"--Oh?"
The Earl of Orleans let out a cold laugh and raised his cane as he turned around.
He had not seen where the Child of the Moon from the Vendome Family had appeared, nor did he have any idea when he would launch his attack.
But the sudden inspiration that surfaced in his mind alone was enough to block this attack.
This was the result of his research into the "Mad King's Skull"!
Aside from possessing an ability akin to making wishes come true and manipulating coincidences, the "Mad King's Skull" also had a strange field effect: the closer one got to it, the more distorted the causal logic of everything around them became.
Just like... a stage play or a novel.
In a story, if someone could face many enemies alone while still maintaining their imposing presence, it often meant they were far stronger than their opponents. Otherwise, there would be no need to send so many people to surround and suppress them. Not only would that diminish their dignity for no reason, it would also be meaningless.
--Yes, "meaning." That was the Earl of Orleans's understanding of the Mad King's Skull.
Reality did not have so much logic, nor so many precise and absolute meanings.
A group of strong people could very well gather together to bully a weakling, while the weakling might refuse to bow his head simply because he had a stubborn character, was merely putting on a brave front, or had failed to see the situation clearly... Reality did not contain so many "certainties" and "logic."
But within the range of the Mad King's Skull's influence, things were different--
The development of events would become "more reasonable at first glance," while the deeper "levels" and "trump cards" could not overcome the displayed "presence" and