Ju Ji, Please [Command] Me as Much as You Like!

"I caused Shizuku trouble in her life? That's impossible. I love Shizuku, and she loves me. We'll be together forever. That's right—let me make you feel my love deeply. Then you'll definitely fall for me."

As he spoke, the middle-aged store clerk lunged at Sakura, trying to grab her and force her to accept his love. This fan probably couldn't handle being rejected by his idol and had gone berserk. Sakura's expression, calm at first, had begun to turn panicked. It looked like something terrible was about to happen. But Ju Ji wouldn't let that happen.

"Ichinose, did you record what just happened?"

"Of course."

"Then call the police. Make sure this guy ends up in jail."

That was Ichinose's plan: record the stalker's actions and turn the footage over to the police. They'd surely give him an unforgettable stay behind bars. And with Ju Ji there, nothing would happen to Sakura.

"Hey, middle-aged guy over there, what are you doing? ...[Sakura, kick him!]"

Ju Ji's original plan had been to distract the man with a shout, then rush over and rescue Sakura. A perfect ending. But then he remembered that, in the original story, Sakura Airi seemed to have fallen for Ayanokoji because of this very incident.

Since he already had Kikyo, Ju Ji had no intention of chasing after other girls. Even though Kikyo had said she wanted to build a harem for him, what era was this? He didn't think there was any chance of that actually happening. Still, he'd play around with them from time to time. He'd better not raise such a decisive flag.

In truth, there was no such thing as mental resistance. That was just something Ju Ji told himself to feel better. His Hypnosis had worked on Sakura with one hundred percent effectiveness from the very beginning.

At Ju Ji's command, Sakura's pupils instantly lost their light. Then her left foot shot toward the man at incredible speed. People under hypnosis could unconsciously unleash the latent strength they normally used to protect themselves from harm.

So it was no wonder that Sakura's kick was so powerful. Ju Ji could almost hear the sound of his balls shattering. It looked painful. Sure enough, the middle-aged man passed out from the intense pain.

"Officer, he's right here!"

Just then, Ichinose had brought the police over. The scene they found was this: a high school boy who seemed to be about to run away, a middle-aged man lying unconscious on the ground, and a high school girl sitting limply on the ground with a trace of fear in her eyes.

So the two officers pointed their pistols at the high school boy they thought was trying to flee. Anyone would have misunderstood the situation. After all, who could believe a high school girl had knocked out a middle-aged man?

"Don't move!"

"Wait, officers, you've got it wrong!"

After Ichinose and Sakura desperately explained what had happened and showed them the footage on their phone, the police finally believed Ju Ji's story and took the unconscious man away. Honestly, even if this guy got out eventually, his life was over. No one would hire a man who'd tried to prey on a high school girl.

"Thank you, Ichinose. We wouldn't have gotten through this safely without your help. I owe you one. I'll repay you later."

There were several reasons. First, without Ichinose's plan, he wouldn't have found the stalker or recorded evidence. He wouldn't have been able to bring the police over while keeping Sakura safe, either. Second, without her helping explain things, Ju Ji would probably have been hauled off to the police station for questioning. That would have been a huge black mark against him.

"It's nothing. With Sakura's fighting ability, she would've been fine even without my help. But I'll take you up on that favor."

Her methods might have been a little inelegant, but knocking out a middle-aged man proved that Sakura was no pushover. Unfortunately, Ichinose had clearly gotten the wrong idea. Sakura couldn't do anything like that under normal circumstances.

"Well, it's getting late, so I'll head home. If anything this interesting happens again, remember to call me."

Then Ichinose waved goodbye, leaving Sakura behind, still hugging her knees as if she were crying.

"Sakura, Ichinose has already left. You can stop pretending now."

"Ehehe! You noticed?"

"Of course. The old you might have been in that sort of state just now, but there's no way something this minor would scare you now."

Sakura had been pretending to be a pitiful, fragile girl all along. That way, the police would sympathize with her more and make sure the man spent longer in prison.

"Of course. But I don't want to be harassed by men like that again. Also, Ju Ji, why didn't you come rescue me just now?"

"Because I had a feeling you could handle it yourself without relying on anyone."

There was no way Ju Ji could tell Sakura the real reason. No one would accept it, and it would make him sound incredibly full of himself.

"You're lying!"

"I'm not. You handled the whole thing perfectly, didn't you?"

Ju Ji really hadn't lied. He hadn't lifted a finger. It was all Sakura's doing—she'd used her own ability to resolve the situation.

"That's not what I meant. Ju Ji, you can control my body, can't you? I suddenly lost consciousness before because you took control of me, right? It's called Hypnosis, isn't it? I looked it up online."

When he heard the word Hypnosis, Ju Ji's eyes narrowed. He hadn't let the secret slip. How had Sakura figured out the word? But when he heard she'd found it online, he let out a quiet breath of relief. For a moment there, he'd even considered silencing her permanently.

"Sakura, don't believe everything you read online. Hypnosis doesn't work that quickly. So what happened was something you did unconsciously."

"Actually, I didn't believe in Hypnosis at first, either. But you got nervous just now, didn't you? That proves you really do have the ability to hypnotize people. In fact, I didn't lose consciousness earlier. I don't know why. Maybe I've built up a resistance after being hypnotized by you so many times."

"When I heard you say, 'Sakura, kick him,' my body stopped responding to me. But I was still conscious. So you really did help me, Ju Ji."

The thought of losing control of her body without even realizing it was frightening. But she knew Ju Ji, and he wouldn't make her do anything bad. So when she found out he could control her body, she actually felt relieved.

Besides, she'd had a special experience in that state. Sorry, Sister Kikyo.

"Ju Ji, if you don't want this secret to get out, then please [command] me as much as you like."

When Sakura said that, Ju Ji's brain completely short-circuited. He had no idea what the hell she was talking about. It made him sound like some kind of pervert...