93 – Crown Hall Hypnosis App Crackdown Operation -1
In front of the large carriage heading to Crown Hall, a strange standoff was taking place, using me as cover. Pinkbales and Matopju were staring at each other.
However, the meaning of their gazes was vastly different. Pinkbarez’s gaze was that of a predator, while Matopju’s was that of a hamster facing a cat.
Matopju hid behind my back and glared at Pink Bales. It seemed that after being hit by ‘Kraken’ once, her alertness had reached 100%.
Then she tapped my back and asked.
“…Why is she here?”
“I was going to go with Matopju-nim alone.”
“I asked her to come. I told her that I would report her unauthorized movement as an Awakened to my superiors, and the crazy wizard kindly allowed her to accompany me.”
“…That’s blackmail!”
Matopju’s twintails perked up.
Pink Bales respectfully knelt on one knee and offered Matopju a rose, trying to appease her. She adjusted her facial muscles to make the most handsome expression possible. The sunlight glinted off her glasses.
“I just wanted to spend a little time with such a beautiful person. Please forgive my selfishness. But the fire in my heart that burns brighter every time I think of you has become uncontrollable…”
“…Hmph.”
Matopju melted a little under Pinkbales’s passionate gaze. How dare she try to cast an evil spell on our Matopju-nim.
Swish. I covered Pinkbare’s face with my palm and pressed down hard. She warned me coldly.
“You’re going to get fingerprints on my glasses. You could die for that, crazy wizard.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. Let’s get on the carriage. The coachman is waiting.”
“Oh, okay…!”
I led Pinkbarez and Matopju onto the carriage. Since there were no students going to the capital during the semester, the large carriage had only the three of us as passengers. It would be a comfortable ride.
I carefully cleaned Pink Bales’s glasses. As soon as she became a bespectacled monster, she started flirting with Matopju, so I tried to kick her shins, but she wrapped her legs around me in an instant and took the mount position.
Then she pressed her fingerprints all over my immobilized face. I guess it was revenge for me poking her glasses. It felt good, like getting a facial massage.
I tried to escape here and there, but I was physically blocked, which made me a little competitive. I guess I can’t fight her in close combat.
So I was about to enter the realm of magic, but Matopju’s “Oh, let go of me!” and her cute act of hitting Pinkbales with both hands made me stay a little longer. Pinkbales also had a satisfied expression on her face . The journey didn’t seem like it would be boring.
We played halligalli on the way. Matopju was really bad at it.
Ding.
“…Whoa!”
“Five bananas.”
In fact, it wasn’t that Matopju was bad, but that we were too good. Me with my superior brainpower and Pinkbales with her superior physicality.
I could memorize the location of the tiny scratches on the back of the cards and figure out the front, and Pink Bales could just look at them quickly and ring the bell quickly.
Matopju, who was sandwiched between the two whales, was the only one who got hit.
Matopju held her swollen hand and cried, so Pink Bales and I comforted her. We also had a silent agreement to play the Matopju reception game about three times.
“Oh, no. I thought it was a grape.”
“Oh dear. Was it a strawberry?!”
Nana and Pink Bales were both good at acting. Matopju was suspicious of the reception at first, but later she enjoyed the thrill of victory.
Watching Matopju hit Pinkbare’s hand repeatedly made me feel full even without eating….
Pinkbales insisted on joining Matopju and me on our date, on the condition that she “wouldn’t report it to her superiors.” To be more precise, she said she would tag along when Matopju and I went out to play.
Perhaps because he had enjoyed playing games in the carriage so much, Matopju seemed excited at the thought of the three of us hanging out. Of course. When was the last time Matopju had hung out with friends?
There’s a lively kind of fun in wandering around in a party of three or more.
However, on the other hand, he seemed a little disappointed.
When I said that we had plenty of time and that we could go out again just the two of us next time, the disappointment on Matopju’s face disappeared. Matopju’s happy expression was always a joy to behold.
Happiness is good. I have to make him even happier.
—- —-
When meeting a high-ranking person like the Second Prince, it takes time. You can’t just say, “Hey, I’m here. Let’s go!” like you would when visiting your next-door neighbor, Tetsu. Therefore, it is a national rule to wait a few days, giving them some free time.
Thanks to that, I had time to enjoy the Imperial capital, Crown Hall.
None of us were picky about where we slept. Even a thin straw mattress would transform into a fluffy five-star bed with a little illusion magic. So we checked into a decent luxury inn and unpacked our things.
“Shall we go out and play now?”
“Yes…!!”
Matopju nodded vigorously. He was so excited that a fluffy cotton candy-like aura swirled around him. Then, suddenly, he stared at me and began to take deep breaths.
“Hoo… Huup….”
“Are you nervous?”
“…A little.”
“I might be a little nervous too.”
I casually tossed out a little bait to Matopju, who was all worked up. Matopju asked immediately.
“…Why?”
“Because I’m thinking about going on a date with Matopju-nim, so I’m a little nervous too?”
“…!!”
Thump-thump. I could feel Matopju’s heart beating rapidly. No wonder, his face was as red as a beet. It seemed like my follow-up attack had hit the mark.
It wasn’t an empty threat. I wasn’t as nervous as Matopju, but I was a little nervous myself. I’m not sure why.
I felt a desire to create a sweeter mood. It was almost like an impulse. I took Matopju’s hands in mine and pulled him towards me, applying a little force.
And──.
“Let’s go. Aren’t you coming?”
“…”
“…Uh, ah, yes! Let’s go! Let’s go!!”
Matopju ran away in a hurry. When he realized that his excessive shyness was being triggered by an external stimulus, he couldn’t help but leave his seat.
I also got up obediently and packed my things. I had visited Crown Hall once before, when I was earning research funds with virtual holograms, but it hadn’t been that long ago.
Besides, I had heard that the Second Prince was quite energetic, so there might be more changes than I expected. It would be a great place to visit on this trip.
However, as we were about to leave, we were faced with a major dilemma. It started with something Pinkbales said casually.
“How do we walk?”
“Well, you alternate your feet…”
“I mean our positions.”
Positions.
There are several positions for walking down the street. The most famous is the high school girls’ gakuejijin. It’s a defensive formation with high blocking power that obstructs the passage of everyone passing by.
Pinkbales was asking what order we would walk in and how we would move. This was certainly an important matter. Matopju didn’t realize the importance of this matter and just put a question mark over his head.
Pinkbales’ next suggestion turned the question mark into an exclamation point.”How about the crazy wizard on my left and the Lord of the Demon Tower on my right? Let’s walk while holding hands.”
“I can feel your desire very clearly.”
“…!!”
The Lord of the Demon Tower, who realized that it was a matter of who was entering whose skin-ship-possible range, went into deep thought. And he came up to me with a long stride and held my hand tightly.
“I, I want to hold your hand. I want to hold your hand.”
“I want to hold hands with the Lord of the Demon Tower.”
“That’s, a little…”
“Then I guess I’ll have to walk with my arms linked with the crazy wizard.”
“That, that’s not okay!!”
The Lord of the Demon Tower closed his eyes tightly and offered his hand to Pinkballez. That’s how the three-man formation of Pinkballez-Lord of the Demon Tower-me was formed. This is, what is it.
“Don’t we look like a family on an outing?”
“Definitely.”
“?”
Since the smallest person was in the middle, it also looked like parents walking with their young daughter in the middle. Of course, if you ask if the Lord of the Demon Tower looks that young, he doesn’t.
It’s okay because the Lord of the Demon Tower looks happy to be sandwiched between friends.
—- —-
Pinkballez and the Lord of the Demon Tower had completely opposite interests.
Pinkballez was more interested in accessories than I thought. She picked up a hairpin spread out on the stall, swept her bangs to the side, and tried it on. She looked up at me and asked me this.
“How is it? Isn’t it pretty? I think it suits me perfectly.”
“It’s a mismatch for a formal outfit.”
“Of course, it looks innocent with a one-piece dress or… I’ll use it when I dress up casually.”
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“Really.”
If she just kept her mouth shut, she would be a beauty, and if she just made her expression a little moist, it would definitely suit her. When I roared in agreement, Pinkballez coolly bought the accessory without even bargaining.
She picked up a bracelet made of flowers next to her and asked the Lord of the Demon Tower.
“Lord of the Demon Tower, would you like me to buy you one too? How about this? A bracelet.”
“I, I don’t like bracelets a little…”
The Lord of the Demon Tower waved his hands and refused. I looked at his expression carefully because I thought it was a polite refusal, but it really seemed like he hated the accessory itself.
Come to think of it, I’ve never seen him wear anything on his body except a hairpin. Is it the confidence that he will overwhelm with his pure beauty?
Or is there some other reason?
On the other hand, the Lord of the Demon Tower really liked to smash anything. When we saw a rock-paper-scissors gambler blowing money on a gambling game, Pinkballez and I were just going to pass by.
“I’ll be right back.”
The Lord of the Demon Tower destroyed the rock-paper-scissors player’s sales in 10 minutes.
“I, I definitely hid the ball on the left, on the left!!”
The rock-paper-scissors player ended up losing his soul to a higher-ranking rock-paper-scissors player. He banged on the table and stood up, scolding the Lord of the Demon Tower and raising his voice.
“T, this is a scam!! You, you’re scamming me?!”
“First of all, the one who cheated⋯⋯ is you. Yeah⋯⋯ So, cheating is okay, right? If you don’t get caught.”
The Lord of the Demon Tower fumbled over the lines he had seen in a comic book. He looked very excited.
And the story that followed was obvious. The big brothers hiding in the shadows of the alley came out and asked for money, and at the Lord of the Demon Tower’s gesture, they lay down on the floor, drooling.
Pinkballez’s attempt to block the gangsters coolly and score points with the Lord of the Demon Tower failed. She was subdued before she could even intervene.
I saw Pinkballez raise her fist and then pretend to be dazed. “Crazy wizard, don’t tease me.”
“I didn’t say anything.”
“Put your eyebrows back to their original position.”
After that, I passed by a magic artifact store. Wasn’t the waiter in front trying to solicit customers?
“This is a shield engraved with ‘Melverton’s Accuracy Reduction Force Field’ developed by Melverton, a wizard recognized even in the Purple Magic Tower! We will give 10 gold to the customer who can break this shield!”
“….”
It was unfortunate that Yuna Violet Iris, the magic crusher of the Purple Magic Tower, the ‘walking destruction’ with low kicks faster than words, was passing by.
“Sugar coating…”
A light turned on in the eyes of the Mage Tower. She still couldn’t forget the taste of that touch.
“Are you challenging me? Just now, even an experienced mercenary with 10 years of experience failed——”
Talk. Tododog. Pop.
Doom fell on both “Melverton’s Accuracy Reduction Force Field” And the sales of the artifact store. The store owner offered me a bag of 10 gold with a rotten look on his face, so I politely declined. Rather, it was something for which we had to apologize.
Instead of the shattered “Melverton’s Accuracy Reduction Force Field”, I cast a new simple illusion spell. It was a hypnotic spell that made you think of a sheep when you looked at it.
This will be better than the sugar coating from before.
“hehehe…Crispy.”
“You are truly magnificent, Mage Tower Lord.”
Pingbalez took advantage of the moment when Matsura was in a good mood and stroked her hair while giving lip service. The magic tower lord made a growling noise.
“….”
The Mage Tower’s destructive impulses didn’t always cross the line of pranks, but this time it bothered me a little. She decided to keep it in the back of her mind for someday.
What did I do?
“Oh. Crazy wizard, over there.”
“Oh my…”
I admired the pretty women passing by. Perhaps because it was the capital of an empire, there were quite a few people demonstrating fashion. The height of the hat is about three heads high, or the shoulder pads reach up to the ears.
Then, a female mercenary dressed very boldly passed by, and I could feel the boldness and grand spirit from her attire. As I was looking at Pingvalez like I was fascinated, the Mage Tower pinched my side.
When you apply pain reduction, it shatters and pinches in real time, so it hurts like normal.
It was fun. If you think about it objectively, there was nothing special about the content. I just walked around and looked around.
But isn’t it fun just to breathe when you’re with friends? Time passed quickly, and the sun was already setting.
“Then now, slowly…”
“Yes, then soon.”
“”To a bar where the uniform skirt is short.””
What Pinvalez and I said overlapped. Our will resonate with each other, and infinite courage rose in our hearts. Even if the magic tower lord pinches and twists my thighs, I will not back down.
“…You really are a pervert.”
“….”
…I will not back down!
We walked side by side again.
There were many people passing by on the main street of Crown Hall. At the Magic Tower and the Academy, I wasn’t very impressed because I only saw the faces I was used to seeing, but when I walked through this city, I got the feeling that this was a fantasy world.
A mercenary armed with leather armor, or an employee who told us to come to our inn because the stew was hot. The things that usually appear when reading novels were alive and moving.
A lot of things that couldn’t be read through lines of text caught my eye. Judging from the scratches on his armor, it seems like the mercenary likes to keep his right shoulder in front when fighting. The employee had a smiling face, but I could see the boredom in his eyes that he couldn’t hide.Life becomes material. If I pay close attention to everything that passes me by like this, I’ll be able to use it in TRPG someday.
And that boy wearing a beanie who pretends to be swept away by the crowd and deliberately moves towards me. He’ll be good material.
The boy seriously bumped into me. I accepted it generously.
Thud.
“Oh, I’m sorry! Excuse me!”
The boy bowed to me at a 90-degree angle and ran out into the crowd. It was such a classic development that I felt happy.
I leisurely checked my belongings. As expected, the money bag that had been sleeping in my arms had completely disappeared. Sleight of hand passed.
Pink Ballets asked me as if it were strange.
“Why did you let him get away with it? You could have caught him.”
“Because I want to interview him. It won’t take long, just wait a minute.”
I also wanted to secure a new model, and I thought I would need specialized knowledge to implement a pickpocketing event.
Isn’t this also fate? I touched the magic I had attached to the boy. He will show up in front of me again after he has run away enough to think he has gotten away.
I didn’t know at the time.
This would become such a big deal.
Bro triggered the hidden quest