"Did you really meet them online, in the game?"

"Where else? Besides the game, I don't have any other way to meet people. I'm not going to hold a meetup with other women in the Virtual World, am I?"

Couldn't you at least realize that standing in front of you is the genius fraudster ranked second on the Two-Winged Mind Class Ranking, Azura Division? Moving your eyes to the right to avoid looking at me, fidgeting with your fingers, and most importantly, that baby-level control over your expressions that completely gives you away…

The woman wasn't the real issue. The real problem was that Ashe had somehow maintained contact with the outside world right under his nose, without anyone noticing. That explained his blatant...