The Arbiter was not joking in the slightest. After dispersing that intimidating killing intent, it seemed to shed its disguise and begin speaking from the heart.
Perhaps no one had expected that, up to this point, the one who held Lu Ce in the highest regard was this game referee.
All along, it had watched the "Sin" before it win battle after battle.
Back then, those divine envoys had underestimated him, and then they had all died.
Now, the gods had underestimated him. Even a god at the peak of its power like Knowledge had fallen because of it!
Although Knowledge had technically been set up and killed by the Arbiter itself, the Arbiter would not claim credit for it. It knew that it had merely been used as a weapon by the man before it.
Moreover, even its own escape from the restraints imposed by the game was thanks to him! From that perspective, "Sin" had even done it a favor!
As Lu Ce watched the Arbiter's attitude suddenly take such a sharp turn, his eyelids twitched slightly beneath his purple face, yet he was not surprised in the least.
He accepted the Arbiter's praise with complete composure, even obvious enjoyment, as if there were nothing wrong with it at all.
"Ah~ looks like you're one of the smarter ones. You know how great I am."
"Mm, that sounds pretty good. You know what's what!"
"Go on."
As he spoke, Lu Ce tilted his chin at the other party, clearly telling it to continue.
Arbiter:...
It had not expected such a response. Its solemn mood was interrupted once again.
It lowered its head, doing its best not to look at that punchable expression on Lu Ce's face, lest it lose control.
It had realized that the "Sin" before it