"Free Will is an illusion created to make it easier for every subject of this world to fulfill the roles assigned to us while believing we act of our own accord."
The words of the Fairy King came out of nowhere, and the grave tone by which he spoke them made Esme lose her composure once again.
"H-huh?"
"What I'm trying to say is that we have no free will. Our paths have been pre-determined already… programmed to operate a certain way—just like the Skills we use, or the System that facilitates our growth."
"S-so you're saying… we don't make our choices? That sounds—"
"Absurd? I know it is intuitive to believe that you have a choice in your fate… your life… but what if I were to tell you that the path you took has already been determined? Everything that you are… and even everything that I am… were already established from the beginning."
