The Man with Hypnotic Powers Doesn't Hold Back the Second Time Around-Chapter 235

The being Yujin called the final boss—an unnamed outsider—could not understand the current situation.

She had meticulously prepared to eliminate every possible variable.

Just like when she was a mere spider, she thought she had tightly ensnared her prey in her web, rendering it unable to escape.

‘I don’t understand.’

Why was she the one caught in the trap?

The only variable she had feared: the sanctuary.

Her gaze turned toward Yujin.

‘You must know. You must know that by doing this, this star will perish.’

To proclaim the sanctuary on the human world, especially right in the middle of the capital city of a nation?

How could that possibly make sense?

Once a sanctuary is proclaimed, it cannot be undone.

Moreover, constellations cannot normally leave their sanctuary.

It’s a place they must stay in for most of their life.

But this sanctuary was connected to humans?

Wouldn’t that affect the life forms of this star?

Naturally, it would be for the worse.

At this rate, it was certain that the souls of everyone would quickly collapse.

Then the star, whose soul cycle had been cut off, would wither and die...

The owner of the star—the constellation—would share that fate with it.

In other words, proclaiming the sanctuary on the human world was an act of suicide.

Any constellation would know this without being told.

She couldn’t understand why Yujin, knowing this, chose to destroy his own star.

‘I don’t get it. Why would you try to perish with me, destroying the star you should protect? Why...?’

Grin.‘Yeah~ if I die, it’s over~.’

If she could read Yujin’s thoughts, she would have been even more baffled.

She would have been horrified, thinking, "What kind of madman is this?"

Thwip.【Any last words?】

【.......】

Unfortunately, she couldn’t read Yujin’s mind.

In the bright, starlit barrier, Yujin’s katana was aimed directly at her.

She was not foolish enough to leisurely ponder the cause of her predicament in the face of danger.

【I’ll admit it. This is the worst situation for me.】

【From the way you couldn’t run earlier, I figured it out. Is the sanctuary really that impressive?】

【...Yes. It’s the only place where you can defeat me.】

She readied herself.

Despite the overwhelming difference in divine power, she calmly accepted that she was cornered.

But, unlike Yujin, she had no intention of humbly admitting defeat.

Goooon...【So, I have no choice but to endure it. I’ll take the great loss.】

【......!!!?】

From her body, starlight began to pour out.

Unlike Yujin’s radiant rainbow light, it was a dark, blood-red color—almost like the color of blood.

Her own light, stained with the killing of prey and the theft of divinity, was now glowing.

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In the bright curtain of light, a crimson mist began to form.

‘You think you can break through this with your strength?! This crazy woman!!’

Crack.‘In the name of the constellation, I command! From now on, this constellation cannot use divine power...’

Yujin quickly focused.

This was an extension of his usual complete hypnosis.

Even with the overwhelming divine power difference, he was trying to control her directly, bending the rules to his will.

Thung.【...What?!】

【It looks like you’re twisting the providence, but if you want to break the law of cause and effect, so be it.】

It didn’t work.

Yujin’s power was repelled by the divine energy she had wrapped around herself.

It didn’t even come close to reaching her.

Yujin’s eyes widened in realization.

‘No matter how much I twist the providence, she just needs to disregard it and it’s over for me!’

A constellation can twist the laws of providence within their sanctuary.

They can bend the cause and effect and produce results without causes.

In this space, he was a god.

But... if his opponent is also a god, one whose power is thousands or tens of thousands of times stronger than his?

It’s not going to work easily.

Even if Yujin forced her to stop using divine power, and that became the natural law in this space,

If she forces her divine power against it, that’s the end.

It was the result of their massive power gap.

[Some powerful beings can create results without causes. They can even reverse time...]

‘Lieutenant Seo, I get it now!!’

At that moment, the gentle laughter of Lieutenant Seo flashed through Yujin’s mind, but it was too late for him to realize anything.

The final boss, the outsider’s power, filled the space around them.

【Really. I came here to absorb divinity, and now I’ll end up using it all. It’s unreasonable. I’m annoyed.】

【...Stop struggling! No, die! Split in half and die right now!!】

【I won’t let myself be caught off guard by being too complacent.】

【You’re completely insane!!】

Yujin shouted in desperation.

Of course, the outsider didn’t even pretend to listen.

Footsteps.【The only fortunate thing is, your divinity is right there.】

【...What?】

【Most constellations store their divinity in their hearts, so they suffer from divinity loss. You’ll have to break it to absorb it.】

【No way, you...】

【Your absorption rate will be much higher. I can just bind you and squeeze it out.】

【Kiiiaaa!!!】

No matter how much Yujin twisted the providence, the final boss kept bending it right back toward him.

Her gaze was fixed on his lower body.

Her plan was now clear: to absorb his divine power by sucking it from his lower body, until he withered and died.

‘Hypnosis-chan, my soulmate! Why did you store it there!? I’m going to die like this!!’

Yujin, in a panic, searched desperately for Hypnosis-chan, but she was already gone.

Even if she hadn’t vanished, she would have likely just teased him saying, ‘But you lived because of me, Master~.’

And so, Yujin began a hopeless fight against the outsider, who was thousands of times stronger than him.

‘I have no choice. I have to fight by twisting the providence as much as I can...’

Pause.‘...Wait? Fight? That’s the only option?’

But it was only a brief moment.

Yujin suddenly stopped as he realized something.

His posture, still holding the katana, remained firm.

His gaze shifted toward the outsider in front of him.

Tilt.‘Wait, why isn’t she running away?’

The reason Yujin stopped was because of a question.

He had first established the "No Escape" rule, and he wondered if it still applied.

‘She doesn’t need to fight in the sanctuary. She could just twist the providence and escape.’

So why wasn’t the final boss running away?

Why didn’t she leave the sanctuary safely and use her overwhelming divine power to crush him?

The contradiction he found in the logic of this situation accelerated Yujin’s thinking.

[Constellation battles are about which one is more logical...]

‘What am I missing?’

First, the information the outsider had given him.

Hadn’t she said the fight between constellations was a matter of providence?

So, Yujin had proclaimed the sanctuary, thinking it would give him an advantage...

But why was the effect of his attacks so different?

Why could she ignore the "split in half and die" rule, yet still be unable to break the “No Escape” rule, which she herself couldn’t break?

Yujin began to understand what was going on.

‘Wait, she can’t break all the rules, can she?’

Yujin hypothesized that there were rules the outsider could break, and ones she couldn’t.

The "No Escape" rule was something she couldn’t break, but the instant death rule—she could break that.

The reason these two rules had different effects...

‘Ah, even in a sanctuary, not all rules are absolute!!’

The realization struck Yujin like a bolt of lightning.

In the sanctuary, you could twist the providence, but only to a certain extent.

It wasn’t an absolute law.

‘Right. I’m not affected by providence, but she isn’t exempt from it either.’

He now understood which of the two rules was more logical.

Without a doubt, the "No Escape" rule was the more logical one.

Unlike instant death, the "No Escape" rule applied equally to both him and her.

It was a rule that applied to the entire sanctuary.

‘Of course. The illogical “instant death” rule is easier to break than the reasonable “No Escape” rule.’

Snicker.‘So this is what "constellation battles are about providence" means.’

With this new understanding, Yujin’s gaze shifted back toward the approaching outsider, her enormous divine power radiating as she came closer, dripping with saliva as she thought of absorbing his divine power.

‘If I establish a rule as logical as “No Escape,” I’ll have a way to defeat her.’

【Hey, pretty lady. Before you devour me, there’s something I need to ask.】

【...Me?】

The outsider’s eyes turned back toward Yujin.

She wasn’t going to listen to a plea for mercy from her prey, but she had unknowingly responded to the flirting that Yujin had delivered.

The young man, with his excellent sense of humor, grinned.

【Before you became a constellation, were you human?】

【Why do you ask?】

【Well, if you were a man, it would be a bit awkward.】

【...Does it matter?】

【It does. It’s all about whether I’d be saying ‘no~ I don’t want to~’ or doing it happily. What would bring out more divine power?】

【......?】

On the other hand, the outsider blinked, not understanding the sudden sexual innuendo.

She froze, unable to process what was happening.

【If you weren’t a man, would you just calmly let yourself be devoured without resistance?】

【That’s not it, but if I were a man, I’d resist with all the strength I have left.】

【.......】

‘I see. Even when I was an Arachne, there were those mortals who kept talking about my capabilities while they watched my spinning...’

But it was only for a moment.

She quickly accepted what Yujin meant.

After all, she had experienced this before.

When she was a half-human, half-beast, she had encountered humans who wanted to mate with her, calling themselves “capability enthusiasts.”

She knew that trying to understand "capability enthusiasts" was pointless.

【I was a female.】

【A female? So you weren’t human, then?】

【No, I wasn’t. Countless human men would get excited and pursue me.】

She naturally began to deceive him.

Her upper body had been human, so it wasn’t entirely untrue.

Men had courted her.

She was trying to subtly deceive Yujin about her species, as if she were trying to manipulate him, thinking he would fall for it like those "capability enthusiasts."

【Oh, so you looked like that back then, huh?】

【My face is exactly the same as it was when I was mortal.】

【So, even before you became a constellation, you were a beautiful female. Hmm. Even according to the “breeding old man,” you’d pass.】

【.......】

‘Since she proclaimed the sanctuary, I knew this wasn’t right.’

Yujin still didn’t understand, but...

It didn’t matter anymore.

She was entranced by her own divine power, which had already begun to devour her.

That was all he needed to understand.

【If you want to reproduce, I’ll make it happen.】

【Oh, really? I thought you were quite strong even as a transcendent. Do you think you can handle someone like me?】

【Yes, if you just hand over your divinity willingly.】

【Hahaha, without divinity, I’m nothing compared to you, but this is my lucky day!】

【Pfft. I’m lucky too....】

Pause.【......?】

‘Wait a second. Why am I responding so willingly?’

—Before she realized the discrepancy.

Her gaze quickly turned to Yujin.

Yujin smiled, and their eyes met.

Grin.‘Don’t underestimate the constellation who came from the hypnosis breeding grounds.’

The reason he smiled was because he was pleased that the rule he had secretly set in the sanctuary was working.

In fact, while they were talking, Yujin had subtly established a rule.

"Never ignore anyone who speaks inside the sanctuary."

It was a minor rule, but because it was so subtle, it was hard to notice.

His expertise in hypnosis, despite his low stats, had proven effective even in battles between constellations.

【What do you mean by that?】

【Then, from now on! No using divinity in the sanctuary! You and me!】

Ding... Ka-boom!!【......?】

The dark red starlight that filled the sanctuary began to slowly fade away.

This was because of the new rule Yujin had established, “No divinity should be used in the sanctuary.”

Normally, such an illogical rule would not have worked, but...

‘Just like the "No Escape" rule, it’s a field rule that applies to both of us equally...’

Smirk.“You’re going to have a hard time breaking this, aren’t you?”

The uniqueness of the sanctuary.

As she had confessed, she was still in a much more advantageous position.

All of that combined, the providence tightly bound her.

Unlike the illogical rule about not using power earlier, which she had easily disregarded,

Now, it was so strong that even she couldn’t easily break it.

"......I’ll admit it. Trying to break this will probably cost me more divinity than simply perishing."

"I thought so."

"However, even so, nothing will change."

But she still smiled.

A repulsive smile, exposing all her teeth.

She was certain of her victory.

"Even though we are both transcendent, the gap between us is clear. I’ve made my own myth. You, on the other hand, couldn’t even achieve transcendence on your own."

Crunching sounds."I’m not going to lose to you, not when you can’t even twist providence properly."

Her body began to change.

Her appearance, once beautifully human, shifted into that of a half-human, half-beast creature—

A monster known as an Arachne.

She was the true form of the constellation who had destroyed thousands of dimensions with her greed.

"Yeah. I figured you’d say that. No matter how much I try, I’ll lose if I fight alone."

"You understood that? I still don’t get... why..."

"But I’m not alone, you see. I have my daughter."

"......?"

Yujin didn’t blink.

He only proposed fighting without using divine power.

He never once said it had to be a fair fight, one-on-one.

"What does that mean?"

"———Our daughter. Did you know that spiders are weak to cold?"

Boom!!

"I knew it was probably something like that!!"

"......!!!!?"Inside the sanctuary, which was once filled with just two types of starlight,

A myriad of mana colors began to rise.