How did he know?
Under the restrictions of the Unspoken Bond, no outsider should have been able to learn of this matter at all. Only he and the family's higher-ups knew about it!
Just how had this monster managed it?
After John exposed the greatest secret hidden within Royce, even the deep and calculating Royce could not help staring at John in disbelief. His pupils contracted uncontrollably.
As for Royce's reaction, John was not surprised in the slightest.
He still wore a calm smile, his eyes serenely fixed on the other man.
Looking at Royce, who remained silent while struggling to maintain his composure, John knew perfectly well what was happening.
The secret he had just thrown out had shaken Royce to the core. At this moment, he was most likely already mired in confusion and doubt.
John could even predict what he would say next.
For example: Who are you, exactly?
As if to prove John's judgment correct, Royce suddenly spoke after a long silence:
"Who are you, exactly?"
Royce stared fixedly at the "John Maslow" before him, his gaze filled with sharp intensity.
No matter how extraordinarily talented the other man was, no matter how well he could manipulate people's hearts, even if he possessed magical talent nearly on par with the Demon King—
There was no way he could have known about Royce's past and secrets.
And the other man's background and life story meant that he should have had no way of prying into such matters.
Therefore, this monster before him could be anyone—even some existence born from a taboo that should never have appeared in this world.
But he absolutely could not be the John von Maslow he knew!
"John Maslow, commander of the 303rd Division of the Norman Empire's Third Air Force Army, Imperial