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Her question received no answer.
The Lady of Pain was not surprised.
The more silent the silver-tongued Medium of South Los became, the more it proved her suspicions correct.
At the same time, the Lady fully understood why she had lost.
It was because-
Arthur knew her too well!
From what she knew of that fellow, after suffering such Distortion, his memories were bound to become unreliable. To keep himself a little more normal, he would naturally need to record everything.
And she, someone he had once served, would undoubtedly be a top priority.
That was why Arthur understood her.
That was why Arthur could defeat her.
But that diary was bound to be chaotic, with certain crucial parts missing.
That was why, even after Arthur had raised that strange worm capable of truly harming her, she was still alive. He had not fed her to it yet.
Even bringing out that worm and having it devour part of her body before her eyes had been intended to intimidate her.
To make her...
Reveal the truth of what had happened back then!
So that was it!
After piecing together the whole story, the Lady of Pain finally breathed a complete sigh of relief.
She knew she would not die.
And it seemed she might gain even greater benefits.
At once, the former demigod began to laugh-
"Why don't we make a deal?
Let me go, and I'll tell you the truth about what happened back then. How does that sound?
You don't want what happened to your mother to remain a mystery, do you?"
Arthur did not answer.
He turned and left.
At that moment, the young Medium of South Los seemed to have made some sort of decision. He did not spare the Lady of Pain another glance.