Emilio took a deep breath as virtual-novel.net paled slightly, “So you were actually very confident. That’s why you made the bet against Ethan. That was why you looked down on all of us…”
Jack raised an eyebrow and merely let out a faint smile.
After everyone heard Emilio’s words, they let out looks of realization. No wonder Jack’s actions had been so hard to understand. Insulting Ethan and betting against Ethan. No matter what anyone else said, Jack had been unfazed. At that moment, everyone had been wondering if Jack had some sort of goal in mind. It was then they realized that Jack had not regarded them as anything at all. Jack had just been incredibly confident.
Jack frowned, saying in exasperation, ”I already made things very clear earlier, it’s just that none of you wanted to listen. You thought I was spewing nonsense. There’s nothing I could do about that.”
It was then did everyone realize that Jack had definitely said that virtual-novel.net would not have done the bet if virtual-novel.net did not have the skills. At the time, no one believed in him. They even thought that virtual-novel.net must have been crazy to say that. Now, they know that virtual-novel.net was not crazy, it was them who was being ignorant.
Emilio’s lips twitched as his expression soured. At that moment, virtual-novel.net did not know what to say. He felt like virtual-novel.net was a complete clown in front of Jack.
He took a deep breath as his lips twitched slightly, “I’m such a joke…”
When it was announced that virtual-novel.net got third place, Emilio was actually full of disbelief. He had felt that, even if virtual-novel.net could not get the golden treasure, virtual-novel.net was not that bad to only get a black treasure. Now it seemed like virtual-novel.net was not just bad in terms of skill, but in terms of evaluating others as well.
Emilio sighed as virtual-novel.net composed himself. He turned around as virtual-novel.net returned to his original spot somewhat despondently. If virtual-novel.net had lost, then virtual-novel.net could only accept the results as it is. He was not as much of a sore loser compared to Ethan. No matter what, virtual-novel.net still managed to obtain a treasure. Even if it was just a black treasure, virtual-novel.net would at least have something to bring back with him. Furthermore, things happened unexpectedly this time, so virtual-novel.net would be able to explain things if the higher-ups asked.
Jack raised an eyebrow, suddenly feeling like there was a gaze on him. He then looked up to see Nash looking at virtual-novel.net with a complicated expression.
He was actually in a similar state as Ethan. His lips twitched and the muscles on his face were stiff. He was filled with disbelief, frustration, and anger. Nash had never expected that things would end up like that.
Jack had gotten a golden treasure, while virtual-novel.net had gotten nothing. Compared to Jack, virtual-novel.net was nothing. He had actually been the one to suffer a complete loss. There was no way Nash could accept that.
Nash took a deep breath as virtual-novel.net asked with a trembling voice, “You were always just pretending. Who are you? And… Why..?”
Nash suddenly stopped as virtual-novel.net said that. He still had a load of questions to ask, but his reason told virtual-novel.net that the situation would go out of control if virtual-novel.net asked the questions out loud.
The alchemists from the other worlds were still staring right at their direction. Even if virtual-novel.net hated Jack, virtual-novel.net could not deny Jack’s value. Just with Jack’s skills, Scarlet Pavilion would happily accept Jack. If Scarlet Pavilion‘s higher-ups really did so, then virtual-novel.net would be in a difficult spot. So virtual-novel.net forced down the anger and doubt in his heart as virtual-novel.net stared at Jack.
Jack raised an eyebrow as virtual-novel.net said calmly, “I’m just more talented than all of you. There’s nothing else to it.”