[Congratulations! You have completely conquered the heroine, Ochaco Uraraka, and made her fall completely for you.]
[Reward: 10,000 System Points.]
[Milestone Achieved: Broken and Rebuilt, My First Loyal Slave.]
[Milestone Achieved: The Protagonist's Crush Is My Loyal Slave.]
[Combined Milestone Reward: Hypnosis Skill Level Up!]
[Hypnosis skill has leveled up from Level 13 → Level 25!]
[Note: Higher-level skills require exponentially greater points. If Hypnosis had been above Level 20, this milestone reward would have granted fewer bonus levels.]
[Ding! Due to 100% Conquering Status, Ochaco Uraraka is now Soul-Bound to you.]
—[Status: Ochaco Uraraka]—
✧ Physique: 14 (Accessible)
✧ Spirit: 28 (Accessible)
✧ Quirk: Zero Gravity (Accessible)
✧ Conquered: 100% (Total Surrender / Absolute Obedience)
✧ Fetishes: Degradation, Cognitive Melting, Painless Submission, Breath Play.
✧ Current State: Sleeping Peacefully
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The moment Herman saw the series of system notifications, his vision nearly blurred, and he couldn't help but exclaim out loud.
"Awesome!"
Calming down his excitement a few seconds later, he cast a quick glance at the naked girl curled against his chest.
'Good. Still out.'
Having confirmed that Ochaco was still sleeping peacefully, he looked at the prompts once again from top to bottom.
Setting aside the 10,000 points from the reward for the moment, he focused on the Combined Milestone Reward, and his breath hitched.
"Holy Shit Hypnosis... seventeen levels in one shot?"
This reward almost saved him tens of thousands of points that he might have spent upgrading the Hypnosis skill in the future.
'System, exactly how many points would it have cost me to manually upgrade Hypnosis from 13 to 25?'
[48,200 Points]
'Fuck! It's completely broken now!' Herman thought with a wide grin on his face.
Although it sounded like only a 12-level increment, one had to remember that the growth curve of Hypnosis wasn't linear but was exponential, with its costs and power both spiraling upward in tandem.
Level 25 was simply in a different league entirely compared to Level 13.
For example, Herman no longer even needed to make eye contact to Hypnotize someone. If a target stepped within a ten-meter radius, he could activate his skill with a mere thought.
The strict limitation of the Hypnosis skill, requiring a target's Spirit stat to be significantly lower than his own, had loosened dramatically as well.
At Level 25, as long as the target's Spirit stat wasn't equal to or greater than his, Herman could implant deep, subconscious suggestions directly into their mind.
And if he used Mesmerizing Eyes on top of that?
'Tsk tsk tsk, Mesmerizing Eyes and Hypnosis. That will truly be a dimensionality reduction strike.'
Provided the target trusted him and lowered their guard, he could completely rewrite their cognition. It was just that powerful.
Of course, the skill wasn't absolute. Commands that violated reality and common sense too blatantly would degrade over time. After all, a hypnotized starving man couldn't be convinced he'd eaten a feast forever.
Additionally, the Hypnosis had a high risk of breaking completely if a target was commanded to die or perform a similarly extreme act that directly threatened their survival and brought them into the mouth of death.
But even with those limitations, there was absolutely no denying it: his current Hypnosis had achieved a Plus Ultra-level upgrade.
'Haha. Speaking of which, Mother's Conquest rate has been stuck at 95% because of her lingering attachments to my father and sister. Unless I can force her to overcome those mental barriers or slowly grind down her resistance, completing the Conquest is going to be an uphill battle. In that case, should I try using hypnosis?'
Obviously, forcing the issue would only yield temporary results, and there was a high probability the System wouldn't accept that kind of brute-force method as a true Conquest.
Still, what was the harm in a little test run? It would be the perfect training exercise to gauge the true limits of this Level 25 Hypnosis.
With this decided, Herman let out a long breath, and his mood improved dramatically.
'Phew… Anyway, System, what is the point cost to raise Hypnosis from Level 25 to 26?'
[9,300 Points]
'Damn.'
Without a second thought, Herman dismissed the idea of dumping his newly acquired 10,000 points into the skill.
'Let's stick to the usual strategy. Keep a reserve of 1,470 points for emergencies, and then split the remaining 9,000 evenly between my Physique and Spirit stats,' he commanded the System in his mind.
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✧ Physique: 71 → 161
✧ Spirit: 82 → 172
✧ Skills: Hypnosis (13 → 25)
✧ System Points: 1,470
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At a conversion rate of 50 System Points per Stat point, both his Physique and Spirit skyrocketed by a massive 90 points each.
"Oh~"
Experiencing a sudden surge of physical strength and mental clarity far beyond anything he had ever felt, Herman let out a soft groan.
Once that euphoria-like feeling receded, he clenched his fists in satisfaction and shifted his focus back to Ochaco.
Because she was now completely conquered and soul-bound, her loyalty to him was absolute.
Moreover, he could issue commands directly into her mind regardless of the distance, and she would carry them out at all costs, even if it defied everything she stood for.
Eager to test the waters, he commanded Ochaco to wake up and also planted a few suggestions in her mind.
"Uhm... nng!"
Ochaco, who was sleeping peacefully, squirmed and burrowed in his arms, and her movement gradually increased in frequency.
Not long later, she finally opened her eyes, staring blankly at Herman.
"Ah!"
She gasped in surprise as her foggy memory became clear and the details of the events that happened between them came to her.
Her face flushed a bright tomato red in a matter of seconds.
"Herman, I... We..."
Overcome with a sudden wave of embarrassment and bashfulness, she tried to force out a sentence but ended up hiding her face behind her hands instead.
The sudden movement caused the heavy blanket draped over her shoulders to slip down, exposing her to the chill of the evening air.
Shivering slightly, she instinctively snuggled closer, pressing her soft, bare skin against his solid chest for comfort.
However, due to absolute loyalty, whatever lingering shame she felt soon vanished completely, replaced by an overwhelming sense of devotion.
Relaxing completely against him, she seemed to forget her embarrassment entirely, simply melting into the pleasant sensation of being held.
Clearly in a good mood, she looked up at him and opened her mouth, barely muttering out a few words.
"Um... Herman-kun? Can we... Can we skip going back today? Just stay here with me... please?"
Looking down at her in his arms like an overly affectionate pet, Herman calmly brushed a lock of her brown hair behind her ear.
"Why limit it to today? Stay as long as you want. Actually, let's visit your parents. Tell them you're moving in with me, officially."
"W-what? Really, Herman-kun?!"
Ochaco's eyes widened and sparkled like she'd just won the lottery. But then she bit her lip in worry. "But... do you think they'll say yes? I mean, with everything that happened and all..."
"They'll agree." He pulled her closer and whispered in her ear sensually. "Leave everything to me, Ochaco."
'After all, if I can't handle something as simple as that with Level 25 Hypnosis, then the System should just die in the gutter.'
Herman mused to himself.
Of course, this decision wasn't spontaneous, he had thought it through.
The primary reason was so he could use her presence to grind down his mother, Olivia's, last bit of resistance to him in case the System didn't accept the Hypnosis.
And secondly, he wanted Ochaco in his house so he could conveniently fuck her whenever or wherever he wanted, without any constraints.
'Just imagining my dear little Ochaco being fucked around the house naked by me, behaving like a little slutty wife all day. Ugh!'
Ultimately, Herman couldn't help himself.
Blood rushed south, and his cock rose like an iron pole, roaring with desire at the vivid images his mind conjured.
Without waiting a second, he pounced on Ochaco once again, pinning her down beneath him and directly thrusting his cock in her still-sensitive pussy.
"Wait, wait, Herman, it's still red and swollen… Ahhh~"
Her protest was cut short by a sharp gasp of pleasure-pain as his cock pierced her still-wet yet swollen pussy.