Chapter 55

And he insisted on dragging me into the abyss with him.

Professor Orran poured a glass of wine and handed it to me, but when I refused, he took it for himself.

I couldn't stand the silence, so I took the initiative to ask.

"Did you kill THE BOSS in D Area?"

He took a sip of wine; I don't know if it was astringent. He smiled at me a little bitterly, "Don't ask that; the way you ask is like interrogating a criminal."

"Didn't you do it? He's dead, and you've taken his place."

"Leila, am I already so bad in your mind? I'm not going to kill someone for something like that."

Seeing his serious expression when he said that, I couldn't help but reflect on myself. Who knew that the next moment he would say—

"All I can say is that I had something to do with his death, but he was to blame."

I jumped up at once.

"And it's really related