Arthur's [Bluff] was already flashing like a searchlight.
Ever since learning from "Glaster's" memories about "Jiljike" and the young swordsman "Aislan," both connected to the Golden Lion Family, Arthur had been considering how to use those two pieces of information.
As luck would have it, Alvis Hamlet appeared under the alias Dorn.
He was a young member of the Golden Lion Family.
The moment Arthur learned this from Brewer, his mind began racing.
His instincts as a "Medium" told him there was a tremendous opportunity here.
And even...
Someone had already laid the groundwork!
"Glaster"!
Although [Soul Trimming] had left this lady's memories fragmented and somewhat confused, Arthur knew her approach perfectly well: plan first, act afterward!
In other words, she might have begun laying her plans when she pledged allegiance to the Golden Lion Family under the identity of "Jiljike."
Why had it taken so long?
Perhaps the time had not been right.
Perhaps something unexpected had happened.
But judging by "Glaster's" search for [Aislan's Leap], she had not abandoned her original plan.
What did that mean?
It meant there was an opening to exploit!
It meant "Glaster" had considerable confidence in her original plan.
Then...
Could someone else take her place?
Aislan had died in a raid on the West Coast, but had already left behind a child. Ten years after the end of the "Seven-Year War," that child had grown into an unconventional lady, met another freewheeling man in South Los, and given birth to her own child: Arthur Credos.
Why an unconventional lady?
Because her father had died in battle early on, this lady had never undergone the so-called "noble baptism," nor had she received a "noble mark"!
But the power of her bloodline...
Had been passed down.
And by Arthur's generation, that bloodline had become