"Ah, the Great Steam Age."
Shade murmured softly, and the two began the second round of drawing cards:
"Since the Steam Epoch has come up, I have to ask this: I'm sure you have a way to investigate who gave me the Invitation Letter I received last Saturday."
He overlapped his first two cards, brought them before his eyes, and shifted the corners apart to check their suits and values:
"The old owner of that Old Bookstore said that, in the era he lived in, his parents were still working for Bennett. But now Bennett isn't even a noble anymore. Those who travel from the present into the past can probably adapt to a more backward life, but can people like him, who come from the past into the present, really accept steam technology so quickly?"
"They can accept Time Travel. What else would they be unable to accept?"
the Masked Man countered. This time, his second card was another Special Rule Card, though it belonged to a brand-new series Shade had never seen before.
Ancient Penalty Cutting, Sun 9. In the dim light, Shade only gave the card face a glance. It was not as bloody as he had imagined. It merely depicted two people surrounding someone suspended by chains, while a pig's nose rested on a nearby table in the foreground.
This effect could only be activated while neither side had stood. When this card was drawn, roll a Twenty-sided Dice. If the result was 10 or below, the opponent discarded the lowest-value card among all Hand Cards, including their hole card. If there were two or more cards tied for the lowest value, the effect failed. If the result was above 10, the opponent discarded the highest-value card among all Hand Cards, including their hole card. If