The moment I heard this, it felt like my entire world was fading away. My mind became more complicated. If what he said was true, no, it was true. This meant that Joseph had deliberately hid his identity while running Argos. It meant that all of his actions in the past were acting...

Could I trust him?

“...der. Are you surprised? Elder?” Joseph’s call woke me up from my thoughts.

“Uh, ah... Yes. No, I had a rough guess.” 

I had no idea. In fact, I didn’t know what he was talking about right now.

“Huh? Really? I tried so hard to hide it. This is devastating. I should practice my acting some more...”

Joseph’s murmured words were even more horrifying. What was he doing? Why hide his identity and run such an organization? I asked hesitantly, “Are you that?”

“Huh? What?”

“A psychopath or something...”

“Haha. Are you kidding me?” Joseph laughed like it was ridiculous, but my expression was extremely serious. Joseph seemed to read my expression and told...