"Impossible! If there really were people with such terrifying abilities, wouldn't they have ruled the world by now, those users of illusions?" Ms. Mary immediately waved her hand.

"But who knows? Maybe the people who can use illusions have indeed taken over the world, just not directly."

"Fir, your thinking is too dark. Your conspiracy theories are at a worldly level."

"Well... we can't rule out that possibility."

"True... I will investigate this thoroughly, so don't worry." Ms. Mary nodded.

"By the way, I know a simple method to confirm whether we are in an illusion or not."

Suddenly, Bai Yueguang spoke up.

"Oh, really? A method to dispel illusions?"

"It's not a method to dispel illusions, but rather to determine whether we are in an illusion or not."

With that, he took out a small box.

"Think about it. Illusions create hallucinations, and hallucinations are mainly based on the memories of the person being targeted by the illusions, combined with what the person casting the illusions wants the target to see. In other words, if something is beyond the scope of these two memories, it cannot exist."

"I see. In that case, what if a group of people are being controlled?"

That would require a special method... Now, turn around and open it. Then describe what's inside."

I hesitantly opened the box, and inside was a dice.

"A dice?"

"Yes, it seems we aren't being controlled by illusions."

I thought for a moment and nodded.

"Meaning, the object you put in, only you know and I don't. So when I open it, I don't know what you put in, therefore, if what I see matches your information, then it's not an illusion."

"That's right, exactly."

Bai Yueguang nodded.

"Well then, let's investigate separately now. You all saw the effects of this just now. If we can use illusions, it would be a top-tier skill that could kill instantly, even if it's just one strike. In this world, weaknesses can be fatal, so if we can make the enemy pause for a moment, we can kill them."

"Yes, you're right."

Ms. Mary nodded.

"Anyway, I will start by investigating the data in the terminal network. I believe there should be some clues."

"So let's go ask some organizations in the Eastern Continent."

Bai Yueguang and Taishi Xi said.

"Yes, I will gather some information from the high-end nobles, and the Church should provide some assistance as well."

I smiled and looked at Ms. Mary.

"Then, I will leave the self-mutilation ring to you."

"Yes, I'll find a way."

Seeing Ms. Mary nod, I felt a little relieved.

"Well then, let's get started."

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Nevertheless, I still felt very directionless.

While eating dinner in the restaurant, I was thinking about countermeasures.

I went to the library this afternoon to look at relevant books, but I found very little information on illusions and the like in the recorded data.

But unlike the light magic that was banned by the church, the existence of illusion magic seems to be elusive. Although there are records, there is no accurate documentation of any organization using illusion magic, not even famous users.

This is not scientific...

Could it be that the users have eliminated anyone who could expose their abilities using illusions? But that would be too extreme, right? The world is so vast, it would be terrifyingly difficult to cover up all information and hide relevant data.

Unless...

Unless the ability of illusion magic directly modifies the memories of others!

If that's the case, by modifying memories and then adding illusions, it would be possible to cover a large area of the people in that place.

That's horrifying. If it's really like that, then... our current understanding might be fake!

That's terrifying!

"Huh? Isn't that Fir? Why are you having dinner alone here?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from the entrance.

Looking towards the direction of the voice, it turned out to be Princess Cher and Yaling.

Speaking of which, Yaling mentioned before that she became Princess Cher's bodyguard. Well, during this period of time, Yaling's combat strength did indeed improve quite a bit, and she has become quite similar to Princess Cher.

But why are these two here?

"Because everyone is investigating Princess Annie's incident."

"Oh, that incident. Indeed, it's a very serious accident to happen at the academy. Most likely, people from the Empire of Witte will come tomorrow, right? Even though they have airships, it still takes time to organize manpower."

"Yeah, and also... Yaling, why did you come? The aftermath of the incident should be over, right?"

"Thanks to you, everything is fine now. And through this incident, I also discovered many of my own shortcomings, I hope to continue to become stronger."

"I see, Yaling, you should make better use of the skills of the Ice Knight, it will definitely make you stronger."

"In that case, please teach me more next time!"

"Of course, no problem..."

I responded with a smile.

"Oh, by the way, Princess Cher."

I thought for a moment and asked,

"Do you know anything about illusion magic?"

"Illusion magic...,"

Princess Cher pondered and then looked at the people around.

"If you want to know, come with me."

"Huh?"