Reason

"I'm impressed you found out." Legris Damien smiled.

He didn't seem bothered or worried in the slightest.

Donning his usual optimistic demeanour, the Lecturer—now traitor—seemed even more relaxed than before. It could be that he had given up, or…

"Don't be, it's a shame I didn't find out sooner."

If I had taken action faster, perhaps things wouldn't have come to this. But I was done blaming myself and being weighed down by unnecessary shackles of guilt.

I promised everyone I would take responsibility for their lives, so I intended to do just that.

'Killing the culprit should be enough!'

While it was selfish and self-serving, I was going to ease my conscience by ending things right here and now.

"How did you—"

"—Find out your identity? It's a long story… too long for tonight."

Unlike the time with Liliana, there was no need to buy time, and neither was there any cause to explain my rationale.

In essence, I would gain nothing if I dragged this confrontation on.