The School is Under Hypnosis, and I'm the Only One Who Knows (I Was Able To Send The Hypnotist Flying Back Home, but Now I’ve Got The Whole School Under My Hands As My Harem, What Should I Do!?)

Chapter 8: The Current State of Tanaka

Finally, the detective contacted me with news. They had found Tanaka, apparently living about two hours away by train. After all that’s happened, I might finally be able to end this erotic and guilt-inducing harem school life. It’s been a long journey. Yet, as I contemplate its end, I can’t help but feel that it’s a waste.

Well, in all fairness, I, who was never meant to be popular, got to experience a brief period of being sought-after at school. Anything beyond this would be sheer indulgence.

But will everyone hate me when the hypnosis wears off? Am I in the clear? It’s not my fault, it’s not my fault. Tanaka is to blame for all of this.

Now, let’s go meet Tanaka and have him lift the hypnosis.

I took the train to meet Tanaka, of course, after taking precautions against his hypnosis. I brought earplugs, or rather, headphones, in case he tried to cast a spell on me. Additionally, I wrote a memo on my phone to remind myself if I somehow fell under his spell.

First, I didn’t approach him directly but instead observed his current situation. It seemed like Tanaka was living a life similar to my previous one, spending time with my parents as if they were his own family.

I felt a bit conflicted about this. Those are my parents, after all.

Tanaka appeared to be living a typical school life. By the way, the school he currently attends is an all-boys school. I checked the students there, and none of them had been replaced by beautiful girls. Since it’s an all-boys school, it was easy to confirm. It seems he hasn’t used his hypnosis there, but I can’t let my guard down yet.

Wait, why is Tanaka attending an all-boys school? The student he swapped with was a girl. It’s hard to imagine a girl attending an all-boys school. Didn’t Tanaka swap the places where people lived and the schools they attended?

Or should I consider it from a different perspective? The swapped student was probably attending an all-girls school. So, it wasn’t possible to simply swap places. That’s why he ended up in an all-boys school now, perhaps?

Anyway, there’s no point in observing from a distance forever. It’s time to talk to Tanaka. I approached him when he was about to return home alone.

“You’re Tanaka, right?”

“Huh? Who are you?”

“It’s Watanabe, from the same academy. Don’t you remember me?”

Tanaka tilted his head in confusion.

“The same academy…? I don’t remember you at all.”

Tanaka’s reaction seemed genuine; he didn’t appear to be acting. He didn’t recall the cheat hypnosis I recorded and played for him. If he did, he would have either lashed out in anger or tried to use hypnosis on me immediately.

“Hey, how’s your current school?”

“It’s fun, in its own way. But why did I end up in an all-boys school? I want to have some fateful meeting with some girls..”

“So, if you had the power to control others, what would you do?”

“That’s obvious. I’d gather busty beauties at school and create my own harem.”

That’s right. Why hasn’t he created a harem at his current school? Could it be that he’s lost his cheat hypnosis…? Or has he simply forgotten how to use it?

What kind of hypnosis did he cast on our classmates to swap them? And what kind of hypnosis did I cast on him? If he can’t use hypnosis, it’s likely that the hypnosis I put on him using the recorded audio is still in effect. I wish I knew what kind of hypnosis it was, but I have no way of finding out.

This is a problem. I had hoped Tanaka would lift the hypnosis, but if he can’t use it, there’s no way to undo it. If he could, I would have somehow convinced him to do it. But now that Tanaka can’t use the cheat hypnosis, I have to find a way to break it from scratch myself.

I ended the conversation with Tanaka and returned to my penthouse in a luxurious apartment building.

Back home, I pondered the situation. In the worst-case scenario, even if the hypnosis never wears off, I can simply continue attending Sakura Minami Academy until I graduate. Despite the guilt, I must admit that being popular is enjoyable, and I don’t mind going to school regularly.

The real issue is the other students. Will they remain under hypnosis for up to three years? It’s unfair to let them spend such a crucial period of their lives in a hypnotic state. Moreover, if the hypnosis doesn’t wear off, it might have adverse effects on them even after graduation.

I can only pray that the hypnosis on everyone will fade with time or wait for Tanaka to remember his cheat hypnosis. For now, I’ll have Tanaka watched. he might recall his cheat hypnosis and start turning schools into harems again. It’s a bit pricey, but I’ll hire the detective to keep an eye on him.

I prayed that the hypnosis on everyone would lift on its own, but I also decided to search for another way to break it.