Kanako couldn't stand it. These girls did nothing but torture her beloved brother and he just took it like it was okay. But it wasn't. She didn't care what it took; she was going to get rid of them. But how? There was no way she could convince Keitaro to kick them out. She was more likely to convince the girls to leave. She'd have to be pretty convincing to get rid of them which is why she began looking into various methods of persuasion. That's when she found it: hypnosis. With this, it could be possible to make them leave so she could have Keitaro all to herself.

She needed someone to test it on. Not Naru or Motoko; they'd be too suspicious. It needed to be one of the others. Mutsumi, Suu and Kitsune were dumb enough and Shinobu was naive enough for a trial run. She'd just try it on the first one of those she came across. She didn't have to wait long, however, as she turned the corner to see Mutsumi. Perfect. She walked closer until Mutsumi noticed her. "Oh, good morning, Kanako," she greeted and bowed.

Kanako felt it best to be polite so as to win her over. "Good morning," she replied, bowing. "Say, Mutsumi, I have something I'd like to show you in my room if that's okay."

"Yes, I'd love to." Mutsumi followed Kanako back to her room. Kanako had opted for a coin on a string as it was the 'classical' Japanese way of doing it. Both girls sat in the seiza position and Mutsumi asked "So what was it you wanted to show me?"

"This," Kanako replied, turning and dangling the coin in front of Mutsumi's eyes. She set it swinging and Mutsumi's eyes followed it. "It's a very pretty coin isn't it?"

"Yes, it is."

"Whenever I see it swing back and forth like this, I can't help but watch it go back and forth. It makes me feel a little sleepy. Don't you agree?"

"Yes," she replied, eyes fluttering.

"In fact, it makes me want to just give in and sleep. Just fall into a nice, deep sleep." Mutsumi's eyes slowly closed and her head dropped into her chest. "Mutsumi, can you hear me?"

"Yes," she replied in a sleepy tone.

"I am now your mistress and you will obey any command I give you. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Mistress. I understand."

"Alright, Mutsumi, I'm rather fond of cats so I want you to become a cat when I snap my fingers and you will stay as such until I snap them again and you return to your trance. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Mistress." Kanako snapped her fingers and Mutsumi's glazed eyes slowly opened. She leaned forward until her hands touched the floor before her. "Meow," she said, crawling over to Kanako and rubbing her head against her side. Kanako stroked Mutsumi's head and received an affectionate purr in response. After a minute or so, Kanako held a hand in front of Mutsumi's face, causing Mutsumi's expression to change to one of confusion, and snapped her fingers. Mustumi's eyes closed and she dropped to the floor.

Kanako was satisfied and began to set her plan into motion. "Mutsumi, when I snap my fingers, you will return to your sitting position and awaken with no memory of being hypnotized but you will return to this state when you hear me say the word 'Sleep'. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Mistress." Kanako snapped her fingers and Mutsumi picked herself up and returned to her position as if being pulled by an unknown force before opening her eyes, which regained their usual life. She blinked a few times before asking in her usual tone, "Oh my, that was a rather nice coin. What year is it from?"

Kanako was a little taken aback by this question but took a look and replied, "Uh, 1979."

"Oh, that's the year Keitaro was born, isn't it? Is that why you carry it around?" That was indeed the case and Kanko was surprised at how quickly Mutsumi had picked up on that. All she could do was blush in response. "Aw, that's so sweet," Mutsumi said, giggling and patting Kanako on the head before standing and saying, "Well, I must be going now."

"Y-yeah. Bye." Kanako couldn't respond with anything else in her embarrassment. At least it was Keitaro's childhood friend and the only nice girl in this place that had found out. Kanako was beginning to consider letting her stay but with a little alteration to remove her interest in Keitaro. Regardless, Mutsumi was taken care of. On to the next one.

She found Shinobu on the roof, hanging laundry. She was the first aside from Mutsumi to develop feelings for Keitaro and was the most open with those feelings. She would be easy. Kanako used her perfect disguise ability to pose as Keitaro and approached her. "Shinobu," she said, perfectly mimicking her brother's voice.

Shinobu whirled around, blushing and stammering, "K-K-Keitaro! W-what is it?"

"I was just checking in. How are your studies coming along?"

"T-they're fine. Although, I do have a big exam coming up and I'm a little nervous." That was it. That was just what Kanako needed.

"Well, I know a little technique that could help you with that. If you'd like, I could you show you in your room."

Shinobu turned beet red as she thought about it; evidently the thought of being alone with Keitaro was the dominant force behind her decision as after a brief pause, she replied, "Y-yes...please show me." Too easy.

Shinobu finished the laundry and led 'Keitaro' back to her room, all while still blushing and never saying a word. Upon arrival, Shinobu closed the door behind them and sat facing Kanako. "S-so um, w-what is this t-technique?" At no point while asking this did Shinobu make eye contact, instead looking down at her hands as they fidgeted in her lap.

Kanako held out the coin and replied, "Hypnosis."

Now she looked up, "H-hypnosis?"

"That's right," Kanako replied reassuringly. "I can put you under and give you the suggestion to retain the memory of everything you've studied."

"I...I don't know..."

"It's alright, Shinobu. You can trust me."

"O...okay, then. What do I need to do?"

"Just sit back, relax and focus on the coin." And she set the coin swinging. "Watch the coin as it swings back and forth. Back and forth. So soothing and relaxing." Shinobu followed the coin intently with her eyes. "You see nothing except the coin and hear nothing but my voice. Feel yourself becoming drowsy, your eyelids becoming heavy." Shinobu began to looks like she was struggling to keep them open. "You can no longer keep them open as you fall into a deep, relaxing sleep." Shinobu's eyes slowly closed and she fell onto her side.

Kanako unmasked herself and returned her voice to normal. She didn't want Shinobu to only respond to Keitaro using her triggers after all. "Can you hear me, Shinobu?"

"Yes, I can hear you."

"I am your mistress and you will obey any command I give you while in this state. Do you understand?"

"I understand, M-Mistress."

"Very good. Now, when I snap my fingers, you will go back to doing the laundry and awaken with no memory of being hypnotized and you will return to this state when you hear me say the word 'Sleep'. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Mistress." Kanako snapped her fingers and Shinobu stood, still in a trance, and left the room. Kanako sat there stunned. She knew it would be bad if anyone saw Shinobu like this so she jumped to her feet and ran after her. Just as she rounded a corner, she saw that someone had found her: Mistune Konno. It looked like she'd just come out of her room and seen Shinobu walking past. She was waving her hand in front of Shinobu's glassy eyes to no response as Shinobu continued her mindless march toward her destination. Kanako had to think fast. She grabbed Kitsune by the hand, dragged her into her room and closed the door.

"Kanako, what's going on?" Kitsune demanded.

Kanako took a deep breath before turning and holding out the coin. She let it swing and began the induction. "Just watch the coin and you'll understand. Follow it with your eyes and listen to my voice." Kitsune, who rarely opened her eyes fully, couldn't help but allow her eyes to open wider as they followed the coin. "You can't look away from the coin. You don't want to look away from the coin. You want to watch it swing back and forth, even as your eyelids grow heavy and you become sleepy." Kitsune's eyes began to close again. "Let yourself go. Fall into a deep, relaxing sleep. Let yourself go. That's it." Kitsune's eyes closed and her head dropped but she remained standing, unlike the two before her. "Kitsune, I am now your mistress and you will obey my commands. Is that clear?"

"Yes, Mistress," she replied in much the same way as Shinobu and Mutsumi. "I obey your commands."

"In future, whenever you hear me say the word 'Sleep', you will return to your current state and obey." She had to stop here to think of how best to make Kitsune forget the whole incident. After thinking up the best plan, she continued: "I'm going to leave now and when I close the door, you will walk to the door and as you touch it, you will awaken with no memory of anything that happened since you opened the door earlier. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Mistress. Close door...I walk to door...touch door...awaken...no memory...after opened door..."

"Very good," Kanako congratulated as she stood and left the room. She closed the door and waited until she heard shuffling beyond it. She hid around the corner and could just about hear the shuffle stop for a second as Kitsune awoke from her trance. She opened the door and Kanako saw that she seemed to be continuing on as if nothing had happened. Kanako then went to check on Shinobu and she was going about her day as usual too. The easy three where out of the way but Naru, Motoko and Suu would pose more of a problem since the former two didn't trust her and the latter was too energetic but Kanako was sure she could do it somehow. She had to for Keitaro's sake.