Chapter 23: The Evil Hypnosis Technique (1)
"As you wish."
Takumi Hoshino immediately felt a scorching heat erupt on his forehead. He sensed eleven points of his magic power being permanently consumed. His initial magic power had been 5. Then he permanently spent 1 point to enter the 'Kankin Shoujo' world. After that, he absorbed 20 points from Nao across two occasions, bringing him to 24 total. Just now, he'd burned through half his entire stockpile in one go.
The reason he'd agreed? The doubled time flow difference, plus the fact that things with Nao could break through to the final step at any moment—three-step magic replenishment. That alone should let him recover what he'd just lost.
"I'll definitely be there within thirty minutes."
Takumi fired off the message to Nao at lightning speed.
The time flow between the two worlds was no longer synchronized; now there was a 2:1 difference, and it worked both ways—depending entirely on which side Takumi chose to stay in.
If he spent one hour in the other world and then returned here, only thirty minutes would have passed in reality. Conversely, if he spent one hour here, only thirty minutes would pass over there.
「Got it~ I'll be waiting ♡」
After reading Nao's reply, Takumi let out a long breath of relief.
This time-flow slowdown was seriously overpowered. He probably wouldn't ever have to face that agonizing choice between reality and 2D again.
As previously mentioned, Takumi was a fake otaku at heart. In the real world, he wasn't an orphan, nor was he some bitter misanthrope. His roots were firmly planted here. The beautiful harems and superpowered magic of the 2D worlds were his dreams.
Now that dream had come true—he'd obtained the power to cross dimensions. But that didn't mean he was willing to abandon the real Earth.
Over the past couple of days, he'd already been thinking about the future. In the life he envisioned, the real world would be the sturdy trunk of a great tree. The different dimension worlds he'd visit for training and collecting heroines would be the branches. The stronger and thicker the trunk grew, the more branches he could support—and the more vibrant and varied his life would become.
If he abandoned reality and just kept hopping from one 2D world to another, endlessly chasing girls… that wouldn't be a majestic tree. It'd be nothing more than a messy patch of weeds. Eventually, even that would grow boring.
Ding-dong.
"Coming!"
Nao was in the middle of cooking when the doorbell rang. She started toward the door, then remembered what she was wearing. She peeked through the peephole first, confirmed it was him, and only then relaxed and opened the door.
"I'm here, Nao."
"Welcome home, Kouichi-kun. Would you like to take a bath first, eat dinner… or would you like… 'me'?"
The classic newlywed-drama line made Takumi freeze for a second. Then he stepped forward, wrapped his arms around her, and gently nibbled her soft, round earlobe.
"Of course I want to 'hold' you."
In Japanese, "hold" was a very clear euphemism for rolling in the sheets.
With the time-flow buffer now in place, Takumi felt much more at ease. He went ahead and finished preparing dinner back home, waited for his little sister to finish eating, washed the dishes, took a quick shower, and only then returned to his room to cross over into the 2D world.
The moment he embraced Nao, he realized she really was wearing nothing but panties and the apron. As soon as his arms closed around her, his hands slid across the smooth, snow-white skin of her bare back. Slowly his fingers traced down the elegant line of her spine, marveling at her stunning curves, until they finally settled on the plump, rounded swell of her rear. Through the thin cotton of her panties, he began to gently knead and squeeze. At the same time, his other arm tightened around her waist, as though trying to melt her entire body into his.
Nao's impressive chest was pressed flat against him, squished dramatically. Takumi could clearly feel the two little buds stiffening, blooming like flowers in spring.
"Nn…"
Nao's breathing grew ragged. Suddenly Takumi gripped her soft little butt and lifted her clean off the floor.
The sudden loss of gravity made Nao panic for a split second. On pure instinct, her beautiful legs snapped shut around his waist like scissors, while her slender arms looped tightly around his neck.
Her weight and center of gravity pulled Takumi's head forward. He looked into those striking red crescent-moon contact lenses and saw raw desire shining in them. Without another word, he captured her lips in a deep kiss, drawing the golden-haired, red-eyed beauty's cherry lips into his mouth. His tongue pressed insistently against the seam of her teeth.
Nao felt a mix of shyness and overwhelming happiness. Her eyes fluttered closed as she shyly parted her lips, welcoming his tongue inside.
Takumi drew her small, fragrant tongue into his mouth and sucked gently. Then his own tongue coiled around hers, the tip slowly tracing lazy circles over the surface.
"Mmm… nnh…"
Nao's breathing grew heavier and hotter. The steamy exhales from her little nose fanned across his face, stoking his desire even higher. Down below, his "elephant trunk" rapidly swelled and hardened into an iron rod—perfectly positioned right along the cleft between her thighs. The scorching heat made Nao's entire body turn soft and pliant, like a puddle of warm water.
Just as the two of them were lost in the heat of the moment—
Takumi suddenly smelled something burning.
He reluctantly released Nao's lips.
"What are you cooking? Something's burning."
"Ah! Oh no—the steak!"
Nao hurriedly slid down from his hold and rushed into the kitchen.
"Is it okay?"
"It's fine, I turned off the fire. The meat just got a little charred… Luckily I bought plenty. It's only a small waste. Kouichi-kun, wait in the living room for me. I'll finish up quickly!"
Takumi glanced down at the very obvious tent in his pants and gave a helpless, wry smile.
She put out her fire… but what am I supposed to do about mine?
He decided to distract himself. Pulling out the book he'd bought earlier at the bookstore—The Origins and Training Methods of Hypnosis—he began to read.
This idea had come to him in a flash of inspiration.
In his favorite wuxia novel 'The Return of the Condor Heroes', there was the supreme manual called the 'Nine Yin Manual', and within it, a legendary technique known as the 'Soul-Capturing Great Method'. Many fans had analyzed it and concluded it was essentially hypnosis combined with internal energy—a form of mental martial art.
Takumi didn't know any internal energy techniques… but he did have the all-purpose power of magic.
What would happen if he used magic to amplify and execute hypnosis techniques?
That was the spark.
He also remembered an old hentai he'd seen where the protagonist used drugs combined with hypnosis to dominate several beautiful women.
"If I combine hypnosis techniques with magic… it'd basically be a bootleg version of 'magic,' right?"
With that thought, Takumi quickly became absorbed in the book's contents.
Hypnosis (from the Greek god of sleep, Hypnos) was a state of consciousness induced by various techniques, in which a person became highly responsive to suggestion. It was a state of heightened suggestibility, producing corresponding changes in perception, memory, and control.
The book explained the principles of hypnosis in detail—from the simplest basics to increasingly profound and complex sections. At first it was easy to follow, but soon it grew extremely difficult. Takumi struggled to keep up.
Then he had an idea.
He channeled magic power into "wisdom enhancement."
In an instant, his memory, comprehension, and insight surged to the absolute peak of human potential.
A single point of magic could only maintain the effect for six seconds—but that was enough.
The most difficult core concepts of hypnosis were concentrated in just a few key sections.
Not only did he understand them perfectly, he began incorporating his own ideas—how to fuse magic power into the techniques themselves.
His brain operated like a supercomputer, flashing through thousands of possibilities in a single second.
In the end, he consumed ten points of magic power. When only one remained, he finally found the optimal method to turn his inspiration into reality.
"Fuuu…"
Takumi set the book down. A violent, throbbing pain exploded inside his skull—the backlash from the wisdom enhancement wearing off.
He'd experienced something similar when he'd pushed his body to its physical limit earlier; afterward came muscle soreness. But compared to this brain-splitting agony, muscle pain was nothing.
Still, Takumi's willpower was strong. After fifteen minutes the side effects faded. When they did, he felt incredibly refreshed and sharp.
The price was steep… but the benefits were real.
Muscle pain after extreme exertion meant torn fibers regenerating thicker and stronger.
Brain pain after wisdom enhancement meant expanded neural capacity.
In other words, by repeatedly using magic power this way, Takumi could slowly but steadily push both his body and mind closer and closer to the absolute limits of humanity.
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