This person...
This person was far smarter than he looked!
Listening to that chilling voice and feeling the tremble of the girl's body pressed against his back, Hada Ryuhiko swallowed hard. A bead of sweat quietly rolled down from his temple.
The terror on his face had completely surfaced.
What Spectacles Man had said had made him fully realize that things were going badly.
Clearly, Anna had also sensed how dangerous Spectacles Man was, and she trembled even harder.
If this kept up, they were done for!
We'll die! We'll definitely die! I have to say something, I have to do something! Otherwise, we'll really die! At the same time, this frantic thought flashed through his mind.
"No! That's not it!"
Then, unable to suppress his fear any longer, he blurted out a cry.
"Oh?"
Hearing that, a cold smile suddenly split across Spectacles Man's lips as he spoke with interest.
"What isn't right? I think it's quite possible. In fact, if I or my companions had Hada Ichiba's strength, I think we would do the same."
Then, he continued in an offhand tone.
"We... we didn't do that!"
Hada Ryuhiko spoke as though he had exhausted all his strength and racked his brains, yet the terror so close at hand had interfered so badly that those were the only words he could manage.
"If I'm not mistaken, Hada Ichiba should be Kusagakure's strongest Genin! No! He should be stronger than all the Kusagakure Genin taking this exam put together! The one who caused such a huge commotion during the first test was Hada Ichiba, wasn't it? You could say he's your trump card!"
Spectacles Man smiled indifferently at that, ignoring the boy's nearly shouted words as he continued.
As he spoke, he cast a sidelong glance at his companion.