Main Weapon!
"You'll... solve my worries?"
"Yes."
"Hah!"
At Hypno's words, the dwarf shopkeeper snorted through his nose.
"And just how do you plan on solving my worries? This is... this is my problem alone. Not something some outsider can fix! What, you offering to help me forge a masterpiece? Even if we made one that way, it wouldn't be my work... not mine alone! That doesn't count as solving anything!"
"That's not it. I've never even tried blacksmithing in the first place."
"Then... then how the hell are you going to solve it?! If you're just spinning lies because you want the orb, I won't sit still for it!"
"Heh heh heh. No need to worry. Why not entrust it to me as a little test first?"
"Why should I trust the likes of—"
Hypnosis Wave.
『This man feels trustworthy.』
"He does seem trustworthy, but... mmm... fine. Give it a shot."
"Talking here's a bit awkward, so how about showing me to the workshop first?"
"...Follow me."
Hypno trailed the dwarf shopkeeper into the workshop at the back of the store.
Weapons and armor lined the walls in abundance, along with all the tools needed to craft them.
The dwarf settled onto a low stool and spoke to Hypno.
"Grab any chair you like."
Once he stopped seeing Hypno as a customer, the dwarf's tone turned rough.
It didn't bother Hypno in the slightest. He pulled up a chair and sat facing the shopkeeper.
"So? How exactly are you going to fix my problem?"
"First, tell me the details of what's troubling you. We'll figure out the solution after that."
"Hmph. Fine. My worry is..."
The dwarf's troubles went like this.
Two years earlier he had completed a purple orb known as the Heavenly Demon's Orb. Ever since, he had been unable to forge any piece of equipment that could stand beside it.
He never expected to create another absolute masterpiece of equal caliber. The real issue was that he could no longer produce anything that satisfied him at all.
Especially during the critical finishing stages of refining, the thought would flash through his mind—Can I really make something that rivals the orb?—and his concentration would shatter. That had been the main culprit.
The condition had dragged on for over two years, leaving the dwarf blacksmith drowning in impatience and despair.
"So up till now... I haven't made a single piece I'm happy with... Look at this!"
He jabbed a finger at the weapons scattered around the workshop.
"That one! And that one! That one too! All unfinished! For a whole year I've done nothing but fail, so every last piece stopped at the final stage. Even when I force myself through the last refining... all I get is some half-assed failure! Aaaaaargh!"
The dwarf tore at his hair and roared in frustration at his own pathetic state.
Hypno eyed the array of incomplete works and thought,
Just looking at them, every single one seems goddamn amazing... Guess a master's standards are different or something?
"If that's the worry, I can solve it easily enough."
"Wh... what? You serious?!"
At Hypno's firm declaration the dwarf stopped yanking his hair, scrambled right up to him, and clutched the hem of his pants.
"If! If you really fix this, I'll do anything you want! Anything within my power!"
"I already told you. Solve this for me... and the Heavenly Demon's Orb is mine."
"Th-that's..."
"You called it the masterpiece of your life, sure... but once things improve, you could make as many masterpieces as you want from here on, right?"
"Ugh..."
The dwarf wrestled with it for a moment. Then he clenched his fists tight, trembling all over, and spoke.
"All right... if you truly solve it... I'll give you the Heavenly Demon's Orb."
"Understood. Then..."
Hypnosis Wave!
Hypno unleashed the strongest level of Hypnosis Wave he could muster.
The dwarf's eyes went instantly vacant; he was completely under.
Let's see. He said he always gets anxious at the last second and fails, right?
"From now on, whenever you forge a weapon, you focus solely on that weapon. You don't spare a single thought for the Heavenly Demon's Orb. You concentrate only on making the piece in front of you completely satisfying."
After planting the suggestion that would erase any anxiety about the orb, Hypno continued.
"The moment you feel even a little satisfaction with a finished piece, you feel overwhelming gratitude toward me—greater than anything you've ever known! And you believe that I have already taken every measure necessary to solve your problem."
With the hypnosis fully set, Hypno withdrew the wave and spoke to the dwarf.
Slap!
"There. All the measures are in place. Now try forging again."
"Haaah..."
Coming back to himself, the dwarf let out a long breath and fixed Hypno with a steady look.
"Never expected you'd go to such thorough lengths. I'm grateful just for that. Even if I fail... I won't blame you."
The dwarf's earnest tone left Hypno puzzled.
What kind of 'measures' did he invent inside his own head? Well, doesn't matter.
The dwarf walked over to the wall, took down a crimson sword sized for his own height, and returned.
"First trial... will be this Flame Emperor."
"Flame Emperor?"
"A sword forged from a red dragon's fang. A year ago I... couldn't bring myself to finish it, afraid I'd fail. The final refining will take at least thirty minutes even if I rush. Mind waiting outside?"
"Sure, no problem."
Thirty minutes isn't that long... Heh heh, time to go enjoy myself a bit.
Leaving the dwarf with his deadly serious expression behind him, Hypno stepped out of the shop.
"Churp! Churp! Churp! Churp!"
"Oh yeah, that's it. You're getting better at sucking. Now try licking the piss slit. Use the tip of your tongue on it!"
"Slurp-slurp-slurp-slurp!"
Hypno had decided to kill time until the dwarf finished. Standing around idle felt pointless, so he hypnotized a random female adventurer who happened to walk by.
He pulled her into a nearby alley, raised a Transparent Area and a Soundproof Area, and put her to work on a blowjob.
This time he left her common sense untouched and simply issued commands while she was under. As he enjoyed the service, he mused,
Twisting common sense is fun, but doing it while completely stealing their consciousness is pretty great too! Hmm, next time maybe I'll put someone fully to sleep and try a sleep-play session? Enjoying the body's pure reactions is a whole different flavor.
Just as that thought crossed his mind—
—Woooooooooooh!
"Hm?"
A deep, booming roar echoed from the direction of the forge.
"Finished already? Perfect. Swallow every drop of the cum I just shot. Don't leave a single bead. And suck out whatever's left in the urethra and drink it all... down!"
Thrust!
Pshhhhhhhhhh!
"Guhk! Gulp-gulp-gulp... chuuuurp..."
Hypno finished with a deep-throat creampie. The hypnotized woman offered zero resistance, obediently swallowing every load and then cleaning his cock with a thorough post-blowjob.
Once she finished and pulled her mouth away, Hypno ordered immediately,
"Go back to your normal business. Oh, and you won't remember any of this—just think you were killing time the usual way."
The adventurer woman stood, left the alley, and hurried off. Hypno pulled his pants back up and released the hypnosis.
"Huh...? Ah, I spent way too long looking at gear. The time is—kyah! It's already this late?! I-I'm gonna be late!"
Watching her sprint away in a panic, Hypno re-entered the forge and headed straight for the workshop.
"Oh... ooooh...! I did it! It's perfect! Perfect, I tell you! This is it! Exactly what I wanted... this is iiiiiit!"
Inside, the dwarf shopkeeper clutched the crimson sword in both hands, tears streaming down into his beard as he rejoiced.
Heh heh heh, looks like it worked out.
"Went well?"
"Huh?! O-oooooh!! You!!!"
The moment Hypno spoke, the dwarf spun toward him, face blazing with joy, mouth wide open. Short legs pumping furiously, he rushed over still holding the sword.
"Success! Total success! After two years... two whole years, a piece that satisfies me... another masterpiece of my life has been born!!!"
"Glad to hear it."
"Look at this! The way the blade patterns ripple! Proof it fully accepted the red dragon's power! Even if you dropped it in lava it wouldn't melt, and when you pour mana into it and swing, flames rivaling a dragon's breath wrap the blade and burn your enemies to ash! And also..."
"Uh... is this explanation gonna take a while?"
"If I cover the refining process and every design detail, twenty minutes easy!"
"Skip the explanation."
"...Can't be helped. It's your word, after all."
Looking deeply disappointed, the dwarf gently set the sword down.
"Looks like you concentrated well this time."
"Ah! Yes! That's it! Concentration! Thanks to the measures you took, I could pour myself entirely into the piece I was making! It was incredible! Until now the Heavenly Demon's Orb always flickered in my head at the end, but this time—nothing!"
Well yeah, that's how I hypnotized you.
"Because of that I... I was able to complete yet another masterpiece of my life! Aah, I can't wait! From now on I can turn every unfinished piece into a masterpiece! That... that... ooooooh! I'm so happyyyyyy!"
The dwarf bellowed again at the top of his lungs.
Hypno was pleased the hypnosis had delivered such clear results. Still, he hadn't collected what was owed yet.
"Shopkeeper."
"My name's Maiking! Come to think of it, what's yours? I absolutely must know!"
"Hypno."
"Hypnooooo!"
Jesus, he's loud.
"Thank you! Thank you so muchhhh! Uwaaaah!!"
Overwhelmed with emotion, Maiking the dwarf shopkeeper burst into full-on sobbing.
"Shopkeeper, I get that you're happy, but a deal's a deal. The Heavenly Demon's Orb is mine now, right?"
"Sniff...! Ah, just a second... khrrrnnngh!"
Maiking grabbed a tissue from a nearby table, blew his nose hard, then looked at Hypno.
"Of course the Heavenly Demon's Orb is yours now, Hypno! But... I can't hand it over just yet!"
"Huh?"
What, changing his tune?
"Why not?"
"Because... just giving you the finished Heavenly Demon's Orb after you restored my ability to create masterpieces... it simply doesn't satisfy my heart! Is there anything else you want?! Anything at all!"
Ohhh.
Maiking was offering an extra gift of gratitude. Hypno felt like he'd hit the jackpot.
He thought for a moment about what he wanted, then spoke.
"Ah, then... could you add some functions I want to the Heavenly Demon's Orb?"
"You mean enchantments? Of course! Tell me everything! Whatever functions you desire, I'll add every last one my skills can manage!"
Maiking thrust a thumb up and declared it without hesitation.
"Heh heh heh... in that case..."
Hypno began explaining exactly which functions he wanted added to the orb.