I had a horrible sleep, but with time running short, I shook off my grogginess to the best of my ability and gathered Yuri and Kyouko at the makeshift backstage where Rumia was residing. I needed to make it clear to her that our plan was proceeding, since I wasn't sure how long she would stay patient with us, especially with how I left things with her, but-
"About time! You've kept me waiting, mortal."
She was acting her usual high and mighty self, and I could see that her smile was genuine which only strengthened the theory I came up with on adult Rumia's character yesterday. That gave me some slight relief, but only slight, since I still had to take over the Myouren temple, regardless of Rumia's threat.
"I'll go over the plan. If there's anything wrong with it, I want you to point it out. It would be a huge problem if something went wrong, so I need your honest opinions even if it might disappoint me, understand?"
""Yes, master."" Yuri and Kyouko responded in unison, and I nodded before looking over at Rumia, who still was across the room. As I expected, she looked less happy the moment we ignored her and I addressed only Yuri and Kyouko. In that case…
"Rumia, you had an interest in hypnosis, right?"
Everyone in the room was surprised that I called out to her, Rumia especially, who stuttered in response. "Y-yes! It sounded like an amusing thing for a mortal to come up with."
"Then you don't have to help with the plan, but you might learn something about it if you listen. Would you like to come closer?" Also as expected, everyone's shocked expression became more exaggerated.
"Master-" Yuri looked at me with a genuine expression of concern, but I shook my head.
"Trust me." I was almost certain I had a grasp of Rumia's character now. Rumia looked at us for a good ten seconds before she muttered something under her breath. Kyouko's ears perked up and her eyes were as wide as saucers, probably hearing what she said, but then Rumia said something in her 'usual' tone.
"Hm, hm, I suppose I can grace you with my presence!" Rumia came over almost immediately, unable to hide the skip in her step, and Yuri looked at her with a sudden realization while Kyouko was still processing what she had just learned.
It seemed as though they had an idea as to what Rumia's true character was now. That being said-
"Let's begin the plan."
I brought everyone's attention to me and went through everything I had been thinking of.
Boy and girls are plotting conquest…
"First off, although Mystia isn't going to grab Byakuren's attention, we can still use her as an excuse for Shou to set the plan in motion. I've already hypnotized her to ensure she would obey any command I gave her, so all I need to do is make her bring up my method of relaxation to Byakuren. Maybe it'll go something along the lines of, 'I was curious about what changed Mystia's willingness to practice our faith and I learned it was because of this young man's relaxation method that was brought from the outside world-'
"...I tried it and it was very hard to describe, however I do believe it could be beneficial to the temple if we replaced our current ways of meditating with it."
Byakuren listened with a smile, much like she always did and, although her voice showed no sign of curiosity, responded, "This is very sudden."
"Indeed. However, if it can help people understand how important the six perfections are, as well as help us better attain them, I felt it was best to bring it to your attention and get your opinion on the matter as chief priest of the temple." Shou, likewise, retained a refined, almost divine presence. It was hard to tell who was really in charge when you saw the two women converse like this.
Byakuren pondered it for a moment, a very rare thing indeed, and then gave an affirmative look. "Your recommendation isn't to be taken lightly. I do wish to try out this method, however. I don't mean any offense towards you, but it is my duty as chief priest to ascertain its effectiveness first hand." She then bowed politely, humbling herself as much as possible towards Shou.
"But of course. There is nothing to apologize for." Shou showed no deceit in her face, for any lies she told were completely unbeknownst to her.
-It's highly unlikely Byakuren won't at least try it out, since Shou brought it up, especially when we omit the name of the method, claiming that it doesn't have one. When Byakuren asks for more information about it, Shou will inform her that the method requires a practitioner of it -me- to use properly. Then, Byakuren will look for me-"
"Wait" Kyouko spoke up. "How do you know she'll look for you right away?"
"Simple. I found Byakuren's 'flaw'."
"Her… flaw?" Kyouko tilted her head in confusion and I smirked.
"Everyone at the temple has one; it just took me a while to find out what her's was. For you Kyouko, it was your un-religious hobbies. For Shou, it was her drinking. As for Byakuren, I found out about this very interesting story on how the temple attracts more followers from someone involved; Shou told me they use her power as bait and Byakuren meets those curious about those powers to persuade them- did you not know about this?"
Kyouko shook her head. "I… I had no idea…"
"For someone who claims to be uninterested in forcing people to talk, she can sure be devious when it comes to gathering followers. Her weakness is the one desire she has; to put people and Youkai on the path of her religion. She doesn't seem to be above dirty tactics when it comes to that. When I looked back on it, even though I felt I needed to understand it at the time, she instigated a conversation about her religion when I met her. Her presence was so overwhelming at the time that I hadn't noticed it, but she was definitely trying to convert me, or at least make me interested. Anyways, that's why I know for a fact that she will come looking for me; because if something can help her practice, it might also attract more followers as well. She won't pass up that opportunity. That being said, she might send someone else to invite me to the temple, but either way, she'll make contact with me.
"Steven, you have a visitor!"
"Coming!" I hastily went down the stairs, knowing full well who was there, but I still tried to have some resemblance of surprise on my face when I saw her in the doorway… well, I guess it might not have been faked, since the sight was still a little strange even if it was expected.
"Good morning, Steven." Byakuren smiled softly and gave a short bow.
"Uh, hello… What can I do for you?"
"I know this is very sudden, but I had a favor to ask of you. May I come in?"
"Ah, sure."
...Continuing that thought, the location of where I hypnotize her is important. This plan's success hinges on whether or not I can get Byakuren to do what I want her to, so every factor when it comes to hypnotizing her is important. If she sent someone as a messenger, then I'll have no choice but to go to her; in other words, the temple. This isn't the worst scenario, per se, but if I had a choice-
"...Where they held those concerts?" Byakuren showed no sign of annoyance at the mention of the location I wished to hypnotize her at.
"It reminds me of a similar place back home. It's very comfortable to me, oddly enough… Ah, but I guess what's important is where you would feel most comfortable..." I gave an amused laugh, but I was lying through my teeth.
"I can make myself comfortable anywhere, so we'll go with your suggestion." Byakuren said.
...The location is quiet and isolated. I have no doubt there are places like that at the temple, but there are also followers of the religion there too. I want to remove any possibility of unwanted interference. Of course, it's not like I haven't been interrupted here before, but I can't imagine anyone aside from Rumia who would interrupt me, since I haven't angered any other powerful youkai."
Rumia seemed a little taken aback, but also a little cheerful when I refered to her as a powerful youkai. Granted, she probably was more powerful than when she had the ribbon amulet on her head, but it seemed like she wasn't used to being referred to as such. I continued.
"If it does end up being the temple, however, I could probably suggest that Shou makes sure we aren't disturbed. Either way, the next part of the plan is arguably the most important part; how will I go about hypnotizing Byakuren? I have faith I'll do a good job putting her into trance, but what I suggest to her and the words I use are ultimately the deciding factor. ...Well, maybe also the words she ends up saying can be a factor as well."
"The words she ends up saying? You mean, you're going to use her words against her?" Kyouko asked, and I nodded.
"She's very wise, so I doubt she's used to being lectured or told to do things. Not to mention she's in a leader like position. So the best way to go about this in my opinion is to manipulate her to say what I want her to say while she's in trance. Granted, I'm going to be instructing her regardless, but the moment it seems like I'm trying to get her to do things she adamantly refuses to do might be the moment I fail. She doesn't seem to be a naturally submissive type, so I need to trick her into becoming one. The best way to do that-
The silence in the area was filled with my excitement as I held back my nerves. Byakuren ended up taking the induction in stride and I had her under, perhaps a little too easily, and I began my make or break plan; a questionnaire.
"Answer my questions and statements with a yes if you agree. Do you feel fully relaxed?"
"...Yes."
"Is your name Byakuren?"
"Yes."
"Have you removed all thoughts from your mind?"
"Yes."
"Are you completely focused on my voice?"
"Yes."
"Does this feel different from meditation?"
"Yes."
"Does it feel relaxing?"
"Yes."
"Relaxing is good, isn't it?"
"Yes."
"Does it feel good?"
"...Yes."
"It feels good to relax."
"Yes."
"Relaxing feels good."
"Yes."
"This feeling is relaxing."
"Yes."
"Relaxing is good."
"Yes."
"Listening to my voice is relaxing you."
"Yes."
"Listening to my voice feels good."
"...Yes."
"Listening to my relaxing voice feels good."
"...Yes."
"Feeling good is relaxing."
"Yes."
"It feels good to be like this."
"Yes."
"To be like this is to listen, and listening to my voice feels relaxing."
"Yes."
"To be like this is to listen, and listening to my voice feels good."
"Yes."
"To feel good is to enjoy something."
"...Yes.
"To feel good is to enjoy something."
"...Yes."
"To feel good is to enjoy something."
"Yes."
"To enjoy something is to feel better."
"Yes."
"You enjoy this feeling and it feels better the more you listen to my voice."
"Yes."
"It feels better when you listen and follow along with my voice."
"Yes."
"It feels better when you listen and follow my voice."
"Yes."
"It feels better when you listen and obey my voice."
"..."
"It feels good to listen to my voice."
"...Yes."
"To feel good is to enjoy."
"..Yes."
"To enjoy is to feel better."
"Yes."
"It feels better when you listen to my voice."
"Yes."
"It feels better when you follow my voice."
"Yes."
"It feels better when you obey my voice."
"...Yes."
"It feels better when you obey my voice."
"...Yes."
"It feels better when you obey my voice."
"Yes."
"To feel better is to enjoy."
"Yes…"
"You enjoy obeying my voice."
"...Yes"
"You enjoy obeying my voice."
"Yes"
"You enjoy obeying my voice."
"yes"
"You enjoy obeying my voice."
"ye-"
"You enjoy obeying my voice."
"-e-"
"You enjoy obeying my voice."
-e-"
"You enjoy obeying my voice."
-"
"You enjoy obeying my voice."
-Asking questions while she's in such a highly suggestible state where she isn't exactly thinking straight will snowball. With every statement she agrees to, it becomes easier and easier for me to brainwash her. Of course, it's a problem if she says no, so I just won't give her the option to from the very beginning. All she needs to do is agree with whatever questions she agrees with, then I'll start only making statements and she'll accept those statements as the truth the more she agrees. Not only that, but saying yes will become so easy for her that the only thing she will be able to respond with after a certain point to me is with 'yes'. She, hopefully, won't even realize what's going on. Then, I can start to get more and more bold the more she agrees with me…
"Arousal is a way to enjoy things."
yes
"You enjoy obeying me."
yes
"You start to get aroused obeying me."
yes
"You get aroused obeying me."
yes
"Obeying is the same as being submissive."
yes
"You are submissive to me."
yes
"You get aroused being submissive to me."
yes
"To get aroused while being submissive to me is okay."
yes
"To get aroused while being submissive to me is natural."
yes
"To get aroused while being submissive to me feels amazing."
yes
"You become more aroused the more you obey."
yes
"You become more submissive the more aroused you become."
yes
"You have no will whatsoever."
yes
"You only want to obey me."
yes
"It feels good to obey me."
yes
"It feels arousing to obey me."
yes
"You obey me without a second thought."
yes
"Nothing else matters except obeying me."
yes
I'll keep repeating statements over and over. I won't take any chances; I need Byakuren to obey me without doubt or struggling. ...Although, maybe I can play with her just a little bit…
"...Awake!"
Byakuren opened her eyes narrowly, her head slouched over and a pool of drool formed on her iconic dress, especially on the chest area that stuck out. She looked dazed and confused as she looked up to me, then her eyes opened wider as her cheeks blushed and she grabbed her crotch.
"Wha-wha-wha-" The dignity she once had was almost completely shattered as she fumbled to find the words. She noticed just how aroused she was, and that completely bewildered her. I guess she must have put her worldly desires off to side for so long that it was completely unthinkable for her to be wet with desire, yet there she was, squirming. "What is going on?" She looked up at me, panic and confusion running across her normally confident face.
"I thought it was obvious? You got aroused- No wait, that's wrong. You're still aroused." I said that and Byakuren looked at me with such timidness that it, erm, excited me even more than before.
"What did you do to me!?" Byakuren yelled, slightly hysterical.
"Nothing. All you did was agree with me that it would be better if you were my loyal sex slave."
"..." Byakuren's eyes became glassy for a moment and I sighed.
"It isn't fun if you revert back right away. Try to hold on for a little while longer. Also, be aware of what just happened."
"Yes, master… What….How….?" Byakuren's aloof expression turned into one of pure terror, and she reached for something, but then her panic and fear increased.
"Oh, are you looking for your magical scroll? Don't worry, even if you had it you still wouldn't be able to use it against me. Besides, I'm not going force you to do anything. You're going to simply do whatever I say because it's what you want."
"I would never do anything you told me!" Byakuren's fear was still there, but now her disgust rose and she showed some anger. Geez, it sure was weird to see her angry like this, but it's to be expected since I broke down some of her moral barriers already. She probably hasn't even realized that her anger broke her practice's teachings.
"Don't answer so negatively. You can resist, but you cannot be so negative. That's an order. Also, come here and stroke my cock in between your big breasts, will you?"
Byakuren's face didn't match up the words that came out of her mouth next. "Yes master… Wait, what am I…?" She looked on as she lowered her dress until her perky, round mounds popped out, and her face turned pale when she realized she couldn't stop herself from moving towards me.
"I'm really not in the habit of forcing people, since that's rape. But even if you look shocked like that, I already know that you're enjoying this. Oh, and don't lie to me."
"Yes master, I'm enjoying this… Ah…. ahhhhhh….." Byakuren looked like she was struggling, but she approached me without much resistance and pulled down my pants and underwear, revealing my throbbing desire. Then, also without much resistance, she slid my cock in between her soft, large breasts, unable to hold back a moan.
Likewise, I moaned, although I was a bit embarrassed by it. "Ah…. Y-yes, good slave. Stroke it slow and hard…"
"Yes master… b-b-but…. Ah… I don't understand… why does this make me feel so….?" Byakuren stared, transfixed at the act she was committing and her expression softened considerably into one of lust. Her giant tits slid up and down my cock, her hands pushing them together to get more friction as it tugged my private's skin in all the right ways.
"Aroused? Sexy? Right?" I offered those suggestions, holding back my noises of delight to mess with Byakuren more.
"Yes master….. B-but I'm Byakuren…. The chief preist o-of Myouren t-temple…." Her eyes became dilated, even though those words were probably spoken to snap her out of the spell. It didn't do anything, and if it did do anything, it only increased her lust.
"And you're also my slave."
"Y-yes master… I'm also your slave." Byakuren got into a steady rhythm with my cock, and she seemed to be getting really into it despite her earlier protests. She eyed my cock, that peeked out from her breasts when she stroked downwards, and her mouth was opened wide, as though she wanted to do something.
"Would you like to do something else, aside from stroking my cock with your breasts slave?"
"I…. I think…" Byakuren trailed off, gulping her saliva. "I want….. To make master feel better…"
"By doing what, slave?"
"...Sucking your cock….master." Byakuren had lost all of her uncertainty and looked at my member with dazed eyes, clearly under my control.
"Do it."
"Yes-h mashther-" She barely held back the moment she was given my permission. Her mouth quickly began sucking on the head while she squeezed her breasts as hard as she could on the remaining length of my erect cock. The immense pressure was heavenly as she meant what she said; she really did want to make me feel better. As a result, however, she herself was starting to feel better as well. I could see her back arch, and her body shudder as she committed these depraved acts of sex. I also grabbed onto her head and forced her to take as much of my cock into her mouth as possible, with her huge breasts getting in the way, but I didn't really mind.
"Good slave, suck me off harder."
There was no response from Byakuren except for the increased sensation she applied onto my member. Even fully erect and towering, my cock could not be seen because Byakuren's breasts and mouth were covering every inch of it. I didn't think that meant I was small, just that Byakuren's boobs were that huge. I was pretty aroused from the whole situation, but I sighed from some slight disappointment.
"It took no effort for you to accept your role this time… I guess that's to be expected since this is the third time I've woken you up."
Byakuren was much more resistant to me the first time, but she had already accepted my suggestions for at least an hour straight before that. I also made sure to give her a trigger word so that I could bring her back into trance whenever things got dicey, but I didn't need it since she broke slowly but surely. That time ended with her cumming involuntarily when she finally gave in to my commands fully and verbally accepted me as her master.
The second time I woke her, while making her forget the first time, she still resisted decently enough, but it was painfully obvious from the expressions she was making that she was really into it, so I took that time to find out what was preventing her from allowing herself to enjoy it, and then I broke her a second time by making her touch herself to orgasm four times before brainwashing her some more.
This third and probably final time I woke her up was the strongest and fastest she's ever reacted to me without memory of the prior times I broke her, so I decided to get her to engage in a sexual act with me. Now I knew for sure as I gave her long hair a rough stroke while she focused all her efforts in getting me off.
"You're mine now, and that's not going to change for a very long time. Stop sucking and finish me off with your breasts, slave." I'm not sure why I was able to say such words without gasping from pleasure, but I could feel my urge to dominate this sexy, powerful woman who used to have her own will intensify. It took over me somewhere along the way and made my methods more direct and effective.
Byakuren obeyed and squeezed my erect cock tight with her breasts, her stroking much more feverish than before as the sweat, saliva and pre-cum lubricated my member and made it easier for her to slide up and down, creating a wet, hot friction as the sounds of our act echoed quietly throughout the makeshift area.
It didn't take much longer for my load to blow, as you'd expect. My cock erupted and the cum landed on Byakuren's face and tits, giving a very surreal yet satisfying image. It was euphoric, yet I continued to command her with a deep tone and conviction even as I was catching my breath.
"Swallow my cum. And as you do, I want you to feel yourself get more and more aroused. This will build and build until you finish cleaning up and you'll have the most wonderful orgasm in your life for obeying me. When you do orgasm, you'll realize that there is no escape from my control, and you can't help but fall in love with the idea of being helplessly submissive towards me. Do it now slave."
"Yes master." Byakuren got to work with glassy eyes, licking the aftermath of my climax, and a swelling darkness started to consume my being.
It was desire itself.
...After I… seduce Byakuren to my cause, things will become far easier. We merely need to make sure each and every disciple in the temple is hypnotized to avoid loose ends, which might sound difficult, but with Byakuren, who is still a mage, it would be entirely possible. Not saying that hypnotizing them the old fashioned way will be excluded entirely, but maybe Byakuren can add a 'flair' to the process that I couldn't have done myself. It's important that the temple remains unsuspicious to those looking at it from the outside, as well as those who come in, so the best way is to make them unaware that they are being controlled and have them change subtly, so that no one can realize what may be going on. ...Rumia, would you consider the temple conquered as long as Byakuren's under my control?"
Rumia thought about it for a moment, then shook her head. "No, that's not complete domination."
I sighed and was about to say my backup plan that I had prepared, when Rumia said something else.
"...That being said, showing me that Byakuren is really obeying your will… that will be enough for me." Rumia stated that seriously, her face a mixture of anticipation and determination. I was a little surprised and I wondered how this whole 'Getting me to take over the temple' thing fit in with my realization about her character. But I could worry about that when this was all over.
"Okay… then how about you wait nearby while I hypnotize her, wherever we end up? I'll leave that place and show you that she's under my control as proof…
"What do you want her to do?" I asked Rumia, who gulped nervously as she saw the smiling Byakuren, who looked normal after I cleaned her up and gave her a few orders to make sure she didn't reveal what I had done to her.
"U-umm…. I guess just give you kiss, since she wouldn't do anything romantic, right?" Rumia seemed to struggle to find something she wanted as proof, so I sighed.
"...I'll do you one better. Byakuren, give Rumia a deep kiss."
Before Rumia could respond, Byakuren held her tightly and inserted her tongue into Rumia's mouth.
"Mmgph!?"
Byakuren's absurd chest pressed up against Rumia's grown, but still slender, body as she pushed into the kiss, her tongue clearly moving around in there, I could see Rumia's cheeks become even redder and for a moment it looked like she was starting to stop resisting. Of course, I didn't want to make her angry… or leave her alone since who knows when she'd stop if I did that.
"Byakuren, stop kissing her now."
She did as I said and pulled herself away, a thin trail of saliva forming a bridge between the two's lips. "Yes master." Byakuren said that with a gentle smile, as though she were still her usual self, and elegantly wiped her mouth. Meanwhile, Rumia stared far away, dazed.
"Is that enough proof?" I said, and Rumia shook her head rapidly to snap herself out of it, but I decided to tease her for that. "Oh? You shook your head no? I guess she just needs to kiss you aga-"
"It's enough, it's enough! ...I believe that she's under your control now." Rumia looked at me with a narrow glare, although her red cheeks suggested that she did enjoy it. Ah, so she did swing that way? Well, at least her adult form did.
… and then, after that, I'll leave the rest to Byakuren and Shou, all the while giving them instructions to help avoid all issues that could arise. They will act as normal and come up with a plausible reason for getting each and every individual at the temple to be controlled. Back on the topic of Byakuren using her magic to proceed things, it needs to be done with care around those who can sense it… I'll make sure she does use it, but not heavily and with caution. We want to use enough magic to make them compliant, but not to the point where normal hypnosis would be worthless; the ability to hypnotize them without magic is extremely useful when there are those who can sense it. We're just using the magic to help them be more vulnerable to non-magical hypnosis, since there are those who aren't very good or very stubborn when it comes to going into trance. Although I'm hoping the fact that it's Byakuren will get rid of their stubbornness. After all, she is the chief priest. And after she brings each and every member of the temple under her control…
"A new ceremony? Why are we breaking our disciplined schedules for something like that?" Ichirin Kumoi knew that it was something that the chief priest, Byakuren, had called for, she was still surprised that her strict mistress would break tradition no matter how important something was.
"Hmhm, it sounds like something interesting is happening, so I'll come too." Mamizou wagged her bushy tail and got up with a gleeful smile. This surprised Ichirin since the tanuki was sitting where a statue was just a moment ago.
"How long were you there!?"
"Aw, don't mind that. I was just practicing my transformations since I hadn't done it in a while. I thought I was getting rusty." Mamizou arched her back in a stretch and turned to face the person who gave them the news. "So it's something you're going to as well, Nue-chi?"
Nue Houjuu nodded. "I happened to see her personally actually and… she showed me what it was she wanted to talk about. After that, I felt I needed to help so I offered to tell everyone."
Mamizou looked at Nue curiously, tilting her head and made a questioning sound. "Hm?"
"...Is something wrong?" Nue gave a curious glance in return and Mamizou shook her head.
"...Nah, it's nothing. So shall we go?" Mamizou asked. Ichirin was a little hesitant, but the fact that Byakuren was the source of this ceremony made her stand up and leave the door with the other two. All the while they were heading to the place for it, however, Mamizou couldn't get the strange feeling she had out of her gut.
Nue looked… like she was ecstatic for a slight moment. Was that just my imagination…?
The ceremony hall (which really just looked like a giant assembly hall) filled up very quickly and the murmurs among those in attendance silenced once their chief priest showed herself in the center stage.
"Thank you all for coming. I understand that this is a very sudden and strange circumstance, for me to call upon you all while you are all devoting yourselves to your diligent practices, but I there is something important regarding those very activities that I must address." Byakuren, confident, smiling, without a single flaw showing to her disciples, continued. "This will sound like sacrilege at first, but I ask you keep an open mind and allow me to explain myself before you dismiss it as such." Her tone was very serious, slow and deliberate, and her words made everyone there realize that she was about to say something that would weigh heavily.
Mamizou's strange feeling only grew stronger, but she felt like it was understandable since this was such a rare occurrence, for Byakuren to call everyone, much less during scheduled prayer time.
Without hesitation, Byakuren then said the words that she was referring to as sacrilege. "I feel as though our practice is incorrect."
...Huh?!
Mamizou's sudden strange feeling came back and tripled in intensity as the murmurs in the crowd grew from Byakuren's words. It would have been a complete uproar normally.
But Byakuren wasn't a normal person, and she had already prepared everyone for what she had just said. She continued. "To clarify, I don't mean that pursuing the six perfections is incorrect, but rather, our practice may not be the best way to pursue that method." The murmurs hushed once more, even though there were clearly a few uncomfortable individuals in the crowd. "I understand that this may sound like I have, 'lost my mind', so to speak, but I would like to remind you all that our religion's practices has changed time and time again in the outside world. It may be rare, but it is not unheard of to change our way of doing things should it help us achieve the six perfections, and that is why I asked for all of your time right now." It seemed as though her continued explanation had calmed down those in the hall, since everyone knew and trusted Byakuren and what she said did make sense, as more than a few were curious about how the religion was practiced in the outside and had heard a thing or two about it.
The only one who wasn't convinced, however, was Mamizou, who started to get nervous. Maybe it was because she wasn't as devoted to the religion as others who stayed at the temple, and also because…
"...Haa…." A face she knew all too well breathed out with enraptured breath, and her cheeks were slightly red.
Her friend, Nue Houjuu, was acting strangely entranced with Byakuren's words, and she too, wasn't as devoted as others who stayed at the temple. It was all too strange how her friend was suddenly enamoured with the religion after just one short meeting with Byakuren and was now listening and attending a meeting with vested interest.
As Mamizou continued paying attention to her friend, trying to figure out what was going on, she realized she wasn't paying attention to Byakuren, who probably had the answer to her question.
"-so, although it is sudden, I would like everyone here to try a new method I would like to implement to our regimen. It's important that we try it out before I get too ahead of myself, as I am capable of mistakes, and I would like to hear others opinions on this matter."
It seemed like she was already preparing something. She started going on about this new method she mentioned and appeared to be ready to have everyone follow along with her. All the while, Mamizou realized that Nue seemed to be eagerly anticipating this method.
Well… I guess I am curious so I'll follow along for now. She thought as Byakuren began to tell everyone to follow her instructions, which were simple breathing exercises at first.
Then, her instructions got more detailed and as she followed she began to feel fuzzy. It felt pleasant, but her earlier anxiety was still in the back of her head, so she stopped following along with Byakuren and paid attention to her friend, who, much to her surprise, had her eyes closed and appeared to be sleeping.
What that heck? Why would she fall asleep when she seemed so excited earlier…? Mamizou shook her head to get the dazed feeling out of her mind, then noticed that it wasn't just Nue, but multiple people there looked as though they were sleeping, all the while Byakuren continued on. Mamizou felt like it would be rude to be suspicious, especially of someone who allowed her to stay at the temple, but she just couldn't get rid of the feeling of unease that was growing.
She observed for a little while longer and as Byakuren continued to seemingly repeat the same things with different wording, that's when she noticed that nearly everyone in the area was sleeping. Her first instincts were that it was magic, but she couldn't sense such powers at work. As far as she could tell, they simply fell asleep from listening to Byakuren's instructions.
This continued for a little while longer and then Byakuren's wording became strange. She started telling to focus on the feeling of fuzziness that built in the back of their minds, to empty their mind of all thoughts. Mamizou thought that this sounded like guided meditation, but it was clearly different if everyone in the room was acting the same way. She saw that Ichirin had long since fallen asleep, and even the Karakasa that Nue knows from the graveyard is sleeping in the middle of the audience.
Then, Byakuren did something unthinkable and pulled out her magic scroll. Mamizou stood up to act, as a blueish purple light engulfed the entire area, her actions a moment too late as the magic was cast. She soon felt her mind blank out for a moment, as though all thought had left her, and was confused as to what she was doing, but she still managed to maintain some semblance of herself as she tried to shake Nue awake.
"Nue… get…. Up…!" Mamizou shook her head rapidly, shaking off the effects as best as she could, but Nue didn't respond, a look of unaware bliss on her face as drool rolled down from her mouth to her cheek. Mamizou was able to fight the effects of the magic because she was awake, but however Byakuren put everyone else to sleep made it seemingly impossible for them to resist it like she did.
Alarms were ringing in her head and despite how much it hurt her to do so, she chose to abandon her friend and run away for now. As she did, she noticed that there were two individuals who stood up, apparently not falling asleep from earlier. She called out to them. "The… door! Hurry!" The magic that was assailing her wasn't as bad now, probably from being cast on so many people at once, and she was able to rush towards the exit to her right, running past others in their seats, sleeping without a care.
She didn't bother checking to see if those who were standing followed. She was focused on escaping for now and warning someone about what happened here. Reimu the shrine maiden would resolve incidents no questions asked, even if it came from a youkai. Marisa would get involved if you baited her with something interesting and fun. Sakuya would get involved if it affected her mistress in any way.
Mamizou ran through those individuals and more who she could turn to for help as she reached the door, only to be assailed by a strong blow to the gut, enough to send her reeling.
"Gugh!" Her glasses fell to the floor and she clutched her gut as she fell to her knees, thankfully not landing where her glasses where. But she could tell that she wasn't going to be able to keep her consciousness for much longer. The blow was inhuman, and it was enough of a miracle that she was still conscious to begin with. With stubborn effort, she looked up to see the face of her attacker…
"..."
"...Sh...ou…."
Her sharp golden eyes looked down at Mamizou narrowly, yet her gaze appeared to be far-away, as though she were looking past her. The expression she wore contained no emotion, no semblance of her feelings towards striking Mamizou.
It was a aloof expression, without any real awareness whatsoever.
And then Mamizou saw nothing as her world turned black.
...It becomes checkmate, my win."
Conquest of Myouren Temple Accomplished! Congratulations (Fucking pervert)!
"Oh… there is one more thing though." I said that while looking at Kyouko, whose ears perked up when I directly addressed her.
"What is it?"
"I need you to hypnotize me so that I won't feel guilty from doing what needs to be done to take control of Byakuren, and by extension, the Myouren Temple. Think you can do that?"
Kyouko just smiled mischievously. "But of course, master."
I smiled nervously in response and gulped, all the while Yuri looked at me with suspicion and Rumia looked at me with curiosity.
