Chapter 28. The Molester (1)
“Lies….”
A hollow laugh escaped me on its own.
The moment I drank the potion Hayeon gave me, the Ero Status popped up in front of my eyes one after another.
This wasn't something that had just appeared. It was the karma that had built up in my body over the past week.
⚡ Hypnosis (SSS) (Hidden): A powerful spell created using ley lines. Activates only on those affected by the ley lines. Causes slight cognitive bias in the target. The target's thoughts exclude the possibility of self-hypnosis.
⚡ Hypnosis Depth (11): Effortlessly accepts the city's distorted common sense. Barriers to lewd acts have drastically lowered.
⚡ Ero Status: Virgin, but developed in various places. Enjoys masturbation every night. First kiss with an unknown male student at the academy.
▼ Bad Statuses:Masochism, Yuri Acceptance, Mana Emission Physique, Aphrodisiac Addiction, Masturbation Addiction, Orgasm Holding Habit, Exposure Desire, Kiss Addiction
Facing the Ero Status that had been hidden away in the corner of my status window, the fragments of my lost memories finally clicked into place.
Right. The protagonist of Hypnosis Academy, Seo Eunha, had already been under hypnosis from the start of the game.
I'd believed I wasn't affected by suggestions thanks to reality correction, but in truth, it was just following the original story's flow.
How many bad statuses do I even have?
The so-called bad statuses—bad stats for short.
Proof that my body had been lewdly developed.
In just a week since possessing this body, bad stats had piled up all over me like ornaments.
I'd been smug about my fast growth, but that was a mistake. My growth in the lewd department had far exceeded my expectations.
This was basically the same as having cranked the difficulty all the way up just to see the H-scenes.
And yet, absurdly, looking at that horrific status window filled me with a strange sense of relief.
Ah… so that's why.
Why I'd felt pleasure when Park Dusik smacked my ass.
Why I'd come so pathetically while getting molested by the slimes in the sewers.
Even why I couldn't stop masturbating just from hearing Hayeon's voice.
It all made sense now.
It wasn't that I was lewd—it was all because of the hypnosis.
…That's what I wanted to believe, and that's what I'll believe.
“Eunha? You okay? Coming back to your senses?”
Hayeon's worried voice reached me, but I had no time to reply.
I was too busy checking the status window that had expanded while I was under hypnosis.
Depth's already at 11? I didn't even go through that much.
Hypnosis depth rises by 1 or 2 per H-scene, so 11 meant I'd been through that much.
I pondered if I'd really roughed it up that badly, realized it checked out, and decided not to dwell on it.
Either way, as long as I didn't exceed 50, I'd be fine.
Once hypnosis depth hits 50, it locks you into the bad ending route where you inevitably lose to the student council president in the final battle.
I still had plenty of leeway.
“Haaa….”
I let out a deep sigh.
Cold sweat dripped down my back.
To think I'd dipped my foot into the hypnosis swamp without even knowing it.
Chilling.
“Hayeon. You said you broke the hypnosis yesterday, right? How'd you escape on your own?”
“Huh?! N-no big deal… I made the potion and tested its effects, and it just kinda happened by accident. I absolutely, absolutely didn't do anything weird!”
…Why was Hayeon so desperate?
Flailing her hands and rambling suspiciously like that, with her face red as a beet—no one would buy that she wasn't hiding something.
Of course, that wasn't important, so I let it slide.
I'd been wondering how to trigger her hypnosis release event early anyway. Perfect timing.
“Still, I'm glad… I was so on edge, worried you'd never snap out of it….”
Hayeon teared up, holding back emotions she'd bottled up.
Feeling sorry for her, I patted her shoulder.
It must've been a shock. Learning she'd been under hypnosis for so long, and that the entire city was one massive hypnosis field.
The fact that she'd pulled herself together without panicking and rushed to help me was impressive.
“Thanks for helping me, Hayeon.”
“Yeah… No, I only snapped out because of you.”
Hayeon forced a smile, but I couldn't bring myself to smile back.
I was supposed to help Hayeon, but she ended up saving me instead.
Pathetic for someone who prided herself as a Hypnosis Academy veteran.
My strategy guide, tucked deep in the drawer, felt like trash now.
I slapped my cheeks hard to snap myself out of it.
Smack, smack!
What's past is past. Time to plan ahead.
“Eunha. If you're fully back to normal now, let's escape quick. This place is too dangerous!”
“Escape?”
“Yeah. Something's wrong here. I don't know how far the hypnosis reaches, but we need to get far away.”
Hayeon looked ready to pack her bags right then, but reality was harsh.
The city was already sealed. You could enter freely, but leaving? No way.
Roads were guarded like border checkpoints. Try to leave, and they'd hypnotize you back inside.
With communications blocked to boot, walking out wasn't an option.
When I explained this, Hayeon's face went pale as a ghost.
“Th-then what do we do…?”
“We solve this mess.”
“What?! Just the two of us?”
“Yeah. That was the plan from the start.”
Sitting idle changes nothing. The student council president's power was straight-up broken—give him time, and he'd just expand his domain.
No escape routes either, so fighting was all that was left.
I explained the situation, skipping only that I was a game possessor.
The culprit's identity, where the villains were lurking and scheming, etc.
“How do you know all that? Wait, are you like a secret agent sent by the government or something?”
Hayeon looked at me with sparkling eyes.
I just nodded. Couldn't explain my info source, so I'd let her think that for now.
Well, I did plan to recruit real secret agents later. Not entirely wrong.
“So don't worry, Hayeon. It's funny hearing this from someone who was hypnotized, but… I'll protect you.”
“Pfft, yeah, kinda funny. But thanks. Hearing that helps.”
We used the course registration period to skip classes and headed to Hayeon's dorm.
There was an alchemy lab anyone at the academy could use.
“Hayeon, be honest. I realized I was under hypnosis, but… I don't feel completely free yet.”
“No way… This fully woke me up.”
“That's why I need your help. How'd you make the potion?”
“Just with my own mana. If the hypnosis hasn't fully broken, I'll add more amplifying ingredients!”
Hayeon struggled, pulling materials from the storage room, but my hypnosis wouldn't budge.
“It's a mana issue in the end.”
Hayeon wiped her sweat and diagnosed.
“The potion's just a medium—the key is the pure mana inside. I poured in my own untainted mana to make it, so it broke the hypnosis.”
“Then can't I just make one with my mana?”
“No. Eunha, try gathering your mana.”
At her words, I gathered mana in my palm.
What should have been blue mana was tinged pink like smeared paint—murky and obscene.
“…Yeah. No good.”
Once hypnosis depth passed 10, it was irreversible.
Still, there were plenty of indirect ways to clear my mind.
“Hayeon. What about a mental barrier potion?”
“Never made one. But… with the right materials, I think I can.”
I handed her a list of potions I'd jotted down.
“I'll get the materials. With these… you can resist hypnosis to some degree.”
“Where're you getting them?”
“The dungeon, obviously.”
“Dungeon? It's too dangerous in this situation!”
Classic Hayeon, unaware I farmed the dungeon every night.
I chuckled and replied.
“Don't worry. I won't overdo it.”
“If you're going to the dungeon, want me to help? It's safer together.”
Her offer tempted me briefly, but she wouldn't help much.
Our growth rates differed. For now, her potion bombs would assist, but once my level rose a bit, I'd be blasting mana bullets nonstop.
“I'm fine, really. If you're that worried… I'll show you. How I fight.”
Today, I cleared the dungeon with Hayeon.
Of course, she just spectated from behind me.
Only after I massacred the slimes and ropers did she stop worrying.
St-still, be careful. You said the hypnosis isn't fully gone…? Who knows what could happen.
Psh, don't worry! Just trust me!
After reassuring Hayeon and sending her back to the dorm, I walked the night streets alone.
Even at night, it was rowdy. The hypnotized city brimmed with energy—and lust—as darkness fell.
The subway was packed with people wandering god-knows-where this late.
Ugh, I sweated so much….
My body felt sticky from combat sweat. And in this crammed subway with no personal space, it was suffocating.
To make matters worse, a burly guy was pressed right up against my back.
Every time the train shook, his firm chest pressed into my back. Each time, a thrilling shiver ran up my spine.
Just the pressure of a solid male body, nothing more—yet my mind was already veering into weird territory.
Hidden in the crowd, fantasies of my breasts being groped or forced, lewd imaginings chaining one after another.
Get a grip! What the hell am I thinking….
Knowing I wasn't normal helped me snap out of it quick.
But I couldn't stop my body heating up.
That was when it happened.
A cool sensation brushed near the hem of my skirt.
At first, I thought it was just someone's bag or clothing fluttering by.
But the touch didn't stop—it slyly crept up the inside of my thigh.
“……Ngh.”
No mistaking it. The hand of a molester.
