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Altair understood. Whether it was the lamp, the Dragon Balls, or the Holy Grail, they were all things Chen Luo had brought out to mess with her. None of them could actually grant wishes.
Otherwise, why had the first two been able to grant wishes unconditionally, while the lamp suddenly followed rules different from those in fairy tales?
This had nothing to do with her choosing the lamp before hearing Chen Luo's explanation.
Even if she had listened to his explanation, he might have found some other way to mess with her!
So Altair absolutely did not believe Chen Luo's nonsense about helping her fulfill one great wish first, then having Altair fulfill three wishes for him.
"Ah, the lamp? Once you touch it, you have to grant the lamp three wishes. What's so strange about that?"
"That's right. I've touched that lamp too. I still owe Chen Luo three wishes."
Even with Yakumo Yukari and Merlin both insisting so confidently, Altair did not believe them.
"So what would it take for you to believe me?" Chen Luo asked helplessly.
Chen Luo really was not lying, nor was he deceiving Altair. All three items in his hands could help Altair fulfill her wish.
After all, Chen Luo was the omnipotent Root Holy Grail.
Chen Luo himself had to follow the world's laws in this world. If he wanted to revive Shimazaki Setsuna, he had to follow the original plot and use Recognition Power and Chikujoin Shinjin's Infinite Word Deception to revive Inazuma Setsuna properly.
Still, making himself so powerful was not entirely pointless. Using the Herrscher of Knowledge's authority could save Chen Luo the trouble of gathering Recognition Power.
But even though Chen Luo's dark authority possessed the power to reverse-weave order and rules, darkness was not order in