"Um...who is this wacko?!" Mina demanded at such a coked out display from the hypnotist.

"A former Korean pop star..." Ashley said, a typical smirk on her face.

"Let me reiterate!" Mina demanded. "Who is this wacko! I thought he was a hypnotist!"

The middle aged man leaned on his desk, offering a grin that revealed silver and gold teeth. "She is correct. I am a hypnotist...of the ladies!"

Mina flinched and suddenly, Star moved toward him with a serious look on her face. "Those kind of powers don't work on me. That ain't the angle of my dangle. And if you do anything to brainwash pinkie here, I'll..."

The thought of being reamed by a massive power-top female made the man whimper and hide behind his desk, the bell on his head being the only visible part of him. "Ok!" he shouted. "I won't use my hypnotic moves on her!"

Mina rolled her eyes. "I don't think they'd work anyway. You're kinda gross and washed up. Nothing like those smexy hot guys I'd see in a K pop video! Now care to tell us who you are?"

The man recoiled from the burn. And stood up, looking like a dog with his tail between his legs. "I am the founder of the hypnotherapy branch, Psy Co. I was once a great pop star with miraculous hypnotic abilities, but after my time in the limelight was over, I had to use my powers of hypnosis for something else..."

Mina placed her hands on her hips. "I hope you used them for good."

The head of Psy Co shook his head. "Look at this place, babygirl. I barely make enough money to afford some bi bim bap! I take what I can get...and for those who believe in my hypnosis powers. In fact, the only reason I can afford my monthly rent at this dump is some esteemed woman visited me...the mayor's wife."

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Suddenly, Mina gasped. "Devillia! Did she..."

The hypnotherapist nodded sadly. "She said, 'I need your abilities to keep my husband faithful and loyal to the cause of our harmonious city' and so I helped her for a months rent."

Mina gritted her teeth and she balled up her pasty fists. Red was all she could see. This man was essential in brainwashing Raven into the esteemed drone named Ivor Ebony. She was not the one for violence, but even she couldn't resist grasping at the impish ex pop star.

For someone who claimed to charm the ladies, he had only managed to charm a very confused bisexual man. "You ruined his life!" Mina exclaimed. "He's not the mayor and that's not his wife. This has just been a giant ruse in order for an evil organization to control our town."

The former pop star cowered in the corner. "I-I-is that even true, brunette lady?!" he whimpered. "You seem a bit unhinged and dressed like some vixen from outer space!"

Mina looked at her clothes and realized that the Star's Galaxy Wars garb was not doing her any favors. She turned to Ashley and Star. "Please tell him this is all true and I'm no space cadet!"

Ashley chuckled. "Oh she is a bit spacey, Mr. Hypnotist..." and she held up her prosecutor's badge. "But I was the top prosecutor in this town and I can vouch that this is the truth! We're here because we need to hypnotize that mayor for an upcoming court case involving his wife."

The hypnotist stood up, refusing to meet any of the young women in the eye. "Sigh..." he said out loud.

"Sigh?" Mina asked. "That's all you have to say?"

"No," he said, extending his hand. "My name is Sigh because I make the ladies...well...you know...Anyway, it's nice to meet you."

Mina continued to glaring battle axes at Sigh. She had no time for pleasant formalities when it came to her brainwashed mentor. "Can you just tell us already how to save Raven?"

Sigh put his hands to his temples, causing his novelty spiral glasses to swirl. "Yes...but it is difficult. You need to master my patented K-Pop dance and then...you have to say ultra specific words. Words of the object that means the most to the hypnotized person."

"Great..." Mina said with an eye roll. "I already have the grace of a Caucasian girl on too many white screwdriver lemonade teas and now you need me to figure out the most meaningful object in Raven's life?"

Ashley raised her eyes in a haughty way. "Is that a problem, undergrad?"

Mina grimaced. "If you haven't read the last flippin' 200 chapters, Raven is a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in the sleeve for a Freddie Fahrenheit record!"