"You—!"
The moment he saw Alex, the man personally experienced what it was like to fall from heaven to hell. Not only did the duck he had nearly caught fly away, but the deeper emotion hidden within him—fear—surfaced.
The fear of the unknown.
What is that thing? A black hole? Technology? Magic? Are you telling me that in this scientific world, there are such surreal things?
Witnessing a person appear out of nowhere, a living, breathing human walking out of that black hole, was such a terrifying sight that it made the man break out in a cold sweat. The extent of his arrogance moments ago was matched by the extent of his terror now.
The 'gal' friends huddled together, trembling.
Alex paid them no mind, turning to look at Alice, who was curled up in the corner, her eyes glistening with tears. The girl was shrinking like a small animal in the room's corner—vulnerable, terrified, afraid, astonished, delighted, and aroused...
In this moment, the young man read countless complex emotions in her blue eyes. Of course, the last one was due to the aphrodisiac. In short, the pitiable, weak, and helpless Alice found light in her desolate eyes the instant Alex appeared.
Of course, setting aside the changes in her emotional state, the physical pleasure could not be suppressed. That desire—which she fiercely tried to control but could not—surged even more intensely when her mind relaxed for a moment upon seeing Alex.
However, since he's here, it should be fine, right... Didn't he say yesterday that even if I were to do compensated dating, I should go to him first...
Thinking this, Alice let down her mental guard. Her pink lips parted, and a low moan, like a suppressed cry, escaped her. She began to rub her legs together, and more fluid flowed out.
In this moment, Alice was seductive and blooming like a beautiful flower.
Alex looked at her. He seemed oblivious to the girl's alluring posture, instead sizing her up with a somewhat astonished look. He probably hadn't expected Alice's reaction to be so extreme.
After all, he knew that this girl desperately craved friends...
Well, that makes sense. No matter how much she longed for friends, she wouldn't gamble with her own body. The Alice in the original story spiraled downward, perhaps partly because of a "what's the point?" mindset after losing her virginity. Once the gates of the abyss open, it's not so easy to close them.
Coupled with the stimuli around her, she was practically shoved by this world, step by step, into desperate misery...
Alex glanced away. He didn't even acknowledge the scumbag Ryan, who was nothing more than a mosquito in his eyes. Only when Ryan grabbed a nearby stool and hurled it at him did the young man turn his attention back.
He didn't move, letting the stool fly towards his head. It sliced through the air, looking like it would split his skull in the next second. On Ryan's vicious, distorted, disgusting face, a sinister smile suddenly appeared and widened maniacally.
"Die!!!"
No—
The dark-haired girl, whose chest was itching and whose lower body was flowing with fluid, was so frightened by the sight that the aphrodisiac seemed to momentarily fail. She opened her mouth in horror. The speed was too fast for her to react, and yet the boy wasn't dodging.
Just as the stool was about to hit him, it froze in mid-air, mere centimeters from his forehead. The scumbag's sinister, creepy smile halted abruptly, then was completely overtaken by terror.
Just like when he first met Alex yesterday.
"You—"
My body, I can't move my body!
Alex whistled, nudging the stool away from his head with a single finger. Meeting the young man's terrified gaze, he shrugged. "After experiencing and getting stronger through all this, acquiring all sorts of abilities, the original one—the Absolute Control—is still the most convenient."
Never forget your roots.
After murmuring this, his calm gaze settled on the blonde scumbag and the 'gal' friends. "You have courage. Yesterday was one thing, but you've experienced it twice now, and you just saw my ability with your own eyes, yet you still dared to attack... Is this what they call 'malice breeding courage'?"
"I can give you a third chance."
Snap!
Alex snapped his fingers. Ryan's body returned to normal. The sweating man threw the stool down, and with a thud, he dropped to his knees right in front of Alex, performing a textbook dogeza (deep Japanese bow). "I'm sorry! I was wrong!"
"I shouldn't have targeted your woman! I didn't know Alice was yours... I deserve to die! I'm guilty! Please, please spare me! I swear I will never do this again, so... just forgive me this once!"
Bang, bang—
His head hit the floor, making a loud sound.
Tears streaming down his face, he looked as pitiful as possible. Alex looked serious. "Actually... even without the drug, I usually just use my ability to force women. Isn't that much more convenient than using drugs?"
"Gasp?"
The man's cries of anguish, remorse, and torrent of tears abruptly stopped. He raised his head blankly, meeting Alex's deep, black eyes. The dozens of phrases of reform he had painstakingly conjured up were all stuck in his throat.
"So, I'm not a good person either," Alex's expression gradually turned cold, a sneer spreading across his face. "But I'm different from you. Even though I might be a 'playboy,' at least I won't force a woman to sell her body for money."
W-what?
The man's face changed drastically. H-how did he know what I was thinking?
Alex reached out and, controlling him, coldly stared at the guilt-ridden man, snapping his fingers. "As for using drugs to harm women... I doubt even the average scumbag would go that far. You're truly next level."
"No, I don't know, I... I never did that, n-no, don't do this—"
Unable to control his body, the man watched, his eyes splitting with rage, as he was led step-by-step to the door. He picked up the sharp kitchen knife. No matter how much he wailed, how desperate he felt, with snot and tears blurring his vision, he couldn't stop the next movement.
Under Alex's gaze, and the horrified looks of the 'gal' friends, he violently sliced downwards.
"AHHHH——————!!!"
"GAH——————!!!!!"
The screams were high-pitched. The 'gal' friends slumped to the ground, chills running down their bodies. They looked at the man rolling on the floor in agony, blood pooling beneath him, and then looked at the smiling Alex.
"You all saw it. He did it himself. I didn't do anything, you know," Alex spread his hands, feigning innocence.
He's a demon. This person is a demon!
Thump—
The 'gal' friends all collapsed to their knees.
Alex had no intention of letting any of them go. Even though they were women, he had zero interest in these compensated dating 'gals.'
Honestly, they were just ordinary people. Alex didn't feel much of an ego boost from having power over their life and death, but he had to admit, it was satisfying.
However... he looked down at the pale arms suddenly wrapping around him from behind. Alice had finally been completely overcome by the aphrodisiac, sinking into pleasure. Following her instinct and the craving of her body, she clung to Alex.
Alex blinked. He subtly placed a hand on the girl's chest, feeling the plump softness beneath. He sighed deeply while gently fondling her.
"I really am a pure-love champion..."