Chapter 14: First Brainwashing
As they don't lock me and don't bother to see what I do, I was free to check every room in the ship and discovered my original clothings, which are luckily never disposed. Those are the clothes I wore when I was first transmigrated into this universe. The clothes are clean as new.
Subsequently, I wait and meditate in the room that I am supposed to be. Now, I am sitting on my bed, a blanket wrapped around my body.
Sekrit doesn’t come. I remain sitting in the room brightened by crystal lighting which is typical of this world, and I am alone. A grimace forms on my lips and I nodd to myself. Of course.
"Clementine."
Yes?” A girl appear, leaning on door.
Before me stood a pretty, yet vaguely unsettling young woman. Her blonde hair swayed in the wind.
“Ah~ I’ve been worried, you know? I thought you went missing. What poor timing — I didn’t know you you are this evening, so we just take the red haired girl."
"I see." My calm response seems a surprise to her.
She then sit cross-legged with a gloating smile on her face and asks,
"How rare. You immediately notice this beautiful lady. I wonder how you change so much."
I chuckl dryly. “I thought I smelled your nice scent.”
"Uwah~ Pervert~ Lewd~"
As she said that, the girl’s — Clementine’s — face twisted. She has a grin so wide it nearly reaches her ears.
“What are you going to do with Ivanna?” I ask.
“Done?” Clementine tap her finger on her lips. “Maybe she just gave up on a loser like you.”
“Loser, huh?” I lean back, coolly inhale some air dwelling on her words, then exhale.
The delicate looking girl with short blond hair nod. “Right now, the slut Sekrit is bringing the red haired girl to an open space full of eager guys. They’ll do this to her and that to her. Give up. You have no power. You lose.”
So, that’s how it is. I haven’t realized it before. I suppose I was just so worried about losing everything, that I forget the circumstances when I was first brought into this universe.
"Clementine..." I say, my head lowering down.
“Hmm?” She responds with a catlike grin.
“I was never going to win this. That’s also what Sekrit said.”
“Yup…”
“That’s right…” a grin formed on my face. “But your fate is worse because you are going to become my slave forever.”
She blinks. “Eh?”
I throw off the blanket and stand up. As it fly to the side, I turn to her, my eyes burning with fire. I am dressed in the full clothing.
“Wh-what is this?” Her eyes widen.
I immediately set out without waiting for Clementine to respond. Upon exiting the room, the sound of her lazy footsteps is heard behind me.
"Are you mad because we treat the girl you love like a toy?" I ignore her.
Clementine continue in a mocking tone:
"Ufufufu, that red haired girl was soooo funny. Until the end she believed that someone would save her~ but how could she hold out that long against us with just that little bit of energy. Or could it be she was hoping you would save her?"
Clementine is all smiles. I look at her, and shake my head.
“…No, there’s no need to apologize.”
"Really? Well that’s a shame~ It’s fun to piss off those people who get all emotional when their loved ones come up. Oi, why aren’t you getting mad? You’re no fun! Or could it be that she means nothing to you. Hihihi.... pity her."
"Well, I might have done the same thing to you in the future. So blaming you for it would be hypocritical.”
Clementine’s eyes narrow, and for the first time she has a look of annoyance on her face. Her annoyed expression turned into a predatory grin.
"I wonder from where a lowly slave get that confidence."
"Can you just let me go. I have an imporant things to attend. Or better if you guide me to where she is." I chuckle coldly as I walk quickly away from her.
Clementine furrows her brows. I glance to her. She finally draws her weapons after I taunted her. She has four of the piercing weapons called dirk at her waist, as well as a gauntlet covering her left fist. Right now, she draw one of the dirk.
"Aaaaaaaa. Don't come near me!"
Just as she is about to strike, we hear Ivanna's scream. It came from the other side of the ship.
"I see. That's where she is."
“In~deed it is,” Clementine replies in a mocking tone of voice. She seems to have regained her composure after hearing Ivanna's scream.
That means I also have no time to waste. I stop and turn towards Clementine.
“…Now what tricks are you up to, hm!? Giving up already?”
"Giving up? Since Ivanna's whereabout is just nearby and she ia in trouble , I should wrap things up here as well.”
“What? What nonsense are you babbling—slave? You think you can beat, the great Clementine without any ability? You’re pissing me off.”
"Enjoy your last moment as the old Clementine." I say that but my body is drenched with cold sweat as I myself am not sure what I do will work. Today I summon a toothbrush and a toothpaste out of thin air. That means ability stated on the translucent dashboard is real. Since I first arrived in this world, I have always be able to see translucent dashboard. I see 3 words that is "Ability", then there is a line connecting from that word to another 2 words: one is "Item Transmigration" and "Brainwashing".
I tried two times today, instinctively selecting "Item Transmigration", another 2 words with image come out. The word "Toothpaste" with an image of toothpaste and word "Toothbrush" with an image of toothbrush. Each cost 10 points. When I select them, 20 points were deducted from the total points stated above them, which was 200 points. A toothpaste and a toothbrush appeared in front of me. An hour, I repeat the same action, the same things occur.
But when I selected "Brainwashing", although there are words "Lifetime limit: 2 Persons available", it also prompts "No Target Available".
But when I quietly selected "Brainwashing" when Clementine first came in front of me, it states "Target Eligible: Minimum Familiarity Achieved". That's why I dared to play long with this dangerous woman.
Angry Clementine fakes her usual sneer, and taunts me in turn:
“…Forget it. You’re right, we should wrap things up quickly.”
Clementine slowly sank into a crouch, strengthening her grip on her dirk. She becomes more restless as I am just standing still. She doesn't that I am ready to use my secret ability.
“Don’t, don’t look down on me!”
As she crouches to start her attack, I instinctively activate "Brainwashing" against her.
On the translucent dashboard, I see words "Brainwashing is successful"
Then, "Lifetime Quota: 1 Person remaining.".
Clementine's expression drastically changes. She stand up and look at herself cluelessly.
I call her, "My name is Hiro. You are going to help me."
She is flabbergasted for a minute before smile innocently, "Let's save the red haired girl, Hiro."
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