Mr. Reporter— or rather, what Merlin initially told Aiwass when they first met was not wrong.
The ritual originally had two lines.
The closer one was to the top level, the further removed from reality they became, making it easier to investigate the story from the beginning... and thus obtaining a higher score.
But the closer one was to the bottom level, the greater their chances of winning.
Because in this case, the advantage of dying quickly was the greatest.
The ritual created by the Great Sage was actually not difficult. Its main difficulty lay in the fact that it started immediately after reading the rules, giving no time for discussion or contemplation.
On their own level, there was no need for any investigation.
