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    Of course, those blunt truths were not something he could tell the middle-aged Joshua.

    With a slight curl of his lips, Leon gave a profound smile to the perplexed middle-aged man in front of him and improvised,

    "Well, that''s because you''ve shown too many flaws."

    "Flaws?"

    "Yes, flaws."

    Sneaking a glance at the middle-aged man''s wristwatch, Leon estimated how much more time Senior Emma would need and then slowed his speech to continue stalling for time,

    "Even though you''ve changed a lot, even to the extent of treating an ordinary person like me with such gentle words, that inherent pride in your bones just can''t be altered.

    Aside from that, your obsession with saving the Kingdom and that inexplicable hatred for the parasites of the Kingdom set you apart from others."

    With a gesture toward others, Leon continued his serious nonsense,

    "Others might also want to save the Kingdom, but they aim for change, striving for a better future, whereas the hope you express seems more like trying to make up for regrets;

    Others'' hatred towards those parasites stems from empathy for the victims'' plight, but your anger appears more like someone is ruining what belongs to you.

    Perhaps it''s not obvious when looked at individually, but when you display such emotions of hope and anger while with others, you seem out of place."

    "…"

    *Just such small differences, and I''ve given myself away?*

    Completely unaware of the other version of himself having nightmares, the middle-aged man, having been thoroughly hoodwinked by Leon''s nonsense, couldn''t help but take a deep breath and gazed at Leon with complicated eyes, saying,

    "So in your eyes, I have a family environment that could foster a proud personality, regard the entire Kingdom as my property, know what has happened in the future, and am desperately trying to save the Kingdom... these aren''t enough!

    Little Baskin, it''s one thing you could see through the Kingdom''s situation at a glance and propose feasible plans, but with just these details, I don''t believe you could deduce my identity!"

    "…"

    *Indeed, because it''s not something I deduced.*

    *I only sneaked in yesterday, how would I know any details? These words were crafted to fit an answer, purely to stall for time and fool you. It''s supposed to sound unreasonable!*

    "Of course, relying solely on these isn''t enough, I do have other pieces of information."

    Narrowing his eyes while assessing the middle-aged man''s expression, the successful trap-setter Leon smiled and retorted under the amazed gaze of the rebels,

    "Prince Joshua, now we both have things we want to know. Are you willing to make a trade with me? You tell me what those mines truly are, and I''ll tell you how I guessed your identity. What do you think of this deal?"

    "I..."

    Unaware of Leon''s intention to pull a fast one, faced with the offered exchange, the middle-aged man, filled with questions craving answers, unconsciously clenched his fist, engaging in a fierce psychological struggle.

    After a moment, he slightly loosened his tightly clenched fist and shook his head with gritted teeth,

    "You devil... I won''t trade! If you want to know what it is, go see for yourself!"

    Relying on immense willpower, he refused the deal with "Little Baskin," seemingly afraid he might relent, the middle-aged man immediately drew a handgun, aimed it at his own head, preparing to activate the fallback left by the Aquarius Director under crisis.

    However, what the middle-aged man never expected was that just as he pulled the trigger, the "Little Baskin," who was only supposed to make people bow, merely raised his hand and, with a mime of squeezing air, crushed the gun into a scrap of metal!

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    Upon seeing the golden sparking toad pendant within "Little Baskin''s" collar, the middle-aged man couldn''t help but shudder, nearly widening his eyes to the limit!

    "You... you are!!!"