[Lunatic on the Right] really was full of uncertainty.
Although I successfully rewrote the result of the divination, its realization also forcibly changed my original plan.
If this happened in actual combat, Edward could only wait to die after immobilizing his opponent for a few seconds-if his opponent belonged to the Spectator Pathway, Transfiguration would not even change their actual combat strength.
Hermes had been turned into a rabbit during his battle with Miss Egg Tree, yet he had remained a Beyonder rabbit, a Sequence 2 Discerner.
Still, this move could at least serve as a last resort to save his life!
"Have you finished your experiment?"
"Yes."
She looked at Edward and asked, "You don't seem to be simply testing your abilities, but trying to... use a Half-God as your hypothetical opponent?"
Edward shrugged. "It amounts to the same thing, really."
"You have an enemy at the Half-God level?"
Her blue eyes, like a condensed ocean, regarded Edward calmly. "I owe you a favor. You can use it to have me act on your behalf once."
That sounded like a pretty good idea.
"Sure."
He thought for a moment and agreed. "But I'm not sure when my opponent will strike. Perhaps you could protect me for a while instead, until they appear?"
She cast Edward an indifferent glance without speaking.
"Then I'll wait a little longer."
Edward could only shrug.
A few minutes later, she took out a stack of banknotes and placed it on the table. "Tell me another story."
"All right."
Since he had nothing else to do anyway, Edward thought for a moment and began, "This story is called One Thousand and One Nights."
Something flickered in her eyes.
"Long ago, there was a cruel king. Every day, he married a young woman and killed her