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It was clear that the captured soldiers were more than a little terrified of Michelle, no, the fate that awaited them, but Emilia didn't feel that was necessarily a good thing.
After all, when compelled like this, people were much more likely to 'confess' what they believed the one torturing them would want to hear instead of the actual facts, as that would be the most 'reliable' way out of their desperate situation.
Moreover, Emilia didn't really need these people to 'tell' her anything.
The crimson-haired girl already knew everything she needed to know, and everything she didn't… could these people hide anything from Crystal's ability?
Even if she couldn't read their mind, differentiating the truth and falsehood in their words, as well as judging when they were or weren't hiding something was well within her capabilities. Given enough time and control over them, it wasn't really inferior to mind reading.
