"No, Boss, do you really have no faith in me at all?"
"What if I actually succeeded?"
Seeing Shiroyasha's utterly disbelieving expression, Aslan said sorrowfully, clutching his chest.
Shiroyasha's disbelief had caused him serious emotional damage!
"Don't joke around. You didn't even ask me how to observe a world. I haven't even given you a Gift to perceive worldline shifts."
"Besides, even though time flows slowly in Little Garden, you couldn't have spent more than three days in the other world."
"Three days to observe an entire world? Who would believe that?"
Shiroyasha scoffed. Aslan was being a bit too arrogant, wasn't he?
Well, it was understandable. He'd just returned from another world. With Five-Digit power, as long as Aslan hadn't been unlucky enough to encounter an out-of-spec existence, he'd be invincible.
It was natural for him to be a little proud. He'd soon be taught a lesson.
"Well then, Boss, what if I really did succeed?"
Aslan looked at her hopefully, wishing Shiroyasha would give him a small reward, a pleasant surprise.
"Alright, you brat!!!"
At this moment, even Kurousagi could see that Aslan had truly succeeded—let alone Shiroyasha.
He spoke with such confidence that it wasn't just that Aslan had succeeded—he had done something extraordinary.
Shiroyasha was instantly shocked, and the corner of her mouth couldn't help but twitch upward.
No, no, she had to hold it back, hold it back. She couldn't let this kid get even more arrogant!!!!
After forcibly calming herself, Shiroyasha finally regained her composure.
She cleared her throat twice and spoke with utmost seriousness.
"If you succeeded, how about I introduce a good teacher to you?"
"And she's a beautiful girl."
"Of course, if you're lying..."
In an instant, Shiroyasha's aura turned terrifying. That oppressive, dismissive aura immediately pressed down on Aslan.
After all, she highly valued Aslan and had invested quite a lot in him.
She deeply hated lies and betrayal.
If Aslan had truly lied, she wouldn't mind letting him experience what it meant to face the greatest problem child in Little Garden.
"Of course."
Although the aura had appeared only briefly—almost just a moment—it made Aslan acutely aware of the gap between himself and the top experts of Little Garden.
Aslan also discarded his slightly arrogant attitude, sat up straight, and said,
"Then, the contract is binding!"
Shiroyasha clapped her hands. Two scrolls instantly appeared in Aslan's and Shiroyasha's hands.
[Gift Game: Game of Truth
Rules: Lying is prohibited. Concealing the truth through linguistic loopholes, wordplay, or misleading methods is forbidden.
Participants: Shiroyasha, Aslan
Referee: Kurousagi
Prize: If Aslan's statement is true, Shiroyasha will find him a beautiful female teacher guaranteed to satisfy him.
Punishment: If Aslan lies or attempts to conceal the truth, he will submit to a punishment determined by Shiroyasha.]
Seeing the contract before him—devoid of patterns or unfamiliar words—Aslan signed the scroll that had appeared before him.
"Good."
Seeing Aslan carefully inspect the contract, Shiroyasha nodded in satisfaction.
Gift Game contracts could easily contain traps, especially in their patterns.
After all, in a game, if you couldn't read the words on the contract, losing was your own problem.
Aslan's cautious attitude was excellent.
"Alright, Boss, go ahead and ask."
After signing the contract, Aslan sat up straight, ready to answer Shiroyasha's questions.
"Did you really succeed in observing a world?"
"Of course. More precisely, I've just saved a world and surpassed the Last Trial of Mankind."
Aslan said with full Versailles flair. He wasn't lying. This had already been confirmed by Little Garden's Central Core.
A savior who had surpassed the Last Trial of Mankind · Blacklight.
This Blacklight, using the name Aslan had given it.
"..."
However, upon hearing Aslan's words, Shiroyasha froze. She slapped her face slightly in disbelief, trying to wake herself up.
But even so, Shiroyasha still felt like she was dreaming.
"Kurousagi, did he really just say that?"
Kurousagi shook her head, trying to recover from her shock.
After all, it wasn't just Shiroyasha who was stunned—she was equally astonished.
But seeing Kurousagi shake her head, Shiroyasha's face instantly darkened.
"Just as I thought....."
Seeing Shiroyasha's dark expression, Aslan instantly realized the seriousness of the situation. He had almost been framed to death by Kurousagi.
"Hey, Kurousagi! Help me testify!"
"Ahem, what Mr. Aslan just said is indeed true."
Kurousagi said anxiously. Fortunately, she managed to explain before Shiroyasha started moving.
But what followed was total silence.
"Huh? Why aren't you saying anything?"
Aslan said with a smirk at the corner of his mouth. He was still waiting to see the shocked expressions of Shiroyasha and Kurousagi.
After a long while, Kurousagi finally snapped back to reality, staring at Aslan with a look as if seeing a monster.
"Mr. Aslan, do you mean... you actually saved a world and surpassed the Last Trial of Mankind in just a few days?"
Kurousagi swallowed, asking tremulously.
For some reason, she now seemed to see the figures of Canaria and Koumei within Aslan.
But even Canaria and Koumei had failed to surpass the Absolute Evil.
"Correction—not a few days, but three hours."
Aslan corrected Kurousagi's words and said.
"That's even more monstrous...."
The only person Kurousagi had ever seen surpass the Last Trial of Mankind was her foster mother, Canaria, who surpassed Anti-Utopia.
But even Canaria, when facing the Absolute Evil, ultimately failed at the end.
Yet now, someone claimed to have surpassed the Last Trial of Mankind in just three hours?
If Little Garden's Central Core hadn't told her Aslan wasn't lying, Kurousagi would have found it extremely hard to believe such a person could exist.
Shiroyasha now wore the same expression as Kurousagi. After all, she herself was a Last Trial of Mankind, and she knew exactly how difficult it was to surpass it.