What a joke! Magical girls, just obediently get hypnotized!

But this is just the beginning.

Who knows how powerful the enemies will be in the later stages of these four years?

A magical girl who cannot complete the "True Name Release" cannot possibly survive for four years until the return of a true magical girl.

This is the dilemma that Ling Yuwei, also known as Eileen, has always faced.

Moreover, it's a predicament that can't be told to anyone.

Protecting this secret while juggling a normal life and combat has left the ordinary girl Ling Yuwei completely exhausted.

"Then let me help you."

Lynn nodded.

"what?!"

The girl looked up, her eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty as she stared at the other person.

"You...you're still going to help me? Even after you know I'm not a real magical girl?"

"Of course,"

Lynn smiled and said matter-of-factly,

"Didn't I tell you? I'm going to make you a 'real magical girl'."

"Is that really possible?"

The girl couldn't help but swallow.

The answer is, of course, yes... it is.

However, to be precise, it wouldn't have been possible a few days ago.

But now, perhaps I can be bold enough to give it a try.

Even after knowing the girl's "falsehood," it remained the same.

That's all we're relying on.

Lynn shifted his gaze to the system panel in the corner of his field of vision.

At this moment, in Eileen's status bar, there was an option emitting a soft blue light:

[Deep Hypnosis: Consciousness Implantation]

The path to salvation lies therein.

Chapter 36: Not Hypnosis!

Hypnosis is a dangerous tool; the only solution I can think of is to use hypnosis.

Perhaps it was the monstrous beasts lurking in the city that gave the girl a sense of crisis, or perhaps she thought she had seen through Lynn's disguise and trusted him enough. In any case, without much hesitation, Ling Yuwei agreed to Lynn's attempt.

Soon, with the girl's active cooperation, Lynn snapped his fingers and the other party instantly entered a hypnotic state.

Simply put, it's a strange state where someone is sitting in front of them, with their posture still upright, but their eyes are somewhat glazed and lifeless, and their mouth is slightly open.

Lynn waved her hand in front of the other person, poked their cheek, and then boldly pulled out their tongue to touch the icy blue mark on the tip.

"I've been wanting to try it out for a while now, and I didn't expect it to feel so cool and comfortable."

After confirming that the other party had no reaction and had truly fallen into a hypnotic state, he helped her put her tongue back in, wiped the drool from the corner of her lips, and then looked at his system panel.

Consciousness implantation is the second ability Lynn unlocked when the hypnosis progress of the magical girl Irene reached 25%.

[Deep Hypnosis: Consciousness Implantation]

[Effect: By issuing commands to the hypnotized subject, the target's common sense, identity perception, and causal logic can be edited.]

This ability is an advanced version of [Common Sense Modification], and it's the reason why Lynn is confident enough to say that she can help Ling Yuwei become a true magical girl.

So what if it's fake?

It would be great if it became real.

Of course, there was another important reason: Lynn knew that the other party was definitely not some fake magical girl.

The object of resonance of the Rainbow Magic Stone is proof of this.

According to Ling Yuwei, ever since she realized that she was not a real magical girl, she has been constantly using her transformation opportunities to find other resonance users.

She has been a magical girl for several weeks, even more than a month. Given the magical girl's mobility and the randomness of the monsters' appearances, she has probably already explored most of L City and met thousands or even tens of thousands of girls of marriageable age.

However, according to Ling Yuwei herself, she has never met a second girl who could resonate with the Rainbow Magic Stone.

In this situation, she hasn't realized that she is actually the magical girl she's been searching for, and she's probably in a state of being "blinded by her own involvement."

Upon hearing the other person's story, Lynn immediately thought of a game he loved playing before his transmigration called "101," which featured a story about a twin-tailed, hammer-wielding cannonball searching for a hero.

That guy has been roaming Demacia for hundreds of years, wielding a hammer that only heroes can lift, without realizing that he is the hero he has been searching for all along.

Compared to him, the girl in front of him was nothing.

If that's still not enough, Lynn also has a more direct reason.

That is, the other party is one of the female protagonists in the game.

If the female lead is fake, then no one else needs to be real.

Therefore, Lynn was certain that the other party was not a magical girl at all; she was the real deal.

It's simply because of this mindset—being too close to the situation to see clearly—that they can't hear the voice of the Rainbow Magic Stone and complete the [True Name Liberation].

However, it is perhaps precisely because of the girl's unwavering determination that the Rainbow Magic Stone resonated with her, allowing the ordinary girl Ling Yuwei to become the magical girl Irene.

If Xiao Kui's quality is "simplicity," then Ling Yuwei's quality is probably "sincerity."

Unfortunately, this sincerity earned her the magic stone, but it also limited her as she fell into confusion.

This plot is so classic that Lynn has already come up with the setting for the first major chapter of the official version of the game, which he hasn't even played yet. It's the story of the magical girl Irene searching for the truth from her confusion.

So Eileen is actually a magical girl who embodies her true self! (Just kidding!)

He could tell her the truth directly, but that would be quite troublesome to explain, and there were many things related to the game that he couldn't tell her directly. Moreover, such blatant help wouldn't fit the villainous persona he had created for himself.

If it's discovered in the future, the fact that Magical Girl Irene learned [True Name Release] is a huge gift from his Hypnotist, haha, then the weirdo organization might not have to pay his social security anymore.

One-click account cancellation is something I might consider.

However, this was certainly no challenge for Lynn.

Since we can't say it directly, let's solve it using hypnosis.

Previously, he was worried about how to test the effectiveness of his [consciousness implantation] after he had persuaded Eileen to cooperate with him. Now, isn't this an experimental project that has been delivered to his doorstep?

This way, he wouldn't ruin the villainous identity he had created, and if the organization found out and questioned him, Lynn could stubbornly say, "This is all part of the plan."

Do you understand hypnosis or do I?

Anyway, there aren't many people in the organization who study hypnosis, so as long as you can fool them, that's fine.

As for how to hypnotize someone, that's even simpler.

Of course, it's the result of one's own persistent practice.

"Eileen, no matter what happens, you must believe that you are a true magical girl."

After saying this to the girl, Lynn snapped his fingers again with a flourish.

System, put me to sleep!

[Consciousness Implantation, Initiated!]

Then the hypnosis was complete.

That's incredibly skillful.

However, at that moment, Lynn noticed that instead of the usual "Hypnosis successful" message, the notification box displayed another message:

[Note: Strong logical fallacies have been detected. At the current rate of erosion, forcibly modifying behaviors that are severely inconsistent with the target's cognition could lead to serious logical errors, potentially causing hypnosis to fail or even triggering serious consequences.]

[Confirm command?]

Is there such a thing?

This was somewhat unexpected for Lynn.

Your system is no good either!

This was the first time Lynn had encountered such a situation.

But it's too late now.

I don’t care about you!

Keep hypnotizing me!

Having firmly chosen yes, Lynn decided to continue the hypnosis.

Gotta try.

Now that things have come to this, I can't exactly tell Eileen, "Sister, you are indeed a bit fake," can I?

If that happens, I'll probably see a magical girl hanged at the infirmary door tomorrow, leaving me with lifelong regret.

You'll regret this!

"I am the host!"

After thoroughly suppressing the Flying Hedgehog Cat System, Lynn paid no attention to its threats.

He opened the system's troubleshooting manual.

That's right, you didn't expect it, did you? Your system actually has a "Remedial Manual" function.

You probably didn't expect this, but this guy is someone who reads the system instructions!

This habit originated from a game he played before his transmigration, where he saw a clause in the user agreement stating, "By signing this agreement, you are deemed to have voluntarily reincarnated into the Warhammer 40k world to serve the Emperor." This directly instilled in Hajjani the habit of reading user manuals.

Unexpectedly, I ended up being able to help here.

However, this was the first time he had looked at it carefully.

Because Lynn's previous hypnosis sessions had almost never failed, let alone required remedial measures.

He quickly found the relevant information in the manual.

[The command you are currently using has been detected as: Consciousness Implantation]

[When there is a risk of hypnosis failure due to the instructions, repeatedly emphasizing the hypnotic content and praising, encouraging, and complimenting the target during the remaining hypnosis time can effectively increase the success rate of hypnosis and reduce subsequent risks.]

So simple?

If this can remedy the situation, then it's acceptable.

However, repeatedly saying "Eileen, you are a magical girl" sounds too artificial and doesn't quite fit my style. Besides, the effect might be quite poor.

Hehe, no, as a villain, hehehe, I've got it!

Lynn thought for a moment and then started fumbling for her phone.

..............

Meanwhile, on the other side, the magical girl Irene, who was placed on a chair and had entered a hypnotic state, was staring blankly at the boy in front of her with her lifeless eyes.

"What...Lynn, what is he doing?!"

The girl looked at him curiously.

That's right, the hypnotized magical girl is fully conscious at this moment.

She was not hypnotized!!!

Meanwhile, without either of them noticing, the succulents on the windowsill swayed gently a few times.

Chapter 37: Traditionalists vs. Reformists

To be precise, the magical girl was indeed hypnotized, but only partially, like a hypnotic spell.

The moment Lynn snapped his fingers, Ling Yuwei did indeed feel herself enter a very magical state of peace, as if she were immersed in water, the world suddenly disappeared, and she could only hear Lynn's voice.

But a moment later, she suddenly woke up and regained consciousness.

However, all he regained was consciousness.

And, for some reason, my tongue always feels a little itchy.