Finale (12)

A bewitching smile appeared on Layla's face. She tilted her head and looked at Obstruction coyly.

"You're asking that now?" She paused dramatically before tilting her head to the other side. "Ah, that's right. Deception only met my successor... I may have been guiding her all those times, but she tends to do her own things, thus the differing knowledge and schemes. It is quite annoying, to be honest, when your own successor messes up your plans."

She turned her attention to the golden array above once more and continued, "Then again, if not for her stubbornness, I would not be able to take full control of her body."

Layla opted not to tell Obstruction that Haylee's body was only half complete. She could not let him know her vulnerability.

Even if Layla did not answer Obstruction's question straightforwardly, he was able to glean the answer from the things she did not say aloud.