564 Only Resorting to Sophistry (1/2)
How does one prove to a victim of persecutory delusion that they would not harm her?
It is very simple. All one needs to prove… is that they have the sufficient strength to harm her and in any way that they fancied.
As a simple example, a chick might be adamant that you are an obsessed pervert and that you would turn into a sexual deviant the moment you have an opportunity, no matter how much of a gentleman you swear to be. Even if you are capable of controlling yourself while sharing the same bed, not even having any thoughts of doing anything nasty, the chick would definitely not believe you because her reason is clouded by her perception of you. She might even ask who was 'anything nasty' and how you would 'do' her.
What should one do under such circumstances?
Very simple. Take the risk of kidnapping the chick and lock her in a tiny room, completely isolated from civilization. Share the room with her and say to her with a licentious smile, ”Go on and shout. Keep shouting. No one will save you even if you shout yourself hoarse!” …then, watch 'Sesame Street' with the chick the entire night.
The next morning, the chick might give you a slap in the face and even curse you amid tears, ”Am I less attractive than Kermit the Frog?” Perhaps, the girl might place you on a blacklist but her impression of you would change completely. She would completely believe one fact—you are no fucking deviant but worse than one!
Shi Xiaobai had encountered a similar dilemma and had used a similar solution that gave the same effect.
The red-haired girl and the young girl insisted that he was a baddie that committed heinous crimes, a hateful human that would sell away pixies after he kidnapped them.
Verbal explanations and guarantees were insufficient at resolving their prejudice against him. Therefore, Shi Xiaobai did not waste any effort explaining, allowing Cherryblossoms to attack him without even moving.
He had easily dodged with Crab Steps in the beginning until he later used his powerful body to defend against the Wind Illumination Cross Slash. He orchestrated a situation that would slowly pull them into his 'spiderweb,' allowing Cherryblossoms to fully understand the absolute gap in their strength.
—This King is stronger than you. This King can do anything he wants. This King can harm you in any way he wants!
Shi Xiaobai expressed this fully on the surface but in fact, he had never hurt them from the very beginning. Instead, the young girl had charged forward bravely. He was worried that he would hurt her baby teeth and took the initiative to remove the defense that This Turtle Is Hardest gave him.
Despite being able to harm her as he wished, he did not commit any atrocious acts from the beginning. There was nothing more convincing than something that created that contrast.
”So… I have always been the one scaring myself?”
It took a while for Cherryblossoms to finally realize that she had been scaring herself silly from the beginning. She had presumptuously believed that the youth was kidnapping them and this preconceived notion had blinded her reason. The youth had already said that he meant no harm from the beginning and had implemented his promise of 'not harming anyone,' but she had failed to notice any of that.
Ah, she had painted a demon for herself, scaring herself silly!
Upon realizing this, Cherryblossoms's face turned red with embarrassment. She could no longer feel angry because the youth had clearly expressed his lack of ill intentions. She still had to act properly to prevent aggravating him since he could really do anything he wished.
”But…”
The moment Cherryblossoms recalled the stirring scene of her kneeling down to plead and how comical it was for her to scare herself silly, she immediately felt like burrowing into a hole. She drooped her head down and mumbled, ”But Granny said that humans are baddies…”