Start slow

"Alright Hifumi. Let's try this out. Forget your anxiety" he said calmly.

He almost instantly saw a shift in her posture. While she was relaxed from the hypnosis, there was clearly still some tension in her body, and it almost immediately faded as he said that.

"Good. Now Hifumi, you have a match coming up, right? What do you feel about that?"

"Hm... I feel... good..." she mumbled with a small smile. "Still don't want to lose but... not scared about it..."

"Perfect. Now Hifumi, forget the concept of losing" he said.

He saw her sit up a little straighter, a little more confidently.

"And how do you feel?"

"...Great... Gonna win... always win..."