"Hypnotize?" the onmyoji questioned, lips quirking on one side, rising along with one brow. "I suppose in a manner of speaking. You have an allure I cannot deny, and you bring me to moments of speechless silence. If that is being hypnotized then I must admit defeat."

Tapping the fan to his lips, Seimei eventually nodded in answer.

"You would hardly even have to expend the energy in such tawdry ways, Kaoru. Merely ask and I would do what was in my power to grant your wishes."