The Hypnosis App Was Fake – Chapter 42

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Teottry
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After a long, restful sleep, I followed my usual routine and checked the footage from the Faster Surveillance Rate Family Symbol Custom-Made Camera… I mean, the research materials gathering camera I’d installed in the reconnaissance team leader’s office.

The camera, designed to be discreet and avoid triggering the office’s security systems, only had live-feed capabilities.

I couldn’t rewind or review the footage, but just seeing Faster going about his daily work was enough to satisfy me.

Faster, diligently working at his desk, was a sight to behold.

It was almost the end of lunch break, so the diligent Faster would be back in his office, preparing for work.

I was getting ready for work myself, using the sound of Faster’s pen scratching against paper as my ASMR, when I heard a strange voice coming from the camera.

‘Um… come here for a second.’

The camera was pointed at the desk, so I couldn’t see Faster. But judging by his words, he was with someone.

Who was it? Who was he with? He was using informal speech, so was it Lapis Julie? But Faster telling Lapis Julie to come closer? No, that’s not right. Faster never tells anyone to come closer. Then who…

‘Ehehe… I like Master…’

The following cutesy voice interrupted my thoughts. It was a voice I’d never heard before, but I recognized it. It was her.

That bitch who’d tried to get her hands on Faster while I was suspended two years ago, the one who was obsessed with him just because her Taming didn’t work on him.

“Silk Blonde…!”

I didn’t know what had happened while I was asleep to make Silk Blonde call Faster “Master.”

She’d probably seduced him and then used some kind of hypnosis.

Just imagining it made me furious. I’d woken up in a good mood, still basking in the afterglow of Faster’s intimate touch from yesterday, but now, my mood had plummeted.

I gritted my teeth and threw on my coat. The artifact coat stayed on my shoulders even without putting my arms through the sleeves.

With the coat on, I was ready to go. I opened the window and jumped, heading towards the guild.

The thought of Faster being… subjected to Silk Blonde’s whims filled me with anxiety.

I was so anxious that I felt like I might lose control and destroy everything in my path.

So, I decided to fly.

If I flew, I wouldn’t have to worry about destroying anything, unless I ran into a plane.

I ascended to a safe altitude, where the heat from my flames wouldn’t affect the ground, and then conjured fiery wings on my back.

-Whoosh!

“Blazing Wings – Valparus,” a technique I’d developed based on Speedy’s wings, the fastest monster Silk Blonde had tamed.

The intense heat from the flames would have scorched the earth if I’d flown at a lower altitude, but I was high enough to avoid any damage.

Just wait for me, Faster. I’m coming.

I soared towards Liar’s Trap headquarters, trailing flames.

…

During the flight, I was consumed by anxiety, imagining what Faster might be doing with that bitch.

Even though I was flying faster than the speed of sound, it felt too slow.

My anxiety morphed into a mixture of worry, annoyance, and rage. And when I entered the guild hall and overheard someone say, “Wow… I’ve never seen Team Leader Silk act like that with another man,” I snapped.

“Where’s Faster!!!”

Betrayal and rage consumed me, betrayal at the thought of Faster being with another woman after what we’d shared yesterday, and rage at Silk Blonde for daring to touch my Faster.

I charged towards the reconnaissance team leader’s office, destroying everything in my path.

-Bang! Crash! Kaboom!

I was “unchained,” a force of destruction, proving that no wall could contain me.

The intrusion alarms blared as I smashed through walls, but I ignored them. What mattered was what was happening behind that door.

“Ugh…!”

I couldn’t bear the thought of what might be happening inside. I punched the steel door, shattering it, and stormed into the room.

-KABOOM!

“Ugh…!”

I quickly scanned the room. Silk Blonde was gone. I could sense only one presence, a familiar, precious, beloved presence. His presence alone was enough to sustain me.

But I was still angry and betrayed, so I had to express my rage. Without even looking at him, I yelled his name, my voice laced with fury.

“Hey! Faster!”

I’d been annoyed by how much time he’d been spending with the other bitches lately. This was my chance to put him in his place, to make sure he never looked at another woman again.

With that thought, I turned towards Faster, my rage intensifying.

“What the hell were you doing here with Silk Blonde…”

you bastard?! Are you crazy? I told you not to talk to other women! And after what we did yesterday, you’re acting like a dog in heat, going after another woman? If you’re that desperate, you can just come to me! I know all about your kinks, so I can handle anything you want! This won’t do, Faster. I’ve been too passive. I’ll make sure you’re so obsessed with me that you won’t even look at another woman. You can’t resist Scarlet’s full-frontal assault. Don’t even try. Just accept it. Got it?

I was going to say all that and then claim his virginity, right then and there. But the sight before me rendered me speechless.

My cognitive functions, necessary for speech, were fully occupied with recording the image of the precious being before me, deep within my brain.

“…”

Unable to even close my mouth, I continued to absorb every detail of Faster, desperately trying to prevent my heart from stopping from the sheer cuteness overload.

Dog ears, like a German Shepherd’s, perked up on his head, atop his black hair. And a large, fluffy tail wagging behind him.

Faster, with dog ears and a tail, was… adorable.

The torrent of emotions that had consumed me just moments ago vanished, replaced by a pure, unadulterated appreciation of his cuteness. He was so cute that I couldn’t think of anything else.

He’s so cute. What should I do? Faster is so cute. But they say seeing something too cute can make you lose your memory. He’s so cute. So adorable. I want to kiss him. Look at his tail wagging. I want to be slapped by that tail. It would be so soft and warm. Ah, even imagining it is cute. So cute…

Faster, seeing me lost in a daze of cuteness, tilted his head, as if confused.

“Scarlet?”

He tilted his head slightly, looking at me with innocent eyes, calling my name. And in that moment, I realized that the cuteness I was experiencing wasn’t even his final form.

The realization made my knees buckle, and I collapsed to the floor.

“Haa…♡”

Thud.

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What the hell?

Scarlet had burst into my office, stared at me in a daze, and then collapsed to her knees after I called her name.

I’d witnessed her bizarre behavior for fifteen years, and I thought I was getting used to it, but seeing her like this made me realize I still had a long way to go.

I had to help her up. She looked like she was struggling, her breathing ragged, her face flushed.

Honestly, it was strange for me, an F-rank, to offer a helping hand to Scarlet, an S-rank Awakened.

But questioning that would mean questioning our fifteen-year history, so I approached her without hesitation and extended my hand.

“Scarlet, take my hand and get up. You look ridiculous like that.”

“Hee hee♡ O-Okay!”

Scarlet, her face a mixture of joy and… something else, something I couldn’t quite describe, took my hand.

What was that expression?

I pulled her up. Scarlet, her legs still wobbly, stumbled and buried her face in my chest.

-Nuzzle.

For a moment, I was worried, but then I saw the goofy smile on her face, and I thought, Here we go again. I placed my hand on her shoulder, intending to pull her away.

But the atmosphere suddenly shifted. Scarlet, who’d been nuzzling my chest, lifted her head and looked at me.

Her red eyes were cold and distant, the usual warmth replaced by an abyssal gaze that sent shivers down my spine.

“S-Scarlet? Why are you looking at me like that…?”

Scarlet’s lips twitched, and she said in a chilling voice,

“Faster. You smell like Silk Blonde. What did you do with her? Tell me, if you don’t want to die.”

I was about to tremble at her thinly veiled threat, “Tell me or I’ll burn everything down,” when the sweet scent emanating from her neck distracted me.

Silk Blonde had also become sensitive to smells when she wore the collar. So this is what it felt like.

Having inherited a dog’s traits, my instincts were overriding my reason, and I was drawn to the pleasant scent.

I’d thought Silk Blonde was a pervert for nuzzling my chest and drooling, but now, experiencing this myself, I understood.

Her scent was intoxicating. I wanted to bury my face in her neck and inhale.

“Hey, are you going to answer me? Did you… do something you can’t tell me about? You… I trusted you…Hee?!”

Ignoring Scarlet’s words, I instinctively moved towards the source of the alluring scent, her neck. Since we were facing each other, I naturally ended up hugging her, my face buried in her neck.

“F-Faster? W-What are you…?”

“Sniff… Haa…”

“Eek?!”

Scarlet flinched, tickled by my nose against her skin.

The movement broke contact, and annoyed by the slight weakening of the scent, I hugged her tighter.

“H-Hngh♡”

Mmm. She smelled so good. Scarlet actually had some redeeming qualities.

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