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In the end, Aria’s mask never crumbled, even up to this point.

She still seemed to be thoroughly obedient to Number 13, and none of her statements thus far seemed to be false.

She had been made to drink a lot of water while also sweating and secreting bodily fluids, removing any components of anti-brainwashing drugs that might have been present.

After that, she was continuously exposed to brainwashing incense, so it was clear that escaping the drug’s effects through sheer willpower or a unique constitution would be impossible.

Even so, it was impossible to draw out Aria’s true feelings.

He couldn’t elicit answers like, she secretly had someone else she was loyal to, and all of this was actually a terrifying scheme to manipulate Number 13 and ultimately swallow ‘Abyss’ whole, or that she was secretly sneering at Number 13’s pathetic appearance.

Could it be that the anti-brainwashing drug wasn’t temporary, but lasted for about two weeks or a month?

If so, would he have no choice but to lock her up somewhere and repeat this interrogation until the brainwashing drug took effect?

Come to think of it, Dorothy had mentioned a new brainwashing device or something that she made based on the data so far.

Should he consult with Dorothy about using that? That might be able to neutralize anything Aria had prepared…

“…Sigh. What am I doing?”

He stopped thinking there.

Number 13 let out a sigh of resignation.

He knew the truth.

Aria was sincere, and what he was doing now was like locking the barn after the horse was stolen.

Because of the shock of being betrayed by Apple and his humiliation, he was taking out his anger on Aria to avoid being victimized again.

Of course, there was still a possibility that Aria had done something to prepare for the brainwashing drug. He couldn’t completely rule out that possibility, as he didn’t know the extent of her precognitive abilities…

‘But she didn’t seem to have much time.’

The explanation about Apple. The existence of the villain organization ‘Lesserat’. And above all, the current movements of the ‘Villain Alliance’.

Considering these things, it would be impossible to keep her for two weeks to prove her innocence.

More than that, he knew himself that it was excessive.

He sighed lightly, and Number 13 looked down at Aria again.

Convulsions were still occurring intermittently, and she seemed to be losing her mind. There was nothing he couldn’t do to a hero as a villain. There was nothing he couldn’t do, but…

Number 13 sighed again.

* * *

“Administrator-nim. Are you finished?”

“…Were you waiting here the whole time?”

“In case something happened. It wasn’t to monitor Administrator-nim, but to worry about you being attacked again.”

Rahe, who had been waiting in the hallway right in front of the passage, greeted him with a salute as he came up from the underground floor where the detention room was located.

Rahe’s eyes glanced at Number 13’s back.

Aria was piggybacking on his back. He covered her nakedness by putting Number 13’s shirt over her, barely hiding her naked body, as putting her clothes on would only make them dirty.

Even so, her butt would be clearly visible from behind, but it didn’t matter since Squad 7 only had women anyway.

“I made Aria like this, are you going to attack me, Squad Leader Rahe?”

He asked with a half-resigned feeling.

Rahe might know the whole truth, since Aria brought her.

So, he thought that as soon as they made eye contact, or after seeing Aria’s exhausted and messed-up appearance, a knife would fly at him.

But fortunately, there were no signs of that.

“There’s no way. I would never point a knife at Administrator 13.”

“Really?”

“Yes. And, Aria-taewon said it herself. That she would be piggybacked by 13-nim in this state. She also said that there was no problem, so don’t worry.”

What to say.

Should he call it creepy, or chilling?

Did she foresee this with her precognitive abilities? Or did she foresee that she would end up like this?

…Either way, Number 13 thought that she was a woman who was difficult to handle in many ways.

He could only hope that she wasn’t an enemy of himself and ‘Abyss’, as she said.

More than that, how on earth did his future self subdue this woman…?

“Administrator 13-nim. I’ll move Aria.”

“No… I’ll have Aria rest in the administrator’s office, so it’s okay. More than that, how much did you hear from Aria, Rahe?”

“…That Apple is a traitor, and the hidden boss of the villain organization… and about Spade-taewon.”

It seemed like she had heard most of the story. At least as much as Number 13 had heard.

But there seemed to be a little more to hear. He would have to wait for Aria, who had fallen fast asleep, to wake up again.

“I have somewhere to contact, so Rahe, gather all the subordinates right now. Everyone standby in the base until further notice. Patrols and other duties are suspended. Understood?”

“Yes, Administrator-nim. Then what about reporting to headquarters?”

“…That’s on standby for now too. It seems like there would be confusion if I reported it before properly understanding the situation.”

In fact, he didn’t want to inform headquarters about the current situation of Squad 7, but Rahe readily answered that she understood the order.

After receiving Rahe’s salute again, Number 13 headed to the administrator’s office with Aria on his back…

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-It’s noisy outside.

The hideout of the villain organization ‘Lesserat’.

The hideout, located in a certain slum, was still noisy outside, even though it was getting quite late.

Apple, who was listening indifferently to the noise coming from beyond the conference room window, let out a small sigh.

She was thinking about this failure. She had made a slightly painful mistake.

No, rather than a mistake, should she think of it as an unavoidable natural disaster?

‘I never expected to be disturbed by Aria-ssi.’

Apple infiltrated Squad 7 a year ago, but Aria was already away on a business trip at that time, so she wasn’t there.

In the end, this was the first time Apple had seen Aria. Until now, she had only heard rumors.

Because she had never seen her in person, her abilities and psychology were completely unknown.

And because of that, she was caught off guard like this.

Wasn’t the timing too perfect? After Spade’s hypnosis, she appeared at the moment she was about to put the finishing touches on Number 13’s carefully prepared hypnosis.

If she had visited even a little earlier, Apple would have been able to appeal her innocence, claiming that she was being accused of something that hadn’t even happened.

Even if they tried to investigate her past, her document manipulation skills were perfect, so they wouldn’t have found anything strange.

If she had come even a little later… if that had happened, Apple would have already gotten her hands on all of Squad 7 through Number 13.

At that time, it wouldn’t have mattered what Aria said or did.

Really.

It was such perfect timing. She was perfectly caught off guard.

If she had known this would happen, she wouldn’t have entrusted everyone’s brainwashing to Number 13.

She adopted this method to shift the risk to him, but because of that, only Spade was in her hands among Squad 7.

“I’m disappointed. I’m really disappointed. Don’t you think so too, Spade-ssi?”

“………..”

Apple asked toward her butt below, but there was no answer from Spade.

Spade was now lying naked under Apple.

Apple’s butt was on top of Spade’s back.

She was literally a human chair. Despite being treated like that, there was no sign that Spade was trying to resist.

No, her eyes had lost their light, like a doll without any emotions.

Apple patted Spade’s butt, then started stroking and rubbing her pussy.

When she pushed her fingers into the crack, her wet pussy greeted Apple’s fingers with a squelch…

Anyway, it took a little too long to dominate this woman.

If possible, she wanted to dominate her with the first one or two meetings. Because it didn’t work out well, it took about ten times as long.

…Either way, Aria would have come at the optimal timing in any situation, so there was no point in complaining about that.

“But it’s a relief. Spade-ssi is strong, pretty, and cute. She’s my type. I’m glad I got you in my hands and brought you here.”

It was painful that she couldn’t neutralize Rahe, but there was no problem.

Because she had prepared for the worst from the beginning.

Rather, the plan to dominate Squad 7 using Number 13 and even control Rahe was a sudden variable, an unexpected situation.

That side was a preparation for the worst, and the other method she had originally thought of was the standard.

As Apple was playing around, patting the butt of Spade who was lying down, putting her hand in her mouth, and fondling her pussy, she heard a knock.

“Excuse me, Boss Apple! I heard you called!”

“Welcome, Delta. I’ve been waiting for you.”

And Apple smiled at her who came to the room, the villain who had been temporarily acting as the boss of the villain organization ‘Lesserat’.