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“I am your age, but I’ve experienced many things that you might not have. I chose to make myself seem older because I prefer interacting with others in this manner,” Kevin answered.
He seemed ready to answer all my questions, and he always made me feel as if he was perfectly at ease.
He also seemed to be filled with a gentle, fluid sense of energy, and I could see that there was something very unique about him.
I had never known what it meant to have poise, which was why he was always able to attract my attention within a short period of time,
He also made it impossible for me to look away. All I wanted was to gaze silently at his face, and to forget about all the worries I had.
“Did the competition go well today? I feel that with a talent like yours, you’ll definitely get through to the next round. However, it might not be that easy to get a good result.”
He didn’t seem to think that I was particularly skilled, and I did admit that I was inadequate in many ways. However, what he said next surprised me.
“Many competitions aren’t engineered for you to show your talent. It’s a place where those in power can watch those without power put on a show for them.
“An innocent young woman like you is probably not going to become someone’s puppet, and you’re also not going to act like a monkey to curry favor with them and please them.” We’d only met once, but he was already able to accurately speak about my personality. This surprised me very much. However, the fact that he was able to know so much about it probably meant that he had once been deeply hurt by this.
Only those who really knew the truth would speak in such a blunt manner, and I became even more sure about the truth of those rumors.
Perhaps his sister really had gotten into trouble, or maybe Duncan had taken advantage of her. The fact that such a shameless man could still be doing so well in society showed how unjust society was.
Later I understood that it wasn’t about the injustice in this world. It was just that the time had yet to come for him to face the consequences,
“However, it won’t be hard for you to win, because there will be an opportunity to correct the wrongs very soon. I’m sure you’ve heard some rumors, but I wonder about whether or not you’ll choose justice.”
This surprised me. I was usually practically invisible to everybody, but now I had been dragged into making a choice.
If I chose to stand by and do nothing today, he would be very likely to turn his attention to me next. If that happened, who would stand up for me?
Therefore, I had to get rid of this poisonous, tumor-like person. That was the only way to ensure a fair competition, and also ensure that everyone could get what they wanted. “You knew what my personality was like ages ago, didn’t you? Perhaps you’ve been waiting for me, but it’s just that you feel like I arrived too late. That’s why you appear in places where I can bump into you, right?”
I didn’t want to think too badly of others, but all the evidence pointed to the fact that he seemed to have been wanting to get to know me for a long time. He even seemed to have his own plans and goals, which surprised me.
He didn’t deny it and nodded instead. This made me feel even more frightened. I had become a pawn without realizing it. However, if it was tor Kevin, I was willing to become that pawn