Chapter 167: Academy IF Side Story – The False Family (13)

Chapter 167: Academy IF Side Story – The False Family (13)

“…W-What are you doing right now?”

Lucy, swallowing, spoke with bewilderment.

In front of her, Cecil trembled, her legs spread wide, exuding a feminine scent.

She couldn’t quite regain her senses due to the sweet smell.

First, let’s assess the situation.

Thinking so, Lucy calmly distanced herself from Meichen.

Meichen was someone Lucy knew well.

A prodigy in elemental magic, and someone who didn’t have a very good reputation.

Recently, she had been seen with Cecil, and her reputation had somewhat recovered.

However, the fact that the two were always together.

The fact that Cecil’s face would be flushed red as she linked arms with Meichen.

The fact that they visited each other’s rooms as if it were a daily routine, even sleeping over.

Gathering these facts, there were even jokes that the two were dating.

And to think that half of it was actually true.

‘This is unbelievable…’

No matter how kind Cecil was, she was a capable individual with great talent in magic.

To think that she would be subjected to something she didn’t even understand.

It was unbelievable.

Meichen, with a very relaxed expression, helped Cecil to her feet.

Then, she stroked her hair.

And then, she gave her lips a quick peck.

“What am I doing? Can’t you see?”

“How… how could you do that to Cecil-unnie…”

“It’s okay. Because we love each other. It’s a secret, but we’re dating right now.”

Meichen smiled faintly at Lucy’s words.

Something felt off.

Although she didn’t know the details, this sweet scent wafting from nearby.

The relationship between the two felt strangely off.

Judging by their recent actions, it was impossible to think they were dating.

To engage in such uninhibited and intense behavior outdoors.

It was incomprehensible by common sense. It was a situation where lust, not love, was most prominent.

Lucy knew better than anyone about instincts.

This was not understandable by common sense.

‘That…?’

And then, Lucy, who was slightly tense and widening the distance.

She saw something like a yellow mist seeping out of Meichen’s pocket.

Things invisible to ordinary people, visible only to beings like Lucy.

It was a mist densely packed with a large amount of magic power.

At that moment, Lucy instinctively felt it.

That this was what had made Cecil act so strangely.

That this would soon be directed at her.

As if to prove her prediction, Meichen began to fidget with her hand in her pocket.

It was dangerous to touch that magic mist.

Just as she thought that far, the mist immediately surged towards Lucy.

However, Meichen had overlooked one thing.

Lucy was a Dragon race filled with magic power and was inseparable from magic.

The main diet of the Dragon race was fairies, which were full of magic power.

It was impossible for someone who encountered and loved magic power more than anyone else to be unable to resist such a thing.

*Rustle-*

The moment the magic mist approached her face.

Lucy moved her hand and sent the mist back.

A powerful flow made of magic power, invisible to the eyes of ordinary people.

“…Huh?”

Finally, Meichen seemed to sense something was wrong.

However, that didn’t change anything.

The magic mist enveloped Meichen, and she began to sway.

Her face gradually flushed, and her legs seemed to lose strength as she leaned against the wall.

Meichen then collapsed onto the ground.

Lucy gazed at Meichen for a moment, then frowned.

“Nn, Haa… Ah…”

Meichen was now completely swallowed by the magic mist and was unable to regain her senses.

Perhaps a bit dazed, with a submissive feel.

She panted heavily, breathing in short gasps.

‘What in the world is this…?’

The sweet scent had become several times stronger.

Although she didn’t understand why she was suddenly incapacitated.

She had stopped the suspicious act, so that was enough.

Lucy, who had been staring intently at Meichen for a moment, pursing her lips.

“Haa… What exactly were you trying to do?”

She let out a faint sigh and asked, standing firmly in front of Meichen.

To manipulate Cecil like this and torment her sexually.

Due to the pungent feminine scent and the scene she had just witnessed, her self-control had weakened slightly.

Still, Lucy managed to maintain her reason.

“…I was controlling Cecil using perfume. I suddenly got horny.”

However.

Contrary to Lucy’s expectation that the answer would be vague, Meichen spoke in a very clear and honest tone.

‘What in the world…’

It was a situation that defied common sense.

Something was strange. She was admitting this so honestly and quickly?

Lucy, with a dazed expression, scratched her head.

Meichen was now sitting demurely, waiting for Lucy’s words.

It was as if her free will had been taken away.

Lucy crouched down and rummaged through Meichen’s pocket.

There was something in here.

As expected, she felt a very pretty bottle of perfume.

A yellow liquid sloshed inside.

So this was the source of that ominous mana mist.

*Sniff, sniff,* Even trying to smell it, there was nothing particularly noteworthy.

It would be best to confiscate this for now.

Thinking so, Lucy slipped the perfume into her pocket.

Then, she stared intently at Meichen’s face and frowned slightly.

“What do you mean, you used perfume? Such a magic item would be incredibly expensive, who gave you something like this?”

“I received it as a gift. From a relative… I was curious too, so I asked several times, but I never got a proper answer.”

“…What kind of effect does it have, and what is its true nature that made Cecil-unnie like this?”

Lucy asked, swallowing.

The perfume seemed to have a surprisingly strong coercive effect.

Such magic items were dangerous things one would only see in that mansion.

She briefly considered if Meichen was Scarlett’s spy, but.

That was absurd. It was a foolish thought.

If it were Scarlett’s personality, she would have come to pick up Cecil herself.

Without going through such troublesome procedures.

If so, this situation would simply be Meichen’s unilateral action.

“Its use is… hypnosis.”

And then, Meichen, who had been mumbling, finally uttered the awaited answer.

Hypnosis?

She didn’t understand what nonsense she was talking about.

Hypnosis was a technique that didn’t even reach a fraction of mental control.

There were people who used it, and research was gradually progressing.

However, it was not comparable to magic.

Mental control magic was forbidden, so it couldn’t be used.

There were many magics stronger and legal than this hypnosis.

To achieve such powerful mental control through such an unfamiliar and inconvenient means.

Lucy suppressed her disbelief and let out a faint sigh.

“Haa… Hypnosis?”

“Yes. Hypnosis. When you use this and make someone smell the sweet scent, the target has no choice but to obey my commands unconditionally…”

So that was why the sweet scent kept wafting.

The effect of that hypnosis was being proven by Meichen in front of her, so that was fine.

This explanation alone was not enough, so Lucy asked a few more questions.

After listening to a detailed explanation of hypnosis for about 10 minutes.

Lucy’s eyes widened at the unbelievable facts.

*Gulp.*

She involuntarily swallowed.

Meichen remained seated, looking at Lucy with a submissive expression.

Lucy unconsciously wiggled the inside of her slightly damp thighs.

A perfume that would make anyone obey as soon as they smelled it.

There were no side effects.

It could implant the desired common sense.

The target wouldn’t even know they were being hypnotized.

It could also break down any sense of incongruity.

If so, didn’t this mean that with just this perfume, she could do whatever she wanted with Cecil?

And this female in front of her too.

“C-Could you follow me for a bit?”

“Yes.”

“Mhm…”

At Lucy’s words, Cecil and Meichen, who had been stirring on the floor, nodded.

Class was about to start soon.

However, Lucy did not return to the classroom and headed to Cecil’s room, which was closest to their current location.

It didn’t matter if sounds leaked out.

After all, they could use soundproofing magic.

Her lower abdomen was throbbing, making her want to return to her room quickly.

Cecil.

Having seen all her disgraceful behavior and flaws earlier, instinct took precedence over reason.

Thus, Lucy hurried to Cecil’s room and then sat the two of them on the bed.

And then, with a tense expression, her cheeks flushed red.

“C-Cecil-unnie.”

“Yes, Lucy.”

“…Want to try what you did earlier again?”

She voiced her desires.