Kanako thought about which of the remaining three girls to go after first. Naru and Motoko didn't trust her but Suu would be dumb enough to be tricked. And she could use Suu later. She went to Suu's room and looked around. Suu's room resembled a jungle and seemed many times larger on the inside than it did on the outside. Kanako walked around for a couple of minutes before Suu suddenly dropped down from a tree directly in front of her, hanging upside down from a branch. Kanako jumped back in shock but quickly regained her composure. She cleared her throat before saying, "I've been looking for you, Suu. I have something I need to show you."
"Something you need to show me? Is it food?" Suu asked excitedly.
"No, something even better," Kanako replied, pulling out the coin and swinging it in front of Suu's eyes. Suu's eyes followed it with a look of wonder on her face. "Follow the coin with your eyes as it swings back and forth. See how soothing it is? So soothing, it makes you want to just close your eyes and fall into a deeeep, relaxing sleeeep. Let yourself go, Suu. Let yourself go." Suu's eyes closed but she stayed hanging from her branch. "Okay, Suu, I am your mistress. Do you understand?"
"What's that...is it yummy?" she asked in a sleepy tone.
Annoyed, Kanako explained, "No, a mistress is someone you obey without question. You will do anything I tell you to do while you are in your trance. Do you understand now?"
"I think so, Mattress," she replied.
Agitated, Kanako continued, "I'll just have to test you then. When I snap my fingers, you will believe you are a..." she thought for a second before seeing a bunch of bananas in the tree, "...a monkey. When I snap them again, you will return to this state. Is that clear?"
"Monkey," Suu replied with a smile on her face.
"Honestly," Kanako said to herself in annoyance and snapped her fingers.
Suu's glassy eyes snapped open and she swung up into a sitting position on the branch and began making sounds like a monkey. She grabbed one of the bananas and began eating it with one hand while scratching her head with the other. After watching Suu eat three bananas in monkey mode, she snapped her fingers and Suu returned to her trance, miraculously falling back into the position she'd been in last time.
"Okay, Suu, when I snap my fingers, you will wait ten seconds then awaken with no memory of seeing me here today. You will then return to this state any time you hear me say the word 'Sleep'. You understand that, don't you?
"Yes, Mattress." Kanako sighed and snapped her fingers. She left the room and Suu awoke from her trance ten seconds later as commanded.
Kanako stood outside and began to contemplate which of the two remaining girls to go after. That was when she saw Haruka having a cigarette nearby. Kanako suddenly had a brilliant idea.
She made sure no one else could see her, then snuck up behind Haruka and began to swing the coin in front of her eyes. "Kanako, what are you doing?" Haruka asked.
Kanako was taken aback by this but continued as planned. "Oh, I just thought you might like to see this coin I found. Can you see the year on it? I'm sure if you concentrate, you'll be able to see it." Haruka sighed and began to follow the coin. She squinted a little but her eyes stayed on it as it swung back and forth. Kanako began to rub Haruka's shoulders with her free hand to loosen her up. "That's it, just relax and focus on the coin. Relax as it swings rhythmically back and forth. Let all the tension leave your body as you relax and find yourself feeling a little sleepy. Let all your muscles relax and feel yourself letting go." Haruka's eyes were beginning to flutter and eventually closed. Her cigarette fell out of her mouth and her head dropped. Kanako stamped out the cigarette and said, "Haruka, I am your mistress, do you understand?"
"Yes...you are my mistress..."
"Good. Now, there's something I want you to do for me..."
Now that Shinobu was done with the laundry, Motoko was practicing her swordplay on the roof as she often did. Haruka walked up the stairs and called out her name. Motoko stopped her practicing and turned. "Oh, Haruka. Do you need something?"
"Yes, actually," she replied. "I need you to have a look at something."
"What is it?" Motoko asked as Haruka walked over.
"This," Haruka pulled out the coin and began to swing it in front of Motoko's eye.
"A coin?" she asked, frowning but following it with her eyes. "You came all the way up here just to show me a coin?"
"It's a trick I thought you might like. There's a certain detail on the coin that you have to try and spot. It's a test of focus and concentration." Just like Haruka before her, Motoko squinted her eyes in an attempt to see what this detail Haruka mentioned was. She watched it swing back and forth, not even noticing Kanako behind her, massaging her shoulders to help her relax.
Mutsumi was on her way to Naru's room to study but had taken a wrong turn somewhere and found herself on the stairs that led to the roof. She took a peek at what was going on at the top of the stairs and saw Haruka swinging a coin on a string in front of Motoko's eyes while Kanako approached from behind Motoko and began to massage her shoulders. "It's just like one of those hypnosis shows on TV." She tried her best to listen to what was being said. She watched in secret as Kanako's soothing words brought Motoko into a drowsy state and it became harder for her to keep her eyes open.
Kanako finished her induction by saying, "That's a good girl, sleeeep." Upon hearing this, Mutsumi's eyes closed and she fell back into a trance.
Naru decided to go looking for Mutsumi after ten minutes of waiting. She left Keitaro in her room with a stern warning not to do anything perverted while she was gone. As she made her way toward the roof, she found Mutsumi, who seemed to be sleeping at the top of the stairs. Naru went to the top and attempted to wake her up but to no avail. Then she heard Kanako's voice and saw her holding Motoko and speaking into her ear while Haruna stood there and watched. That was when Kanako noticed Naru. "It's Naru!" she said loudly. "Get her!"
"Yes, Mistress." There were three voices that said this: Haruka, Motoko and-
"Mutsumi!? Let me go!" Naru struggled against Mutsumi's grip but was unable to break free. Mutsumi pulled Naru to the very top of the stairs and Motoko and Haruka helped to restrain and carry her to Kanako. They held her in place and she saw that all three had glazed over eyes. "Kanako!? What have you done to them!?" she demanded.
"All I've done is make them a little more...compliant," Kanako replied smugly. "You see, I wanted to get all of you out of the dorm so my brother will only have eyes for me. Hypnosis seemed like the ideal solution because, not only can I make you all leave, I can also use you against each other. As for Haruka, I didn't intend to get her caught up in this but it seemed the best way to get Motoko to let her guard down. And now, Naru, you're going to join your friends in my thrall. Don't worry; you'll all be leaving over the course of a few months so as not to arouse suspicion from my brother so you'll still have a while to live here."
She began to swing the coin in front of Naru's eyes which immediately closed. "No! I won't let you!"
"A tough one, eh?" Kanako remarked. "Alright then. Let's try this then. Motoko, make sure no one come up here. Haruka, Mutsumi, make Naru here comfortable."
"Yes, Mistress," the trio replied and Motoko walked down the stairs to stand guard. Meanwhile Haruka forced Naru into a sitting position and began to massage her shoulders just as Kanako had done to her while Mutsumi sat by Naru's legs and began to massage her stockinged feet. Naru couldn't deny that it felt good. Really good. She hated herself for thinking that and knew she had to be strong not only for her sake but for everyone else's. And Keitaro's. She tried to concentrate on something else, anything else, to keep her mind off the massaging. But it just felt so good.
"Do you like that?" Kanako asked in a kind, soothing tone. Naru fought to not reply the affirmative for fear of giving in. She kept up her valiant resistance for who knows how long but she was slowly losing the fight. She was getting more and more relaxed, more and more sleepy. She involuntarily opened her eyes to the sight of the coin swinging back and forth. She was too weak to put up much of a fight and her eyes followed its soothing arc back and forth while Kanako's voice seemed to come not from her mouth but from Naru's own mind. Naru's mind was filled with Kanko's voice and her body relaxed completely. Her eyes closed and she entered a dreamless sleep, awaiting some kind of instruction. "Naru, you are in a deep, hypnotic trance," Kanako told her. "While in this state, I am your mistress and you will obey any commands I give you. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Mistress, I understand."
Kanako implanted the triggers into Motoko, Haruka and Naru to return to their trances and had them all forget what had happened. She planned to activate all their triggers at once and begin her long implantation process, giving them reasons to want to leave and repeatedly do so every few days until they were all gone. Except for Haruka, who she would keep as her secret servant since she was already under her power. She had her chance when everyone gathered at the inn's cafe for dinner. Keitaro was at his part-time job so it was just the girls. Once everyone was gathered at the table, Kanako stood up and said loudly, "It's time for you all to sleep." With that, Naru, Kitsune, Motoko, Shinobu, Suu, Mutsumi and Haruka all fell back into their trances with their eyes closed and their heads slumped. "Alright everyone, I'm going to give you all some suggestions that I want you all to accept into your subconscious minds but not remember them once you've woken up. Is that understood?"
"Yes, Mistress," came the chorus of the seven entranced girls before her.
"Good. First, you will-"
"I'm home!" Kanako felt her entire plan falling apart as she heard her brother's voice from just outside. She was too shocked at his early return to react in time and he entered the room to the sight of Kanako standing near the other seven hypnotized tenants. When questioned about what had happened, Kanako felt it best to be honest. Maybe Keitaro would appreciate the lengths she was willing to go to so they could be together. She told time the whole story while he sat and listened. Once she was done, he just sat for a few minutes in thought. She didn't expect his response to be "Can you show me?" She stared at him in disbelief. "Well, can you show me how it works? I have a few ideas for how to use this as a study aid." Still disbelieving, she explained what she'd read and how it worked. "Can I try it on you?"
"I...I don't know..." she blushed.
"Come on, you can trust me," he replied. Kanako couldn't help but believe that he was being sincere.
"O-okay," she replied and pulled the coin from her pocket. He held it in front of her and let it swing. She followed it with her eyes as Keitaro proceeded with the induction. "Just follow the coin with your eyes, Kanako. That's right. Just like that. You're doing so well. Allow yourself to relax. Feel your muscles relaxing from the top of your head to the tips of your toes." Kanako began to slump in her chair a little. "Feel yourself relaxing more and more and let yourself become sleepy. So sleepy, you can barely keep your eyes open." Her eyes showed her struggle to keep them open. "Let yourself go and sink into a deep, relaxing, completely safe sleep state." Her eyes closed completely and her head dropped onto the chest. Keitaro put the coin in his pocket. "Kanako, can you hear me?" Keitaro asked.
"Yes, I can hear you," she replied in a monotone.
"Alright, I'd like you to do something for me."
"Anything for you, Brother."
"Then, I want you to tell them all that your trigger won't have any effect on them and that they'll wake up with no memory of this when you clap your hands."
"As you wish, Brother." She stood and walked over to the others. "From now on, the word 'sleep' will no longer have any effect on you and you will all awaken with no memory of this when I clap my hands. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Mistress," the group replied.
Kanako returned to her seat. "It is done, Brother."
"Good girl," Keitaro said, patting her on the head, causing her to blush even in her trance. "Now, I'm going to go outside and when you hear the door close behind me you will return to your seat at the table and clap your hands, causing you to awaken along with everyone else. When you do, you will forget all about using hypnosis on the others and you will believe hypnosis is just made up and would never work. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Brother."
Keitaro left the room and close the door behind him loudly enough for Kanako to hear it. He put his ear to the door and listened for a few seconds until he heard a loud clap and then the other girls beginning to chatter amongst themselves. He was glad everything turned out alright. He really wanted his sister to get along with everyone else but passed up the chance to control them into it since he felt it would be wrong. This way, Kanako would never try to use hypnosis like this again. He took a deep breath and opened the door as if he hadn't done so before. "I'm home," he called out.
"Welcome back!" came the chorus of most of the girls.
"You're home early," Haruka said as he walked through the door.
"Well, work was called off today so I went for a walk then came back here," he replied.
"Oh, anything interesting happen?" Kitsune asked, pouring herself some sake.
"No, nothing at all."