"..."
"If you could've done this from the start, why bother waiting so long?" Rael asked warily.
"Why else? Giving someone false hope when they seem so confident is like the cherry on top. And no, I'm not sadistic, I just believe that getting a beating is the best type of training," Evelyn replied with a chuckle.
"Training? Are you training me now?" Rael mused.
But of course, it seemed like she didn't mean a single word as she purposefully waited for his turn's timer to run out.
All the while, he had to listen to Solenne taunting him from the side.
"You know I saw you, right?"
"I saw when you were inside my mind..."
"How could I not have? You were so lively in there, using all sorts of manipulation tactics, and all of that was within my grasp... Pfft..."
This sounds so realistic, Rael thought with a sigh and decided on his next move.
He summoned a wind-up music box as it plopped down onto the ground innocently.
