Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

Given her personality, those emotions will resurface once she returns to a safe place.

He opened the section for Tenkai Chizuru and pressed the connect button.

The moment consciousness fades, the scene before my eyes changes rapidly.

When he refocused, he found himself sitting in a dimly lit little room, surrounded by a few old chairs and dusty folding tables, with a roll of plastic wrap on the windowsill.

This place is familiar to Shimada Sho.

The last time I came to return the mats, I got stuck here, right in the equipment room.

Shimada Sho looked down and examined his current body.

Wearing a school uniform, the buttons on the collar had been undone at some point, revealing a section of fair collarbone.

A strange feeling spread through my whole body.

My skin was burning, my breathing was rapid, and my heart was pounding.

It felt as if some kind of stirring was brewing in my heart.

This feeling isn't unfamiliar either.

When she was possessed before, Chizuru Amami rewarded herself in the equipment room of the production crew, just like before.

"This is fucking..."

Once he understood his body's condition, Shimada Sho was completely distraught.

"System, my lord!"

In my mind, the voice of Tenkai Chizuru echoed.

With an unusual excitement, as lively as boiling water, she exclaimed, "You've finally arrived!"

"...Are you alright?" Shimada Sho decided to find out the situation first.

This girl is acting very strangely right now; he needs to figure out what's wrong.

"Yes! I've never felt this good before!" Chizuru Amami's voice was full of excitement.

Shimada Sho frowned. "You took off your necklace?"

He had already seen the silver-white necklace next to the body of Tenkai Chizuru, reflecting the faint sunlight from the window.

“Yes, that’s right.” Chizuru Amami answered matter-of-factly, “This necklace is completely useless; it can’t even get the shop assistant to behave.”

"...the effect may not be obvious."

"No way!" Tenkai Chizuru's voice rose several decibels. "He wasn't hypnotized by me today, nor did he do what I said... System, you're lying to me!"

"..."

Shimada Sho didn't know how to explain it for a moment.

But the voice in my mind still carried a strong sense of excitement.

"System, why do you think the shop assistant doesn't want to be hypnotized by me? Does he dislike me? Does he think I'm strange?"

He doesn't hate you.

"Then why didn't he do as I told him to?"

"...because hypnosis itself is against the will of another person."

Tenkai Chizuru was silent for a moment, then spoke again, stubbornly saying, "But if I'm not hypnotized, the shop assistant won't even look at me..."

"...Have you ever considered that he might not actually want to be hypnotized by you?"

Shimada Sho felt it was necessary to give the girl some advice.

If this continues and we keep getting stuck on this one point, it's easy for something bad to happen.

The voice in my head did not respond.

"...So what does he want?" After a long time, her voice rang out again.

The excitement had subsided considerably, and his tone was somewhat dejected.

It was as if the girl had lost all her brilliance in an instant.

Shimada Sho couldn't help but feel sorry for her. He opened his mouth to speak, but then he heard Amami Chizuru speak again, "It must be because I haven't done enough!"

"Ok?"

"The shop assistant doesn't not want to be hypnotized, it's just that I haven't given him the instructions yet. Yes! That must be it!"

"..."

This girl is completely beyond saving.

Unable to refute her idea with words, Shimada Sho simply called her "Chizuru".

"Don't call me Chizuru!" Tenkai Chizuru suddenly spoke up.

Shimada Sho opened his eyes.

"Only a shop assistant can call me that!"

His excited voice carried a morbid obsession.

Shimada Sho's heart sank completely.

Before she wore the necklace, she experienced a strange psychological influence.

It wasn't obvious at the time.

Now, once the necklace is removed, she goes completely mad.

Her condition is very abnormal.

Sho Shimada needs to correct this.

"Tenkai," Shimada Sho changed his form of address.

This time, there was a response: "What's wrong, System Master?"

“You can’t take off the necklace, otherwise all the hypnotic commands you gave will be relayed to your shop assistant, and she will know what you’ve done.”

"Huh?" Tenkai Chizuru's attention was immediately drawn.

Shimada Sho emphasized again, "You have to wear it all the time, you can't take it off, understand?"

"Alright!" Tenkai Chizuru replied disappointedly.

"Do you understand what this system means?"

"You're supposed to wear the necklace, don't worry, System!"

Chizuru Amami answered very smoothly, without a hint of worry in her voice.

Shimada Sho didn't know what else to say.

He picked up the necklace he had taken off and put it back on.

Then I pressed logout and went offline with a heavy heart.

We need to find another solution.

Upon regaining consciousness, the system panel appeared before Shimada Sho's eyes.

[Ding! No reward for this login.]

[Tenkai Chizuru's development progress updated, current: 25%...]

Upon seeing the notification, Shimada Sho's vision went black.

"This thing can even go backwards?!"

Chapter Thirty: Please continue to be responsible for it, Xiang-jun.

【Ding! 】

[There is no reward for this connection as you have not completed any tasks.]

【Ding! 】

[A slight change in the character "Tenkai Chizuru's" mentality has been detected; character progression is updating...]

【Tenkai Chizuru】

Age: 17

[Tags: Two-faced idol, exclusive puppy, extreme breakdown, unpredictable!]

Current progress: 25% (-50%)

[Connection Cooldown: 11 hours 59 minutes 03 seconds (Reset)]

After regaining consciousness, a panel appeared in front of Shimada Sho's eyes.

His first noticeable change was the sudden drop in development progress.

From 75% to 25%, a sudden drop of 50%.

Moreover, the labels have also undergone significant changes.

The previous cowardice and tolerance are gone, replaced by two worrying traits: extreme collapse and unpredictability.

Shimada Sho looked at the interface, his brows furrowed.

These two words don't seem like good words at all.

When it appears on a young idol whose mental state is precarious, it's as if something bad is about to happen at any moment.

He exited the interface and instead opened the lottery.

I've accumulated quite a few chances to participate in the lottery.

"Should we try one more time?" Shimada Sho asked hesitantly.

The Tranquilizing Necklace does have an effect; it can suppress the desires in the young idol's heart.

But her current condition is clearly not suitable.

There must be a tool that can completely eliminate all negative mental states.

Is it possible to get it in just one 10-pull?

Torn between his feelings, Shimada Sho turned off the turntable.

He cannot pin his hopes for solving the problem on a futile stroke of luck.

If possible, it's better to take concrete actions.

Even idols are not beyond redemption.

As long as you patiently talk to her, carefully guide her, and correct her distorted mind...

"Yes, it definitely will."

Shimada Sho muttered to himself, shutting down the system and getting up.

The lunch break wasn't over yet, and there weren't many students in the classroom.

The idol is still in the equipment room, so it's definitely not possible to see him right now.

If she sees me in this state, something bad might happen.

Let her wear the necklace first to calm herself down.

Wait until you recover before making contact.

Whether it's talk therapy or guiding her to focus her attention on other things, we can try anything.

Shimada Sho decided to continue his training at the kendo club.

He left the classroom and soon arrived outside the teaching building.

At noon, the sun blazed overhead.

June is already halfway over, and the rising temperatures have reduced the number of students on campus.

In this weather, most people prefer to stay indoors.

Unless there's a specific reason for coming outside, or someone like Chizuru Amami who has a special need to hide in the equipment room, people who come outside should stay indoors.

She should be...