Stop Hypnotizing Me, Antagonist Princess!

"Miss Milani, do you know anything about potionology?"

"Are you underestimating me?"

"Then... can you concoct a potion based on my needs?"

"What needs?"

"Can you create one that looks, smells, and even tastes like Water Ghost Poison Essence, but lacks its inherent toxicity?"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Oh, you want to deceive someone?"

"Sss, a woman's intuition is really scary... So, can you do it?"

"I can."

...

A viscous, slightly sweet, cold liquid went down his throat.

A faint sensation of paralysis followed the path of the liquid and began spreading throughout his body.

Water Ghost Poison Essence, in Lynn's memory, was a relatively common Extraordinary Potion, generally used in surgical anesthesia.

An overdose would lead to cardiac paralysis and death.

Of course, Lynn naturally wouldn't risk his own life.

Having barely survived the system's torment, hypnosis experiments, and Ivyst's clutches, he did not intend to die just like that.

Moreover, he did not think the matter was worth such risk.

Thus, Lynn had asked Miss Milani to help him concoct this potion.

As for whether Ivyst would later discern the truth, that was not a concern for now.

Currently, the most important thing was to significantly increase her plot deviation, thereby affecting the future Doomsday Witch.

Of course, to make his acting even more convincing, Lynn activated Lie Swallowing again.

Perhaps because he had used it too often, he felt that he was becoming increasingly adept at it.

Even suggesting to himself "I'm affected by Water Ghost Poison" could become true.

Thus, at this moment, Lynn's face turned pale, and his gaze was vacant as his body started trembling.

Under complete paralysis, his body instinctively leaned backwards.

Unexpectedly, in the next second, layers of thorns curled around from all directions, gently supporting his body.

Facing Ivyst's wide-open eyes and the disbelief evident therein, Lynn cracked a smile, inscrutable.

"Do you need me to count down for you?" he leaned on the thorns as if indifferent to life or death, "Sixty, fifty-nine, fifty-eight..."

Before he finished speaking, a cold sensation enveloped his entire body.

A faint mist of ice slowly shrouded his body.

Under the effect of the low temperature, his body's metabolic rate decreased, his heartbeat slowed significantly, and the blood flow throughout his body also slowed down.

Lynn gritted his teeth from the cold.

This woman did have some common sense.

But...

"Do you want to die? Have I allowed it?"

At that moment, Ivyst's expression was extremely grim.

She quickly walked up to Lynn and grabbed his neck.

Just as she was about to exert force, something seemed to occur to her, and she ended up pulling back nearly all her strength, merely giving a weak squeeze.

Though anger and confusion overwhelmed her mind at this moment, reason told her that now was not the time to dwell on such matters.

If they didn't find an antidote, he wouldn't last long before dying here.

Ivyst didn't want him to die.

For no other reason.

Judging by the statement he had made to the Lie Detector Ring, she wouldn't allow Lynn to give up his life so rashly.

"A 70% chance of winning the King's election?"

Although unsure whether it was true or false, he was the first subordinate to say such a thing to her over the years.

Regardless, she wanted to win, to earn the approval of Saint Laurent VI, to hear the Great Imperial Princess Hillena beg for mercy, and to be feared by the people and the nobles.

At any rate, it could not end here.

If Lynn had indeed died here, she would definitely regret it later.

Regret for losing such an opportunity to turn the tables.

She must immediately find Milani!

The thought flashed through Ivyst's mind.

She prepared to break through the space and bring Milani over as quickly as possible without even having time to change her dress and cloth slippers.

But before she could act, a voice came from beside her.

"Are you looking for this?"

Lynn slowly raised another tube filled with pale blue potion, saying,

"Antidote!"

Drinking this would quickly neutralize the excess Water Ghost Poison, thereby alleviating the paralysis symptoms.

Seeing this, Ivyst halted and said coldly, "Give it to me."

"I refuse," Lynn's smile did not fade, and even carried a hint of mockery, "Is this thing so important to you?"

"How curious!"

"A woman as vicious, despicable, and arrogant as you, cares about something?"

"Oh, I get it, maybe you're afraid that after I die, you'll never encounter someone as brilliantly intelligent as me, and you'll end up losing tragically to your sister Hillena, finding yourself in a miserable plight."

"Thinking about it, it really is interesting if that's your fate."

"Ivyst, you wicked woman, may you live in lonely old age under the curse of my unrestful demise!"

Lynn laughed heartily, his face tinged with a pathological flush.

It exploded!

He and Ivyst had completely blown up!

Lynn felt as though his entire body was exhilarated, causing his scalp to tingle.

The frustration accumulated in his heart over the days and the setbacks he had faced from the Doomsday Witch were now fully released.

Ivyst, observing his manic state, immediately furrowed her brows, looking enraged.

"Have you gone mad?"

"I'm not mad, it's you," Lynn grinned, "Oh, and stop those little tricks of yours in the background."

"I know you are an autocratic woman who likes to use violence to forcefully take what you want... Try it if you can, I'll smash this potion the moment you make a move."

"And just so you know, this is the last one in stock in the mansion," Lynn said unreservedly.

The stealthily rising blood-red thorns around them paused.

"What exactly do you want?" Ivyst's expression was ice cold as she looked at him, "Let's hear it, if you have any demands, I will try to meet them."

Everything that had happened tonight was completely beyond her expectations.

At this moment, she had no intention of pondering why Lynn had made such a bold and aggressive move.

Looking at the potion in his hand, Ivyst felt absurd for the first time.

This guy... was he threatening her with his own life?

Could there be such a thing in the world?

Feeling Ivyst's gaze, Lynn slowly began, "I want you to apologize for everything you've done to me so far."

"Not just that, but I want you to personally admit that you lost to me."

"Ivyst, you proud woman, probably have never bowed to any man in your lifetime, right?"

"I want you to never forget what happened tonight."