Chapter 602 – #5-32 Prisoner Captain, Trial (3)
“Condition… ?”
Mer asks without hiding the light of the border.
It’s worth it.
You have been toying with her and humiliating her in all kinds of ways, and now it would be hard to believe if she said something like, ‘If you listen to her conditions, you will be liberated.’
“Okay. As long as you promise to keep a few conditions, you can free me right away. Really.”
With Olivia’s magic, it is possible to make a contract that can never be broken.
However, this is difficult, as it requires the genuine consent of both contractors, and there are some other restrictions.
Still, if you use this method, there is no need for unstable and cumbersome tasks such as brainwashing.
As I talked to Doraji before coming here, the atmosphere outside is strange now.
There are a lot of things that are somehow suspicious, and more than anything, it feels like No. 13’s intuition is warning him of something.
If you ask me if I can leisurely train Mer in this situation, I feel a little uneasy.
Even Rahe’s brainwashing is being done almost from scratch, so the amount of work is doubled, and Mer himself has a very stubborn and complex personality… Even a rough estimate is that several months of work will be needed.
Even if her brainwashing is completed in this way, it is unclear whether the brainwashing will actually be maintained properly.
Although she confidently told Doraji not to worry, she was overconfident in her older sister Dorothy…
In that respect, she thought that it would be better in many ways to deal with it quickly and surely with Olivia’s magic rather than rule through brainwashing.
It’s a pity that she can’t treat Mer, who is at the level of her leader, like a limb with her fighting power, but in that area, just one person, Rahe, is enough.
After all, there are also the captains of the 4th Division’s Ashena and Olivia, her equal, so it is greedy to hope for Mer in this situation.
‘Besides that, things like continuous brainwashing and maintenance also take quite a bit of time and effort…’
Of course, it’s a shame that she can’t comfortably treat the attractive woman named Mer as if she were her slave.
Well, it will work out somehow.
Later, when everything around them has settled down and things are quieter, they will try to brainwash her again.
“Even if you suddenly hear something like this, it would be difficult to answer right away, right? Rest assured, I will give you time to think. If you are curious about the specific conditions――”
“Get out.”
The proposal of No. 13 was a mixture of various calculations.
However, Mer clearly expressed her refusal.
“Don’t look down on people.”
“Hey villain, number 13. Even if it ended up like this,
I am a hero… !
”
“No matter how much you lose and get covered in mud,
As a hero, I have no business negotiating with villains.
”
“And I will definitely judge you with my own hands, you damn bastard.”
Where on earth does this confidence come from?
Seeing Mer so proudly declaring that, No. 13 blinked her eyes and closed her mouth.
Then she nodded her head in understanding and stood up from her chair.
“… Don’t ask twice? “It’s no use regretting, boss.”
“Regret? Who do you think will regret anything? Even if I repeat this a hundred or thousand times, I will never go back on this claim, right?”
“You’re full of confidence. It doesn’t matter because it sucks that way.”
“Low quality.”
As declared, No. 13 headed toward the hallway without forcing Mer to make a choice any longer.
Just before leaving, he looked back at Mer for the last time and said.
“Then I’ll come back after lunch. “I’m preparing.”
“And you can roam freely anywhere inside the hideout. I won’t be able to go outside anyway. It’s okay if it’s within the facility. “I will leave the door in the hallway open as well.”
“It would be nice to have a change of scenery like that. When stress accumulates, your skin doesn’t get better, right? Oh, please don’t take your anger out on objects or fixtures. “It’s a hassle to clean up.”
―Who would do something like that?
Looking away from Mer’s gaze as if she was saying that, No. 13 actually left the room this time.
Merman was left alone in the room…
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‘Persuasion failed.’
Number 13, who came out of Mer’s room, looked at the smartphone screen and thought.
On the screen was written a script for the scenario “Accepting Merga 13’s proposal.”
However, the contents of the scenario are damaged in various ways, such as the letters being broken or erased infrequently.
There was not a problem with the file itself, but it was caused by a reaction from the failure of magic to be realized.
This is a scenario created using Olivia’s magic [Real Story], And her magic has a special and deceptive function of changing reality according to the scenario.
When dealing with the public, even somewhat absurd scenarios have a greater than 90% chance of becoming a reality.
If the opponent is an awakened person… Moreover, if the opponent is strongly influenced by the constellation, the success rate of the magic drops significantly.
Still, it wasn’t completely ineffective, so she asked Olivia to write the scenario as if it were a talisman.
Should I say that she is Mer as expected? It seems that her stubbornness cannot be easily broken even by Olivia’s magic.
Anyway, Mer’s persuasion failed.
If she had succeeded, she would have been able to focus more on training and brainwashing Rahe, and she would have had some more time.
However, even if she fails, it is not a big problem.
To some extent, it was within the expected range.
And she failed to persuade Mer.
From now on, we must proceed as previously planned, following the plan established by Dorothy and Apple.
‘Until now, I have erased the memories of my failed escape.’
‘There is no need to erase memories from now on. And they said that the intensity of teaching assistants should be further increased.’
‘Then the next teaching assistant setting is――’
A fairly detailed 『Brainwashing Assistant Curriculum (Mer version)』 Provided by my subordinates.
No. 13 moved to the room provided to Rahe, organizing it in his head once again, as he had already checked it several times and remembered it without a single mistake.
Before lunch, I need to have a quick interview with Rahe… And then… And after that――
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After No. 13 left, Mer washed her uncomfortable body and came out.
When she came out of her bathroom, the room where her liquor bottles had been rolling around had already been cleaned out and her clothes for today were laid out neatly on the bed.
In the meantime, Olivia or other cleaning helpers (Olivia’s former subordinates) seem to have come and gone.
She had many things to say to Olivia, but it seemed like she would have to postpone saying anything until another time.
She took a bath and came out, but there was still some time left until lunchtime (there was no clock in this room originally, but No. 13 left the clock).
As No. 13 said, Olivia came out of the room for a change, and more than anything else, to find the ingredients for her escape.
As No. 13 said, the iron door blocking the way to the staircase landing was left unlocked and open.
Until yesterday, I thought this door was the biggest wall and obstacle to escape.
But now, seeing it open so casually made me feel strange.
‘Should I go up or down?’
Mer thought for a moment as she stood in front of the stairs that branched up and down. After a moment of deliberation, she decided to head down.
Her destination is the only door to exit this hideout.
She had already confirmed yesterday that she couldn’t get out of that door, but she decided to try one more time just in case.
I know the location of the entrance well because it happened yesterday.
Moreover, luckily, I didn’t encounter anyone on the way down.
In that way, she easily reached her destination.
However, when she stood in front of the underground entrance, Mer realized that she did not have yesterday’s card key in her hand.
If you do not have the designated card key, you cannot open the door.
This is an experiment and anything else is impossible.
Was I wasting my time for no reason? Mer was disappointed.
She just grabbed the handle of her door and turned it with regret.
Clap-
“?!”
Even after turning it around on her own, she was surprised.
When she turned the handle, the door opened very easily.
The lock was not on from the beginning.
No, it was definitely locked yesterday, and she was only able to open it using the card key Olivia had provided. That is clear.
‘Then… Is it a coincidence? If not――’
Maybe it changes depending on the time zone.
Yesterday, when she tried to escape, it was late at night.
For example, it is open during the day, but locked after dinner time… The same thing may happen.
‘… Whether it’s real or not requires verification and confirmation.’
‘But, if that’s the case… !’
Mer’s heart pounded at her unexpected information, and her head heated up as if she was excited.
Even more strangely, she found herself in this situation with erect nipples under her clothes… She felt a tingling sensation in the area between her groins.
Is it due to the influence of the teaching assistants she has received so far?
Recently, it seems that the body has reached a stage where it responds sexually to simple stimulation or general excitement.
As she lamented the truly ridiculous state of her body, Mer took a deep breath and calmed down her excitement.
And she tried to put her foot through the wide open door.
But as expected, my feet didn’t fall off like yesterday.
The door was open, but the act of ‘going outside’ could not be accomplished, as if a brake had been applied somewhere.
This was something I confirmed yesterday while groaning here for a long time until I got sick of it.
Therefore, she was not particularly shocked or disappointed.
And above all, there is a harvest.
‘Still, I got some useful information.’
‘Maybe, maybe――’
As Mer stood blankly in front of her open exit, she touched her chin for a moment, lost in her thoughts…
