Idols Around the World 289

Chapter 289 – #45. Hypnosis (2)

[Invitation to the inner world (candlelight)]
-If you smell the scent, you can enter the inside of the target. The inner world is a very dangerous place. We recommend that you do not touch it carelessly. However, if there is something you wish for and you entered the inner world, you can change it as much as you like. However, you will be responsible for the cost of tampering with the inner world.

It is an incredibly disturbing description.
At first, as soon as I saw the explanation, I was going to just skip it.
Then, I came across a review of this product by chance.
The words written in the product reviews are very different from the bloody description text.
All commented that they were satisfied because it seemed to be much more natural than forced brainwashing and had fewer side effects.

[***** (★★★★★): Recommended for brainwashing beginners!]
[****** (★★★★★): I was brainwashed wrongly and I was at a loss as to how to deal with this, but after using this, I was resurrected like a dog. I recommend using this when you have a headache due to brainwashing side effects.]
[** (★★★★★): Treatment of slaves who tried to throw away because they became idiots due to side effects of brainwashing. Exorcism!]
[****(★): When I tried it, it wasn’t so effective that I couldn’t tell if it was brainwashed or not. I don’t know why it’s good.]
[* (★★★★) : It’s a really scary item once you know how to handle it. It needs to be used with caution.]
[*** (★) : (Blocked for using inappropriate terms.)]
[*********** (★★★): I was wondering why the evaluation was so extreme, but if it was used incorrectly, it would put a burden on the caster.]
[***** (★★★★★): I hope you don’t become an idiot who doesn’t pay for an additional instruction manual when using a product that has side effects.]

A reasonable amount of time passes.
It was confirmed that Melissa’s eyes gradually became hazy at the scent from the candle.
Inside her silent room, she spoke cautiously to Melissa.

“Balm?”
“… Yes.”
“Are you okay?”
“Sure. I don’t have any problem.”

She said there was no problem, but she definitely had a problem.
Her eyes couldn’t focus.
And then she slowly-closed her eyes.
Her limp body is buried in the soft sofa.

“How are you feeling?”
“… So so.”
“I’m glad to hear it’s not bad. Now you are in the inner world. Can you tell me what you see in front of you?”

I have a user manual in my hand.
I think the instruction manual should come free of charge when you purchase the product, but the store was very unfriendly and never gave us a separate manual.
After seeing the review, I thought that it would be impossible to write without a manual, so I decided to purchase the manual with a big heart.
I would be angry if the instruction manual was poor, but the products in the store were kindly written with helpful things to see if the law of coin value was applied to the manual.
So much so that the manual is the size of a book.

“I think it’s just bright. It’s bright, but there’s nothing.”
“Great. From now on, a door will open in front of you.”
“Suddenly there is a door? No way… Uh?”

Melissa’s eyes widen.

“The door looks real!”
“What do you look like?”
“There is one gray door, and there is a white door through which light seeps in.”

The manual said that white doors leaking light were not important.
This is because it contains clear and distinct memories.
What I had to touch was the gray door.
There will be all the memories locked in the unconscious.
Even the memories I erased could be somewhere.

“Which of the two doors would you like to open?”
“… I feel like I shouldn’t open the gray door.”
“Does the other door feel the same way?”
“No. He doesn’t feel anything.”
“Miss Melissa, would you like to open the gray door now?”
“… I don’t want to open it.”

Melissa winces and shakes her body.
I held the candle near her nose.
Smelling her scent, she will listen to my words even more and obey me obediently.

“Even if you don’t want to open it, you have to open it. It is necessary for treatment.”
“… All right. I will open it once.”

Melissa frowned as if she was doing a very hard job.
I put the candle back.
It’s not a good way to smell the scent of a candle.
I have to make her go in the direction I want little by little while adjusting her properly.

“Be brave. It won’t be as bad as you think.”
“No, no. Scary. I don’t think you should open it!”
“Do not worry. If you’re scared, I’ll hold your hand.”

Both of her hands were trembling with her fists clenched, so I put my hand on top of hers.
Pat Pat means not to be afraid, so I made a decision after long contemplation.
In fact, it was a decision I was able to make because I couldn’t go against my words because of her strong scent.

“Hey, can I open it? Are you really open?”

Said Melissa, unable to hide her fear.

“Yes. Give me strength and push me. I will protect you.”
“Heheuk!”

Flinch!

Melissa’s body trembled greatly.
Perhaps, in her inner world, there was a greater movement than this.
I lifted her distraught arm from under the sofa and gently placed it on her stomach.
She shook her body and swallowed her saliva.

“I opened it.”
“Did it open smoothly?”
“Yes.”
“The door wasn’t locked.”

The manual says that if the door is locked, it is a very tricky type, so be careful.
It is said that if you do something extremely embarrassing to yourself, you will rebel even though you are under the brainwashing effect.
In that case, the burden comes to the user.
Luckily, Melissa said the door wasn’t locked.
It is not the difficult type.

“Yes. It wasn’t locked.”

When I opened the door, the sound of breathing became calm.

“It’s good. Shall we go inside the door?”
“More inside?”
“Yes, go inside and tell me what is the first thing you see.”
“It’s dark and I can’t see very well.”
“If you can’t see well, how about turning on the light?”
“How do I turn on the light when there is nothing? No matter how much I look for it, there is nothing else besides me.”

Melissa doesn’t know that she’s not in an ordinary place.
Melissa, the master of her inner world, could do anything she wanted there.
But.

‘She doesn’t have to tell me that.’

As she discovers that she is becoming omnipotent in her inner world, her master’s ego grows, she says.
The greater her ego, the greater the chance of a reaction.
Then it could be a big risk to me too, so it was better to hide it as much as possible.

“Do not worry. I’ll make the light for you. Now, Ms. Melissa, stand there for a second, close her eyes, and then open them. Then there will be a light before you.”

It’s not the light I make.
Melissa’s subconscious will listen to me and create the light itself.
She tilts her head in disbelief but nods her head obediently and closes and opens her eyes.
Of course, the real Melissa’s body didn’t close and open her eyes.

“Uh? It really shines.”

When the light came out as I said, Melissa seemed to have more faith in me.
It is a good thing to put faith in the caster.
You don’t know if that belief will turn your insides upside down.

“Now, can you see everything around you brightly?”
“Yes. It looks good. But even when there is light, nothing can be seen.”

The reason why there is nothing is probably because I erased my memories through brainwashing.
It was not my purpose to awaken the memory of that time, but it was necessary to awaken the memory locked in her unconscious now.

“Then shall we look for it? There is a reason we are here.”
“Yes that’s right.”
“Let’s go down a little deeper.”

He held the candle to her nose.
After drinking plenty of her scent, she will go deeper inside.

“Mr. Melissa has someone she wants to meet.”
“That’s right. That person… She wants to know that person and her face.”
She said, “Let’s walk over to meet him. What kind of person is that person to you?”
“My… He is my precious person.”

She immediately said that she was a precious person rather than a master, and I was able to confirm that Melissa had not yet fallen for me to the extent of unconditionally following my words.

“Where did you meet him?”
“I don’t know. I’m more curious if he’s someone who even exists.”
“Do not worry. Now you will be able to recall erased memories. Even though it’s a memory you’ll forget again once you get out of there. When you count to three, that’s it. One, two, three.”
“!!”

Melissa’s face hardens.
You could tell from her expression that she was shocked.
Melissa, who had been speechless for a long time, began to weep.
Her tears were shed as her memories of her disappearance returned.

“Miss Melissa, Ms. Melissa?”
“Black… Hehe!”
“Calm down. It’s okay. Everything will be fine.”
“Flaw… Sobbing… !”
“Are the lost memories back?”
“Yes… Black… They are all back.”
“Was it a very sad memory for Melissa?”

Melissa shook her head at my words.
She couldn’t stop her crying easily, as if her sadness was coming.

“… No. It’s not a sad memory. It was a precious memory that should not be forgotten! Why did I lose my memory? It’s so frustrating that I feel like my stomach is clogged up.”

Also, as I expected, Melissa was devastated at losing her memory.

“Maybe because your master wanted it?”
“!!”

Near her face, another candle is placed nearby.
From now on, Melissa needed not resist my words.

“How do you…”

Melissa’s mind, which was still clear, is starting to stagnate.
Melissa’s body, which seemed like she was about to argue with me for saying something as if she knew something, sagged.

“Melissa, answer me if you can hear me.”
“Field… Let’s go.”
“Okay, I’m going to ask you a question from now on. I want you to answer my question honestly. Will you do as you say? I trust you will stay calm.”
“Yes…”

Melissa responds calmly.
Now, with complete dominion, is the moment to move in earnest.

“Why did you try to forcefully recall the memories you had forgotten?”
“… If you forget… No way… Memory… It was. My… Memory… Hey…”
“You can live comfortably if you forget. As the daughter of a chaebol. Have you forgotten how painful it was during maid training?”
“Ah… It’s you.”

Melissa shakes her head.
Was it really true what Bianca said?
She lost the bet, but honestly thought it was Bianca who won because she was lucky.
According to common sense, if you want to live as a maid or as the daughter of a conglomerate, wouldn’t it be right for her to be the latter?
But it seems that Melissa really liked her life as a maid.

“Then did she really want to serve her master and try to get her memories back?”
“Energy… I didn’t know when I didn’t have billion, but that’s right. I wanted to remember. I wanted to get back what I had lost.”
“Isn’t the master resentful?”
“Never!!”

I think now is the time to really accept Melissa.

“I wanted you to be with my master until the end. I’ll admit I was wrong. I’m sorry for making you suffer.”
“… ?”

Melissa didn’t understand why I was apologizing.

“Why… Are you apologizing? Get me out of here!”

Feeling something strange, Melissa wanted to get away.
But I can’t get her out right away.
Because the work isn’t done yet.

“Melissa deserves an apology. She let go once on the pretext of caring for you, and she finally made up her mind after seeing you suffering.”
“Yes?”

Melissa is already broken.
Her Bianca’s upbringing has changed her to the depths of her bones, and if that can’t be undone by simply erasing her memories, then it’s only right that I, her owner, take care of her.