I understand.”

“But don't misunderstand. It isn't that we're uncomfortable around you.”

“So you're saying I'm so unreliable that you don't even see me as a man?”

“N-No, that's not what I mean!”

I hadn't meant to let the remark slip simply to lighten the mood.

Still, Someya's flustered reaction made both her and me laugh quietly.

“Haha, but this really is unusual. It's been ages since I've seen Manaka talk to a man like this.”

“Fiana!”

“Oops, sorry~”

The two of them were acting very affectionate right in front of me.

Sasaki aside, Someya seemed to become much more relaxed and drawled out her words when she was comfortable.

“…Nice.”

A beautiful, large-chested girl with foreign ancestry who had an otaku hobby and a laid-back personality—it was exactly the sort of combination I would have expected.

I realized that she must have been extremely tense during our earlier encounter, even while hypnotized.

Sasaki, standing beside her, had the black hair typical of a Japanese girl. Together, the contrast between black and silver was strikingly beautiful.

“But you're the same, Fiana. You hadn't held hands with a man outside your family in ages. That's why I was so surprised.”

“Huh? Really?”

I had been grinning at their exchange, but that caught my attention.

When I looked at Someya, she nodded with slight embarrassment.

“It's true. I haven't held hands with a man besides my grandfather for quite a while. I went to an all-girls school, so I never had many opportunities.”

“…I see.”

That left me wondering why she was comfortable touching me.

The first time I had touched them, they had rejected me. And I had never consciously done anything to earn their trust.

I hadn't expected Someya to remember the incident that had led to this meeting so clearly. But even so, could one encounter really have been enough to make her trust me?

“There's something about you I don't understand. I don't know what it is, but… for some reason, I felt that it was okay to trust you.”

“Is that so? Say, Someya, do people ever tell you that you're easy to deceive?”

“That's harsh, Masaki-kun!”

This time, Someya started arguing with me, and Sasaki laughed.

I never would have expected to have such a peaceful conversation with the two of them after the way we first met. Somehow, it made me happy.

(Even though they're laughing like this, they were both nearly victims of a crime. While I was busy playing games and hanging out with friends, these girls were going through something so terrible. Why does this world always seem to bare its fangs at people like them?)

The same was true of Mari, Emu, and Saika.

It might have been arrogant of me to think this way, but I really was glad I had noticed what they were going through.

“Hehe, this is nice. But I feel the same way as Fiana. I don't know why either, but I think Masaki-kun is someone we can trust.”

“You too? Be careful not to get deceived, okay?”

“I know.”

I was honestly a little worried about them.

After talking about trivial things for a while, we left the café.

“It's been a long time since I've talked this much with a man my own age. I'm glad I found out that you like Camu too, Masaki-kun.”

Camu was a character from a manga that Someya and I both read.

The words I had spoken when I first came to their aid had also belonged to that character, so Someya and I had enjoyed talking about it.

(I might read it too.)

Sasaki had been unable to join the conversation, and I felt a little sorry for her.

But perhaps this would encourage her to learn about the manga and grow even closer to Someya.

“Hey, can we talk a little longer?”

“Sure. This is a good opportunity.”

Still, hadn't their sense of personal distance become a little strange?

They had grown remarkably close considering they had only spoken to me for one day.

On the other hand, seeing them become so friendly made my restrained mischievous impulses begin to stir.

(Well… just a little touching. Only a little.)

Thank you for trusting me, I thought.

But I really was a shameless b*****d who had obtained a hypnosis app.

So forgive me.

With that silent apology, I activated the hypnosis app.

“Ah…”

“…!”

The two of them entered a hypnotic state.

There was a park nearby, so I took them there and moved into the shade of some trees.

They stood completely still, staring at me. Looking at the two of them in turn, I nodded to myself.

They really were beautiful, with remarkably attractive figures.

“Hey, Sasaki, Someya. I was genuinely happy when you said you trusted me earlier. But I'm still the kind of person I am, so I'm sorry. I'll only touch you a little, okay? And over your clothes.”

“Alright.”

“I understand.”

Both of them nodded.

Someya's tone had become tense again, just as it had during our first encounter.

Now that they had granted permission, I moved my hands toward their chests.

Naturally, I intended to stop immediately if either of them seemed uncomfortable.

“…Wow.”

I touched them slowly through their clothes.

The warmth and softness were just as wonderful as I had expected. Since it was a holiday and I had assumed I would not be able to spend time with Mari and the others, I was especially moved by the experience.

“That tickles.”

“Yeah. It's embarrassing.”

“You're not crying like you did that time.”

I asked them about it, and they both nodded.

“I'm fine. I told you.”

“We trust you, Masaki-kun.”

Even as I continued touching them, they looked straight at me and said those words.

I applied slightly more pressure, but neither of them resisted or complained. They simply allowed me to continue.

“Maybe increasing opportunities like this would help you get used to men.”

“I would appreciate that.”

“That would mean I could see Masaki-kun again, right?”

“Y-Yeah…”

They both sounded happy about the idea.

Unfortunately, they would not retain their memories, which made it a little disappointing.

When Someya unexpectedly told me that I could touch her more directly, I declined. If things went any further, I would probably lose control of myself.

“Since we're here, should we exchange contact information?”

“Would that be alright with you?”

Before we parted, they suggested exchanging contact details, and I agreed.

That night, I kept grinning at the girls' names in my contacts until my sister told me I looked creepy.

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“A hypnotized person cannot lie to you, so they will always be completely honest.

But what about you when faced with such a person? Someone stands before you who will obey your every command without fail.

In that situation, you have no need to lie, nor any need to pretend to be impressive or put on a brave face.

Wouldn't you become like this as well—honest?

A hypnotized person cannot resist you. And when you stand before someone like that, your true nature will surely reveal itself.

That face is your real self, no matter how far you go. And the person under hypnosis will continue watching that true self of yours.”