A serious mistake

<"Simply impressive...">

That was Echidna's awe-filled reaction upon witnessing the scene.

"Ahh... Mmh... Mm..."

Sara was lying on the carpet, her breathing ragged, wearing an expression of absolute bliss that a woman should never display in public.

<"I must admit that I never expected you to be hiding such a ridiculously terrifying potential in your hands.">

Though, well... considering this is the current Sara, she would have put on practically any face if I had commanded her to.

But the huge difference this time was that I hadn't given her a single instruction.

This was the raw result of my rigorous training!

THIS IS MY NEW AND GLORIOUS POWER!

I still have no idea if this will be enough to subdue and defeat that invincible (possessed) mom... but I must try anything if it means surviving!

"Alright, genius... mind telling me why you dragged me to the couch the second I walked into the house?"

And with that iron resolve burning in my chest, the decisive moment finally arrived. The front door swung open and my mother stepped inside.

"Well... since I know very well how hard you work every day, I was thinking of giving you a nice massage to relieve that terrible tension in your shoulders."

It's the moment of truth...

"Oh, really? That's unusually thoughtful of you..."

In these cases you have to be assertive!

"Yep! So just relax completely and let me help you!"

I waited for her answer with my heart pounding against my ribs, silently praying to every existing deity that she would accept the offer. Otherwise, my entire plan—and my life—would be over right then and there!

"Fine, alright. I'll play along with your little whim, just go ahead."

YES! IT WORKED!

"Leave it all to me!"

From this point on, this turned into a genuine life-or-death battle between her and me.

"Mmm... What... what is this?... Ahh..."

Gathering every single drop of my concentration to ensure my survival, I began the massage that would decide everything.

"Ngh...! (Grites teeth, holding back) ...What the hell...? Wait... it's just a simple massage... it shouldn't... uh, ah...!"

Clearing my mind of any unnecessary thoughts, I focused all my energy on pinpointing the exact pressure points to release her built-up stress while simultaneously triggering an overwhelming sense of relief.

"Ahh... Ahh... Please... stop for a second..."

My ears stopped registering her words altogether.

"You're going to... you're going to completely wreck me..."

I was no longer thinking about anything; my brain had entered an absolute trance focused solely on the execution of the massage.

"Ah...! Wait... stop...! What the hell is this pressure...?! Ahhh...! This body shouldn't... shouldn't be reacting like this...!"

With every passing second, I could feel my technique evolving and perfecting itself even further.

"No, stop... ah, ah...! You're going too deep...! My mind... it's going completely blank...! Have mercy, I beg you... get your hands off me... ah...!"

And before I even realized how much time had passed, five whole hours had flown by.

"Mom?"

In the end when I realized it was too late...

"You... haa... haa... you brat..."

... Oops. I think I might have gone a bit overboard.

"So... um... can I keep the maid I hired?"

But it's not time to be cowed, so taking advantage of the bug I made my request!

"Haa... sure... whatever you want... Ahh..."

I DID IT! ABSOLUTE VICTORY!

"Thank you so much, you are the best!"

Overjoyed by my resounding success, I gave (possessed) mom a quick hug as a token of gratitude and bolted back to my room to collapse onto the bed and sleep.

"Uuugh...! Ah, ah, ah...! Damn it... I can't hold it back...! It's too much... it's too good... I can't take it anymore...!"

Little did I know at that moment that, by pulling off such a feat, I had just sealed my own fate forever.