[Just staying in the darkness], [destroying possibilities with my own hands], [I won't admit it]—now, stringing together the fragments of what Li Lin said back then, it is clear why he said those things and blamed himself.
Faster than any self-reproach, Roland slapped himself without hesitation.
Bewilderment, confusion, mockery, and disdain pointed at him through his fingers.
"He has a sister. Let him take his sister with him."
"That's not what we agreed on. I only promised to release one person, and you want me to buy the freedom of this irrelevant girl with extra gold coins? That's not part of the game rules and violates the basic conditions of the deal."
"If you add in that piece of magical equipment, it would be enough to make up for your loss."
"What an overly-confident excuse."
The witch scoffed coldly, her mockery and displeasure being diluted under her charming face, forming words of disdain with her arrogance and domineering will:
