Chapter 157 – Negotiation 2

「Please… believe me on this」

The hooded man said.

But trust was no small thing.

At that moment.

「In that case, leave it to me, nyaa」

Vischy said.

「What are you planning?」

「I’m going to put him under hypnosis, nyaa.」

「Hypnosis…」

Right, I remembered, Vischy could use Hypnosis Magic.

It didn’t work on me thanks to my psychokinetic barrier.

But for someone without resistance, it could be a terrifying spell.

「Here I go, nyaa.」

Vischy cast the hypnosis spell.

The very next instant, the hooded man’s body relaxed.

「Looks like it worked, nyaa. You’ll answer some questions.」

「…Alright…」

The man answered vacantly.

Vischy began questioning him.

「You just said you’d serve under Henry. Was that your true intention, nyaa?」

「…Yeah… that’s… true…」

His voice was sluggish, probably due to the hypnosis.

「Can you swear that you won’t betray Henry, nyaa?」

「Of course… I swear…」

He answered with clear affirmation.

「That’s enough, nyaa. I’ll release the spell.」

Vischy activated the release magic.

The man blinked back to his senses.

Turning to me, Vischy said.

「It seems this one has no intent to betray you, nyaa. At the very least, he’s serious about serving under you, nyaa.」

「I see.」

Even under hypnosis, the man claimed he wanted to serve me.

It’s unlikely someone could lie under the influence of such magic.

In other words, he held no hidden agenda.

「So? What now, nyaa? Will you accept them as allies, nyaa?」

Vischy turned to me with the question.

I thought it over for a moment, then answered,

「…Very well. I’ll accept the deal.」

Then I added one condition.

「But I’ll say one thing first.」

「What is it?」

「I’ll spare your lives, but I won’t spare your employer. I will kill him. Are you okay with that?」

「No problem. I’m not especially loyal to my current master.」

「I see.」

I nodded.

「Then it’s a deal. First, tell me your names.」

I still hadn’t heard the names of these two.

So I demanded they introduce themselves.

「Vais. And Rena. …Can I treat Rena’s injuries?」

「Yeah. Go ahead.」

Rena had taken a serious blow from me.

Her ribs and one of her arms were likely broken.

Vais walked over and gave her a potion.

It was a high-quality one, Rena recovered immediately.

「Now then. Let’s hear the information. Give me everything you know.」

「…Alright.」

Vais nodded.

And then he began to talk.

About his employer, Lord Hydra…

And the king himself.