Chapter 79: Yeah, Cute
"Lies... which ones were lies?"
Celia questioned him, her voice filled with agitation and resentment.
The cracks on her cheeks had spread to the corners of her eyes, looking like black tears trickling down. "Tell me! Tell me right now!!"
"The matter with the note was a lie," Ansu said coldly. "I didn't actually want to threaten Freya. I just wanted her to come and save me because I knew who you were from the very beginning."
"What thirst for transcendent power? What nonsense about people looking down on me or wanting to avenge my father... it was all to deceive you! My goal was to evoke your sympathy, to make you think we were the same kind of people..."
Her dark red eyes flickered violently, and Celia's trembling hand tightened its grip.
"The information from the Church of Holy Light... Freya told me all of it voluntarily..." Ansu's breathing became difficult, but he continued without hesitation. "Because she trusted me... she was certain I was her Lord Chosen One."
"I used your trust in me to deal with Archbishop Terry... and to stop the cult's plots at the Benalu Royal Academy that would have endangered me..."
"After that, I used the fact that both organizations recognized me to play both sides... and profit from it. Samantha, the archbishops, Freya... and you! Every single one of you was played for a fool!"