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“Really, you should try to show some manliness. Is all you can do cling to a woman’s leg? How pathetic! Alright, follow me!”

Dorothy berated him thoroughly, yet she rose from her seat and strode purposefully somewhere.

Her destination was her lab, connected to the room.

Opening the lab door using fingerprint recognition, Dorothy spoke as if giving an earnest request.

“I’ll say it again, I don’t know any way to solve your current problem.”

“All I can help you with now is barely avoiding expulsion from the ‘Villain Alliance’.”

There’s no way to restore your power.

Dorothy emphasized that point once more, leading 13 into her lab.

***

Currently, half of this organization’s funds are covered by distributing Dorothy’s inventions.

This was the case even two months ago when the organization was still thriving. Dorothy’s inventions are that remarkable.

As such, Dorothy’s lab was also specially constructed with great care.

Just crossing the threshold felt as if one had entered another world.

Inside the lab, numerous incomprehensible objects and chemicals were lined up.

Dorothy firmly warned me not to touch anything carelessly.

“This way.”

The place Dorothy led me into was a laboratory further inside.

Beyond the heavy door, which opened when a password was entered, a dimly lit room was visible.

And at its center.

“…………………Huh?”

What I first noticed was that it was a woman, bound to a chair, her head bowed weakly.

Next, I realized that the uniform the woman was wearing was somehow familiar.

No way… this woman…

“A Hero?!”

“And she’s a Hero-nim from Unit 7.”

Dorothy lightly tapped the chest of the woman whose head was bowed.

Indeed, an embroidery featuring the number and symbol for Unit 7 stood out clearly.

Seeing her magnificent chest, encased in the uniform, gently rise and fall, she seemed to be merely sleeping quietly.

I had a fleeting thought, but she wasn’t the Hero named Spade who had reduced me to that state.

Her dyed hair was modestly braided down.

Large, round glasses.

Although 13 had primarily operated in S City, under Unit 7’s jurisdiction, he had no recollection of such a woman. He had never seen a woman like her before.

“Of course. This woman is from the administrative department. She must have always been in the office, so you wouldn’t have seen her.”

Indeed, that means she doesn’t go into the field.

Just like Dorothy, there are Awakened Ones who don’t possess abilities suitable for combat. It’s highly likely this woman is one of them.

There’s also the possibility she’s a civilian working for the Hero Association, but in that case, she wouldn’t be wearing a Hero’s specialized uniform.

She must be an Awakened One.

“Then that’s really amazing…? How did you capture a Hero?”

“Well, somehow.”

Her tone didn’t seem particularly boastful,

but her confident smile and demeanor were arrogant, as if asking for praise.

When I instinctively stroked her head due to her demanding-praise attitude, she shrieked and slapped my hand away.

“Anyway, it worked out well. If we just hand this woman over to the Alliance…!”

“Idiot. Do you think it’d be that easy?”

Perhaps annoyed by what just happened, Dorothy, with a displeased expression, cut me off.

“This woman is just a D-rank Hero. Barely a low-ranking Hero.”

I know F-rank is the lowest, but that’s the level of a newly appointed Hero trainee.

If she’s D-rank, she’s not the lowest, but it might be a stretch to call her a truly important figure.

In that case, even if we hand over a woman like her to the Alliance, it might seem insufficient in terms of achievements.

“Besides that, avoiding it this time doesn’t mean it’s over. Alliance meetings are held regularly.”

That’s true. 13 nodded in understanding.

Even for the future, we need to think more long-term.

But how?

“Just watch carefully. That’s why I brought you here.”

Dorothy said triumphantly, then operated a switch on the chair, releasing the captured Hero’s restraints.

Then, she quietly whispered something into the ear of the woman whose head was bowed.

What did she say? What in the world is she doing?

As I watched, filled with questions.

“………”

The Hero, who had kept her head bowed,’s chin trembled slightly, and her eyes slowly opened.

At first, I thought this Hero would surely panic and cause a ruckus.

That’s why I was puzzled by Dorothy’s action of intentionally releasing the restraints,

yet even after regaining consciousness, the Hero simply kept her head bowed motionlessly.

I wondered if she was still half-asleep, but then.

“Get up.”

When Dorothy said that, the Hero, who had just opened her eyes, immediately stood up.

Huh? What?

Did she just stand up as Dorothy told her to?

“Introduce yourself.”

Dorothy spoke briefly again.

Then, the Hero, standing blankly like a doll, slowly opened her mouth… and began speaking disjointedly.

Both that she was a Hero from Unit 7, and that she used the codename Apple.

Following that, she muttered her job, her age, hobbies, and even her real name, without omission.

Huh…?

What is this…?

“Do you understand what’s happening?”

Dorothy lightly slapped the cheek of the Hero, who stood blankly like a doll, and spoke in the manner of a teacher instructing a dull student.

“It’s called brainwashing. You get the general idea, right?”

***

Brainwashing, hypnosis, or mind control.

In other words, a wicked yet convenient technique to manipulate others by controlling their brains.

What would ordinarily require long hours, great effort, and the creation of a specific environment, Dorothy made easily achievable using a tool she created.

A tool that allows one to manipulate an opponent to their desired state in a short amount of time, without relatively great effort or time.

“Really?!”

“Of course it’s real. Would it be fake?”

Dorothy said that, then gave a new instruction to Apple, who still stood blankly.

To lift her skirt and show her underwear.

Then, Apple, with still vacant eyes, yet without hesitation, gripped the hem of her skirt and lifted it as commanded.

Beneath the skirt, pure white panties with a delicate feel, and her pristine white thighs were exposed.

Oh…….

“Why are you getting aroused by something like this, you pervert.”

“…Then don’t show it…”

As 13’s gaze intensely fixed on the panties, Dorothy reproached and criticized him.

With panties exposed right before his eyes, it was impossible for a man not to look. Such criticism felt unfair.

“There are a few side effects, but there’s no problem with its use.”

“Side effects?”

“…Perhaps due to the mechanism of the brainwashing, the libido center seems to be somewhat activated.”

What did that mean? Dorothy sighed at 13’s expression, which seemed not to understand well.

“It means arousal. And as a bonus, sensitivity to pleasure increases. I still need more data, but I’ve confirmed that depending on the dosage, sexual sensitivity and libido can increase up to 17 times.”

“……..”

“Wow,” I muttered to myself involuntarily.

As 13 had no understanding of female pleasure, he couldn’t quite grasp what “17 times” truly meant.

“Dorothy, if it’s brainwashing, to what extent will they obey commands?”

“To what extent, what do you mean?”

“…So, is it possible to make them perform sexual favors?”

At 13’s thoughtless question, Dorothy stared at him with an utterly contemptuous gaze.

Well, she could certainly look at him that way, but.

Brainwashing is usually used for *that* kind of purpose in adult games and such.

If so, wouldn’t it be natural to wonder if it’s possible or not?

When 13 sent a look of injustice, Dorothy soon withdrew her gaze.

Then she let out a sigh that somehow sounded resigned.

“Fine, whatever. I’ll say it’s possible for now. It’s possible.”

“…Oh.”

“It’s a trashy attitude, but well, maybe it’s better that way. It’s villain-like.”

Dorothy said that out of the blue.

“What do you mean?”

“It’s about what’s to come. Using my tool means you’ll be brainwashing Heroes from now on, doesn’t it?”

Dorothy continued.

“It means trampling on another’s personality, disregarding their life, ignoring their existence, and crushing what’s precious to them. It’s not something you do with a normal sense of ethics.”

“…That.”

“I’m not trying to criticize you. I’m saying it’s necessary. If we don’t do it, we’ll just die.”

Dorothy was right.

13 had no remaining options now.

He was not in a position to choose his methods.

“Apple, take off your top and expose your chest.”

Suddenly, Dorothy gave that command.

And Apple obeyed.

She unbuttoned the uniform shirt she was wearing and took it off without hesitation.

Beneath it was pure white underwear, similar to the panties from earlier. When she took that off as well, the weighty breasts beneath sprang out as if rebounding.

Before 13, the Hero-nim’s dazzling white breasts, with their nipples, were completely exposed, seemingly without shame.

Dorothy’s instructions didn’t end there.

“Now, take off your skirt. Pull down your panties too. And then masturbate like that. Keep doing it until I say stop.”

13 was startled.

However, Apple, disregarding his surprise and gaze, obediently followed the instructions.

Like her top, she took off her skirt, and with her panties dangling around her thighs, she began to masturbate with her own hand.

This was the first time I had witnessed a woman masturbating so rawly, so explicitly.

“From now on, this is what you’ll be doing. Ruthlessly trampling and violating another’s dignity—that’s our job.”

“…….”

“Well, that’s how it is. If you can’t do it, say so. If you can utter something as foolish as wanting to remain ‘clean’ as a villain, I’ll gladly listen to it.”

“Are you being sarcastic right now?”

“Hmm. It depends on how you hear it, I suppose.”

Dorothy said with a shrug.

“It’s just, I’m telling you to set your priorities straight, once again.”

“Now, we are also in a desperate situation. If you act thoughtlessly, the Boss will be in danger too.”

“So… don’t hesitate to cross the line.”

“If any complacent morality remains, discard it completely. Throw it into the trash.”

“Become thoroughly, utterly evil. Villain 13.”

“…And, trim that beard of yours.”