"So she's behind this!"
"Take her out first. Don't let her toss another coin."
"Who knows what else that woman might set off?"
They still had no idea why Baccarat's coins had such an effect.
But killing Baccarat couldn't be the wrong move!
More and more of them began to feel there was something strange about Baccarat.
To prevent further trouble, the soldiers of the Pudora Kingdom decided to attack her.
They raised their weapons and charged at Baccarat.
Yet even with so many enemies bearing down on her, Baccarat remained perfectly calm and stood her ground.
It was as though none of it had anything to do with her.
The next instant, one of the charging soldiers suddenly slipped.
Then another slipped, and another.
They tumbled to the ground, and the soldiers behind them tripped over them in turn.
"What the hell is wrong with you?"
"You can't even walk without falling over?"
"Get it together!"
The soldiers who had fallen behind them angrily blamed the men in front.
The first few to slip looked thoroughly aggrieved.
Looking beneath themselves, they discovered what had made them fall: fruit that had dropped from a nearby tree!
The fruit was flat and had an extremely smooth skin.
One careless step on it was enough to send someone sprawling.
But fruit like that could not have fallen from the tree on its own at this time of year.
And how had it happened to land exactly where they were about to step?
It was all too much of a coincidence.
So much so that it felt eerie.
Then a strange sound came from somewhere nearby.
It sounded as if something was splitting apart.
"What's that noise?"
"No idea! I can't tell where it's coming from."
"Why does it sound so strange?"
"It