Chapter 5: Finally, Everyone is Here!
It’s been about a week since I drove off the stalker who had been harassing Honma.
With that much time passed, information about that guy has reached my ears. You might wonder how I, not being directly involved, got this information – it was from Honma herself.
[The police contacted me about the photos he had of me, and I spoke with them. From what I heard, that man confessed everything in a creepily detailed manner… but then suddenly denied all charges. Even so, it was useless because they had all the evidence. The police said it was an eerily strange change in behavior.]
I can easily imagine the situation.
The man confessed his crimes exactly as I had commanded him to, and he thoroughly explained all the evidence he had… Well, from the police’s perspective, they probably thought he confessed because he couldn’t bear the weight of his crimes. But when the hypnosis wore off, he came to his senses and completely changed his attitude… I’m sure the police were like, “What’s wrong with this guy?”
So that’s what happened. Apparently, what the man did to Honma before was a much bigger deal than I had imagined. It’s not just about Honma anymore.
(After Aisaka and Agatsuma, now Honma’s problem is solved too… Of course, there might be some aftereffects, but it’s just a matter of keeping an eye on Honma like I’ve been doing with the others.)
If I think of it as payback for doing whatever I want, it’s a small price to pay.
Needless to say, Honma has joined my outlet for desire, or rather, my hypnosis lovey-dovey paradise. Whenever I get the chance, I make sure to enjoy the softness of her chest.
With this, I’ve gotten my hands on the three girls I was initially aiming for… or so I thought.
“But…”
There’s just one thing… With Honma, the atmosphere feels a bit different. I’ll stop thinking about that for now; it’s tiring.
“Haa…”
“Senpai? Why are you sighing so early in the morning?”
“Yangora yaho~i!!”
“…What kind of surprised reaction is that?”
Well, of course I’d react like that when someone suddenly speaks to me from behind!
As I turn around, startled and making a weird noise, I see Honma standing there.
Instead of her default expressionless face, she’s looking at me with somewhat exasperated, puppy eyes… According to Honma, she’s never given this kind of look to anyone else before; I’m the first.
The sound of “first” is very sexy and not bad at all, but being looked at like this makes me feel like my dignity as a senpai is being damaged… Well, I’m not particularly sad about it.
“Good morning, senpai.”
“…Good morning, Honma.”
Honma smiles and greets me.
That smile is undoubtedly one that would captivate many men… No, it’s so beautiful that even people of the same gender would catch their breath, I think.
(We’ve really come to talk like this whenever we meet, huh?)
Since that incident, Honma started to call out to me whenever she sees me.
Of course, she refrains from doing so when I’m with my friends or in places like school where there are too many eyes around, but on roads like this one to school, she quickly comes over.
“You know, my friends often ask me. They say I seem close to a senpai and wonder what kind of person you are.”
“Oh…?”
“What do you think I tell them?”
Honma asks with a sidelong glance that makes my heart skip a beat.
Feeling my cheeks heat up slightly, I try to think, but no particular answer comes to mind.
“You’re not saying anything bad about me, right?”
“Of course not — I tell them you’re a very reliable person.”
“……………”
“Oh, senpai, you’re turning red! Is it because of the summer season?”
This little brat… She definitely has a cheeky personality that teases people she’s become close to!
I’m honestly happy that we’ve become this close, but… This concerns my dignity as a senpai. I’ll need to teach her a lesson someday!
“Ahem! Since then… nothing’s happened, right?”
This question is about the stalker problem from before.
“Nothing at all. I’m really fine, don’t worry.”
“I see. That’s good then.”
“Thank you, senpai.”
“No, it’s just become a habit by now.”
It’s the same as with Aisaka and the others, so it’s nothing new.
After that, I walked and talked with Honma for a while, and we parted ways when it started to get crowded.
“Hmm…”
Still… Even though it’s all because of my hypnosis, I still don’t understand how I’ve managed to build such a good relationship with them in their normal state.
If you ask me which I spend more time with, their normal selves or their hypnotized selves… it’s definitely the hypnotized state. Yet, the amount of interaction lately feels like it’s on par with a light novel protagonist.
“But well… Kukuku!”
This is bad… Just imagining it makes a creepy smile leak out.
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You see, today, for the first time, I’m going to put all three of them under scheduled hypnosis at the same time and have a wild time!
I couldn’t sleep last night because of the anticipation.
But finally, today is the day… A momentous occasion! I’m about to achieve a feat that will go down in human history… Fufu… Fuhahahahahaha!!
“…Phew, calm down, me.”
A good man is always cool and smart… Alright, I’ve calmed down and my excitement has cooled off.
However, it seems my anticipation for lunchtime was too great, and by the time I reached the classroom, it had flared up again.
Standing in front of me now is Shogo.
“……………”
“Kai…? Why have you been covering your face for a while now?”
“No, no, I’m just trying to suppress a grin that’s about to break out.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
Heh, you could never reach this state of mind.
Of course, I won’t say anything that might make me seem suspicious. I pride myself on being a good man who can keep secrets… No, no, I’ve got to stop this.
(I’m getting carried away thinking about lunchtime…)
It seems I’m getting unusually excited, even by my own standards.
It’s well known that people tend to make unbelievable mistakes when they’re in high spirits. As my mom used to say, it’s similar to how experienced drivers can get into accidents.
In other words, as I thought earlier, I need to be especially careful.
“By the way, Kai. Want to go to the maid café again sometime?”
“I don’t mind, but you really liked it, huh?”
Shogo nods with a smile when I say that.
“You know, there were some customers who seemed to be seriously into the maids, right? I can kind of understand that feeling, but for me, it was purely healing and fun.”
I nod in agreement, saying, “I see.”
The one who served me was Honma, so I didn’t really see how the other staff interacted with customers.
But if Shogo can say with a smile that he enjoyed it this much, it must mean it’s a good place that many people, including Shogo, would want to revisit.
(In that sense, it’s a shame that Honma is quitting, but after what happened, it can’t be helped.)
Thinking about it that way makes me wonder if there are other people who have been victimized like Honma, but that level of incident is probably rare… If there were many people like that, this world would be in trouble.
“But you know, just like there are maid cafés, I heard there are all sorts of themed cafés these days. Like Sengoku cafés or fantasy cafés.”
“Huh? What are those?”
“You know, like cafés where the staff dress up as Sengoku period warlords, or cafés with a fantasy world setting.”
“Heh… There are all kinds of things out there.”
“So let’s try visiting different types of cafés besides maid cafés when we get the chance.”
“Sure thing.”
Something other than maid cafés… I should look into various options too.
“…Hmm?”
“What is it?”
In the middle of our conversation, Shogo stares at me intently and hums.
I don’t have a hobby of enjoying being stared at by men, but when it’s a close and important friend, it’s a different story… Still, what is it?
“Recently, Kai, you’re really radiating happiness from every pore… Seriously, what happened?”
“…Pfft.”
“Ah, this guy just snorted!”
“No, sorry, sorry. I’m just in a really good mood.”
“That’s why I’m asking what happened!”
Sorry, Shogo, but this is the one thing I absolutely can’t tell you!
I continued talking with Shogo for a while, and when he headed to the bathroom, I was left alone.
Most of the students had already arrived in the classroom, with only those like Akira, who have morning practice, still absent.
“…Hmm.”
Left alone, I’m secretly reading a manga about a hypnosis app on my smartphone.
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