By the time I finished my workout with Choi Marie and headed home, Cha Eun-ju had replied in CocoaTalk.
「Really?!」
「(Cheering squirrel emoticon)」
「That's a relief! See you at the training grounds at 10 then!」
「I won't be late today for real!」
「(Bow-headed squirrel emoticon)」
...
She's really cute.
Reading her messages while thinking of Cha Eun-ju, I nearly got hard right there on the street. Of course, the real Cha Eun-ju could never say stuff like this in front of people.
Or could she, if I ordered her under hypnosis? I kinda want to see her do it reluctantly, blushing the whole time.
Anyway, the fact that she'd replied meant she was awake, so the odds of her being late today were low.
Cha Eun-ju hated inconveniencing others, so showing up late two days in a row was just not her style.
If anything, at this rate, I might be the one running late. Our morning workout had dragged on a bit longer than expected.
'Even if I rush home for a shower and head straight out, it might be tight.'
Choi Marie had been thrilled when she found out I'd passed the written exam. She'd insisted we build up my stamina even more for the practical, no matter what.
Of course, it was also my fault for not cutting it off sooner and going along with her to the end.
What can you do? When she "helped" with my stretches by pressing her chest against my back out of nowhere, rational thinking went out the window.
Ever since we got close, she'd been doing that unconscious physical contact thing. It's fine when it's just us girls watching, but I need to train her out of it around guys.
'Come to think of it, meeting her like this might not be so bad.'
Sure, my body had a bit of a sweat smell, but training would work that up anyway. Yesterday and the day before, we'd hugged while both sweaty, so it wasn't anything new.
Besides, with Cha Eun-ju deep in hypnosis training, this was a good chance to get her used to my scent.
'Stopping by home would almost guarantee I'd be late anyway.'
Yesterday, I'd used her tardiness as an excuse to grope her chest to my heart's content. If I showed up late today, I'd lose my leverage to train her.
With that in mind, I turned my steps toward the training grounds instead of home.
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"Hey, Cha Eun-ju."
"Ah, Seon-ho...!"
I arrived at the training building about ten minutes early, and she was already waiting.
Unlike yesterday or the day before, her messy hair was neatly tidied. She'd probably woken up early to fix it properly. Her outfit was still that baggy black tracksuit, though.
"Sorry, have you been waiting long?"
"N-no! It's still ten minutes till the appointed time..."
"I still made you wait. Your hair looks nice today."
"Wh-what?! Y-yeah...?"
"Yeah. It's neater than usual, looks good. The hairpin's cute too."
"I-is it...?"
Her face flushed as she made a subtly pleased expression, thrilled that I'd noticed her effort.
Just from this, it seemed I'd built up some real romantic affection.
Of course, it'd be weirder if she didn't feel something after being hugged, confessed to, and groped.
I absentmindedly reached out to touch her glossy hair, and without missing a beat, she tilted her head right into my hand.
-Swish.
"Smells nice. What shampoo do you use?"
"Uh, I dunno...? J-just whatever's at home..."
"Oh, sorry. I just came from working out, so my sweaty hand..."
"No, it's fine.... W-we'll be touching anyway once training starts..."
"Yeah? Mind if I touch more then?"
"...A-a little's okay..."
She was still shy, but she didn't refuse my headpats—in fact, she seemed to like it.
Seeing how well the past two days of training had gone made my crotch twitch with excitement.
Yesterday it'd been just brushing her chest; I wondered how far I could push today.
"Let's start training first. After, we'll grab food together."
"O-okay..."
Tucking away my lewd thoughts, I led Cha Eun-ju into the training grounds.
Of course, I didn't forget to pay for the session myself, to make her feel guilty.
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"Let's call today's training here. Five orcs is plenty; no need to add more."
"U-uh-huh.... Y-yeah, that's enough for today..."
"We've got time left, so let's do the hypnosis treatment now. Come here, Cha Eun-ju."
"Ah, u-um, sure.... Yeah...?"
It had been three days since we started taking down hologram monsters in the training grounds.
Now, I openly declared post-training hypnosis like it was routine.
By normalizing each action like this, even if she later sensed something off, she wouldn't speak up easily. If I said, "You've been fine with it so far, why complain now?" her timid nature would keep her from arguing logically.
It wouldn't work on other heroines, but it was perfect for Cha Eun-ju.
I had no qualms using her shyness to speed up the training.
"Alright, hypnosis time."
"O-okay..."
She knew exactly what was coming but couldn't refuse, even leaning her head toward me.
I placed my hand on her head and began today's hypnosis session.
⚡ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚡
Suggestion: Hypnosis (Target: Cha Eun-ju)
-Squeeze.
"...Ngh, hngh..."
I didn't even bother asking if she was under anymore. Even without prompting, she'd play along like it was natural.
-Smoosh.
"Mm, mmph..."
I pulled her small body into a hug, savoring the soft give of her not-insubstantial chest against me.
-Grip!
"Ngh, hngh...?!"
Pretending it was an accident again, I kneaded her ass with all my strength.
-Knead, knead...
"Hngh...!! Hic..."
'Hah, this is driving me crazy. I just want to yank off her track pants and shove it in.'
No matter how much it was for perfect training, three days of teasing skinship left me frustrated.
Big, soft tits and a jiggly ass—the body built for sex. Holding back with her right there was torture.
Especially since I could force it anytime if I wanted.
'But all I'd get is her body.'
Some might say that's enough, but not me.
Cha Eun-ju was a heroine from Surviving Hunter Academy. Having her around was a guaranteed asset.
She wasn't some disposable extra villainess for a quick fuck and toss. I couldn't train her like that. Even if the protagonist targeted her in the original, I needed bonds strong enough she'd never yield.
Plus, I genuinely liked her and didn't want to treat her rough.
-Slide.
"Hoo, huu..."
Ending the ass-kneading hug, a relieved sigh escaped Cha Eun-ju as she pulled away from my arms.
Releasing the arousal she'd felt while pressed against me.
She was accepting silent hugs and "accidental" ass grabs as no big deal now. Training was going smoothly.
Of course, after yesterday's progress, stopping here was impossible. Chest touching led to more today.
One careful step at a time—that was the safest way to train Cha Eun-ju.
"Eun-ju."
"...Y-yeah."
"When I touched your chest yesterday under hypnosis, how'd it feel?"
"F-feel...?"
"Yeah. Be honest—no lies."
She couldn't lie under hypnosis anyway.
And her answer was predetermined. Hypnosis made every experience feel like something she wanted.
"I-it wasn't bad..."
"Not bad means you liked it?"
"...A little, yeah."
"...Really?"
-Nod.
Her trembling voice and cautious nod.
Her timid self forced to confess honestly by hypnosis—it was so hot, my dick kept twitching in my pants.
"Cha Eun-ju."
"...Yeah."
"This is only if you really don't hate it."
"..."
"If you truly enjoyed me touching your chest yesterday."
"..."
"Could I... maybe do it again today?"
Yesterday, it'd just been a one-time permission to atone for her two-hour tardiness.
But under Suggestion: Hypnosis, her original intent didn't matter. Her chest was basically mine now.
"Tell me, Eun-ju. If you really hated it, we won't today."
"..."
"But if it felt good, let me again. It's not like you hate it."
"..."
-Nod.
Heavy, but definite—her head moved up and down.
This was the reaction I wanted to draw out.
If I just reached for her chest and said, "It was fine yesterday, so today too?" it'd be straight-up assault.
She had to consciously acknowledge it felt good—and permit it.
That way, post-hypnosis, she'd think she'd allowed it because she liked it, normalizing it.
"Thanks, Cha Eun-ju."
"..."
"Alright, I'm touching. Stay still—no running."
-Smoosh.
"Mm, hn..."
The moment my hands met her huge tits, she jolted in surprise. But no resistance or fleeing.
Hypnosis suppressed opposition, but more importantly, her own will was involved.
-Smoosh, smoosh.
"Hngh, hak...! Huu...!"
-Smoosh, smoosh, smoosh.
"Haaa, hng, ha...!! Huu, hyaat..."
Standing rigid, unable to even think of escaping, I slowly savored her soft chest with both hands.
All while making it feel good enough that someday, she'd genuinely look forward to me groping her.