My Measurement: The Villain Desires a Satisfying Payback

Chapter 67 - 67: 65: Halloween (5)

Looking at that girl, Sophie, hearing what she thought of me directly from the source, an idea popped into my mind.

Should I just leave Saburou alive indefinitely?

If her reasoning for helping me is to get revenge on him in her mother's stead, then would it not be in my best interest to keep him alive to retain control over her?

As I was thinking this, she suddenly continued with her argument.

"Also, you lot and ya so-called 'justice'―it's all a fat buncha bullshit anyway!"

What, there's more?

"Ya think I wouldn't know what you're up to from the position I'm in? Think again, bastards! I know all too well what kinda shit ya get up to! Justice this, morality that―shut ya filthy traps already!"

All kinds of venomous words being spat out of her mouth as she constricted the Concept of Time, Sophie's likeness appeared to become more and more akin to that of a cobra.

"Ya seriously think you're gonna save the world by doin' shit like this, huh?! Not to mention trappin' kids in ya shitty 'Playgrounds'! Savin' the world my ass! What exactly're ya savin' the world from, huh, ya bitches!?"

Her accusations of the Wardens' wrongdoings continued.

Whether Avon Laura and Azaki Kiryuuin knew of her identity beforehand or not, they surely understood what kind of position she held now.

As the sole daughter of a senior executive, Sophie would indeed naturally be privy to much of the inner workings of the organisation; with even confidential information being undoubtedly included in that metric.

Over the course of her almost 18-year-long life, just how vast a repository of knowledge did the individual known as Sophie Asanami come to possess about the Wardens?

All of it via the completely coincidental connection of her father, Professor Asanami.

It was a curious thing, and I wondered for a brief moment if her baseline understanding of the matter rivalled even my own, who had grown up for eight years within the Playground since just after the inception of my birth.

She had obviously known about Space because she knew he was the cause of her mother's passing, but did that mean she also had knowledge about the other Concepts?

It was a matter of course.

And if that was the case, then what about that incident...?

I forcibly paused my train of thought at that point. It was useless to explore further than that; I had already tried.

Being a senior executive's daughter, one of the first things I questioned her about was naturally her knowledge of my escape from the Playground, but unfortunately, Sophie hadn't the faintest of the truth of the matter.

She didn't know, but not because she hadn't tried to know.

Recently, I had her

Right. He simply disappeared from his position all of a sudden.

I was staring at him the entire time, yet I still missed the exact moment he disappeared.

It was like an illusion.

"I sincerely apologise for this, Miss Asanami, but it seems you are in the wrong state of mind to listen properly to my words!"

My eyes naturally snapped to where his voice abruptly sounded outside my field of vision.

"For now, I will have to focus on the main goal of containing the danger posed by the Concept of Truth here, but rest assured! Your father does not wish to punish you harshly for being deceived by this man so long as you stop interfering!"

Glancing at who he was talking to, she stood with a downturned face.

There was no need to ask what her thoughts were.

'What the hell does he know?'

That could mean many things in this situation―what does Azaki Kiryuuin know about the danger I pose, what does he know about her father, or what does her father know about any of it?

The reality was that she means it as all of the above and more.

Anyway, deceived? I don't recall deceiving her at any point, though. In fact, she was clearly the one who approached me first. I only helped her chances of achieving the revenge she dearly wished for.

Is it not something to be praised for instead; lending your assistance to a pitiful girl in need?

Looking at the bastard who dared to spout such nonsense in front of my face, I quietly snuck my hand to the inside of my school blazer and gripped the item within, clutching it tightly in my grasp.

I first made sure I was standing right beside Sophie, then nodded.

Sticking out the other hand containing the bluff detonator, I cleared my throat with an announcement.

"Ahem! Once again, I don't have much time to spare today, so I will be brief!"

Having turned their attention to me, everyone watched in silent apprehension of my next move.

"Let's start with you, shall we? Concept of Time!"

I stared in the direction of Azaki Kiryuuin, a wide smile on my face, and addressed him while throwing the item hidden in my other hand at him.

"!?"

Of course, he caught it without a problem.

Opening his hand, the reflection of a sharp flip knife could be seen in his eyes.

Show me, Azaki Kiryuuin.

"If you don't stab yourself with that knife within five seconds, I'll press this detonator without hesitation!"

How good-hearted are you really?