Actually, when I first heard about Winterer’s terrorist activities, the thought of a bomb defusal operation immediately came to mind.

 

I knew my wives’ abilities well since I was their husband.

 

Even so, the reason I had been worried for so long was…

 

‘No matter how much Shia’s abilities have risen to S-rank, it would still take an hour.’

 

Even if it was limited to Seoul, Winterer had planted at least twenty bombs here and there.

 

No matter how I thought about it, it would take at least an hour just to move around.

 

However, the time the Chairman could hold Winterer back with his words was at most twenty minutes?

 

Someone had to draw attention for the remaining forty minutes. Make it impossible for Winterer to even think about detonating the bombs.

 

‘There’s no one else but me, right? If my master steps in, Winterer might just blow everything up in a panic.’

 

Considering all the conditions, I was the only one who could do it.

 

I had to withstand Winterer for more than forty minutes with hypnosis. Against a first-class villain like Winterer, with only C-rank lower abilities.

 

The reason I thought long and hard was that I didn’t believe it was possible. To hold on for more than forty minutes against someone who would immediately detonate the bombs the second the hypnosis broke?

 

Even as a second-round hypnosis breeder, it seemed impossible…

 

‘Wait. Haru?’

 

I thought it was impossible. Until Haru caught my eye.

 

‘Come to think of it, there were quite a few suspicious points about Winterer.’

 

Haru. A child who lived as a brainwashed doll.

 

From Winterer’s point of view, Haru was a very easy pawn to use.

 

But then…

 

A criminal record clean enough that the Chairman tried to win her over.

 

The circumstances of her capture during the attack.

 

Winterer seemed to not only not use Haru but also consciously protect her.

 

No, Winterer even walked around in her underwear while making sure Haru was properly dressed.

 

It had to be seen as more than just protection, but as cherishing her.

 

‘From the beginning, it’s strange that Haru, an awakened one, survived among the villains.’

 

Moreover, Haru wasn’t a villain.

 

If she were a villain, my hypnosis would have broken in three seconds.

 

Villains just let someone like Haru be?

 

When she first escaped the lab, she wouldn’t have been as strong as she is now.

 

That’s impossible.

 

Haru’s survival was definitive proof that Winterer protected Haru.

 

‘It’s like… Winterer isn’t a villain? Oh?’

 

All these pieces of evidence pointed to one fact.

 

There was still a human heart inside her.

 

She sympathized with Haru, who was in the same situation, and protected her.

 

This was something a villain couldn’t do.

 

Winterer wasn’t a villain.

 

‘But… No matter how I look at it, she is a villain. Her actions, her behavior.’

 

There were still points of doubt.

 

Winterer’s behavior was perfect for a villain, so much so that even a veteran like me didn’t doubt it.

 

It wasn’t even an act.

 

No matter how good the acting was, she couldn’t have fooled the Chairman, a national-level villain detector.

 

Thinking about this, it was too early to be sure that she wasn’t a villain…

 

‘Anyway, hypnosis will work, right?’

 

One thing was certain.

 

Haru was Winterer’s ‘gap’.

 

A gap that my hypnosis could exploit.

 

Thanks to that, I confidently proposed the plan,

 

“Why are you pretending to be a villain? Right, Haru?”

 

“Yes. Daddy. Sister is bad.”

 

“…Huh? Ah, Daddy?”

 

The result was this.

 

Winterer just looked at us as if it was ridiculous.

 

She didn’t even think about detonating the bombs.

 

…I was confident it would work, but it actually did.

 

I quickly continued.

 

[Activating ‘Complete Hypnosis.’]

 

“And your clothes. A sports bra and dolphin pants that show your butt. Even if you’re a villain, isn’t it embarrassing to go around like that?”

 

“I don’t care about…”

 

“Haru, your sister goes around in her underwear. Our Haru always dresses properly. What do you think?”

 

“Sister is flat-chested, so she’s pitiful. When she gets married, the baby will be hungry and cry every day.”

 

“…You crazy girl!!?”

 

Real-time mental attack with Haru.

 

Thanks to that, Winterer’s mind was greatly shaken, and another gap appeared.

 

I quickly planted the hypnosis.

 

“Hey, hey. Calm down. Let’s talk first. We haven’t met in a long time, and the bombs aren’t important right now, are they?”

 

-Ding!

 

[Confirmed to match the opponent’s intention. Despite the gap in rank, the target falls into a ‘mild’ hypnosis!]

 

“…Damn, okay. Who the hell are you two? Why is a grown girl calling you Daddy?”

 

The hypnosis was successful.

 

She already seemed to want to argue with me, and her sharp voice turned to me.

 

…Looking at her shaking eyes, it seemed like it would last about a minute.

 

I secretly gave a signal behind my back, calculating the time in my head.

 

Rubbing my cheek against Haru’s was a bonus.

 

“I am Haru’s father~.”

 

“Haru is Daddy’s daughter. We get along well.”

 

-Rub rub. Wave wave.

 

‘It’s fine here, so don’t create any variables and stay away.’

 

There wasn’t much to the signal.

 

An okay sign once. Waving my hand to tell them to move away.

 

As if understanding, the figures lingering behind slowly retreated.

 

“Fall back.”

 

“Chairman, he is in danger…”

 

“Stop talking and fall back. I am barely holding myself back from intervening.”

 

“Who are you… H-huh.”

 

“I wondered yesterday, but really, Ninomiya Aika…?”

 

I couldn’t hear what they were murmuring…

 

But they were definitely watching and cheering for us.

 

To repay their support, I rubbed my cheek against Haru’s even more vigorously.

 

Seemingly pleased, Haru clung to me.

 

“Daddy’s cheek is soft~.”

 

-Hug. Squish.

 

‘…It’s a bit awkward with her chest touching, but it’s not the right time to educate her, right?’

 

I felt the need for sex education once again.

 

But Haru’s sudden action brought great benefits.

 

“What, what, what, what are you doing……!!!?”

 

“Oh.”

 

‘She’s more flustered than I thought? Let’s see if she can resist not detonating the bombs?’

 

[Despite the gap in rank, the target falls into a ‘weak’ hypnosis!]

 

‘This should last three minutes? Nice.’

 

Thanks to that, I discovered a strategy for dealing with Winterer.

 

If I get along well with Haru, she gets excited by herself.

 

Taking advantage of that gap, I can implant the hypnosis.

 

…I was confident about this.

 

Lately, Haru really feels like my daughter.

 

I felt a surge of enthusiasm.

 

“A perverted bastard in heat, what are you trying to do?”

 

“You protected Haru, didn’t you? I’m grateful for that. Winterer, you raised her well, even dressing her nicely despite your poor circumstances. Thanks to you, she grew up to be such a lovely child.”

 

“What? I raised that girl? What a ridiculous thing…”

 

“Right. Daddy. Haru eats a lot, but Sister is flat-chested, so no milk comes out. Baby Haru would starve and collapse.”

 

“…What the hell is this doll bitch saying!!?”

 

We excitedly targeted her together.

 

Winterer’s rage gauge steadily increased.

 

[Despite the gap in rank, the target is under a ‘weak’ hypnosis…]
[Gap in rank…]
[Under hypnosis…]

 

‘Wow, this is pretty effective. How flustered is she?’

 

The sealing of the bomb detonation through hypnosis was also progressing smoothly. Although it only extended by a minute with each success… Hitting her with a 16-hit per second hypnosis rush made it quite profitable.

 

The focus in Winterer’s eyes gradually disappeared. It felt like I had already bought 15 minutes.

 

“Now, now, Haru. Stop that. It’s not good to tease someone about their complexes~.”

 

“What the hell are you talking about?”

 

“By the way, why were you pretending to be a villain? You’re not a villain. You’re just an awakened being.”

 

Additionally, through hypnosis, I confirmed a fact.

 

She was definitely not a villain.

 

The sensation was different from when I hypnotized villains.

 

In other words, even though she acted like a villain…

 

Her mind, her soul, was entirely human.

 

Unlike irredeemable villains, she was a normal person.

 

Pointing this out, Winterer couldn’t hide her confusion.

 

“What the hell are you talking about? Maybe after you’re dead, you’ll understand… Oh, what the? Why isn’t my mana…”

 

“Of course. First, you agreed to talk with me, remember?”

 

-Ding!

 

[Hypnosis…]

 

“…Fine. Let’s hear what nonsense you’re spouting before I freeze you to death.”

 

“Of course. Where should we start with the evidence?”

 

Her confusion provided a gap to insert more hypnosis.

 

I quickly presented the evidence. The living evidence, Haru.

 

“Our Haru has no criminal record. Why didn’t you use the brainwashed Haru?”

 

“…Huh? Wait, who are you to talk nonsense.”

 

“Instead of using a doll that would do anything you said, you cherished her, letting her grow up this cute.”

 

I pointed out the contradiction.

 

If she were really a villain, Haru would either be dead or a killer by now.

 

But Haru was alive and this cute.

 

This contradiction was proof that she wasn’t a villain.

 

Winterer’s voice rose.

 

“Don’t talk nonsense! Just… fine. I had a toy that listened well, so I played with it. What’s so strange about that?”

 

“Then why did you let Haru get captured during the last attack?”

 

“That, that was because that idiot got captured by mistake…”

 

“You know how strong Haru is, right? Yet you didn’t use her for the Chairman’s attack, instead assigning her noticeable tasks like building destruction. You practically begged for her to be taken away.”

 

On the other hand, as I began to grasp what was going on.

 

My tone became increasingly sly.

 

“Did you perhaps… let Haru escape? So she could live happily with normal people, not villains?”

 

“Stop writing your scenarios, you bastard!!”

 

“Haru~ It seems we met because of your sister~!”

 

“Sister, really?”

 

“Can you stop talking!!”

 

At this point, Haru joined in.

 

With Winterer on the verge of tears, I rubbed cheeks with Haru.

 

It was time to deliver the final blow.

 

‘Hmm. I want to emphasize that we’re close even usually…’

 

-Nod.

 

“Thank you. Thanks to you, Haru is happy every day. Today we played fusion games, and the day after tomorrow, we’re going to the amusement park to see Mr. Panda…”

 

“…What? Fusion games?”

 

While considering how to strike, a perfect topic appeared.

 

Haru, our bundle of joy, had tossed up a perfect pitch.

 

I spiked it right down.

 

“Really. I said no, but Haru insisted it was fun and wouldn’t get off me. I’m sorry about that.”

 

“Fusion game with Daddy. It feels great.”

 

We’re usually so close that I give her piggyback rides and more.

 

“What is… No, what exactly is a fusion game?”

 

“What else would it be…?”

 

“Riding on Daddy. Fusion. It feels like reaching the sky.”

 

“Just as Haru said. She still lacks some knowledge about adult things, so she doesn’t feel embarrassed and insists on doing it.”

 

Although it’s a bit embarrassing, what can you do, she’s a kid.

 

“But Daddy is mean. He talks about how it’s important and doesn’t let me do it for long. It’s not embarrassing at all. It only feels good.”

 

Our display of father-daughter closeness worked, as Winterer’s cheeks gradually turned red.

 

She no longer looked like a villain.

 

“Number 47. Don’t tell me…”

 

“Sister, do you want to do it too? Fusion games with Daddy. Haru highly recommends it.”

 

Taking advantage of the gap, Haru’s tea-bagging.

 

I joined in immediately.

 

“It’s a bit embarrassing, but since you raised Haru, I could let you try once if you want?”

 

“…What? Why are you speaking so proudly? Just because you’re a bit handsome…”

 

“You look like you would enjoy that kind of thing.”

 

“H-huh…?!”

 

Even though she’s short and looks like she’d only ride the merry-go-round at the amusement park. Want to try it once?

 

It was perfect tea-bagging, even to me.

 

Her precious doll met a good father and became happy overnight.

 

And now that father was smiling and offering to treat her as a daughter too.

 

It must be infuriating.

 

“Then, Sister, let’s do it together with Haru. Fusion games with all three of us.”

 

“All three of us? Hmm. I wonder if Daddy can handle it.”

 

“Sister is light, so he can easily lift you. Daddy can do it for an hour.”

 

“Well… I guess that seems possible.”

 

And I am a master at pouring oil on the fire.

 

Seizing the moment, I and Haru struck with a special move.

 

-Hug.

 

“How about it, want to join us?”

 

“Doing it with all three is three times more fun. Haru guarantees it.”

 

Would you like to try riding a piggyback ride on a piggyback ride?

 

The Cerberus. The K-Bremen Musicians.

 

The reaction was dramatic.

 

“S-s-s…!”

 

-Ding!

 

[Despite the gap in rank, the target is under a ‘normal’ hypnosis!!]

 

‘Okay. This should last an hour.’

 

Winterer was on the verge of losing her reason due to anger. My solid hypnosis had taken hold.

 

Only then did I relax my tense shoulders.

 

Adding this hour to the 25 minutes the Chairman had bought us, Shia and Alice would have enough time to defuse the bombs.

 

I couldn’t help but smile at the thought of overcoming the terror.

 

“Hey. You.”

 

“Hmm?”

 

“I’ll overlook you messing with me. But, how can you do that to a girl calling you Daddy?”

 

Before I could smile.

 

Winterer spoke, stumbling over her words.

 

I tilted my head in confusion.

 

“Because she feels like a daughter.”

 

‘If it wasn’t for Haru, I wouldn’t have done it in the first place. It’s like a wish.’

 

There’s no meaning in having a good relationship between father and daughter.

 

With that answer, Winterer’s trembling gradually subsided.

 

And then,

 

“———Die. Trash.”

 

-BOOM!!!!

 

“…?!”

 

The boss fight I thought I had won entered a hidden phase.