P him!
Must P!
Need to P more!
Horikita couldn't help recalling Bai Lan's appearance just now, as if he were saying, "I'm manipulating you."
She had clearly been manipulated, and Bai Lan had clearly used underhanded tactics against her.
Yet Horikita felt that she trusted Bai Lan even more now.
"Why is that?
Wait!
Was I manipulated again?
And this time, knowing that I've been manipulated is useless!
Perhaps this is why Bai Lan deliberately exposed his own 'scheme'!
As expected, Bai Lan definitely isn't the kind of person who would make a losing deal!
Is this still a scheme?
This is an open scheme!
Even after realizing that I've been manipulated, I still willingly accepted it!
He can actually turn a scheme directly into an open scheme? Is this Bai Lan's true ability?
No, that's not right!
Seeing how relaxed and unconcerned he is, this may only be the tip of the iceberg.
No wonder my brother acknowledges him!
No, perhaps he's actually even more formidable than my brother.
As expected, compared to him, I'm still far too lacking.
There are still so many things I need to learn from him..."
Horikita thought this silently to herself, increasingly finding Bai Lan terrifyingly formidable. He might even have surpassed her brother.
Bai Lan had no idea that his "self-exposure" had failed and instead had the opposite effect, making Horikita trust him even more.
He only cared about what he would eat tonight, when the points would come in, and his plan to drop out tomorrow.
Ten minutes onstage required ten years of work offstage.
To ensure that tomorrow's plan went smoothly,
Bai Lan had used his intelligence network in advance and hurriedly arranged several pairs of "eyes" that could help him confirm the whereabouts of Nagumo and the