[DROP] ?Identity V? Imprisoned [ Hermit x Reader ]

10. A letter from an old friend

Vera: If Melly had come back to the rescue instead of opening the gate, we might have had a draw. I'm not the only one who's wrong, but you're only scolding me.
Eli: Fiona blames Vera for bothering her, Vera blames Luchino.D for not taking his hand off the cipher while being recorded, and blamed Melly for not coming back to save her while the hunter was chasing Luchino.D. Vera was wrong to run over to bother Fiona, but she just wanted to help. Luchino.D didn't react in time, so his actions were recorded, leading to the hunter being able to activate the encoder on his own. Melly only focused on opening the gate and didn't dare to come back to save anyone when the hunter has detention.
[Y/n]: Shouldn't we do something to stop this ?
Aesop: Why ? Things just got interesting.
Melly: Hey, you're blaming me now ? The hunter was in the middle of the map at that time, what if she changed to chase me ? Have you tried considering that ?
Fiona: If you had helped them decode instead of running to me, the hunter wouldn't have had time to record anyone.
Luchino.D: Girls, please...
Melly: You were just trying to earn more points for yourself.
Eli: Generally all are at fault, but they refuse to accept their share of the blame.
Vera: I WAS NOT !
Melly: YES, YOU WERE ! Things wouldn't have turned out like that if you had listened to Fiona.
Vera: You're just trying to blame me to deny that you were too cowardly to go back there.
Qi: ENOUGH !

Everyone was startled when they heard Qi's shout. When they looked at her, they trembled at the murderous aura she gave off. That is the famous aura called "Asian mother".

Qi: To think that you would insult each other so badly just because of a losing game.
Vera: They started it !
Qi: I SAID ENOUGH ! Do you think digging into other people's mistakes will cover up your own ? You're all adults, you should know how to admit mistakes and apologize.
Fiona: Yeah, that's right.
Qi: As for you, Fiona.
Fiona: Huh ? What ?

Fiona was startled by Qi's call.

Qi: She's your friend, your teammate, and you scold her so badly just for a lost game ? Points can be regained, but friendship is not so easy.
Fiona: Tch ! I don't need such annoying friends.
Qi: Fiona !

Ignoring Qi's call, Fiona returned to her room without looking back once. After that, Melly also left, and the rest quickly dispersed.

Aesop: Just when things got heated.
William: We should do something to help them. Team spirit is very important.
Orpheus: No, just let them be.
William: What ? What if things got worse ?
Orpheus: They need to realize their own mistakes. They quarreled because their ego was too big, and we wouldn't be able to advise someone with a big ego.
Memory: I don't understand. Why is their ego big ?
Orpheus: It's something that develops within us without us even knowing it, dear. A person with a high ego will never accept fault for themself. They will always find a way to blame others, and they feel more comfortable thinking they are innocent. Don't grow up to be someone like that, okay ?
Memory: I won't.
Aesop: You can't grow up, anyway.
Orpheus: You want a fight ?

"They will always find a way to blame others, and they feel more comfortable thinking they are innocent" ?

Why am I having deja vu ? I don't know. Do I have that ? Eli looked at me for a moment, then he grinned.

Eli: You seem to be having trouble with that too.
[Y/n]: What ? Me ?
Eli: Yeah.
[Y/n]: If Orpheus told us not to interfere, then I don't know what I can do.
Eli: I'm not talking about the fight just now, I'm talking about your ego.

That startled me.

Eli: I can foresee a few small things, you know. I saw your appearance before you even came.
[Y/n]: Wow, that wicked.
Eli: It would be nice to be able to foresee important occasions in advance, but I can only be satisfied with this. Given that you are here, I will reveal to you a near future of yours that I have foreseen.