"Those are certainly tempting terms, but how am I supposed to trust you?"
Kiga did not readily agree to the terms of cooperation Asaba Kotone proposed.
Of course, Asaba Kotone did not expect Kiga to trust him immediately, either.
Still, proving his strength was simple. Asaba Kotone cast Genjutsu directly on Kiga.
The Genjutsu took effect on Kiga that very instant. She did not even realize she had fallen under it; she merely felt that Asaba Kotone's strange eyes seemed to have done something to her.
"Hold out your hand."
Just then, Asaba Kotone suddenly spoke.
Kiga found his words puzzling, but the next moment, she discovered that her hand had actually reached out, completely beyond her control. She wanted to pull it back, but could not!
Although Kiga immediately realized that he must have taken control of her, she had never seen this method of control before.
For instance, she would certainly have recognized the Control Devil's power of domination, but Asaba Kotone's ability was entirely different.
"What did you do to me?"
For the first time, a flicker of emotion appeared on Kiga's face.
"Nothing much. All you need to know is that I can control you whenever I want."
Asaba Kotone said calmly, "As I said, I can't guarantee that I can stop the Nostradamus Prophecy from coming true, but stopping you, at least, won't be a problem."
"..."
Kiga fell silent for a while and could only say, "I understand. But you must keep me fed from now on."
Faced with Asaba Kotone's unknown power of control, she had no choice.
If she refused, he would forcibly control her. If she accepted, at least she would get to eat her fill.
"Of course. You can eat whatever you want, however much you want."
Asaba Kotone nodded.