As Dirk's low voice echoed, the atmosphere around them finally began to turn dangerous.
From the beginning until now, this was the only moment when Dirk's words carried genuine emotion.
Under Dirk's oppressive gaze, Fang Li's calm demeanor instead took on a deliberately provocative tone.
In this situation, Fang Li looked at the person before him with a half-smile.
"Of course I know about your affairs, Dirk Eberwein."
At that moment, Fang Li spoke like this. "Could it be that Laminamors and Valda didn't tell you that I know quite a bit?"
————『Laminamors』.
————「Valda」.
A duo who had formed a secret society behind the scenes in Asterisk City, plotting something
In the past, Fang Li had severed one of Laminamors's, that is, Madiath's, hands.
In the past, Fang Li had made a non-aggression pact with these two in order to reclaim
Sylvia's teacher, Ursula, whose body had been taken over by Valda.
Now, Fang Li was bringing them up in front of Dirk.
What did this mean?
"You were originally in cahoots with Laminamors and Valda, weren't you?" Fang Li unhesitatingly exposed this secret. "Although it seems like there were more members in this organization in the past, now it's just the three of you left, right?"
The chairman of the Festa Operating Committee.
An Ogre Lux capable of taking over others' bodies.
The Student Council President of Rewolf Black Academy.
These three had secretly banded together and were stirring up trouble in the shadows of Asterisk City.
Thus, ever since Fang Li crossed paths with Madiath and Valda, Dirk had taken notice of him and kept an eye on him until now.
"Tch…" Dirk clicked his tongue again.
Only, this time, it was out of genuine frustration.
Dirk believed that his side's information concealment had been done quite well, and Fang Li shouldn't have been able to uncover his true background.
However, as someone who had reached the top of Rewolf Black Academy as an ordinary person, Dirk's intuition was telling him that Fang Li might have already known everything.
To confirm this, Dirk had planned numerous actions, but they had all been aborted due to Fang Li suddenly vanishing from the face of the earth for nearly a year.
As a result, when Fang Li reappeared, he began swaggering around Rewolf Black Academy, Dirk's territory.
How could Dirk not be concerned about this?
Thus, Dirk had sent the 『Cats』 to test Fang Li and had Orphelia approach Fang Li, all to observe Fang Li's reactions and make preparations accordingly.
Unfortunately, Fang Li once again thwarted Dirk's plans.
Dirk had never expected that Orphelia would suddenly latch onto Fang Li and stick with him for a full three weeks.
This finally made Dirk unable to sit still any longer.
The reason was simple.
"Although I don't know what exactly you're plotting in the shadows, and I'm not particularly interested in finding out, since it doesn't concern me much," Fang Li looked at Dirk and spoke indifferently, "I do know that in your plan, Orphelia is the true key."
To be more precise, it should be "the person who successfully became the strongest-ranked Strega (Witch) through experimentation" that was the key.
As for Orphelia herself, she wasn't important at all.
"Now, this key has somewhat slipped out of your control, so you're panicking, aren't you?" Fang Li said with some amusement. "If you had known this would happen, you shouldn't have sent Orphelia to approach me. Could it be that you've never been this frustrated before?"
In other words, precisely because Fang Li had known Dirk's true background and character beforehand, he had used a small move to draw Dirk into his trap and bring the "Ereshkigal (Lone Poison Strega)" to his side.
From the very beginning, Fang Li had anticipated all the actions Dirk would take.
It was precisely because Dirk understood this that he clicked his tongue.
A villain skilled in manipulating the darker sides of people's hearts had been given a taste of his own medicine, with all his inner thoughts being calculated. How could anyone not be frustrated?
Fortunately, Dirk was no ordinary person either.
"...I need to correct two mistakes in your words." Dirk stared intently at Fang Li , as if he had calmed down, raising two fingers.
"One: I have no interest in forming any organization with those two. It's just that our plans can achieve mutual goals, so we're temporarily cooperating."
"Two: I never regret the decisions I make. Although I didn't expect Orphelia to act this way, sending her to approach you, regardless of the process, allowed me to confirm what I wanted to know. Since the goal has been achieved, there's no reason to feel frustrated."
Hearing this, Fang Li raised his brows slightly and smiled, "But your demeanor doesn't seem to reflect that, does it?"
"I just find you really annoying," Dirk said with an extremely unpleasant attitude. "Anyone who surpasses my control makes me feel annoyed."
"Is that so?" Fang Li replied nonchalantly. "In that case, what do you plan to do?"
"I won't do anything. Although it's just a cooperative relationship, you've already established a non-aggression pact with those guys over there, and that applies to me as well," Dirk stated with a dominating posture. "Just as you said, Orphelia is the key on our side, and I won't let her stick with you any longer. Return her."
In other words, Dirk was about to recall Orphelia.
To this, Fang Li merely smiled indifferently.
"I need to correct two mistakes in your words." Fang Li raised two fingers, looking at Dirk with a slowly rising smile.
"One: that Strega (Witch) came to me on her own; I didn't take her away, so your 'return her' statement is misplaced."
"Two: I indeed established a non-aggression pact with you, but that doesn't mean I won't make a move against you."
Fang Li said this lightly.
"After all, I find you really annoying."
In that instant, the dangerous atmosphere in the car escalated to its peak.
Dirk only stared at Fang Li, no longer speaking.
Fang Li seemed to have completely lost interest in Dirk, looking out at the scenery outside, treating Dirk as if he were invisible.
Seeing Fang Li like this, Dirk's intuition kicked in once more.
His intuition told him that this person before him would definitely continue to obstruct him.
Absolutely.
This was also what Dirk wanted to confirm.
(End Of This Chapter)
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