[POV Arius!]
(N-no way. Wh-what is happening to me...-!?)
After reading her thoughts, I found Annica's mind in turmoil.
It is primarily because of the spell I have cast on her, a mind-control spell. However, it is not a complete mind control. After all, total control makes it easier to get the subject to do what I say, but it doesn't make them utterly smitten to me.
Since my goal here is to make her fall for me wholeheartedly instead of interrogating her or making her into a puppet, which is basically my profession ever since I came to this fantasy world, I need to keep her ego in check. So instead, I focused my spell on amplifying their innermost desires.
"Teacher..., I want to devote all of myself to you."
(No, that's not it! I want to get out of here quickly, but my body just doesn't move!)