I finally understood why Susan was so smug about tricking me into thinking that she was taking the Golem Core.
"She must have felt ecstatic when she could get one up at the person who was causing her stress for the past month."
How petty. It seems there is not one normal person in this world.
I also understood her reason for giving up on the Golem core.
She couldn't use the core herself because Aegis always kept a tight watch on her belongings.
Even saying that Golem Core was the reward from a trial in Dungeon of Trials wasn't possible.
Dungeon of Trials gave impressive rewards but 3-star Meta-rank Golem Core was too much for lower levels.
Instead, giving me the Golem core was better. That way she could increase her favorability with me and her chances of getting into the organization.
(Ah!)
(Susan had asked me for the organization's name.)
"…And your answer was?"