The energy fluctuations of the Truth Book remained as stable as ever. After the word "No" appeared, it showed no sign of fading. This meant Angel had told the truth again.
He had never seen the man in the emblem, nor had he had any deep contact with him.
Black Earl and the others were stunned for a moment. Earlier, they had truly followed Wise Sovereign's line of reasoning and thought there might be someone behind Angel, but it seemed they had wronged him after all.
Wise Sovereign, meanwhile, revealed a look of surprise and uncertainty. His brows furrowed slightly as he sank into thought once more.
He had guessed wrong again? Angel really had never come into contact with Olao?
Then that was strange. Where had Angel obtained so much information? And why was Adanis paying Angel such close attention?
Wise Sovereign racked his brains but found no answer. Angel, on the other hand, stared expressionlessly at the word "No" in the Truth Book.
Everyone assumed Angel's expression meant he was displeased. Wise Sovereign had suddenly added a question, and its targeting could not have been more obvious.
But in truth, Angel had long anticipated questions aimed at him. The reason he kept staring at the word "No" was that this answer had not entirely come from his heart.
Wise Sovereign's question had been, "Have you seen or come into contact with the male in the emblem?"
The key lay in the words "seen" and "come into contact." If it were only the former, Angel could have answered "No" outright, because he truly had never seen the male in the emblem.
But the latter was harder to say. The term "come into contact" was rather broad and vague. For instance, if one had exchanged words with the other party,