Episode 3 – Ryoko’s Seduction Begins

Ryoko had taken an interest in Shota—and she decided to seduce him using her powers.

To start, she gave him a gentle emotional jab. With a subtle adjustment of his brain chemistry, she spread a warm, blissful feeling through him—along with a growing sense of intimacy toward her.

“Hey, Shota-kun.”

Her voice rolled sweetly off his name as she flicked a pen across the desk with a single finger.

Telekinesis, of course.

“Huh? Wait... did that just move…?”

Shota stared at the pen, wide-eyed.

“Hehe, weird, right?”

Still smiling, Ryoko gently lifted the end of his necktie into the air.

When Shota looked up, their eyes met—her seductive smile drawing him in.

“You seem like the kind of guy I just can’t leave alone.”

She leaned in, letting her breath tickle his ear as she released a fresh wave of dopamine into his brain.

Ryoko’s very presence began to feel like a drug, slowly taking over his senses.

“Look… I can do this, too.”

Suddenly, Shota’s arm floated upward, as if controlled by invisible strings.

“Wha—?”

Ryoko watched his confusion with amusement. Then, with a flick of her finger, his arm gently returned to its original position.

“Feels like magic, doesn’t it?”

She smiled mischievously and brushed her fingertips softly across his cheek.

“So… do you want to know more about me?”

His eyes were locked on her now—drawn in, unable to escape.

Ryoko smiled in satisfaction, having confirmed the effect.

Ryoko’s charm seeped deeper and deeper into Shota’s heart.

Just the lightest touch of her fingers sent his heart racing.

It was like she could peer straight into his soul.

“What’s wrong?” she asked playfully.

“I-I… uh…”

He fumbled for words, his brain refusing to cooperate. Her soft voice, her subtle scent, every little movement—it was all overwhelmingly alluring.

(What is this…? I can’t stop thinking about her.)

When she leaned in just a little, a strange thrill rose from deep within him.

Dopamine. Oxytocin.

Shota didn’t know it, but Ryoko was tweaking his neurochemistry the entire time.

“Don’t you feel happy when you’re with me?”

Her voice was like a spell, echoing in his mind.

Happy… calm… I want to be closer…

Those feelings kept bubbling up, one after another.

“Y-yeah… I do,” he admitted.

Before he realized it, his eyes were glued to her.

Ryoko lifted her finger, and the pen on the desk began to float, spinning slowly in the air.

“Amazing…”

It should have been shocking—but in that moment, it just looked magical. Beautiful.

“Shota-kun,” she whispered.

She gently took his hand.

“Don’t you want to know me better now?”

Shota couldn’t deny it anymore.

Her powers were slowly eroding his logic, tangling up his heart.

“…Yeah.”

The moment he answered, Ryoko’s smile turned even more seductive.

He was already caught—completely.

Even after their conversation ended, his heart wouldn’t stop racing.

(What is this feeling…?)

Every glance, every word—everything she did seemed irresistibly charming.

Just meeting her gaze made his body heat up.

Hearing her voice made his heart flutter.

I can’t stop thinking about Ryoko-senpai.

As he was about to head home, a notification lit up his phone.

“Hey, Shota-kun. Do you have any plans after work today?”

It was from Ryoko.

Just that one short message made his heartbeat spike.

Before he could respond, another message arrived:

“If you’re free… want to grab a drink with me?”

Going out for drinks.

Alone with Ryoko.

More time with her.

(Yes… I mean—wait, should I…?)

Part of him hesitated.

Being with Ryoko always made him feel like he was losing control.

Like he was getting pulled deeper into her spell.

And yet, his fingers moved on their own.

“I’d love to!”

The neon lights glowed softly across the night streets.

In a cozy little bar, Ryoko was already seated, waiting.

Even in a simple white blouse and tight skirt, she somehow shifted the entire atmosphere just by being there.

“Good work today, Shota-kun,” she said, offering him a glass with a gentle smile.

“O-oh, thank you…”

They clinked glasses, toasted, and Ryoko immediately set hers down.

Then, she stared directly at him.

“Nervous?”

“W-what? N-no, not at all…”

“Really~?”

She leaned her elbow on the table, gazing up at him with a playful smile.

In that moment, her eyes shimmered red—she had activated her hormonal manipulation again.

(Oh no… my mind’s slipping…)

The more he drank, the foggier his head became.

His thoughts turned vague and scattered, but her voice rang clear in his ears.

“Shota-kun, you know… it’s okay to fall even more in love with me.”

She said it playfully—but the words echoed in his mind over and over.

Love me. More. Even more…

(Am I… falling for her…?)

Ryoko’s fingers moved subtly on the table.

“…?”

In that instant, Shota felt his consciousness drift.

The world around him seemed to waver and blur.

“You’ll be fine,” she whispered.

“From now on… just keep thinking about me, okay?”

Her words sank directly into his heart.

Every light touch sent a pulse through his chest.

His reason, his judgment—everything began to melt away.

Only one thought remained, clear and undeniable:

I love Ryoko.

“…Yeah…”

He was powerless to resist now.

Shota’s heart was completely, hopelessly tangled in Ryoko’s web.