"But deceiving oneself is to wear a mask." Igula said softly, "Lies are the patterns on the mask. The more exquisite they are, the easier they are to confuse others."
He looked down at the reflection in the water, "But you're all so stupid that I can earn your trust even without patterns on my face."
"So you should also understand that Harvey is doing it on purpose," Ash said. "There's no fool among Legendary Mages. He's deliberately seeking death with us."
Earlier, Igula and Vishi discussed many important pieces of information. Harvey didn't listen seriously to anything else but specifically asked Igula why he conducted the Promotion Ceremony and acted as if he understood it, persistently questioning the details of Hell's Poison. Ash thought for a moment and understood his intentions.
"I know," Igula said. "That's why I can't forgive myself... I was actually deceived by a Necromancer!"
"Huh?"
