"Yeah, I had a feeling it would come to this."

Aria’s eyes were half-dead, and she wore a cold smile I had never seen before. It seemed she no longer intended to hide anything.

"How did you figure it out? I thought I prepared everything quite well."

"If you want to say you were well-prepared, you should’ve avoided suspicious behavior and refined your tone."

"Suspicious behavior… like what?"

"The way you talked about the four people you brought here didn’t sound like someone who felt genuine remorse. It felt more like you were talking about replacing broken parts. Even if I let it slide because of how you feel about Laura, treating the other three the same way was odd."

If she truly felt as guilty as she claimed, there was no way she would have spoken so casually about replacing people.@@novelbin@@

"Do you remember during the practical training midterm, when you had that strange smile before facing off against Leona? The smile you just made was exactly like that one. Now that I think about it, it makes sense. I didn’t pay much attention to it before, but if you had that kind of past, it’s worth being suspicious."

"Hmm… so you didn’t have concrete evidence, then. What a shame. Maybe I should’ve taken the risk and grabbed the lance after all."

Aria’s eyes narrowed slightly, realizing that the Holy Lance was a bluff.

"I couldn’t help it. After living alone among frozen people for over a thousand years, I developed a personality where I couldn’t resist anything that seemed interesting or exciting. I tried to control it, but sometimes I just couldn’t suppress the urge."

"Couldn't resist something exciting, huh? That sounds familiar."

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