My Hypnosis's Limit
My hypnosis ability could only influence to a certain extent.
To Baek Eun-hwa, it was about making her more trusting of me, about believing me, about thinking only about that... it was like I had said, but.
Even so, using the ability to say such words meant that in the end, I could only make her pay a little more attention to my words than to the two choices she had.
"Miss Eun-hwa, when you go outside, you always disguise your hair and eyes, right?"
"Yes. Even if I can hide the ears and tail, my appearance is too distinctive."
"I have a question about that method. Can you use colors other than black?"
"Of course. Disguising is a kind of magic, so just like clothes, I can change not only the color but also the length of my hair."
"Ah..."
I decided to conduct a small experiment once.
First, a minor test to confirm whether my words affected her more effectively.
Precisely, there was one task for Baek Eun-hwa.
I would try making various demands first.
She usually listened to people's words easily, but when it crossed the line of being troublesome, she wouldn't.
Even if it was troublesome, if my words made her follow those demands... I could confirm that the suggestion had taken hold.
Of course, it had already worked normally.
"Miss Eun-hwa, could you change your hair color to blonde from the usual?"
"It's not difficult."
"Wow..."
Using the disguise technique without hesitation.
Immediately, her pure white hair turned blonde... and it became Baek Eun-hwa with a different feel than usual.
Moreover, the fur on her fox ears had turned golden.
"Oh..."
I was already familiar with the disguise, but it was still amazing.
But this wasn't the end... it wasn't particularly troublesome, was it?
It was magic that consumed her stamina, but I knew one use wouldn't be a big problem.
From now on, I would do something a little... quite troublesome.
A troublesome woman, a yandere... well, that kind of feeling?
Actually, it was more like a whim or a prank than true obsession.
"Then what about red?"
"...Isn't red a common color?"
"Wow... then what about blue?"
"Red, so of course it's possible."
The third change already.
By the way, her hair color was turning into so many different shades, and how was it that this person was so beautiful.
It was amazing every time I saw her.
I knew that Batori and Saran and Team Leader were also normally beautiful, but they never changed their appearances like this.
Batori's ability, the growth through Eodeokshini, did affect her appearance, but her face still looked similar to before.
This side had such intense changes.
It wasn't a direct change like the color of hair and irises.
Naturally, I couldn't help but think about Baek Eun-hwa's appearance.
"Then what about purple?"
"It's possible... but why are you doing this?"
"For curiosity?"
"...Okay."
If I kept doing this, questions would gradually arise on her side too.
But still, she continued to listen to my words.
In situations where various colors like red, blue, yellow, purple, and pink kept coming out, I felt quite entertained.
It was like scribbling on a blank white canvas with a brush?
"Wow, then can I also do two-tone hair this time? Different colors on each side?"
"...It's possible."
By continuing to make those demands, I could confirm that the suggestion had properly taken hold on Baek Eun-hwa.
She made it so troublesome.
It was almost strange that she didn't refuse.
So, for one last time...
"Then, Miss Eun-hwa, can you make your hair multi-colored? Yellow, red, blue... mix it however you like?"
"...It's not impossible. I'll do it for the last time."
"Huhu, thank you."
This time, it wasn't ordinary; I asked for something a little weird.
While talking about unnecessarily various colors, I demanded that she randomly style her hair.
I could already feel the effect had been applied...?
Well, I was curious about the limit of what disguise was possible anyway.
"...Like this, is it okay?"
"Oh..."
"...Even with the disguise, I've never done something this extreme before. It feels awkward. I don't think it's necessary to do it."
"I'm sorry if I forced you unnecessarily because of me, but it looks pretty and amazing. Is it because you're so beautiful, ma'am?"
"...Well, that could be."
The strange hair I created was quite... amazing and yet beautiful.
Normally, it would probably look weird.
It would look messy.
But since she was overwhelmingly beautiful from the start, maybe that's why.
Just beautiful.
"Hoo..."
"Even though the disguise uses a little fox energy, do you use too much?"
"Right."
...It was a procedure to confirm that my hypnosis had been properly used.
But Baek Eun-hwa was truly forced to follow every single one of my demands, and it must have been quite difficult for her.
The fox energy was equivalent to stamina, and she had already used a significant amount over a week.
And I kept asking her fox to use it?
"Miss Eun-hwa, hand."
"...Do I have to be like a dog?"
"That's not because I'm hugging you too much, is it? I'm fine with it, but I thought Miss Eun-hwa would feel uncomfortable. I just figured hand-holding was the best."
"..."
So I asked Baek Eun-hwa for her hand.
As she had said before, fox energy recovered through skinship.
The most straightforward, comfortable, and normal way to do it, I thought.
I didn't know if she would like it or not.
But I couldn't keep making her tired, and it was my fault that she was using more energy?
"...Okay."
I held her hand tightly again.
Slightly higher body temperature than Saran's.
Maybe it was because she was a fox and she was a snake?
"Miss Eun-hwa's hands are warm."
"...Are they?"
I couldn't tell, because the sensation of filling fox energy was there.
If I compared it to a game, I was a no-cost character that didn't use mana, spirit, or resources at all, and this side was a character that needed fox energy as the cost.
To understand that...
It would be like a person with three arms trying to understand the sensation of a person with two arms.
Well, I didn't even understand that?
"Anyway, a lot of the photo shoots you contracted for this month are about to end. The drama special appearance is next week, and the high-end brand shoot from last time... three weeks left, and besides that, various other things up to four months. Hmm..."
"...It's already too late to cancel the contracts."
"Yes, there's nothing we can do about that. Of course, Miss Eun-hwa is in the boss's position sometimes, but ethically, that's a bit inappropriate, isn't it?"
After proving the effect, I was looking into Baek Eun-hwa's schedule.
She was always busy, but she had a separate schedule for contracted work and tasks that she organized.
Precisely, I had written it, but?
If I didn't organize it like this, I would have to contact her every time to match her schedule.
To meet Baek Eun-hwa, I had to organize the schedule like this, and through the table I wrote...
"Then, after three weeks, I'll talk to President a little too. Hero activities will remain mostly normal and straightforward, but outside of hero activities, I'll reduce the work a bit."
"Reduce the work outside of hero activities?"
"Yes, that's right. One of the big reasons Miss Eun-hwa struggles is because of that."
"...Is that so?"
I could prepare to some extent to control Baek Eun-hwa's schedule.
Actually, I should have been doing this for a while, but because she was so busy until now, there was no way.
If I prepared from a few weeks ago, it would be possible.
Of course, even that required more time for her to rest properly?
At least it would be better than before.
"Let's do that. Miss Eun-hwa will definitely benefit from it."
"...If you say so, then it is."
"Yes. First, rest from work outside hero activities, and create an environment where I can rest in between hero activities. After all, fox energy affects stamina too."
I already knew that she would listen to my words better than before.
I knew that after visiting her mother's grave, she had become a little more accepting.
But even so, Baek Eun-hwa had a slightly troublesome nature.
It was better in many ways to do it this way.
"...Hmm. Honestly, I'm a little worried. I don't know if it will be okay."
"Yes, it can be. It's only natural that Miss Eun-hwa is worried. The stability an A-class hero gives to a city is different. I understand why you think Miss Eun-hwa... has a pretty big influence in City D."
An A-class hero's name value really was that high.
And an A-class hero who worked hard... had a higher standing in the city than I thought, so it was understandable that her worry didn't make sense.
But even so, people were people.
It was natural that continuing to overwork would break her down...
"Logically, if one person like Miss Eun-hwa rests a bit, the city wouldn't collapse... it should have collapsed in the first place. It will definitely be okay."
It was a problem in itself that one person caused a huge problem in a city.
Of course, a bit of a gap would show, but.
That didn't mean I couldn't provide Miss Eun-hwa with time to rest.
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