Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 26 Provocation

Mina opened her mouth.

She desperately wanted to explain that she had no intention of hurting Jasmine.

But when the words reached my lips, I didn't know how to say them.

Did she really not know the danger of controlling Jasmine and handing her over to Rivers?

She herself was unable to resist, which is why Rivers violated her!

Link raised his right hand, refusing to listen to Mina's nonsense, and bluffed, "We've guessed what you and Enrique are planning. Now we're giving you two choices: either cooperate with us and everyone's happy, or don't cooperate and we'll tell Rivers what you did."

Upon hearing this, Mina panicked.

She wasn't afraid of Rivers retaliating after he found out what she had done; what she feared was that even if she finally found a way to get revenge on Rivers, she wouldn't be able to succeed.

Revenge has become Mina's obsession.

"How do you want me to cooperate with you?"

Mina, clinging to a sliver of hope, tentatively asked.

"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you."

Link smiled and said calmly, "As far as we know, Enrique isn't a good person either. What you need to do is tell Enrique that Rivers knows about his betrayal."

"this one?"

Mina was somewhat skeptical.

"That's it."

Link nodded slightly.

He took out his personal smart device and, in front of Mina, added Rivers Francis as a friend.

As he operated the device, Link turned and went out, gesturing for Jasmine, Mina, and him to leave the cabin together.

……

Rivers' mood improved.

Lately, everything has gone wrong, and bad things have been happening one after another.

Today, my luck has turned around, and I feel like the past few months have been going smoothly, with everything I wish for coming true.

First, that annoying Link Grand got beaten up and even begged for mercy, promising to avoid him from now on.

Happy.

Before the excitement had even worn off, Enrique brought more good news.

Molly Kidman has been taken into custody by Enrique's men!

Moreover, the place where she was controlled was a small cabin next to a lakeside lawn.

This completely excited Rivers!

When Rivers mentions the cabins by the lakeside lawn, he can't help but recall the time last year when he assaulted Mina Havelchak there during his first month of studying the "Rage of the Mind" meditation method.

"Enrique really understands me!"

Rivers sighed and hurried toward the lounge.

He was so focused on getting there that he didn't even notice the undisguised mockery in Enrique's eyes.

Rivers didn't even know that Enrique had disappeared halfway through the journey.

All he wanted to do now was go to that cottage and receive the gift Enrique had prepared for him.

however……

Just as he arrived at the lakeside, before even stepping onto the lawn or seeing a hut, his personal AI vibrated.

Rivers had no interest in paying attention and completely ignored the personal AI.

However, the personal smart device kept vibrating persistently, as if it would keep vibrating if you ignored it.

Rivers' face darkened, and he grew increasingly agitated.

Who's so blind as to bother me at this crucial moment?

He roughly pulled out his personal smart device and saw that Link Grand was sending him friend requests.

"this?"

Rivers was puzzled, somewhat confused about what Link Grand was up to.

Burning with lust and with bloodshot eyes, Rivers was about to follow his instincts and put away his personal AI, ignoring Link, when his last shred of reason stopped him.

Something unusual must be going on.

There must be a reason why Link Grande contacted him at this juncture; let's see what he has to say.

Rivers accepted Link's friend request, ready to see what kind of trouble Link was up to.

"Have you reached the lakeside lawn, Rivers Francis?"

To everyone's surprise, the first message Link sent shocked Rivers, leaving him filled with doubt and uncertainty.

How did he know I would come here at this time?

"Molly Kidman is gone, your presence won't make a difference."

The second sentence infuriated Rivers.

This is blatant sarcasm.

"I knew last night that you were going to find someone to teach me a lesson, and as a result, I swindled you out of ten magic stones."

The third sentence enraged Rivers.

This is no longer mockery, this is humiliation!

All he wants now is to breathe fire and burn Link Grand to ashes, scattering his ashes everywhere.

"Think about how the information was leaked. Friendly reminder: a lamp can illuminate all directions, but it is often dark underneath."

The fourth sentence somewhat allowed Rivers' rationality to prevail, and his intelligence returned to its peak.

Yes, only he, Enrique, and the five new recruits who accepted the commission knew this news. It's quite obvious who leaked the information.

"We have no grudges against each other, we just want to study peacefully, and we are not your enemies."

The fifth sentence completely calmed Rivers down, enabling him to resist the burning desire and think rationally.

He began to reflect on what he had experienced during this period and realized that he seemed to have become too dependent on Enrique.

Enrique did everything, and everything he said seemed reasonable; he would listen to everything.

Enrique found all the girls who fit his psychic desires but ultimately failed to win him over. He also said the same thing about Link Grand ignoring him and the girls becoming more wary afterward.

The crux of the matter lies with Enrique!

I never expected this, you big-eyed guy with thick eyebrows would actually resort to underhanded tactics.

"So it was you who was behind this!"

Rivers gritted his teeth, his anger rising.

He decided to make an example of Enrique and punish him.

Betrayal is unforgivable!

With this thought in mind, Rivers stopped walking towards the lakeside lawn and turned back.

He's going to settle accounts with Enrique!

……

the other side.

Link sent five messages and immediately deleted the "friend".

Link felt disgusted just thinking about Rivers, a pervert and rapist, and could never allow him to become his "friend".

Although Link adheres to the principles of harmony and valuing peace, it does not mean that he lacks basic morality or can tolerate a scoundrel like Rivers.

He didn't personally deal with Rivers simply because he didn't want to get his hands dirty.

"Now it's your turn."

Link said to Mina.

Since things have come to this, there's nothing we can do about it.

Mina gritted her teeth and made a decision. She also sent a message to Enrique through her personal smart device: "The plan has failed. Rivers knows you betrayed him."

"???"

Enrique was so shocked he couldn't speak, and expressed his feelings with symbols.

What the hell is going on?

The plan was going well, so how did it suddenly turn into this mess?

Rivers is probably trying to burn me to ashes and scatter my ashes everywhere, isn't he?

I can't beat him!

I thought about this plot for a long time, and I'm still writing it this way, without changing it. My main goal was to depict a sense of division—between people, and between people and society. Many things we take for granted as common sense are neither ordinary nor universally agreed upon. The world is absurd. Not that it's a decline in intelligence, but rather that there truly is such a lack of intelligence.

(End of this chapter)