+18 Chapter 5: Deka-Mara and the Secret Training

In the serene tranquility of a Japanese-style room, Charlotte sat in perfect seiza, her posture elegant. With a voice as clear and delicate as a bell, she addressed Taro, who also sat seiza-style before her.

"—Taro. There is something I must tell you."

"…………"

The usual gentle warmth she always showed him was absent from Charlotte's face. Now, she was solemn through and through, as if confronting a malevolent spirit. Yes, Charlotte was speaking to Taro with the utmost seriousness. Taro, for his part, seemed tense, his face slightly downturned and his expression hard to read.

...Could it be that his unforgivable lecherous acts had finally been discovered? If so, her attitude was understandable.

"Steeling my heart, I must tell you. —————Taro, you will undergo a harsh training regimen!"

"Gah! W-what kind of training is it...?"

It seemed his lechery hadn't been exposed after all. In that case, this was rather peculiar. This was an outrageous act, unbecoming of Charlotte, who had always tailored Taro's training perfectly to his level. Perhaps bewildered by the sudden declaration, Taro's voice trembled slightly.

"...It is extremely severe training. So severe that even I tremble just hearing about it, but I will dare to say it. Listen well, the name of this training is—"

Charlotte paused. The sheer intensity of the training she was about to name had left her speechless. However, as his master, she had to set a proper example for her dear disciple. Resolving herself, Charlotte told Taro the training's name.

"— P U S S Y - P O K E - P O K E - S E X - T R A I N I N G ! ! ! !"

"—Bwuh-hoh!"

Taro burst out laughing.

"Hmph! Taro. Why are you laughing? I am being perfectly serious."

"S-sorry, Master. I just choked a little, that's all."

"Is that so? Please take care of your health, Taro."

"Yes. Thank you. So, Master. About this training..."

"Yes! Now listen, Taro. This is a dignified and highly reliable training method, based on the theory proposed by the British exorcist authority, Deka-Mara: 'An exorcist's ability is proportional to their sexual prowess.'"

"I-is that so..."

Charlotte was dead serious. Her face was straight, her words flowing smoothly without hesitation. Not a single millimeter of joking or mischief was contained within them.

Incidentally, Taro also wore a serious face, but it occasionally twitched as if he was holding something back. Charlotte's heart fluttered with a pang, thinking he must be trembling in fear at the extreme severity of the training he'd just been told about! But oh, what a cruel fate! The thought of having to impart this further hardship onto Taro made Charlotte's heart ache even more.

"And what I want you to do, Taro, is the most difficult and severe class within that training: Pussy-Poke-Poke-Sex Training—!!"

Hearing the training name uttered from Charlotte's lips once more, Taro gulped hard.

"The details of this training are, Master—in Taro's case, you will use your manly, pungent dick to repeatedly poke and prod my virgin pussy, which I have never permitted anyone before♥♥.

No matter how much I cry and beg, you will continue to violate me without a moment's hesitation♥♥♥. Finally, you will force me to abandon all my human rights to become your personal, sex-free onahole wife♥♥♥♥, and the training will only be complete once I am pregnant and give birth to enough babies to form a baseball team!♥♥"

"…………And you're absolutely sure that's the training content, Master Char?"

"—Yes, that is correct. It is... an intensely harsh and arduous path for you. I can fully understand if you find it hard to believe... But this is the truth."

"I see..."

—

Now then.

I don't think for a second that it's necessary to state this, just in case, but I'll assert it anyway. Charlotte's words were complete nonsense. Lies upon lies, from which even the boy who cried wolf would run away barefoot. It is true that methods exist which utilize sexual union between men and women to enhance power, such as bedroom arts or the witches' Sabbath. They do exist... but. They are much more serious endeavors. They are absolutely not things that make you think maggots are breeding in your brain, like talk of this 'Deka-Mara' or 'Pussy-Poke-Poke-Sex Training.'

So, the question is, why would Charlotte spout such nonsense? Or, to be more precise, why does the current Charlotte genuinely believe these lies to be true? To explain that, we need to go back a little in time.

—I want to have sex. I want to have sex. I want to have sex.

Lately, Taro's mind was completely filled with that single thought. Night after night, days spent ambushing Charlotte in her sleep and toying with her body. Even though he was in what any man would envy as a dream environment, this greed knew no bounds. However, it was somewhat unavoidable.

Ordinary people often find it hard to put a brake on their desires. From the perspective of the average person, there are countless examples of rich people, with enough money to live lavishly for dozens of lifetimes, getting caught for tax evasion.

One desire is fulfilled, then the next, and then the next after that. Human desire is limitless, and precisely because of that, Taro wanted to have proper sex with Charlotte. He wanted to thrust his dick into that secret honeyed hole that no one had ever breached before, push in and out over and over, and violate her all the way to the depths of her womb.

The fact that he knew for sure he could do it if he just tried once made it all the worse. But Taro thought that if he did such a thing, he'd surely be found out, and that very restraint was building his frustration. He wanted to have sex with Charlotte. But he didn't want his actions discovered because of it, ending their current relationship.

Ah! Is there no way to reap only the benefits while escaping the disadvantages? His days were ruled by these endlessly self-serving thoughts. But of course, such a convenient situation could never—or rather, it could happen.

Because he was, after all, an exorcist, albeit a fledgling one. If he wished strongly enough, sometimes things came true.

"This is... Hypnosis, isn't it?"

"Wh-what!? Hypnosis!?"

Seeing her disciple's fingertip glowing a faint pink, Charlotte murmured with a somewhat complicated expression.

It all started when Charlotte, with her tremendous perception abilities (limited to non-lewd matters), noticed that Taro had awakened to some new power even before he did himself. Then, with a gentle "That's wonderful, Taro♪ Now, relax and try using it?" she guided him, and the result presented before her eyes was... this.

Hypnosis/Brainwashing ability. The power to toy with people's minds. While Charlotte was genuinely happy that her beloved disciple had awakened a new power, her feelings were complicated.

"…………First, congratulations, Taro. This is the result of your hard work. However, manipulating people's hearts is difficult and not something to be done lightly. We must be careful with its usage; let's think about it together, slowly."

"……………………O-of course!! I won't use it lightly!!…………Hehehe."

On the surface, Taro gave a serious reply, but a dangerous heat lurked somewhere in his eyes.

(This is... not a good sign...)

Beyond any ethical concerns, the fact that manipulating people's minds is a high-difficulty and dangerous act is not just an excuse; it's the truth. Even if one acquires a new ability, its strength ultimately depends on the user's skill. To put it bluntly, the hypnosis ability Taro just obtained is practically worthless.

It's doubtful it would even work on a newborn baby; he'd have better chances buying a cheap, unreliable book on hypnotism techniques while clutching a few thousand-yen bills. The danger of flaunting such a paper tiger—there was no way Charlotte, who had overcome numerous hardships, wouldn't understand.

(Hmm... What should I do... No, let's think about this the other way!)

"That's right, Taro. Then why don't you try using it on me as a test?"

"Wha-!? R-Really, you're sure about this!!"

"It's hard to grasp just from me saying it's difficult, isn't it? I'll even remove all the status ailment resistance accessories I always wear. Try and see if you can successfully cast your hypnosis on me like this."

(And if you fail like this, the possibility of you attempting anything reckless should disappear entirely.)

There wasn't a single seed of unease in Charlotte's heart.
After all, her resistance repelled all forms of hypnosis and brainwashing without exception.
Moreover, Taro's hypnosis power was genuinely weak to begin with.
The only ones who could be affected by something like that were hopeless, extreme masochistic dogs who deep down in their hearts wanted to be utterly wrecked by someone.

"R-Really, it's okay then...! Master Char...!"

"I won't say it twice♪ But don't think for a moment you'll find it easy!"

(I'll make Taro's favorite food for dinner tonight♪)

Charlotte's mind had already progressed to thinking about how to cheer up a dejected Taro after his failure. There was no unease there whatsoever; she was convinced it was impossible for her to be hypnotized here.

—And then, right on cue, a faint pink light was released from Taro's fingertips towards Charlotte.

"Auuuuuu—"

"M-Master Char? Can you hear me? O-Or is it... Heheh. Is it working!?"

Three seconds later.
There was Charlotte, her entire body slack, the light gone from her eyes, moaning like an infant.

"Master? You're not faking, right!? If you're faking, I'll... I'll kill myself, you know...!"

"Auuuuuuuu—"

"…………………………amh ♥ lehlo ♥" [Note: Nonsensical, baby-like sounds.]

"Ahh ♥ Ahh ♥ Auuu~~ ♥♥"

"I-It worked!! It really worked!"

Steeling himself, Taro had embraced Charlotte's body, stolen her lips, slipped his hand inside her clothes, and kneaded her breasts. Even through all of that, there had been no clear reaction from her. This definitely couldn't be an act; more than that, Taro found it impossible to believe Charlotte would ever play such a tasteless prank.

It had worked. She was utterly, completely hypnotized.

With each passing moment, as he gradually realized the power of life and death over Charlotte's spirit was now in his hands, Taro's dick grew correspondingly hotter and harder.

—

It was true that Charlotte's resistance repelled all hypnosis and brainwashing. In fact, it was doubtful whether even reality-altering abilities could affect her. However, that was only under normal circumstances.

When faced with lewd objectives, her hypnosis resistance plummeted to a pathetic, slug-like level—so weak it could be overcome by casually shaking a 5-yen coin on a string. Until now, she had always been equipped with separate, properly resistant accessories, so it had never been a problem... but this time, of all times, she had removed them all. For Taro, it was a duck coming to bear spring onions. [TL Note: A Japanese idiom meaning "an unexpected piece of luck" or "a windfall."]

"Anyway, I have to seize this chance... ♥"

"Uwaaaaaa—?"

He wanted to use this opportunity by any means necessary to claim all of Charlotte for himself. Driven solely by that desire, Taro recalled the hypnosis-themed porn he'd seen and the erotic games he'd played, and began devising suggestions to corrupt her.

—Now, incidentally.

Even without racking his brains so much, if he had just said something like, "Devote everything to me," she would have truly done so, given how extremely weak Charlotte's hypnosis resistance was now.

But, unsurprisingly, it never even occurred to Taro that Charlotte was that pathetically vulnerable, resulting in him taking a rather roundabout approach. One could call this a peculiar incident caused by Charlotte's hidden extreme masochism, which far exceeded—or rather, far fell below—his expectations.

[Hypnosis: The most effective training method for a live-in disciple is a sexual one.]
[Hypnosis: Sexual training does not count as lewd acts.]
[Hypnosis: Regarding sexual matters, speaking obscene words honestly is proper manners for a lady.]
[Hypnosis: The higher a man's virility, the more superior he is, and yielding to such a male is the natural courtesy for a female.]
[Hypnosis: The above applies only when dealing with Taro Ota, and actions must be taken to avoid detection by other humans.]

And that brings us to the present.

"Now, Taro. Will you... accept the Pussy Zupo-Zupo Sex Training...?"

Smeared with the desires of the hypnotic suggestion, Charlotte spoke these ridiculously foolish words with utter seriousness and a hint of concern.

"...I understand. I know it's tough, but... I'll do my best to become able to zupo-zupo Master Char's pussy!"

"Taro!"

My disciple is such a good boy ♪ To willingly accept such harsh training!!

Charlotte's face broke into a smile at her disciple's cuteness.

"But, uh~. I'm a little worried about something..."

"What is it? If you tell me, I'll answer anything!"

"Well, uh~~. Master Char, is it okaay if you lose your virginity from, like, real seeex?"

"?"

Tilting her head at Taro's question, Charlotte didn't understand what he meant.

"What are you talking about? Of course, I'd dislike that. It's not because it's you, Taro; I have no intention of dating any gentlemen."

"Ehh~. But, uh~~, you're letting me do pussy zupo-zupo sex, riight?"

Ah, I see. Taro is slightly mistaken, isn't he?

"Heheh ♪ Taro. That's what you call a misunderstanding. Listen, the training is strictly training. It is not a lewd act."

"Meaning?"

"Even if you lose your virginity during training, it doesn't mean you truly lose your virginity. And even if you have a baby from training, it's not like you'd actually have one, right?"

"Wooow. Is that sooo~"

"Besides, really now! If it were a lewd thing, there's no way I'd invite you like this. I'm not a slut, you know?"

"You're right. I'm sorry."

"As long as you understand. So, Taro, you don't need to worry about anything. Just focus on turning me into your female slave, and everything will be fine ♥"

"Yes! I'll do my best!!"

"That's the right answer."

Taro is such a cute child ♪ Even so, as a former man, I can't let him do truly lewd things, but during training, I'll serve him lewdly to my heart's content ♥♥♥

Letting her thoughts race towards a bright future with her disciple, Charlotte's face relaxed into a smile without her realizing.