I Was Reincarnated as a Creepy Fat Guy, Then Trained Myself Without Sleep. And Then, for Some Reason, the Heroines Start Approaching Me - Chapter 85: Power of the Hypnosis App

After school, Kanna left the school premises immediately.

On her way home, Kanna recalled the conversation during lunch.

[Such a suspicious app is definitely a lie.]

[Yeah! Is Hosokawa-kun interested in that kind of stuff!?]

[Well, not exactly…]

As soon as Manabu brought up the topic of the hypnosis app, both Arisa and Yumi showed clear signs of rejection.

Since then, they shifted to another topic, but the words “hypnosis app” lingered in Kanna’s mind.

While understanding that it was undoubtedly a dubious story, Kanna, being a curious girl, couldn’t easily let go of the idea.

“Hypnosis app…”

Muttering to herself, Kanna took out her phone and sent a message to Manabu.

After that, she headed home.

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At the Kanzaki residence, having finished her household chores, Kanna entered her room, took out an old phone, and stared at it intently.

With the potential risks of hacking in mind, she intended to install the app on this old phone after performing a factory reset.

Kanna, who received the URL from Manabu, sent it to her old cellphone and quickly launched the hypnosis app.

“Is it really possible to be hypnotized by something like this?”

Out of curiosity, she installed it, but the amateurish quality raised inevitable doubts.

There was only one button on the screen.

<Hypnosis>

Kanna, with a serious expression, currently has two concerns.

Firstly, as everyone knows, the reliability of this app.

Secondly, the existence of someone willing to be an experimental subject.

She sighed, wondering if she should just give up.

However, at that moment, the sound of the door opening from the entrance reached her ears.

“Oh, Mom’s here.”

At that time, Tamaki entered.

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After eating the high-end bento that Tamaki brought and having an early dinner, tea time began.

As Kanna and her mother sat on the living room sofa, drinking tea that Kanna brewed, Tamaki subtly inquired.

“How’s things with Itsuki?”

“Well… it’s progressing smoothly, but…”

Tamaki had taken a stance of not deeply involving herself in this matter, choosing to support Kanna from behind.

Confirming Kanna’s passionate feelings towards Itsuki, she decided to respect her daughter’s emotions and support Kanna from the shadows.

However, at this moment, the daughter wore an uneasy expression.

As a mother, she couldn’t gnore when her daughter looked like this.

“What’s wrong?”

In response to Tamaki’s question, Kanna averted her eyes awkwardly, fidgeting.

Frowning slightly at her daughter’s suspicious behavior, Tamaki urged her to continue with her gaze. Then, Kanna, with a reluctant expression, moved her heavy lips.

“There’s something I want you to do, Mom…”

“Something you want me to do?”

“Yeah…”

“What is it?”

As Tamaki cutely tilted her head in confusion, Kanna, in a hushed voice, whispered.

“The hypnosis app…”

“Hypnosis… app?”

In Tamaki’s clear blue eyes as she asked again, the image of Kanna pulling out the old cellphone was reflected.

“Kanna… I never thought you’d be interested in such suspicious things…”

Tamaki held her head in her hands, shaking it in distress.

Designated as a troublesome child, Kanna suddenly waved her hands and responded.

“N-no… this is…”

However, Kanna couldn’t argue and bowed her head.

Stopping her hands, she said with frustration.

“So, will you do it? Will you not?”

With Kanna still bowing, Tamaki sighed deeply and said.

“Okay, I understand. Do it quickly.”

“…Thank you.”

With her permission granted, Kanna immediately launched the hypnosis app and showed it to her own mother.

“…”

Why am I being made to do this? Tamaki’s expression seemed to say as she gave Kanna a sidelong glance.

Then, taking it as a signal that it was okay to proceed, Kanna, with her finger, approached the button labeled “Hypnosis.”

“I’m starting, Mom!”

“Yeah, yeah…”

With a sigh, as if saying “oh well,” Kanna looked at her old cellphone.

Observing her mother like that, Kanna pressed the button.

Several seconds passed, but Tamaki remained motionless, and there seemed to be no change.

Kanna sighed with a disappointed expression, placing the cellphone on the sofa.

“Guess it didn’t work… Mom, it’s okay. You can stop.”

Speaking to Tamaki with a weak voice, Kanna noticed something strange.

“Mom?”

“Yeah…”

“What’s with your eyes?”

“Yeah…”

Tamaki’s eyes appeared lifeless.

Although Tamaki with lifeless eyes was still quite beautiful, Kanna looked at her own mother and widened her eyes in surprise.

“No way…”

“Yeah…”

Yamaki kept repeating “Yeah” continuously.

Still somewhat skeptical, Kanna decided to conduct an experiment.

Looking at Tamaki with faded blue eyes, Kanna asked a question.

“Mom, what do you think about Itsuki?”

“Itsuki… well…”

“Yeah, Itsuki.”

“Itsuki… Itsuki…”

With bated breath, Kanna, with a crane-like neck, awaited her mother’s response.

At first, Tamaki repeated “Itsuki,” but eventually…

“LOOOOOOOOVEEEEEE YOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!”

“Huh?”

“I LOOOOOOOOVEEEEEE YOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!”

“What!”

With heart-shaped eyes (though lifeless in color), Kanna’s mother answered with an extremely bright expression. Kanna, her mouth wide open, was left speechless.