episode_0017

Irina, who had stormed out of the house, ran aimlessly through the forest.

Her figure, dashing through the hazy mist, treading on roots that snaked out of the ground like giant intertwined serpents, was like the wind.

Deer and foxes resting under the shade of the roots scattered in all directions, startled by her presence.

“Haa. Haa.”

Irina, who had been roaming the forest as if it were her playground, stopped near the eastern boundary of the forest where the mist grew thicker.

Numerous dewdrops formed in the valley of her chest, which heaved up and down from overexerting her lungs and legs.

“If I go further from here…”

If she ran without rest for about an hour past the boundary, she could reach the edge of the forest.

The fog, where one couldn’t see an inch ahead, robbed a walker of their sense of direction.

But it was not a great hindrance to an Elf, who could instinctively follow the flow of magic in the air.

“Hmph.”

However, as if shackles were tied to her leather boots, Irina stood rooted to the spot, unable to budge.

“Damn it.”

What am I hesitating for?

I’ve always wanted this.

To leave this suffocating place someday and go outside.

And now, a decisive opportunity has arisen.

“…Mom.”

But if I leave, what about Mom?

Even Dad, who never comes to see her.

I have no lingering attachment to the hometown that abandoned us.

But if I’m not here, Mom will have to live alone.

“Ha. No, wait. That man is there.”

A stranger in a house where they had lived alone for 150 years.

And to accept a suspicious man whose identity is unknown so easily.

Irina found it difficult to understand Eleina.

“Let her live with that man from now on.”

Her boiling anger slightly lightened the weight of the shackles on her boots.

But.

“…”

Even so. It was only one step.

“Ugh.”

One step is easy.

Because she can still go back.

But taking two steps means not going back anymore.

150 years out of 250.

For her, this place was like home and family.

To throw all that away and leave on a whim.

It was a difficult thing for anyone.

Ancient trees, over 30 meters tall, shook their branches as if mocking her.

“Coward.”

Irina, who had self-deprecatingly muttered, only then realized that she had run out empty-handed, without anything.

No bow. No quiver.

She had learned from Eleina that the outside world held even greater dangers than this forest.

And that she should always carry a weapon to protect herself, anywhere, anytime.

So, this wasn’t running away in fear.

She merely felt the need to properly prepare herself.

As if to hide her excuse, Irina turned her back on the mist-shrouded distance with a resolute gesture.

Her steps as she turned back were lighter than when she had taken that first step forward.

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Eleina, who had rushed out to chase Irina, returned home about 20 minutes later.

She probably lost Irina during the chase.

Unlike the physically-inclined Irina, Eleina was more of a strategist.

“Will your daughter be alright?”

“She’ll be fine. Unlike me, she’s a child who roams the forest as if it’s her own garden.”

Despite her words, shadows lingered around Eleina’s eyes.

She must be worried, wondering what if her daughter really did leave the forest.

“For now, this is all I have to offer.”

Eleina placed a steaming teacup before me, as I sat at the living room table.

“Thank you.”

The contents of the teacup were a green liquid, like green tea, with unknown tea leaves floating in it.

“…”

After a brief moment of hesitation, I took a sip. The tea had a bitter taste, similar to medicinal herbs.

The scent was similar to green tea, which would go well with snacks, but honestly, it wasn’t to my taste.

Eleina seemed curious about my reaction, constantly observing my face even as she sat opposite me, sipping her tea.

Instead of giving my thoughts, I placed the teacup back on the table and changed the subject.

“I’m sorry, because of me.”

At my words, Eleina seemed momentarily flustered before shaking her head.

“Yaru-o-nim, you have nothing to apologize for. If anything, I should be more sorry. My daughter was very rude earlier.”

As she bowed in apology, the large mounds on her chest naturally swayed.

To apologize and at the same time make my dick hard.

Is that the seasoned skill of a married woman?

“Still, please don’t think too badly of Irina. She was the one who found you collapsed on the forest path, Yaru-o-nim, and brought you here.”

“Hmph.”

Yaru-o.

The possessed body’s name was the default name in the game, so I introduced myself as such.

Hearing it directly from another’s voice, I kept letting out small, suppressed laughs.

“Yaru-o-nim?”

“I apologize. My foot is a little itchy. Please continue.”

Be careful, be careful.

Right now, building goodwill is important.

“Ahem!”

With Eleina’s short cough, the atmosphere quickly normalized.

“If you had remained collapsed there, as Ms. Eleina said, you might have suffered a great misfortune. Violent beasts like wolves live in this forest, you see.”

“So, according to Ms. Eleina, Ms. Irina is my lifesaver.”

I wasn’t particularly grateful.

In the game’s progression, Irina was meant to bring me anyway.

On the contrary, I was more worried about her trying to kill me if things went awry.

Unlike NPCs in a game, characters in this possessed world act with active emotions.

I decided to be as careful as possible regarding that.

“But Ms. Eleina, you seem to accept quite easily that I came from another world?”

“Honestly, it’s true that it’s hard to accept everything. But it’s also true that there’s no other way to explain why you are here, Yaru-o-nim.”

It was as if a person had suddenly dropped into a forest where only they had lived for 150 years.

“Still, I didn’t expect you to so easily say you’d let me stay.”

“Is that so?”

“Normally, Ms. Irina’s reaction would be typical.”

Even I would ignore someone of unknown identity if they suddenly appeared outside my house one day.

Ms. Lizetta is an exception.

She’s pretty.

“We High Elves do not ignore those in distress. That would be abandoning and defiling the pride we’ve built since the time of our ancestors.”

“What if I’m a bad guy with a dark heart, even if I seem quiet now?”

“Oh my? There’s no problem with that.”

Immediately after, I felt an odd sensation in my arms.

The armrests of the wooden chair I was sitting on transformed, restraining my two arms.

At the same time, the liquid in the teacup in front of me rose into the air, condensed like a spear tip, and approached my neck.

“Though circumstances have led me to live in a place like this, I was quite a renowned sorceress in my hometown, you know?”

“I-I see.”

Even so, I didn’t detect a single hint of it.

If I had recklessly charged in, thinking I was ‘different now,’ I would have died without even a scream.

“Yaru-o-nim, if you live here and respect us, we will also respect you to the fullest extent. You’ll do that, won’t you?”

“Of course.”

Because I don’t want to die.

At my answer, Eleina smiled brightly and waved her hand in the air.

Then the restraint on my hands was released, and the tea returned to the cup.

The entire process was as natural as flowing water.

“As I mentioned earlier, I intend to let you stay here for a while, Yaru-o-nim. Conveniently, there’s a spare room.”

“Understood.”

“Don’t worry too much about Irina. If we take our time and talk to her, she’ll surely come to accept it.”

While speaking, Eleina’s gaze repeatedly drifted towards the window.

Her index finger nervously tapped on the table.

Is it about time?

Irina will be back soon.

This moment, free from her sight, was the most opportune time to register.

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[Hypnosis App]

HP: 0p.

[Shop] [Suggestion] [Hypnosis] [???] [Description]

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“…That object, you said it was a ‘cell phone’?”

As I took out my cell phone from my pocket and launched the Hypnosis app, Eleina immediately showed interest.

Ah. This is a cell phone.

“Yes. It’s a communication device from the world I used to live in.”

“How fascinating. To exchange messages with such a small slab.”

Eleina’s eyes gleamed in front of a tool she had never seen before.

Since she was not only an excellent sorceress but also a magic researcher.

She must have been restless, having unintentionally quit her profession and lived isolated from the world for 150 years.

As proof, there was a bookshelf in the corner of Eleina’s bedroom where I had woken up.

I didn’t know what the books contained, but all their covers were worn in places.

Meaning she had read the same books over and over again.

For someone like her, an unknown tool like a cell phone would be a more enticing lure than anything else.

“Would you like to take a look?”

“C-Can I? It seems like a valuable item…”

In reality, Eleina was already leaning half her upper body towards me.

Her large breasts pressed against the table, changing shape.

“Not only have you let me live with you, but you’ve also given me a room to stay in, so I should at least repay you with something like this.”

Though I would be extracting a sticky price for it later.

Before handing over the cell phone, I preemptively pressed the [Hypnosis] button on the app.

Then, a screen showing red and black lines being sucked into a single point filled the display.

“…It’s heavier than I thought. And, though faint, I can feel magic from it.”

Eleina took the cell phone I offered without any suspicion, like a fish biting a lure.

Curiosity overcame caution.

“What is this moving picture?”

At that question, I repeatedly clenched and unclenched my sweaty fists.

Hoping she wouldn’t notice anything strange.

And then.

“Ah…”

From Eleina’s eyes, which had been staring blankly at the screen I had brought up.

Suddenly, the light vanished.

Her shoulders slumped as if her soul had left her body.

“Ms. Eleina?”

I carefully snatched the cell phone from her hand, as she didn’t react to my call.

The cell phone screen, which I checked again, displayed white text, just as it had when I first launched the app.

[Eleina has been registered to the app!]

[You can now check the status window of registered targets through the app.]

[You can now input ‘suggestions’ to Eleina via the ‘Suggestion’ feature.]

[The target’s trance state is released.]

“Huh, what?”

As I was looking at the alerts on the screen, Eleina, who had regained consciousness, blinked her eyes.

“Ms. Eleina, are you alright?”

“Yes, yes? What was I doing?”

“You were looking at the cell phone, and just now, you handed it back to me.”

“I, I did?”

“You must be very worried about Ms. Irina. You kept looking out the window even while examining the phone.”

At my words, Eleina tilted her head as if trying to recall something.

Just as I was about to divert her attention with another topic before her suspicions could grow.

Clank-

Just then, the door opened, and a savior appeared.

“Irina!”

At the sound of the door opening, Eleina sprang from her chair and approached the returning Irina.

“Where did you go? I was worried.”

“Worried? I’m not a child.”

Irina awkwardly replied to Eleina, who was stroking her shoulder, then shot a displeased look my way.

“…Tch.”

Then, she clicked her tongue, turned around, and went straight into her room, slamming the door shut.

“Haa.”

Eleina slightly bowed to me, then swayed her hips as she followed Irina into her room.

By now, a serious conversation must be happening between mother and daughter.

Not that it’s any of my business.

Without hesitation, I turned my attention away from Irina’s door and towards the app screen.

In the meantime, a small change had occurred on the app screen.

The [???] button had transformed into [Status Window].

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[Status Window]

Name: Eleina.

Age: 451.

Race: High Elf.

Lust: 0/100. Obedience: 0/100.

[Status]

-Anxiety due to the appearance of an outsider and conflict with her daughter.

[Special Notes]

-Experiencing extreme loneliness due to a long separation from her husband.

[Secret]

-Experiences sexual arousal from milking.

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The contents of the status window that appeared when I pressed the button were similar to the game.

Normally, eroge games display sensitivity changes for each body part, known as ‘erostats’, as standard.

The original Elf Hypnosis game was no different.

This status window removed that and simplified it to two values: Lust and Obedience.

Other than that, it was all information I already knew.

“First, I should quickly put a suggestion on her while I have the chance.”

I returned to the home screen and pressed the [Suggestion] button, to the right of the [Hypnosis] button.

[Suggestion]

-Eleina-

[Currently, 0 suggestions are input for Eleina.]

[Please input the first suggestion for Eleina via typing.]

[The first suggestion does not consume points.]

“Let’s see…”

If this were a game, I would have gradually earned points and increased the intensity of the actions.

‘That’s too slow.’

I moved my fingers and input the suggestion to be cast on Eleina.

Imagining what was about to happen, my lower body began to throb.

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[Clear Objective]

Subdue the heroines of this dimension.

Number of heroines subdued: 0 / 2