Xavier's plan to escape this place and explore the magical world freely was simple — for the apprentice-level witches, he would control them to do things likely to get them killed or kicked out of the facility, thus reducing the number of enemies he had to deal with.
As for the senior witches, he would dominate and control them using their own emotions until he evolved his character hack skill to a higher level.
After capturing the old witch who spoke about him in a disgusting manner, he didn't hesitate to use her to test the waters, seeing how the witches would react in certain situations and also acquire vital information about the facility.
As Carla and Liana walked in, Xavier put on a fearful and traumatized face. His expression was so genuine that even a master of emotions would be tricked.
"Please save me, Carla! She wants to assault me!" Xavier cried, struggling to drag himself away from the old witch.