Ange's hand was still turning, indicating time acceleration was ongoing, yet the Monarch descended with a normal pace.
Seeing Ange's confusion, the Monarch said, "It seems I am immune to your time control; as long as I lock onto someone with my thoughts, the flow of time will sync with theirs."
Having said that, the Monarch landed on the chessboard.
Everyone gathered around, and Negris eagerly asked, "Old Immortal, how are you feeling?"
"Great, never been better. I've found the increment," the Monarch said with a smile.
Negris scrutinized the Monarch and asked skeptically, "Really found the increment? How did you find it?"
They had just discussed the increment, and it seemed like something Anthony and Ursman found shocking—could it be that the increment is truly generated by consciousness?
