Mental Breakdown Skill
Mind Break Skill
'Where on earth am I supposed to run...!?'
This... she's telling me this on purpose, isn't she?
I instinctively realized it.
She intends to tell me ambiguously, then lead me to a Bad Ending.
Damn Status Window.
I can see the village exit far in the distance. It looks like there are people behind a long, stretched-out dirt road....
Ah, this won't do! I have to run away right now!
"Ugh. H-hey, wait a moment...!"
"What's wrong? The potion's effect will soon disappear. Hurry up—"
"I, I left something behind! It's my family!!"
The excuse that came to mind was family.
If it's family, she wouldn't dare touch them, right?
"...."
Perhaps because I stepped forward so boldly, she stopped in her tracks.
"You...."
And then, a silence of about 3 seconds.
Silver opened her mouth with difficulty.
"You are the only variable that can resolve this situation."
"...Huh?"
What does that mean?
"There were no variables in this brainwashed village until now. If there's a key in your memory, it's not too late to solve this problem first!"
Ah... that kind of setting?
Earnestness was evident in Silver's voice.
A strong will to resolve this incident.
But if I leave like this, it's a Bad Ending for me, you know?
"B-but I don't remember anything.... Even if I lose my memory, it's better to be with my family...!"
I recited a famous line from a movie I'd recently watched.
Considering Silver's actions, expressions, and even her tone of voice so far.
When I considered her overall, she wasn't someone who would force things.
Moreover, her strength was not at a level I could overcome, so I had to resolve it with words somehow.
"...."
At the same time, I showed the most pitiful expression possible.
As expected, Silver's grip strength weakened, but it wasn't enough to shake off her hand and run away yet.
And just as I was about to open my mouth, her voice reached my ears first.
"I... I also have a younger sibling. I understand that feeling well."
"Then I... can go, right...?!"
"That's not possible."
Oh, she's impenetrable.
"We can restore your memories with the Royal Family's magic. So, let's go together."
...Is there no other way?
My gaze turned towards the Mental Collapse Skill.
Even if I didn't know how to use it, I found out it causes a slight stun.
"Your younger sibling will be fine after the incident is resolved—"
I didn't want to use this ability, but....
...No choice, then.
"Screw it! Take this!!"
"...!?"
As I pulled my body back, she, on the contrary, put strength into not letting go.
Thanks to that, my hand ended up in a position pointing towards her.
Flash—
Thanks to that, the posture for extending my hand to use the ability was completed.
My palm began to burn white.
A momentarily shining flash swallowed up my vision, and white dust began to float around Silver's body.
"Ugh... this is...!"
Thwack—!
While she was flustered and faltering, I quickly shook off her hand.
And ran like crazy.
When I glanced back, I saw Silver staggering, clutching her head.
I feel sorry, but I can't help it.
I really want to avoid a Bad Ending.
But where do I run now?
What I saw in front of me was the blacksmith's shop I had visited a little while ago.
However, the more I turned my body towards the blacksmith's shop, a familiar sense of unease covered my entire body.
'Not there...!'
It was too clear. At first, I just thought my intuition was good.
But to call it merely an animalistic instinct, it was clear enough to be filled with certainty.
Yes, a Bad Ending. It's the feeling right before encountering a Bad Ending.
It was eerily similar to that ominous premonition.
A sensation I started feeling ever since entering this game.
Naturally, I couldn't feel this kind of unease in reality.
Like a system, it felt as if the game itself was telling me the right answer.
The inn, the pub, the adventurer's guild visible in the distance.
The moment I tried to approach them, a similar sense of unease subtly climbed up my back.
The place I arrived at, avoiding all the ominous feelings around me, was none other than....
"...My house, you say?"
It was my house.
* * *
Interestingly, as I entered the house, that ominous feeling disappeared without a trace.
But Pai is here.
"Pai!!"
Currently, Silver is suspecting Pai.
If by any chance she comes looking for me, she'll definitely find Pai. Then it'll be a big problem.
So I have to hide Pai quickly.
"Pai! Where are you!?"
I slowly approached the potion crafting room.
She's probably in here....
Squelch, squelch....
But I hear a strange sound.
'...No, right?'
The dark flame in my heart that I had been trying hard to ignore.
When I open this closed door, will I be able to properly face Pai?
Bang!
Let whatever happens, happen. Anyway, avoiding a Bad Ending is the top priority right now.
"Pai! Hurry and run...!"
Ah, just as I thought.
"Ugh...?! U-u-u-a-a-a-a-ah!!?"
As I opened the door, Pai, startled, came into view.
I'm the one who should be surprised, though.
"H-hold on...♡ C-close the door...!!"
Pai was sitting on the floor, trembling.
One hand was between her legs, and the other was rubbing her chest, masturbating.
"What in the world are you...."
Even though I was staring with such a dumbfounded look, her hand didn't seem to intend to stop.
But why? Was she the type to masturbate out of nowhere like this?
"S-sorry...♡ But Harin... you like this too, don't you...♡"
Engulfed in pleasure, her expression looked like she was about to fly away.
Thanks to that, I also felt uncomfortable between my legs, but....
"Y-you made me like this yesterdayyyy♡♡!!"
Gush—♡
Squelch, squelch♡
"Heh, hehe...♡ Haaah...."
Eventually, I could only move after Pai finished her climax.
"We have to run away right now. Someone came looking for me outside."
"Eh... who...?"
"They said it was the National Intelligence Service. I don't know exactly either."
Anyway, I have to avoid a Bad Ending at all costs.
"National Intelligence Service...? Haaah... I've heard of them."
"Uh... right."
Unconsciously, I stared blankly at Pai.
Perhaps because it was right after her climax, it was no easy task to endure the erotic scent emanating from Pai's breathing.
Saliva gathered in my mouth, and my head tingled for some reason.
Squeeze.
"Ugh, w-what are you doing?"
Look at this soft, squishy skin.
It looks like I want to lick it with my tongue.
"U-um...."
"...U-uh?"
When I came to my senses, I was pinching Pai's earlobe.
I immediately retracted my hand.
'What... what did I just do...?'
Surely it's not because of the Corruption level?
Just as I was about to open the Status Window to check the Corruption level.
Trickle.
"...Haaah!?"
Sticky vaginal fluid burst out from between my legs, as if water droplets were bursting.
The amount of fluid wasn't a lot, but it wasn't a small amount either.
At least enough to create a dark valley between my legs, because it burst out.
As if cold ice was scraping down my legs, I flinched at that strange sensation.
Click!
It was then.
"Seo Ha-rin-ssi, right now...!!"
Life, by nature, doesn't flow as one thinks.
In the end, Silver, she appeared.
"Uh... Harin-ssi...? You... no, what in the world is this...."
Her eyes moved frantically, unable to properly look at me.
She seemed to be looking back and forth between Pai and my legs....
She probably didn't expect the sight of us both being wet.
"Surely you... the Witch of Brainwashing...."
Silver's cheeks were gradually reddening.
"Ah, well...."
However, she didn't even give me a chance to make excuses.
"How vulgar...!! B-Bind!!"
Squeeze—
The sound of ropes coming from somewhere.
""Ugh...?!""
Pai and I screamed almost simultaneously.
As our entire bodies were enveloped in a tingling sensation, we couldn't move a single step.
Just as I was supporting Pai, we couldn't do anything until she walked towards us.
"H-hold on!! I can explain everything!"
As the situation became urgent, these words just popped out.
Only after I had blurted out all the words did I realize that what I had just said was a clichéd phrase with no effect.
"That's perfectly possible in prison too."
And the moment she reached out her hand towards us.
"H-hold on...! Stop!!"
"...!"
It was a word that came out reflexively due to an ominous premonition.
And why was that?
If it had been as expected, her hand would have reached us by now, but strangely, nothing happened.
When I finally opened my eyes, Silver was standing still in front of us.
"...Eh."
"Ugh...."
Pai was trembling with her eyes closed.
"...."
Silver didn't say anything.
She just glared at us with the exact same gaze as before.
At least, I could easily notice that her will to take us hadn't disappeared.
But... why isn't she moving?
"U-um... what are you doing right now?"
"I stopped as you said."
"...Huh?"
"Dealing with the Witch of Brainwashing is the Royal Family's long-cherished wish. No matter what excuses you make now, your fate will not change."
"I-I see...."
An awkward flow of air.
Even after saying that, she didn't seem to intend to move.
For a moment, I thought it was a bug.
A bug that occurs occasionally in games.
Besides, wasn't I the first tester for this game?
"T-then why are you just standing there...."
"...Huh?"
But it wasn't.
As if she only now realized her actions were strange, Silver looked around.
"U-um... let's go with me right now!"
"Y-yes, right?"
"...B-but I shouldn't move...."
Silver's head creaked like a robot.
And finally, I realized.
The core of this Mental Collapse Skill.
There are two types of people in this game.
Those who have been brainwashed by me and those who haven't.
And the Mental Collapse Skill is for those who haven't been brainwashed.
Rather than Mental Collapse, Common Sense Alteration would be more fitting.
"U-um... don't you feel something strange?"
She now follows my words.
"Eh...? No, wait... why is my body...."
In other words, my words become her common sense, and it's impossible to disobey.
"Hehe...."
My chest feels ticklish for some reason. My eye twitches constantly, and thinking about what's to come just makes me laugh.
It's hard to express in words, but this is truly an interesting sensation.
"You said your name was Silver, right...."
"You... wait...! Stop it!"
"First, please release this Bind magic."
"Yes, I understand. ......Oh?"
I smiled wryly towards her, who was trembling in fear.
I wonder if the Corruption level has risen to 2 by now.
Ah, this is a big problem.
I can't hold back anymore.
What should I do, what should I do....
Trickle—
Eventually, the fluid flowed out like a signal flare announcing the start.
At the erotic sensation flowing down my legs, it was impossible to hold onto my sanity any longer.
Now there are three of us....
"Haaah...♡"
Just imagining it makes me dizzy.
I wonder what kind of expression she's making behind that mask.
Once again, the pleasure from that time begins to slowly resurface.
"Well, then...."
Whatever expression it is, I'll mess it up completely.
"Masturbate."