Chapter 85: Symptoms of an Abused Person (1/2)

”Match 6, Dean Forst vs. Blaine Decker.”

A loud shout ringed through everyone's ear.

It was already ten minutes after the previous match and they were still unattentive and rambling about.

However, when the referee announced the participants for the next match, they knew to keep quiet and let the competition go on.

In the waiting section for the participants, Jake sat with his eyes closed.

He laid on a row of seats since they were not many people left after the completion of four matches, which eliminated exactly five(5) participants.

So, Jake had a row to himself. No one worried about him as they instead focused on planning their battles.

Jake was the only one that didn't need to go to the med bay. He had eliminated his opponent in a very easy manner, with little to no injuries.

It was not an exaggeration to say that Jake had already built his own reputation. This could be seen from the way no one bothered about him, or rather, they were too scared to bother.

Such was a natural reaction and also what Jake wanted. In that way, he would have a peaceful state of mind.

It was similar to the concept of a scarecrow.

They were decoys used by farmers to scare off birds from eating their crops. They were extremely harmless and non-living, yet the birds were always scared of them.

Likewise, while Jake wasn't harmless, as he was in a governed and systemized territory, he could not go above the law. He couldn't kill wantonly.

Yet, most of the participants didn't think of that. In contrast, they kept on imagining what would happen if they crossed him, and that imagination turned into fear. They became locked in a self-inflicted illusion.

'Such a sad life,' Jake sighed.

It was worth knowing that this hidden ”mind” dilemma could only be observed from a different perspective.

To the subject of the experience, they would think of it as a reaction, a natural reaction. When in fact, it wasn't, it was merely a product of their imagination.

This study was extremely interesting to Jake.

It was reflected in psychology theories, and Jake absolutely loved psychology.

It was a very undermined aspect in life as people tend to not believe it.

However, it was extremely useful if one knows how to implement the topics learned underneath it.

For example, hypnosis. Some psychologists in Jake's previous world were very proficient in the art of covert hypnosis.

Just like what Jake did know, they could hypnotize someone without their knowledge.

Jake had tried to master this art, but it took decades to master so he gave up due to his strict time, but he always regretted it years later.

The thing about hypnosis was that it was just a suggestion, be it verbal or not. It was a suggestion to the brain, not seduction!

Just implementing part of its principles would enable one to manipulate someone like a doll.

Jake was in love with subjects that involved the mind. He remembered one of his previous favorite words were, ”The mind is limitless.”

Anyway, Jake opened his eyes when the participant for the next match had already gone upstage.