You take a moment to sigh happily at your love, gazing rapturously into her eyes. Such lovely purple peepers she has…

… It's a little bit of a pity that they're blank. Empty. No spark of intelligence, no passion – Not yet at least. That's something you'll have to coax out, as delicately as tending to a hearth. Hmm. Play like this is fun, on occasion. There's something to be said for how exciting it is to have such a formidable mind underneath your thrall…

Mia shudders, whimpering in her trance. Your love twitches, grits her teeth, and you blink as you feel her jolt your control. Goodness gracious, even now she's still struggling, her enormous brain trying to think through what's been done to her. You have her hypnotized and she's still trying to break free.

Gosh. You squirm, feeling your panties squish as you wiggle your hips, doing a little happy dance out of sheer excitement. How formidable your love is~!

"Haah," you sigh happily. "You're exquisite, darling."

That statement's punctuated by a pat on your lovely bride-to-be's cheek and a quick kiss to her brow. Mia trembles again as your lips make contact with her forehead, furrowing her eyebrows. Not because of the physical sensation, but probably because you just sent another spike of essence directly into her head through your lips to scramble her mental defenses even more.

Enough to start making all sorts of lovely changes.

You have a grand idea planned for Mia Cabalis, after all. The perfect way to put a capstone on her corruption – by having your love corrupt someone else. What a treat that would be, to have her Fall from so high, to get her to start breaking each and every one of the silly morals she used to be beholden to. To instill your love with the same fascination you have, with this idea that ruining other people is fun…

Of course this plan of yours is going to require a willing sacrifice. Some innocent little lamb to lead to the slaughter, just cute enough to 'experiment' on and not so cute that you'll be too heartbroken when Mia Cabalis disposes of her. Because you've got the feeling Mia isn't going to be nearly as gentle as you are when you're housebreaking your pets.

Well, this is why you've been keeping some very, very unadorable meatsacks around to be using as breeding bags. Like that one girl, Jun-whatever her name was, from the Jade Tigers. Or that other one who used to run the company you now own, the one whose brains you scrambled. Kyo-who-cares.

But you're digressing now. You've got time enough to work out the logistics of this final, sordid act you want your love to perform, the grand finale to this play you've been putting on with her. For now, it's time to uncover the darkness lurking within Mia's heart, to start bringing it a little bit more out to the forefront.

"State your name, for the record," you begin, addressing Mia directly.

"… Mia. Mia Cabalis," Mia replies in a monotone, and you clap your hands together with glee, even as you whip out a clipboard so you can start taking notes. Hmm, some inconsequential information, just so you can start calibrating your hypnosis more effectively…?

Yeah, that's probably for the best.

"What's your date of birth?" You prod.

"… September 9th"

Ooh, fascinating. You'll have to get her a present when her birthday rolls around. Maybe some cute slaves to torment and experiment on? Hmm, food for thought. You're sort of getting ahead of yourself. So far, so good, she seems to be answering all of your questions, there aren't any irregularities in your love's autonomic responses either…

Hmm. What about a more embarassing question? You lean in, tickling Mia's nose with the fringe of your hair.

"… What are your three sizes?" You ask breathlessly. What? It's a valid question! Not because you need to know, you've felt up Mia enough at this point you've got a pretty good guess how big she is in all her squishy areas, but because this will let you gauge responses better! It's something like a control question.

"…" Mia's brow furrows. "… That's personal."

Huh, interesting. She's definitely in a trance…

"Is that really what your answer is?" You ask, poking Mia in the forehead and zapping her brain with just a bit more essence. Gosh this is starting to get expensive...

"… No. I don't actually know. I haven't measured myself recently," Mia responds dreamily, and you nod sagely.

Good. Great. Calibration completed, now time for a spot of fun.

"Why don't you start telling me about your preferences? I'd like to get to know you a little better…" You ask. "What do you like to do?"

"… I like to read," Mia lists even as you begin scribbling down notes for your impromptu 'therapy session.' Actual serious notes! Brainwashing cute girls is very serious, important business!

… Alright so maybe you're also doodling in the margins but who says serious notes can't have doodles in the margins!

"Mmhmm," you nod. "Anything else?"

"… Sleep."

Hmm. That's not fun. Maybe…

"That doesn't sound particularly sexy. I meant more along the lines of your kinks. What do you like in bed?" You ask, keeping your voice soft and soothing.

"… Tentacles…" A bit of drool begins to drip from the corner of Mia's mouth, saliva you absentmindedly wipe away. "… Mmh, tentacles…"

Wow, she's… Pretty far gone, huh? She's seriously spacing out like this even in a hypnotic trance? Sheesh. You jot down a few notes to remind yourself to put the brakes on Mia's horny levels. That's a little bit of a disappointment, but it's for the best, you don't want Mia lusting out and turning into a horny monster you'll have to put down.

Through seduction, of course.

And as much as you'd kind of like for her to break your pelvis, well… Kaina already does that on a regular basis, and you can't actually be in two places at once.

For now at least. Ooh, the possibilities you could get up to if you could be in two places at the same time...

… What was your next question going to be?

Oh, right.

"Hey, hey!" You snap your fingers, grabbing Mia's attention. "What else? What other kinks do you have? Besides the BDSM, the sadism, the masochism…"

Huh, you've really implanted a lot of fetishes into Mia already, huh?

"… I want to experiment on someone else at some point. With the proper tools," Mia replies dreamily, still locked in her trance.

"Oh? Anyone in particular?" You ask. "… Like a crush, perhaps? Are there any cute girls you're interested in?"

"… Too many. Steele, Shikinami – Shikinami's girlfriend. You."

Oho, so that last change did work. You giggle.

"Ever thought about trying for a threesome with any of us?" You ask.

"… Yes."

Goodness gracious. Hypnosis really is a wonderful thing. It's so nice the two of you can be a little more honest with each other.

There'll be time to adjust your dear love's preferences now that you've established where she's at mentally, but for now? Now it's time for some spicy questions.

"Tell me, Mia, what is it that you truly desire," you purr, channeling just a bit more essence to your throat. Mia swallows, her blank eyes blinking blearily.

"… I…"

"Yes?" You lean in eagerly.

"… I want to know."

"Know what?"

"Everything," Mia dutifully replies. "I want to uncover the secrets of magic tucked away in the darkest corners of the world. I want to – To experiment to my heart's content and uncover the mysteries of the world beyond, within all the tomes the damn MGA forbids me to touch."

Ooh. You settle into your seat, waiting with bated breath as your love begins to rant, just a twinge of passion entering her voice even in her hypnotized state.

"And when you say experiment -"

"I've pried apart Contractors, and demons, and monsters hailing from eldritch stars – But the MGA – My team - refuses to let me experiment on – On other Magical Girls. So I want to – To -"

You blink. Wait, hold on, what did she just say she was already doing?

"You've pried apart… Contractors?" You ask.

"… Yes?"

"The plush magical animals that give Magical Girls their powers."

"Yes," Mia replies dutifully.

"… Even though the MGA strictly forbids any inquiries into-"

"Yes, I know what the MGA forbids, and their rules are foolish. And dumb," Mia snaps, and you find yourself blinking a little at how heated she's getting. It's a little flummoxing. Or maybe you're all flustered because you didn't expect her to go around hunting down and cutting open some of those cute stuffed animal mascots. That is... remarkably messed up, even by your own standards. The closest analogy for what Mia's done, is that she literally went and started hunting down unicorns to taxidermy, just to see what their insides look like.

"… When did you start hunting down Contractors?" You ask, and Mia actually waves her hand dismissively.

"Oh, months ago," she sniffs, and you find yourself blinking again.

Huh.

… Huh.

"And how invasive were your, er, experiments?"

"Very? I'm still trying to analyze the cotton fluff I pulled from the bodies I recovered, there are some interesting metaphysical properties to their hides that also require further study, but I believe that-"

"Okay, enough," you order, reaching up to massage your temples.

So, this is why Mia's particularly receptive to your essence, why her descent on the road to corruption been as rapid as it's been.

Your love was already on the precipice before you even arrived in this city. All you've really done is pushed her over the edge. Such darkness lurking within her. Such ruthlessness, such clinical cold-blooded heartlessness.

… She's perfect.

"Haah…" You sigh happily. Yes, you do think you'll have very little touching up to do to make Mia Cabalis beautiful, just a few final tweaks here and there before you set the stage for-

Metal shrieks as something forces the door to your laboratory open. You freeze, startled despite yourself. What? Who's there? An intruder? Who could it be-

"Mommy?" You hear a soft, childish voice call out behind you, a small hand tugging on your skirt. "What are you doing with that lady? Is she sick?"

… Eh?

You turn, swiveling in your seat so you can stare down at the young pink-haired child staring up at you.

"… Mommy?" Your lovely daughter, Mika, asks shyly. Kyah~! She's so cute! Cute as a button! And – Is that a clipboard in her hands? Is she mimicking you?! Oh, that's just adorable. You and Kaina really did make the cutest, most lovely child~!

"Oh, Mika, how did you even get in here," you ask as you scoop your daughter up with practiced ease.

"I opened the door!" Mika says, pointing to the door. Which has, indeed, been opened. Forcefully. There are indentations where Mika yanked on the handle, practically pulling it out of its housing.

"You did?"

"Mmhmm! Plus, plus Auntie Lupe said you were in this room. I wanted to see you!" Mika replies, nuzzling against your neck and you let out a contented sigh as she nestles her small, warm body against yours. So cute~! So shy and small and innocent…! Aah! You want to hug her, and squeeze her, and…

… And you can't actually do that because why is she even here right now, she was supposed to be playing with the maids.

Wait. Ask questions later. Deal with the inquisitive child who broke into your lab now.

"Well, you've seen me. I'll play with you later, Mika, alright? Mommy has important business to get back to," you explain.

"… Oh," Mika pouts, looking a bit dejected. "Okay… Is that lady going to be alright? Who is she?"

Uh-oh.

"Yes, the lady will be fine, and I'll introduce you later, honey. She's just very sick, and I'm helping her get better. But, for now, why don't we go back to the rest of the maids so you can play with them. Wouldn't you like that, Mika?" You say, hopefully diverting your innocent child's attention away from the dastardly deeds you're performing.

"… Okay! Can I pet auntie Lupe's ears again? And hug her 'till she 'splodes?" Mika asks, wiggling around within your embrace.

"Yes, you can hug Lupe until she explodes," you chuckle as you escort your daughter out of the room where you're conducting all sorts of naughty business. Your maids, the maids you personally assigned to look after your daughter, are waiting for you at the door. Heck, Lupe's standing at the door, too!

… Yeah, you need to speak with her. This shouldn't have happened.

"Auntie Lupe!" Mika waves as you deposit her in the waiting arms of another maid. Lupe has the temerity to raise her hand to the side of her head before sheepishly lowering it after you've shot a death glare at her.

"Auntie Lupe will see you later, Mika, okay? I just need to have a quick word with her."

"Okay. Bye, mommy!" Mika waves as the rest of her caretakers escort her down the hall, and your heart melts a little at the sight.

Haaaaaah~! So gosh-darned cute. Hnngh, these palpitations... Deep breaths Alice, deep breaths, don't squee over your adorable daughter anymore than you already are. Gosh, did your genetics get along with Kaina's well, like mixing peanut butter and chocolate. Such an adorable child the two of you have created. No, you don't regret decanting her, not one bit. Even if it does lead to moments of awkward inconvenience.

Like this one, this moment which has you glaring at Lupe.

"Lupe…" You say, affecting a distinctively more icy tone, impatiently tapping your foot against the ground.

"… Mistress."

"Why did Mika just break into my workspace? The one room that I specifically said was off-limits, that I told you to keep her away from?" You ask, arching an eyebrow.

"She wanted to see you, mistress."

"And you just went and let her?" You snort. "Try again."

"We didn't let her, mistress. With her enhanced abilities – It's difficult even for us to keep a firm grip on her, so when she escaped it was because she…" Lupe swallows.

"She what?"

"… She pried open one of the blast doors downstairs, mistress. The rest of the maids decided to keep their distance after – After seeing that. Which meant that, well…"

"No, I think I've got the general idea now," you sigh, cradling your forehead with your fingers. Gah. The downsides of caring for a superpowered magical child, huh? It means that even enhanced, augmented pets aren't enough to keep up with them. Maybe you shouldn't have gone all out making Mika's new body…?

Nah, you made the right decision. Any daughter of Kaina's should be as disgustingly overpowered as she is, it's only natural for that to be the case. Even if it is a little inconvenient.

Hmm.

"… I'll keep a closer eye on her myself," you declare. "But Lupe, the next time something like this happens, call me."

"I did, mistress."

"Then why didn't I get your calls?" You demand irately.

"… You silenced your phone."

You take out your phone to check and sure enough… Oh boy. That's a lot of unread texts right there. Whoops…

Gosh, that's embarrassing. How silly of you. Yikes.

Well, in your defense, you were pretty busy. Speaking of which, you should probably get back to that brainwashing session for Mia.

It was the last thing you planned on doing this week, after all...

40 corruption.

Mia's corruption: 190/200 – Stage 3