The Showdown (1)

Translated by: ShawnSuh

Edited by: SootyOwl

"Damn it," Coin murmured, looking as though he was about to rip the newspaper in front of him in half at any given minute.

"You were so happy that you beat me," Juho said with a smile. At that moment, Coin raised his hand, catching Juho off guard. However, instead of landing a blow on the young author's face, he reached for the newspaper and snatched it from Juho.

"Easy!"

"Whatever."

Juho clasped his hands together. Meanwhile, Coin ripped the part of the newspaper that had the article on it and tossed the rest on the table. It looked like a corpse with all the important organs missing.

"So, they pulled a fast one on us, huh?"

"It appears so."

"I knew it," Coin said, retracing his memory. Then, looking at Juho, he asked, "How'd you know?"

"Know what?" Juho asked, playing coy.

"You're not telling me it was a coincidence, are you?"

"Why, of course, it was!"

Then, the air sank into suffocating silence.