Chapter 97: Full Body Paralysis

Chapter 97: Full Body Paralysis

Creak-

The door opened, and Scarlett appeared.

“Hehe… Young Lady…”

As usual, I ran towards Scarlett with the dildo in my hand.

Thwack-

But I was immediately stopped by her, her face hardened.

She was holding a slightly larger syringe in her other hand.

“Young Lady…?”

I’d never seen such a cold expression on her face.

I tilted my head in confusion.

Had something unpleasant happened?

But Scarlett stared at me without a word.

Then, she forcefully jammed the syringe into my neck.

“Ah, Gak..!”

Simultaneously, a burning pain spread from my neck.

My legs lost strength for a moment, and I collapsed onto the floor.

Instantly, I felt a refreshing clarity in my head.

CRASH!

Then, a sensation like something shattering spread from the back of my neck.

An indescribable feeling filled my mind.

“Ah, Euk.. Geuk..”

I opened my mouth, writhed like an idiot, and let out a foolish sound.

Finally, as she injected all the contents of the syringe.

“Oh, uhh..?”

Memories I had forgotten until now.

Began to flood back.

The first thing that came to mind was Lucy’s face.

Before our first meeting, our first meeting.

Her expression, always greeting me with a smile.

The time her tongue was cut because of me.

The emotions I had felt since then.

Affection, love, protectiveness, memories.

Everything began to overwhelm my mind, excessively and suffocatingly.

“Ack, Kaak..”

My throat burned, and my head ached madly.

The first thing that engulfed me was an intense urge to vomit.

“Ugh..!”

My stomach hurt.

It felt like it was burning and stinging.

In that searing pain, it felt like I was rubbing ice against my esophagus.

My fingertips and legs trembled.

But I couldn’t hold back the urge to vomit.

I mustered strength in my weak legs and ran to the wide-open window.

“O, Oweeeeeeek..”

Unable to withstand the burning sensation, I vomited outside.

“Ack, Keek.. Weeeek..”

Yet, the vomiting didn’t stop.

After vomiting to the point where I felt like I was throwing up everything I had eaten yesterday.

“Pfft, Cough.. Kek.. Hah.. Hah..”

Thump-

I immediately fell backward.

My body trembled, and my vision was blurry.

Even so, the crashing memories continued to attack me.

And my head went blank due to the headache.

“…Since the memory recovery is still in progress, it might be a bit difficult.”

Scarlett approached me through my blurry vision.

She slowly supported my body and wiped my mouth with something.

She held a cup to my mouth, rinsing it.

Then, she slowly hugged my trembling body.

“I’m sorry, Cecil. I didn’t intend to go this far, but… if Cecil keeps acting like this, it causes troublesome things.”

Scarlett added, “I had no choice but to restore your condition to normal.”

“Eh, Uee..”

I didn’t understand what she was saying.

My head was spinning, and her words seemed to echo.

Condition?

Back to normal?

While being held in her arms, I thought blankly.

Then, I slowly began to remember situations I had forgotten.

Yes. I was injected with medicine by Scarlett…

And lost my memory.

I think I took some other medicine too.

No, what medicine caused this in the first place?

My head is still a mess.

Right now, my head just hurts.

I don’t want to think about anything.

I just move my lips blankly.

“A.. Young Lady..”

“There… It hurts a lot, doesn’t it? Don’t say anything more. Lucy will explain the rest when you wake up…”

Scarlett said that and placed her hand over my eyes.

At her warm touch, I involuntarily closed my eyes.

My head still hurts, but perhaps it’s because of Scarlett’s scent.

I feel a sense of comfort.

And so, I slowly drifted off to sleep.

In Scarlett’s gentle embrace.

Unaware of what awaited me.

*****

The first sensation was like something being inserted into my arm.

It was quite throbbing, and the feeling was strange.

I involuntarily opened my eyes.

“You’re awake?”

Scarlett asked.

She was holding something in her hand.

A small bottle, half-filled with red liquid.

Tap, tap-

Then, a sound like something being pounded came from beside me.

It was Lucy.

Lucy, looking quite anxious, her tail twitching.

I didn’t quite understand what was happening.

“Euk..”

My body wouldn’t move properly, and my limbs felt very stiff.

My limbs weren’t bound, so I knew some kind of drug had been administered.

I gazed at her for a moment.

Then, I weakly moved my lips.

“Young Lady… I… my body…”

“It’s okay. It’s okay, Cecil… I gave you some medicine. I drew blood, so you’ll be a little tired.”

Drew blood?

So, is that my blood in the bottle?

But why?

My thoughts were slow, perhaps because I was still half-asleep.

I moved my lips and then relaxed my body.

Scarlett briefly set the bottle aside and then continued.

“Lately, there have been many things interfering with our love.”

She slowly stroked my hair.

She gently spread her fingers, enjoying the feel of my flowing hair.

Then her hand moved to my cheek.

It was a warm and soft touch.

“So… I don’t think I can protect Cecil in the usual way anymore.”

The usual way?

I don’t know what Scarlett considers the ‘usual way,’ but.

Now that my mind has returned, I know for sure.

That is definitely not the usual way.

To drug people, manipulate their minds.

And turn them into completely different people is ‘normal’?

That’s insane. It’s not a sane person’s idea.

“…Seeing that expression, your mind seems to have fully returned.”

Oops.

My thoughts seem to have shown on my face.

I tried to control my expression belatedly, but it was too late.

Scarlett smiled faintly and sat gently beside me.

“…It’s okay. After all, we’re already in love, right? Lovers… can have small quarrels like this.”

Squeeze. Her hand pressing on my face tightened.

Then, she released the pressure and.

Smiled brightly.

“I was too complacent… I thought we were safe just by staying in the mansion…”

“Now that’s not even the case anymore,” Scarlett added.

‘What happened…?’

I couldn’t know at this moment.

After all, I had lost my memory and become half-idiotic.

I have no information to piece together, and nothing I can recall.

And the most overwhelming feeling is a strange exhaustion.

Perhaps it’s because my blood was drawn, or because I received so many injections.

My mind is very tired.

“So… from now on, I’m going to take drastic measures.”

Drastic measures?

Is it related to the blood she drew?

“Drastic… measures…?”

“From now on, Cecil can’t go anywhere.”

“Th-That…”

I wasn’t free to begin with.

But I could still move around the mansion.

And sometimes accompany her on outings.

But.

What Scarlett was saying now held a meaning beyond that.

My body trembled, and I stared blankly at Scarlett.

Her expression looked incredibly cheerful.

As if she was thinking, ‘I should have done this sooner.’

“Ah, and…”

Before I could even respond, Scarlett took out a container filled with many things.

It was full of syringes.

“The medicine I just gave you… was to remove all the effects of the previous injections.”

Scarlett spoke softly, her expression chilling.

Ah, so that’s why.

That’s why I felt such a strong urge to vomit.

But what’s the point of realizing that?

Scarlett smiled brightly and brought the first syringe to my skin.

“It’s a shame the love potion’s effects are gone, but what can you do.”

Whoosh-

Simultaneously, the medicine entered me.

My consciousness began to blur.

Ah.

What should I do?

“Just bear with it for a moment.”

But before I could even think that.

The second medicine entered my skin.

And I slowly felt my consciousness fading.

*****

“Ugh, Huuk!”

My eyes snapped open.

It was dark all around.

And after a short while, I remembered that this was a place I had been before.

Not just once.

Many times.

“Hack, Heek..”

Beside me, a very familiar dog sat panting cutely.

White fur, soft and fluffy like a cotton ball.

I had seen this dog before.

“Kiying, Kying..”

The dog let out a weak whimper and licked my hand.

Suddenly, I remembered something that happened before.

I had given this dog a few strands of my hair.

I don’t remember what happened after that.

‘Is this… a dream?’

Yes. I was definitely injected with medicine by Scarlett and lost consciousness.

If I opened my eyes, I should be in my room.

But waking up here could only mean it’s a dream.

There were no such incidents in my second dream.

Is this what they call a lucid dream?

Holding the whimpering dog, I fell into deep thought.

“…Good boy.”

It seemed sad for some reason, so I patted its fluffy body.

Feeling the soft fur against my skin made me feel a little more stable.

“Kiying, Kying.. Heuk heuk..”

Lick, lick.

The dog playfully stuck out its tongue and licked my cheek.

Its gaze was fixed on my eyes, as if it wanted something.

“Do you… want something..?”

I asked, just in case.

“Woof!”

The dog immediately reacted and nodded.

So it can understand me.

The cotton ball moved energetically, and I felt a sense of affection.

What should I give it?

Last time I gave it my hair.

But now I have nothing to give.

“Hmm… But I have nothing to give. What should I do…”

As I muttered softly, the dog seemed to ponder for a moment.

Then, it licked my wrist.

“Huh? This?”

Wondering why it was licking my wrist, I extended it.

Then.

Crunch-

“Ah, Aak..!”

The dog bit my wrist with its teeth.

I was startled for a moment, but there was no pain at all.

Is it because it’s a dream?

Slurp, slurp-

The dog licked my blood with great relish.

After a brief moment of happiness.

The dog finally let go.

“Woof!”

Shriik-

Then, a tooth-shaped pattern began to appear on my neck.

‘This is…’

I had seen this before.

It’s a pattern that appears when interacting with the dog.

What exactly is that dog?

Is it another form of Chris?

As I pondered this, I looked at the dog.

Smirk.

The dog smiled clearly.

*****

“Ugh, Ugh..”

My eyes opened again.

No, to be precise, I woke up ‘for real.’

“You’re awake?”

Beside me, Scarlett was looking at me with a beaming smile.

What? Is it over already?

Across my line of sight, numerous used syringes were scattered.

‘My mind is still intact…’

Normally, with that much, my mind should be half-melted.

But I’m perfectly fine.

Clearly, that dream has something to it.

I felt a slight flush and sat up.

“…Huh?”

But.

My body wouldn’t move.

At first, I calmly tried to move my neck.

My neck moved fine.

But my lower body wouldn’t move.

I could feel the sensation.

And that was it.

“A, Young Lady. My body, my body. My body..!”

My awareness turned to panic.

And that panic soon turned into fear.

Scarlett smiled brightly as she watched me frantically move my head around.

“Don’t worry, Cecil. I told you.”

And then.

She brought her lovely lips to my ear.

“From now on, you can’t go anywhere.”

She whispered, sweeter than ever before.