Stop Hypnotizing Me, Villainous Princess!

Chapter 21: Tell Me, What Are You Thinking?

A faint greenish light flashed.

As the mark resembling vertical pupils appeared on her palm, an invisible psychic force began to spread out.

Evester focused intently on Lynn.

Under her gaze, the black-haired young man gradually ceased his futile struggles.

After a moment, his hands weakly dropped to his sides, and his entire body hunched over, as if all strength had drained from him.

Not only that, but Lynn’s originally bright, clear sapphire eyes began to lose their luster under the effects of the hypnosis.

Until, in the end, they completely dimmed, vacant and devoid of life.

In a mere few seconds, he had transformed from a defiant figure into a subservient, pitiful existence, as though he were a mere slave.

Seeing this, Evester’s heart finally relaxed.

It seemed that Milanie’s experiment had indeed made significant progress.

Evester extinguished the mark of the Eye of the Mind in her hand, then slowly sat at the edge of the bed, looking down at Lynn, who knelt before her.

For some reason, a slight smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Such obedient behavior made her feel a little uneasy.

However, Evester had accumulated a number of questions she wished to ask him long ago.

While thinking, she casually twirled a strand of her hair around her pale fingers.

Unfortunately, no one was fortunate enough to witness this scene.

At this moment, the room was filled with only Evester and Lynn, making it the perfect opportunity for questioning.

According to Milanie, once a person is hypnotized, their subconscious is revealed.

At that time, she would be able to see the most honest side of Lynn.

Recalling that night when he forcibly removed his mask, Evester couldn’t help but sneer.

Whether it was genuine or just an act, she would soon find out.

With this thought, she parted her lips slightly, ready to speak.

But before she could say anything, a knock on the wooden door sounded from a distance.

Followed by a deep voice.

“Excuse me, I’m the waiter from the tavern. I overheard that someone might be plotting against you. Do you require assistance?”

Damn it.

Hearing the inquiry from outside the door, Evester furrowed her brows deeply.

Without a word, she raised her right hand, and a ball of blood-red energy slowly materialized in her palm. It was ready to transform into sharp thorns, piercing through anyone foolish enough to disturb her peace.

But if she did that, it would surely cause quite a commotion. She would have to leave this place, taking him with her.

However, hypnosis appeared to have a time limit.

Though she didn’t know the exact reason, it was most likely related to the mental willpower of the hypnotized individual.

If she waited until she returned to the Augusta estate, she probably wouldn’t be able to use hypnosis on him again tonight.

But she didn’t want to wait all night. So, she had to choose to compromise.

With this in mind, Evester reluctantly extinguished the extraordinary power in her hand.

Sensing the unusual silence in the room, the waiter outside seemed to realize something.

His knocking grew louder, more insistent.

“Excuse me? Excuse me? If you don’t respond, I’ll have to open the door and come in.”

The waiter asked earnestly.

Though they were on the border, the town’s distinctive industries meant that many nearby nobles and wealthy merchants visited every year for celebrations and to taste freshly uncorked fruit wine.

So, at this time of year, security in the town would be heightened.

If a violent incident occurred in the tavern, it would likely have to shut down for an investigation the very next day.

Just as the waiter was about to pull out his key to open the door and check on the situation, a cold, pleasant voice came from within the room.

“What? Do you have something to say?”

The waiter froze in his tracks.

A woman’s voice?

Even without seeing her face, he could already imagine her dignified and imposing appearance in his mind.

Could it be...?

The waiter suddenly realized, and a look of apology appeared on his face.

“I’m very sorry for disturbing your rest. I’ll leave now.”

With that, he sighed in pity and quickly left the floor.

The cry for help he had heard earlier was clearly from a young man, probably not very old, but the woman’s voice that came from the room sounded more mature.

It seemed that she was the one in control of the situation.

The waiter couldn’t help but think of some rich and powerful noblewoman’s wicked tastes, and he unconsciously felt a pang of sympathy for the young man.

What he didn’t realize was that he had actually just narrowly avoided walking straight into the jaws of death.

Meanwhile, inside the room, sensing that the outsider had left, Evester’s furrowed brow finally relaxed.

She turned her gaze back to the hypnotized Lynn.

……

Damn it, thankfully I reacted quickly.

As Evester’s gaze returned to him, Lynn didn’t dare to breathe a single breath too loudly.

In fact, he would have welcomed the waiter coming in to take a look, as at least it would have helped him out of his predicament.

Unfortunately, Lynn hadn’t expected that Evester would retreat rather than advance, suppressing her urge to act and tacitly agreeing with the claim of a malicious intent, completely resetting his expectations.

This woman probably really thought that he was hypnotized, which was why she had lowered her guard slightly.

Under normal circumstances, she would have killed the waiter without hesitation and not bothered to cover up the situation with such a lie.

Feeling the sluggish response in his body, Lynn couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

In truth, as soon as he saw the Eye of the Mind, he realized exactly what Evester intended to do to him.

Fortunately, he had used his Lie Eater ability in time to change into his current state, so he hadn’t revealed his true nature.

The first time he had needed a mirror as assistance, but this time, it had come much more naturally.

He feared that he would only become more adept at it in the future.

Sensing Evester’s dangerous gaze, Lynn helplessly thought.

I’m still too naive.

According to the original storyline, this woman would never allow anyone to take something from her that she couldn’t have, and even if she destroyed it, she wouldn’t let it fall into someone else’s hands.

And now, she had shown such intense interest in him. How could she let him go so easily?

The only good news at the moment was that she didn’t know he could maintain his rationality under hypnosis.

Though it seemed that escaping from her clutches would still be a long shot, at least there was a glimmer of hope.

There’s plenty of time ahead.

Right now, the most important thing was to get through this immediate crisis.

Lynn lowered his head in a dazed manner, pretending to be dumb and foolish.

Seeing this, Evester, sitting on the edge of the bed, raised her slender, fair right foot and gently pressed the toe of her high heel against Lynn’s chin, forcing him to look up at her.

Then, she slowly removed the mask from her face, revealing the beauty of her features, marred only by the dark curse mark covering part of her cheek.

As their gazes met, Evester suppressed the faint annoyance in her heart at the unknown.

“Look at my face, and then tell me...” Her gaze turned dangerous. “What exactly are you thinking right now?”

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