Eiro looked back at the man in front of him, trying to figure out what to say. And then, the first question he could ever ask popped up in his mind, "How did you... How did you become the Arcane Dealer? Will my son become someone like you as well?"
The Arcane Dealer started walking around Eiro with a smile on his face, "I became like this through a number of fortunate coincidences. I was born in this world anew, and died through the influence of higher powers. Due to the level of strength I had amassed, I was able to resist death, and became like this using that which was left inside me."
"...The splinters?"
"Exactly so. I had amassed quite a number of them. And when I gained this new power after death, I learned how to forge them into something else." The Arcane Dealer explained, and Eiro was confused, "And why did you do this? Why did you create the cards? Why would you create monstrosities like the royals? For fun?"
