If You're Going to Deceive Someone, Give It Your All

Although Velbar did not let it show, his breathing began to grow unsteady.

When their eyes met, Daniel could see Velbar’s pupils trembling slightly as well.

Thanks to that, Daniel could be certain.

‘He’s shaken.’

The expression on Velbar’s face was that of a man desperately trying to hide his fear.

‘Thank goodness.’

If Velbar had snorted and brushed it off here, Daniel—not anyone else—would have been the one in trouble.

‘If Velbar had regarded me as nothing more than some ordinary staff officer, that’s surely how it would have gone.’

But Velbar was genuinely wary of Daniel.

Daniel’s guess that Velbar held him in high regard had proven correct...