บท 51: Possibly A Much Meaner Person

...Minutes earlier...

To Kruxe, whatever situation had cropped up and stopped Alejandro from dealing with him was an annoyance. 

Exposing the truth of his abilities meant that Kruxe was sacrificing himself because while it would move Alejandro and prove that Liara and the others were innocent, it would also tell the man that Kruxe was a bedrock of truly mysterious information.

"Ah, wait, if he believes me to be so precious, there's a likely chance he would kill everyone to keep it a secret that he has me."

"Damn it, why didn't I think of this earlier?" Kruxe thought, regret beginning to fill him, but it was too late. 

That time had been a moment of weakness for him, he had tried his hardest to hold firm, but eventually, he had given up, and it was only now that he was being given a bit of reprieve that he was beginning to think straight and get a proper understanding of the situation.