>>25092223Yes and no. Yes, because it starts with the battle of wits between Beatrice the Golden Witch and Battler (the denier of magic, or as you might say "the wilfully ignorant guy"). No, because it develops much further than that on a psychological and philosophical standpoint.
I cannot say much more without spoiling, but I will point out one thing:
>for no good reasonWhile for a good part of the story it should be obvious, as you say, that magic is a thing, as the story goes on you are encouraged to think outside the box. A lot. I would LOVE to say more but that is a major plot point and I wouldn't want to ruin it for anyone interested.