When Acht announced the result, all kinds of reactions appeared on the faces of the people present. Some of them had a relieved smile while others cursed under their breaths and cliches their teeth.
It was very apparent how much this dungeon expedition meant for them and their families.
However, Acht couldn't bother less with whatever they thought, they could get burned alive in front of him and he wouldn't bat an eye.
So, without waiting for a long time, he asked the people left to choose again. After they decided on what they will go with this time.
He tossed the coin and it landed on tails again.
Just like before, many of them sighed loudly with a sad look while others' smiles widened even more.
The process continued like that, each time, there would be 4 or 5 eliminations at a time. Each one of these left had somehow predicted the outcome without even hesitating in contrast to the other people.
The number of people present was 20 so by the third round, there were only 4 left.
One of them was obviously Leislet who was the fastest to choose out of all of them. Her confidence in her choices and her attitude throughout this seemingly important matter made them feel impressed.
Then, in the next round, with pure coincidence, no one was eliminated. So they did it again and still, no one chose the wrong one. The try got repeated multiple times without any eliminations.
'They probably can predict the results before I even toss the coin.'
So, to make it even harder for them, he decided to do something different.
He grabbed the coin with his whole hand and made a swinging motion before throwing the coin at the wall with all of his strength.
The coin flew like a bullet and hit the wall before rebounding and flying to another wall without losing any of its speed. The coin kept bouncing back off the walls non-stop for a good 10 seconds.
However, in all of this time, it didn't hit any of the people inside the room who watched this scene with stupefied eyes. They couldn't believe the young man did that.
Even Leislet had to swallow back a weird voice she almost blurted out.
'How does he come up with these outlandish ideas seemingly with no effort?' She wondered to herself.
When the coin finally lost its energy, it landed exactly where Acht was sitting and he immediately covered it with his hand.
Then, he revealed the outcome to the shocked audience.
"Heads." He said with a cold tone.
This time, in contrast to before, two people couldn't get it right and they were eliminated which proves Acht's assumptions.
The only two left were Damien and Leislet. Each one of them looked at the other with unwavering eyes as if they were challenging each other.
Acht was aware of this rivalry but he clicked his tongue quietly as he thought.
'Tough luck, old man. You are not going to win today.'
Then, the last round began, Acht did the same thing as before so that he could increase the difficulty.
But, they both got it right.
"You are really good at such games, Mrs.Leislet." Damien suddenly said.
Leislet just chuckled merely in response.
"You are flattering me."
Then, the round got repeated again and again. It was to the point that it became boring to watch.
So, for the sake of ending this stupid game, Acht intervened.
"Why don't we change the rules in the last round? It seems that both of you are not intending to lose."
"Yeah, sure." They both nodded in approval.
"Good. Then, instead of choosing before I throw the coin, you will have to choose after it lands."
They both thought about it for a moment before nodding again.
So, Acht threw the coin again and when it landed, he covered it with his hand.
"Heads."
"Tails."
Then, Acht waited for a second before showing the result.
"Tails. Leislet wins." He said nonchalantly.
"Very good." She smiled happily.
As for Damien, he merely sighed and then smiled slightly as he congratulated her. He didn't seem that bothered with the loss or he hid his disappointment pretty well.
After that, they discussed some ideas about how the plan should go and what are the measures that should be taken in case of failure.
Two hours later, everyone stood up and they left the meeting room to go back to their assigned regions of the kingdom.
The only two left in the room were Acht and Leislet who sat quietly, not talking to each other.
Then, to break the silence, Acht asked.
"Since when did you know?"
Leislet seemed puzzled at first so Acht elaborated more.
"Since when did you know about my gift?" He asked again.
"Hmm, who said that I knew about it?"
"Stop trying to fake it. You knew I could manipulate this coin toss thing and you even urged me to do it. If I didn't see some benefits for me if you win this expedition, I would've not played your stupid game." He said with a click of his tongue.
"...I was aware of it since the first phase of the hunter exam. You were one of the few people that caught my attention so I focused on how you passed those obstacles."
She then sighed slightly and continued.
"I didn't think it was possible at first since your gift should not exist in our time. But, after watching you for long enough, I had to accept it."
"...I see. So, that's the real reason why you chose me?" He muttered.
"Not true. I also saw your amazing talent. Your gift is nothing but a very very good bonus. I would've chosen you in both cases."
Somehow, when Acht said those words, Leislet seemed to become slightly agitated as she denied his words and tried to prove her point.
He was slightly puzzled at her attitude since it was the first time he saw her act like that.
'What kind of person did I get myself involved with? Sigh, there's no point in regretting it at this point. Let's see where this could bring me.'
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