Watching the changing expressions on Greed's face, Closia smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry. I won't order you to do anything you deeply resist... After all, you know as well as I do that an 'order' like that would probably undermine the Hypnosis instead..."
"But I also know the threshold for resistance will gradually fall... If this goes on, sooner or later I'll obey your orders without question..." Greed felt she would have been better off if Closia had killed her earlier. She could not accept becoming someone else's slave, yet she could not even summon the thought of suicide now.
"Don't be so pessimistic, Xenia. I can't take my control of you any further. You're still a descendant of the Jacob family... Although the family declined long ago and you never followed the Marauder pathway, it's an Angel Clan with a legacy stretching back to the Fourth Epoch. It must still have some hidden resources. If I deepen the Hypnosis, someone might notice something wrong."
As she spoke, Closia took out a robe and handed it to Xenia. Greed was still naked after undoing her Dragonification. Pleasant as the sight was, it was hardly proper.
Xenia accepted the robe without thinking. Then the meaning of Closia's words sank in, and she asked in surprise, "How do you know I'm a Jacob..."
She broke off as realization struck. Staring at Closia, she said, "You looked through my memories?!"
Closia spread her hands with an "innocent" look. "To hypnotize you, I first had to break through the defenses of your Mind Island... And once your mind was open to me, reading your memories was easy."
Xenia regarded Closia with a conflicted expression for a while, then let out a long breath. As though resigned to her fate, she put on the robe and