If that's the case, could it be...

Surprised, Ryuto continued speaking in an emotionless tone.

"So, when you said those things on the balcony, were you deliberately misleading us? Making us believe that our speculations were correct?"

"The balcony?"

Tensyoin Miyuki couldn't help but feel confused.

"That's right."

Ryuto replied without any emotions.

"It's quite impressive... So, the Sword Sorcerer from the Far East didn't come here, but went to the other side? But how did you know about this place? Even if you know it's a factory, it's not possible to be completely certain since there are many factories around here."

"The locations where those news reports happened are all within a certain radius, and when we were attacked during the day, I noticed a special reddish soil on your shoes. And within that radius, there is only one factory with that kind of soil nearby. Furthermore, I accessed the country's servers and found that this place is owned by the government."

In battle, attacking one's heart is more effective than using force. If used properly, it can make the opponent's inner self collapse, achieving victory without fighting or revealing any flaws. This is the weakness of human beings. Everyone has psychological weaknesses.

However, this guy, whether intentionally provoking or deliberately praising, did not show the slightest trace of anger or arrogance, nor any emotional fluctuation. His inner thoughts were completely unreadable, without any flaws. Surprisingly, psychological tactics had no effect on him.

Ryuto had to confront this fact once again.

He had thought that if the negative approach did not work, then he would try the positive approach. There must be one that would be effective. But Ryuto quickly understood.

It was just his naive idea. It wasn't that Ryuto's method was wrong. After all, for ordinary people, this method is highly effective. So Ryuto naïvely believed that it should also work on the person in front of him.

But he quickly hit a wall. At that moment, Ryuto remembered that this guy was not an ordinary person, so normal methods would not work on him.

While thinking this, Ryuto scrutinized the young man in front of him once again.

Yes, this guy was different from ordinary people. Not only did he lack negative emotions, he didn't even possess positive emotions. If it had to be described, it was as if this guy had no emotions at all, just like...

Like a robot.

After thoroughly observing the young man in front of him again, Ryuto quickly overturned the conclusion he had made just a moment ago.

No, things weren't that simple. Robots couldn't be compared to him at all. This guy was even colder than a robot. Moreover, although Ryuto didn't know what it was, this guy seemed to be shrouded in an unfathomable darkness, making it impossible to see clearly. It was as if he could devour everything, just like a black hole.

However, there were more things that caught Ryuto's attention.

According to my investigation, this guy is just a neglected person at school, but he possesses such terrifying insight and analytical ability. It not only surpasses ordinary students, but also myself. And to be able to infiltrate the country's servers...

This fact astonished Ryuto even more.

Furthermore, this guy seems different from when I saw him during the day. So, what happened to him exactly?

"I see, I did mention the government... Although you saw through everything, there is one miscalculation you made."

"......"

"Although you intentionally separated us to weaken our fighting power, the Sword Sorcerer from the Far East cannot defeat the Bloodthirsty. So, it's all in vain no matter how much you do."

Faced with heartless speculation, Ryuto responded like this.

"I can't say for sure about that, but I will be the one to end it here."

A calm but unquestioning declaration.

Such a response infuriated the heartless even more. In other words, not only did he believe that the other side would win, but he also believed that this side would be the same. This kid is too arrogant.

"Oh... if you're so confident, then come at me."

So the heartless took aim, infused power into his feet, and in the blink of an eye, the distance between the two of them closed, but...