"I, Amira, swear upon the 'Uru' totem that I will give you the treasure, so long as you get me out of the encirclement!"
Amira swore solemnly.
"Very good." A satisfied look appeared on Aaron's face as he used the 'Law of Accident' to confirm the contract.
Then, gazing at the young native, he spoke as though making a declaration: "You are an ordinary person. Ordinary people are easily overlooked, so you will be overlooked!"
This was 'cognitive alteration,' carried out using the 'Philosopher's' fallacy ability!
Back when Xisthos had used this ability, so long as he did not reveal himself, even Non-Human Existences could not discover him.
Sure enough, the carriage came to a stop not long after moving on.
After Aaron dispelled the hidden-room effect within the carriage, he heard the coachman's voice. "Sir, there are guards ahead. They need to inspect us."
"That's fine. We'll queue and wait."
Through the carriage window, Aaron saw the checkpoint the guards had set up ahead and replied with a smile.
The long stream of people crept forward slowly, until it finally reached Aaron's carriage.
Amira immediately became extremely tense, but Aaron gave him a look telling him to stay calm.
"Routine inspection!"
A high-nosed captain opened the carriage door. Seeing that the compartment held only one person, he politely bowed. "Sir, please present your identification!"
"Of course. I'm Jack, staying at Moonlight Inn."
As Aaron took out the items proving his identity, he watched the man conduct a thorough search of the carriage, overlooking neither its roof nor its undercarriage.
At last, the captain saluted again. "Let them through!"
"You're out of the encirclement. You can leave now."
"The effect on you will last ten minutes—long enough for you to reach somewhere safe."
After the carriage had traveled some