"Prince Olivier? How did you...?"
Giliath Osborne stared at Olivier in astonishment and said incredulously, "Weren't you supposed to be behind another door? How did you cross over here?"
Olivier sneered. "You don't know? I even know that Lord Osborne is real—not some phantom!"
Kloe was shocked. "What did you say? Even Lord Osborne is...?"
Olivier smiled. "Don't underestimate my abilities just because I'm a frivolous prince. I'm quite capable when it comes to investigation and research. I've already gained a rough understanding of this world. Unlike the Shadow Country created by Mr. Kevin, this world was not, in essence, created by Mr. Uchiha Madara. He was merely a victim as well. The one who harmed him was, in truth, also a victim of the Aureole."
Kloe shook her head. "Olivier, you're making my head spin."
Osborne, however, laughed heartily. "I never expected Prince Olivier to be so intelligent. I underestimated you. That's right. This world appeared here because the Aureole sought someone to create such a world. But the one the Aureole found was not Uchiha Madara—it was the inner demon within Uchiha Madara's heart."
"An inner demon?" Kloe looked incredulously at the darkness within the palace.
At that moment, Giliath Osborne finally stepped out of the darkness. "Princess Kloe, perhaps it is time for me to tell you some of the truth."
"Everything I, Giliath Osborne, have done in the Erebonian Empire all this time was merely to deceive Aidios, as well as the Ouroboros under Aidios's control. Only by gaining Ouroboros's trust could I further investigate that organization's intentions. This organization is a powerful force under its 'leader,' Aidios. In order to use their leader's divine artifact, the Aureole, to alter the entire world at will according to the leader's intent, they resorted to many methods and