Listening to Death's sinister words, steeped in the aura of death itself, the Arbiter felt as though thorns were pressing against his back. Yet he held himself together and offered no explanation.
Death showed no intention of stopping. She continued to look at the Arbiter and said:
"Moreover, during the final settlement just now, you were the one who distributed the number of chips, rounding down..."
The Arbiter could not hold back any longer and said:
"There was no problem with my enforcement of the game rules. The rules were established from the very beginning."
"If any of you have doubts, you may review the game's initial rules afterward. Everything agreed upon before this game was recorded in Chosen Paradise's core rules."
Yet the moment those words left his mouth, the scene truly fell silent for an instant.
Regardless of whether the surrounding spectators watching the spectacle had any thoughts about the matter, everyone present reacted.
Death lowered her head. Blackish-purple energy surged around her, concealing her expression.
Delight merely raised an eyebrow and cast the Arbiter a faintly amused glance.
As for Xie Antong—Sin—the corners of his mouth shot upward crazily, his features seeming as if they were about to fly off his face as he stared at the Arbiter.
The Arbiter had only just gained his own consciousness. He was far too "young."
At a time like this, how could a referee meticulously explain himself in an attempt to "clear himself of responsibility"?
To Lu Ce, this was an utterly unexpected delight.
Ever since he had noticed that the initial rules of this game were much fairer than before, he had sensed that something was off.
The gods likely no longer wanted to give humanity too much time. They had begun to feel that such freedom might truly