Chapter 3 - However, You Die (2)
Translator: Neria
Formatter: Geass606
“What?” I asked.
“I made it up,” the Flame Emperor said. “Don’t you recognize a bluff?” He chuckled. “I don’t have any Lie Detection skills. It was a bluff to trick the Saintess. Wow, the two of you are really naive. Did you really believe me?”
“T-then…” My lips quivered. I was shocked. “Did you kill the Saintess without any concrete proof?”
A Rank 9 Hunter, the Saintess. Unlike the psychopath in front of me, she was an upright Hunter who donated most of her hard-earned money to orphanages. That’s how she earned her title as the Saintess. But you’re telling me that this man killed her based on a suspicion?
‘If that’s true, then…’ He’s not the greatest Hunter. He’s the greatest psychopath.
“Hey,” the Flame Emperor said. “Those were some harsh words. How can you judge a person like that? Of course, I checked. The Saintess really tried to kill me. If I didn’t kill her first, she would have poisoned me to death by tomorrow.”
The Flame Emperor spat on the floor. “Fucking plague! Just remembering it ruins my mood.”
“H-how do you know—”
“I know everything,” the Flame Emperor said, sounding as if what he said was obvious. “I just know everything. I have a secret trick.”