"..."
After silently exchanging glances with the other party for a while, his mind racing as he thought, This is bad, the demon calling himself "Jaldabaoth" finally forced himself to act tough. Putting on an air of confidence and pretending not to know, he asked:
"I am Jaldabaoth, the Demon Emperor from the Scorching Inferno. And who might you be, little girl?"
"Also, don't get too full of yourself. That flame just now was the lowest level I could manage, specially adjusted so they could withstand it and wouldn't die. Don't think you're anything special just because you could easily dispel it."
"Hmph!"
Although he felt a little irritated and surprised that she had shattered his disguise, leaving this Guardian of the seventh floor of the Great Tomb of Nazarick unable to hide his true appearance even a little, after hesitating for a moment, he still put on an act and announced the name and origins he had prepared beforehand.
"The Scorching Inferno?!"
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"But..."
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"Shouldn't you be that little Imp from some underground tomb? When I chased off that big skeleton last time, I clearly 'saw' it take that little succubus into the tomb. And you were there, too!"
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Annie really was a little surprised.
The aura on this fellow was exactly the same as that big skeleton's—in other words, it was identical to the aura of that elusive Warrior, Momon. She was also certain she had sensed him in that place called the Great Tomb. And now he was claiming to be some Demon Emperor from the "Scorching Inferno"?
And don't think she hadn't noticed that he'd rehearsed his lie beforehand. Who did he think she was, Queen Annie? Did he think he could fool her with a couple of offhand remarks?
"The Great Tomb..."
"Sorry!"