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"Don't delude yourself."
The cold voice pierced through Orgulous, turning his madness into cold sweat that ran off his body as he involuntarily shuddered.
"I don't mind you playing your little tricks. The Seven Sins were seriously flawed in personality to begin with. It would be odd if you acted obediently and submissively. As long as it doesn't affect the mission and doesn't betrayal the basic principles, you are free to do as you please. However, if you deviate from this premise..."
"Your Excellency, I...!"
Before he could finish his defense, his throat was grasped by "something," and handprints appeared out of nowhere on his neck, stifling his excuses. Orgulous was dragged away like a dead dog, his head pushed back, facing not the ceiling.
An impeccably elegant smiling face loomed over him.
