He casually flipped a page and glanced at his own file.
His file had also been updated.
【Madman File: 000.】
【Name: Samuel Gavris.】
【Appearance: Outwardly appears as a normal black-haired human around 20 years old.】
【Law tendency: Absurdity.】
【Law: None】
【Law Marks: Clown, Actor, Magician, Bard, Toymaker, Performance Artist】
【Law Rhymes: ???, Person in the Play, Absurdity Clown】
【Grade: Seeking... Do you have any shame? Do you really have the nerve to call yourself a Law Seeker?】
【Description: Aspires to become the Top Spot on the Bottom-feeder Leaderboard. Possesses strong environmental pollution properties. Acts on whims, unpredictable. Currently only known that his ability core is "actively seeking pollution to imitate all things." Holds a pure and non-malicious curiosity towards the world, but his very existence pollutes the surrounding environment. Maintaining a human form is suspected to be his unique hobby. Seems to be a naughty jazz cat dreaming of turning the whole world into doddering old men.】
"Tsk," Samuel made a clicking sound with his tongue, "I don't even have my own Law yet, what else would I be if not a Law Seeker?"
As his thoughts drifted, he casually flipped two more pages. His movements were light and casual. Since the last page was his own file, he flipped the pages from back to front.
It was just a casual flip, but he discovered a new file presented on a page that should have been completely blank. On the page, where there should have been emptiness, new text rapidly appeared.
Allenay Odius.
This name appeared in the new file.
Samuel raised an eyebrow.
What the hell? This little... person is also a madman?
【Madman File: 002.】
【Name: Allenay Odius.】
【Appearance: Outwardly appears as a maiden around 16 years old, with smooth golden hair, flawlessly exquisite facial features, and a maiden-like figure. Actually male. Gender cannot be distinguished by appearance alone.】
【Law tendency: Elysium.】
【Law: Inclusiveness】
【Law Marks: Painter, Tuner, Navigator, Messenger, Prisoner, Stargazer】
【Law Rhymes: Morning Star, Siren】
【Special Law Rhyme: Royal Blood】
【Grade: Law Contemplator】
【Description: Can someone raised by a madman from childhood really be normal? The answer is no. This is a beautiful young man deeply influenced by the idea that "all life is equally precious." Raised in a honey jar, he believed everyone in the world was happy until he was twelve, and was greatly shocked upon seeing a "slum" for the first time. From his teacher's "pigment and ink" theory, he comprehended his own "palette" theory and his Law of [Inclusiveness]. But, what kind of inclusiveness can encompass all life and all inequality? Oh, it's time to enter the painting. Farewell, children.】
"Siren... so he even has charm abilities? No wonder." Samuel's fingers tapped rhythmically on the page.
He initially wanted to infer the uses of this prince's Law Marks and Law Rhymes based on the abilities he had displayed, just like before.
But soon, he remembered he had only just met Allenay for the first time and had no idea what his abilities were.
Apart from him being genuinely good-looking, which indeed could be linked to the "Siren" Law Rhyme.
"Wait." Samuel frowned, realizing things weren't that simple.
"You said earlier you only know what I know, so what is this?" Samuel pointed at Allenay's file and spoke to the Travel Guide, "I only made eye contact with that little Allenay for a few seconds. Where did you get all this information? Priest Ethen's file could be explained by my close observation and even 'imitation,' providing enough informational basis. But Allenay? I haven't even exchanged a single word with him."
After waiting two seconds, new text appeared in the blank space next to the file in the form of an "annotation." For some reason, Samuel felt these characters seemed more lively.
"In fact, you already know all this content." The Travel Guide's notes looked certain, "After you activated Visual Perception, you knew his essence, experiences, personality, Law Marks, and Law Rhymes."
"It's just that the human brain cannot process this much information."
Feeling the connection between himself and *The Lunatic's World Travel Guide*, Samuel thought for a moment and nodded.
Right, the essence of Visual Perception is to completely analyze a person's "essence." However, even just writing out a person's entire life experiences in words could probably fill an entire library, let alone describing other, more essential things in detail with simple symbols. The amount of information is not ordinary.
The new text on the notes disappeared. Samuel looked back at the file's content, looking at the extra category present in this file compared to Ethen's and his own.
"This Special Law Rhyme... this looks so much like it's innate, doesn't it?" Samuel pondered.
"Yes." The Travel Guide provided an answer, "This is indeed an innate Law Rhyme."
"Therefore, he is naturally half a Law Contemplator from birth. Even if you go back to when he was just a newborn baby, he could easily influence everyone in a room."
"In other words, he is a natural superior being. Within the borders of this Kingdom of Liastan, a normal, ordinary male without Law power might not even be able to defeat him in his infant state."
"Ha, truly born noble then." Samuel smacked his lips.
"Eh? Can I copy this Law Rhyme too?" Samuel suddenly asked curiously.
"Of course, it's just a terrain bonus." The Travel Guide replied.
"I see." Samuel rested his chin on his hand and thought. Then, he revealed a smile, "This is really interesting."
"This little prince doesn't seem as pure and innocent as he presents himself, does he?"
The birth of a Law Rhyme combines a person's experiences, thoughts, beliefs, and destiny. Therefore, it can indirectly reflect a person's character.
Apart from the Special Law Rhyme, Allenay has two Law Rhymes.
One is Morning Star, the other is Siren.
Morning Star clearly seems to be, like Samuel's Absurdity Clown, fused from preceding Law Marks. Samuel guessed it probably originates from Tuner, Navigator, and Messenger, maybe with Stargazer added.
It symbolizes guidance, hope, illuminating the path in darkness. This aligns with the "palette" theory he inherited from Ethen and developed through his own contemplation, and his desire to "include" everything, to establish some kind of ideal order.
This is probably what Ethen hopes to see, and the "light" Allenay shows to the outside world.
This is definitely part of him, but it cannot be everything.
And the Siren, in mythology, typically exhibits characteristics of beauty, danger, mystery, and enchanting songs.
While a Law Rhyme cannot represent a person's character one hundred percent, there is still some degree of similarity.
Furthermore, even if there was originally no similarity at all between the Law Rhyme and the Law Seeker, after obtaining this Law Rhyme, the Law Seeker would be influenced. This is especially true for one that clearly didn't come from synthesis, but grew as a "fruit" from his "thoughts, experiences, and beliefs."
If Allenay presented himself as dangerous, mysterious, enchanting, or gave off some kind of femme fatale vibe, then Samuel wouldn't pay it much mind.
But that's precisely not the case.
While his main self was flipping through the Travel Guide, Samuel's doppelganger was also reading a book while engaging in casual, intermittent conversation with Priest Ethen.
Through the conversation, Samuel learned that Allenay was the youngest among the princes and princesses, the fifth prince of the Royal Family.
He didn't care about power, disliked conflict, had little ambition, was gentle and courteous towards subordinates, sufficiently kind to the common people, and never had any negative evaluations.
In Ethen's words, that little prince seemed like a simple, innocent little white flower.
Even when Samuel himself analyzed the fifth prince's demeanor, he could only reach the same conclusion.
"I knew it." He snapped the Travel Guide shut with a *pa* sound, "He's going to become some remarkable great figure in the future. Maybe, who knows, this country might belong to him someday."
A wolf in sheep's clothing. This just got more interesting.
…………
On the other side, the Continuity Church.
Samuel's doppelganger almost simultaneously closed the Scripture in his hands.
The Law Mark "Bard" granted Samuel powerful enough memory. He only needed to quickly flip through the book once to copy the entire contents into his mind.
Never mind whether he understood it or not; at the very least, whenever needed, he could quickly dig out that part from his brain.
"Thanks, here you go." He handed the Scripture back to Ethen.
"Don't you need to look at it a bit more?" Ethen asked.
"Alright then, can I borrow this book for a couple of days? I'll return it to you later?" Samuel glanced at the heavy Scripture in his hand.
"Of course, if you like it, I can simply give this Scripture to you." Ethen replied.
"Is that so? Then I'll gladly accept instead of standing on ceremony." Samuel adjusted the bowler hat on his head. Successfully obtained an important item. Might unlock a new side quest or Priest's favorability storyline or something.
"But don't get me wrong, reading this really gave me some insights. Benefited a lot."
"It's best if it was helpful to you." Ethen replied gently.