In a dim alley with no streetlights, lit only by the moon.
An indescribable atmosphere weighed on everyone's hearts like a mountain.
Having given his answer, Luo Shu naturally had no intention of speaking now, lest he provoke Kurumi.
Tokisaki Kurumi, who had been pressing him with questions just moments before, was silent too.
Sharon, the only third party present, kept looking between Luo Shu and Tokisaki Kurumi, rather unscrupulously enjoying the show.
After a long silence, Tokisaki Kurumi suddenly smiled at Luo Shu, murmured, "My, my," and then said:
"What you just said was all a lie, wasn't it?"
Has she started deceiving herself? Sharon looked rather bemused.
At that moment, Luo Shu, who did not want to provoke Tokisaki Kurumi any further, considered it briefly before nodding.
"What I just said could be a lie."
That "could be" left a great deal to think about.
Tokisaki Kurumi understood this perfectly well, but her earlier smile briefly vanished as she asked:
"May I withdraw all my clones here?"
That withdrawal naturally included the captured "Kurumi."
Yet when Luo Shu heard this request, he frowned and said:
"Personally, I think we should keep a 'communication officer' between us to avoid future conflicts."
"Future?" Sharon muttered, drawing cold looks from both Luo Shu and Tokisaki Kurumi.
Seeing this, Sharon spread her hands and voluntarily stepped back, saying nothing more.
Tokisaki Kurumi turned her gaze back and smiled sweetly at Luo Shu.
"In that case, the price won't be what it was before, will it?"
The previous price had been for Tokisaki Kurumi to leave behind a clone she could not take away, while Luo Shu told her what method he had just used.
Now, however, Tokisaki Kurumi was clearly dissatisfied with those terms and wanted to back out.
Logically speaking, Luo