Seeing the words Tangze had written, Akemi Miyano frowned and instinctively wanted to refute him. "A mirror image? Who? Kihara River and Uncle?"
Her lips moved, and words like "overestimating himself" and "delusional" nearly slipped out. Only after looking at Tangze's expression did she barely manage to restrain herself.
Setting aside the Tang Ze couple before they were placed under house arrest by The Organization, even after he was forced to work for them under constant vigilance, Tang Ze Yichuan had been undeniably outstanding as the leader of a team.
Charismatic and deeply beloved—Tangze's position within the Phantom Thief Troupe was the same position his uncle had once held in his own laboratory.
What was Kihara River dreaming of?
"Of course, what we need to discuss now is Kihara River's true inner state. Look at him—he wants to become a mirror image of my father far too badly." Tangze circled the word with his pen. "And I'm not merely referring to the similarities between him and my father. You should know that psychology has a concept called a 'psychological mirror image.'"
This theory extended from a concept in social psychology. It referred to the unconscious imitation people engaged in after being influenced by others during interpersonal interactions.
It was both a phenomenon of human social activity and interpersonal communication, and a process of finding one's reflection in another person, thereby establishing a psychological dependency.
"Let's put aside how Kihara River himself should be evaluated. He has genuine talent, regardless of the field. He should be the first target we've encountered with abilities equivalent to a Mask User's. We have to consider his academic capabilities in Cognitive Science, because they will affect the state of his Palace."
He was a target capable of brainwashing, someone who could inflict a hypnosis debuff