Chapter 64 – Hypnosis of Courage (3)
“It’s a sight to behold! Indeed! Even if it’s still far away! It’s not a bad idea to set foot in a place you’ll find later!”
Smoothie noticed that Kalt had changed her words when she saw Nellis and moved her nod.
“Then, Kal~t! Let’s meet again at the auction house!”
Smoothie took his steps to where his party was.
And after completing the payment, Nellis, who could not bear it, asked Kalt.
“Mr. Kalt! Are you really going to the auction house?”
“Yeah. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to stop by once.”
“Nellis, are you really looking forward to the auction house? There’s nothing special there.”
Scarlett, who had experience participating in auction houses as a noble, was unfamiliar with Nellis’ reaction.
“Well, it’s an auction house! A legendary sword or something! A promising weapon! Don’t you think it’ll be exciting just to look at it?”
“Really?”
While Scarlett still didn’t understand, Arya sympathized with Nellis.
“I’m also a little excited about the auction house. They say there are a lot of precious items on sale, so I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of items will come out.”
The reactions of Scarlett, who was a noblewoman, and Nellis and Aria, who were just ordinary villagers, were bound to be different.
But.
“Well… If you’re that excited, you might as well go.”
Scarlett didn’t think too badly of her colleague’s anticipation and joy.
After deciding to go to the auction house to be held in a week, Nellis told Kalt what she couldn’t say yesterday.
“Mr. Kalt! You know Tridia well because you’ve been here, right?”
“To what extent?”
“Then… Can you guide me to a good place to see in Tridia?”
“Of course.”
“Yay!”
And as Nellis had hoped, she toured various parts of Tridia with Kalt’s guidance.
First of all, since it’s almost lunch, let’s eat at a restaurant recommended by Kalt, watch a street performance in a crowded square, and a jewelry store that is not helpful in battle but attracts the attention of the women.
As I walked around here and there, it was already becoming evening.
After a satisfactory tour, Nellis’ party returned to the inn and repeated the usual process.
Before dinner, Kalt enters Scarlett’s room to check again the results of the counseling and training.
After Scarlett’s turn, she goes to Aria’s room for counseling and to check her progress in overcoming trauma and the new training added as of yesterday.
10 minutes of training to get Kalt used to looking directly at secret places.
“This time, let’s get used to looking from behind.”
“Yes… Kalt.”
Arya turned behind her and moved her long nun’s veil and the cloth covering her rear to the side, exposing only her tights-covered buttocks to her kalt.
“Aria’s butt line is gorgeous too.”
“Is that so?”
Since it was difficult for both parties to just look at each other in silence for 10 minutes, Kalt continued to occasionally compliment Aria’s body.
For the ten minutes Aria was practicing her new special, she felt her body subtly heating up as she listened to Kalt.
Although she was embarrassed, she vaguely felt like her own problems were being solved, and she had no desire to quit this special training.
She was even worried that there might be something more helpful in her special training.
Up to this point, it was no different from Kalt’s usual training.
But starting today, Kalt wanted to add a new process.
After having dinner together.
Knock.
“Nellis.”
Squeak!
“Mr. Kalt?”
Kalt found Nellis’ room.
“Can I come in for a moment?”
“Oh, yes!”
Tridia is a commercial city where you can encounter not only kobolds but also monsters of other classes.
This is where Kalt planned to begin counseling with Nellis.
“What’s going on, Mr. Kalt?”
“I’m thinking of starting Nellis soon.”
“You’re starting?”
“Counseling.”
“Ah…”
‘Finally, that time has come for me… !’
At the mention of counseling, Nellis’ expectations soared.
Both Aria and Scarlett received counseling, and even Nellis could see that her condition had improved.
However, Kalt has not yet taken any action to improve his condition.
No, she was secretly thinking that the training and advice she had given her so far to become stronger was probably just counseling.
But I’m having a consultation here!
Nellis thought to herself that she had finally had her turn and that she also felt qualified to counsel.
‘I guess since I’m fighting directly, I wouldn’t be able to consult unless I have a certain level of skill!’
In her own way, Nellis imagined, understood, and accepted the reason for her delayed consultation.
“Yes! Let’s begin!”
Kalt sat down next to Nellis and said.
“Nellis, as you know, we have to deal with stronger monsters. Among them, there are difficulty C monsters that you are still uneasy about.”
“Yes.”
“Isn’t Nellis still scared of facing and fighting someone stronger than her?”
“… Yes.”
No matter how much courage she tried to overcome, she couldn’t help it.
Nellis could only lament, thinking once again how pathetic her problems were as a warrior.
And towards Nellis.
“Nellis.”
Kalt spread his hands.
“From now on, answer everything I ask honestly.”
“… Yes.”
Kalt decided to first touch on the root of Nellis’ mental problems.
“Why is Nellis scared when she goes up against someone stronger than her?”
“I’m afraid I’ll get hurt. What if my protection doesn’t work? I’m afraid. Once I think of that, I keep thinking about it, and it makes my body tremble.”
“I see. So… Is that still the reason?”
In Kalt’s opinion, if Nellis valued her colleagues, she would have added a new factor to her original problem.
And Kalt’s thoughts were correct.
“No… Yo. There’s another reason… At first, I was alone, but… I’m afraid because I can imagine what will happen after my protection doesn’t work.”
“For example?”
“If I don’t win and the protection doesn’t work… I’m scared that Scarlett or Aria will get hurt if I get through.”
Originally, it would be possible to gain courage because of that fear and fear.
In fact, when Nellis encountered the Kobold King, he did not back down because he thought the villagers would get hurt.
But I didn’t back down and my body didn’t move well due to fear.
And the fundamental problem was that the protection did not work properly due to that enormous fear.
If so.
‘All you have to do is help them overcome that fear with hypnosis.’
Nellis has talent.
In reality, Nellis is so scared that she can’t fight properly.
She never ran away or anything.
Therefore, what Kalt did through her hypnosis was to amplify Nellis’ courage and at the same time remind her more strongly of the beings she wanted to protect.
Kalt changed her methods of hypnosis so that Nellis could not remember Kalt’s words, and so she spoke.
“Nellis, the more times you repeat the special training I’m talking about, the more courage you will gain.”
“Dragon… Ki…”
“The courage to face an enemy stronger than yourself. As that courage grows, your body no longer trembles. And with your blessings, you will strongly believe that you can protect yourself and your friends.”
“So that I can protect my colleagues…”
“Yes, because you are a hero. The courage to want to protect someone is what gives you strength.”
“Courage is strength…”
After hypnotizing her to resolve her underlying problem, Kalt again made Nellis remember his words and continued her speech.
“Nellis, from now on, I will teach you how to train. If you repeat this method, you will be able to gain a little more ‘courage’.”
“Yes… Mr. Kalt.”
“Your problem is that you end up feeling afraid in front of someone you think is stronger than you. And the closer the target gets, the bigger that fear gets. Right?”
“Yes…”
“Then, let’s take special training to resist and show courage while being suppressed at close range by a powerful opponent. Do the special training I thought of and develop ‘courage’. Got it?”
“Yes… Mr. Kalt…”
Kalt withdrew his hand again.
“Okay, now I’ll explain the special training method. You have to listen carefully?”
“Ah… Yes! I’ll listen carefully, Mr. Kalt!”
Nellis, who only remembered that Kalt was going to give her special training to show off her ‘courage’, was filled with motivation.
And.
“Uh, ka, ka, Mr. Kalt. Is this special training…?”
“That’s right.”
Nellis was very embarrassed while receiving special training from Kalt.
Special training to develop courage while being subdued at close range by a powerful opponent.
Nellis thought that the only powerful being here was Kalt.
Therefore, Nellis only thought that the content of the special training was that Kalt would restrain him by his arms and subdue him while he was lying face down.
But what Kalt did was different from what Nellis expected.
No, it was like restraining my arms.
However, what Nellis was thinking of was a subduing posture with both her hands tied together, and her sword pose was like a monster attacking a woman.
Nellis is lying on her bed, and her Kalt is holding both of her wrists with both of her hands. Nellis’s legs are spread like a frog, and her Kalt is holding her thighs firmly in place with her thighs. It was
It’s just that she doesn’t touch her private parts, but it’s clear that she looks quite embarrassed on the outside.
“Is this really special training!?”
“Just stay still, Nellis.”
Kalt smiled his usual kind smile.
It exuded a cool, deadly force.
“…!”
Nellis’s heart, which had been embarrassed by the evil energy emanating from her Kalt, was transformed into a fear that made her unable to move as she was overcome by her strength.