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Lorcan approached calmly and tried to look at my paper. "What does it say?"
I instinctively hid it. "Hey now, were you trying to take a peek?"
There was no guarantee that everyone's notes were the same. He knew that, so he tried to glean information from my note. I had no idea what the promotion trial actually entailed. That meant I couldn't lower my guard.
What did this mean? The people in this room weren't allies but competitors I needed to eliminate along the way.
"Peeping? That's a rude way to put it. I only meant we should exchange information."
"Exchange, huh? Fine. Show me yours first, and maybe I'll consider it."
Lorcan frowned but let the matter drop.
Mercenaries, always the same bastards… They threw tantrums the moment their interests felt threatened, then justified stealing from others with excuses like, "You were robbed because you were stupid."
Of course, their bravado appeared only toward those weaker than them. Once faced with someone strong enough to kill them, they immediately started wagging their tails like obedient dogs. Yet if they got a chance to stab someone in the back, mercenaries wouldn't hesitate to attack without a second thought. This was the true nature...
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