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His eyes were still, his chin was tense, his shoulders were loose, his fingers were relaxed as he grabbed the glass, and his legs were crossed in a leisurely manner. He was strangely unshaken. He was very leisurely and even made jokes. It didn’t look like he was thinking hard so that he could avoid this situation and instead wanted this to continue. While Kang Giwoo was humming along with the pop song in the lobby, Maru was convinced that this guy knew everything. Since his estimate had become a fact, he had to change his attitude.

How should he provoke him? A few questions went through his mind. If his aim was to just instill a sense of confusion in him, he would’ve chosen any random question. However, the situation called for him to not stop at just that. Maru had to shake him and make him lose his composure. Most importantly, he had to induce the guy to point the knife in the right direction:...