94 Logic of a Sociopath (2/2)
”Oh, It's okay... But what I can't understand that much, is you pushing me to reveal my Paradigm's true ability, while... you're also hiding yours. That's quite the inequality there don't you think?” He began exclaiming.
”To be specific... Requiem Aranea's Paradigm Shift. In case of that Goddess, Dea Lacrimosa, before she got promoted to the divine hierarchy, she can control anything that's dark even the night skies in exchange for her lifespan depending on her time usage... while the consequence of using it above the prescribed limit was also worth the gold... That, she's got to experience the dark negative emotions that she had converted, to be her Arsenal of power, first-hand...”
Hell, this guy's even more informed than me in accordance with that Goddess.
”And your, who is her Herrscher... It's different but more lethal? Oy oy, losing a hundred-day lifespan for once per three-days usage, while a year for deviating from the limit... Now that's quite something.” He added, which almost seemed to be like a threat from his wide variety of network information.
It's not gonna kill me to have someone know that, but I don't think it would spell me any good if I were to confirm that explicitly either. I'll just have to keep my stature... Silence is the best answer after all.
”So what are you suggesting?”
”Well, would you care to show me? I'll also show you mine.”
Forgive me, that statement right there made it look like that the topic has been entirely deviated of that, to suddenly become of Di*ks. I'll just give him the same deadpan face.
”Oy oy, why the poker face? Don't you think it's just fair? I may not look like it or anything, but I'm also a true equality activist!”
”Says him, whose Kingdom's equality system is completely deranged...”
”Ehehehehe... Now that you've mentioned it... I accepted the job for the perks without even knowing what to do.”
”Eh... So you're also liable with that social fiasco huh, Patriarch, Ambassador of equality. sir...” I sardonically responded, with a dead fish's facade.
”Oy oy, hehehe.”
”So to the main point. You're saying that, if I will use my Paradigm Shift, you will also respond in full, likewise, right? ”
”That, indeed. If you will showcase what you're truly capable of, then, I, Durandal, the Patriarch of a puny Kingdom, will respond so in the same manner. Of course, without the previous want to enthusiastically and purposefully lose.” He answered with a hysterical expression written all over his face, coalesced with soberness, which spelled a great difference to his first lethargic entry.
”Then, let's just get this over with...”
”Azazel,” I called the AI Maiden.
”Yes, Master?”
”Paradigm Shift, Dark by Default...”
”But it hasn't been three days after your previous use... That would cost you a year of your lifespan, Master... Do you wish to proceed?”
Well, there's no getting around it. A year is just a year... and also, without resorting to lame excuses, I just want to know what I'm really capable of aside from chains and manipulating dark intents and negative emotions which were the only things that I used on my first Paradigm Shift Utilization, which is quite insignificant.
And besides, as Lacrimosa extrapolated it on our last conversation... 'Gain experiences as much as I can.', and this event might as well fall on the same category.
”Do proceed.”
”Affirmative, Master.”