She clearly had the brains to keep classified information under wraps, so… why the sudden slip?
Was this a psychological tactic?
No. That didn't feel right.
It was confidence. Pure, effortless confidence. The kind that said, "No matter what you say, it won't shake me."
And that's why she could so casually mention looking into my family background—because to her, it was no big deal. Just business as usual.
She was like this in the novel too.
Even when Rin's father—my father now—tried to pressure Velcrest Academy after his "son" died at the entrance ceremony, she never flinched. Not once.
Instead of folding, she turned the whole situation into an opportunity—to evaluate Ryen's potential.
Looks like she was doing the same thing to me now.
She wanted an answer.
Something that would pique her interest. Something worth her attention.
This was a test.
And I couldn't afford to mess it up.
