Chapter 7

“Let’s sit here and eat.”

Saying that, she took his hand—the hand of the boy in the dumbfounded, (pretend) hypnotized state—and led him to a chair. She then began to lay out the lunch box he had handed her onto the desk.

“Now, Kazu-kun, you open the lunch box I made for you, too. I made it with lots of love. Bon appétit♡”

—Lots of love… fetish?!

Did she put saliva or body fluids in it…? No, no, surely not…

Even if a massive explosion of uncontrollable fetishes was happening, he wanted to believe that while she might have lost her common sense, she hadn’t lost her basic decency.

Kazuhiko, trembling with fear internally, still thought to himself, Well, if it’s Takane-san’s, I guess I can’t not eat it. In a sense, they were a match made in heaven.

—But I’m supposed to be hypnotized right now. Is it okay for me to just eat normally? …Well, she did say “Bon appétit,” so it should be fine, right…?

As a novice in feigning hypnosis, Kazuhiko was inwardly frantic. However, refusing to eat would make it seem like the hypnosis was failing, so Kazuhiko carefully opened the lunch box he had received from her.

He immediately gasped.

—Wow, it looks incredibly delicious…

The lunch box from Reika was, first of all, colorful. Cherry tomatoes and lettuce gave the impression of a vibrant jewel box, and yet it also contained essentials for a high school boy, like tamagoyaki (rolled omelet) and karaage (fried chicken). Furthermore, she hadn’t forgotten side dishes like hijiki (seaweed) to maintain the colorful impression.

—I don’t think so, but did she remember that I like hijiki…? No way, haha…

Thinking this, the sheer quality of the lunch box made Kazuhiko’s chest swell with emotion. This was definitely a lunch box made with love. He felt like hitting his past self for thinking it was a lunch box full of a love fetish.

And if he hadn’t been pretending to be hypnotized, he would have shouted,

“It’s a jewel box of deliciousness just from the look!”

…No, he wasn’t really that enthusiastic.

Oblivious to Kazuhiko, who was involuntarily moved and frozen, Reika wore a face like a samurai heading into battle.

“This is Mother-in-law’s lunch box… The taste I must learn…”

Since she was a refined beauty with sharp, intelligent eyes, her presence was indeed that of a warrior heading for a duel. And considering her future, this was definitely nothing less than a duel.

Therefore, Kazuhiko, who was moved and frozen, was saved because his unnatural movement for a hypnotized person didn’t draw her attention. 

He was about to instinctively say Itadakimasu (a polite phrase said before eating), but in his current feigned hypnotic state, he quickly considered what would be a natural or unnatural motion.

—Well, I guess I can just act like it’s ingrained in my body.

So, he put his hands together and then began to eat.

—Delicious! Takane-san’s lunch is delicious!

The tamagoyaki was perfectly salted, and the karaage was irresistibly juicy. The salad was fresh, creating a flawless harmony. The only regret was that he was currently pretending to be hypnotized.

He couldn’t express his praise or gratitude for this lunch.

—Damn it, why am I pretending to be hypnotized?! I should just confess…

The thought crossed his mind, but revealing he wasn’t hypnotized would be life-threatening. He wouldn’t be able to eat such a delicious lunch if he weren’t alive. Therefore, while his heart was wildly excited, Kazuhiko desperately tried to maintain a calm exterior as he ate. It was at that moment,

“This is Kazu-kun’s home cooking… It really is delicious,” Reika murmured, putting a bite of Kazuhiko’s lunch into her mouth.

—Takane-san’s lunch is more delicious.

Kazuhiko wanted to respond brightly (by his own standards), but since he was pretending to be hypnotized, he couldn’t reply carelessly. With a delicious lunch and a beautiful girl (he’d close his eyes to her fetish for a moment) who was an unobtainable flower right there, he had to eat with forced composure.

—This is kind of like torture by happiness…

While Kazuhiko was thinking this, Reika suddenly let slip a remark.

“…Phew, I wish you hadn’t been hypnotized.”

Me too. I was thinking the exact same thing right now.

A phrase that should have been seductive depending on the context was imbued with a deep sense of regret.

And so, the two finished each other’s lunch boxes.

“We need to think of a countermeasure…”

Reika said that while sitting on Kazuhiko’s lap after she finished eating.

—Why?! Why are you just sitting on my lap?!

Her butt was voluminous and firm, like the meat of the fried chicken, yet soft. While pressing and grinding her sexy ass against his thighs, Reika leaned back against Kazuhiko.

—As soft as ever, warm, and smells so good!

Kazuhiko’s happy torture continued. And blood was rapidly flowing to his lower body. Reika the pervert was not oblivious to this.

“…Ara? Fufu… My, Kazu-kun, you’re energetic. After an appetite comes lust? That’s encouraging.”

—I’m terrified of you when words like that come out of your mouth!

And oblivious to Kazuhiko’s distress, she spoke to herself.

“I missed my chance, I should have had him feed me or feed him. …Well, next time, right?”

—There’s going to be a next time?!

“Right, let’s give you a command now.”

Saying that, Reika guided Kazuhiko’s arms to wrap around her stomach. Not only that, she pressed his hardened part against her buttock, eventually guiding it to fit snugly into the crack of her butt. Then, she lifted her hips and stimulated him!

—Stop it! Don’t involve me in your fetish…!

This truly was happy torture.

“Kazu-kun,”

She said, her tone becoming slightly serious. While feeling a throbbing in his groin, Kazuhiko also prepared himself to listen.

“Come to this empty classroom starting tomorrow, too. Bring your lunch box. You will continue to eat lunch with me. If you understand, hug me tightly three times.” “…”

Hug.

“Oof.”

Hug.

“Ohe.”

Hug.

“Ohoh♡ Good boy… Hehe, and your hard part is twitching in response… Did my voice excite you? …Fufufu.”

—Kill me. Just kill me! Don’t involve me in your fetish!

“Well, it’s about time, so let’s go. When I leave this classroom, your hypnosis will be broken. And you will forget what happened in this room. And then—your memory will be that you were eating lunch here all alone, feeling lonely. Understood?”

—No, it’s not! Don’t make people eat alone!

He thought, but he couldn’t possibly say it.

“Come on, if you understand, hug me tightly three times.”

Kazuhiko reluctantly repeated the action.

“Well then, see you again, Kazu-kun♡ Pero.”

Saying that, she gave the hickey on Kazuhiko’s chest a lick and then left.

—I have to do this again?

“…Hah.”

Kazuhiko sighed heavily and buried his head in his hands.