Chapitre 202: Church and the Throne Room (2)

This is impossible…

Although her attainments in magic couldn't compare to William or Evelyn, and she had neglected academic research in the centuries as governor, she still had this level of understanding.

Illusions could indirectly control the other party's actions by affecting their perception, but they could never directly control the free will of others.

For example, you could make a person recognize a dog as a wolf and scare the other party away. Ultimately, he was still frightened away by the image of a wolf. This was the only thing that couldn't be changed.

In magic theory, self-awareness was a mystery equivalent to Creatons itself. It was believed to be something that could never be analyzed.

In other words, illusions couldn't "control" these people like a dog.

However, Remides didn't dwell on this question. She continued asking, "You said that you started researching how to deal with me five years ago. Why five years ago?"