Chapter 66
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 66
Chapter Title: Hypnosis of Courage (5)
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To celebrate Nellis's first solo subjugation of a Difficulty C monster, the Indomitable Hero Nellis Party pressed on deeper into the dungeon.
After repeatedly taking down Lizardmen with Scarlet's magic or Aria's holy attacks, Kalt had them practice coordinating their strikes.
He'd face off against a Lizardman at just the right intensity, then signal for Nellis to swoop in at the perfect moment to land her blow.
Conversely, he'd let Nellis take the lead and call out timings himself, shouting when to strike so she could learn the ideal openings for a teammate to join in.
They also drilled retreating smoothly in sync with the rear guard to cover for spells or holy attacks.
This whole process forged a powerful sense of camaraderie in the Nellis Party—and that thrilling rush of perfect teamwork.
Of course, they'd taken down plenty of Kobolds together before.
But Kobolds were monsters even their level could handle solo with ease.
Lizardmen were a different story.
They were nimbler, stronger, tougher.
Unless you were Kalt, one-shotting them was tough—which made them perfect for practicing combo attacks with allies.
For instance, when Nellis landed two strikes and pulled back at just the right moment, only for Scarlet or Aria to follow up from the rear with their attacks... the satisfaction of dropping a Lizardman through teamwork far outshone anything from Kobold hunts.
Even better, the fact that they could handle it more often meant Aria's issues were improving steadily. And being able to cast spells flawlessly even with two or three extra Lizardmen? That showed Scarlet was making real progress too.
For the Nellis Party—who'd been branded slackers, stuck hunting D-rank or lower monsters—this Lizardman subjugation was a massive confidence boost.
At the same time...
They never forgot that their growth was thanks to Kalt's advice, counseling, and training.
"A toast to today's smooth subjugation!"
"Cheers!"
After such a satisfying hunt, their evening meal together buzzed with energy.
"Scarlet! Remember my sword moves? Like, shing! Shing!"
"Yeah, yeah, I remember. That's the third time you've told me."
"No! That was about the third Lizardman we fought! This is about the fifth one..."
"Kalt, today... was there anything off with my holy attacks?"
"Nope, they were perfect."
"Phew, glad to hear it."
"Oh yeah! Scarlet, you used a new spell today too! Ice Needle, right? That was awesome!"
"It wasn't new—I could always cast it."
"Huh? Then why haven't you used it before?"
"Flame magic suits me better overall. But today the ground was muddy, so ice spells seemed like they'd work great. Oh, and Aria—thanks for the purification magic. My shoes would've been filthy without you."
"I'm just happy it helped."
Watching the Nellis Party chat so amiably, Kalt pondered when to kick off his plan.
'Nellis is just getting started... but Aria and Scarlet have improved a ton. Not fully cured, but they could handle Difficulty B monsters in their current state no problem.'
Between Aria's unplanned extra training sessions and the pressure-counseling with Nellis, Kalt's pent-up lust had been building bit by bit.
And after daily romps with Nadia and Lunia, going two weeks without? It was piling up fast.
That wasn't all, though.
'Just as I figured—my total mana isn't increasing anymore.'
After parting ways with Nadia and her daughter, his morning Mana Blade drills confirmed it: no gains in total mana, proving his hunch right.
To accelerate his own growth—and to etch his presence deeper into the Nellis Party, avoiding repeats of last time—Kalt itched to start conditioning at least one of them ASAP.
'But not yet. Need... a bit more healing first.'
By his estimate, another week of counseling would get Aria to the sweet spot for starting her conditioning.
He'd hold out until then, steeling his patience.
Sure, with his Hypnosis he could take all three whenever—but where was the fun in rushing it?
Besides, the mana issue wasn't critical yet, so Kalt decided to indulge his tastes a little longer.
That evening after dinner, Kalt headed to Aria's room, planning to wrap up their counseling session with some light eye candy.
Meanwhile, as she prepared to bare her intimate spots for Kalt, Aria thought to herself:
With each session, her issues were resolving more and more.
Her mental blocks... and her anxiety about anyone—especially Kalt—seeing her private areas.
With both improving in tandem, Aria figured:
She wanted to show Kalt even more progress.
Her shyness about going out had faded—no more fretting over strangers' stares.
And worrying about Kalt seeing? Well, he'd already seen it all, so that barely registered anymore.
Mental issues? Steady gains every day—check.
But shyness?
Proving direct progress there was trickier.
'I wish Kalt would be even happier about it.'
That desire to demonstrate results—mixed with wanting him pleased in other ways, plus the convincing hypnosis framing his methods—led Aria to one conclusion.
The special training of exposing her privates worked.
So then...
'Showing even more boldly, more of my privates, will help even more! Bigger results—and best of all!'
Kalt had called her body beautiful.
Attractive. Maybe showing more of it would make him happy too?
Normally, she'd reject that as perverted nonsense.
But right now, her self-derived answer felt like just another valid fix—and a win-win that'd delight Kalt.
And when their usual counseling wrapped up, it was time for the next special training.
Aria spoke up.
"Kalt, I want you to look deeper inside me."
"...What?"
For a moment, Kalt couldn't process what she'd said.
"What do you mean, Aria?"
"Well..."
Aria explained the logic she'd come up with.
Showing more boldly would amp up the training's effects.
Plus, it'd make Kalt happier—which made her happy too.
A touch of shy hesitation, but with a pure, friendly smile.
Yet her words were all about giving him a hotter, closer view of her pussy.
"What do you think?"
Aria's proposal threw Kalt for a loop.
But thrown or not, rejecting it was the last thing on his mind.
They still couldn't go all the way.
Still, unintended or not, he'd enjoy what he could. Kalt smiled and nodded.
"That's a great idea, Aria."
'Makes sense—breaking the hypnosis needs these jarring, out-of-left-field twists.'
Meanwhile, Aria was relieved she'd spoken up—Kalt looked thrilled.
"Okay, I'll show you then, Kalt. Just... look closely, please."
Aria struck the pose she'd devised after mulling how best to display her privates.
First, to hide her lingering embarrassment, she turned away so he couldn't see her face.
She swept her long nun's veil and skirt aside, exposing her intimate area and rear clad only in tights.
Up to here, nothing new.
Then came her twist.
To highlight her lower half, she bent at the waist.
Reached back with both hands to grab her own cheeks...
And spread them wide, giving Kalt a perfect, unobstructed view of her most hidden spots.
"...!"
The bold display left him wide-eyed in shock.
He hadn't expected her to expose her pussy quite this brazenly.
It was like teaching a disciple your secret technique, only for them to refine it into something even flashier.
Even wrapped in brown tights, the pinkish flesh of her pussy peeked through, unmasked.
No—the tight spread actually made that pale pink stand out more vividly.
Her long, silvery-lavender hair draped over her cheek right beside it, drawing his eyes straight to the pink.
"H-How's this, Kalt? C-Can you... see well?"
Kalt could only nod at her question.
"Yeah, perfectly, Aria. Really..."
And he felt a twinge of torment.
Stuck behaving himself before such a sight.
The blood rushing south grew fiercer, the tasty bitch right there yet untouchable—making it all the worse.
Kalt prayed inwardly for time to fly, for the day he could finally condition her.