The Battle with the Hypnotist: A Battle with Oneself

Fighting a hypnotist is a battle against oneself. The key—and the entire crux of the battle—is to distinguish whether or not I am under hypnosis. If I include myself as an enemy in my desire to eliminate the enemy, the battle will end in self-destruction.

Even a minor shift in perception—like an inverted sense of direction or the belief that "using magic means overloading mana by 300%"—could spell disaster. I must meticulously analyze which mental locks and safeguards the hypnotist has manipulated. Every action demands caution.

It’s a similar concept to …