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Felix's treasure? And she remembered us when something good came along? Wow… a saint has appeared in our dorm!
Angelica laughed. "You were worried Felix might have some funny ideas, so you brought us along to spread the risk. You even had us tell our parents where we'd be, just to keep him in check, didn't you?"
Sonya shrugged and didn't deny it. "That was part of my plan, yes. But the treasure itself is real."
Seeing her speak so eloquently, Felix secretly let out a sigh and questioned whether he had made the right decision.
That morning, as he left the meditation hall, he called Sonya over and presented what he considered an incredible opportunity. But Sonya was far from naive. She had fought her way alone through the glittering yet ruthless city of Cailleach and had seen too much of the world's ugliness to trust empty promises. Even con artists knew to offer small gifts before a scam. At the very least, spend some money to lower my guard first. Sugar-coated bullets are still sugar-coated, but yours weren't even wrapped. Who do you think you're fooling?
Convincing her took great effort. Under Sonya's repeated threats of "Forget it, I'm out," Felix was eventually forced to lay his cards on the table and surrender control of the situation.
The so-called treasure was an...
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