Faith lay in Anon's lap, crying loudly. "I-I can't believe it... Jule. My father tried to wipe out the elven kingdom Sob-Sob," she spoke through her tears.
"Not only the Elven Kingdom, Luv. Your father wanted to kill every last one of the Elves on this planet," Anon added with an evil smile.
"Uwaahhhhh..." As Faith listened to this, she started crying even louder.
'Now, Ladies and Gentlemen... I am about to present you the best strategy to manipulate a girl. This strategy has never failed, and when I say never, it really means never. (The Broken Manipulation).
A girl's mind is most vulnerable to thoughts when she is in a broken-down state. The more broken down she is, the easier it is to manipulate her mind. You can plant any thought into her mind, and she will start pondering it deeply in this state.
Although I can use the watch of Corruption to control her, she is an intelligent woman, and in the near future, she will likely discover it. That's why I have to use this technique to manipulate her mind to its core.' Anon thought as he started curling Faith's hair slowly and began rubbing her left shoulder, giving her a feeling of comfort.
"So, what do you think about your father, Luv? Do you think he was right?" Anon asked in a low voice.
'You have to talk with your target in a very low voice because if you speak loudly, it might alert her that you're doing something suspicious.'
"I-I don't know... Jule. He was my father... I loved him, and he loved me back. He brought back toys every night, and we always played games before dinner.
The chief commander at that time declared him as the most loyal knight of our kingdom. I don't know how he became a traitor, Jule... This thing doesn't make any sense." Faith spoke as she cried.
"In that matter—" Before Anon could complete his sentence, something triggered inside Faith's mind.
"Wait! It can be fake, right? This information... It can be fake too, right?" Faith asked, looking at Anon with a hopeful expression.
"No, it's not. I did some research on the chief commander who was in charge of our kingdom while your dad was alive, and it turns out he was also a traitor. They found out about him 50 years later and executed him. Not only him, the Queen killed everyone who was working under him for treason, and that includes your father, Luv," Anon replied, dashing her hopes without hesitation.
"Uwaahhhhh Sob-Sob..." Faith began crying again, hugging Anon tightly.
'If your target tries to pull herself out of her depression, it's your job to plunge her even deeper into it to maintain your manipulation over her mind.' Anon thought as he smiled evilly and hugged her back.
"Don't worry, Luv. Everything will be alright... Everything will be alright. Let's just talk this out... Come and lie down on my lap again; you will feel good..." Anon said as he tapped on Faith's back and manipulated her into returning to his lap.
"Thank you, Jule. You are the best boyfriend..." Faith said as she wiped away her tears and settled back into Anon's lap.
'Here comes the last step of Broken Manipulation. [The hammer of soul Breaking]. This step is my favourite step... In the previous steps, I made Faith comfortable around me, so comfortable that now one thing is clear in her mind: She won't find this level of comfort anywhere else in the world.
Now, I will do something that will make her fall from this comfort zone. Once she falls, she will do anything to climb back up to this comfort place.' Anon thought as a devilish look appeared on his face.
"Umm... Faith. I have something to tell you about this 'boyfriend' thing," Anon spoke as his expressions returned to normal.
"Hmmm...? What is it?" Faith asked with a confused expression, her eyes still filled with tears.
"I am very sad to tell you this, but I can't be your boyfriend anymore. Sorry, Luv," Anon said as he stood up from the bed and began putting on his shoes.
'Hammer No.1. Start breaking her slowly at first...'
"N-No... What happened? Is it something I did? You didn't like me crying, right? I-I am sorry, Jule. I will never cry in front of you. Never again, I promise... Please don't leave me, Jule... Not right now," Faith said as she grabbed Anon's legs, begging him not to leave her.
"It's not about your crying or anything, Love. It's just that you're not the girl I thought you would be," Anon spoke.
"W-What do you mean?" Faith asked with a confused expression.
"Umm... Faith, you are the daughter of a traitor," Anon said with a straight face.
'Hammer No.2 comes here... Break her to the limit that she loses her senses of reasoning and her world starts falling apart.' Anon thought as he looked at Faith with a fake sympathetic expression.
As soon as Faith heard these words, her heart seemed to stop for a moment. She couldn't comprehend what Anon had just said to her face.
"W-What are you saying, Jule? We are boyfriend and girlfriend... Y-You can't leave me for that reason, right? T-There has to be another reason, right? Please say that there is another reason... Say it, Jule." Faith spoke, grabbing Anon's collar and shaking him.
She started crying even harder as she hugged Anon tightly, her body shaking.
'Is this enough?' Anon wondered as he placed his hands on Faith's back. But as soon as he did, Faith pushed him away.
She wiped away her tears and looked at Anon with a fake smile.
"Well, thanks for supporting me, Mr. Jule. You can now get out of my room," Faith said as she pointed to the door.
"O-Okay..." Anon said as he turned around and exited the room. But as soon as he left the room, an evil smile appeared on his face.
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