Second Hypnosis

Just as Ansu was pondering exactly how terrifying this trashy witch's "new tricks" might be...

He had already followed Cecilia into her room.

Ansu stopped his train of thought and began to survey his surroundings.

Cecilia's disguise in Benalu City was that of a noble lady, yet her room lacked even a hint of feminine grace; it was filled only with piles of books, potions, and an alchemy table used for magical research, making it look more like a magic laboratory.

"Speak," Cecilia said, sitting in her chair and crossing her long, smooth legs. "What happened at the school just now?"

Ansu tore his gaze away from Cecilia's legs and recounted everything, piecing together Mary's summons to her office and the secret communication he had seen in his simulation between Elder Hall and her, where they conspired to kidnap him.

To be safe, he did not mention Elder Hall's plan to use him to secretly monitor Cecilia.

Saying too much would be counterproductive; it was enough to simply guide Cecilia into suspecting them.

"Elder Hall... that ugly freak again," Cecilia sneered with disdain. "I should have killed him last time."

"Do these old fossils think I have a good temper?"

Ansu felt a thick, murderous intent in Cecilia's eyes.

He thought to himself, could the plot of Cecilia slaughtering the Council of Elders be happening ahead of schedule?

Just then, a light knock came from outside the door.

A maid reported, "Miss Cecilia, Ms. Mary is waiting outside."

Ansu quietly crept to the window and, sure enough, saw Mary standing anxiously outside the mansion gates.

I didn't expect her to wake up so quickly...

She really has a high tolerance for drugs.

"Make her wait!" Cecilia said with some impatience.

"Yes."

The maid outside slowly walked away.

"This Mary... she was assigned to me by the Council of Elders from the start, and I've suspected she was trouble all along."

"I thought she would have the patience to hold back, but I never expected her to dare pull tricks right under my nose. What audacity!"

Cecilia narrowed her eyes slightly, a cruel smile curling at the corners of her lips.

"It seems I've found a suitable candidate for the test materials of that obscure magic..."

Ansu thought to himself, it looks like Teacher Mary is about to get a 'total makeover.'

After a moment of contemplation, Cecilia looked up, gazing at Ansu with satisfaction.

"You did well with this matter. How should I reward you?"

"This..." Ansu thought to himself that if you just stopped looking for me for no reason, that would be the greatest reward.

"Actually, I don't need any reward. This is all just what I should have done..."

But before he could finish his polite pleasantries, he keenly noticed that Cecilia's expression had suddenly changed.

Her Demon Blood Eyes had manifested!

Damn it! This trashy witch really changes her face faster than flipping a page!

Fortunately, he reacted quickly.

[Magic Immunity]

Just as Ansu pulled out his trump card, Cecilia's dark red eyes, like magical whirlpools, instantly cast a Hypnosis spell on him.

Ansu's expression gradually became dull, and he stood frozen in place.

"Tell me, is what you said just now the truth?"

Ansu nodded in a daze.

"It is the truth."

"Oh..." Cecilia's expression softened slightly. "It seems I was overthinking it. You wouldn't dare lie to me about such things..."

"So, how do you want me to reward you?" Cecilia asked with a smile, continuing the previous topic.

She knew that with Ansu's cautious personality, he wouldn't dare ask for any rewards out loud, so she was quite curious to hear his true thoughts.

"I do not dare to ask for a reward from Lady Cecilia. I only hope..."

"Hope for what?" Cecilia was even more curious.

"Please don't kill me."

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"Kill you?" Cecilia blinked. "Why would I kill you?"

"Because I lied to you," Ansu answered honestly.

This reply clearly took Cecilia by surprise; she raised an eyebrow. "Oh? You deceived me? Tell me, what exactly did you deceive me about?"

"I was the one who brought the Church people here. I had a classmate pass a note to the Church..."

Cecilia's expression turned serious in an instant.

"What was your objective?"

"I wanted to threaten the Saintess of the Holy See so that my sister could attend school. I knew the Saintess had demi-human blood, and she would absolutely not want her identity exposed..."

Ansu's half-truth, half-lie fabrication finally found its use.

Cecilia was different from Mary; even if this lie still had holes, she would believe that what she said while under Hypnosis was the truth.

Cecilia was too confident, perhaps even arrogant. She would never imagine that her dark magic was completely ineffective against him.

Ansu knew well that paper couldn't wrap up fire; the matter of the note and the Saintess would be exposed sooner or later.

Therefore, he decided to take the risk and pop this bubble early.

Under the gaze of Cecilia's strange eyes, Ansu "confessed" his entire plan in detail—such as how he investigated the Saintess's demi-human bloodline, how talented his sister was, how short on money his family was, and he even threw in a bit of sympathy-seeking for good measure...

After "honestly" confessing all of this, as expected, Cecilia did not show any signs of anger.

"To threaten a high-ranking figure just for your sister?"

"Interesting." Cecilia curled her lips. "It seems you aren't such a good student after all! Just like me, you're a villain with no bottom line~"

She didn't seem to care much about Ansu threatening the Saintess; instead, she was more interested in why Ansu thought he could threaten her in the first place.

"Weren't you afraid that after you arranged to meet her, she would just kill you and bury you somewhere in secret?"

"After all, she is the renowned Saintess of the Holy See, and you are merely a poor student. Where did you get the confidence to think you could hold leverage over her?"

"Because she has a weak personality," Ansu replied.

He was telling the truth this time. As a player, he was very familiar with every character in the protagonist's party.

[Heart of Holy Radiance-Freya] had a bit of a "naive and sweet" character design at the start; she was the type who trusted others far too easily.

Because she was too pure and kind, she always gave players the feeling that "you could trick this silly girl into a room with any random excuse"...

Fortunately, this was a proper game. If it were an improper adult game, her character design would be perfect for a doujinshi protagonist—the type who gets tricked into a goblin cave...

However, after Freya followed the protagonist's party on their arduous journey to save the world, she grew up quite a bit. Of course, that was a story for another parallel world...

"Oh..."

"I didn't expect you to know her so well."

Cecilia suddenly didn't know how to deal with this guy.

If it were her, she would also use every means necessary to profit for herself. What did Freya's reputation have to do with her? In terms of selfishness, Ansu was very much like her...

Thinking of this, Cecilia frowned slightly. It was rare for her to stand in someone else's shoes to think.

Could it be that I really can't bear to kill him? Is that why I'm finding excuses for him?

"Hmph!"

Cecilia suddenly felt a bit awkward. She straightened her pretty face and snorted coldly at Ansu:

"I'll let you off this time, but remember, there won't be a next time! I don't want you to have any contact with anyone from the Church!"

Ansu nodded blankly. "Yes."

"And another thing!"

Cecilia suddenly leaned in close to Ansu. "How do you know that Saintess so well? Secretly investigating her birthplace, secretly stalking her, and knowing her personality inside and out... why are you acting like a creep?"

"Could it be..."

Cecilia's expression turned somewhat strange.

She still remembered when they first met, Ansu had expressed his admiration for her appearance. Combined with his creepy behavior toward the Saintess...

This guy didn't seem interested in humans at all, but rather had a special preference for demi-human girls??

Her subordinate certainly had a "unique" taste...

For some reason, staring at the blank-eyed Ansu before her, Cecilia suddenly felt a desire to tease him.

"The world believes that the current Saintess is holy and beautiful, as if a goddess has descended to the world..."

"Ansu," she asked with a smile, "in your heart, compared to me, who is more beautiful?"