"You..."
"Weren't you just asleep?!"
Beside him, Perfect Life was shocked, staring blankly at "Sin" as he questioned. His yin-yang hands had clearly sensed that this guy's aura was identical to soone in deep sleep without the slightest difference! He should have completely lost consciousness by all accounts!
So how did he know? Had he been listening all along?
"Huh? What? Who?"
Under Perfect Life's questioning, Lu Ce raised his head in confusion, looking around dazedly as if unaware of what he'd just said.
"Ah... don't rember. I was indeed sleeping."
The second characteristic of the Laziness mask - subconscious processing! All information received during deep sleep goes straight into the subconscious! Though appearing completely unaware, in essence, he hears everything more clearly than anyone.
Xie Antong hadn't spoken a single word since he woke up, as if completely unwilling to acknowledge this enemy.
[Sigh, whatever!] The ga finally responded. [I've basically set up the ga already, so just state your condition.]
[But let be clear upfront - you only get one chance. If you suggest sothing clearly impossible for the ga, you lose your opportunity imdiately!]
"Oh..."
"Hey, are you even lucid?" Perfect Life interjected, now genuinely doubting "Sin's" ntal state. Helpfully, he recounted everything that had just happened.
After all, he didn't want his theoretical strongest opponent to handicap himself so severely by losing his chance to make demands right from the start. Moreover, if he were truly delirious and made so player-unfriendly request, that wouldn't be good for anyone.
"Oh?" The dark green mask slowly turned, looking sowhat surprised. "Got it. You're quite the nag."
Perfect Life: ?
Nag?!
You %……#￥@*!
[Please quickly state your condition.]
"Quit yelling!"
Laziness leisurely scanned each face in the room, utterly unhurried.
"Honestly, these people aren't particularly interesting. I don't consider them real opponents."
Everyone: ?
What's with the sudden aggression?
"My condition is - find soone actually worth fighting. Doesn't this make sense since we're one player short anyway? Originally ten, now nine - how dull."
[...]
[What exactly do you an? The ga has already begun. Recruiting new players now is impossible, so your condition would be...]
"Ah, no need to go through that trouble."
"Isn't... there still you?"
"Why don't you join in?"
[?]
"Save the excuses. I know your type isn't technically part of the ga itself. This isn't my first rodeo with things like you."
"Whose... lapdog are you?"
"Co down here. I doubt this violates any ga requirents."
Xie Antong: "......"
She knew it.
Her earlier setup was precisely for Lu Ce's benefit - these words sounded far more satisfying coming from him!
Hah, let this ga's rule-voice experience true disrespect firsthand.
Because Laziness had been playing the nice guy since the ga began, this sudden shift left the ga montarily stunned.
You wake up and imdiately go for the nuclear option?
Many experts began cracking their knuckles in anticipation. Perfect Life found this developnt unexpectedly fascinating - directly dragging the ga itself into play wasn't sothing he'd previously considered.
But was this actually possible?
The Creator lightly applauded from the sidelines, murmuring:
"Heh, seems my earlier demand has already been fulfilled."
As long as it made the ga uncomfortable...
However, while these bold experts were intrigued, players like Number Seven instantly panicked!
Holy shit!
Dude. Not cool.
This is a ga we're all participating in - what do you an by dragging the referee onto the field?!
Whether "Sin" could actually challenge the ga's referee remained unknown, but they understood perfectly the aning of "When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer."
Don't let your grudge match get the rest of us killed!
Imdiately, they clung to desperate hope, praying the ga would refuse, thinking this absolutely couldn't be allowed!
Surely this wasn't acceptable?
[Heh, why would I ever agree? I could simply declare this invalid.]
"Because this prevents another stalemate outco," Lu Ce explained leisurely.
"You presumably don't want a repeat of that embarrassing situation where you got cornered by questioning, do you?"
"If you participate personally, that risk disappears. You take first place, while the rest of us tie - which could count as collective defeat.~"
"You could even adjust rules in your favor..."
[...]
Laziness' voice carried an unusually hypnotic quality as he laid out his reasoning.
Despite appearing either incoherent or asleep earlier, his current speech demonstrated startling awareness of everything!
This left everyone intensely curious about his true state.
Normally, it was the ga manipulating players - now the tables had turned, with Lu Ce attempting to manipulate the ga itself!
The absolute audacity!
Moreover, the ga seed to lack any solid grounds for refusal.
"Realistically, you have no reason to refuse unless you're utterly incompetent - an unworthy dog too frightened even for this."
[Heh, I indeed lack reasons to refuse...]
[I rely wonder what delusions fill that overreaching head of yours, thinking to make the rule-making referee play your ga?]
"Any problems?" Laziness smiled up at the void.
"Isn't this entire CHOSEN'S PARADISE just one big ga with its referees?"
[...]
[Fine! I accept!]
The mont acceptance sounded, players like Number Seven - even Jiu Tian - felt their blood run cold.
We're dood...
[Other players, heh, be sure to properly "thank" your so-called strongest player.]
[It's his arrogance that's raised your failure probability from fifty percent to one hundred!]
As these words faded, the Creator suddenly spoke up, smiling:
"Oh?"
"Yet I'd argue this also reduces your own probability of erging unscathed from one hundred percent to... ninety-nine?"
Perfect Life similarly shrugged, battle intent instantly surging as he stretched, joints popping.
"Perhaps... ninety-eight?"
Xie Antong's lips curled slightly, her gaze unconsciously flickering toward the silent Lu Ce.
Ninety-eight percent?......
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