Chapter 392 — Clean as Pure Gold (5)
“I admit, I’m somewhat bewildered. How could I ever dare do such a thing—”
[Playing innocent? If you genuinely mean that, I’m disappointed.]
Whether the Archmage had risen or not, White Crow responded calmly.
Considering that a truth he had successfully concealed until now had suddenly been exposed, it would have been perfectly reasonable for him to feel shaken.
And yet he did not so much as blink as he pretended ignorance.
“Ancient One, please put aside your misunderstanding. I truly have never done such a thing.”
He was so perfectly composed that, if we hadn’t already heard everything from Commandment, I might have wondered, Huh? Did we misunderstand him?
That was how calm and lucid White Crow’s face looked.
Nothing about him resembled someone whose long-kept secret had just been uncovered.
[A misunderstanding…….]
But the Vermilion Bird had already reached its conclusion and had no intention of reversing it.
White Crow remained bowed low, insisting on his innocence, until after a long while he finally let out a sigh.
The image of respect and submission he had displayed up until that moment vanished into thin air with that single breath.
“I had a feeling from the moment you appeared wearing that broken mask, but… I’ve been found out, then?”
He rose boldly despite not having received the Vermilion Bird’s permission.
Tap, tap.
His crooked hands brushed away any…